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Kent Zbornak is known for The Office (2005), Dear White People (2017) and NewsRadio (1995). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 5 nominations total. Known for. The Office. 9.0. TV Series. Producer. 2005–2008 • 65 eps. Dear White People. 6.4. TV Series. Producer.
- Producer, Production Manager, Additional Crew
- Kent Zbornak
- Dorothy Married Stan Due to Low Self-Esteem
- Estelle Getty Was Actually Younger Than Bea Arthur
- Dorothy’s Last Name Was from Someone Who Worked on The Show
- Bea Arthur’s Ears Weren’T Actually Pierced
- The Episode About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Was Based on A Real Story
- Dorothy Never Wore Heels
- Sophia’s Straw Purse Was Used in Her Audition
- Estelle Getty Often HID Her Lines Somewhere
- Estelle Getty Refused to Joke About Gays Or Domestic Violence
- More Than 100 Cheesecakes Were Consumed Through The Series’ Run
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Dorothy’s ex-husband Stan is mentioned often in the series, and while we know they divorced after 38 years, how did they end up married in the first place? Dorothy sadly believed that she was stood up at prom when, in reality, Sophia actually turned her date away because he was being disrespectful and wasn’t dressed appropriately. After previously ...
Despite playing the hilarious, equally sharp-tongued mother to Bea Arthur’s character Dorothy, actress Estelle Getty was actually a year younger than Arthur in real life. The make-up department had to work a lot of magic to make Getty look much older than she actually was, as Sophia Petrillo. Apparently, the process took 45 minutes every time filmi...
You might wonder how producers and writers came up with such a surname as Zbornak for Dorothy’s character. It was actually the last name of someone who worked on the show. RELATED: 10 Golden Girls Storylines That Were Never Resolved Kent Zbornak was a stage manager for the series’ entire run. Reportedly, Harris really grew to love the name after wo...
Despite the fact that Dorothy was always seen wearing big, funky earrings, which became part of her iconic look, actress Bea Arthur didn’t actually have pierced ears. Every pair she wore were clip-ons, pulling on her ears through the entire filming process until she was able to take them off. She has said in interviews that her ears often felt numb...
Show creator Susan Harris had her own personal struggle with finding a diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome. So when Dorothy went through this same issue in the episode entitled “Sick and Tired,”it was pulled right from Harris’ own situation. In the episode, Dorothy isn’t taken seriously when she visits doctors and explain her symptoms. Along wit...
Did you notice that Dorothy never wore any kind of heeled shoes? Aside from the fact that Dorothy was already much taller than the rest of the cast at a towering almost 5’ 10’’, there’s a secondary reason that she never wore heels: actress Bea Arthur couldn’t walk in them! RELATED: 10 Golden Girls Memes That Are Too Hilarious For Words Reportedly, ...
The gaudy straw purse that Sophia was always carrying around whenever the girls were going somewhere or seen out and about, was actually a find by actress Estelle Getty. She reportedly came across it while shopping for props she could use at the audition for the role. Clearly producers and creators loved the idea of the ugly but perfectly-suited pu...
Coming from a theatre background, and with much less TV acting experience than the rest of the cast, Estelle Getty reportedly suffered from severe stage fright at times, often freezing and forgetting her lines. She was so worried, in fact, that she often kept her lines hidden in objects in front of her so she could refer to them if she forget. Whet...
Ever notice that while Sophia had no filter, and often joked about or made fun of just about anything or anyone, she never once bashed the LGBTQ communityor joked about domestic violence? That is because Estelle Getty refused to do so and made sure the writers never wrote such jokes into the script. She was reportedly very close with many of the ga...
Whenever the girls were feeling down, or just needed to enjoy some gal time, they always sat at the kitchen table. And oftentimes, their talks were accompanied by cheesecake. Lots of cheesecake. Supposedly through the entire series’ seven-season run, the girls ate more than 100 cheesecakes. That’s a lot of dessert and a lot of talking! Interestingl...
Kent Zbornak was a stage manager for the series who worked with Bea Arthur on Soap. The name was used for Dorothy's character as a tribute to him and his talents.
Mini Bio. Kent Zbornak is known for The Office (2005), Dear White People (2017) and NewsRadio (1995). Trivia. Lent his unique last name to Golden Girls' character Dorothy. Outstanding Disneyland Cast Member in the 1980s. Father of young actor Alec Gray II AKA: Alec Zbornak.
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- LEE GRANT WAS SERIES CREATOR SUSAN HARRIS'S FIRST CHOICE FOR DOROTHY. Grant had starred in Harris's short-lived 1978 sitcom, Fay. Grant, however, was unenthusiastic about playing a grandmother, so the part was eventually offered to Bea Arthur.
- NBC WAS AGAINST CASTING BEA ARTHUR. Harris actually wrote the role of Dorothy with Arthur in mind, having worked with the actress on several episodes of Maude.
- RUE MCCLANAHAN PUSHED BEA ARTHUR TO PURSUE THE PART. Rue McClanahan gave her reluctant Maude co-star the final push to convince her to give The Golden Girls a try.
- BETTY WHITE AND RUE MCCLANAHAN PASSED THE TIME WITH WORD GAMES. Betty White had always been a fierce competitor when she appeared on Password back in the day, and she found a kindred spirit in Rue McClanahan when it came to word games.
Dorothy Zbornak's last name was taken from Kent Zbornak, a friend and colleague of show co-creator and scriptwriter Susan Harris. Kent Zbornak wound up becoming the stage manager on The Golden Girls. From the start, Harris envisioned Dorothy as a sarcastic, authoritarian teacher who would constantly clash with her quick-witted mother.
- Michael Zbornak (son), Kate Zbornak (daughter)
- "Seems Like Old Times Pt. 2" (1992), (The Golden Palace)
- "The Engagement" (1985), (The Golden Girls)
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Kent Zbornak, Producer. The Office. NBC. Produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille LLC in association with Universal Media Studios. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Kent Zbornak: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
