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Personal life. Danese met Peter Falk on the set of the movie Mikey and Nicky [5] and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for 33 years until Falk's death on June 23, 2011, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.
Nov 22, 2021 · Falk was married to his first wife, Pianist Alyce Mayo, between 1970 and 1976. The couple adopted two children, Catherine and Jackie, before their divorce. On December 7, 1977, Falk married his second wife, Shera Danese. Danese was an actress and the 1970 Miss Pennsylvania World winner.
Shera Danese is an American actress who was born in 1949 and married to Peter Falk from 1977 to 2011. She appeared in six of his "Columbo" TV movies and other films such as Risky Business and John Q.
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- BING CROSBY WAS ORIGINALLY EYED FOR THE ROLE. Columbo creators Richard Levinson and William Link's first choice to play their low-key detective was crooner Bing Crosby.
- PETER FALK WAS AN UNEXPECTED SEX SYMBOL. Character actor Lee J. Cobb was also considered for the role, until Peter Falk phoned co-creator William Link.
- FALK WAS A GOVERNMENT WORKER BEFORE BECOMING AN ACTOR. Peter Falk wasn’t too far removed from the character he played. In real life he tended to be rumpled and disheveled and was forever misplacing things (he was famous for losing his car keys and having to be driven home from the studio by someone else).
- COLUMBO'S DOG WASN'T A WELCOME SIGHT AT FIRST. When Columbo was renewed for a second season, NBC brass had a request: They wanted the lieutenant to have a sidekick.
Shera Danese, born as Shera Lynn Kaminski, is an American film and television actress who was married to actor Peter Falk until his death in 2011. Their 33-year-long marriage was one of the most long-lasting and talked about relationships in Hollywood. A New York state native, Danese’s first foray into the world of glamour was through various ...
Mar 17, 2021 · While the character of Columbo had a loving wife who never appeared on screen, Falk got his real-life wife involved with the series, which watched less like a serial and more like a movie of...