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May 19, 2022 · Peacock’s new series “Angelyne,” starring Emmy Rossum as the neon-blond impresario of the title, may be based on work by the Hollywood Reporter’s Gary Baum. But the real-life Angelyne,...
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Feb 20, 2024 · In Angelyne, Emmy Rossum transforms into the woman behind the iconic billboards plastered all over Los Angeles in the 1980s — yards-high renderings of a perfectly coiffed blonde with...
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Baum notes that Angelyne is primarily a local celebrity. Go to other major cities, and you’re not likely to encounter someone who knows the billboard queen. But in Los Angeles, everyone knows who she is. And it’s not a bad place to be royal. Before her fame in the early 1980s, Angelyne worked as a musician, trying, like so many do, to make it in Ho...
Those familiar with Angelyne’s billboards may know them from a single color: pink. The blonde-haired Angelyne wears pink and is often pictured alongside her Corvette of the same color. And while many may easily recognize that signature look, few know the story behind the star. As Ajay Sahgal wrote in a 1995 profile in the Los Angeles Times: Sahgal ...
Part of Angelyne’s enigmatic fame comes in one of the most organic forms possible: simply riding about Los Angeles in that hot-pink Corvette. Profiles of Angelyne often discuss this favorite Los Angeles pastime, of fans fawning over Angelyne. Her sudden appearance sparks excitement among everyone in Hollywood. Baum reports that Courteney Cox once w...
From time to time, Angelyne has also dipped her toe into politics. In 2002, she ran for mayor of Hollywood (an honorary gig), Baum reports, promising “hot pink glamour.” The following year, she ran in the state’s gubernatorial recall election, and Arnold Schwarzenegger ended up with the top job. Her slogan: Last year, she once again got involved in...
In 2017, Baum published a detailed profile in The Hollywood Reporter under the headline, “The Mystery of LA Billboard Diva Angelyne’s Real Identity Is Finally Solved.” This article, and the investigation to find out Angelyne’s past, served as a major inspiration for the Peacock series. As Baum reports, a genealogist had taken a special interest in ...
In Baum’s profile, Angelyne does not confirm his extensive reporting. When asked, she says, “I know you want it to be true because you’re Jewish — and that’s adorable!” She then tells Baum, “I know you love me and don’t want to hurt me,” and adds that she wants to save the story “for my memoirs; that’s my right for my own financial interest.” While...
Angelyne is an American drama television miniseries created by Nancy Oliver and starring Emmy Rossum as Angelyne. It premiered on Peacock on May 19, 2022.
May 18, 2022 · Emmy Rossum in Peacock’s ‘Angelyne’: TV Review. Rossum plays Los Angeles legend and billboard queen Angelyne in this five-part limited series based on THR journalist Gary Baum's feature.
Mar 9, 2022 · Emmy Rossum Transforms into an Iconic '80s L.A. Billboard Queen in 'Angelyne' New Teaser. "She's as if Marilyn Monroe got into an easy bake oven with a '80s punk Barbie Doll, and a dose...
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May 19, 2022 · Actress Emmy Rossum plays Los Angeles' '80s billboard queen Angelyne in a limited series of the same name on Peacock. Here's how to watch on May 19.
