Liza Minnelli Begins Filming for ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Netflix Revival

By: Sep. 09, 2012
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According to TV Guide, Liza Minnelli has started filming in LA for Netflix's revival of the hit FOX show Arrested Development.

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Minnelli returns as Lucille Austero, Buster Bluth's (played by Tony Hale) former girlfriend with a case of acute vertigo and who is in constant competition with Lucille Bluth (played by Jessica Walter), be it for money, prestige, space or love for Buster.

Created by Ron Howard and Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development returns on Netflix for 10 to 13 new episodes next spring, six years after its cancellation on FOX. There is also a film version in development.

The show also stars Broadway stars Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter, plus Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, Tony Hale, David Cross, Alia Shawkat and John Slattery.

On television, Liza Minnelli has also made appearances on Drop Dead Diva and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

An acclaimed Boadway veteran, the actress was last seen onstage in Liza's at The Palace, for which she won a Tony Award. She has also graced the Broadway stage in Minnelli on Minnelli, Victor/Victoria, The Rink, The Act, Chicago, Jule's Friends at the Palace, Liza, Flora, the Red Menace and more. Her Off-Broadway shows include Best Foot Forward.

Minnelli's film credits include The Sterile Cuckoo, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, the film version of the musical Cabaret, for which she won an Academy Award, Arthur, Lucky Lady, A Matter of Time, New York, New York, The OH in Ohio and more. In total, Minnelli has won four Tony Awards, an Oscar, an Emmy and two Golden Globes.



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