AUGUST 5 • 2021 | 49

MR. CORMAN, DETECTIVE
TURNER, NANNY NIXERS
Mr. Corman is a 10-episode
series that premieres on
Apple TV+ on Aug. 6. Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, 40, created
the series, directs it, writes it
and stars as the title character.
It follows Josh Corman, a
former musician who teaches
fifth grade in Los Angeles. As
the series starts, his fiancée
has just moved out and she’s
replaced by his high school
buddy. The advance publicity
says: “He knows he has a lot
to be thankful for, but finds
himself struggling neverthe-
less through anxiety, loneli-
ness and a sinking suspicion
that he sucks as a person.
Darkly funny, oddly beautiful
and deeply heartfelt, this relat-
able dramedy speaks for our
contemporary generation of
30-somethings.”
The hit Tom Hanks’ com-
edy/action film, Turner and
Hooch (1989), about a U.S.
Marshal and the unruly dog
he inherits, is now a Disney
+ series of the same name
(began streaming on July 21).
Josh Peck, 34, stars as Turner.
Peck is best known as the
co-star of Nickelodeon teen
comedy Drake & Josh (2004-
2007). But he’s remained
busy in other projects since.
While most of his roles have
been in short-lived sitcoms, I
particularly liked his dramatic
film The Wackness (2008). He
gave a strong performance
as a troubled but likeable
Manhattan teen who bicycles
around delivering marijuana
to customers to help support
his family. The co-starring cast
is terrific (Ben Kingsley and
Olivia Thirlby, 34).
Peck was raised in
Manhattan by his Jewish
mother and grandmother and
was a bar mitzvah. He never

knew his biological father, but
did a DNA test a few years
ago, and found out his father
is Jewish, too.
Peck’s story differs greatly
from so many young actors
who “crash” after getting early
fame. He was a pudgy guy
when Drake & Josh began
but made a conscious effort
to slim-down and stay healthy
when the fourth season of
the series began, and he’s
remained slim and healthy.
(Sadly, his co-star, Drake Bell,
now 35, fits the “crash” story
— multiple arrests for serious
things and personal bankrupt-
cy.)
I’ve seen Peck in several
recent interviews, and I can
see why he got the Turner
role. He projects the same
“good guy” charm and upbeat
“vibe” that Tom Hanks often
exudes.
The Nanny star, Fran
Drescher, is in a tough fight
for the presidency of SAG-
AFTRA, the actors’ union. The
sad news is that her Nanny
co-stars are not lining-up
behind her. Drescher, 63,
is running against Matthew
Modine for the presiden-
cy. Deadline, a show biz
site, reports Nanny co-stars
Charles Shaughnessy and
Madeline Zima are back-
ing the Modine slate. They
played, respectively, Mr.
Sheffield, Fran’s boss, and
Grace, the youngest child.
Renee Taylor, 88, who played
Fran’s Jewish mother, is stay-
ing neutral.

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