Laurence Luckinbill in Conversation with David Lee
Laurence Luckinbill is an accomplished actor, playwright and director, known for his award-winning solo performances as Lyndon Johnson, Clarence Darrow, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ernest Hemingway. He holds an MFA in playwriting from Catholic University and served as director and lecturer on theatre for the U.S. Foreign Service during the Kennedy administration. Luckinbill’s stage career includes critically acclaimed roles in A Man For All Seasons, The Boys in the Band and Cabaret, among others, earning him a Tony Award nomination. His film work spans diverse roles, including Cocktail and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and he has starred in numerous television productions, including his ABC series The Delphi Bureau. Additionally, Luckinbill is a journalist and Emmy-winning producer, recognized for his documentary Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie. His one-man plays, such as Clarence Darrow Tonight! and Teddy Tonight!, have garnered prestigious accolades and continue to captivate audiences.
In his memoir, Affective Memories: How Chance and the Theater Saved My Life, Luckinbill takes us on an unforgettable journey from poverty, rejection, and sexual abuse to success on Broadway and in Hollywood. This is the riveting, brutally honest story of a man’s struggle to make something of himself in the theater. He tells the story of his four-decade marriage to actress/singer Lucie Arnaz, his journalism, and his “Great Americans” plays. It’s a captivating portrait of the life of every person who ever fought for an impossible dream and finally won it.
Praise for Affective Memories
“Laurence Luckinbill has taken the art of autobiography of his extraordinary life to a whole new stratosphere.” — Ronald Rand, actor and publisher of Soul of the American Actor
“His writing is so gorgeous that you hang on every word.”— Danny Burstein, actor and Tony Award winner
Luckinbill will speak with David Lee, co-creator of Wings and Frasier, for which he also wrote, produced and directed. He served as writer/producer for The Jeffersons and Cheers and directed multiple episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond. In addition to 19 Emmy Award nominations, he is the recipient of the Directors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, Producers Guild Award, GLAAD Media Award, British Comedy Award, Television Critics Association Award (three times), the Humanitas Prize (twice) and the Peabody.
The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of Affective Memories.
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