Mel Brooks, Ed Asner, Steve Martin and More Pay Tribute to Cloris Leachman: "She Was a Comedic Genius"

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Refresh for updates… As tributes and remembrances poured in from all over the world for Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer who died today at 91, director Ridley Scott shared his thoughts exclusively with Deadline.

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Dustin Diamond is being remembered following his death. actor died on Monday, weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a member of his team confirmed to ET. He was 44. «Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored,» his team's statement said in part.

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The Last Picture Show (1971) and parts in three of Mel Brooks’s vaudeville comedies. But it was television that took up the bulk of her career, and for which she won eight Primetime Emmy awards out of 22 nominations.

Gene Wilder never stood a chance. The only people who love Young Frankenstein more than the fans is the cast, many of whom noted in previous interviews they had such a wonderful time making the 1974 Mel Brooks film that they shot footage they didn't need.

Steve Martin has led tributes to Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actor who died this week aged 94. Leachman, who reportedly died of natural causes, memorably played self-absorbed neighbour Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Emmy history, with eight wins out of 22 nominations.  She was also known for the playing the mother of Timmy on the Lassie series, a frontier prostitute in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a crime spree family member in Crazy Mama, and the infamous Frau Blücher in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.

has died at the age of 94. As the news broke, some of the acclaimed performer's famous friends, fans and former co-stars paid tribute to her memory.Mel Brooks — who directed Leachman in some of her most iconic roles in and honored the actress' memory with a heartfelt message of love and respect.«Such sad news — Cloris was insanely talented.

Mel Brooks, who directed Leachman in films including “Young Frankenstein.” via Twitter.“Nothing I could say would top the enormity of my love for you. Until we meet again darling.” — Ed Asner, Leachman’s co-star on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” via Twitter.“Cloris Leachman could do ANYTHING & was always game.

Tributes are pouring in for Cloris Leachman, who passed away this week at the age of 94.

Refresh for updates Cloris Leachman, whose performances in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Young Frankenstein, The Last Picture Show and The Croods endeared her to generations of fans, was remembered by her friends, colleagues and costars today, with Ed Asner – Lou Grant himself – tweeting, “Nothing I could say would top the enormity of my love for you.”

Rest in peace, and save a laugh for us when we get there.Rest in peace Cloris Leachman you will always inhabit my sense of humour. Thank you«It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time.

The Facts of Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Phyllis, Malcolm in the Middle, American Gods, Raising Hope, The Longest Yard,Bad Santa, Touched by an Angel, The Love Boat, Lassie, andPerry Mason. She also worked with fellow Hollywood legends like Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, and Paul Newman, and appeared in three films helmed by famed director Mel Brooks: Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and History of the World: Part 1.Despite her successful career in show business, Leachman never

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterOscar winner and multiple Emmy winner Cloris Leachman, best remembered as the delightfully neurotic Phyllis Lindstrom on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and her own subsequent sitcom, died of natural causes on Tuesday in Encinitas, Calif. She was 94.“It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time,” her longtime manager Juliet Green said.

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