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"Quiz Show" Actor David Paymer.

Actor David Paymer received an Oscar nomination for his role in "Mr. Saturday Night." He's starred in the movie "Quiz Show." as Dan Enright, the villain producer who rigs the show "Twenty-One." . He's currently in the new film "Get Shorty." (REBROADCAST from 10/6/94)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 10, 1995: Interview with Pieter-Dirk Uys; Review of J. B. Lenoir's album "Vietnam Blues: The Complete L+R Recordings ; Interview with David Paymer; Review of the…
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South African Playwright and Satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys.

Playwright and satirist from South Africa Pieter-Dirk Uys. He has a television talk show in South Africa. Uys' show has unusual twist. Instead of hosting his show as himself, he dresses drag as an Afrikaner dowager named Evita. His guests include such leaders as Nelson Mandela. Uys' show is said to be "a way of making the country's leaders seem more human." (REBROADCAST from 6/28/95)

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Political Blues.

Critic Milo Miles reviews the album "Vietnam Blues: The Complete L+R Records" by J. B. Lenoir.

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"Quiz Show" Actor David Paymer

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