Photo Flash: Former Child Stars Lead CPR Pilot
By: Sally Henry Fuller Jan. 17, 2015
"CPR" (Child Performers Resurrection), starring many former child stars, seeks a home following cast and crew pilot screening at Dick Clark Studios. Check out photos of the cast below!
"CPR" is a triple pun, and a smart, wacky, cable series that pays off on all levels. "CPR" stands for Child Performers Resurrection, the name of a talent agency owned by a former child star, who understands the needs of wayward industry brats because she was one. "CPR" is also a life-saving measure, and the CPR agency is in need of a large transfusion of money. The series stars Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie." Using her own name for CPR's main character of Alison, while her child star alter-ego, in a less than subtle tribute to her own TV history, is referred to as Meanie McGreenie from "Little Shack By the Swamp." Yes, it's that silly and that much fun. At Thursday night's debut screening at Dick Clark Studios in Santa Monica, scores of viewers watched the video. The event drew industry managers and directors including Milt Suchin and Phil Ramuno, and actor/activist Paul Petersen, who runs a real non-profit organization for child actors, called "A Minor Consideration." Mother Love and "Sons of Anarchy" star Sean McNabb were also there -- both play characters in "CPR."
The audience laughed, gasped, snickered at the in-jokes, and expressed sincere concerns during the Q-and-A with Arngrim after the screening. Because the satire flirts with some child star realities, Arngrim made a surprising admission. "I'm glad I became famous at 12 instead of eight. Child stars miss a lot of life experiences. You can be 30 and not know how to open a checking account."
"CPR" pays off its premise, and the stars deliver fun with the script.
Watch a scene from CPR: http://youtu.be/8qsMQvfVoiA
Photo Credits: Larry Mitchell
"CPR" is a triple pun, and a smart, wacky, cable series that pays off on all levels. "CPR" stands for Child Performers Resurrection, the name of a talent agency owned by a former child star, who understands the needs of wayward industry brats because she was one. "CPR" is also a life-saving measure, and the CPR agency is in need of a large transfusion of money. The series stars Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie." Using her own name for CPR's main character of Alison, while her child star alter-ego, in a less than subtle tribute to her own TV history, is referred to as Meanie McGreenie from "Little Shack By the Swamp." Yes, it's that silly and that much fun. At Thursday night's debut screening at Dick Clark Studios in Santa Monica, scores of viewers watched the video. The event drew industry managers and directors including Milt Suchin and Phil Ramuno, and actor/activist Paul Petersen, who runs a real non-profit organization for child actors, called "A Minor Consideration." Mother Love and "Sons of Anarchy" star Sean McNabb were also there -- both play characters in "CPR."
Alison Arngrim, Paula Mitchell-Manning and Paul Petersen
Christine Devine, Sean Mcnabb and Sandra Lord
JeAnnie Russell, Paula Mitchell Manning, and Alison Arngrim
Paula Mitchell Manning, Mother Love and Sandra Lord
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