John Larroquette confirmed internet rumors and admitted he worked for free, but was paid in marijuana for voiceover work on the classic '70s horror film.
Larroquette earned four consecutive Emmys from 1985-88, and then asked not to be considered for an Emmy in 1989.
"I'm now 75, not the 35-year-old who started playing that character. I can't do the physical comedy I used to do," Larroquette told USA Today of his character's evolution. "Night Court" season four starred Richard Moll, Marsha Warfield, Markie Post, Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, and Charles Robinson"Hopefully, with wit and intellect, we have found other ways for him to be funny, not just the clown that he was in the ’80s. But it's a new world."
, who played Judge Harry T. Stone, died in 2018, and Markie Post, who portrayed public defender Christine Sullivan, passed away in 2021. "It was like going back to your old school but with more emotions because the main reasons the show was so successful and such a pleasure to do had passed," he said."As defense attorney, Dan now sits in the chair that Christine Sullivan sat in for years. So I often pay silent tribute to Markie.
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