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Lou Martini, Jr. is a versatile performer who has appeared in film, television and theatre since 1964. He is known for his roles in "The Sopranos", "The Deuce", "Funny Girl" and more.
- An Ad For A Video Dating Service Inspired The Show.
- Contestants Were Given Something called A Palio Score.
- In 1987, The First of Many Love Connection Babies Was born.
- It Led to Other Dating Shows, Like The Bachelor.
- A Future Actor from The Sopranos Was A Contestant.
- Before The Show Went Off The Air, A Lot of Contestants Got married.
- Chuck Woolery Was Against Featuring Same Sex Couples.
- Eric Lieber Liked The Show’S “Honest emotions.”
- In Living Color Did A Hilarious Parody of The Show.
- A Psychologist Thought The Show Had A “Magical Hopefulness” Quality.
According to a 1986 People Magazine article, the idea for Love Connectioncame about when creator Eric Lieber spied an ad for a video dating service and wanted to cash in on the “countless desperate singles out there,” as the article states. “Everyone thinks of himself as a great judge of character and likes to put in two cents,” Lieber said. “There...
Staff members would interview potential contestants and rate them on a PALIO score, which stands for personality, appearance, lifestyle, intelligence, and occupation. Depending on the results, the staff would rank the potential guests as either selectors or selectees.
John Schultz and Kathleen Van Diggelen met on a Love Connection date, which didn’t end up airing. “They said, ‘John, she’s so flat, if you can’t rip her up on the set, we can’t use you,’” he told People in 1988. “I said, ‘I can’t do that.’” However, they got married on an episode of Hollywood Squares. As the article stated, “Their son, Zachary, bec...
Mike Fleiss not only created The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but he’s also responsible for reviving Love Connection. “I always had a soft spot for that show,” Fleiss told the Los Angeles Times in 2017. He said he was friends with Lieber and that the show inspired him to “venture into the romance TV space.” “I remember it being simple and effecti...
Lou Martini Jr., then known as Louis Azzara, became a contestant on the show during the late 1980s. He and his date, Angela, hit it off so well that they couldn’t keep their hands off one another during the show. Martini famously talked about her “private parts,” and she referred to him as “the man of my dreams.” The relationship didn’t last long, ...
During the same Entertainment Weeklyinterview, the magazine asked Woolery what the show’s “love stats” were, and he responded with 29 marriages, eight engagements, and 15 children, which wasn’t bad considering 2120 episodes had aired during its entire run. “When you think that it’s someone in our office putting people together through questionnaire...
In a 1993 interview with Entertainment Weekly, the interviewer asked him “Would you ever have gay couples on Love Connection?” Woolery said no. “You think it would work if a guy sat down and I said, ‘Well, so where did you meet and so and so?’ then I get to the end of the date and say, ‘Did you kiss?’ Give me a break,” he said. “Do you think Americ...
When asked about the show's winning formula, Lieber once said: “The show succeeds because we believe in honest emotions. And, admit it—we’re all a little voyeuristic and enjoy peeking into someone else’s life.”
In the first sketch during In Living Color's pilot—which aired April 15, 1990—Jim Carrey played Woolery in a Love Connection parody. Robin Givens (played by Kim Coles) went on a date with Mike Tyson (Keenan Ivory Wayans) and ended up marrying him during the date. (As we know from history, the real-life marriage didn’t go so well.) The audience had ...
In 1986, People Magazine interviewed psychologist and teacher Dr. Richard Buck about why people were attracted to Love Connection. “Combine the fantasy of finding the perfect person with the instant gratification of being on TV, and the two are a powerful lure,” he said. “There’s a magical hopefulness to the show.”
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RADIO BROADCAST: 1975 Stanley Cup Preliminary Series Game 3, Islanders v Rangers, 4/11/75. The upstart New York Islanders in just their third season shock the hockey world and the rival New York ...
Lou Martini Jr. is an actor who appeared in The Sopranos, Law & Order: SVU and The Godfather. He is also a producer, a former baseball player and a recipient of the Key to the City of Steubenville.
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