Andrea Francese joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 after seven years of working in content marketing. Most of her writing focuses on TV, and she’s an expert in her coverage of Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, and Sister Wives. Andrea also writes about vintage TV series including Star Trek and The Andy Griffith Show.
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'Gilmore Girls' fans know that Lorelai Gilmore disappointed her family by not attending college, but did you know she was never supposed to attend Yale?
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have distanced themselves from the Duggar family in recent years. Do the former 'Counting On' stars have the most balanced marriage in the family because of it?
Jennifer Aniston has had some pretty iconic roles, even though she is mostly remembered for playing Rachel Green, the spoiled Long Island princess turned career woman, in Friends. Since the end of the wildly popular series, she’s taken on comedic and dramatic movie roles. There is one type of movie that fans are unlikely ever to see …
The Duggar family might be known for their strict dress code and antiquated dating rules, but family followers think they might be taking one thing too far.
A Christmas Story has become one of the most iconic Holiday movies in recent history. The film, which had a small budget and opened to just moderate success in the 1980s, has become a cult classic. The movie wasn’t an easy one to get made, though. In fact, it took 14 years and a deeply raunchy comedy named Porky’s before …
'Gilmore Girls' remain a favorite series for many fans, but not every aspect of the show hits well. Viewers have serious issues with how weight was dealt with in the series and the revival.
Most fans won't forget the moment Ralphie Parker almost did shoot his eye out in 'A Christmas Story', but Flick sticking his tongue to the flagpole is almost as memorable.
Elvis Presley's legacy lives on more than 40 years after his death. Still wildly popular, the King of Rock n' Roll is still generating paternity claims. How many children did Elvis have?
Ina Garten and Jeffrey have been married more than 50 years. Their early romance was helped along by a sweet habit that Garten had a hard time keeping up with.
Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore lived in Stars Hollow during 'the seven-season run of 'Gilmore Girls', but do you know how many other people lived there?
Derick Dillard is taking another shot at the Duggar family. This time, he seems to be shading family matriarch, Michelle Duggar, after his family was once again left out of a family event.
Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra had a brief fling, but some say he wanted things to get serious. Did his lawyer predict Monroe's death and turn him off to marriage?