Los Angeles, California – Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis fulfilled two wishes with her new television project, Newlyweds: being the boss and returning to the set of a sitcom.
Starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly, the comedy, which premieres in October on NBC, centers on an impulsive romance between a middle-aged couple who tie the knot after just a few days together.
Curtis, who has an extensive film and television resume, said the multi-camera sitcom appealed to her to the point of having previously “begged” her agents for such an opportunity.
“It was my favorite job. I love… every aspect of it. The dance with the cameras, the idea that you actually get to rehearse something and work it and learn a joke and play it,” she told reporters.
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“And I just never got to do it. And so I just decided to basically kind of create my own job and met Gail,” she added, referring to Will & Grace screenwriter Gail Lerner.
The comedy, in which Curtis plays an ex-wife, also allowed her to take the reins of a project as a producer, something she had long desired.
“I’ve wanted to be a boss my whole life… I’ve been waiting my whole life, literally, to be able to manifest ideas and bring what I love about what I do into the workplace,” she said.
“I like to refer to myself as the HBIC – head b***h in charge,” she laughed.
Newlyweds is part of the lineup for the coming months that NBCUniversal revealed to the media this week in Los Angeles at its Backlot Pass presentation.
The event also offered glimpses of Crystal Lake, the prequel to the Friday the 13th horror franchise, starring Linda Cardellini, which will arrive on Peacock in October.
