Friday, November 19, 2010

Life After 'One Day At A Time'

A hit iconic television show about a single mother, Ann Romano, raising her two daughters, Julie and Babara Romano, with their good friend, and their building superintendent Schneider. This show was a hit show from December 16th 1975 to may 28th 1984 and spanned nine season with 209 episodes. Question on everyone minds is whatever happened to the cast of this iconic television series? Where are they now?

Ann Romano, pportrayed by leading actress Bonnie Franklin. The life of the mother was hard, she divorced and moved herself and her two daughters from Logansport Indiana to a apartment building in Indianapolis. She became a account executive at advertising company of Connors & Davenport. Before staring in One day at a time Bonnie Franklin, who portrayed Ann, appeared in such noted shows as The Munsters, and The Love Boat. After One day at a time she went on to appear in only four other television shows the most notable one being Touched by an angel. Her most recent appearance to happen will be in the television show Hot in Cleveland that will reunite her with co-star Valerie Bertinelli after a astonishing twenty-six years.

Julie Romano was portrayed by Mackenzie Phillips. She was the eldest daughter of Ann Romano. Before she was in One day at a time she made appearances in such notable shows as The Incredible Hulk, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Love Boat. After her somewhat good and bad career in the hit show One day at a time she made appearances in such hit television shows as Murder She Wrote, Beverly Hills 90210, Walker Texas Ranger. Crossing Jordan, ER, Without a Trace, 7th Heaven, and Cold Case. Most recently in post production she is to star in the films Peach Plum Pear, and The Summoning. Mackenzie Phillips though not popular knowledge is the daughter to John Phillips of the hit group the Mamas and the Papas.

Babara Romano portrayed by Valerie Bertinelli. The youngest daughter of Ann Romano. The most notable start for Valerie was her appearance in the famous Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew mysteries. After One day at a time though her career skyrocketed and she came to star in such hit shows as Touched by an Angel and Boston Legal with her most noted show to recent date being Hot in Cleveland where she is reunited with co-star Bonnie Franklin. She never kept real close contact with any of her One day at a time co-stars after the show went off the air except for Glenn Scarpelli.

Last but certainly not the least Schneider the lovable best friend of the Romanos and their building superintendent. Scheider was portrayed by Pat Harrington Jr. Before he was widely known for his role on One day at a time he starred in such hit shows as McMillion & Wife, Columbo, The Partridge Family, The Addams Family, and The Munsters. After his hit television show One day at a time he starred in such hit television shows as The Love Boat, Who's the boss?,  Murder She Wrote, Golden Girls, Fantasy Island, and The King of Queens.  His last known television appearance was in 2009 in a E True Hollywood story. What is unknown to everyone is the WWE wrestler the Honky Tonk Man based his wrestling gimmick off of none other then Pat's character Schneider from One day at a time.

So there you have it the Where are they now? question answered about the cast of the hit iconic television show One Day at a Time with brief background career knowledge as well on each one of the cast members.

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