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Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

Plot: After the loss of her husband, comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa must discover a way to heal their broken relationship and provide each other the strength to start again.
Release Date: Sunday, May 15 1994
31 years ago
Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Portrait of Joan RiversJoan Rivers. Joan Rivers was 60 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Joan Rivers'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 08 1933 –
Died: Thu, Sep 04 2014
Portrait of Melissa RiversMelissa Rivers. Melissa Rivers was 26 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Melissa Rivers'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1968
Portrait of Dorothy LymanDorothy Lyman. Dorothy Lyman was 47 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Dorothy'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 18 1947
Portrait of Mark KielyMark Kiely. Mark Kiely was 31 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Porter'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1963
Portrait of Denis ArndtDenis Arndt. Denis Arndt was 55 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Jerry Werner'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 23 1939
Portrait of Jay BrazeauJay Brazeau. Jay Brazeau was 40 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Shrink'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 22 1953
Portrait of Sheila MooreSheila Moore. Sheila Moore was 56 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Coral Browne'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1938
Portrait of Ken KramerKen Kramer. Ken Kramer was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Tommy Pileggi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Matthew BennettMatthew Bennett. Matthew Bennett was 26 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Marty Milton'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 09 1968
Portrait of Jerry WassermanJerry Wasserman. Jerry Wasserman was 48 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Max'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 02 1945
Portrait of Tasha SimmsTasha Simms. Tasha Simms was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Tina'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Oz ScottOz Scott. Oz Scott was 44 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 16 1949
Portrait of David GeddesDavid Geddes. David Geddes was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Susan RiceSusan Rice. Susan Rice was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of George HorieGeorge Horie. George Horie was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tom RoweTom Rowe. Tom Rowe was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John DavisJohn Davis. John Davis was 39 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 20 1954
Portrait of Merrill H. KarpfMerrill H. Karpf. Merrill H. Karpf was 53 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 11 1940
Portrait of Duane HartzellDuane Hartzell. Duane Hartzell was >> in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Harold WheelerHarold Wheeler. Harold Wheeler was 50 in Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as 'Music'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 14 1943