{"id":2133,"date":"2024-03-18T20:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2024-03-18T20:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:52:28","slug":"taxi-cast-reunites-40-years-after-classic-sitcom-ended-see-them-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=2133","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Taxi\u2019 cast reunites 40 years after classic sitcom ended: see them today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms of the 1970s, and it has one of the greatest ensemble casts of all time, including screen legends like Danny Devito, Tony Danza, Carol Kane and Christopher Lloyd.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Recently, several of\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>\u2018s stars gathered for a reunion 40 years after the show aired its final episode \u2014 see them today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-9a802ba6fdb695ed54290de15783a7e7\" class=\"newsner-9a802ba6fdb695ed54290de15783a7e7 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126611 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786-768x513.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1262772786-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"684\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kino. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, Alex Rieger (Judd Hirsch), Elaine Nardo (Marilu Henner), \u2018Reverend Jim\u2019 Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd), Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito), Tony Banta (Tony Danza), Simka Gravas (Carol Kane), 1953. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive\/United Archives via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0ran for five seasons on ABC between 1978 and 1982. A critical and commercial success, the sitcom is one of the most acclaimed sitcoms of all time and won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for Best Comedy Series.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1efdc8573a7d4c742e522f3405e13edd\" class=\"newsner-1efdc8573a7d4c742e522f3405e13edd newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday, four of the sitcom\u2019s main cast members got together 40 years later. Photos show stars Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Judd Hirsch and Carol Kane enjoying some drinks together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9227461995181599\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_1_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_1\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-9227461995181599&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=1097491592&amp;adf=3543571481&amp;pi=t.aa~a.1381849204~i.20~rp.4&amp;w=808&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1710795053&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=8492303532&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=808x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthebellelady.com%2Ftaxi-cast-reunites-40-years-after-classic-sitcom-ended-see-them-today%2F&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=200&amp;rw=808&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTIyLjAuNjI2MS4xMjkiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siQ2hyb21pdW0iLCIxMjIuMC42MjYxLjEyOSJdLFsiTm90KEE6QnJhbmQiLCIyNC4wLjAuMCJdLFsiR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjEyMi4wLjYyNjEuMTI5Il1dLDBd&amp;dt=1710795032293&amp;bpp=5&amp;bdt=3314&amp;idt=5&amp;shv=r20240313&amp;mjsv=m202403130201&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D7a416ba2df6ee64f%3AT%3D1707691269%3ART%3D1710795036%3AS%3DALNI_MbnZS28KQf-C7NtSjvXhuTKEuMsyQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000d562c85cfd8%3AT%3D1707691269%3ART%3D1710795036%3AS%3DALNI_MbxOG34os96JWz-pkwYXWhQRl07GQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D38bd7ac6cbbaebc4%3AT%3D1707691269%3ART%3D1710795036%3AS%3DAA-AfjZ57BMGYpQnZhT8s4FxXFRa&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1263x593&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=4390563846716&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=1230632669.1707691268&amp;ga_sid=1710795031&amp;ga_hid=29609057&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=720&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=680&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=42&amp;ady=1679&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=593&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C31081905%2C44795922%2C95327950%2C95327955%2C95320378%2C31081792%2C95322399%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=793965257108162&amp;tmod=165186794&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C680%2C1280%2C593&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=2&amp;uci=a!2&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=21202\" name=\"aswift_1\" width=\"808\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!2\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_P3p3Y_oQDFQlEkQUd-s0KAQ\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-4d8f94abc5ab38f7e9111d313d7e683c\" class=\"newsner-4d8f94abc5ab38f7e9111d313d7e683c newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Danza and Lloyd both shared the photo on social media. \u201cLove these people so much!\u201d Tony Danza\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDanza\/status\/1655688933664256000\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloading\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FvowT1cagAAm1oy?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"Image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FvowT1cagAAm1oy?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDanza\/status\/1655688933664256000\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Credit: @TonyDanza\/Twitter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell is going on here? #taxi\u201d Lloyd\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cr_mK7GPiMF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=5b63c624-caf2-45ed-b3ab-c792726fd577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1295485913\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>After posting the reunion pic, Tony Danza also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonydanza\/status\/1655806811310813185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tweeted another photo<\/a>\u00a0of a more complete cast reunion, when the cast of\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0attended the premiere of the Broadway show\u00a0<em>Honeymoon in Vegas<\/em> in 2015, which Danza starred in.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s heartwarming to see these old castmates back together again \u2014 and a reminder of how many legendary careers were launched by\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-64d5533d975b64992d6b69a8ace508aa\" class=\"newsner-64d5533d975b64992d6b69a8ace508aa newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126612 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586-768x537.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" data-src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-461605586-768x537.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"716\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NEW YORK, NY \u2013 JANUARY 15: Danny DeVito, James L. Brooks, Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, James Burrows, Christopher Lloyd and Rhea Perlman backstage at the \u201cTaxi\u201d cast reunion after the Broadway opening night performance of \u201cHoneymoon in Vegas\u201d at the Nederlander Theatre on January 15, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christopher Lloyd, now 84, won two Emmys for playing the iconic role of The Reverend Jim \u201cIggy\u201d Ignatowski.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1315472472\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Today he is best known for playing Doc Brown in the\u00a0<em>Back to the Future<\/em>\u00a0trilogy, as well as films like\u00a0<em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Clue<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Addams Family<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126613 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949-768x705.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"918\" data-src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_1619694949-768x705.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1000\" data-eio-rheight=\"918\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ovidiu Hrubaru \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carol Kane, who played Simka Gravas and won two Emmy Awards, was recently a main cast member on Netflix\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em>. Her films include\u00a0<em>Annie Hall<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Scrooged<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Princess Bride<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Hester Street<\/em>, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She is now 70.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Danza, 72, played the kind but slow-witted Tony Banta on\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>. After the classic sitcom ended he remained a TV favorite with the long-running\u00a0<em>Who\u2019s the Boss?<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-891355957e87a8581a4db470112d0a15\" class=\"newsner-891355957e87a8581a4db470112d0a15 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126614 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2201461715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2201461715.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"667\" data-eio-rheight=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Hutchins \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-855413097\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Judd Hirsch, who played Alex Rieger on\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>, is now 88 but still going strong: last year he he was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Steven Spielberg\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Fabelmans<\/em>. His other films include\u00a0<em>Ordinary People<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Independence Day<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>A Beautiful Mind<\/em>. He won two Emmys for\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cast members not present at the reunion include Danny DeVito, who played dispatcher Louie De Palma. DeVito, 78, has been a major movie star for decades and currently stars on the long-running\u00a0<em>It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>DeVito\u2019s wife Rhea Perlman also had a recurring role on\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>. The couple are now separated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126616 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_406830013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_406830013.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"665\" data-eio-rheight=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ron Adar \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1368495282\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Also absent from the reunion was Marilu Henner, who starred as Elaine on\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0and has since co-starred in many films and TV shows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-cd3e929073ca706d45b08003bd346e04\" class=\"newsner-cd3e929073ca706d45b08003bd346e04 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, two of\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>\u2018s principal cast members have passed away: pioneering comedian Andy Kaufman, who played Latka Gravas on the sitcom, died in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Conaway, who played struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in the show\u2019s first four seasons and is also known for playing Kenickie in\u00a0<em>Grease<\/em>, died of pneumonia with sepsis in 2011 at the age of 60. Conaway had struggled with drug addiction for many years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1315526344\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Forty years after it ended,\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0remains a TV classic and is still popular in syndication. All the seasons are also streaming on Paramount Plus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Taxi<\/em>\u00a0is one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, and it\u2019s great to see so many of the show\u2019s stars reunite all these years later!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12801\" src=\"https:\/\/thebellelady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-7.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebellelady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thebellelady.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4-7-233x300.jpg 233w\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-efc3af2a9665d1783b1737965e0aa098\" class=\"newsner-efc3af2a9665d1783b1737965e0aa098 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Please share this story if you love\u00a0<em>Taxi<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taxi\u00a0was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms of the 1970s, and it has one of the greatest ensemble casts of all time, including screen&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2135,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions\/2135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}