Episode 885 - Rita Moreno

WTF with Marc Maron : Episode 885 - Rita Moreno Image
WTF with Marc Maron : Episode 885 - Rita Moreno Image

Episode 885 - Rita Moreno

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Rita Moreno is a show business legend with an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony to her name, as well as several lifetime achievement awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She tells Marc about the ups and downs of her 70 year career as a singer, dancer and actor, from the highs of working with people like Jack Nicholson and Gene Kelly to the lows of racial typecasting and sexual harassment. They also talk about relief work in Puerto Rico and why Norman Lear’s reboot of One Day at a Time is Rita’s dream project. This episode is sponsored by Corporate on Comedy Central, Control GX by Just for Men, and The Black Tux.