The 55-year-old comedienne became a household name with her BBC sketch show Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and has gone on to create sitcom Dinner Ladies and West End Musical Acorn Antiques.

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He brought Warner Bros. in as a distributor and helped the movie get seen in more theaters and on TV networks such as ESPN Classic.

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It has also increased its focus on children's programming in a move seen as taking a different tack than traditional premium pay TV channels such as HBO, Starz and Showtime, whose original shows are tailored more to adults.

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The model was already well known in South Africa but was seen as being on the verge of a new career, with her appearance in a pre-recorded reality TV show set to start on Saturday.

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