{"id":58593,"date":"2024-08-09T23:57:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T04:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=58593"},"modified":"2024-08-10T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T19:25:48","slug":"reid-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/reid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Tim Reid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-58597\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reid2024.png\" alt=\"Actor\/Director\/Producer Tim Reid (from his Facebook page)\" width=\"254\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reid2024.png 356w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reid2024-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Tim Reid of &#8220;Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall&#8221; on Lifetime by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 8\/6\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is my second one-on-one interview with actor\/director\/producer Tim Reid; he&#8217;s always so fun and interesting to speak with. He knows a lot about history, black history, and more, as well as the entertainment industry.\u00a0 He directs this movie, so it was great to get his perspective on it, and on Miss Cleo herself. If you remember her, or even if you just like to watch biopics, you should definitely watch it because it&#8217;s fascinating, and you&#8217;ll probably learn a lot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Tim Reid of &quot;Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall&quot; on Lifetime by Suzanne 8\/6\/24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y1Qsi38-0kE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>MORE INFO:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylifetime.com\/movies\/miss-cleo-her-rise-and-fall\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DZGj5sXjtCI?si=RN5847m4tnIkqbNY\">Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58595 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/misscleo.jpg\" alt=\"Key art for &quot;Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall&quot; on Lifetime\" width=\"228\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/misscleo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/misscleo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Lifetime Announces Biopic &#8220;Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall&#8221; Starring Robin \u201cThe Lady of Rage\u201d Allen Premiering 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"landing-page-element single-article post-type-press_releases\">\n<div class=\"article-item article-date\">&#8211; 07\/15\/2024 &#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-component text-component-015aa69d8c51136 landing-page-element\">\n<div id=\"text-component-item-015aa69d8c51136\" class=\"text-component-item body-copy sanitize-html\" role=\"region\">\n<p align=\"center\"><em><b>LIFETIME CHANNELS ICONIC\u00a0TELEVISION PSYCHIC\u00a0IN NEW BIOPIC<\/b><\/em><b><i><br \/>\n<em>MISS CLEO: HER RISE AND FALL<\/em><br \/>\n<em>PREMIERING SATURDAY AUGUST 10<\/em><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<em><b>STARRING ROBIN \u201cTHE LADY OF RAGE\u201d ALLEN,<\/b><\/em><b><i><br \/>\n<em>SHANE JOHNSON AND IAN BOHEN<\/em><br \/>\n<em>DIRECTED BY TIM REID<\/em><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressbox.aenetworks.com%2Ft%2Fc%3Fe%3Dbrandon.bassler%2540aenetworks.com%26h%3D40a1ce20783e773e03b800508094d75f%26u%3D882535&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrandon.Bassler%40aenetworks.com%7Cd8ce9fc1fcca4630068f08dca4f7f634%7Cf7288ab1d50847bab3347331cff3374c%7C1%7C0%7C638566632216425220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ECLENBKl7NOBsJs7%2BBD0B2uERUWbrVzCs08tfkT%2B8zM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressbox.aenetworks.com%2Ft%2Fc%3Fe%3Dbrandon.bassler%2540aenetworks.com%26h%3D40a1ce20783e773e03b800508094d75f%26u%3D882535&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBrandon.Bassler%40aenetworks.com%7Cd8ce9fc1fcca4630068f08dca4f7f634%7Cf7288ab1d50847bab3347331cff3374c%7C1%7C0%7C638566632216425220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ECLENBKl7NOBsJs7%2BBD0B2uERUWbrVzCs08tfkT%2B8zM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"a332eccb-dd6b-4968-9e5d-b4024ac4f1cd\"><strong>WATCH TRAILER NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>LIFETIME WILL ALSO AIR THE DOC\u00a0<\/strong><em><b>CALL ME MISS CLEO<\/b><\/em><b><br \/>\n<strong>IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MOVIE<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA (July 15, 2024)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Lifetime expands the network\u2019s summer movie slate with all-new biopic about beloved television personality and cult icon,\u00a0<em><b>Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall,\u00a0<\/b><\/em>premiering\u00a0on Lifetime\u00a0<strong><u>Saturday, August 10 at 8\/7c<\/u><\/strong>, followed by the documentary<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><b>Call Me Miss Cleo<\/b><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>at 10\/9c.\u00a0Starring\u00a0Robin \u201cThe Lady of Rage\u201d Allen\u00a0(<em>On Ten, Tha Dogg Pound &amp; Snoop Dogg: Who da Hardest<\/em>) along with Shane Johnson (<em>Power<\/em>) and Ian Bohen (<em>Yellowstone<\/em>)\u00a0and directed by Tim Reid (<em>Sister, Sister<\/em>) the epic journey picks up in the late 90s\u2019 when, single mom Youree Dell Harris finds herself desperate to take care of her family and takes a job at the Psychic Readers Network \u2014 only to become one of the networks most beloved personalities, Miss Cleo. But her challenges don\u2019t end there and when the network faces allegations of fraud and deception, they turn their sights on Miss Cleo.\u00a0\u00a0For the first time ever, Miss Cleo\u2019s side of the story will finally be told.<\/p>\n<p>Known for her work during the late 1990\u2019s and early 2000\u2019s with the Psychic Readers Network, this professional telephone and television psychic Youree Dell Harris (Allen) was launched into the pop culture zeitgeist when the network\u2019s infomercials took off, making her a cult icon as the TV persona Miss Cleo.\u00a0 Fondly remembered for donning a colorful turban in a candlelit room, Miss Cleo dutifully listened to callers detailing the most intimate details of their lives. Miss Cleo ultimately became the face of the Psychic Readers Network, earning the trust and loyalty for those that called her.\u00a0\u00a0Years later, Harris\u2019 world was turned upside down with complaints that the Psychic Readers Network was fraudulent and spread false advertising. Facing angry fans, Harris was forced to defend her reputation to clear her name and escape financial devastation.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall\u00a0<\/b><\/em>also stars Daphne Maxwell Reid, Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Boyd, Towanda Braxton, Jaida Standberry, Marley Taylor, Amelia Young, Stevie Baggs Jr., and Leslie Black.\u00a0 <em><b>Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall\u00a0<\/b><\/em>is produced by\u00a0Hillionaire Productions\u00a0for Lifetime and\u00a0produced by Jami\u00a0McCoy-Lankford and Samone Norsworthy,\u00a0Anthony Standberry, Ahmed Hussain and Jami McCoy-Lankford serve as executive producers and\u00a0William J.\u00a0Cone serves as consulting producer.\u00a0Tim Reid directs a screenplay by Camara Davis.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Call Me Miss Cleo<\/b><\/em>\u00a0the documentary chronicles the icons rise, fall, and reinvention of the \u201990s TV psychic Miss Cleo.\u00a0 Known for her larger-than-life persona and memorable accent, Miss Cleo, born Youree Dell Harris, garnered a nationwide cult following on the Psychic Readers Network, a popular telephone hotline that later came under fire for its alleged deceptive practices. Featuring interviews with celebrities and those closest to the self-proclaimed voodoo priestess, the film explores the many layers behind a complicated and charismatic figure.\u00a0<em><b>Call Me Miss <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58596 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reid2020.png\" alt=\"Actor\/Director\/Producer Tim Reid (from his Facebook page)\" width=\"183\" height=\"244\" \/>Cleo<\/b><\/em>\u00a0was produced by Gunpowder &amp; Sky for HBO Max. \u00a0Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Barry Barclay, Anne Loder, Jennifer O\u2019Connell, and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.\u00a0 The documentary is directed by Celia Aniskovich and Jennifer Brea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy Lee Reid Sr.<\/strong> is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati, Marcel &#8220;Downtown&#8221; Brown on Simon &amp; Simon, Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister and William Barnett on That &#8217;70s Show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/06\/timreid\/\">Previous interview with Tim Reid<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with Tim Reid of &#8220;Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall&#8221; on Lifetime by Suzanne 8\/6\/24 This is my second one-on-one interview with actor\/director\/producer Tim Reid; he&#8217;s always so fun and interesting to speak with. 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