It was 1998 in Los Angeles when a waitress who in her spare time, Cheryl Hines, was part of the group The Groundlings, participated in a theatrical exhibition for the industry. When it was her turn, she played a supposed earthquake expert in a sketch who didn’t have the slightest idea about the subject. “In the worst case scenario, you can drink your own pee,” she blurted out without thinking, without imagining that this phrase would make one of those present laugh, who was looking for an unknown actress for a comedy special he was preparing. .
Shortly after, they called her to invite her to an audition. When he arrived, he discovered that he would be doing it alongside Larry David, the screenwriter and stand-up comedian who had become famous playing George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld, the television series that fascinated Americans for a decade, earning 10 Emmys and 4 Golden Globes along the way, and of which he had also been co-writer and producer. At the audition, Larry proposed an idea of ??his, and told her to improvise. This is how Cheryl Hines won the role that would transform her life, that of the long-suffering wife of the protagonist of Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, in the United States), the HBO series that would quickly become one of the biggest hits of the series. chain.
2024 finds Hines, already a famous actress with two Emmy nominations, in a completely different place. This is the year in which the series and its most famous character, who shares her first name with her and who is already Larry’s ex-wife, finally say goodbye to television. But also, if a situation occurs that many consider utopian, her life could take a momentous turn. Her husband is none other than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who after considering running for the Democratic Party primaries, announced that he will participate as an independent candidate in the presidential elections that will take place in November in the United States.
It is no secret that the favorite is former President Trump, beyond some polls that predict a technical tie with Biden. The forecast can change overnight, not only because Trump could be disqualified by one of the numerous lawsuits he faces or Biden could drop out of the re-election race to make way for a more popular candidate, but because there are many voters who have no interest in a new battle between these two older gentlemen.
According to Douglas Mackinnon, a contributor to the prestigious political site The Hill who wrote speeches for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, a victory for Kennedy Jr should not be ruled out, even though in the past those who tried to reach the government outside of the duel between Republicans and Democrats, such as Ross Perot, Ralph Nader or Jill Stein, were left out beyond the number of votes. The analyst maintains that in the same way that a victory for Milei in Argentina was unthinkable a few months ago, and that even Trump surprised everyone when he won in 2017, something similar could happen with the third of the 11 children that the murdered man had. attorney general of the same name, especially because like Milei, he is not a career politician and shares with the Argentine far-right a certain conspiratorial view of the world.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hines, 58, couldn’t resist toying with the idea of ??moving to the White House: “If you ask me if it was ever my dream to be first lady, I’ll say no, but If someone tells me that starting tomorrow I’m going to be one, I’ll say: ‘Wonderful.’ I can’t wait to see what it’s like. If I look at it like that, it could be an extraordinary situation. If that’s what life throws your way, you have to accept it and experience whatever comes next.” One thing that Cheryl is clear about is that if something like this were to happen, she would not abandon a career that includes playing Robin Williams’ wife in Vacation! , being one of the protagonists of the series Out of place in the United States) or having participated in the first season of The Flight Attendant.
Although she never stopped working on her own, attention in recent years has been more on her reactions to the controversial statements of her husband, a furious anti-vaccine activist, than on her supporting roles in film and television. That is precisely why she attended the party that Amazon held the night before the Golden Globes, as a way to remind the industry that in addition to being Kennedy Jr.’s wife, she can be a very fun actress.
