BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS THE TWELVE MOST
FASCINATING PEOPLE OF 1993 (TV)
Summary
One in this occasional series of interview specials, hosted by Barbara Walters. This program looks at the twelve most fascinating people of the year 1993, who are listed as follows: lesbian singer/songwriter k.d. lang; conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh; "Jurassic Park" special effects creator Stan Winston; "CBS Evening News" anchor Connie Chung; filmmaker Clint Eastwood; suicide-assisting doctor Jack Kevorkian; N.B.A. rookie sensation Shaquille O'Neal; media mogul Barry Diller; U.S. Holocaust Museum architect James Freed; late-night talk show host David Letterman; poet Maya Angelou; and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Highlights include: Grammy-winner k.d. lang talks about being an atypical country music star and how her homosexuality affects her career; Rush Limbaugh talks about being "the most dangerous man in America" as the "high priest" of right-wing thought; Stan Winston details how he brought dinosaurs "back from extinction" for the movie "Jurassic Park"; and Connie Chung talks about being the second female evening news anchor. Next, Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood talks about becoming a critics' darling with "Unforgiven" after years of being dismissed as "just" a star of westerns; "Doctor Death" Jack Kevorkian talks about his philosophy of assisted suicide being a civil right; Shaquille O'Neal talks about how he's become a basketball star, movie star, rap artist, and brand name all within the year; and Barry Diller talks about risk-taking and his seemingly odd decision to leave Twentieth Century Fox for QVC. Then, James Freed discusses what the U.S. Holocaust Museum means to him as a former European refugee that had to escape the Nazi menace; funnyman David Letterman wonders if he gets some sort of appliance for being named a "fascinating" person; and poet Maya Angelou talks about how she likes nothing more than discussing the human condition. Finally, Walters announces the pick for the most fascinating person of 1993: Hillary Clinton (not interviewed). Walters discusses their reasons for picking the First Lady, detailing all her accomplishments. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 8, 1993 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:59
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:30886
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: She Made It Collection (Barbara Walters)
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1976-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Schindler's List" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Pelican Brief" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Craftsman tools
- TV - Commercials - Johnson's baby shampoo
- TV - Commercials - Kenmore washers, driers
- TV - Commercials - Levi's jeans and Dockers pants
- TV - Commercials - Lincoln, Mercury automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Mylanta antacid
- TV - Commercials - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- TV - Commercials - Nintendo
- TV - Commercials - Sears stores
- TV - Commercials - Tylenol Flu medicine
- TV - Promos - "20/20"
- TV - Promos - "Birdland"
- TV - Promos - "Lois & Clark"
- TV - Promos - "Matlock: The Legacy"
- TV - Promos - "Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special"
- TV - Promos - "Primetime"
CREDITS
- Bill Geddie … Executive Producer
- Rob Wallace … Senior Producer
- Marcia DeSanctis … Producer
- Mellen O'Keefe … Producer
- Siobhan Nolan … Associate Producer
- Jackie Olensky … Associate Producer
- George Paul … Director
- Patrick O'Hearn … Theme Music by
- Barbara Walters … Host
- Bud Cruz … Announcer
- k.d. lang … Guest
- Rush Limbaugh … Guest
- Stan Winston … Guest
- Connie Chung … Guest
- Clint Eastwood … Guest
- Jack Kevorkian … Guest
- Shaquille O'Neal … Guest
- Barry Diller … Guest
- James Freed … Guest
- David Letterman … Guest
- Maya Angelou … Guest
- Hillary Rodham Clinton