''Liza and David'' was a
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early ...
series slated to air on
VH1 in 2002, featuring
Liza Minnelli and her then-husband,
David Gest
David Alan Gest (May 11, 1953 – April 12, 2016) was an American producer and television personality. Gest founded the American Cinema Awards Foundation in 1983. He produced the television special '' Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebrati ...
.
The show gained notoriety after arguments between the show's stars and executives from
VH1. Ten episodes were planned, but only one was filmed, it never aired and the whole series was cancelled without any more episodes being made after that.
Liza was an American singer and dancer. She was born on March 12, 1946, in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
. Known for her powerful alto singing voice, she won the Academy Award-winning performance in 1972’s Caberet. Liza is the daughter of Hollywood legend Judy Garland and director Vicente Minnelli. Liza has been married for four times but all ended up divorcing, as well as with David.
Gest, who was a film producer spent most of his career behind the scenes. He was appeared in Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary Celebration concert show. The both of them married in 2002 and the television series : “Liza and David” was planned for VH1.
References
Unaired television shows
English-language television shows
Liza Minnelli
2000s American reality television series
VH1 original programming
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