Dallas star awarded EMA’s Legendary TV Bad Girl
Charlene Tilton to be honored at Home Media Expo
By Cheryl Cheng -- Video Business, 6/18/2008
JUNE 18 | Being bad is good, as the Entertainment Merchants Assn. is honoring Charlene Tilton with the Legendary TV Bad Girl Award. Tilton, who starred as “Lucy Ewing” in the hit series Dallas, will receive the award at the Home Entertainment Awards on June 24, held as part of EMA’s Home Media Expo in Las Vegas.
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“Charlene Tilton’s unforgettable performance in Dallas as a ‘bad girl’ helped make the popular TV drama into a timeless classic,” said Bo Andersen, president and CEO of the Entertainment Merchants Assn. “With a sense of nostalgia, EMA is delighted to honor the talented and legendary TV bad girl.”
In addition to Dallas, Tilton has starred in Problem Child 2, A Distant Thunder and, most recently, Superhero Movie.
Other Home Entertainment Award honorees include independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom, who will receive the Independent Career Achievement award; actor Cam Gigandet, with the Rising Male Star of the Year Award; and Happy Days duo Don Most and Anson Williams, with the Legendary Television Duo Award. Actor Ed Begley Jr. will receive the Humanitarian Award, and comedian Pauly Shore has been named Comedy Entertainer of the Year.
In a salute to classic TV, EMA will honor Paul Petersen, who starred as Donna Reed’s son in the popular ’50s and ’60 series The Donna Reed Show, with the Legendary Television Son Award. And writer, actor, filmmaker, economist and lawyer Ben Stein will be honored with the Freedom of Expression Award. Also, Josie Davis will be named Favorite TV Child Star for her work on Charles in Charge, and Step Up 2 the Streets director John Chu will win the Breakout Director of the Year Award.
