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• Fran Drescher is an American film and television actress who starred on the popular television show The Nanny. A current Diplomatic Envoy on Women's Issues, Drescher has expressed interest in tackling a second career in politics, possibly taking over Hillary Clinton's seat in the U.S. Senate.New York Magazine: Senator Nanny? Fran Wants It! (December 7, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth Name: Francine Joy Drescher
  2. Nickname: Frannie
  3. Birth place: Flushing, Queens, New York
  4. Is of Eastern European descent
  5. Parents: Sylvia and Morty Drescher
  6. Real father appeared on The Nanny
  7. Sister: Nadine Drescher
  8. Education: Attended Hillcrest High School with Ray Romano
  9. Graduated from Queens College in Flushing, New York
  10. Married/Divorced from Peter Marc Jacobson
  11. Survived Cancer
  12. 2002 received Public Service Award
  13. Lives in Malibu, California
  14. Appeared in Weird Al Yankovic movie UHF alongside future Seinfeld star Michael Richards

• Early Life

  She went to Hillcrest High School with Ray Romano and met her future husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, there. She attended Queens College in Flushing, New York. She was first runner up for Miss New York Teen USA.

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  Ray Romano | Queens College | New York City

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