Sometimes even Carrie Heffernan likes to be calm and cozy. Thank you to all of our fans for 27 years of the King of Queens!
I lived and worked with an 8th-grade education until I was 51 years old, something that is typical for Scientologists. Going to college in my 50s has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but I’m so grateful for the opportunity. Getting an education has opened my eyes to a whole new world. This is from my speech to the Saudi Democracy Forum, where I talked about the human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia under the Crown Prince and why people in the media and politics have a responsibility to hold him accountable and not cave to the pressure and allure of a big paycheck. If you want to watch my first keynote speech ever, comment SPEECH on this post and I’ll DM you the link!
Thinking about Mike Rinder today, about Maddie, and about their families experiencing their first Thanksgiving without them. Grief has been hitting me in waves that feel like they take the ground out from under me. Some days I go into a kind of frantic motion: cleaning, organizing, trying to control every inch of space because I can’t control the ache. Other days I swing in the opposite direction: complete isolation, shutting down, and then suddenly not being able to do anything. I didn’t know pain could last like this. I didn’t know it could settle into your bones and rearrange the way you move through the world. So today, I’m thinking of every person who is forced to live their daily life without someone they love: a partner, a father, a mother, a friend, a child. For those who are facing an empty chair at the table today, or a silence where a voice should be, my heart aches for you and with you.
A weekend filled with tragedy. My prayers are with the survivors and families who have lost loved ones in the antisemitic terror attack in Australia and in the mass shooting at Brown University. Amid so much darkness, I was deeply moved by the incredible heroism of Ahmed al Ahmed who disarmed one of the terrorists despite having no training with guns. Ahmed was shot and has been hospitalized. I wish him a speedy recovery. For those who want to donate, a GoFundMe has been setup for Ahmed which I have shared in my bio. When verified GoFundMes are setup for the victims in Australia and at Brown University, I will share those links as well.
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day. I’m always so grateful to get to spend this time with my family (including my chosen family). Here’s to a new year!
As we all do last-minute shopping for Christmas, I wanted to encourage all of you, to the extent you can, to remember to support small businesses. I know for some people this is not possible, that online shopping is a necessity, and that they don’t always have the time to go out, but if you can do it, please make the effort. The way our economy and attention economy work now, sometimes all of us need a reminder to take the time to patronize small businesses. As I have done shopping at small businesses, I have found business owners who are genuinely grateful, sometimes almost emotional, that someone has chosen to walk through their door and spend some money. I don’t want anyone to feel obligated to do this. That often leads to people going in the opposite direction. Do it out of care for the people who own these businesses, the people they employ, and the neighborhoods that deserve to feel alive. My mom and step-dad, along with my ex-husband Angelo, are small business owners. They own @viviansmillenniumcafe — they struggled through COVID, and then through what came after: soaring rents in California, rising costs, and constant uncertainty. Their experience is not rare. What they are dealing with is happening to small business owners across the United States. At the same time, I know many people are barely surviving. People can’t afford groceries, rent, and basic necessities. This did not happen by accident. These are the results of policy choices and priorities set by elected officials, and the impact is being felt by all of us. In the entertainment business, people who spent their lives working behind the scenes, camera operators, makeup artists, hair stylists, lighting crews, are being forced to leave Southern California or start new careers at a point when they should be preparing for retirement. Things can feel dystopian here in Southern California: empty storefronts, struggling businesses, and neighborhoods that look like a Walking Dead set. Small business owners are not asking for sympathy. They are asking for a fair chance, a chance to survive in an economy where everything costs more and support feels nonexistent.
As we all do last-minute shopping for Christmas, I wanted to encourage all of you, to the extent you can, to remember to support small businesses. I know for some people this is not possible, that online shopping is a necessity, and that they don’t always have the time to go out, but if you can do it, please make the effort. The way our economy and attention economy work now, sometimes all of us need a reminder to take the time to patronize small businesses. As I have done shopping at small businesses, I have found business owners who are genuinely grateful, sometimes almost emotional, that someone has chosen to walk through their door and spend some money. I don’t want anyone to feel obligated to do this. That often leads to people going in the opposite direction. Do it out of care for the people who own these businesses, the people they employ, and the neighborhoods that deserve to feel alive. My mom and step-dad, along with my ex-husband Angelo, are small business owners. They own @viviansmillenniumcafe — they struggled through COVID, and then through what came after: soaring rents in California, rising costs, and constant uncertainty. Their experience is not rare. What they are dealing with is happening to small business owners across the United States. At the same time, I know many people are barely surviving. People can’t afford groceries, rent, and basic necessities. This did not happen by accident. These are the results of policy choices and priorities set by elected officials, and the impact is being felt by all of us. In the entertainment business, people who spent their lives working behind the scenes, camera operators, makeup artists, hair stylists, lighting crews, are being forced to leave Southern California or start new careers at a point when they should be preparing for retirement. Things can feel dystopian here in Southern California: empty storefronts, struggling businesses, and neighborhoods that look like a Walking Dead set. Small business owners are not asking for sympathy. They are asking for a fair chance, a chance to survive in an economy where everything costs more and support feels nonexistent.
As we all do last-minute shopping for Christmas, I wanted to encourage all of you, to the extent you can, to remember to support small businesses. I know for some people this is not possible, that online shopping is a necessity, and that they don’t always have the time to go out, but if you can do it, please make the effort. The way our economy and attention economy work now, sometimes all of us need a reminder to take the time to patronize small businesses. As I have done shopping at small businesses, I have found business owners who are genuinely grateful, sometimes almost emotional, that someone has chosen to walk through their door and spend some money. I don’t want anyone to feel obligated to do this. That often leads to people going in the opposite direction. Do it out of care for the people who own these businesses, the people they employ, and the neighborhoods that deserve to feel alive. My mom and step-dad, along with my ex-husband Angelo, are small business owners. They own @viviansmillenniumcafe — they struggled through COVID, and then through what came after: soaring rents in California, rising costs, and constant uncertainty. Their experience is not rare. What they are dealing with is happening to small business owners across the United States. At the same time, I know many people are barely surviving. People can’t afford groceries, rent, and basic necessities. This did not happen by accident. These are the results of policy choices and priorities set by elected officials, and the impact is being felt by all of us. In the entertainment business, people who spent their lives working behind the scenes, camera operators, makeup artists, hair stylists, lighting crews, are being forced to leave Southern California or start new careers at a point when they should be preparing for retirement. Things can feel dystopian here in Southern California: empty storefronts, struggling businesses, and neighborhoods that look like a Walking Dead set. Small business owners are not asking for sympathy. They are asking for a fair chance, a chance to survive in an economy where everything costs more and support feels nonexistent.
Fewer and fewer films and TV shows are filming in Los Angeles, so I was so happy to film a cameo in the new film The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, which stars the legendary Lorraine Bracco. It’s out now on Apple TV and Amazon — hope you will watch! What was meant to be a quick cameo turned into a 13-hour day, and I’m so glad I had my mom to keep me company. The past couple of years have been filled with loss, and that makes me feel even more grateful to have my mom @vikkimars50 by my side. Did you know she has visited every single set I have worked on? She also attended every single taping of The King of Queens (over 200 episodes). And I’m also grateful to have @crabichuk and @sweetadelae on set, not only to keep me company as friends but also to do my hair and makeup. We’ve worked together for 20 years. All of this happened while I was in between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), and I’m so grateful I get to do all of it — and so grateful for all of you.
Fewer and fewer films and TV shows are filming in Los Angeles, so I was so happy to film a cameo in the new film The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, which stars the legendary Lorraine Bracco. It’s out now on Apple TV and Amazon — hope you will watch! What was meant to be a quick cameo turned into a 13-hour day, and I’m so glad I had my mom to keep me company. The past couple of years have been filled with loss, and that makes me feel even more grateful to have my mom @vikkimars50 by my side. Did you know she has visited every single set I have worked on? She also attended every single taping of The King of Queens (over 200 episodes). And I’m also grateful to have @crabichuk and @sweetadelae on set, not only to keep me company as friends but also to do my hair and makeup. We’ve worked together for 20 years. All of this happened while I was in between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), and I’m so grateful I get to do all of it — and so grateful for all of you.
Fewer and fewer films and TV shows are filming in Los Angeles, so I was so happy to film a cameo in the new film The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, which stars the legendary Lorraine Bracco. It’s out now on Apple TV and Amazon — hope you will watch! What was meant to be a quick cameo turned into a 13-hour day, and I’m so glad I had my mom to keep me company. The past couple of years have been filled with loss, and that makes me feel even more grateful to have my mom @vikkimars50 by my side. Did you know she has visited every single set I have worked on? She also attended every single taping of The King of Queens (over 200 episodes). And I’m also grateful to have @crabichuk and @sweetadelae on set, not only to keep me company as friends but also to do my hair and makeup. We’ve worked together for 20 years. All of this happened while I was in between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), and I’m so grateful I get to do all of it — and so grateful for all of you.
Fewer and fewer films and TV shows are filming in Los Angeles, so I was so happy to film a cameo in the new film The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, which stars the legendary Lorraine Bracco. It’s out now on Apple TV and Amazon — hope you will watch! What was meant to be a quick cameo turned into a 13-hour day, and I’m so glad I had my mom to keep me company. The past couple of years have been filled with loss, and that makes me feel even more grateful to have my mom @vikkimars50 by my side. Did you know she has visited every single set I have worked on? She also attended every single taping of The King of Queens (over 200 episodes). And I’m also grateful to have @crabichuk and @sweetadelae on set, not only to keep me company as friends but also to do my hair and makeup. We’ve worked together for 20 years. All of this happened while I was in between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), and I’m so grateful I get to do all of it — and so grateful for all of you.
Fewer and fewer films and TV shows are filming in Los Angeles, so I was so happy to film a cameo in the new film The Mother, the Menacer, and Me, which stars the legendary Lorraine Bracco. It’s out now on Apple TV and Amazon — hope you will watch! What was meant to be a quick cameo turned into a 13-hour day, and I’m so glad I had my mom to keep me company. The past couple of years have been filled with loss, and that makes me feel even more grateful to have my mom @vikkimars50 by my side. Did you know she has visited every single set I have worked on? She also attended every single taping of The King of Queens (over 200 episodes). And I’m also grateful to have @crabichuk and @sweetadelae on set, not only to keep me company as friends but also to do my hair and makeup. We’ve worked together for 20 years. All of this happened while I was in between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), and I’m so grateful I get to do all of it — and so grateful for all of you.
In between my busy class and study schedule (working on my bachelor’s degree!), I squeezed in some time on set to film a cameo in a new film starring the legendary Lorraine Bracco. The Mother, the Menacer, and Me is out now on Apple TV and Amazon!
