\t\t \u201cI played a widow who was having her first post-widow relationship and Dr. Ruth was giving her tips on how to be comfortable with that,\u201d she said. \u201cMy character \u2014 I remember her name was Louise \u2014 hadn\u2019t done the deed yet, but she was getting advice on how to go about it. The funny thing was, this was in 1988 when my husband was still alive, and for a moment, some of those who knew me thought it was real and that my husband had died!\u201d<\/p>\n From there, Levine got bit roles in films like the 1990 Robin Williams black comedy \u201cCadillac Man\u201d and, like a generation of working actors in the Tri-State Area, appeared on an episode of \u201cLaw & Order\u201d in 1999.<\/p>\n But in the 2000s, Levine began to get roles of a more risque kind after an appearance on \u201cChappelle\u2019s Show,\u201d where she appeared in a sketch as the last woman Dave Chappelle had sex with. Around the same time, she also appeared on an episode of \u201cEverybody Loves Raymond,\u201d playing a friend of Ray\u2019s mother-in-law Marie who makes some flirty comments towards him.<\/p>\n \t\t From there, Levine got several more bit roles with naughty material, including a scene in the Adam Sandler film \u201cYou Don\u2019t Mess With the Zohan\u201d where Sandler gives her a lap dance, and on the 11th season of \u201cShameless\u201d where William H. Macy\u2019s greedy character Frank Gallagher pulls the life support off of his elderly neighbor, only for her to grab his crotch in a vise grip.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what it is (about getting these sorts of roles). It\u2019s just total coincidence. You certainly don\u2019t get all the roles you audition for, but I tended to get these roles and I don\u2019t know why. That\u2019s not me in real life. In real life, I\u2019m not a funny person, but at least three-quarters \u2014 probably more \u2014 of the roles I\u2019ve gotten have been comedic. It\u2019s strange,\u201d Levine told Mel. \u201cI never really tried to analyze it, I just thought,\u00a0\u2018This is funny, here\u2019s another one. And then here\u2019s another one.\u2018\u00a0I guess I am funny on camera, but I have no idea why.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tPlay video<\/p>\n \t\t\t Levine\u2019s list of credits also includes appearances in episodes of shows like \u201cGilmore Girls,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d \u201cUgly Betty\u201d and \u201cRaising Hope.\u201d One of her final roles came in 2024 with \u201cThelma,\u201d where she appeared as a friend of the titular character played by June Squibb, from whom she steals a gun.<\/p>\n Looking to help others who want to follow the same path she took into acting, Levine also established the New York-based organization Actors Connection alongside her husband, Bernard, who died in 2003. The organization, which continues under a new iteration today, helps actors in launching their careers through coaching, casting advice and professional networking. <\/p>\n \u201cActors Connection honors the life and contributions of Bunny Levine. Bunny founded the original Actors Connection in 1991 alongside her husband, Bernie. Her passion for helping actors has launched countless careers,\u201d the organization wrote in a statement on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cThank you Bunny for creating such a vibrant community to serve the fellow artists you have always loved\u2013 may you rest in sweet peace!\u201d<\/p>\n Levine is survived by her children Marty, Francie and Joe and her grandchildren Robin and Jeffrey.<\/p>\n
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