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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Safdie’s A24 ping pong prodigy feature Marty Supreme has added The King of Comedy actress and comedienne Sandra Bernhard.
Bernhard will be playing a neighbor and friend of Fran Drescher in a cameo role. Bernard joins a cast that also includes Timothée Chalamet in the title role, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, The Creator; Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, Kevin O’Leary a.k.a Mr. Wonderful and Abel Ferrara. The original screenplay was written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein.
Marty Supreme is based loosely on Marty Reisman’s life, who was a force to be reckoned with in 1950s Ping Pong culture. Known for his unconventional style, he won two U.S. Men’s Singles Championships in 1958 and 1960 and more than 20 international and national titles.
Bernhard recently wrapped Percy Jackson and The Olympians for Disney+ and was seen onscreen this year in Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution for Netflix and in the film Babes directed by Pamela Adlon with Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer. Bernhard also reunited with Buteau for an arc on her series Survival of the Thickest.
Bernhard played Nancy Bartlett Thomas on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from the fourth season (1991) to the end of the show in 1997. She also portrayed played Nurse Judy Kubrak in the FX drama series Pose. During the early 1980s she was known for her frequent guest appearances on NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman.
Bernhard will be performing live at The Wallis in Beverly Hills on Dec. 19 and at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in NYC for her annual and much anticipated holiday shows among other stops on her tour. She is repped by The Rosenzweig Group and Kopeikin Law.
