Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story 30 years old

After the loss of her husband, comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa must discover a way to heal there broken relationship and provide each other the strength to start again.

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Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story Cast

Name Character
Jerry Wasserman He was 48, now 79 years old as Max
Joan Rivers She was 60, 81 years old when she died as Joan Rivers
Jay Brazeau He was 40, now 71 years old as Shrink
Melissa Rivers She was 26, now 56 years old as Melissa Rivers
Dorothy Lyman She was 47, now 77 years old as Dorothy
Denis Arndt He was 55, now 85 years old as Jerry Werner
Matthew Bennett He was 26, now 56 years old as Marty Milton
Tasha Simms as Tina
Sheila Moore She was 56, now 86 years old as Coral Browne
Mark Kiely He was 31, now 61 years old as Porter
Ken Kramer He was 52, now 82 years old as Tommy Pileggi

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story Crew

Name Department
John Davis as Executive Producer. He was 443 (55) years old when He died Production
David Geddes as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 75) years old Camera
Tom Rowe as Producer. He was 43 (53) years old when He died Production
Oz Scott as Director. He was 44 (now 75) years old Directing
George Horie as Producer. Production
Susan Rice as Writer. She was 29 (now 60) years old Writing
Harold Wheeler as Music. He was 50 (now 81) years old Sound
Duane Hartzell as Editor. Editing
Merrill H. Karpf as Executive Producer. Production
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story poster
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (30 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 15, 1994
  • Runtime: 96 minutes