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October 24 - 30, 2020—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN October 24 - 30, 2020 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens 2 x 1.5" ad midway const. By George Dickie Lives of privilege get thrown into turmoil when shocking revelations surface in the wake of a violent death in a limited thriller series upcoming on HBO. In "The Undoing," a six-part series premiering Sunday, Oct. 25, we are introduced to Grace and Jonathan Fraser, a Manhattan power couple living the only life they have ever wanted. Grace (Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies," "Moulin Rouge") is a successful therapist on the verge of publishing her first book, while Jonathan (Hugh Grant, "Love Actu - ally," "A Very English Scandal") is an oncologist and her devoted husband. They have a young son attending an elite private school in the city. Overnight, a chasm opens in their lives when a violent death occurs and Jonathan disappears. And in the place of the man she thought she knew, Grace is now faced with a chain of horrific revelations and a decision to dismantle her current life and make a new one for her family. The series comes from writer/ creator David E. Kelley ("Big Little Lies," "Picket Fences"), was directed by Susanne Bier ("The Night Man - ager") and features a cast that also includes Edgar Ramirez ("Carlos"), Noma Dumezweni ("Black Earth Rising"), Lily Rabe ("American Hor- ror Story") and Donald Sutherland ("Citizen X"). It also has a lot of twists and turns in a world where no one is who they seem, which is why Kidman signed on to work with her "Lies" boss once again. "I think what the theme of it is ...," the actress says, "choosing to unknow things is a fascinating part of human nature. And when you choose to — and what you choose to believe and what you choose to see would be. ... I mean, that's the basis of a lot of this, of the psychology of this series is we choose to see certain things but also everyone has secrets. They just do." Chief among them is Grant's character of Jonathan. From episode to episode, the viewer is left to guess whether he's good or evil, which Grant says was a tricky dance to do as an actor without revealing too much. "Your job as an actor," he explains, "you have to sort of be as truthful to your character as you possibly can be, which actually runs counter to what you sometimes need to do in this kind of film, where you're try - ing to fool the audience slightly or keep up a pretense. You know, and I think that same applies to ... there's about seven suspects who emerge in this film." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Secrets could be 'The Undoing' of privileged Manhattanites in HBO thriller series Cover Story Cover Story By George Dickie Like many Americans, Diedrich Bader's work life came to a screech- ing halt when the pandemic hit. He and his castmates were in the midst of filming the Season 4 finale of ABC's "American Housewife" when production shuttered in March, leaving that episode unfin - ished and the cast and crew idle for months. With it now in the can, that installment becomes the Season 5 premiere, airing Wednesday, Oct. 28. Picking up where Season 4 left off, the new round finds mom Katie (Katy Mixon) going to great lengths to ensure daughter Taylor (Meg Donnelly) graduates high school, son Oliver (Daniel DiMaggio) devastated to learn best friend Cooper (Logan Pepper) is moving out of town and dad Greg (Bader) finishing a ghost writing project. The new season also means new horizons for Bader's character, which the 53-year-old actor is looking forward to. Checking in with Diedrich Bader "Greg is actually going to be work- ing on the city council," the Alex- andria, Va., native reports, "because we've been watching all those viral videos of people going to city council and kind of freaking out, and we thought that there was a lot to mine there." Bader has been mining laughs from his level-headed college professor character since 2016 and a certain comfort level has developed not only between him and the character but between the actor and the writers. "Greg is very close to myself," Bader explains. "Because these writ - ers have been writing for me, they've shaped it to me and so it's just very easy to play him. It's like falling off a log, it's really fun. And you know, Katy and I, we haven't seen each other in a while because of COVID, but it's just so much fun to be back and to be working together again." Full name: Karl Diedrich Bader Birth date: Dec. 24, 1966 Birthplace: Alexandria, Va. Family ties: He and his wife, ac- tress/writer Dulcy Rogers, have a son and a daughter Alma mater: University of North Carolina School of the Arts Other TV credits include: "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "21 Jump Street," "Quantum Leap," "Cheers," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Diagnosis Murder," "Frasier," "Murphy Brown," "The Drew Carey Show," "Still Stand- ing," "7th Heaven," "Monk," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Reno 911," "CSI: Crime Scene Investi- gation," "Bones," "Veep" Movie credits include: "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1993), "Of- fice Space" (1999), "Ice Age" (voice only, 2002), "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004), "Dinotopia: Quest for Ruby Sunstone" (voice, 2005), "Bolt" (voice, 2008), "Vampires Suck" (2010), "Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups" (voice, 2012), "Muffin Top: A Love Sto- ry" (2017), "Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe" (voice, 2020) Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home 423-638-4141 www.doughty-stevens.com 1125 Tusculum Blvd. Greeneville, Tennessee Established 1892 Serving the community for 127 years! 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