Entertainment icon Carol Burnett answers 7 Questions with Emmy

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Carol Burnett is an entertainment icon who has received seven Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award and seven Golden Globe Awards. She was the star of ‘The Carol Burnett Show,” one of the first primetime television series to be hosted by a woman.

Carol was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015.

I was honored that she was willing to chat with me. Here’s what I asked her:

• Can you tell me how you got your start in show business?
• You’ve done so much in your life. What would you say is your proudest accomplishment?
• When did you first realize that you were funny?
• What is your favorite junk food?
• What do you like to do when you aren’t working?
• Can you tell me about one of your most embarrassing moments on live TV or stage?
• I live in Idaho and we are known for our potatoes. Have you ever been here and what’s your favorite way to have a potato?

BONUS QUESTIONS

• What is one of the biggest lessons you’ve learned working in show business?
• What is one thing you hope to accomplish in the next year?
• Can you share a piece of advice that might help me in my life?

Watch my entire interview with Carol in the video player above.

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