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John Lithgow on Exploring the Dark Side of Roald Dahl in ‘Giant’
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5:04Now PlayingActor John Lithgow joins TODAY to talk about stepping back onto the stage as children’s author Roald Dahl in the Broadway play “Giant,” which depicts an explosive afternoon in 1983 when Dahl is confronted with a scandal sparked by his anti-semitic comments. Lithgow opens up about what it’s like to play Dahl and explore his self-destructive dark side, talks about playing Dumbledore in the new “Harry Potter” series, and reflects on the joy of filming his ‘90s sitcom, “3rd Rock From the Sun,” saying “it was six years of unstoppable laughter.”
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