Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Be “Extra-Involved” In Kamala Harris Campaign, Including DNC Appearance
deadline.comJulia Louis-Dreyfus, whose Veep character Vice-President Selina Meyer has been likened by many to the Democrats’ nominee for the White House, Kamala Harris, has dropped a big hint she will be attending this month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago in support of Harris.
Louis-Dreyfus told The Times of London: “I probably will be, yes,” adding that she plans to be “extra-involved” in Harris’s campaign to beat Donald Trump to office.
Veep, based on a fictional vice-president who ends up in the top chair and the recipient of 17 Emmy Awards including six for Louis-Dreyfus in the title role, finished in 2019 but viewership of the HBO comedy has gone through the ceiling since Harris’s run was announced.
Creator Armando Iannucci said recently that Meyer was not in any way modelled on Harris, but admitted comparisons between the two would be inevitable.
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