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Oprah Winfrey approached Mitch Albom about turning Tuesdays With Morrie into a TV film not long after the book was published. The film, which aired on ABC-TV in December 1999, was directed by Mick Jackson and starred Jack Lemmon (Morrie) in what was to be his last major role and one he would subsequently say was “my favorite.” Lemmon was rewarded with the Emmy for his performance. Hank Azaria (Mitch) also won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor and the film won the Emmy for Best TV Movie. It was also far and away the most watched TV film of the year, with an audience of nearly 25 million people.
"...perhaps the best network television movie in recent memory, a
story of surprising wit and humanity, formed with simple grace around
the last months of the real-life Brandeis professor and Newton native
Morrie Schwartz."
John Koch, The Boston Globe
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