isn’t that… 62 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.; people.com 9J and brother and sister-in-law in 9L. It touches a nerve, and it’s devilishly fun. “We’re getting wonderful feedback about 9JKL,” says Lavin. “The writing is funny and true to life. The character and actors are wonderful.” L avin gets to the set early and never lets up. “It starts at 5 p.m. and can go as late as 11. It’s exactly the same process es- tablished all those years ago by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. We film to a live audience at CBS in Studio City, California, on Stage Two,” where Roseanne used to be shot. “A warm-up comic entertains the audience be- tween our scenes and keeping things mov- ing. We also pre-shoot some scenes the day before and then project them on monitors for the audience, mixed in with the live per- formance. We shoot each scene at least twice; more often than not, we get new lines from the writers and put them in right on the spot. It’s lively and exciting and high-energy.” Earlier this year, Lavin starred in the saucy Hollywood rom-com How to Be a Latin Lover. She plays Millicent, a mature millionaire in a romantic relationship with Rob Lowe’s character, Rick. “The movie was a lark. It was a lot of fun to create my char- acter, Millicent, with my director, the bril- liant Ken Merino. I fashioned Millicent after the upper-class New York socialites of the 1960s. Working with Rob Lowe was delight- ful. He’s charming and easy to be with.” The cast of How to Be a Latin Lover (Li- onsgate) includes Mexican actor Eugenio “We get new lines from the writers and put them in right on the spot. It’s lively and exciting and high-energy.” The cast of 9JKL,from left to right: Elliot Gould,Linda Lavin, Liz Lapira,DavidWalton,and Mark Feuerstein.Right: Linda Lavin graces the cover of People Magazine in 1978.