Tribute to Laverne (Aloma Wright)
Tribute to Laverne (Aloma Wright) by Roxanne McDonald
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You really learn to appreciate people and are reminded to express how much you love them when you lose someone important to you. |
Okay, I’m talking about a character. A character on “Scrubs.” But I was really close to writing a tribute to the marginal characters on such shows, characters who are undersung, underappreciated—especially when their actors are so damned good.Once you get past the delightfully witty major characters; get over how Turk (Donald Faison) was once Diva Dionne’s doormat boyfriend, Murray, on “Clueless”; move beyond how Sarah Chalke is as dingy as Elliot as she was as Roseanne’s Becky #2; and appreciate the seamless transition actors like John C. McGinley make from Platoon to “Scrubs” or Zach
Braff from “Scrubs” to Garden State to endearing voiceovers for commercials for tp or something …you get to characters like Laverne Roberts and actresses like Aloma Wright.
Wright as Laverne is surly, righteous, and smart-alecky.
She is also protective, devoted, and hard working.
She has the best supporting actor lines, and has the most vocal presence for a character who is in the margins for the most part.
But now she is in a coma and dying [life support has been removed].
We who love Laverne (and Wright) are beside ourselves with disappointment and grief. We are rebelling the killing off of one of the best comic characters in the wings of sit-com television.
And we are hoping she goes to an even better place (the lap of Jesus for Laverne, the good movie parts for Aloma) than “Scrubs”.
If that’s possible.
*Best of luck to Aloma in upcoming (in production, now) feature films–Dress 2 Impre$$ (as Mrs. Baptiste); Love… & Other 4 Letter Words (as Nana); After School (as Ma Dear); and Hurricane in the Rose Garden (as Miriam)…though likely she will be as impressive a film star.
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