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California Rep. Tom Lantos, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, assesses America's role on the world stage. Molly Shannon talks about her role in the new film, The Year of the Dog.
Rep. Tom Lantos
Rep. Tom Lantos
California's Tom Lantos is in his 14th term in the House of Representatives, where he chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee. The only holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, he was born in Hungary and has a Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley. Lantos was previously an economics professor, international affairs analyst for public television and a business consultant. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning film The Last Days, a documentary of the Holocaust's effect on Hungarian Jews.
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon reenacts her father's dying words. (0:56)
Full Interview. (9:46)
When she joined the Saturday Night Live cast, Molly Shannon not only got her break in the entertainment business, she also earned an Emmy nod. After six seasons of pratfalls and eclectic characters, she left the hit show and has amassed credits that include appearances on Seinfeld, Will & Grace and Sex and the City, and the films Year of the Dog and Gray Matters. The Ohio native trained at NYU's Tisch School and briefly worked as a researcher for Orion Television before relocating to L.A.