Elvira Opens Up About Working With 'Mentors' Phil Hartman And Paul Reubens

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Elvira Opens Up About Working With 'Mentors' Phil Hartman And Paul Reubens

Cassandra Peterson is remembering her late mentors, Phil Hartman and Paul Reubens, whom she wanted to be like in the entertainment industry. She gushed about them at the recent 50th-anniversary party of The Groundlings in Los Angeles, where she shaped her character as Elvira in the late ‘70s. Elvira noted that both comedians became her teachers and eventually best friends. They are both so special to the actress that she keeps big portraits of t…