Fran Drescher marries the inventor of E-mail

[Hum]

Fran Drescher has something to really giggle about today. She's married.

The Nanny alum, who now appears on TV Land's Happily Divorced, is happily hitched. The 56-year-old married Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, she announced on Sunday night.

The 56-year-old wore a red, high-neck Badgley Mischka gown, as she exchanged vows with Ayyadurai, who had on a white Ralph Lauren suit and flipflops, at their beachfront home, according to People magazine. The event was intimate with only close friends and family in attendance.

Ayyadurai, 50, is a scientist who holds the patent for creating email, which he started developing as a 14-year-old in his New Jersey high school. He also works with Deepak Chopra, having created an educational program for the Chopra Center, and it was at an event hosted by the New Age guru where he was introduced to Drescher just over a year ago.

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[techbeck]

With Fran's voice, I think their communication will be mostly by email.

[tiagosilva29]

He didn't create e-mail. If anything he created EMAIL.

[Hum]

So does this patent holder get a penny per e-mail ... ? :laugh:

[astropheed Veteran]

Heh, I was just talking about her yesterday. And every time I hear her name I hear that laugh....

 

that laugh........

[deadonthefloor]

I thought he had a copyright on "Email", not a patent.

 

People need to research this stuff.  I read a story that debunked this guy's entire claim, citing similar work going on inside ArpaNet around the same time.

[+Warwagon MVC]