On December 1, 2018, Bette Midler will celebrate her 73rd birthday. Midler has had one of the most varied and successful careers in show business encompassing success on stage, screen and in the recording industry. She shows no signs of slowing down either since she has just completed one of her most successful ventures ever, starring for a year on Broadway in the revival of the musical “Hello Dolly!” That performance earned her a Tony Award as Best Actress in Musical. She has also won three Emmys, three Grammys, and three Golden Globes over the course of her career. One of the Emmys came for her much loved classic television moment when she sang on the second to last episode of Johnny Carson’s tenure as host of “The Tonight Show.”
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- 12/1/2018
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
On December 1, 2018, Bette Midler will celebrate her 73rd birthday. Midler has had one of the most varied and successful careers in show business encompassing success on stage, screen and in the recording industry. She shows no signs of slowing down either since she has just completed one of her most successful ventures ever, starring for a year on Broadway in the revival of the musical “Hello Dolly!” That performance earned her a Tony Award as Best Actress in Musical. She has also won three Emmys, three Grammys, and three Golden Globes over the course of her career. One of the Emmys came for her much loved classic television moment when she sang on the second to last episode of Johnny Carson’s tenure as host of “The Tonight Show.”
Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but left during her sophomore year of college to pursue a career in New York on the stage.
Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but left during her sophomore year of college to pursue a career in New York on the stage.
- 12/1/2018
- by Robert Pius, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Admit it: You've seen "Dirty Dancing" more times than you'd care to admit. You're drawn in by its blend of music, dance, nostalgia, and romance between macho-yet-tender Johnny (Patrick Swayze) and awkward-yet-brave Baby (Jennifer Grey) every time it's on TV. Which is often: it seems to have been running on endless loop since its release 25 years ago, on August 21, 1987. Still, as much as you love "Dirty Dancing," you may not realize how often the production skirted disaster, from almost not being made at all, to almost not casting Swayze, to almost cutting a key subplot to please a squeamish potential corporate sponsor, to its catastrophic test screenings that almost led the film's backers to let the film go unreleased and write it off as a bad investment. How did all that trauma lead to moviegoers having the time of their lives? Read on. 1. Writer/producer Eleanor Bergstein based the story on her own childhood.
- 8/20/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
(Mark Rydell directing John Wayne in The Cowboys, above.)
By Jon Zelazny
(Note: This interview is also appearing at Eight Million Stories.)
June 11th marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of screen legend John Wayne. Most of the directors who made his classic films are of course long gone as well, so I was very pleased to sit down with Mark Rydell, director of The Cowboys (1972), the epic cattle drive saga most Western fans regard as Wayne’s last great starring role.
Rydell began directing theater in New York City in the early sixties, and went on to television and movies, including hits like The Rose (1979) and On Golden Pond (1981). We met at The Actors Studio in West Hollywood, where he and co-director Martin Landau continue to moderate acting classes.
Jon: When did you first join The Actors Studio?
Mark Rydell: The fifties. I went through the Neighborhood...
By Jon Zelazny
(Note: This interview is also appearing at Eight Million Stories.)
June 11th marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of screen legend John Wayne. Most of the directors who made his classic films are of course long gone as well, so I was very pleased to sit down with Mark Rydell, director of The Cowboys (1972), the epic cattle drive saga most Western fans regard as Wayne’s last great starring role.
Rydell began directing theater in New York City in the early sixties, and went on to television and movies, including hits like The Rose (1979) and On Golden Pond (1981). We met at The Actors Studio in West Hollywood, where he and co-director Martin Landau continue to moderate acting classes.
Jon: When did you first join The Actors Studio?
Mark Rydell: The fifties. I went through the Neighborhood...
- 6/17/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Anthony Pellicano, the former celebrity private eye who set up shop on the Sunset Strip and boasted clients who were some of Hollywood's rich and powerful, was found guilty Thursday of racketeering, wiretapping and running a criminal enterprise.
Pellicano, who represented himself at trial and called just one witness, sat still and showed little emotion as Judge Dale Fischer read the jury's verdict, convicting him of all but one of the 77 counts against him. Sentencing is set for Sept. 24.
The jury found that Pellicano wiretapped a who's who of Hollywood, including CAA's Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane; Sylvester Stallone; Garry Shandling and his former girlfriend, actress Linda Doucett; Kevin Nealon and his wife at the time, Linda Nealon; producer Vincent "Bo" Zenga, his wife, Zorianna Kit, and brother, Jerome Zenga; Keith Carradine and his wife, Hayley Dumond; the late producer Aaron Russo, his sons, Max and Samuel, and his longtime girlfriend, Heidi Gregg; and Anita Busch, former editor of The Hollywood Reporter.
Busch, who was in court to hear the verdicts, said: "The full story of Pellicano's reach has yet to be told. To Pellicano and his wealthy clients, 'winning' meant obliterating someone's life and livelihood. They saw the media as just another weapon in their arsenal and used and abused it to go after anyone in their cross hairs."
Attorney Neville Johnson, who represents Russo's estate in a civil suit against Pellicano, added: "It's a big day. I'm not surprised.
Pellicano, who represented himself at trial and called just one witness, sat still and showed little emotion as Judge Dale Fischer read the jury's verdict, convicting him of all but one of the 77 counts against him. Sentencing is set for Sept. 24.
The jury found that Pellicano wiretapped a who's who of Hollywood, including CAA's Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane; Sylvester Stallone; Garry Shandling and his former girlfriend, actress Linda Doucett; Kevin Nealon and his wife at the time, Linda Nealon; producer Vincent "Bo" Zenga, his wife, Zorianna Kit, and brother, Jerome Zenga; Keith Carradine and his wife, Hayley Dumond; the late producer Aaron Russo, his sons, Max and Samuel, and his longtime girlfriend, Heidi Gregg; and Anita Busch, former editor of The Hollywood Reporter.
Busch, who was in court to hear the verdicts, said: "The full story of Pellicano's reach has yet to be told. To Pellicano and his wealthy clients, 'winning' meant obliterating someone's life and livelihood. They saw the media as just another weapon in their arsenal and used and abused it to go after anyone in their cross hairs."
Attorney Neville Johnson, who represents Russo's estate in a civil suit against Pellicano, added: "It's a big day. I'm not surprised.
- 5/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Foul-mouthed taped audio conversations more reminiscent of HBO's The Sopranos than a courtroom were played Tuesday for the jury in the federal wiretapping and racketeering case against former celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano.
The recordings, made by Pellicano at his Sunset Boulevard office, were of talks between the private eye and his client Adam Sender, a New York hedge fund manager.
Pellicano and four others are on trial on charges of wiretapping and racketeering.
Sender had hired Pellicano to investigate the late producer Aaron Russo (Trading Places). Sender testified that he had loaned $1.1 million to Russo in 1999 to start up two joint ventures, a film production company and a dot-com to sell holistic medicine.
But Russo, who died last year of cancer, never delivered on the investment, Sender said, and so he filed suit against the producer to recover the money. Sender brought in Pellicano on the advice of his attorney, Bert Fields, after Russo managed to elude being served with court papers for a year. Sender testified that it became evident that Pellicano was wiretapping his adversary.
"I want to make this guy's life as miserable as possible," Sender told Pellicano in one profanity-laced conversation.
The recordings, made by Pellicano at his Sunset Boulevard office, were of talks between the private eye and his client Adam Sender, a New York hedge fund manager.
Pellicano and four others are on trial on charges of wiretapping and racketeering.
Sender had hired Pellicano to investigate the late producer Aaron Russo (Trading Places). Sender testified that he had loaned $1.1 million to Russo in 1999 to start up two joint ventures, a film production company and a dot-com to sell holistic medicine.
But Russo, who died last year of cancer, never delivered on the investment, Sender said, and so he filed suit against the producer to recover the money. Sender brought in Pellicano on the advice of his attorney, Bert Fields, after Russo managed to elude being served with court papers for a year. Sender testified that it became evident that Pellicano was wiretapping his adversary.
"I want to make this guy's life as miserable as possible," Sender told Pellicano in one profanity-laced conversation.
Comedian Chris Rock hired Hollywood detective Anthony Pellicano to find incriminating information on a woman who filed a paternity claim against him. The private eye allegedly searched confidential criminal databases for incriminating information on Hungarian model Monika Zsibrita, according to court records. Rock's spokesperson, Matt Labov, confirmed Monday that the comedian's representatives had hired Pellicano, after the model alleged she was pregnant with Rock's child in 1999. Rock was separated from his wife when he met Zsibrita and two subsequent DNA tests revealed that he was not the child's father. Labov said that Pellicano, at the time he was retained, had an "excellent reputation" as an investigator and that no one associated with Rock had any idea he would illegally access police files, as federal authorities have alleged. Labov explains, "No one from our camp would have ever knowingly entered into an agreement with Pellicano to do anything illegal." Zsibrita is planning to file a claim against the City of Los Angeles, alleging that her civil rights were violated because her confidential records were turned over to Pellicano. According to her lawyer, Neville Johnson, "She is very upset to learn that her privacy was violated in various ways." Pellicano, 61, is currently behind bars awaiting trial for the illegal wiretapping of powerful Hollywood stars, including actors Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine, comedian Garry Shandling, and producer Aaron Russo. He has pleaded not guilty.
- 4/26/2006
- WENN
Nicole Kidman was reportedly questioned by the FBI over private detective Anthony Pellicano's alleged, illegal wiretapping. A recording of the Cold Mountain actress talking to her ex-husband Tom Cruise was found in Pellicano's office in 2002, reports gossip site PageSix.com. The recording was made shortly after the golden couple announced they were splitting in February 2001. During their divorce, Cruise hired Los Angeles matrimonial lawyer Dennis Wasser - who had often used Pellicano's services - while Kidman was represented by New York lawyer Bill Beslow, who consulted private detective Richie Di Sabatino. Sabatino admits he was stunned to hear Kidman had allegedly been taped, saying, "We swept her phones and put on an encryption device, so she couldn't be wire-tapped. We tried to keep one step ahead. (The tapes the FBI heard) was probably from Tom's phone. Pellicano used to tap his own clients. They (Cruise and Kidman) settled quietly and relatively fast, and nothing came out except for one story in the National Enquirer, which was Pellicano's tabloid of choice." Pellicano, 61, pleaded not guilty last month to charges of racketeering, interception of electronic communications and other offences in a Los Angeles court. Besides Kidman and Cruise, Pellicano has also been accused of tapping the phones of Sylvester Stallone, Keith Carradine and producer Aaron Russo.
- 3/17/2006
- WENN
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