Celeb News Aggregate
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Hundreds of stars are expected at the British Academy Television Awards in London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane tomorrow
Baftas Chris Tarrant Brass Eye Tonya Harding Lance Bass Paramount Pictures War of the Worlds HG Wells Lisa Bonet Cosby Show Reunion NBC the Osbournes MTV Nirvana Courtney Love Krist Novoselic David Grohl EminemRobert Urich Antonio Banderas Anthony Quinn Award Rusty Burrell Judge Wapner The People's Court Animal Planet Jusge Wapner's Animal Court
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Following is a news story about 2001's celebrity deaths. Keywords are 2001 celebrity deaths obituaries Jack Lemmon George Harrison Beatle Grumpy Old Men Oscar Aaliyah Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek Carroll O'Connor Archie Bunker Perry Como Dale Evans Roy Rogers Ray Walston My Favorite Martian William Hanna The Flintstones Troy Donahue A Summer Place John Lee Hooker
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Actor Anthony Quinn, who died June 3 of respiratory failure at 86, was honored and remembered by friends and family Saturday.
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On Saturday, Anthony Quinn passed away from respiratory failure, robbing Hollywood of a true legend. He was 86. The two-time Academy Award winner's tempestuous screen image matched his much-publicized, unquenchable thirst for life.
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HOLLYWOOD, March 11, 2001 -- Never underestimate the power of love.
Actress Lauren Holly, last seen in the Mel Gibson hit "What Women Want," has wed Toronto-born investment banker Francis Greco, the Toronto Sun reported.
This is Holly's third marriage, her most notable nuptials were with comedian Jim Carrey, whom she met on the set of "Dumb and Dumber" in 1994. Their on-again, off-again relationship was well documented in the tabloids. Her first marriage to Anthony Quinn's son, Danny, lasted from 1991-93.
The ceremony was held Saturday at Toronto's Holy Rosary Church.
Holly, who also starred in "Any Given Sunday" (1999) and "Turbulence" (1996), recently starred as Ethel Kennedy in the NBC mini-series, "Jackie, Ethel and Joan -- The Women of Camelot."
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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20, 2001 - Latin pop star Ricky Martin is currently in talks to star in "The Assassination," which is being described as a political thriller, The New York Post reports. Martin will also sing the movie's theme song and contribute to the soundtrack.
Filmmaker George A. Romero will be directing "
The Assassination" for Los Angeles-based Highland Crest Pictures. The film centers on the 1961 assassination of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. If Martin's negotiations go as planned, he will play the role of Tavito del al Maza, a noted revolutionary.
A big-name cast, including Oscar nominee Ed Harris, Oscar winners James Coburn and Anthony Quinn and singer Ricky Martin, are in advanced negotiations to participate in the film. According to the Post, Martin's reps said there have been discussions but no commitment from him on the acting sid
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2000 - Michael Eisner's stocking felt a little lighter last year.
That's because the Disney chief missed out on his Christmas bonus (which was $5 million in 1998), in the wake of unmagical financial days at the Magic Kingdom. Despite the entertainment giant's boffo year at the box office (Disney was No. 1 among the Hollywood studios), its flagging consumer products and licensing divisions cut into revenue.
But don't cry for Eisner. The longtime Disney CEO (he's been there since 1984) owned $68.4 million worth of unexercisable "in-the-money" stock options as of the end of September.
O'BOY FOR O'DONNELL: Rosie O'Donnell is a mother - again. The comic turned actress turned talk-show host has added to her brood with the adoption of a third child, son Blake Christopher, born one-month premature at 5 pounds, 5 ounces. O'Donnell tells today'