Billy Crystal
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
03/13/1948
Long Beach, NY |
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ROLE CALL: Adam Sandler's Non-Specific Specifics
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 23, 2000 -- It doesn't get any less specific than this: Adam Sandler is set to star in an untitled, unwritten, uncast romantic comedy for New Line Cinema. While the movie sounds barely formed, today's Daily Variety assures us that it will "take [Sandler] in the direction he has been headed toward with 'The Wedding Singer' and 'Big Daddy.' " Meaning it'll make him a lot of money? COWBOYS AND COWGIRL: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett are locked in fo
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TV STUFF: Oscar Ratings Bad, Not 'Titanic'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif. March 27, 2000 -- Yes, the Oscars were inescapable Sunday night. How could they not be? They only ran for, like, 10 (well, four-plus) hours. Early estimates this morning say 78 million incredibly patient and tolerant individuals watched all, or part, of ABC's marathon Academy Awards broadcast. In the nation's biggest markets, the show -- which marked the return of host Billy Crystal and the crowning of "American Beauty" as Best Picture -- pulled a 31.7 rating. If that numbe
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Oscar Hero to Get His Reward (and Tix to Show)!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTLOS ANGELES, March 23, 2000 -- He's not getting an Oscar, but he is getting the booty. And a ticket to the main event to boot. For Hollywood.com's complete Oscar coverage, go here. Willie Fulgear, the man who found 52 out of 55 stolen Oscars, was presented here today with a $50,000 reward for returning the MIA gold-plated statuettes, which he found while rummaging around a garbage bin. "It feels good," said Fulgear, the 61-year-old self-employed scrap-metal dealer said at an afternoon press
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EXTRA: Are the Oscars Jinxed?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 10, 2000 -- "Fight Club" wasn't within spitting distance of a Best Picture nomination. But to the organizers of the 2000 Oscars, macho soap salesman Brad Pitt is a winner. Brad Pitt The actor has signed up to be a presenter at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards, organizers announced today. Now, normally this sort of thing is no big deal -- it's a rather routine gesture for the biggest stars in Hollywood -- except for the fact Pitt reportedly had earlier declined the
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Psychics Agree Ñ 'Friends' Not Cursed!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 -- So, is the "Friends" curse over?This past weekend saw the nation's top box-office spots filled by "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Hanging Up" -- two films starring two, yes, "Friends." ("Yards," with Matthew Perry, took in a strong $15.9 million; "Hanging Up," with Lisa Kudrow, $15.7 million.) "Friends" For a time, box-office analysts found themselves pondering if the six primary cast members of the popular sitcom might not have some type of hideous spell c
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NEWSMAKERS: Jerry Lewis, 'Ladies' Man'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2000 -- He who laughs last ... is a she, it seems.After shocking the audience at last week's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival by saying he didn't like female comedians (and didn't love Lucy!), Jerry Lewis has done the remedial tail-tuck between the legs and issued a statement offering his "humble apology" for his comments at the Aspen, Colorado, event. Jerry Lewis "There are times when half-statements get misinterpreted, and that's what happened at the Aspen U.S. Comedy
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NEWSMAKERS: Catherine Douglas or Catherine Zeta-Douglas?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2000 -- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston can relax; they are now surpassed in the couples rumor mill by the betrothed Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. So we're here to quash some buzzings and entertain you with others. The latest rumor is that Zeta-Jones wants to take Douglas' name after they wed, according to the New York Daily News. Does this make her Catherine Douglas or Catherine Zeta-Douglas? We're not sure. But while we find out, we can tell you that sh
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NEWSMAKERS: 'Ally McBeal' Co-star's Tabloid Tale
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2000 - Want to get the goods on an "Ally McBeal" co-star's "undisclosed medical condition"? Then get thee to a supermarket and guiltily pick up the Feb. 15 edition of the Star -- wherein said "Ally McBeal" co-star seemingly spills the beans her very own self. According to the article, tastefully titled "'Ally McBeal' Beauty Locked Up in Psycho Ward," actress Lisa Nicole Carson, who plays Ally's roommate Renee Radick on Fox's hit legal-eagle series, says she requi
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Hunting Season Opens for Hollywood Awards
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- The People's Choice Awards are (almost) here - and so is every other blinkin' award show. The People's Choice bash, to be broadcast tonight at 9pm (EST/PST) on CBS, kicks off Hollywood's action- and hardware-packed awards season. By the end of March, if you're not polishing a fancy paperweight, you're just not trying. (Either that, or your agent stinks.) Savvy industry insiders monitor these awards carefully, knowing that kudos from critics' circles and trad
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Psychics Agree - 'Friends' Not Cursed!
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTThis past weekend saw the nation's top box-office spots filled by "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Hanging Up" -- two films starring two, yes, "Friends." ("Yards," with Matthew Perry, took in a strong $15.9 million; "Hanging Up," with Lisa Kudrow, $15.7 million.) For a time, box-office analysts found themselves pondering if the six primary cast members of the popular sitcom might not have some type of hideous spell cast upon them, at least when it came to their big-screen forays. Alone, Courteney Cox
