Gilbert Cates
Gilbert Cates was a producer and director of television game shows by the late 1950s, and in the '60s, he produced Broadway plays. He debuted as a director in 1970, adapting one of those plays, the do...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
06/05/1934
New York City, NY |
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Johnny Depp's overweight movie mum loses 250 pounds
August 09, 2012 1:00pm ESTThe overweight actress who portrayed Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp's morbidly obese mother in What's Eating Gilbert Grape has lost close to 250 pounds (113 kilograms) after a series of near-death health issues.
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88 Minutes Review
April 18, 2008 1:41pm EST88 Minutes? How about five? That’s about all you’re going to be able to stomach watching this hackneyed mess.
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Fast Food Nation Review
November 17, 2006 6:07am ESTChow down on this taste of life inside the meat packing and “Happy Meal” Fast Food Nation.
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Wanted: An Oscar Host
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 14, 2000 -- You loved his cameo-filled opening sequence, the side gags, his effervescent personality and, most of all, the way he made the usually tedious Oscar telecast fun and fast. So who isn't going to miss Billy Crystal just a little bit at this year's Academy Awards? "I like Billy Crystal. I know [he won't be hosting], but I'd like to talk to him about that because he is my favorite. I think he is the best," Jennifer Love Hewitt told Hollywood.com at the Fire and Ice Ball f
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Oscar Names Producer, Golden Globes Names Entries
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 13, 2000 -- Billy Crystal has said that he won't return to hosting the Oscars this year, but one thing is for sure: Gilbert Cates will reprise his role as producer of the awards telecast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Robert Rehme announced today that Cates will produce the this year's Oscar telecast. This would mark the 10th time that Cates has served in the post, the most ever for anyone in the awards history. "There won't be much of a learning curve
