Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow caused a paparazzi frenzy on Wednesday when they had a mini “Friends” reunion at Craig’s restaurant in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Aniston Car Damaged after 'Friends' Reunion
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How 'Mad Men' Ended A Relationship For Actress Julia Ormond
Actress Julia Ormond takes "Mad Men" very seriously.
Ormond joined HuffPost Live on Thursday to discuss her series "Witches of East End" and her "Mad Men" role as the mother of Don Draper's wife Megan. During the conversation, she told host Ricky Camilleri that she once had a relationship end partially because of the AMC hit.
"I did say to ['Mad Men' creator] Matt Weiner at one point that a very committed relationship that I had actually came to an end and was finally over when he watched a 'Mad Men' episode without me. I was like, 'You're toast. We're done,'" Ormond said.
Ormond also discussed the infamous scene in which her character is caught in an awkward position with adman Roger Sterling. She also had quite the quip to describe how she felt about simulating oral sex: "At drama school, I learned that you should always looks for scenes with a bit of meat in them, so that was perfect."
The scene created big buzz during "Mad Men's" fifth season, but Ormond said it wasn't exactly easy to film.
"Sex scenes can be incredibly awkward to do, and it was probably one of the more awkward sex scenes that I've ever done," she said. "Sometimes you bail as an actor in terms of, 'I know what I really should do, only I just feel silly.' [What I should have done was] ask for a banana, because having to do that in his lap and trying to feel sexy was very weird."
Catch the full HuffPost Live conversation with Julia Ormond below.
Ormond joined HuffPost Live on Thursday to discuss her series "Witches of East End" and her "Mad Men" role as the mother of Don Draper's wife Megan. During the conversation, she told host Ricky Camilleri that she once had a relationship end partially because of the AMC hit.
"I did say to ['Mad Men' creator] Matt Weiner at one point that a very committed relationship that I had actually came to an end and was finally over when he watched a 'Mad Men' episode without me. I was like, 'You're toast. We're done,'" Ormond said.
Ormond also discussed the infamous scene in which her character is caught in an awkward position with adman Roger Sterling. She also had quite the quip to describe how she felt about simulating oral sex: "At drama school, I learned that you should always looks for scenes with a bit of meat in them, so that was perfect."
The scene created big buzz during "Mad Men's" fifth season, but Ormond said it wasn't exactly easy to film.
"Sex scenes can be incredibly awkward to do, and it was probably one of the more awkward sex scenes that I've ever done," she said. "Sometimes you bail as an actor in terms of, 'I know what I really should do, only I just feel silly.' [What I should have done was] ask for a banana, because having to do that in his lap and trying to feel sexy was very weird."
Catch the full HuffPost Live conversation with Julia Ormond below.
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Zach Braff Says His Parents Divorce Caused 'Life-Long Pain'
Zach Braff is an accomplished actor, writer and director, but despite his professional success, when asked about a pivotal moment that changed his life forever his answer was far from Hollywood.
In fact, the A-lister says it was his parents' divorce.
During a Reddit: Ask Me Anything session on Thursday, a fan asked the following question:
"In Garden State, your character says: 'It's really amazing how much of my life has been determined by a quarter-inch piece of plastic.' What has been the quarter-inch piece of plastic in your life?"
(For reference, the "quarter-inch piece of plastic" refers to a broken dishwasher latch in the film. Braff's character confesses that he pushed his mother one time when he was a kid, and because of the broken latch, she tripped over the open dishwasher door and was paralyzed. The act haunted him and changed his life forever.)
Responding about a pivotal moment in his own life, Braff said, "My parents divorce at a young age. I was shocked by it and it truly caused life-long pain that I'll always deal with."
Braff's parents divorced around the time he was in junior high school. In March 2014, he wrote a powerful essay for the New York Times in which he described that era of his life and how it pushed him into acting.
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In fact, the A-lister says it was his parents' divorce.
During a Reddit: Ask Me Anything session on Thursday, a fan asked the following question:
"In Garden State, your character says: 'It's really amazing how much of my life has been determined by a quarter-inch piece of plastic.' What has been the quarter-inch piece of plastic in your life?"
(For reference, the "quarter-inch piece of plastic" refers to a broken dishwasher latch in the film. Braff's character confesses that he pushed his mother one time when he was a kid, and because of the broken latch, she tripped over the open dishwasher door and was paralyzed. The act haunted him and changed his life forever.)
Responding about a pivotal moment in his own life, Braff said, "My parents divorce at a young age. I was shocked by it and it truly caused life-long pain that I'll always deal with."
Braff's parents divorced around the time he was in junior high school. In March 2014, he wrote a powerful essay for the New York Times in which he described that era of his life and how it pushed him into acting.
"I was a melancholic child. Worried, anxious. I never felt as if I belonged anywhere, as if I were a foreign exchange student living among the other kids, who seemed predestined to love sports. Add to that alienation the fact that my parents were going through a divorce, and I was truly treading water. But in that junior high school auditorium, I felt like I’d discovered a secret I didn’t even know was being whispered. There was a place where I might belong: It was the Theater, and I was sold."
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13 Facts You May Not Know About Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Fifteen years ago, on July 16, 1999, Stanley Kubrick's final film, "Eyes Wide Shut," opened nationwide. Setting records for the longest shoot in movie history, it was an excruciating labor of love for lead stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman -- one that would often be traced back to the alleged start of their marriage's decline. Throughout the process, cryptic reports implied that Kubrick's obsessive perfectionism had reached peak levels, which was especially eyebrow-raising given the film's sexual explicitness. The director, who won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "2001: A Space Odyssey," died of a heart attack in March 1999, days after screening the final cut. Had he lived, perhaps we'd have more perspective on the movie's production -- or perhaps not, as Kubrick was notoriously reclusive.
An excerpt from Amy Nicholson's book, "Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor," printed in Vanity Fair, offers details about the project's goings-on. Coupled with a 1999 Entertainment Weekly article pegged to the film's release and a Los Angeles Times report about its box-office expectations, the passage reveals some things you may not know about "Eyes Wide Shut."
1. Kubrick always intended to cast an actual married couple as the movie's leads, but Cruise and Kidman weren't who he had in mind. The initial pair he thought of was Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
2. Sidney Pollack's role first went to Harvey Keitel, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
3. Jennifer Jason Leigh was originally tapped to play Marion Nathanson but left mid-production due to scheduling conflicts. Marie Richardson wound up playing that part.
4. When Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise arrived in London in the fall of 1996 to shoot the movie, they expected to be wrapped and back in Los Angeles by the following spring. Instead, the production didn't conclude until January 1998, making it the Guinness World Record's longest-running film shoot in history. (Kidman and Cruise reportedly signed open-ended contracts that stated they'd stick with the project no matter how long it took to complete.)
5. To say Kubrick is a perfectionist is an understatement: His intent was to film scenes so many times that it would wear down his actors and they'd forget the cameras existed. During the course of shooting "Eyes Wide Shut," the director filmed 95 takes of Cruise walking through a door.
6. Cruise was so anxious about giving the legendary director what he wanted that he developed an ulcer. He never told Kubrick.
7. Frenzied tabloids ran reports that Cruise and Kidman's marriage was crumbling in late '90s. If anything, that notion was only enhanced by their "Eyes Wide Shut" dynamic. Kubrick coaxed the couple into sharing their personal reservations about the marriage with him, in turn transferring those troubles onto their characters, Bill and Alice. Kidman called it a kind of "brutally honest" anti-therapy, as no one asked how they felt about each other's criticisms.
8. Director Todd Field ("Little Children," "In the Bedroom"), who starred in the movie as piano player Nick Nightingale, said of Kidman and Cruise: “You’ve never seen two actors more completely subservient and prostrate themselves at the feet of a director.”
9. Kubrick was terrified of flying, so instead of traveling to New York City to shoot in Greenwich Village, he built a top-secret replica of the neighborhood at England's Pinewood Studios. A set designer was sent to measure the exact width of the streets and distance between newspaper stands.
10. Kubrick allowed only a skeleton crew to remain on the set throughout filming. One rare outsider permitted to watch the action unfold was "Boogie Nights" director Paul Thomas Anderson. Cruise was in talks for the lead role in Anderson's "Magnolia" and had to sneak him past security. ''I asked [Kubrick], 'Do you always work with so few people?' Anderson recalled. "He gave me this look and said, 'Why? How many people do you need?' I felt like such a Hollywood asshole.''
11. Cruise isn't the only actor who filmed dozens of takes. Vinessa Shaw, who played the prostitute Domino, recalled having shot about 90 takes for a single scene.
12. Had Kubrick not died before the movie opened, he may still be making adjustments to it today, like he did with "The Shining" after its release. "I think Stanley would have been tinkering with it for the next 20 years," Kidman said. "He was still tinkering with movies he made decades ago. He was never finished. It was never perfect enough."
13. Warner Bros. wanted a $20 million opening weekend to consider the movie a success. It surpassed that, grossing $21.7 million across 2,400 screens. Marketing tracking studies for the film showed it had an awareness level of 78 but lacked the first-choice status among moviegoers that other summer fare like "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Big Daddy" saw.
Pollack, Kidman and Cruise at the movie's July 13, 1999, world premiere in Los Angeles:
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An excerpt from Amy Nicholson's book, "Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor," printed in Vanity Fair, offers details about the project's goings-on. Coupled with a 1999 Entertainment Weekly article pegged to the film's release and a Los Angeles Times report about its box-office expectations, the passage reveals some things you may not know about "Eyes Wide Shut."
1. Kubrick always intended to cast an actual married couple as the movie's leads, but Cruise and Kidman weren't who he had in mind. The initial pair he thought of was Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
2. Sidney Pollack's role first went to Harvey Keitel, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
3. Jennifer Jason Leigh was originally tapped to play Marion Nathanson but left mid-production due to scheduling conflicts. Marie Richardson wound up playing that part.
4. When Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise arrived in London in the fall of 1996 to shoot the movie, they expected to be wrapped and back in Los Angeles by the following spring. Instead, the production didn't conclude until January 1998, making it the Guinness World Record's longest-running film shoot in history. (Kidman and Cruise reportedly signed open-ended contracts that stated they'd stick with the project no matter how long it took to complete.)
5. To say Kubrick is a perfectionist is an understatement: His intent was to film scenes so many times that it would wear down his actors and they'd forget the cameras existed. During the course of shooting "Eyes Wide Shut," the director filmed 95 takes of Cruise walking through a door.
6. Cruise was so anxious about giving the legendary director what he wanted that he developed an ulcer. He never told Kubrick.
7. Frenzied tabloids ran reports that Cruise and Kidman's marriage was crumbling in late '90s. If anything, that notion was only enhanced by their "Eyes Wide Shut" dynamic. Kubrick coaxed the couple into sharing their personal reservations about the marriage with him, in turn transferring those troubles onto their characters, Bill and Alice. Kidman called it a kind of "brutally honest" anti-therapy, as no one asked how they felt about each other's criticisms.
8. Director Todd Field ("Little Children," "In the Bedroom"), who starred in the movie as piano player Nick Nightingale, said of Kidman and Cruise: “You’ve never seen two actors more completely subservient and prostrate themselves at the feet of a director.”
9. Kubrick was terrified of flying, so instead of traveling to New York City to shoot in Greenwich Village, he built a top-secret replica of the neighborhood at England's Pinewood Studios. A set designer was sent to measure the exact width of the streets and distance between newspaper stands.
10. Kubrick allowed only a skeleton crew to remain on the set throughout filming. One rare outsider permitted to watch the action unfold was "Boogie Nights" director Paul Thomas Anderson. Cruise was in talks for the lead role in Anderson's "Magnolia" and had to sneak him past security. ''I asked [Kubrick], 'Do you always work with so few people?' Anderson recalled. "He gave me this look and said, 'Why? How many people do you need?' I felt like such a Hollywood asshole.''
11. Cruise isn't the only actor who filmed dozens of takes. Vinessa Shaw, who played the prostitute Domino, recalled having shot about 90 takes for a single scene.
12. Had Kubrick not died before the movie opened, he may still be making adjustments to it today, like he did with "The Shining" after its release. "I think Stanley would have been tinkering with it for the next 20 years," Kidman said. "He was still tinkering with movies he made decades ago. He was never finished. It was never perfect enough."
13. Warner Bros. wanted a $20 million opening weekend to consider the movie a success. It surpassed that, grossing $21.7 million across 2,400 screens. Marketing tracking studies for the film showed it had an awareness level of 78 but lacked the first-choice status among moviegoers that other summer fare like "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Big Daddy" saw.
Pollack, Kidman and Cruise at the movie's July 13, 1999, world premiere in Los Angeles:
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Willie Tanner On 'ALF': 'Memba Him?
Max Wright is best known for place the out of this world patriarch Willie Tanner -- who plays host to the hilarious martian -- in the late '80s sci-fi comedy "ALF." Guess what he looks like now!
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26 Disney Channel Stars Come Together For A Fun Cover Of 'Do You Want To Build A Snowman?'
What could possibly unite 26 of Disney Channel's biggest stars? A new rendition of "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" from "Frozen," of course.
In honor of Disney's "Frozen" weekend, the stars got together to shoot a music video of one of the film's most popular songs. Featured in the video are stars from "Austin and Ally," "Liv and Maddie," "Good Luck, Charlie." and more. In the video above, you can see a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of this star-packed music video, including some sneak peaks of the song and a lot of goofing around.
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The full music video is set to premiere today on the Disney Channel app, with the song also debuting on Radio Disney -- so yes, you're about to have the song stuck in your head for another month!
In honor of Disney's "Frozen" weekend, the stars got together to shoot a music video of one of the film's most popular songs. Featured in the video are stars from "Austin and Ally," "Liv and Maddie," "Good Luck, Charlie." and more. In the video above, you can see a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of this star-packed music video, including some sneak peaks of the song and a lot of goofing around.
The full music video is set to premiere today on the Disney Channel app, with the song also debuting on Radio Disney -- so yes, you're about to have the song stuck in your head for another month!
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Broadway Lights Will Be Dimmed In Elaine Stritch's Memory
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway marquees will be dimmed in memory of a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress who epitomized New York and the theater world.
Elaine Stritch died Thursday at age 89 in her home state of Michigan. She was far from her longtime adopted home. But Broadway — and New York —immediately sent their love. The marquees of the Great White Way will be dimmed for one minute at 7:45 p.m. Eastern on Friday.
The feisty actress found new fans as Alec Baldwin's mother on television's "30 Rock." But she was best known for her stage work — especially her candid one-woman memoir and in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Company."
Broadway League Executive Director Charlotte St. Martin says Stritch will always be remembered as an important part of Broadway's rich history.
Elaine Stritch died Thursday at age 89 in her home state of Michigan. She was far from her longtime adopted home. But Broadway — and New York —immediately sent their love. The marquees of the Great White Way will be dimmed for one minute at 7:45 p.m. Eastern on Friday.
The feisty actress found new fans as Alec Baldwin's mother on television's "30 Rock." But she was best known for her stage work — especially her candid one-woman memoir and in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Company."
Broadway League Executive Director Charlotte St. Martin says Stritch will always be remembered as an important part of Broadway's rich history.
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Let Chrissy Teigen's Blond Hair Be Your Guide To Lightened Locks
Going from brown to blonde can be risky business. Nobody wants to revisit the chunky highlight trend of 2004, and overdoing it with the bleach can be just as tragic. So before you head to the salon for a lightened look, you might want to pull up a recent photo of Chrissy Teigen, who just perfected the summer trend.
Teigen recently made the switch from brunette to sun-kissed blond, and like most everything she does, she totally nailed the look:
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The 28-year-old model's stylist, Tracey Cunningham, posted an adorable Instagram of Teigen as a blonde baby, next to a shot of her as a blonde now:
No wonder it looks so natural!
Teigen recently made the switch from brunette to sun-kissed blond, and like most everything she does, she totally nailed the look:
The 28-year-old model's stylist, Tracey Cunningham, posted an adorable Instagram of Teigen as a blonde baby, next to a shot of her as a blonde now:
No wonder it looks so natural!
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Second Wave Of Teen Choice Awards 2014 Nominees Revealed
Another batch of Teen Choice Awards nominees were announced yesterday, just in time for the live show's premiere next month.
The first wave has already been revealed, making the big event even more star-studded. Leading the way in movies is "22 Jump Street," with seven nominations in the eight film categories. Iggy Azalea was nominated four times in music and another for Style Icon.
Other nominees are Ansel Elgort, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley, Melissa McCarthy, Ashley Benson, Kendall Jenner, Fifth Harmony and Lorde.
The Teen Choice Awards will air live on Sunday, August 10 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Scroll down for the full list of second wave nominees, or visit the official Teen Choice Awards website for more information.
Are you impressed with the TCA nominees? Tell us in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen.
MOVIES
Choice Movie Villain
Michael Fassbender, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Jamie Foxx, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
Kelsey Grammer, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Kate Winslet, "Divergent"
Donald Sutherland, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Choice Movie Scene Stealer
Sam Claflin, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Nicholas Hoult, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Anthony Mackie, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Ellen Page, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Nat Wolff, "The Fault In Our Stars"
Choice Movie Breakout Star
Ansel Elgort, "Divergent" and "The Fault in Our Stars"
Theo James, "Divergent"
Elizabeth Olsen, "Godzilla"
Nicola Peltz, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Wyatt Russell, "22 Jump Street"
Choice Movie Chemistry
Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton, "The Other Woman"
Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff and Shailene Woodley, "The Fault in Our Stars"
Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, "22 Jump Street"
Choice Movie Liplock
Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter, "We're The Millers"
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, "The Fault In Our Stars"
Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Godzilla, "Godzilla"
Kevin Hart, "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"
Ice Cube, "22 Jump Street"
Jason Sudeikis, "We're The Millers"
Choice Summer Movie
"22 Jump Street"
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
"Earth to Echo"
"Hercules"
"Think Like a Man Too"
"Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Choice Summer Movie Star
Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"
Dwayne Johnson, "Hercules"
Melissa McCarthy, "Tammy"
Channing Tatum, "22 Jump Street"
Mark Wahlberg, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
TELEVISION
Choice TV Villain
Robbie Kay, "Once Upon A Time"
Jane Lynch, GLEE
Dylan O'Brien, "Teen Wolf"
Janel Parrish, "Pretty Little Liars"
Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Reality Personality - Male
Nick Cannon, "America's Got Talent"
Rob Dyrdek, "Ridiculousness"
Adam Levine, "The Voice"
Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, "Catfish: The TV Show"
Ryan Seacrest, AMERICAN IDOL XIII
Choice TV Reality Personality - Female
Cat Deeley, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Abby Lee Miller, "Dance Moms"
Jennifer Lopez, AMERICAN IDOL XIII
Shakira, "The Voice"
The Kardashians and Jenner Sisters, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"
Choice TV Male Scene Stealer
Darren Criss, GLEE
Adam DeVine, "Modern Family"
Tyler Hoechlin, "Teen Wolf"
Tahj Mowry, "Baby Daddy"
Michael Trevino, "The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Female Scene Stealer
Sarah Hyland, "Modern Family"
Candice Accola, "The Vampire Diaries"
Eden Sher, "The Middle"
Naya Rivera, GLEE
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Choice TV Female Breakout Star
Nicole Beharie, SLEEPY HOLLOW
Dove Cameron, "Liv & Maddie"
Adelaide Kane, "Reign"
Sasha Pieterse, "Pretty Little Liars"
Emily Bett Rickards, "Arrow"
Choice TV: Male Breakout Star
Richard Brancatisano, "Chasing Life"
Brett Dalton, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Tom Mison, SLEEPY HOLLOW
Miguel Pinzon, "Mystery Girls"
Toby Regbo, "Reign"
Choice TV: Breakout Show
"Being Mary Jane"
"Chasing Life"
"Faking It"
"Reign"
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Choice Summer TV Show
"Baby Daddy"
"Girl Meets World"
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
"Under The Dome"
"Wipeout"
"Young & Hungry"
Choice Summer TV Star: Male
Jean-Luc Bilodeau, "Baby Daddy"
Tyler Blackburn, "Pretty Little Liars"
David Lambert, "The Fosters"
Tyler Posey, "Teen Wolf"
Mike Vogel, "Under the Dome"
Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Ashley Benson, "Pretty Little Liars"
Shay Mitchell, "Pretty Little Liars"
Emily Osment, "Young & Hungry"
Cierra Ramirez, "The Fosters"
Italia Ricci, "Chasing Life"
MUSIC
Choice Country Song
"Bartender," Lady Antebellum
"Beachin,'" Jake Owen
"Play It Again," Luke Bryan
"Somethin' Bad," Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
"This is How We Roll," Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
Choice Single Female Artist
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Let It Go," Idina Menzel
"Problem," Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
"Team," Lorde
Choice Single Male Artist
"Happy," Pharrell Williams
"Mmm Yeah," Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull
"Sing," Ed Sheeran
"Stay With Me," Sam Smith
"Talk Dirty," Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz
Choice Single Group
"Bo$$," Fifth Harmony
"Me and My Broken Heart," Rixton
"Rude," Magic!
"She Looks So Perfect," 5 Seconds of Summer
"Story of My Life," One Direction
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
"All of Me," John Legend
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Na Na," Trey Songz
"Pills N Potions," Nicki Minaj
"Turn Down For What," DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Choice Rock Song
"Ain't It Fun," Paramore
"Love Runs Out," OneRepublic
"Maps," Maroon 5
"Pompeii," Bastille
"On Top of the World," Imagine Dragons
Choice EDM Song
"#Selfie," The Chainsmokers
"Animals," Martin Garrix
"Latch," Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
"Summer," Calvin Harris
"Wake Me Up," Avicii
Choice Love Song
"All of Me," John Legend
"Boom Clap," Charli XCX
"Not a Bad Thing," Justin Timberlake
"Somebody to You," The Vamps featuring Demi Lovato
"You & I," One Direction
Choice Break-Up Song
"Amnesia," 5 Seconds of Summer
"Break Free," Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
"Miss Movin' On," Fifth Harmony
"Really Don't Care," Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd
"Story of My Life," One Direction
Choice Music Breakout Artist
Becky G
Austin Mahone
Rita Ora
Cody Simpson
Zendaya
Choice Music: Breakout Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
MKTO
Rixton
The Vamps
Choice Summer Song
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Really Don't Care," Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd
"Rude," Magic!
"Summer," Calvin Harris
"Wiggle," Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg
Choice Summer Music Star: Female
Ariana Grande
Iggy Azalea
Becky G
Demi Lovato
Nicki Minaj
Choice Summer Music Star: Male
Luke Bryan
Jason Derulo
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams
Choice Summer Music Star: Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
Florida Georgia Line
Magic!
Rixton
Choice Summer Tour
Beyonce and Jay-Z, "On The Run Tour"
Justin Timberlake, "The 20/20 Experience World Tour"
Katy Perry, "The Prismatic World Tour"
Luke Bryan, "That's My Kind of Night Tour"
One Direction, "Where We Are Tour"
OTHER
Candie's Choice Style Icon
Iggy Azalea
Ashley Benson
Kendall Jenner
Emma Roberts
Zendaya
SPORTS
Choice Male Athlete
Kevin Durant
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Tim Howard
LeBron James
Johnny Manziel
Russell Wilson
Choice Female Athlete
Meryl Davis
Lucy Li
Candace Parker
Danica Patrick
Amy Purdy
Serena Williams
The first wave has already been revealed, making the big event even more star-studded. Leading the way in movies is "22 Jump Street," with seven nominations in the eight film categories. Iggy Azalea was nominated four times in music and another for Style Icon.
Other nominees are Ansel Elgort, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lawrence, Shailene Woodley, Melissa McCarthy, Ashley Benson, Kendall Jenner, Fifth Harmony and Lorde.
The Teen Choice Awards will air live on Sunday, August 10 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Scroll down for the full list of second wave nominees, or visit the official Teen Choice Awards website for more information.
Are you impressed with the TCA nominees? Tell us in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen.
MOVIES
Choice Movie Villain
Michael Fassbender, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Jamie Foxx, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
Kelsey Grammer, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Kate Winslet, "Divergent"
Donald Sutherland, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Choice Movie Scene Stealer
Sam Claflin, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Nicholas Hoult, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Anthony Mackie, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Ellen Page, "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
Nat Wolff, "The Fault In Our Stars"
Choice Movie Breakout Star
Ansel Elgort, "Divergent" and "The Fault in Our Stars"
Theo James, "Divergent"
Elizabeth Olsen, "Godzilla"
Nicola Peltz, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Wyatt Russell, "22 Jump Street"
Choice Movie Chemistry
Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton, "The Other Woman"
Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff and Shailene Woodley, "The Fault in Our Stars"
Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, "22 Jump Street"
Choice Movie Liplock
Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter, "We're The Millers"
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, "The Fault In Our Stars"
Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Godzilla, "Godzilla"
Kevin Hart, "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"
Ice Cube, "22 Jump Street"
Jason Sudeikis, "We're The Millers"
Choice Summer Movie
"22 Jump Street"
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
"Earth to Echo"
"Hercules"
"Think Like a Man Too"
"Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Choice Summer Movie Star
Jonah Hill, "22 Jump Street"
Dwayne Johnson, "Hercules"
Melissa McCarthy, "Tammy"
Channing Tatum, "22 Jump Street"
Mark Wahlberg, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
TELEVISION
Choice TV Villain
Robbie Kay, "Once Upon A Time"
Jane Lynch, GLEE
Dylan O'Brien, "Teen Wolf"
Janel Parrish, "Pretty Little Liars"
Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Reality Personality - Male
Nick Cannon, "America's Got Talent"
Rob Dyrdek, "Ridiculousness"
Adam Levine, "The Voice"
Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, "Catfish: The TV Show"
Ryan Seacrest, AMERICAN IDOL XIII
Choice TV Reality Personality - Female
Cat Deeley, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Abby Lee Miller, "Dance Moms"
Jennifer Lopez, AMERICAN IDOL XIII
Shakira, "The Voice"
The Kardashians and Jenner Sisters, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"
Choice TV Male Scene Stealer
Darren Criss, GLEE
Adam DeVine, "Modern Family"
Tyler Hoechlin, "Teen Wolf"
Tahj Mowry, "Baby Daddy"
Michael Trevino, "The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Female Scene Stealer
Sarah Hyland, "Modern Family"
Candice Accola, "The Vampire Diaries"
Eden Sher, "The Middle"
Naya Rivera, GLEE
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Choice TV Female Breakout Star
Nicole Beharie, SLEEPY HOLLOW
Dove Cameron, "Liv & Maddie"
Adelaide Kane, "Reign"
Sasha Pieterse, "Pretty Little Liars"
Emily Bett Rickards, "Arrow"
Choice TV: Male Breakout Star
Richard Brancatisano, "Chasing Life"
Brett Dalton, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Tom Mison, SLEEPY HOLLOW
Miguel Pinzon, "Mystery Girls"
Toby Regbo, "Reign"
Choice TV: Breakout Show
"Being Mary Jane"
"Chasing Life"
"Faking It"
"Reign"
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Choice Summer TV Show
"Baby Daddy"
"Girl Meets World"
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
"Under The Dome"
"Wipeout"
"Young & Hungry"
Choice Summer TV Star: Male
Jean-Luc Bilodeau, "Baby Daddy"
Tyler Blackburn, "Pretty Little Liars"
David Lambert, "The Fosters"
Tyler Posey, "Teen Wolf"
Mike Vogel, "Under the Dome"
Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Ashley Benson, "Pretty Little Liars"
Shay Mitchell, "Pretty Little Liars"
Emily Osment, "Young & Hungry"
Cierra Ramirez, "The Fosters"
Italia Ricci, "Chasing Life"
MUSIC
Choice Country Song
"Bartender," Lady Antebellum
"Beachin,'" Jake Owen
"Play It Again," Luke Bryan
"Somethin' Bad," Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
"This is How We Roll," Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
Choice Single Female Artist
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Let It Go," Idina Menzel
"Problem," Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
"Team," Lorde
Choice Single Male Artist
"Happy," Pharrell Williams
"Mmm Yeah," Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull
"Sing," Ed Sheeran
"Stay With Me," Sam Smith
"Talk Dirty," Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz
Choice Single Group
"Bo$$," Fifth Harmony
"Me and My Broken Heart," Rixton
"Rude," Magic!
"She Looks So Perfect," 5 Seconds of Summer
"Story of My Life," One Direction
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
"All of Me," John Legend
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Na Na," Trey Songz
"Pills N Potions," Nicki Minaj
"Turn Down For What," DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Choice Rock Song
"Ain't It Fun," Paramore
"Love Runs Out," OneRepublic
"Maps," Maroon 5
"Pompeii," Bastille
"On Top of the World," Imagine Dragons
Choice EDM Song
"#Selfie," The Chainsmokers
"Animals," Martin Garrix
"Latch," Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
"Summer," Calvin Harris
"Wake Me Up," Avicii
Choice Love Song
"All of Me," John Legend
"Boom Clap," Charli XCX
"Not a Bad Thing," Justin Timberlake
"Somebody to You," The Vamps featuring Demi Lovato
"You & I," One Direction
Choice Break-Up Song
"Amnesia," 5 Seconds of Summer
"Break Free," Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
"Miss Movin' On," Fifth Harmony
"Really Don't Care," Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd
"Story of My Life," One Direction
Choice Music Breakout Artist
Becky G
Austin Mahone
Rita Ora
Cody Simpson
Zendaya
Choice Music: Breakout Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
MKTO
Rixton
The Vamps
Choice Summer Song
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Really Don't Care," Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd
"Rude," Magic!
"Summer," Calvin Harris
"Wiggle," Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg
Choice Summer Music Star: Female
Ariana Grande
Iggy Azalea
Becky G
Demi Lovato
Nicki Minaj
Choice Summer Music Star: Male
Luke Bryan
Jason Derulo
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams
Choice Summer Music Star: Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
Florida Georgia Line
Magic!
Rixton
Choice Summer Tour
Beyonce and Jay-Z, "On The Run Tour"
Justin Timberlake, "The 20/20 Experience World Tour"
Katy Perry, "The Prismatic World Tour"
Luke Bryan, "That's My Kind of Night Tour"
One Direction, "Where We Are Tour"
OTHER
Candie's Choice Style Icon
Iggy Azalea
Ashley Benson
Kendall Jenner
Emma Roberts
Zendaya
SPORTS
Choice Male Athlete
Kevin Durant
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Tim Howard
LeBron James
Johnny Manziel
Russell Wilson
Choice Female Athlete
Meryl Davis
Lucy Li
Candace Parker
Danica Patrick
Amy Purdy
Serena Williams
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Farrah Abraham Wore Nothing But Lingerie To Her Sex Toy Release Party, Because Duh
Farrah "I'm not a porn star" Abraham has officially released a line of sex toys made from molds of her own anatomy.
This past September, news of the former "Teen Mom" stars' sex toy line broke, along with a video of Abraham having the molds taken of her breasts and genitals. Now, fans of her porn video, "Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom," can recreate what transpired on screen between Abraham and porn star James Deen, from the comfort of their very own home.
To celebrate the release of her sex toy line, Abraham attended Topco Sales' launch party, and she definitely dressed for the occasion: nothing but black lingerie.
The 23-year-old showed up at 340 Night Club in Pomona, California last week and posed for photos on the red carpet with her sex toys -- and yes, you better believe she demonstrated a few ways to use them.
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It's safe to say we're all really looking forward to Abraham's forthcoming Christian parenting book.
This past September, news of the former "Teen Mom" stars' sex toy line broke, along with a video of Abraham having the molds taken of her breasts and genitals. Now, fans of her porn video, "Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom," can recreate what transpired on screen between Abraham and porn star James Deen, from the comfort of their very own home.
To celebrate the release of her sex toy line, Abraham attended Topco Sales' launch party, and she definitely dressed for the occasion: nothing but black lingerie.
The 23-year-old showed up at 340 Night Club in Pomona, California last week and posed for photos on the red carpet with her sex toys -- and yes, you better believe she demonstrated a few ways to use them.
It's safe to say we're all really looking forward to Abraham's forthcoming Christian parenting book.
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Here's Your Glorious, Sparkly First Glimpse Of Andrew Rannells As Hedwig
We didn't think anyone could possible take the place of the almighty force that is Neil Patrick Harris in his epic Tony Award-winning role as Hedwig in "Hedwig in the Angry Inch." Then we saw this.
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Move over, NPH. You're looking at a dolled-up Andrew Rannells, who you may recognize as Elijah from HBO's "Girls," or Elder Price from "The Book of Mormon." And glory be, the man looks good in glitter. We were worried that no mere mortal could match Harris' portrayal of the East German transgender rock star, but judging from that fierce glare, Rannells is not messing around.
We can't wait to see what Harris' successor will bring to the iconic role.
Harris' last appearance in the Broadway version of John Cameron Mitchell's original 1998 musical is scheduled for August 17 and Rannells is up August 20. Get your tickets here.
Move over, NPH. You're looking at a dolled-up Andrew Rannells, who you may recognize as Elijah from HBO's "Girls," or Elder Price from "The Book of Mormon." And glory be, the man looks good in glitter. We were worried that no mere mortal could match Harris' portrayal of the East German transgender rock star, but judging from that fierce glare, Rannells is not messing around.
We can't wait to see what Harris' successor will bring to the iconic role.
Harris' last appearance in the Broadway version of John Cameron Mitchell's original 1998 musical is scheduled for August 17 and Rannells is up August 20. Get your tickets here.
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Anderson Cooper Claims That Andy Cohen Is A Top
If you (for some reason) have a burning desire to know Andy Cohen's preferred sexual position, Anderson Cooper is here to clear up any confusion you might have.
Cooper stopped by "Watch What Happens Live" this week and during one portion of the show he was asked by viewers to reveal a secret about Cohen. Cooper took this opportunity to let the world know that Cohen is, indeed (allegedly?), a top. He told the audience:
There you have it, folks. Straight from the mouth of the silver fox himself.
Skip to 3:17 in the video above to hear more from Cooper.
Cooper stopped by "Watch What Happens Live" this week and during one portion of the show he was asked by viewers to reveal a secret about Cohen. Cooper took this opportunity to let the world know that Cohen is, indeed (allegedly?), a top. He told the audience:
"I know a lot of secrets about Andy, but I guess the one that would surprise people the most is that he’s a top... Believe me, there’s nothing wrong with that, but I’m just saying, I think that would surprise people -- I don’t know this from personal experience, but from conversations you and I have had."
There you have it, folks. Straight from the mouth of the silver fox himself.
Skip to 3:17 in the video above to hear more from Cooper.
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'Vampire Diaries' Star Nina Dobrev Feels No 'Negativity' Toward Ex Ian Somerhalder
"Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev has quite the relationship with her co-star and ex-boyfriend Ian Somerhalder.
The 25-year-old graces the cover of Nylon's August issue, and opens up to the magazine about the philosophy behind her no-drama attitude.
"I don’t like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it’s a love, a friend, an ex," she said. "I’ll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated.”
Dobrev and Somerhalder ended their more than three-year relationship last year, but, in line with the star's optimistic point of view, have remained close.
“She always lets me have the last fry," Somerhalder told Nylon of their split.
Relationships aren't the only arena in which Dobrev stays down to earth. The star also told the magazine that she doesn't even think of herself as famous.
“I really do forget,” she said. “People feel like they know you when you’re in their living room, weekly, for five years. But I always get uncomfortable when people know more about me than I know about them.”
“It doesn’t feel real because I don’t live in that world," Dobrev said. "When I go to those [red carpet] events, I’m in town specifically for that, and then I leave later that night. I’ve maybe stayed for the after party once, ever. It still feels like I’m a fan, in a way. A lot of people are very cynical and very jaded, but I’m not there yet.”
For more, head over to Nylon, or pick up a copy of Dobrev's stunning August issue.
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The 25-year-old graces the cover of Nylon's August issue, and opens up to the magazine about the philosophy behind her no-drama attitude.
"I don’t like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it’s a love, a friend, an ex," she said. "I’ll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated.”
Dobrev and Somerhalder ended their more than three-year relationship last year, but, in line with the star's optimistic point of view, have remained close.
“She always lets me have the last fry," Somerhalder told Nylon of their split.
Relationships aren't the only arena in which Dobrev stays down to earth. The star also told the magazine that she doesn't even think of herself as famous.
“I really do forget,” she said. “People feel like they know you when you’re in their living room, weekly, for five years. But I always get uncomfortable when people know more about me than I know about them.”
“It doesn’t feel real because I don’t live in that world," Dobrev said. "When I go to those [red carpet] events, I’m in town specifically for that, and then I leave later that night. I’ve maybe stayed for the after party once, ever. It still feels like I’m a fan, in a way. A lot of people are very cynical and very jaded, but I’m not there yet.”
For more, head over to Nylon, or pick up a copy of Dobrev's stunning August issue.
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Elaine Stritch: My Drunk and Sober Lodestar
When I met Elaine Stritch, she was sober, and I was drunk. It was 1998 at a book party for Joan Collins at the bygone social X-ray hangout Mortimer's. The party is a blur of martinis mixed with the floating heads of other women of a certain age: Nan Kempner, Arlene Dahl, Blaine Trump. It was my idea of heaven. I'd moved to New York from a small town in the South to drink at parties like this. I was the publicist for Ms. Collins' book, which is how I got in the door. At 30, I thought I was jaded when it came to bending elbows with the rich and famous.
Until I saw Her.
Across the room stood tall and boney, whiskey-voiced, seventy-something Ms. Stritch. She was chatting in a corner with a younger woman. This was before she had had the biggest hit of her life with her one-woman show At Liberty about her career and struggle with the bottle. But then she was most famous (and most beloved by me) for "The Ladies Who Lunch," her showstopper from Stephen Sondheim's Company, which was almost 30 years in the past. It was one of my favorite songs to drink to. In the alcoholic rant of a song she lobs acerbic barbs at the empty lives of rich society matrons who lunched -- at places just like Mortimer's, come to think of it -- and punctuates each zinger with an increasingly guttural "I'll drink to that!"
I thought she would be thrilled that someone the same age as her most famous performance not only recognized her but was also such a rabid fan. Clearly I didn't know as much about celebrities as I thought.
I pardoned my intrusion and introduced myself. "Hello, Miss Stritch. I'm Jamie Brickhouse, Joan's book publicist. It's such a thrill to meet you. I'm a huge fan of yours." Nothing. Just a cigar-store Indian stare. "I loved you in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance." Still nothing. Not even a smile. Then, "Oh, Miss Stritch, I can't tell you how many drunken nights you've gotten me through with 'The Ladies Who Lunch.'"
No chuckle. No thank-you. She didn't even tell me to get lost. She broke her cigar-store Indian stare. In a crusty voice -- mouth moving like a ventriloquist's dummy -- she instantly deflated my fan balloon with, "You know, it's really rude to only introduce yourself to the famous person and not also to the person that the famous person is with."
I thought about saying, "Jesus, have a drink," not knowing she was sober. Instead I mumbled an apology and headed to the bar. I'll drink to that!
Despite that episode, or perhaps because of it, I remained a deeper fan. I continued to drink, and Ms. Stritch was one of my favorite drinking buddies -- via her recording of "The Ladies Who Lunch." She represented the kind of drinker I imagined myself to be: fun-loving, unapologetic, mordant and always armed with "another brilliant zinger."
I found out she had been sober for many years when I saw her in At Liberty, which meant she was probably sober when I met her. That made me sad, because I felt like my drinking icon had fallen.
Eight years after meeting her I had become a different kind of drinker: depressed, apologetic, morose, not mordant, and the brilliant zingers were about me, not by me. The party was over.
After I got sober, when I heard the defiant battle cry of "I'll drink to that!" in "The Ladies Who Lunch," I didn't hear unapologetic drinker. I heard an alcoholic's last gasp. And when I listened to the recording of At Liberty, I heard what I'd been too drunk to see when Ms. Stritch was performing it: a sober alcoholic's (very entertaining) qualification.
I dreamed of running into her at a sober meeting and saying, "I can't tell you how many sober nights, and days, At Liberty has gotten me through." That day never arrived, but it came close. Once I trailed Ms. Stritch down Park Avenue with a friend. I thought we were inconspicuous until she spun her head around and barked, "Stop following me!"
A few years after I'd been sober, I heard in the sober rooms that she was drinking again, that she'd said in a meeting that she drank while traveling by plane but still considered herself sober. After the story gained traction, if anyone casually mentioned her name, someone else would blurt, "Well, you know she's not sober!" She eventually came out as a born-again drinker in interviews in The New York Times and in the documentary about her, Elaine Stritch: Just Shoot Me. In each interview, the number of drinks she allowed herself seemed to fluctuate. Alcoholics never could count.
That, too, made me sad. Once my celebrity symbol of the lush life, she had become my sober symbol. Knowing her drinking story, I had thought, "If she can get sober, I can get sober." Was I now to think, "If she can drink, I can drink?"
For many of us, celebrities flicker on screens upon which we project our idealized selves. Like that anonymous woman who stood by Ms. Stritch's side when I met her, I imagined myself standing next to Ms. Stritch in alcoholic and then sober unison. I've removed myself from that screen and left her on it alone, where she belongs. Her relationship to the bottle is not mine, but my relationship to her as a fan whose journey at times was led by her star remains the same.
And by the way, Ms. Stritch was right. It is really rude to only introduce yourself to the famous person and not also to the person whom the famous person is with.
Until I saw Her.
Across the room stood tall and boney, whiskey-voiced, seventy-something Ms. Stritch. She was chatting in a corner with a younger woman. This was before she had had the biggest hit of her life with her one-woman show At Liberty about her career and struggle with the bottle. But then she was most famous (and most beloved by me) for "The Ladies Who Lunch," her showstopper from Stephen Sondheim's Company, which was almost 30 years in the past. It was one of my favorite songs to drink to. In the alcoholic rant of a song she lobs acerbic barbs at the empty lives of rich society matrons who lunched -- at places just like Mortimer's, come to think of it -- and punctuates each zinger with an increasingly guttural "I'll drink to that!"
I thought she would be thrilled that someone the same age as her most famous performance not only recognized her but was also such a rabid fan. Clearly I didn't know as much about celebrities as I thought.
I pardoned my intrusion and introduced myself. "Hello, Miss Stritch. I'm Jamie Brickhouse, Joan's book publicist. It's such a thrill to meet you. I'm a huge fan of yours." Nothing. Just a cigar-store Indian stare. "I loved you in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance." Still nothing. Not even a smile. Then, "Oh, Miss Stritch, I can't tell you how many drunken nights you've gotten me through with 'The Ladies Who Lunch.'"
No chuckle. No thank-you. She didn't even tell me to get lost. She broke her cigar-store Indian stare. In a crusty voice -- mouth moving like a ventriloquist's dummy -- she instantly deflated my fan balloon with, "You know, it's really rude to only introduce yourself to the famous person and not also to the person that the famous person is with."
I thought about saying, "Jesus, have a drink," not knowing she was sober. Instead I mumbled an apology and headed to the bar. I'll drink to that!
Despite that episode, or perhaps because of it, I remained a deeper fan. I continued to drink, and Ms. Stritch was one of my favorite drinking buddies -- via her recording of "The Ladies Who Lunch." She represented the kind of drinker I imagined myself to be: fun-loving, unapologetic, mordant and always armed with "another brilliant zinger."
I found out she had been sober for many years when I saw her in At Liberty, which meant she was probably sober when I met her. That made me sad, because I felt like my drinking icon had fallen.
Eight years after meeting her I had become a different kind of drinker: depressed, apologetic, morose, not mordant, and the brilliant zingers were about me, not by me. The party was over.
After I got sober, when I heard the defiant battle cry of "I'll drink to that!" in "The Ladies Who Lunch," I didn't hear unapologetic drinker. I heard an alcoholic's last gasp. And when I listened to the recording of At Liberty, I heard what I'd been too drunk to see when Ms. Stritch was performing it: a sober alcoholic's (very entertaining) qualification.
I dreamed of running into her at a sober meeting and saying, "I can't tell you how many sober nights, and days, At Liberty has gotten me through." That day never arrived, but it came close. Once I trailed Ms. Stritch down Park Avenue with a friend. I thought we were inconspicuous until she spun her head around and barked, "Stop following me!"
A few years after I'd been sober, I heard in the sober rooms that she was drinking again, that she'd said in a meeting that she drank while traveling by plane but still considered herself sober. After the story gained traction, if anyone casually mentioned her name, someone else would blurt, "Well, you know she's not sober!" She eventually came out as a born-again drinker in interviews in The New York Times and in the documentary about her, Elaine Stritch: Just Shoot Me. In each interview, the number of drinks she allowed herself seemed to fluctuate. Alcoholics never could count.
That, too, made me sad. Once my celebrity symbol of the lush life, she had become my sober symbol. Knowing her drinking story, I had thought, "If she can get sober, I can get sober." Was I now to think, "If she can drink, I can drink?"
For many of us, celebrities flicker on screens upon which we project our idealized selves. Like that anonymous woman who stood by Ms. Stritch's side when I met her, I imagined myself standing next to Ms. Stritch in alcoholic and then sober unison. I've removed myself from that screen and left her on it alone, where she belongs. Her relationship to the bottle is not mine, but my relationship to her as a fan whose journey at times was led by her star remains the same.
And by the way, Ms. Stritch was right. It is really rude to only introduce yourself to the famous person and not also to the person whom the famous person is with.
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How Many People Can Say They've Been Yelled At by Elaine Stritch?
"I'm so so so sorry for your loss," a friend wrote on my Facebook wall this morning.
That is how I knew Elaine Stritch had passed. For the next few hours I received tens of text messages expressing sympathy.
"Are you OK?"
"Long live the queen!"
"Rough. Fucking. News."
There was one that just said, "STRITCH!" with five iPhone emoticons of the yellow face that looks like it's crying a river.
Clearly my love of Elaine is no secret.
My Stritch obsession started in high school. Until I discovered Pitchfork in college, I rarely listened to popular music. I filled my days with musical soundtracks I'd burned from the local library. From Gershwin to Sondheim to Rent, I gave myself a thorough education in the American musical. I once called the local NPR station to tell their theater reviewer that she didn't know what she was talking about.
I grew up near San Diego, in a small suburb famous for surfers and poinsettias. Tan and blonde was the dress code, and I was anything but. I hated going outside: The sun burned my pale skin and hurt my baby-blue eyes. I hid my large body in sweatshirts no matter the weather and was rarely without my neon-green CD player. I was not popular.
Musicals transport you in a way that popular music just can't, and boy did I want out of Southern California. Where did I want to live today? The Bohemian East Village? Buffalo Bill's Wild West? Iowa?
I was probably 17 when I found Elaine Stritch at Liberty at the library, and within moments of listening, I knew I'd found something magical. It opens with "There's No Business Like Show Business," and Elaine sourly responds to the song's famous lines one at a time.
The recording is live, and you can hear her captivate an entire Broadway audience for two hours. Her honesty and power are overwhelming, her stories filled with celebrities, most already long gone. She belts over the orchestra without a microphone, as performers did for decades, as she was trained to do.
Unlike other musicals, At Liberty transports you to a real place. Instead of hiding behind characters, Elaine lays her life before you, fatal flaws and triumphs sandwiched between showtunes. She explores her use of alcohol as a performance-enhancing drug, as well as her star-studded sex life -- or the lack thereof when she admits to having been a virgin until age 30.
Elaine is a unique Broadway star, and I have a theory as to why. At a young age she was thrust into broad musical comedies, but unlike Ethel Merman, who proudly admitted to never having had a voice lesson, Elaine studied acting with some of the best teachers in American theater history. Her performances are a mix of these two extremes: over-the-top, almost vaudevillian comedy, with an underlying honesty you only see from truly great actors.
In At Liberty Elaine talks about her early days at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School for Social Research in Greenwich Village and her subsequent multi-decade Broadway career. While I was applying for colleges, I'd listen to her and dream of studying acting myself. I'd imagine how I would move to the big city, how I would understudy for Ethel Merman, how I would date Marlon Brando. Why not?
I moved to Chicago to study acting but found it dull. There were no Marlon Brandos at Columbia College, believe me. However, I soon fell in love with comedy, performing at places like iO, the Annoyance, and the Upstairs Gallery. I began creating solo material, mixing music and storytelling, and was unashamed to say that Elaine was my biggest influence.
In April 2013 I had already planned a week-long trip to New York when I heard that Elaine would be leaving New York soon, eager to return home to Michigan. At this point she was a legend, living like Eloise in the Carlyle Hotel, and would, from time to time, perform in their cabaret, the Café Carlyle. In true diva fashion, she was putting on one last show, and wouldn't you know it was during my trip.
I called the hotel for tickets, only to be told it was sold out. Photos from the event later showed it packed with celebrities, clearly the biggest event in the city that evening. I posted about it on Facebook, and my friend Sean (whom you may know from his Madonna-themed bar mitzvah video, just to give you an idea of his personality) messaged me.
"You know, she lives in the Carlyle Hotel, and once I called the Carlyle and asked to speak with Elaine Stritch, and they connected me. So what you need to do is call her, tell her how fabulous you are, and she'll give you tickets!"
I declined, and for a good reason: I had actually met Elaine.
It was at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005, at Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday, and even with Barbra and Angela Lansbury in attendance, Elaine was the obvious highlight, performing "Broadway Baby" the way only she could.
A friend of mine was working backstage and had arranged with Elaine's assistant for me to have a meet-and-greet after the show. I waited while other stars shuffled out the backdoor, until finally Elaine emerged, making a beeline for her private car. She was in no mood, screaming something about her diabetes. Her handler grabbed her, saying, "Just one photo, and then we can go, Elaine."
I was 18, clean-shaven, and shaking in my California Thespians sweatshirt. I couldn't think of anything clever and managed to blurt out, "I'm your biggest fan."
"Well," she said with her signature wrath, "I would hope my biggest fan would care that I need my insulin!"
"I do!" I pleaded. The camera flashed, and she was whisked away.
I was not anxious for an encore.
On the final night of her performances at the Carlyle in Manhattan, I was across the river in Brooklyn, performing in a basement, opening for a rapper named Jungle Pussy. Clearly my Broadway ambitions had been postponed. I was decked out in her signature style: tights, an oversized collared shirt, and pearls I'd bought in Chinatown. I was doing my best to bring Broadway to Brooklyn.
Elaine had a long career that you can learn about by listening to At Liberty or watching the documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, which is currently streaming on Netflix.
Recently some of her best work has happened off the stage, like her Emmy-winning role as Alec Baldwin's mom on 30 Rock. She's the best part of the flop film Monster In Law, and she kills every interview, of which there are plenty of on YouTube (not to mention the video of Tina Fey calling her a sneaky bitch.)
Personally I think she's at her best in the 1970s British comedy Two's Company. She stars as an American mystery writer who moves to London and hires a quick-witted butler, who insults her (and Americans in general) almost nonstop. The butler's cheeky English putdowns blend perfectly with her sour American frankness. I can't help but imagine this duo was inspired by her real-life relationship with Noel Coward, who wrote the song "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?" just for her.
Coward may have been one of her first gay admirers, but he certainly wasn't the last. The outpouring I received has been almost exclusively from gay men, which brings up the old question: Why are gay men so attracted to larger-than-life women?
Judy Garland's death helped spark the Stonewall Riots; who knows what Elaine's may lead to?
I did see Elaine one last time, at the Chicago Film Festival's screening of Shoot Me last October. I sat just one row and a few seats over from Her Majesty, who was dressed in a stylish, white designer suit and hat, of course. As the film showed, this Stritch was not the same one we know from At Liberty. A decade later, Stritch still has strength, but due to a combination of age and her reacquaintance with alcohol, you can see unsettling frailty beneath her lion-like exterior.
After the film she received a standing ovation, and her entire person seemed to emit a white glow. Although she could hardly hear and her brash verbal skills seemed off, her magic was still there. At almost 90, she'd made yet another crowd of strangers fall in love with her.
"She owes you an apology," my ex-boyfriend's mother once told me after hearing my Hollywood Bowl story.
I disagree. I wouldn't change a thing; how many people can say they've been yelled at by Elaine Stritch?
That is how I knew Elaine Stritch had passed. For the next few hours I received tens of text messages expressing sympathy.
"Are you OK?"
"Long live the queen!"
"Rough. Fucking. News."
There was one that just said, "STRITCH!" with five iPhone emoticons of the yellow face that looks like it's crying a river.
Clearly my love of Elaine is no secret.
My Stritch obsession started in high school. Until I discovered Pitchfork in college, I rarely listened to popular music. I filled my days with musical soundtracks I'd burned from the local library. From Gershwin to Sondheim to Rent, I gave myself a thorough education in the American musical. I once called the local NPR station to tell their theater reviewer that she didn't know what she was talking about.
I grew up near San Diego, in a small suburb famous for surfers and poinsettias. Tan and blonde was the dress code, and I was anything but. I hated going outside: The sun burned my pale skin and hurt my baby-blue eyes. I hid my large body in sweatshirts no matter the weather and was rarely without my neon-green CD player. I was not popular.
Musicals transport you in a way that popular music just can't, and boy did I want out of Southern California. Where did I want to live today? The Bohemian East Village? Buffalo Bill's Wild West? Iowa?
I was probably 17 when I found Elaine Stritch at Liberty at the library, and within moments of listening, I knew I'd found something magical. It opens with "There's No Business Like Show Business," and Elaine sourly responds to the song's famous lines one at a time.
Even with a turkey that you know will fold,
You may be stranded out in the cold,
Still you wouldn't trade it for a sack of gold!
[Laughs wickedly]
...
Try me.
The recording is live, and you can hear her captivate an entire Broadway audience for two hours. Her honesty and power are overwhelming, her stories filled with celebrities, most already long gone. She belts over the orchestra without a microphone, as performers did for decades, as she was trained to do.
Unlike other musicals, At Liberty transports you to a real place. Instead of hiding behind characters, Elaine lays her life before you, fatal flaws and triumphs sandwiched between showtunes. She explores her use of alcohol as a performance-enhancing drug, as well as her star-studded sex life -- or the lack thereof when she admits to having been a virgin until age 30.
Elaine is a unique Broadway star, and I have a theory as to why. At a young age she was thrust into broad musical comedies, but unlike Ethel Merman, who proudly admitted to never having had a voice lesson, Elaine studied acting with some of the best teachers in American theater history. Her performances are a mix of these two extremes: over-the-top, almost vaudevillian comedy, with an underlying honesty you only see from truly great actors.
In At Liberty Elaine talks about her early days at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School for Social Research in Greenwich Village and her subsequent multi-decade Broadway career. While I was applying for colleges, I'd listen to her and dream of studying acting myself. I'd imagine how I would move to the big city, how I would understudy for Ethel Merman, how I would date Marlon Brando. Why not?
I moved to Chicago to study acting but found it dull. There were no Marlon Brandos at Columbia College, believe me. However, I soon fell in love with comedy, performing at places like iO, the Annoyance, and the Upstairs Gallery. I began creating solo material, mixing music and storytelling, and was unashamed to say that Elaine was my biggest influence.
In April 2013 I had already planned a week-long trip to New York when I heard that Elaine would be leaving New York soon, eager to return home to Michigan. At this point she was a legend, living like Eloise in the Carlyle Hotel, and would, from time to time, perform in their cabaret, the Café Carlyle. In true diva fashion, she was putting on one last show, and wouldn't you know it was during my trip.
I called the hotel for tickets, only to be told it was sold out. Photos from the event later showed it packed with celebrities, clearly the biggest event in the city that evening. I posted about it on Facebook, and my friend Sean (whom you may know from his Madonna-themed bar mitzvah video, just to give you an idea of his personality) messaged me.
"You know, she lives in the Carlyle Hotel, and once I called the Carlyle and asked to speak with Elaine Stritch, and they connected me. So what you need to do is call her, tell her how fabulous you are, and she'll give you tickets!"
I declined, and for a good reason: I had actually met Elaine.
It was at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005, at Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday, and even with Barbra and Angela Lansbury in attendance, Elaine was the obvious highlight, performing "Broadway Baby" the way only she could.
A friend of mine was working backstage and had arranged with Elaine's assistant for me to have a meet-and-greet after the show. I waited while other stars shuffled out the backdoor, until finally Elaine emerged, making a beeline for her private car. She was in no mood, screaming something about her diabetes. Her handler grabbed her, saying, "Just one photo, and then we can go, Elaine."
I was 18, clean-shaven, and shaking in my California Thespians sweatshirt. I couldn't think of anything clever and managed to blurt out, "I'm your biggest fan."
"Well," she said with her signature wrath, "I would hope my biggest fan would care that I need my insulin!"
"I do!" I pleaded. The camera flashed, and she was whisked away.
I was not anxious for an encore.
On the final night of her performances at the Carlyle in Manhattan, I was across the river in Brooklyn, performing in a basement, opening for a rapper named Jungle Pussy. Clearly my Broadway ambitions had been postponed. I was decked out in her signature style: tights, an oversized collared shirt, and pearls I'd bought in Chinatown. I was doing my best to bring Broadway to Brooklyn.
Elaine had a long career that you can learn about by listening to At Liberty or watching the documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, which is currently streaming on Netflix.
Recently some of her best work has happened off the stage, like her Emmy-winning role as Alec Baldwin's mom on 30 Rock. She's the best part of the flop film Monster In Law, and she kills every interview, of which there are plenty of on YouTube (not to mention the video of Tina Fey calling her a sneaky bitch.)
Personally I think she's at her best in the 1970s British comedy Two's Company. She stars as an American mystery writer who moves to London and hires a quick-witted butler, who insults her (and Americans in general) almost nonstop. The butler's cheeky English putdowns blend perfectly with her sour American frankness. I can't help but imagine this duo was inspired by her real-life relationship with Noel Coward, who wrote the song "Why Do the Wrong People Travel?" just for her.
Coward may have been one of her first gay admirers, but he certainly wasn't the last. The outpouring I received has been almost exclusively from gay men, which brings up the old question: Why are gay men so attracted to larger-than-life women?
Judy Garland's death helped spark the Stonewall Riots; who knows what Elaine's may lead to?
I did see Elaine one last time, at the Chicago Film Festival's screening of Shoot Me last October. I sat just one row and a few seats over from Her Majesty, who was dressed in a stylish, white designer suit and hat, of course. As the film showed, this Stritch was not the same one we know from At Liberty. A decade later, Stritch still has strength, but due to a combination of age and her reacquaintance with alcohol, you can see unsettling frailty beneath her lion-like exterior.
After the film she received a standing ovation, and her entire person seemed to emit a white glow. Although she could hardly hear and her brash verbal skills seemed off, her magic was still there. At almost 90, she'd made yet another crowd of strangers fall in love with her.
"She owes you an apology," my ex-boyfriend's mother once told me after hearing my Hollywood Bowl story.
I disagree. I wouldn't change a thing; how many people can say they've been yelled at by Elaine Stritch?
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Casey Kasem's Body Missing, Daughter's Lawyer Says
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge in Washington state has granted Casey Kasem's daughter a temporary restraining order preventing the famous radio host's wife from cremating his remains — but it's unclear where those remains are, or whether they've already been disposed of.
A lawyer Kasem's daughter Kerri said Friday that when he went to give a Tacoma funeral home a copy of the restraining order, the home said it no longer has the remains.
A lawyer for Kasem's wife, Jean Kasem, refused to comment Friday.
Jean Kasem filled out a death certificate indicating that the remains would be taken out of state to a funeral home in Montreal. But that funeral home said Friday it has no remains of Casey Kasem and nothing about Kasem in its computer system.
Kasem died last month at age 82. His daughter wanted the body autopsied.
More from the AP here.
A lawyer Kasem's daughter Kerri said Friday that when he went to give a Tacoma funeral home a copy of the restraining order, the home said it no longer has the remains.
A lawyer for Kasem's wife, Jean Kasem, refused to comment Friday.
Jean Kasem filled out a death certificate indicating that the remains would be taken out of state to a funeral home in Montreal. But that funeral home said Friday it has no remains of Casey Kasem and nothing about Kasem in its computer system.
Kasem died last month at age 82. His daughter wanted the body autopsied.
More from the AP here.
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Sheila E. Recalls The Fateful Night She Met Prince (VIDEO)
Grammy-nominated female percussionist and singer Sheila Escovedo, better known by her stage name Sheila E., was a huge pop star in the '80s. She famously collaborated with Prince on his "Purple Rain" album and he helped guide her solo career.
In a new episode of "Oprah: Where Are The Now?", Sheila E. shares the story of the fateful night they met.
"I met Prince in 1978, I think it was," she says in the above video. "He played here in the Bay Area, and after he performed I was walking backstage to introduce myself and he was in the mirror. And he shook my hand and he goes, 'I know who you are.'"
To Sheila's surprise, Prince had been following her career. "That's when we just started hanging out, working together and listening to music," she says.
Several years later in 1983, Sheila says Prince inspired her to jump-start her career. "He just said, 'Don't you want to do a record?" she recalls.
It immediately set a fire in Sheila. "So it seemed like it was weeks later, I was in the studio recording my record."
She released her debut album, "The Glamorous Life," in 1984.
"Oprah: Where Are They Now?" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on OWN.
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In a new episode of "Oprah: Where Are The Now?", Sheila E. shares the story of the fateful night they met.
"I met Prince in 1978, I think it was," she says in the above video. "He played here in the Bay Area, and after he performed I was walking backstage to introduce myself and he was in the mirror. And he shook my hand and he goes, 'I know who you are.'"
To Sheila's surprise, Prince had been following her career. "That's when we just started hanging out, working together and listening to music," she says.
Several years later in 1983, Sheila says Prince inspired her to jump-start her career. "He just said, 'Don't you want to do a record?" she recalls.
It immediately set a fire in Sheila. "So it seemed like it was weeks later, I was in the studio recording my record."
She released her debut album, "The Glamorous Life," in 1984.
"Oprah: Where Are They Now?" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on OWN.
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Searching for Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor and Jamie Masada at Laugh Factory's Comedy Camp, 2002
Word is out that the casting net is circling to find someone to play the late, great Richard Pryor in a biopic. Hopefully, the focus will be on finding someone who can capture not only Richard's stand-up skills but his richly humanizing personal life. As great as he was on stage, his offstage actions made a believer of a teenager who was celebrating his first night as a comedy club owner back in 1979. It was a first encounter I will never forget.
I had no idea what I was doing back then. I was naïve and gullible, and while English was my second language, I spoke it like it was my third or fourth. I loved comedy and opened the Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard with a little help from friends. At the time, the comics were on strike because they were not being paid for their work in the other existing clubs. It was my plan to split half of the proceeds from the door with the comics. What I didn't expect was that by the end of the evening, a superstar comic would end up paying me.
Paul Mooney was the emcee for the night and brought up Tom Dreesen, George Miller, Falstaff, Brent Jordan, and other talented acts. I was doing my best to be the cashier, host, and waiter for the crowd and was running around like crazy, barely able to pay any attention to the show.
To my surprise, Mooney introduced Richard Pryor as a surprise guest, and suddenly I joined the audience in giving my full, undivided attention to the stage. I could not believe that on my opening night, the greatest living stand-up comedian was on my stage! Richard did over 40 minutes that night, and although I did not have the best sound system or any air conditioning, Richard delivered a captivating set and came off the stage soaked in sweat.
Most of the audience that night were guests of the comics and did not have to pay the door charge. At the end of the night, I opened a shoebox that was serving as a cash register and divided the money by the number of comedians who performed. It came to roughly $3 and some change per comic.
Richard was still there, talking with Paul. I ran up to Richard and proudly thanked him, saying, "Here is a cut of the door." I handed him three $1 bills and some coins. He looked at me in a strange way, as if there was something wrong. Paul caught the look and told Richard that I was the first person to open a club and pay the comics by splitting the door with the comedians, and that this was a historic night. Richard smiled, reached into his pocket and pulled out a roll of $100 bills. He then wrote on one of the bills, "You need this for your rent, boy. 1979, Richard Pryor."
At the time, I had never seen a $100 bill before and did not believe it was real money. Without any hesitation I looked up at Richard and said, "How did you print this?" Confused by my reaction, Richard asked Paul if there was something wrong with me as Paul gently shooed me away.
Still confused about the bill, I went next door and showed the cashier the piece of paper. I asked him, "Do they make $100 bills in America? Is this real?" The cashier gave me the same look that Richard gave me and answered, "Of course they do. It's real." He opened his cash register and lifted the drawer to reveal a couple of $100 bills, all looking the same as mine. Suddenly, I felt terrible. Did I insult Richard Pryor, the greatest comedian in the world, by insinuating that he was a counterfeiter?
I ran back to the Laugh Factory and saw Richard surrounded by all the comedians, including Paul. I yelled, "Richard! Richard! I'm so sorry." He looked at me again, but this time he looked a bit aggravated, and before he could speak, I said, "Richard, I know in America they make a $1 bill, a $5 bill, a $10 bill, and a $20 bill, but I'm sorry, I really didn't know that in America they make $100 bills. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I then offered to give him his money back and told him, "This is a lot of money. I can't take this."
The great Richard Pryor reached into his pocket and gave me a couple more $100 bills. He then put his arm around me and said, "The printing machine is still working." I don't know what it was about him, but when he put his arm around me, I felt safe and protected. I could see from looking into his eyes that there was a kindness, warmth, and generosity that I had never seen before. He then looked at everyone and said, "Hollywood is going to eat this dumb motherf***er alive! We all need to keep an eye on him."
And keep an eye on me he did. He came by the club many times after that. He would pick me up at the club after hours and drive me in his Mercedes down Sunset Boulevard. He would have me sit in the back and introduced me to people on the street as "a prince from Arabia." He liked to call the people on the street "night lizards," and he loved pranking them. We spent hours laughing the night away.
As I got to know Richard, I saw that the only thing bigger than his talent was his heart. He loved helping people, and he loved animals. To this day his wife Jennifer continues to honor Richard's love for animals with her charitable foundation Pryor's Planet, a nonprofit animal rescue shelter. And he truly loved helping children. When I started my comedy camp for underprivileged children in 1984, Richard would drop in during the summers when he was in town. He would help kids ease their pain by showing how it could be transformed into humor, and he believed laughter could be healing. Richard himself had a traumatic childhood, and he was a living example of how pain could be converted into something hilarious and therapeutic. He told me often that he had "many demons," and some of those finally cut his life short, but I truly believe he still did more good in his short time than anyone else I have ever known.
To me, Richard Pryor represents what much of stand-up comedy is today. In a sense, he truly became immortal because the comedy community still speaks of him as if he just walked on stage last night. It is important to remember that his comedy was about social change and explaining the ugly that was in us all. He spoke about racism like no one else did. He took the poison out of the "N" word, made light of our inner demons, and made it OK to laugh at ourselves.
I think there are a few comedians working today who could portray Richard in a movie. I have seen glimpses of his essence in Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Tony Rock, Jerrod Carmichael, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart and a few others. I just hope that the casting process includes meetings with Paul Mooney and Eddie Murphy, comics who knew Richard very well. I've read that Nick Cannon and Marlon Wayans are vying for the chance to play him. Whoever does eventually play him has the chance to bring Richard Pryor to a whole new generation of people, people who may have never seen a comic who could make them laugh, cry and then laugh again all during the same set. As Richard once said, "I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true."
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Watch Zac Efron And Bear Grylls Rappel Down A Cliff
Zac Efron is the latest celebrity to join NBC's "Running Wild With Bear Grylls." In a new sneak peek of the show's season premiere, which airs Monday, July 28, the "Neighbors" star rappels down a mountain with Grylls after he tosses their backpacks into the water below.
Grylls told People magazine that Efron asked for "the biggest, baddest adventure," so Grylls chose an area in the Catskills Mountains, which was once used to train special forces in the 1800s. Enjoy the clip of two shirtless men jumping off a cliff below.
Grylls told People magazine that Efron asked for "the biggest, baddest adventure," so Grylls chose an area in the Catskills Mountains, which was once used to train special forces in the 1800s. Enjoy the clip of two shirtless men jumping off a cliff below.
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Jimmy Fallon Thanks Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes For Their Unborn Child
Jimmy Fallon predicted the future of Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' unborn child while writing his thank you notes on "The Tonight Show" on Friday, July 18. "Most Beautiful Person of 2033," indeed. He also thanked geysers for being "nature's bidets" because, well, they are.
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