Posted on 11/13/2004 4:06:57 AM PST by lisaann8
Ugh. Disgusting thought.
Julia Roberts is a high school dropout. Many celebs are. The college grads amongst them usually majored in "drama." That and a buck will buy a 20 oz. soda from a vending machine.
That seems to be the norm among performers. Without the makeup (which men wear, as well), lighting and whatnot, they are quite ordinary and even plain individuals. Nicole Kidman, for example, is actually strange-looking. Check out www.deansplanet.com, the section called "Celebrities Without Makeup."
Many very intelligent people are flakes.
That was the point Michael Medved made in his book Hollywood vs. America.
I'm not sure that applies for actors. That is to say, I'm not sure that intelligence (or what kind of intelligence) is needed to be a good actor. It's a strange kind of art form...
But yeah, many intelligent people are flakes. And many people in the arts are flakes, for sure.
Actually, the way to solve the Hollywood problem is to get our congress critters to examine the tax loopholes they use. Any loopholes for the industry should be closed as soon as possible. When the lobbiests come crying, tell them they failed to control their employees and this is the result. They're always whining about tax breaks for the rich? OK, let's start reversing that with THEM.
The guys at Miramar said during the filming of TOP GUN that Tom Cruise was actually a very nice guy--they like him a lot. Val Kilmer--no.
The union connection answers at least a part of the question, since when ever have unions been more interested in actual profit than power & job security...hmmmm?
I think we know the answer to that one...
Actually if you REALLY want to hurt them, push for bills that forces copyrighted material into the public domain after so many years, like say 2 years.
-- Dennis Miller
Lando
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11112004/gossip/pagesix.htm
November 11, 2004 -- VINCENT D'Onofrio, the star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," passed out while shooting the hit TV series yesterday morning prompting insiders to gossip that the actor is "losing it."
"Ever since John Kerry lost the election, [D'Onofrio] has lost his [bleep,]" said our on-set insider.
"He has been getting into fistfights with people, and when he passed out today, we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911."
An ambulance raced to the Queens studio, where paramedics found nothing wrong with the gifted actor, who became a star in 1987 with his searing performance as a misfit Marine in "Full Metal Jacket."
Tensions on the "Criminal Intent" set are running high. "No one thinks Vincent will last for much longer," the insider said.
"He is so hard to work with a total freak. He constantly complains about the scripts and has held up production a lot."
D'Onofrio, a big Kerry supporter, was said to be devastated over President Bush's re-election. "When PAGE SIX [last week] wrote about 'Law & Order' putting up signs forbidding political discussions on set, it was funny," our source said. "Those signs were put up because of [D'Onofrio]."
About a month before the election, D'Onofrio "insisted" on putting up anti-Bush posters and fliers, "and would attack anyone who disagreed with him," the spy added.
In response, "Law & Order" producers posted signs banning political discussions or anything else that would impede work on set, implying that D'Onofrio had held up taping of the show with his political zealotry.
D'Onofrio's co-stars, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance, are said to be fed up with his antics.
"No one and I do mean no one talks to him anymore," the insider added.
A rep for the show insisted there had been no "fistfights."
D'Onofrio does not have a rep. But show creator Dick Wolf said via a rep: "The stress of being the first among equals on a one-hour television drama is the most exhausting job in show business. Hours are long and stress levels are high.
"Any actor who has been in Vincent's position knows how tough it is. It is unfortunate that Vincent's health has become the topic of gossip and speculation under these circumstances."
Hey, my little Connecticut town is pretty gosh darn red
There are a few sane places in blue CT
I doubt it. They would just shoot her in the back of her head in some public place.
While Mr. Fonda might have had Liberal views later in his life, during World War II he was a Captain the Navy and was awarded the Bronze Star.
At the the height of his career, we did not know his political views one way or the other and therefore we were able to enjoy his performances.
5.56mm
LOL....That about says it all.
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