When asked about himself during a 1990 "Playboy" interview, TV talk show host Jay Leno responded, "I'm sort of an acquired taste."
When British film companies buy a product called "Kensington Gore," they are purchasing artificial blood, used for special effects.
When Bruce Dern took first place in the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania, his competetive, goal-oriented family was not very impressed. Afterall, his grandfather was the Governor of Utah, his great-uncle was Archibald MacLeish, and his parents controlled a major interest in the Carson Pirie Scott department store chain. There was huge disapproval from Dern's family when, after seeing his first James Dean movie, he announced his plans to head for Hollywood to become an actor.
When Cecil B. De Mille released his silent film The Squaw Man in 1914, it became one of the movie industry's first nationwide box-office successes. It cost only $15,000 to make and earned more than $225,000. It was also the first film that De Mille wrote and directed; prior to The Squaw Man, De Mille worked solely as a screenwriter.
When Diane Sawyer competed in the America's Junior Miss Pageant, several judges considered her too serious and sophisticated to serve as a teen titleholder. During rehearsals, nearsighted Diane walked headfirst into a metal post in front of the judges and dissolved into girlish giggles. Charmed by Sawyer's silly side, several judges changed their votes in her favor and she was named 1963 America's Junior Miss.
When directing films, Clint Eastwood dislikes overlighting, which he associates with television. He prefers a film noir effect, especially in his thrillers. During a 1993 interview, Eastwood related a story about his suspenseful 1982 film Firefox. There was a shot that was so dark only Eastwood's elbow was visible. The cameraman wanted to do another take. Eastwood asked, "Am I in the frame?" "Yeah." "Can you hear my voice?" "Yeah." "They know who I am. Let's print it and move on."
When he was just 10 years old, future comedian and film star Jim Carrey sent his résumé to Carol Burnett.
When in a movie theater, if there is a balcony, never sit underneath — that's a low sound frequency trap. According to a Sony Cinema Products Corp. representative, there’s a "sweet" spot, where the sound is better than anyplace else in the movie theater. To find it, you should look for the speakers and position yourself in between them — usually about three-quarters of the way back from the movie screen.
When Mrs. New Jersey heard her name announced as Mrs. America 1952, she passed out cold on-stage. It took panicked pageant officials several minutes to revive her.
When released in China, the James Bond film From Russia with Love was retitled 007 Averted the Spy Plot.
When she was a girl, former Radio City dancer Valerie Harper lived all over the U.S. because her father was a traveling salesman. When she was 18, she left upstate New York to be a member of the "Li'l Abner" chorus in 1958. A few years later, Harper contracted hepatitis. Her doctor prescribed loads of candy, and she ballooned to 155 pounds. In 1970, TV producers found her dumpy shape perfect for the part of Mary Tyler Moore's outspoken, overweight friend, Rhoda Morgenstern. Harper earned three Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmys for the role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (in 1971, she tied with Sally Struthers in All in the Family), and won a Best Actress in a Comedy Emmy in 1975 for her own spin-off, Rhoda. By this time, Harper had shed much of the weight.
When Shirley Temple appeared in her first film, The Red-Haired Alibi, she was three years old.
When veteran actor James Cromwell was considering the role of Farmer Arthur Hoggett for the movie Babe (1995), he browsed through a copy of the screenplay to count how many lines he would have. Seeing that there were relatively few lines, he agreed to the part, which he believed would be an effortless, quick job. That misconception was quickly quashed. Cromwell didn't realize that he would have more screen time, although much of it was non-speaking, in this film than any previous roles in his career.
When you add it up that’s a lot of laughs. The comedy team of Wayne and Shuster, who were legends in the history of Canadian entertainment, appeared a record 67 times on the Ed Sullivan television show.
While filming the popular 90s television series Baywatch, its cast and crew went through 306 pounds of body makeup and one 50-gallon drum of sunscreen each season.
While in New York, struggling actor William H. Macy (E.R., Fargo) worked as “voice-over talent” for commercials. His personal "biggest" ad line was that of “Secret: strong enough for a man but made for a woman."
While struggling to become a film star, Warren Beatty worked as a restaurant dinner music pianist.
Whoopi Goldberg was a mortuary cosmetologist and a bricklayer before becoming an actress.
Wile E. Coyote has only caught the Road Runner once (May 21, 1980).
William Claude Dukenfield was better known as W. C. Fields
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