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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/13/maureen_mccormick_tells_all_about_brady_ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:09:53 EST Entertainment News 100637@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - As Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch," Maureen McCormick projected an image of the wholesome girl next door. But off camera, she spiraled downward into drug addiction and depression.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/20/full_album_listening_party_for_natalie_c Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 98670@http://www.starpulse.com/news The follow-up to her seminal album Unforgettable...With Love, Still Unforgettable features Natalie Cole re-joining her father, Nat King Cole, in a duet on "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," as well as Natalie's loving renditions of 13 other classics

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/the_emmy_s_60th_anniversary_fans_get_to_ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:27:01 EST Entertainment News 96710@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a means of celebrating its 60th Anniversary (really, are we just going to have a garish celebration for any year ending in 0 or 5 now?) Emmy has decided to name the most memorable moments

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/05/sammy_davis_jr_died_15_million_in_debt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:06:56 EST Entertainment News 94789@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. died with millions of dollars worth of debt, leaving his estate in a shambles, a new tell-all book has revealed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/17/mike_patton_talks_i_am_legend_mondo_cane Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:48:05 EST Entertainment News 74723@http://www.starpulse.com/news The many people who say Will Smith's I Am Legend may have noticed something unique about the monsters, namely that they sounded like no other creature to grace the film. That's because every snarl and growl was provided by former Faith No More and Mr. Bungle front man Mike Patton.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/08/celebrity_birthdays_december_39 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69117@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976), NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick (1975), New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (1968), Irish singer Sinead O'Connor (1966), "Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher (1964), political pundit Ann Coulter (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (1957), "8 Mile" actress Kim Basinger (1953),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/07/usher_to_return_to_broadway_ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:06:39 EST Entertainment News 70535@http://www.starpulse.com/news R&B star Usher has been lined up to star in a Broadway revival of classical play Golden Boy. The singer proved he can cut it on the New York stage playing Billy Flynn in 2006, and he is now in talks to take on the role made famous by Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1960s - about a pianist who quits music to become a boxer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/22/notable_quotables_209 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:01:36 EST Entertainment News 68470@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I've got my own side of our house, which is very feminine - Beatrix Potter and eminently tasteful. Tim decorated his side, which is very Tim. We have strange things like Oompa-Loompas and a life-size Sammy Davis Jr. waxwork." Helena Bonham Carter on living with eccentric moviemaker Tim Burton.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/13/justin_timberlake_to_host_golf_tournamen Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:35:51 EST Entertainment News 67638@http://www.starpulse.com/news Justin Timberlake will become only the 14th celebrity to host an official tournament for the Professional Golf Association. The avid golfer will play in a celebrity pro-am event in Las Vegas, which will benefit a children's hospital charity, next year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/12/billy_crystal_honored_in_washington_with Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:00:40 EST Entertainment News 63464@http://www.starpulse.com/news WASHINGTON (AP) - Carl Reiner, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg have all won it. Now, to borrow a famous movie line he wrote, Billy Crystal is having what they're having.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/10/movie_remakes_hearbreak_kid_fails_while_ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:54:13 EST Entertainment News 63155@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Heartbreak Kid, the latest collaboration between Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers, debuted in second place this past weekend with a modest $14 million haul at the box office. The last Stiller-Farrelly project, 1998's There's Something About Mary, pulled in $176.5 million that year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/08/andre_3000_to_play_sammy_davis_jr Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:42:23 EST Entertainment News 46151@http://www.starpulse.com/news Outkast star Andre 3000 is set to play Sammy Davis Jr. in a new biopic documenting the entertainer's controversial romance with Kim Novak. The film, entitled Sammy and Kim, will focus on the interracial relationship between Davis and the Caucasian actress, which caused controversy in the 1950s at a time when the African-American Civil Rights Movement was in beginning to take place.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/04/four_sammy_davis_jr_movies_are_on_the_wa Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:40:29 EST Entertainment News 45311@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late actor/singer Sammy Davis Jr. is the subject of no less than four upcoming movies. The life of Rat Pack legend Davis Jr., who died from throat cancer in 1990 at the age of 64, will form the basis of two biopics, one movie about his romance with actress Kim Novak, and one feature-length documentary.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/bobby_darin_receives_star_on_las_vegas_s Tue, 15 May 2007 14:24:14 EST Entertainment News 42666@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late crooner Bobby Darin was honored with a dedication on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars yesterday, to celebrate what would have been his 71st birthday. Darin, famed for hits like Dream Lover and Mack the Knife, died in December 1973 from complications after heart surgery. He was just 37-years-old.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/12/mary_j_blige_and_jamie_foxx_triumph_at_s Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:33:03 EST Entertainment News 33510@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx clinched the big prizes at the Soul Train Music Awards, both taking home Best Album awards. Foxx was lauded for Unpredictable, while The Breakthrough earned Blige Best Female Album. It was an emotional night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California, for former TV talent show contestant Jennifer Hudson too - she was overwhelmed to receive the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/08/celebrity_birthdays_december_8 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21925@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976), NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick (1975), New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (1968), Irish singer Sinead O'Connor (1966), "Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher (1964), political pundit Ann Coulter (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (1957), "8 Mile" actress Kim Basinger (1953), keyboardist Gregg Allman (1947), The Doors singer/poet Jim Morrison (1943; d. 1971), "Kill Bill" actor David Carradine (1936), comedian Flip Wilson (1933; d. 1998), Austrian actor Maximilian Schell (1930), Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886; d. 1957), Cotton Gin inventor Eli Whitney (1765), and the infamous Mary Queen of Scots (1542; d. 1587).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/18/my_name_is_earl_soundtrack_features_excl Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:29:18 EST Entertainment News 16233@http://www.starpulse.com/news "My Name Is Earl - The Album" features brand new, never before released tracks from Matthew Sweet, Uncle Kracker, John Hiatt and rock newcomers Van Nuys, recorded exclusively for the soundtrack. In addition, the album includes some of Earl's favorite songs used in episodes which aired during the premiere '05-'06 season.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/13/sammy_davis_jr_musical_to_debut Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:04:38 EST Entertainment News 2997@http://www.starpulse.com/news A new musical based on the life of legendary performer Sammy Davis Jr. is set to debut on February 22 in Connecticut. Mr. Bojangles: The Ultimate Entertainer will showcase Davis' many talents and has been endorsed by the late star's estate.

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