There was a huge loss in the entertainment world last night.
There was also a loss of sleep for me last night. But that doesn’t have
anything to do with the dish. Speaking of, I should get started.
I also wanted to mention that today is the official 4 month anaversary for The Dish. Goin strong for FOUR months now!!
"Everybody Loves
Raymond" Star Dead at 71…
This is an article from World Entertainment News.
Emmy Award-winning actor Peter Boyle died at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Tuesday night. He was 71.
Boyle, best known in recent years for playing Frank Barone
in Everybody Loves Raymond, had been suffering from multiple myeloma - a
form of cancer - and heart disease.
Boyle was a versatile and talented actor, excelling in both
comedy and dramatic roles. He famously played it straight as Robert Redford's
campaign manager in the 1972 film 'The Candidate' before switching to a monster
in Mel Brooks' horror spoof 'Young Frankenstein' two years later.
Boyle's TV career earned him 10 nominations - seven for Everyone
Loves Raymond - and one win in 1996, as Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama
Series for a role in The X Files.
He leaves behind his wife of 29 years, Lorraine, a former Rolling Stone magazine
reporter, and two daughters Lucy and Amy.
Former Beatle John Lennon was best man when the pair married
in 1977, after becoming close friends with Boyle.
Peter Boyle Biography
For the bulk of his film career, versatile actor Peter Boyle has specialized in
playing eccentric leads as well as supporting and character roles.
Before becoming an actor in the early '60s, Boyle was a member of the Christian
Brothers monastic order. After leaving the priesthood, Boyle studied with Uta
Hagen in New York
and appeared in a few off-Broadway plays. He then toured the country in a
production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple until landing in Chicago
where he joined the prestigious Second
City improvisational
comedy troupe.
Boyle began showing up on television in the late '60s and in 1968, made his
feature film debut in The Virgin President. A few more films quickly followed
but it was not until Boyle's chillingly realistic portrayal of a bigoted,
"patriotic" construction worker in Joe (1970) that Boyle became an
in-demand actor.
Up until he appeared in the caper comedy Slither (1973), Boyle had been cast in
largely dramatic roles, but his most famous comedy role was that of the monster
in Mel Brook's sublime parody Young Frankenstein (1974). In this film, he
showed a real knack for broad and subtle comedy; he even managed to imbue his
hulking, zipper-necked creature with genuine pathos. Other memorable roles
include a supporting performance as a philosophical cabbie in Taxi Driver
(1976).
He continued to work regularly in feature films, many of uneven quality. In
addition, Boyle has frequently worked in television, appearing in miniseries
such as Echoes in the Darkness and made-for-TV films such as The Rise and Fall
of Oliver North. Boyle played Tea Leone's father in the short-lived but
critically acclaimed Fox sitcom Flying Blind (1992-1993).
In 1996, Boyle landed a regular spot on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
Original
"Dreamgirl" Feels Snubbed…
Original 'Dreamgirls' star Jennifer Holliday is devastated
by the treatment she has received from the people behind the big screen version
of the musical, insisting she has been snubbed.
The highly-anticipated $75 million movie musical, which
stars Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles and Eddie Murphy, is the film version of the
1981 Broadway musical, inspired by the story of Diana Ross and The Supremes.
Princess Diana
Concert Tickets Sell Out in Hours…
So about this story last night, I had no idea that Princess
Diana was no longer alive. I must have been thinking of something else. So I apologize
for yesterday’s comments.
Tickets for a celebrity concert celebrating the life of
British royal Diana, Princess of Wales sold out within hours of going on sale
Wednesday.
Diana's sons Prince William and Prince Harry, who are
organizing the concert, revealed Tuesday the event will take place next year at
London's Wembley Stadium - 10 years after she
was killed in a car crash in Paris
- on what would have been her 46th birthday.
Richie 'Prepared to
Accept Responsibility' for DUI Arrest…
What a ditz! R&B singer Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole
has vowed to accept responsibility for her arrest for driving under the
influence on Monday and deal with any other issues related to the incident.
The Simple Life star was released from custody after
posting $15,000 bail and is waiting to learn the results of a blood test.
Aretha Supervising
Auditions for "Queen of Soul" Musical…
Aretha Franklin will supervise auditions for singers hoping
to portray the Queen of Soul in a new musical based on her life.
The production will be based on her 1999 autobiography
"Aretha: From These Roots" and will tour the country.
Celebrity Birthdays…
Amy Lee - 13 December, 1981
Singer
Ashley Bloomingdale - 13 December, 1952
Darryl Brown - 13 December, 1971
*** van *** - 13 December, 1925
Jamie Foxx - 13 December, 1967
John Davidson - 13 December, 1941
Randy Owen - 13 December, 1949
Robert Leeshock - 13 December, 1967
Steve Buscemi - 13 December, 1957
Tom DeLonge - 13 December, 1975
Wendie Malick - 13 December, 1950
Holiday Name that Tune…
I decided
that I did not like the little box I made for the Name that Tune and am working
on redoing it. Hopefully will be done by the weekend.
Scoutmom
is a Holiday Tune genius and has only missed 2 so far I think. If you think you
can stump her, email me here. Here is today’s answer and question.
***SnoFlake Says…***
Yesterday – Merry Christmas
Darling – The Carpenders
Today – “Lovely weather”
…Things
are getting harder, but the song is getting easier.
I also
wanted to mention the new post I made to the forums: Saddest Holiday/
Christmas Carol. Take a moment to answer that.
