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Subject: 2007 Emmy Award Winners


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2007 Emmy Award Winners


Winners and Nominees in leading categories for the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Best Series, Drama'Boston Legal''Grey's Anatomy''Heroes''House''The Sopranos'Best Series, Comedy'Entourage''The Office''30 Rock''Two And A Half Men''Ugly Betty'Best Actor, DramaJames Spader, 'Boston Legal'Hugh Laurie, 'House'Denis Leary, 'Rescue Me'James Gandolfini, 'The Sopranos'Kiefer Sutherland, '24'Best Actress, ComedyFelicity Huffman, 'Desperate Housewives'Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 'The New Adventures Of Old Christine'Tina Fey, '30 Rock'America Ferrera, 'Ugly Betty'Mary-Louise Parker, 'Weeds'Best Actress, DramaSally Field, 'Brothers & Sisters'Kyra Sedgwick, 'The Closer'Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'Patricia Arquette, 'Medium'Minnie Driver, 'The Riches'Edie Falco, 'The Sopranos'Best Actor, ComedyRicky Gervais, 'Extras'Tony Shalhoub, 'Monk'Steve Carell, 'The Office'Alec Baldwin, '30 Rock'Charlie Sheen, 'Two And A Half Men'Best Reality-Competition Program'The Amazing Race''American Idol''Dancing With The Stars''Project Runway''Top Chef'Best Lead Actress, Miniseries or MovieQueen Latifah, 'Life Support'Helen Mirren, 'Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)'Mary-Louise Parker, 'The Robber Bride'Debra Messing, 'The Starter Wife'Gena Rowlands, 'What If God Were The Sun'Best Made for Television Movie'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee''Inside The Twin Towers''Longford''The Ron Clark Story''Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy'Best Supporting Actress, Miniseries or MovieGreta Scacchi, 'Broken Trail'Anna Paquin, 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'Samantha Morton, 'Longford'Judy Davis, 'The Starter Wife'Toni Collette, 'Tsunami, the Aftermath'Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series'The Colbert Report''The Daily Show With Jon Stewart''Late Night With Conan O'Brien''Late Show With David Letterman''Real Time With Bill Maher'Best Miniseries'Broken Trail''Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)''The Starter Wife'Best Lead Actor, Miniseries or MovieRobert Duvall, 'Broken Trail'Tom Selleck, 'Jesse Stone: Sea Change'Jim Broadbent, 'Longford'William H. Macy, 'Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King'Matthew Perry, 'The Ron Clark Story'Best Supporting Actress, DramaRachel Griffiths, 'Brothers & Sisters'Katherine Heigl, 'Grey's Anatomy'Chandra Wilson, 'Grey's Anatomy'Sandra Oh, 'Grey's Anatomy'Aida Turturro, 'The Sopranos'Lorraine Bracco, 'The Sopranos'Best Supporting Actor, Miniseries or MovieThomas Haden Church, 'Broken Trail'August Schellenberg, 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'Aidan Quinn, 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'Edward Asner, 'The Christmas Card'Joe Mantegna, 'The Starter Wife'Best Supporting Actress, ComedyJaime Pressly, 'My Name Is Earl'Jenna Fischer, 'The Office'Holland Taylor, 'Two And A Half Men'Conchata Ferrell, 'Two And A Half Men'Vanessa Williams, 'Ugly Betty'Elizabeth Perkins, 'Weeds'Best Supporting Actor, DramaWilliam Shatner, 'Boston Legal'T.R. Knight, 'Grey's Anatomy'Masi Oka, 'Heroes'Michael Emerson, 'Lost'Terry O'Quinn, 'Lost'Michael Imperioli, 'The Sopranos'Best Supporting Actor, ComedyKevin Dillon, 'Entourage'Jeremy Piven, 'Entourage'Neil Patrick Harris, 'How I Met Your Mother'Rainn Wilson, 'The Office'Jon Cryer, 'Two And A Half Men'Best Directing, Comedy SeriesScott Ellis, '30 Rock'Julian Farino, 'Entourage'Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, 'Extras'Will Mackenzie, 'Scrubs'Ken Kwapis, 'The Office'Richard Shepard, 'Ugly Betty'Best Directing, Drama SeriesFelix Alcala, 'Battlestar Galactica'Bill D'Elia, 'Boston Legal'Peter Berg, 'Friday Night Lights'David Semel, 'Heroes'Jack Bender, 'Lost'Thomas Schlamme, 'Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip'Alan Taylor, 'The Sopranos'Best Directing, Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic SpecialWalter Hill, 'Broken Trail'Yves Simoneau, 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'Susanna White, 'Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)'Philip Martin, 'Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)'Bharat Nalluri, 'Tsunami, The Aftermath'Best Directing, Variety, Music Or Comedy ProgramBruce Gowers, 'American Idol'Don Roy King, 'Saturday Night Live'Jim Hoskinson, 'The Colbert Report'Chuck O'Neil, 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'Rob Marshall, 'Tony Bennett: An American Classic'Best Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music ProgramEllen Degeneres, '79th Annual Academy Awards'David Letterman, 'Late Show With David Letterman'Stephen Colbert, 'The Colbert Report'Jon Stewart, 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'Tony Bennett, 'Tony Bennett: An American Classic'Best Writing, Comedy SeriesTina Fey, '30 Rock'Robert Carlock, '30 Rock'Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, 'Extras'Greg Daniels, 'The Office'Michael Schur, 'The Office'Best Writing, Drama SeriesRonald D. Moore, 'Battlestar Galactica'Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, 'Lost'Matthew Weiner and David Chase, 'The Sopranos'Terence Winter, 'The Sopranos'David Chase, 'The Sopranos'Best Writing, Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic SpecialAlan Geoffrion, 'Broken Trail'Daniel Giat, 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'Sandy Welch, 'Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)'Frank Deasy, 'Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)'Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott, 'The Starter Wife'Best Writing, Variety, Music Or Comedy Program'Late Night With Conan O'Brien''Late Show With David Letterman''Real Time With Bill Maher''The Colbert Report''The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'For the complete list of Emmy nominees visit: Emmys.org.

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Project Runway • Bravo • Magical Elves for The Weinstein Company/Miramax, Full Picture, Bravo
Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer
Dan Cutforth, Executive Producer
Jane Lipsitz, Executive Producer
Heidi Klum, Executive Producer
Jane Cha, Executive Producer
Desiree Gruber, Executive Producer
Rich Bye, Executive Producer
Rich Buhrman, Executive Producer
Barbara Schneeweiss, Executive Producer
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer
Shari Levine, Executive Producer
Casey Kriley, Supervising Producer
Alexandra Lipsitz, Supervising Producer
Michael Rucker, Producer
Ben Mack, Producer
Andrew Wallace, Producer

Top Chef • Bravo • Magical Elves, Bravo
Dan Cutforth, Executive Producer
Jane Lipsitz, Executive Producer
Shauna Minoprio, Executive Producer
Rich Buhrman, Co-Executive Producer
Gaylen Gawlowski, Supervising Producer
Steve Lichtenstein, Supervising Producer
Scott Shatsky, Supervising Producer
Padma Lakshmi, Host
Tom Colicchio, Co-Host
Gail Simmons, Co-Host
Elizabeth Cook, Senior Producer
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Dave Serwatka, Executive Producer
Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking

Jonestown: The Life And Death Of Peoples Temple (American Experience) • PBS •
Stanley Nelson, Producer
Sharon Grimberg, Series Producer
Mark Samels, Executive Producer

A Lion In The House (Independent Lens) • PBS •
Steven Bognar, Producer
Julia Reichert, Producer
Sally Jo Fifer, Executive Producer
Lois Vossen, Series Producer

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Sam Pollard, Producer
Spike Lee, Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming

American Masters • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film • PBS • Produced by Steeplechase Films, Inc., High Line Productions, Daniel Wolf, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET
James Sanders, Written By
Ric Burns, Written By

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! • Wal-Mart • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Penn & Teller, A Division of Buggs and Rudy Discount Corporation, Star Price Productions, The Wolper Organization
Penn Jillette, Written By
Teller, Written By
Sheryl Zohn, Written By
Jon Hotchkiss, Written By
Michael Goudeau, Written By
Star Price, Written By
Cliff Schoenberg, Written By
David Weiss, Written By

Planet Earth • Mountains • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Vanessa Berlowitz, Writer
Gary Parker, Writer

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed • The History Channel • Prometheus Entertainment for The History Channel
Steven Smith, Writer
David Comtois, Writer
Kevin Burns, Writer

This American Life • God’s Close-Up • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.
Nancy Updike, Writer

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

Battlestar Galactica • Exodus, Part 2 • Sci Fi Channel • R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Colman, Sound Editor
Vince Balunas, Sound Editor
Michael Baber, Music Editor
Doug Madick, Foley Artist
Rick Partlow, Foley Artist

CSI: Miami • No Man’s Land • CBS • Alliance Atlantis and CBS Productions and a Business of CBS Broadcasting in association with Bruckheimer Television
Tim Kimmel, Supervising Sound Editor
Todd Niesen, Dialogue Editor
Bradley C. Katona, M.P.S.E., SFX Editor
Ruth Adelman, ADR Editor
Skye Lewin, Music Editor
Zane Bruce, Foley Artist
Joseph Sabella, Foley Artist

ER • Bloodline • NBC • Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television
Walter Newman, Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Redpath, Supervising ADR Editor
Darleen R. Stoker, Dialogue Editor
Karyn Foster, Sound Editor
Kenneth Young, Sound Editor
Adam Johnston, Sound Editor
Sharon Tylk-Gersh, Music Editor
Casey Crabtree, Foley Artist
Mike Crabtree, Foley Artist

Lost • A Tale Of Two Cities • ABC • ABC Studios
Thomas deGorter, Supervising Sound Editor
Paula Fairfield, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Carla Murray, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Maciek Malish, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Jay Keiser, Sound Editor
Joe Schultz, Sound Editor
Geordy Sincavage, Sound Editor
Alex Levy, Music Editor
Doug Reed, Foley Artist
Cynthia Merril, Foley Artist

Smallville • Zod • CW • Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink, and Warner Bros. Television
Michael E. Lawshe, Supervising Sound Editor
Jeremy Gordon, ADR Editor
Eric Hertsgaard, Dialog Editor
Timothy Cleveland, Sound Effects Editor
Eric Erickson, Sound Effects Editor
Marc Meyer, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Diller, Sound Effects Editor
Chris McGeary, Music Editor
Casey Crabtree, Foley Artist
Michael Crabtree, Foley Artist

24 • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
William Dotson, Supervising Sound Editor
Catherine Speakman, Supervising ADR Editor
Jeffrey R. Whitcher, Sound Effects Editor
Pembrooke Andrews, Sound Editor
Shawn Kennelly, Sound Editor
Rick Polanco, Sound Editor
Vic Radulich, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Jeffrey Charbonneau, Music Editor
Laura Macias, Foley Artist
Vince Nicastro, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Broken Trail • Night 2 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Kevin Howard M.P.S.E., Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Hegedus, Dialogue Editor
Richard Calistan, ADR Editor
Clive Turner, Sound Effects Editor
P. Jason MacNeill, Sound Editor
Steve Copley, Sound Editor
Carl Sealove, Music Editor
John Sievert, Foley Artist
Virginia Storey, Foley Artist

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Stephen Flick, Supervising Sound Editor
Avram Gold, Supervising Sound Editor
Steffan Falesitch, Dialogue Editor
Eric Hertsgaard, Dialogue Editor
Patricio Libenson, Dialogue Editor
Denise Horta, Dialogue Editor
Adam Johnston, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Berolzheimer, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
Dean Beville, Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Sawyer, Sound Effects Editor
Kenneth Young, Sound Effects Editor
Mike Flicker, Music Editor
David Lee Fein, Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges, Foley Artist

The Librarian: Return To King Solomon’s Mines • TNT • Electric Entertainment
Mark Friedgen, Supervising Sound Editor
Joy Ealy, Supervising ADR Editor
Kristi Johns, ADR Editor
Burt Weinstein, ADR Editor
Tim Terusa, Dialogue Editor
Anton Holden, Dialogue Editor
Bob Costanza, Sound Effects Editor
Rick Steele, Sound Effects Editor
Bill Bell, Sound Effects Editor
Jason Ruder, Music Editor
Tim Chilton, Foley Artist
Jill Sanders, Foley Artist

The Path To 9/11 • Night 1 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
G. Michael Graham, M.P.S.E., Supervising Sound Editor
J. Michael Hooser, Supervising ADR Editor
Bob Costanza, Sound Editor
Bill Bell, Sound Editor
Mike Dickeson, Sound Editor
Kevin Fisher, Sound Editor
Anton Holden, Sound Editor
Adriane Marfiak, Sound Editor
Mark Steele, Sound Editor
Joy Ealy, Sound Editor
Devon Curry, Sound Editor
Dan Johnson, Music Editor
Tim Chilton, Foley Artist
Jill Sanders, Foley Artist

Tsunami, The Aftermath • Part 1 • HBO • A Kudos Film and Television Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Julian Slater, Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Conway, ADR Editor
Simon Price, ADR Editor
Tony Currie, ADR Editor
Peter Gates, Dialogue Editor
Steve Browell, Dialogue Editor
Ben Norrington, Sound FX Editor
Stephen Griffiths, Sound FX Editor
John Warhurst, Music Editor
John Fewell, Foley Artist
Julie Ankerson, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

The Amazing Race • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Jon Bachmann, Sound Editor
Eric Goldfarb, Sound Editor
Julian Gomez, Sound Editor
Andy Kozar, Sound Editor
Paul Nielsen, Sound Editor
Jacob Parsons, Sound Editor
Rick Livingstone, Music Editor

American Masters • Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built • PBS • Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Warner Music Group
Richard Fairbanks, Sound Editor
Pamela Scott Arnold, Music Editor

Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib • HBO • Moxie Firecracker Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films and The Fledgling Fund
Margaret Crimmins, Sound Editor
Greg Smith, Sound Editor

Planet Earth • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel • A
BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Kate Hopkins, Sound Editor

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Fredric Rosenberg, Supervising Sound Editor
Allan Zaleski, Sound FX Editor
Marko Costanzo, Foley Artist
Marvin Morris, Music Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (one-hour)

Boston Legal • Lincoln • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Clark King, Production Mixer
David Rawlinson, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter R. Kelsey, Re-Recording Mixer

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Living Doll • CBS • An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with Paramount Television
Mick Fowler, Production Mixer
Yuri Reese, Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Smith, Re-Recording Mixer

Deadwood • A Two-Headed Beast • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Geoffrey Patterson, Production Mixer
R. Russell Smith, Re-Recording Mixer
William Freesh, Re-Recording Mixer

Heroes • Genesis • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Kenn Fuller, Production Mixer
Gerry Lentz C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Weingart, Re-Recording Mixer

The Sopranos • Stage 5 • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Mathew Price, Production Mixer
Kevin Burns, Re-Recording Mixer
Todd Orr, Re-Recording Mixer

24 • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
Bill Gocke, Production Mixer
Michael Olman C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
Kenneth Kobett C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Gomillion, ADR Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail • Night 2 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Michael Playfair, Production Mixer
Cory Mandel, Re-Recording Mixer
James Porteous, Re-Recording Mixer

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
George Tarrant, Production Mixer
Rick Ash, Re-Recording Mixer
Edward C. Carr, III, Re-Recording Mixer

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • Part 1 • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Richard Manton, Production Mixer
Stuart Hilliker, Re-Recording Mixer

Krakatoa: Volcano Of Destruction • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/RTL/France2 Co-Production
Frank Coakley, Production Mixer
Marc Hatch, Production Mixer
Nigel Heath, Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Powers, Re-Recording Mixer

The Lost Room • The Key And The Clock (Night 1) • Sci Fi Channel • Lions Gate Entertainment
Bayard Carey, Production Mixer
Rick Alexander, Re-Recording Mixer
Rich Rogers, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (half-hour) And Animation

Entourage • One Day In The Valley • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Steve Morantz, C.A.S., Production Mixer
Dennis Kirk, Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Fleming, Re-Recording Mixer

My Name Is Earl • Our Cops Is On! • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox
Television
Darin Knight, Production Mixer
David Rawlinson, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter R. Kelsey, Re-Recording Mixer

The Office • The Coup • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Benjamin Patrick, Production Mixer
John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter J. Nusbaum, Re-Recording Mixer

Scrubs • My Musical • NBC • ABC Studios
Joe Foglia, Production Mixer
John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter J. Nusbaum, Re-Recording Mixer

30 Rock • Corporate Crush • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Griffin Richardson, Production Mixer
Tony Pipitone, Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Marino, Dialogue Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Ed Greene, Production Mixer
Tom Vicari, Orchestra Mixer
Patrick Baltzell, P.A. Mixer
Robert Douglass, Audience Sweetening Mixer
Jamie Santos, Pre-Production Mixer

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode # 12061 • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Tim Lester, Audio Engineer

49th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • John Cossette Productions
Tom Holmes, A-1 Production Mixer
John Harris, Broadcast Music Mixer
Eric Schilling, Broadcast Music Mixer
Paul Sandweiss, 5.1 Mixer
Don Worsham, ATPB Mixer
Klaus Landsberg, Audience Reaction Mixer
Mikael Stewart, FOH Production Mixer
Ron Reaves, FOH Music Mixer
Mike Parker, Stage Foldback Mixer
Dave Velte, Stage Foldback Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Sweetener

The Magic Flute (Great Performances At The Met) • PBS • A Metropolitan Opera Production in association with PBS/Thirteen/WNET New York
Jay David Saks, Audio Producer
Ken Hahn, Post-Production Audio Mix

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Dae Bennett, Recorded & Mixed By
Sue Pelino, Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Koch, Additional Audio Post Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)

The Amazing Race • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Jim Ursulak, Lead Sound Mixer
Jerry Chabane, Sound Mixer
Dean Gaveau, C.A.S., Sound Mixer
Barry Weissman, Sound Mixer
Peter Wong, Sound Mixer
Troy Smith, Re-Recording Mixer

American Masters • Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built • PBS • Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Warner Music Group
Ed Campbell, Re-Recording Mixer

Deadliest Catch • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Bob Bronow, C.A.S., Re-Recording Mixer

Planet Earth • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Graham Wild, Dubbing Mixer

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Ken Ishii, Production Mixer
Stuart Deutsch, Production Mixer
Charles Hunt, Production Mixer
Bo Walker, Production Mixer
Bob Chefalas, Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Murray, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

Battlestar Galactica • Exodus, Part 2 • Sci Fi Channel • R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Gibson, Senior VFX Coordinator
Doug Drexler, CG Supervisor
Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz, CGI Sequence Designer
Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Painter
Tom Archer, Lead Compositor
Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor
Alec McClymont, Lead CGI Artist/ Animator
Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor

Eureka • Pilot • Sci Fi Channel • NBC Universal Television Studio
Robert Habros, Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew S. Gore, Visual Effects Producer
Darren Marcoux, Special Effects Supervisor
Elizabeth Alvarez, Visual Effects Coordinator
Lane Jolly, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Ben Funk, Lead Matte Artist
Tom Tennisco, Lead Model Maker
Jarrod Davis, CGI Supervisor
Jamie Clark, Lead CGI Artist/ Animator


Grey’s Anatomy • Walk On Water • ABC • ABC Studios
Sam Nicholson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Val Pfahning, Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Ramsey, Visual Effects Producer
Anthony Ocampo, Lead Model Maker
Michael Cook, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Diego Galtieri, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Eric Grenaudier, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Adalberto Lopez, CGI Supervisor
Jason Gustafson, Special Effects Supervisor

Heroes • Five Years Gone • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Mark Kolpack, Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Spatny, Visual Effects Producer
Gary D’Amico, Special Effects Supervisor
Daniel Kumiega, Lead CGI Animator
Cedric Tomacruz, Lead Matte Artist
Diego Galtieri, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Chris Martin, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Ragui Hanna, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Jon Rosenthal, Lead CGI Artist

Rome • Philippi • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
James Madigan, Visual Effects Supervisor
Barrie Hemsley, Visual Effects Producer
Anna Panton, Visual Effects Producer
Merrin Jensen, Visual Effects Producer
Paula Pope, Visual Effects Coordinator
Daniel Acon, Special Effects Supervisor
Duncan Kinnaird, CGI Supervisor
Gary Brozenich, CGI Supervisor
Doug Larmour, Lead Visual Effects Compositor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
David Goldberg, Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Del Conte, Visual Effects Producer
Joseph Bell, Visual Effects Coordinator
Justin Mitchell, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Erik Bruhwiler, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Tommy Tran, Lead Matte Artist
Benoit Girard, CGI Supervisor
Tammy Sutton, Lead CGI Artist
Andrew Roberts, Lead CGI Animator

Drive • The Starting Line • Fox.com • 20th Century Fox Television
Loni Peristere, Visual Effects Supervisor
Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Visual Effects Producer
Chris Jones, Technical Director
Jarrod Davis, CG Supervisor
Mark Shimer, CG Artist
Jamie Clark, CG Artist
Steve Meyer, Senior Compositor
Tyler Nathan, Compositor
Nate Overstrom, Compositor

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King • Battleground • TNT • Ostar Productions
Sam Nicholson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Grenaudier, Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Spatny, Visual Effects Producer
Adalberto Lopez, CGI Supervisor
Michael Cook, Lead CGI Model Maker
Daniel Kumiega, Lead CGI Animator
Megan Omi, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Ryan Wieber, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Marc van Buuren, Visual Effects Producer

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King • The End Of The Whole Mess • TNT • Ostar Productions
David Vana, Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Stubbs, Special FX Supervisor
Vit Komrzy, VFX Producer
Marc van Buuren, VFX Producer
Monika Pavlickova, VFX Coordinator
Jiri Linhart, Senior Animator
Jaroslav Poklensky, 3D Senior Animator
Jan Heusler, 2D Lead Compositor
Jiri Forejt, 2D Lead Compositor

The Path To 9/11 • Night 1 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
Anthony Paterson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Turnbull, Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Crowther, Visual Effects Producer
Ian Britton, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Tavia Charlton, Visual Effects Coordinator
Joel Skeete, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Graham Cunningham, Lead CGI Artist
Andrew Nguyen, Lead Matte Artist
Kristijan Danilovski, CGI Supervisor

Secrets Of The Deep • Discovery Channel • Impossible Pictures in association with Discovery Channel
Tim Greenwood, Visual Effects Supervisor
Pete Farrer, Visual Effects Producer
Lorna Paterson, Visual Effects Producer
Antony Carysforth, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Pete Metelko, Lead CGI Artist
Theo Facey, Lead CGI Artist
Adam Burnett, Lead CGI Artist
Jason Horley, Lead Matte Artist

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

CSI: Miami • Rush • CBS • Alliance Atlantis and CBS Productions and a Business of CBS Broadcasting in association with Bruckheimer Television
Jim Vickers, Stunt Coordinator

CSI: NY • Sleight Out Of Hand • CBS • CBS Productions and Alliance Atlantis Productions in association with CBS Studios
Norman Howell, Stunt Coordinator

ER • Bloodline • NBC • Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television
Gary Hymes, Stunt Coordinator

Heroes • Genesis • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Ian Quinn, Stunt Coordinator

24 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
Jeff Cadiente, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series
American Idol • Bon Jovi • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
John Pritchett, Technical Director
Manny Bonilla, Camera
Bert Atkinson, Camera
John Repczynski, Camera
George Prince, Camera
Danny Bonilla, Camera
Alex Hernandez, Camera
Dave Eastwood, Camera
Bobby Highton, Camera
Ken Dahlquist, Camera
Bill Chaikowski, Camera
Damien Tuffereau, Camera
Danny Webb, Camera
Ed Horton, Camera
Allen Merriweather, Camera
Mark Sanford, Video Control

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 310 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Charles Ciup, Technical Director
Diane Biederbeck, Camera Operator
Danny Bonilla, Camera Operator
Dave Hilmer, Camera Operator
James Karidas, Camera Operator
Dave Levisohn, Camera Operator
Hector Ramirez, Camera Operator
Brian Reason, Camera Operator
John Repczynski, Camera Operator
Damien Tuffereau, Camera Operator
Easter Xua, Camera Operator
Chuck Reilly, Video Control

Jimmy Kimmel Live • Jay Z Show • ABC • Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios
Ervin D. Hurd, Technical Director
Parker Bartlett, Camera Operator
Randy Gomez, Camera Operator
Greg Grouwinkel, Camera Operator
Mark Gonzales, Camera Operator
Garrett Hurt, Camera Operator
Ritch Kenney, Camera Operator
Kris Wilson, Camera Operator
Mike Malone, Camera Operator
Marc Hunter, Camera Operator
Guy Jones, Video Control

Late Night With Conan O’Brien • # 2424 • NBC • Conaco, Broadway Video, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Gregory Aull, Technical Director
Richard S. Carter, Camera
Kurt Decker, Camera
Eugene Huelsman, Camera
Chris Matott, Camera
James Palczewski, Camera
Pat Casey, Camera
Gregory Kasoff, Camera
Carl M. Henry, III, Video


Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin and Musical Guest: Christina Aguilera • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Steven Cimino, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera
Richard B. Fox, Camera
Brian Phraner, Camera
Barry Frischer, Camera
Eric A. Eisenstein, Camera
Susan Noll, Senior Video
Frank Grisanti, Senior Video

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
John B. Field, Technical Director
Kenneth Shapiro, Technical Director
Allan Wells, Technical Director
Ted Ashton, Camera
Robert Balton, Camera
Danny Bonilla, Camera
John Burdick, Camera
Dave Eastwood, Camera
Marc Hunter, Camera
Charlie Huntley, Camera
Dave Levisohn, Camera
Lyn Noland, Camera
Rob Palmer, Camera
Bill Philbin, Camera
David Plakos, Camera
Hector Ramirez, Camera
Brian Reason, Camera
Mark Whitman, Camera
Kris Wilson, Camera
Brett Crutcher, Camera
Aaron Fitzgerald, Camera
Dean Hall, Camera
Easter Xua, Camera
Chuck Reilly, Video
Mark Sanford, Video
Keith Winikoff, Video


American Idol • Idol Gives Back • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
John Pritchett, Technical Director
Damien Tuffereau, Camera
Suzanne Ebner, Camera
John Repczynski, Camera
George Prince, Camera
Easter Xua, Camera
Alex Hernandez, Camera
Dave Eastwood, Camera
Bobby Highton, Camera
Ray Gonzales, Camera
Vince Singletary, Camera
Bert Atkinson, Camera
Brian Reason, Camera
Ed Horton, Camera
Rick Edwards, Camera
Richard Strock, Camera
Rob Vuona, Camera
Mike Tribble, Camera
Hector Ramirez, Camera
Brad Zerbst, Camera
Garrett Hurt, Camera
Danny Bonilla, Camera
Dave Hilmer, Camera
Marc Hunter, Camera
Mark Sanford, Video Control

Comic Relief 2006 • HBO • A production of Comic Relief in association with CR Productions and HBO Entertainment
Keith Winikoff, Technical Director
Ted Ashton, Camera Operator
Bill Chaikowski, Camera Operator
Dave Eastwood, Camera Operator
Larry Heider, Camera Operator
Dave Hilmer, Camera Operator
Dave Levisohn, Camera Operator
Ken Patterson, Camera Operator
Bill Philbin, Camera Operator
Hector Ramirez, Camera Operator
Gordi Saiger, Camera Operator
Mark Sanford, Video Control

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle • HBO • Cream Cheese Films, New Wave Entertainment and Super-Finger Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Keith Winikoff, Technical Director
Robert Balton, Camera
John Burdick, Camera
Bob Del Russo, Camera
Manny Gutierrez, Camera
Charlie Huntley, Camera
John Mieklejohn, Camera
Jay Millard, Camera
Lyn Noland, Camera
Mark Renaudin, Camera
Carlos Rios, Camera
Jofre Rosero, Camera
Jim Scurti, Camera
David Smith, Camera
Ron Washburn, Camera
Mark Whitman, Camera
Matty Randazzo, Video Control
Bob Amour, Video Control

49th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • John Cossette Productions
John B. Field, Technical Director
Ted Ashton, Camera
Mike Breece, Camera
Dave Eastwood, Camera
Freddy Frederick, Camera
Hank Geving, Camera
Dean Hall, Camera
Larry Heider, Camera
Dave Hilmer, Camera
Ed Horton, Camera
Marc Hunter, Camera
Charlie Huntley, Camera
Dave Levisohn, Camera
Steve Martyniuk, Camera
Rob Palmer, Camera
Bill Philbin, Camera
Hector Ramirez, Camera
Brian Reason, Camera
Guy Jones, Video Control
Keith Winikoff, Video Control

Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show • CBS • Don Mischer Productions in association with NFL Network and White Cherry Entertainment
Eric Becker, Technical Director
Dave Bernstein, Technical Director
Robert Balton, Camera
Danny Webb, Camera
Ray Hoover, Camera
John Burdick, Camera
Jofre Rosero, Camera
Mark Sanford, Video
Rob Levy, Video

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Terry Donohue, Technical Director
Sion Michel, Camera
Darin Moran, Camera
John Grillo, Camera
Thomas G. Tcimpidis, Senior Video
Nick Theodorakis, Video

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Extras • Daniel Radcliffe • HBO • BBC and HBO Entertainment
Ricky Gervais, Writer
Stephen Merchant, Writer

The Office • Gay Witch Hunt • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Greg Daniels, Written by

The Office • The Negotiation • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Michael Schur, Written by

30 Rock • Tracy Does Conan • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Tina Fey, Written by

30 Rock • Jack-Tor • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Robert Carlock, Written by

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica • Occupation/Precipice • Sci Fi Channel • R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Ronald D. Moore, Written by

Lost • Through The Looking Glass • ABC • ABC Studios
Damon Lindelof, Written by
Carlton Cuse, Written by

The Sopranos • Kennedy And Heidi • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Matthew Weiner, Writer
David Chase, Writer

The Sopranos • The Second Coming • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Terence Winter, Writer

The Sopranos • Made In America • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
David Chase, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Stephen Colbert, Writer
Allison Silverman, Writer
Richard Dahm, Writer
Michael Brumm, Writer
Rob Dubbin, Writer
Eric Drysdale, Writer
Peter Gwinn, Writer
Jay Katsir, Writer
Laura Krafft, Writer
Frank Lesser, Writer

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Steve Bodow, Head Writer
Rachel Axler, Writer
Kevin Bleyer, Writer
Rich Blomquist, Writer
Tim Carvell, Writer
J.R. Havlan, Writer
Scott Jacobson, Writer
David Javerbaum, Writer
Ben Karlin, Writer
Rob Kutner, Writer
Josh Lieb, Writer
Sam Means, Writer
Jason Reich, Writer
Jason Ross, Writer
Jon Stewart, Writer

Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC • Conaco, Broadway Video, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Mike Sweeney, Head Writer
Chris Albers, Writer
Jose Arroyo, Writer
Dan Cronin, Writer
Kevin Dorff, Writer
Daniel J. Goor, Writer
Michael Gordon, Writer
Berkley Johnson, Writer
Brian Kiley, Writer
Michael Koman, Writer
Tim Harrod, Writer
Brian McCann, Writer
Guy Nicolucci, Writer
Conan O’Brien, Writer
Brian Stack, Writer
Andrew Weinberg, Writer

Late Show With David Letterman • CBS • Worldwide Pants, Inc.
Eric Stangel, Head Writer
Justin Stangel, Head Writer
Michael Barrie, Writer
Jim Mulholland, Writer
Steve Young, Writer
Tom Ruprecht, Writer
Lee Ellenberg, Writer
Matt Roberts, Writer
Jeremy Weiner, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Meredith Scardino, Writer
Bill Scheft, Writer
Aaron Blitzstein, Writer
Bob Borden, Writer
Frank Sebastiano, Writer
David Letterman, Writer

Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Kid Love Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
David Feldman, Writer
Matt Gunn, Writer
Brian Jacobsmeyer, Writer
Jay Jaroch, Writer
Chris Kelly, Writer
Bill Maher, Writer
Billy Martin, Head Writer
Jonathan Schmock, Writer
Danny Vermont, Writer
Scott Carter, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Alan Geoffrion, Writer

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Daniel Giat, Writer

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • Parts 1 & 2 • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Sandy Welch, Adapted by

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • ITV Productions and WGBH Boston co-production
Frank Deasy, Writer

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Josann McGibbon, Writer
Sara Parriott, Writer

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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
William Shatner as Denny Crane


Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
T.R. Knight as George

Heroes • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura

Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Michael Emerson as Ben

Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Terry O’Quinn as John Locke

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A MiniseriesOr A Movie

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Thomas Haden Church as Tom Harte

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Aidan Quinn as Senator Dawes

The Christmas Card • Hallmark • RHI Entertainment presents an Alpine Medien Production in association with Larry Levinson Productions
Edward Asner as Luke Spelman

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Joe Mantegna as Lou Manahan

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

My Name Is Earl • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner

The Office • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Conchata Ferrell as Berta

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater

Weeds • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Lions Gate Television and Tilted Productions
Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters • ABC • ABC Studios
Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Katherine Heigl as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Bailey

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Greta Scacchi as Nola Johns

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale

Longford • HBO • A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
Samantha Morton as Myra Hindley

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Judy Davis as Joan McAllister

Tsunami, The Aftermath • HBO • A Kudos Film and Television Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Toni Collette as Kathy Graham

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Martin Landau as Bob Ryan

Extras • HBO • BBC and HBO Entertainment
Sir Ian McKellen as Himself

Monk • USA • NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Mandeville Films and Touchstone
Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin

My Name Is Earl • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano

My Name is Earl • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Christian Clemenson as Jerry “Hands” Espenson

ER • NBC • Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television
Forest Whitaker as Curtis Ames

House • Fox • Heel and Toe Productions, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
David Morse as Michael Tritter

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Tim Daly as J.T. Dolan

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • NBC • Shoe Money Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
John Goodman as Judge Robert Bebe

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • NBC • Shoe Money Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Eli Wallach as Eli Weintraub

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Dixie Carter as Gloria Hodge

Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Laurie Metcalf as Carolyn Bigsby

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Judith Light as Claire Meade

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Kate Burton as Ellis Grey

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Elizabeth Reaser as Jane Doe

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • A Wolf Films Production in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Marcia Gay Harden as Star Morrison


Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • A Wolf Films Production in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Leslie Caron as Lorraine Delmas

24 • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
Jean Smart as Martha Logan

Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Ellen Degeneres, Host

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Stephen Colbert, Host

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Jon Stewart, Host

Late Show With David Letterman • CBS • Worldwide Pants, Inc.
David Letterman, Host

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Tony Bennett, Performer

Outstanding Comedy Series

Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Mark Wahlberg, Executive Producer
Stephen Levinson, Executive Producer
Doug Ellin, Executive Producer
Rob Weiss, Co-Executive Producer
Julian Farino, Co-Executive Producer
Marc Abrams, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Benson, Co-Executive Producer
Denis Biggs, Supervising Producer
Brian Burns, Producer
Wayne Carmona, Produced By


The Office • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Ben Silverman , Executive Producer
Greg Daniels, Executive Producer
Ricky Gervais, Executive Producer
Stephen Merchant, Executive Producer
Howard Klein, Executive Producer
Paul Lieberstein , Co-Executive Producer
Jennifer Celotta, Co-Executive Producer
Mike Schur, Co-Executive Producer
Kent Zbornak, Co-Executive Producer
Teri Weinberg, Co-Executive Producer
B.J. Novak, Supervising Producer
Mindy Kaling, Producer

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Tina Fey, Executive Producer
David Miner, Executive Producer
JoAnn Alfano, Executive Producer
Marci Klein, Executive Producer
Robert Carlock, Executive Producer
Jack Burditt, Co-Executive Producer
John Riggi, Co-Executive Producer
Brett Baer, Co-Executive Producer
Dave Finkel, Co-Executive Producer
Adam Bernstein, Supervising Producer
Jeff Richmond, Producer
Jerry Kupfer, Produced By

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Chuck Lorre, Executive Producer
Lee Aronsohn, Executive Producer
Eric Tannenbaum, Executive Producer
Kim Tannenbaum, Executive Producer
Mark Burg, Executive Producer
Oren Koules, Executive Producer
Don Foster, Co-Executive Producer
Eddie Gorodetsky, Co-Executive Producer
Susan Beavers, Co-Executive Producer
Mark Roberts, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Collier, Producer
Jim Patterson, Producer

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Silvio Horta, Executive Producer
Marco Pennette, Executive Producer
Jim Parriott, Executive Producer
Ben Silverman, Executive Producer
Jim Hayman, Executive Producer
Salma Hayak, Executive Producer
Jose Tamez, Executive Producer
Teri Weinberg, Co-Executive Producer
Sheila Lawrence, Co-Executive Producer
Oliver Goldstick, Co-Executive Producer
Alice West, Co-Executive Producer
Henry A. Myers, Supervising Producer
Harry Werksman, Supervising Producer
Gabrielle Stanton, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Drama Series

Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
David E. Kelley, Executive Producer
Bill D’Elia, Executive Producer
Janet Leahy, Executive Producer
Mike Listo, Co-Executive Producer
Steve Robin, Supervising Producer
Janet Knutsen McCann, Producer

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Shonda Rhimes, Executive Producer
Betsy Beers, Executive Producer
Mark Gordon, Executive Producer
Peter Horton, Executive Producer
Krista Vernoff, Executive Producer
Mark Wilding, Co-Executive Producer
Allan Heinberg, Co-Executive Producer
Joan Rater, Supervising Producer
Tony Phelan, Co-Executive Producer
Rob Corn, Produced By
Debora Cahn, Supervising Producer
Kip Koenig, Supervising Producer
Linda Klein, Producer
Tammy Ann Casper, Producer

Heroes • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Tim Kring, Executive Producer
Dennis Hammer, Executive Producer
Allan Arkush, Executive Producer
Greg Beeman, Co-Executive Producer
Jesse Alexander, Co-Executive Producer
Jeph Loeb, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Green, Co-Executive Producer
Bryan Fuller, Co-Executive Producer
Natalie Chaidez, Co-Executive Producer
Jim Chory, Produced By
Adam Armus, Supervising Producer
Kay Foster, Supervising Producer


House • Fox • Heel and Toe Productions, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
David Shore, Executive Producer
Katie Jacobs, Executive Producer
Paul Attanasio, Executive Producer
Bryan Singer, Executive Producer
Daniel Sackheim, Executive Producer
Russel Friend, Co-Executive Producer
Garrett Lerner, Co-Executive Producer
Thomas L. Moran, Co-Executive Producer
Doris Egan, Co-Executive Producer
Lawrence Kaplow, Producer
Gerrit van der Meer, Producer
Peter Blake, Supervising Producer
Leonard Dick, Supervising Producer

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
David Chase, Executive Producer
Brad Grey, Executive Producer
Ilene S. Landress, Executive Producer
Terence Winter, Executive Producer
Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
Henry J. Bronchtein, Co-Executive Producer
Diane Frolov, Supervising Producer
Andrew Schneider, Supervising Producer
Martin Bruestle, Producer
Gianna Maria Smart, Producer

Outstanding Miniseries

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Stanley M. Brooks, Executive Producer
Robert Duvall, Executive Producer
Robert Carliner, Executive Producer
Chad Oakes, Producer
Walter Hill, Produced By
Damian Ganczewski, Producer

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • ITV Productions and WGBH Boston co-production
Andrew Benson, Produced By
Rebecca Eaton, Executive Producer
Andy Harries, Executive Producer

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Josann McGibbon, Executive Producer
Sara Parriott, Executive Producer
Jon Avnet, Executive Producer
Stephanie Davis, Executive Producer
Howard Klein, Executive Producer
Gigi Levangie Grazer, Executive Producer
Jeff Hayes, Co-Executive Producer
Marsha Oglesby, Producer

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Tom Thayer, Executive Producer
Dick Wolf, Executive Producer
Yves Simoneau, Co-Executive Producer
Clara George, Produced By

Inside The Twin Towers • Discovery Channel • A Dangerous Films Productions for BBC / RTL / France 2 and Discovery Channel in association with Blakeway Productions
Richard Dale, Executive Producer
Denys Blakeway, Executive Producer
Tim Goodchild, Producer

Longford • HBO • A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
Peter Morgan, Executive Producer
Andy Harries, Executive Producer
Helen Flint, Produced By

The Ron Clark Story • TNT • Granada America and MAGNA Global Entertainment
Howard Burkons, Executive Producer
Brenda Friend, Executive Producer
Adam Gilad, Executive Producer
Sunta Izzicupo, Executive Producer
Jody Brockway, Executive Producer
Frances Croke Page, Executive Producer
Craig McNeil, Produced By

Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy • Lifetime • Produced by Grossbart Kent for Lifetime Television
Jack Grossbart, Executive Producer
Linda L. Kent, Executive Producer
Peter Werner, Co-Executive Producer
Terry Gould, Produced By

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
Stephen Colbert, Executive Producer
Ben Karlin, Executive Producer
Meredith Bennett, Executive Producer
Allison Silverman, Co-Executive Producer
Richard Dahm, Co-Executive Producer

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
Ben Karlin, Executive Producer
David Javerbaum, Executive Producer
Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer
Josh Lieb, Co-Executive Producer
Rory Albanese, Supervising Producer
Jim Margolis, Supervising Producer

Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC • Conaco, Broadway Video, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Jeff Ross, Executive Producer
Frank Smiley, Supervising Producer
Daniel Ferguson, Supervising Producer
Tracy King, Producer

Late Show With David Letterman • CBS • Worldwide Pants, Inc.
Barbara Gaines, Executive Producer
Maria Pope, Executive Producer
Jude Brennan, Executive Producer
Rob Burnett, Executive Producer
Jerry Foley, Supervising Producer
Matt Roberts, Supervising Producer
Eric Stangel, Producer
Justin Stangel, Producer
Sheila Rogers, Producer

Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Kid Love Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Bill Maher, Executive Producer
Scott Carter, Executive Producer
Sheila Griffiths, Executive Producer
Brad Grey, Executive Producer
Marc Gurvitz, Executive Producer
Dean E. Johnsen, Co-Executive Producer
Billy Martin, Co-Executive Producer

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner • Comedy Central • Tenth Planet in association with Comedy Central
Joel Gallen, Executive Producer
Rick Austin, Producer

The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts • CBS • A George Stevens, Jr. Presentation for Kennedy Center Television Productions
George Stevens, Jr., Producer

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed • HBO • Rickmill Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Lewis Black, Executive Producer
Joanne Astrow, Executive Producer
Mark Lonow, Executive Producer
Kimber Rickabaugh, Executive Producer
Paul Miller, Executive Producer

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Danny Bennett, Executive Producer
Jodi Hurwitz, Producer
John DeLuca, Executive Producer
Rob Marshall, Executive Producer

A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of Warner Music Group in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
John Beug, Executive Producer
David Horn, Executive Producer
Gary Borman, Executive Producer
Barry Schulman, Executive Producer
Barbara Rose Granatt, Producer
Kristi Harman, Producer
Tim Swift, Producer
Dana Tomarken, Producer
Katie Campbell, Supervising Producer

Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired • HBO • A Sykes Entertainment / Music Link Productions and Image
Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Wanda Sykes, Executive Producer
Liz Stanton, Executive Producer
Michael Drumm, Producer
Andrea Allen, Producer

Outstanding Special Class Program

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Laura Ziskin, Producer
Michael B. Seligman, Supervising Producer

The 64th Golden Globe Awards • NBC • Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
Allen Shapiro, Executive Producer
Barry Adelman, Executive Producer
Al Schwartz, Produced By
Ken Shapiro, Produced By

Jerry Seinfeld - The Comedian Award • HBO • The Comedy Festival
John Moffitt, Executive Producer
Bob Crestani, Co-Executive Producer
Douglas C. Forbes, Supervising Producer

Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show • CBS • Don Mischer Productions in association with NFL Network and White Cherry Entertainment
Don Mischer, Executive Producer
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer

The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Awards Productions
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer

Outstanding Children's Program

Hannah Montana • Disney Channel • It’s a Laugh Productions; Michael Poryes Productions; Disney
Channel
Michael Poryes, Executive Producer
Steven Peterman, Executive Producer
Sally Lapiduss, Co-Executive Producer
Douglas Lieblein, Co-Executive Producer
Richard G. King, Produced By

Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Private Worlds: Kids And Autism • Nickelodeon • Lucky Duck Productions in association with Nickelodeon
Rolfe Tessem, Executive Producer
Mark Lyons, Producer
Martin Toub, Produced By
Kara Pothier, Produced By
Wally Berger, Supervising Producer


The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody • Disney Channel • It’s a Laugh Productions; Disney Channel
Danny Kallis, Executive Producer
Irene Dreayer, Executive Producer
Pamela Eells O’Connell, Executive Producer
Jim Geoghan, Co-Executive Producer
Walter Barnett, Produced By

That’s So Raven • Disney Channel • That So Productions; Warren & Rinsler Productions, in association with Disney Channel
Marc Warren, Executive Producer
Dennis Rinsler, Executive Producer
Patty Gary-Cox, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Carrington, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Feldman, Supervising Producer

When Parents Are Deployed • PBS • Sesame Workshop
Christina Delfico, Executive Producer
Joseph Pipher, Producer

Outstanding Nonfiction Special

AFI’s 100 Years....100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies • CBS • An AFI Production in association with the Gary Smith Company
Gary Smith, Executive Producer
Frederick S. Pierce, Executive Producer for AFI
Dann Netter, Producer
Bob Gazzale, Producer

Blood Diamonds • The History Channel • Bill Brummel Productions for The History Channel
Margaret G. Kim, Executive Producer
Bill Brummel, Executive Producer
June Molgaard, Producer

Brando • TCM • A Greif Company Production in association with Turner Classic Movies
Tom Brown, Executive Producer
Leslie Greif, Producer
Mimi Freedman, Producer
Joanne Rubino, Producer
Melissa Roller, Supervising Producer

Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib • HBO • Moxie Firecracker Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films and The Fledgling Fund
Rory Kennedy, Producer
Liz Garbus, Producer
Jack Youngelson, Producer
Diana Barrett, Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham, Senior Producer

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed • The History Channel • Prometheus Entertainment for The History Channel
Kevin Burns, Executive Producer
Elizabeth Dietrich Segarra, Executive Producer for THC
Jim Ward, Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Ltd
Tom Warner, Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Ltd
Kim Sheerin, Co-Executive Producer
Scott Hartford, Co-Executive Producer
Steven Smith, Producer
David Comtois, Producer

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

American Masters • PBS • American Masters is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York
Susan Lacy, Executive Producer for American Masters
Prudence Glass, Series Producer for American Masters
Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer for American Masters
Donald Rosenfeld, Produced By
Daniel Wolf, Produced By
Ric Burns, Produced By
Peter Brant, Executive Producer
Larry Gagosian, Executive Producer
Diane Von Furstenberg, Executive Producer


Biography • A&E • Prometheus Entertainment in association with Fox Television Studios and A&E Network
Kevin Burns, Executive Producer
Deirdre O’Hearn, Executive Producer, A&E
Kim Sheerin, Co-Executive Producer
Steven Smith, Supervising Producer
Andy Berg, Supervising Producer, A&E
David Silver, Producer
Rick Hull, Producer
Dave Hoffman, Narrator

Deadliest Catch • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Thom Beers, Executive Producer
Paul Gasek, Executive Producer Discovery Channel
Jeff Conroy, Co-Executive Producer
Lisa Tanzer, Supervising Producer
Ethan Prochnik, Senior Producer
Tim Pastore, Producer
Matt Renner, Producer
Kyle Wheeler, Producer
Christian Skovly, Producer
Todd Stanley, Producer
Cameron Glendenning, Producer
Zac McFarlane, Producer
Doug Stanley, Producer
Kelly Coskran, Producer

Inside The Actors Studio • Bravo • A Co-Production of The Actors Studio, Bravo, In The Moment Productions
James Lipton, Executive Producer/Host
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Christian Barcellos, Executive Producer
Sabrina Fodor, Produced by
Jeff Wurtz, Produced by

Planet Earth • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Maureen Lemire, Executive Producer
Alastair Fothergil, Series Producer
Mark Linfield, Producer

Outstanding Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow • PBS • WGBH Educational Foundation
Marsha Bemko, Executive Producer
Sam Farrell, Supervising Producer
Mark L. Walberg, Host

Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan • National Geographic • Produced by MPH Entertainment, Inc. in association with Emery/Sumner Productions for the National Geographic
Channel
Sheila Possner Emery, Producer
Kay Bachman Sumner, Producer
Sueann Fincke, Series Producer
Jim Milio, Executive Producer
Melissa Jo Peltier, Executive Producer
Mark Hufnail, Executive Producer
Char Serwa, Supervising Producer
Cesar Millan, Host

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition • ABC • Endemol USA
Denise Cramsey, Executive Producer
Conrad L. Ricketts, Co-Executive Producer
Dan Morando, Co-Executive Producer
Robert Day, Produced By
Diane Korman, Senior Producer
John “JP” Gilbert, Producer
Kathryn Vaughan, Producer
Jenifer Faison, Producer
Patrick Higgins, Producer
Ty Pennington, Host
Max Swedlow, Supervising Producer
Andrew Lipson, Producer
Matt Fisher, Producer
Herb Ankrom, Producer

Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List • Bravo • Picture
This Television, Bravo
Marcia Mule, Executive Producer
Bryan Scott, Executive Producer
Lisa M. Tucker, Executive Producer
Kathy Griffin, Executive Producer
Lenid Rolov, Supervising Producer
Beth Wichterich, Supervising Producer
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Supervising Producer
Cori Abraham, Executive Producer
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Producer

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Penn & Teller, A Division of Buggs and Rudy Discount Corporation, Star Price Productions, The Wolper Organization
Mark Wolper, Executive Producer
Star Price, Executive Producer
Penn Jilette, Executive Producer
Teller, Executive Producer
Tim Rogan, Co-Executive Producer
Peter Adam Golden, Co-Executive Producer
Ken Krasher Lewis, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Goudeau, Co-Executive Producer
Jon Hotchkiss, Co-Executive Producer
Steven Uhlenberg, Co-Executive Producer
Patti Duce, Supervising Producer
Joshua Kessler, Supervising Producer
Shari Adagio, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Hayma “Screech” Washington, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
Phil Keoghan, Producer/Host
Elise Doganieri, Co-Executive Producer
Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
John Moffet, Supervising Producer
Bob Parr, Producer
Allison Chase, Senior Producer
Barry Hennessey, Senior Producer
Bill Pruitt, Senior Producer
Patrick Cariaga, Producer
Jarratt Carson, Producer
Cris Graves, Producer
Jarrod Harlow, Producer
Bob Mora, Producer
Michael Norton, Producer
Michael Noval, Producer
Cynthia A. Palormo, Producer
Giselle Parets, Producer
Matt Schmidt, Producer
Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer

American Idol • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Nigel Lythgoe, Executive Producer
Ken Warwick, Executive Producer
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Executive Producer
Simon Fuller, Executive Producer
Richard Curtis, Executive Producer
Charles Boyd, Supervising Producer
James Breen, Supervising Producer
Patrick M. Lynn, Senior Producer
Megan Michaels, Producer
Ryan Seacrest, Host
Simon Cowell, Judge
Randy Jackson, Judge
Paula Abdul, Judge

Dancing With The Stars • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Conrad Green, Executive Producer
Izzie Pick, Co-Executive Producer
Richard Hopkins, Executive Producer
Matilda Zoltowski, Supervising Producer
Rob Wade, Supervising Producer
Tom Bergeron, Host
Samantha Harris, Host
Len Goodman, Judge
Bruno Tonioli, Judge
Carrie Ann Inaba, Judge

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Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
The Amazing Race • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Jon Bachmann, Editor
Steven Escobar, Editor
Eric Goldfarb, Editor
Julian Gomez, Editor
Andy Kozar, Editor
Paul Nielsen, Editor
Jacob Parsons, Editor

American Idol • Memphis Auditions • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Bill DeRonde, Supervising Editor
Gus Comegys, Editor
Cliff Dorsey, Editor
Ryan Tanner, Editor
Oren Castro, Editor
Narumi Inatsugu, Editor
Tim Perniciaro, Editor

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition • The Thomas Family • ABC • Endemol USA
Matt Deitrich, Supervising Editor
Wes Paster, Supervising Editor
Tenna Guthrie, Editor
Phil Stuben, Editor
Jason Cherella, Editor
Ben Daughtry, Editor
Hilary Scratch, Editor

Project Runway • Iconic Statement • Bravo • Magical Elves for The Weinstein Company/Miramax, Full Picture, Bravo
Kevin Leffler, Editor
Annie Tighe, Editor
Steve Lichtenstein, Editor
Drew Brown, Editor
Clark Vogeler, Editor
Andy Robertson, Editor
Jillian Moul, Editor

Survivor • An Evil Thought • CBS • Survivor Entertainment Group
Brian Barefoot, Supervising Editor
Bob Mathews, Editor
Eric Gardner, Editor
Chad Bertalotto, Editor
Fred Hawthorne, Editor
Tim Atzinger, Editor
Evan Mediuch, Editor



Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 303 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Lucia Mace, Key Hairstylist
Cynthia P. Romo, Additional Hairstylist

Deadwood • A Constant Throb • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Peter Tothpal, Department Head Hairstylist
Carol Pershing, Assistant Department Head Hairstylist
De’Ann Power, Additional Hairstylist

Desperate Housewives • It Takes Two • ABC • ABC Studios
Gabor Heiligenberg, Department Head Hairstylist
Dena Green, Additional Hairstylist
James Dunham, Additional Hairstylist
Maria Fernandez, Additional Hairstylist

Rome • De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
Aldo Signoretti, Department Head Hairstylist
Stefano Ceccarelli, Key Hairstylist
Claudia Catini, Additional Hairstylist
Michele Vigliotta, Additional Hairstylist

Ugly Betty • I’m Coming Out • ABC • ABC Studios
Mary Ann Valdes, Department Head Hairstylist
Lynda K. Walker, Key Hairstylist
Norma Lee, Additional Hairstylist

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Maria Valdivia, Department Head Hairstylist
Anthony Wilson, Key Hairstylist
Cynthia P. Romo, Additional Hairstylist

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Penny-Lea Thompson, Department Head Hairstylist

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Iloe Flewelling, Department Head Hairstylist
Chris Harrison, Additional Hairstylist
Heather Smith, Additional Hairstylist
Penny Thompson, Additional Hairstylist

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Anne Oldham, Department Head Hairstylist
Fay De Bremaeker, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For VMC Programming

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Robert A. Dickinson, Lighting Designer
Robert Barnhart, Lighting Director
Andy O’Reilly, Lighting Director

American Idol • The Finale • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Kieran Healy, Lighting Designer
George Harvey, Lighting Director
Harry Sangmeister, Lighting Director

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 308 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Simon Miles, Lighting Designer

49th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • John Cossette Productions
Robert A. Dickinson, Lighting Designer
Matt Firestone, Lighting Director
Andy O’Reilly, Lighting Director

Late Night With Conan O’Brien • # 2408 • NBC • Conaco, Broadway Video, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Fred Bock, Lighting Designer
Ronnie Skopac, Lighting Director
Eugene Meienhofer, Lighting Director

Outstanding Main Title Design

Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Eric Anderson, Creative Director
Josh Bodnar, Editor
Lindsay Daniels, Designer
Colin Davis, Main Title Producer

Hu$tle • AMC • A Kudos Film & Television Production for BBC
Joe Berger, Main Title Producer/Animator
Pascal Wyse, Designer

The Lost Room • Sci Fi Channel • Lions Gate Entertainment
Thomas Cobb, Title Designer
Robert Bradley, Title Designer
Patrick Loungway, Director of Photography

The Path To 9/11 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
Matthew Mulder, Creative Director
Dave Molloy, Editor
Colin Day, Designer
Lindsay Daniels, Designer

Standoff • Fox • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Michael Riley, Title Designer
Bob Swensen, Title Designer
Dan Meehan, Title Designer
Brad Simmons, Title Designer

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Garson Yu, Creative Director
Yolanda Santosa, Art Director

Outstanding Makeup For A Series (Non-Prosthetic)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Fannysmackin’ • CBS • An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with Paramount Television
Melanie Levitt, Department Head Makeup Artist
Tom Hoerber, Key Makeup Artist
Matthew Mungle, Makeup Artist
Clinton Wayne, Makeup Artist

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 303 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Melanie Mills, Department Head Makeup Artist
Zena Shteysel, Key Makeup Artist
Patti Ramsey Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist
Nadege Shoenfeld, Additional Makeup Artist

Deadwood • I Am Not The Fine Man You Take Me For • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
John Rizzo, Department Head Makeup Artist
Ron Snyder, Assistant Department Head Makeup Artist
Bob Scribner, Key Makeup Artist
Jim Scribner, Additional Makeup Artist

MADtv • Episode 1210 • Fox • Girl Group Co.
Jennifer Aspinall, Department Head Makeup Artist
Heather Mages, Makeup Artist
James Rohland, Makeup Artist
David Williams, Makeup Artist

Rome • De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
Maurizio Silvi, Department Head Makeup Artist
Francesco Nardi, Key Makeup Artist
Federico Laurenti, Additional Makeup Artist
Laura Tonello, Additional Makeup Artist

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Non-Prosthetic)

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Debbie Vandelaar, Department Head Makeup Artist
Tania El Zahr, Key Makeup Artist

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Gail Kennedy, Department Head Makeup Artist
Rochelle Pomerleau, Key Makeup Artist
Joanne Preece, Key Makeup Artist

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story Of The Mayflower • The History Channel • Lone Wolf Documentary Group for The History Channel
Ronell Oliveri, Department Head Makeup Artist
Jason Allen, Key Makeup Artist

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King • TNT • Ostar Productions
Angela Conte, Department Head Makeup Artist
Katherin Birch, Key Makeup Artist

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Viv Mepham, Department Head Makeup Artist
Deborah Lanser, Personal Makeup Artist to Debra Messing

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Living Legend • CBS • An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with Paramount Television
Melanie Levitt, Department Head Makeup Artist
Tom Hoerber, Key Makeup Artist
Matthew Mungle, Department Head Special Makeup Effects Artist
Clinton Wayne, Special Makeup Effects Artist

Grey’s Anatomy • My Favorite Mistake • ABC • ABC Studios
Norman Leavitt, Department Head Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Brigitte Bugayong, Key Makeup Artist
Tom Burman, Prosthetic Makeup Designer
Bari Burman, Prosthetic Makeup Designer

House • Que Sera Sera • Fox • Heel and Toe Productions, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Dalia Dokter, Department Head Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jamie Kelman, Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Ed French, Prosthetic Makeup Artist

MADtv • Episode 1203 • Fox • Girl Group Co.
Jennifer Aspinall, Department Head Makeup Artist & Special
Makeup Effects
Heather Mages, Makeup Artist
James Rohland, Makeup Artist
Randy Westgate, Makeup Artist
Scott Wheeler, Prosthetic Designer

Nip/Tuck • Conor McNamara • FX • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Eryn Krueger, Department Head Makeup Artist and Designer
Stephanie Fowler, Key Makeup Artist
Bill Corso, Additional Makeup Artist
Mary Kay Witt, Additional Makeup Artist
Christopher Nelson, Additional Makeup Artist
Christien Tinsley, Prosthetic Makeup Designer

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Law Of Gravity • CBS • An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with Paramount Television
John Keane, Composer

Ghost Whisperer • Love Never Dies • CBS • Sander/Moses Productions in association with ABC Studios and CBS Paramount Network Television
Mark Snow, Music and Theme by

Kidnapped • Pilot • NBC • 25C Productions, Inc. Rooney McP Productions, Inc. and Eighty D., Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television
WG Snuffy Walden, Composer / Music By

Planet Earth • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
George Fenton, Composer

Rome • Philippi • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
Jeff Beal, Music Composer

24 • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
Sean Callery, Composer

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original
Dramatic Score)

Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs And Blockbusters • HBO • The Couturie Company in association with HBO Documentary Films
Todd Boekelheide, Music Composer


Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
David Mansfield, Music By
Van Dyke Parks, Music By

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
George S. Clinton, Composer

The Librarian: Return To King Solomon’s Mines • TNT • Electric Entertainment
Joseph Lo Duca, Music by

Longford • HBO • A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
Rob Lane, Composer

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King • Battleground • TNT • Ostar Productions
Jeff Beal, Music by

The Path To 9/11 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
John Cameron, Music By

Outstanding Music Direction

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
William Ross, Music Director

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 310 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Harold Wheeler, Musical Director

Scrubs • My Musical • NBC • ABC Studios
Jan Stevens, Music by

The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Awards Productions
Elliot Lawrence, Music Director

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

Family Guy • Peter’s Two Dads – Song title: “My Drunken Irish Dad” • Fox • Fuzzy Door Productions in association with Fox TV Animation
Danny Smith, Lyrics
Walter Murphy, Music

MADtv • Episode 1209 – Song title: “Merry Ex-Mas” • Fox • Girl Group Co.
Greg O’Connor, Music Composer
Jim Wise, Composer/Lyricist
Bruce McCoy, Lyricist

Saturday Night Live • Host: Justin Timberlake – Song title: “Dick In A Box” • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Justin Timberlake, Music & Lyrics By
Jorma Taccone, Music & Lyrics By
Katreese Barnes, Music By
Asa Taccone, Music By
Akiva Schaffer, Lyrics By
Andy Samberg, Lyrics By

Scrubs • My Musical – Song Title: “Everything Comes Down to Poo” • NBC • ABC Studios
Debra Fordham, Lyrics by
Robert Lopez, Lyrics by, Music by
Jeff Marx, Lyrics by, Music by

Scrubs • My Musical – Song Title: “Guy Love” • NBC • ABC Studios
Debra Fordham, Lyrics by
Paul F. Perry, Lyrics by, Music by

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Rolfe Kent, Main Title Theme By

Hu$tle • 401 • AMC • A Kudos Film & Television Production for BBC
Simon Rogers, Titles Music

On The Lot • 102A • Fox • Shooting Pictures, Inc.
Mark T. Williams, Music By
Jeff Lippencott, Music By

30 Rock • Hard Ball • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Jeff Richmond, Music By

The Tudors • Episode 5 • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Working Title, Reveille Productions Limited, An Ireland-Canada Co-Production
Trevor Morris, Main Title Theme Music By

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Extras • HBO • BBC and HBO Entertainment
Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman

Monk • USA • NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Mandeville Films and Touchstone
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

The Office • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Steve Carell as Michael Scott

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
James Spader as Alan Shore

House • Fox • Heel and Toe Productions, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with NBC Universal Television
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House

Rescue Me • FX • Produced by Apostle, the Cloudland Company and DreamWorks Television in association with Sony Pictures Television
Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

24 • Fox • Imagine Television & 20th Century Fox Television in association with Realtime Productions
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Robert Duvall as Prentice “Print” Ritter

Jesse Stone: Sea Change • CBS • TWS Productions II and Brandman Productions, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television
Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone

Longford • HBO • A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
Jim Broadbent as Lord Longford

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King • Umney’s Last Case • TNT • Ostar
Productions
William H. Macy as Clyde Umney & Sam Landry

The Ron Clark Story • TNT • Granada America and MAGNA Global Entertainment
Matthew Perry as Ron Clark

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo

The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS • Kari’s Logo Here in association with Warner Bros. Television
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez

Weeds • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Lions Gate Television and Tilted Productions
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters • ABC • ABC Studios
Sally Field as Nora Walker

The Closer • TNT • The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Kyra Sedgwick as Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • A Wolf Films Production in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson

Medium • NBC • CBS Paramount Television, Grammnet, Picturemaker Productions
Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois

The Riches • FX • FX Productions and Fox Television Studios
Minnie Driver as Dahlia Malloy

The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Life Support • HBO • Foxx/King Entertainment, Flavor Unit Films, Urban Romances and Shelby Stone Productions in association with HBO Films
Queen Latifah as Ana

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • ITV Productions and WGBH Boston co-production
Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison

The Robber Bride • Oxygen • Working Title TV and Shaftesbury Films
Mary-Louise Parker as Zenia Arden

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Debra Messing as Molly Kagan

What If God Were The Sun • Lifetime • By Fox Television Studios, JECO Productions and Old Beantown Films for Lifetime Television
Gena Rowlands as Melissa Eisenbloom

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama

Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold

How I Met Your Mother • CBS • Twentieth Century Fox
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson

The Office • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

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Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)

Avatar: The Last Airbender • City Of Walls And Secrets • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Michael Dante DiMartino, Executive Producer
Bryan Konietzko, Executive Producer
Eric Coleman, Executive Producer
Aaron Ehasz, Co-Executive Producer/Head Writer
Tim Hedrick, Written by
Lauren MacMullan, Directed by
Yu Jae Myoung, Animation Director/Timing Director

Robot Chicken • Lust For Puppets • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine Films
Seth Green, Executive Producer/Writer/Directed by
Matthew Senreich, Executive Producer/Writer
Keith Crofford, Executive Producer
Mike Lazzo, Executive Producer
Corey Campodonico, Producer
Alex Bulkley, Producer
Tom Root, Head Writer
Douglas Goldstein, Head Writer
Hugh Davidson, Writer
Jordan Allen-Dutton, Writer
Mike Fasolo, Writer
Dan Milano, Writer
Erik Weiner, Writer

The Simpsons • The Haw-Hawed Couple • Fox • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox
James L. Brooks, Executive Producer
Matt Groening, Executive Producer
Al Jean, Executive Producer
Ian Maxtone-Graham, Executive Producer
Tim Long, Executive Producer
John Frink, Co-Executive Producer
Don Payne, Co-Executive Producer
Dana Gould, Co-Executive Producer
Kevin Curran, Co-Executive Producer
J. Stewart Burns, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Price, Co-Executive Producer
Bill Odenkirk, Co-Executive Producer
Marc Wilmore, Co-Executive Producer
Joel H. Cohen, Co-Executive Producer
Laurie Biernacki, Animation Producer
Rick Polizzi, Animation Producer
Mark Kirkland, Supervising Director
Matthew Faughnan, Assistant Director
Scott Brutz, Animation Timer
Chris Clements, Directed By
Matt Selman, Written by

South Park • Make Love, Not Warcraft • Comedy Central • Central Productions
Trey Parker, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by
Matt Stone, Executive Producer
Anne Garefino, Executive Producer
Frank C. Agnone II, Supervising Producer
Kyle McCulloch, Producer
Eric Stough, Director of Animation

SpongeBob SquarePants • Bummer Vacation / Wig Struck • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon Animation Studio in association with United Plankton Pictures, Inc.
Stephen Hillenburg, Executive Producer
Paul Tibbitt, Supervising Producer
Tom Yasumi, Animation Director/Timer
Alan Smart, Animation Director/Supervising Director/Timer
Casey Alexander, Storyboard Director/Written by
Chris Mitchell, Storyboard Director/Written by
Luke Brookshier, Storyboard Director/Written by
Tom King, Storyboard Director/Written by
Dani Michaeli, Written by
Andrew Overtoom, Timer

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)

Good Wilt Hunting (Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends) • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
Craig McCracken, Executive Producer/Directed by/Story by
Brian A. Miller, Executive Producer
Jennifer Pelphrey, Supervising Producer
Lauren Faust, Supervising Producer/Written By/Story by
Vincent Aniceto, Producer
Michelle Papandrew, Animation Producer
Darrick Bachman, Story by
Craig Lewis, Story by
Robert Alvarez, Animation Direction
Eric Pringle, Animation Direction
Robert Cullen, Animation Direction

Hellboy Animated: Sword Of Storms • Cartoon Network • Starz Media in association with Revolution Studios
Lawrence Gordon, Executive Producer
Mike Richardson, Executive Producer
Lloyd Levin, Executive Producer
Stephen Brown, Executive Producer
Morris Berger, Executive Producer
John W. Hyde, Executive Producer
Mike Wolf, Animation Executive Producer
Stephanie Elliott, Animation Producer
Tad Stones, Supervising Producer/Director/Story by/Screenplay by
Scott D. Greenberg, Producer
Scott Hemming, Producer
Sidney Clifton, Producer
Phil Weinstein, Director
Mike Mignola, Story by
Matt Wayne, Screenplay by
Gordon Kent, Animation Timing Director
Art Vitello, Animation Timing Director
Russell Calabrese, Timer
William Houchins, Timer
Tim Walker, Timer
Junja Wolf, Timer

Secrets Of The Deep • Discovery Channel • Impossible Pictures in association with Discovery Channel
Tim Haines, Executive Producer
Martin Davidson, Executive Producer
Gaynelle Evans, Executive Producer
Kera Rennert, Producer
Ceri Barnes, Produced by
Nik Sopwith, Story by
Jamie Smith, Written by
David Allen, Directed by
Mike Milne, Director of Computer Animation

Where’s Lazlo? (Camp Lazlo) • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios
Joe Murray, Executive Producer/Story by/Written by/Directed by
Brian A. Miller, Executive Producer
Mark O’Hare, Supervising Producer/Story by/Written by/Directed by
Jennifer Pelphrey, Supervising Producer
Janet Dimon, Producer
Brian Sheesley, Supervising Director/Directed by
Won Dong Kun, Animation Director
Merriwether Williams, Story by
Russell Calabrese, Timer
Phil Cummings, Timer
Lindsey Pollard, Timer
Swinton O. Scott III, Timer

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

The Class • Pilot • CBS • Craneklarik Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Glenda Rovello, Production Designer
Peter Gurski, Set Decorator

How I Met Your Mother • Aldrin Justice, Something Borrowed, Something Blue • CBS • Twentieth Century Fox
Steve Olson, Production Designer
Susan Eschelbach, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

Deadwood • Tell Your God To Ready For Blood, True Colors, Amateur Night • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Maria Caso, Production Designer
David Potts, Art Director
Ernie Bishop, Set Decorator

Heroes • Genesis • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Curtis A. Schnell, Production Designer
Daniel J. Vivanco, Art Director
Crista Schneider, Set Decorator


Rome • Heroes of the Republic, Philippi, Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
Joseph Bennett, Production Designer
Anthony Pratt, Production Designer
Carlo Serafini, Art Director
Cristina Onori, Set Decorator

Shark • Teacher’s Pet • CBS • An Imagine Television Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Suzuki Ingerslev, Production Designer
Cat Smith, Art Director
Rusty Lipscomb, Set Decorator

The Tudors • Episode 101 • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Working Title, Reveille Productions Limited, An Ireland-Canada Co-Production
Tom Conroy, Production Designer
Alan Gilmore, Art Director
Eliza Solesbury, Set Decorator

Ugly Betty • The Box And The Bunny • ABC • ABC Studios
Mark Worthington, Production Designer
Jim Wallis, Art Director
Archie D’Amico, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Ken Rempel, Production Designer
Bill Ives, Art Director
Paul Healy, Set Decorator

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Ian Thomas, Production Designer
D.A. Menchions, Art Director
Paul Healy, Set Decorator

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Grenville Horner, Production Designer
Patrick Rolfe, Art Director
Clare Andrade, Set Decorator

Return To Halloweentown • Disney Channel • Just Singer Entertainment in association with The Disney Channel
Edward L. Rubin, Production Designer
Kenneth J. Kirchner, Set Decorator

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Tracey Gallacher, Production Designer
Brian Edmonds, Art Director
Rolland Pike, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
J. Michael Riva, Production Designer
Gregory Richman, Art Director
Tamlyn Wright, Art Director

Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo • Bravo • Productions Conte Inc., Bravo
Jean Rabasse, Set Designer/Set Decorator

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story Of The Mayflower • The History Channel • Lone Wolf Documentary Group for The History Channel
Katha Seidman, Production Designer
Kent Lanigan, Set Decorator

Engineering An Empire • Egypt • The History Channel • Kralyevich Productions Inc. for The History Channel
Preeya Jensen, Art Director

Hell’s Kitchen • Episode 210 • Fox • Granada America
John Janavs, Production Designer
Robert Frye, Art Director
Dawn Sinko, Art Director

MADtv • Episode 1209 • Fox • Girl Group Co.
John Sabato, Production Designer
D Martyn Bookwalter, Art Decorator
Daryn Reid Goodall, SDSA, Set Decorator

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
John Myhre, Production Designer
Tomas Voth, Art Director
Barbara Cassel, Set Decorator

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting By
Scott Genkinger, CSA, Casting By

Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Sheila Jaffe, Casting Director
Georgianne Walken, Casting Director

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Jennifer McNamara, Casting By

Ugly Betty • ABC • ABC Studios
Libby Goldstein, Casting By
Junie Lowry Johnson, CSA, Casting By

Weeds • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Lions Gate Television and Tilted Productions
Amy McIntyre Britt, Casting By
Anya Colloff, Casting By

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters • ABC • ABC Studios
Jeanie Bacharach, Casting Director
Gillian O’Neill, Casting Director

Friday Night Lights • NBC • Imagine Television, Film 44 in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Linda Lowy, Casting By
John Brace, Casting By
Beth Sepko, Location Casting By

Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Linda Lowy, Casting By
John Brace, Casting By

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • NBC • Shoe Money Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Elizabeth Barnes, Casting By
Francine Maisler, Casting By
Liberman/ Patton Casting, Casting By

The Tudors • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Working Title, Reveille Productions Limited, An Ireland-Canada Co-Production
Nuala Moiselle, Casting By
Frank Moiselle, Casting By
Mary Jo Slater, C.S.A., US Casting Consultant
Steven Brooksbank, US Casting Consultant

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Broken Trail • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Wendy Weidman, C.S.A., Casting By
Coreen Mayrs, C.S.A., Canadian Casting By
Heike Brandstatter, C.S.A., Canadian Casting By
Jackie Lind, C.S.A., Calgary Casting By
Fiorentino/ Mangieri/ Weidman Casting, Casting By

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Rene Haynes, C.S.A., Casting Director
Rhonda Fisekci, Canadian Casting Director
Candice Elzinga, Canadian Casting Director

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Di Carling, Casting Director

The Path To 9/11 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
Meg Liberman, CSA, Casting By
Cami Patton, CSA, Casting By
Robin D. Cook, CSA, Canadian Casting By
Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Canadian Casting By
Suzanne M. Smith, CDG, UK Casting By

The Ron Clark Story • TNT • Granada America and MAGNA Global Entertainment
Gary M. Zuckerbrod, C.S.A., Casting By
Lonnie Hamerman, C.S.A., Casting By
Bonnie Finnegan, New York Casting By
Rhonda Fisekci, Canadian Casting By
Candice Elzinga, Canadian Casting By

The Starter Wife • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Mary Jo Slater, CSA, Casting Director
Steven Brooksbank, Casting Director
Tom McSweeney, Australian Casting Director

Outstanding Choreography

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 303A • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Louis van Amstel, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Ramalama (Bang Bang) • Fox • 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
Wade Robson, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Calling You • Fox • 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
Mia Michaels, Choreographer

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Rob Marshall, Choreographer
John DeLuca, Choreographer

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

According To Jim • Hoosier Daddy • ABC • ABC Studios in association with Brad Grey Television
George Mooradian, Director of Photography

Rules Of Engagement • Jeff’s Wooby • CBS • Happy Madison Productions and CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sony Pictures Television
Wayne Kennan, ASC, Director of Photography

Two And A Half Men • Release The Dogs • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Steven Silver, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • Built To Kill, Part 1 • CBS • An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with Paramount Television
Michael Slovis, Director of Photography

Deadwood • Catbird Seat • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Joseph E. Gallagher, Director of Photography

Rome • Passover • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
Alik Sakharov, ASC, Director of Photography

The Sopranos • Soprano Home Movies • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Phil Abraham, Director of Photography

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • Pilot • NBC • Shoe Money Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Thomas Del Ruth, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie

Broken Trail • Part 1 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Lloyd Ahern, ASC, Director of Photography

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
David Franco, Director of Photography

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • Part 1 • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Mike Eley, Director of Photography

The Path To 9/11 • Night 2 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
Joel Ransom, Director of Photography

The Valley Of Light (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) • CBS • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
Eric Van Haren Noman, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming

Deadliest Catch • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Doug Stanley, Director of Photography
Zac McFarlane, Director of Photography
Don Bland, Camera
Cameron Glendenning, Camera
Todd Stanley, Camera
Eric Lange, Camera

Meerkat Manor • Family Affair • Animal Planet • An Oxford Scientific Films/Animal Planet Production
John Brown, Camera
Robin Smith, Camera

Planet Earth • Pole To Pole • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Doug Allan, Cinematographer
Martyn Colbeck, Cinematographer
Paul Stewart, Cinematographer
Simon King, Cinematographer
Michael Kelem, Cinematographer
Wade Fairley, Cinematographer

This American Life • God’s Close-Up • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.
Adam Beckman, Director of Photography

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Cliff Charles, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming

The Amazing Race • I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Per Larsson, Director of Photography
John Armstrong, Camera
Sylvester Campe, Camera
Petr Cikhart, Camera
Tom Cunningham, Camera
Chip Goebert, Camera
Bob Good, Camera
Peter Rieveschl, Camera
Dave Ross, Camera
Uri Sharon, Camera
Alan Weeks, Camera

Dirty Jobs • Mule Logger • Discovery Channel • Pilgrim Films and Television, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Douglas Glover, Director of Photography
Troy Paff, Director of Photography
Christopher Whiteneck, Camera

Intervention • Sylvia • A&E • GRB Entertainment for A&E Network
Chris Baron, Camera
Meri Pritchett, Camera
Jamie Hall, Camera

Project Runway • Iconic Statement • Bravo • Magical Elves for The Weinstein Company/Miramax, Full Picture, Bravo
Tony Sacco, Director of Photography

Top Chef • Episode 209 • Bravo • Magical Elves, Bravo
Craig Spirko, Director of Photography
Gus Dominguez, Lighting Designer

Outstanding Commercial

Animals - American Express •
Hungry Man, Production Company
Ogilvy & Mather, Ad Agency

Battle - Cingular •
Park Pictures, Production Company
BBDO New York, Ad Agency

Happiness Factory - Coca Cola •
Psyop, Production Company
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, Ad Agency

Jar - GE •
Partizan Entertainment, Production Company
BBDO New York, Ad Agency

Pinball - Pepsi •
Partizan Entertainment, Production Company
BBDO New York, Ad Agency

Singing Cowboy - Truth •
MJZ, Production Company
Arnold / Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Ad Agency

Snowball - Travelers •
MJZ, Production Company
Fallon, Ad Agency

Outstanding Costumes For A Series

Deadwood • Amateur Night • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Katherine Jane Bryant, Costume Designer
Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor

Desperate Housewives • Getting Married Today • ABC • ABC Studios
Catherine Adair, Costume Designer
Karo Vartanian, Costume Supervisor
Joyce Unruh Goodwin, Costume Supervisor

Rome • De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with the BBC
April Ferry, Costume Designer
Augusto Grassi, Costume Supervisor
Uliva Pizzetti, Costume Supervisor

The Tudors • Episode 103 • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Working Title, Reveille Productions Limited, An Ireland-Canada Co-Production
Joan Bergin, Costume Designer
Ger Scully, Costume Supervisor
Jessica O’Leary, Costume Supervisor

Ugly Betty • I’m Coming Out • ABC • ABC Studios
Eduardo Castro, Costume Designer
Michael Chapman, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Broken Trail • Part 2 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Wendy Partridge, Costume Designer
Kathleen Morley, Assistant Costume Designer

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Mario Davignon, Costume Designer
Micheline Rouillard, Assistant Costume Designer
Jill Blackie, Assistant Costume Designer

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • Part 1 • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Andrea Galer, Costume Designer
Sally Crees, Assistant Costume Designer

Longford • HBO • A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films
James Keast, Costume Designer
Sarah Moore, Costume Supervisor

The Starter Wife • Part 1 • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Marion Boyce, Costume Designer
Debra McGuire, Costume Designer for Debra Messing
Vanessa Loh, Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Entourage • One Day In The Valley • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Julian Farino, Director

Extras • Orlando Bloom • HBO • BBC and HBO Entertainment
Ricky Gervais, Director
Stephen Merchant, Director

The Office • Gay Witch Hunt • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Ken Kwapis, Director

Scrubs • My Musical • NBC • ABC Studios
Will Mackenzie, Director

30 Rock • The Breakup • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Scott Ellis, Director

Ugly Betty • Pilot • ABC • ABC Studios
Richard Shepard, Director

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica • Exodus, Part 2 • Sci Fi Channel • R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Felix Alcala, Director

Boston Legal • Son of the Defender • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Bill D’Elia, Director

Friday Night Lights • Pilot • NBC • Imagine Television, Film 44 in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Peter Berg, Director

Heroes • Genesis • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
David Semel, Director

Lost • Through the Looking Glass • ABC • ABC Studios
Jack Bender, Director

The Sopranos • Kennedy And Heidi • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Alan Taylor, Director

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • Pilot • NBC • Shoe Money Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Thomas Schlamme, Director

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

American Idol • The Final Two • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Bruce Gowers, Director

The Colbert Report • Show #2161 • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
Jim Hoskinson, Director

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Show #12061 • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Chuck O’Neil, Director

Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin • NBC • SNL Studios in association with NBC Studios and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Director

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Rob Marshall, Director

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Broken Trail • Part 1 & Part 2 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Walter Hill, Director

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Yves Simoneau, Director

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Susanna White, Director

Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • ITV Productions and WGBH Boston co-production
Philip Martin, Director

Tsunami, The Aftermath • Part 1 & Part 2 • HBO • A Kudos Film and Television Production in association with the BBC and HBO Films
Bharat Nalluri, Director

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib • HBO • Moxie Firecracker Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films and The Fledgling Fund
Rory Kennedy, Director

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed • The History Channel • Prometheus Entertainment for The History Channel
Kevin Burns, Director

Thin • HBO • HBO Documentary Films in association with Actual Reality
Lauren Greenfield, Director

This American Life • God’s Close-Up • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Chicago Public Radio, Killer Films, Inc., Left/Right, Inc.
Christopher Wilcha, Director

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Spike Lee, Director

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series

Dexter • Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
Elena Maganini, Editor

Heroes • Genesis • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Michael Murphy, A.C.E., Editor
Donn Aron, A.C.E., Editor
Louise A. Innes, Editor

Lost • Through The Looking Glass • ABC • ABC Studios
Stephen Semel, Editor
Mark J. Goldman, Editor
Henk Van Eeghen, Editor
Christopher Nelson, A.C.E., Editor

The Sopranos • The Second Coming • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Lynne M. Whitlock, Editor

The Sopranos • Soprano Home Movies • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
William B. Stich, A.C.E., Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series

My Name Is Earl • The Trial • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
William Marrinson, Editor

My Name Is Earl • Guess Who’s Coming Out Of Joy • NBC • Amigos de Garcia Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Lance Luckey, Editor

The Office • The Job • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille, LLC, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
David Rogers, Editor
Dean Holland, Editor

Weeds • Mrs. Botwin’s Neighborhood • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Lions Gate Television and Tilted Productions
David Helfand, Editor

Weeds • Crush Girl Love Panic • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Lions Gate Television and Tilted Productions
William Turro, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

Broken Trail • Part 2 • AMC • Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television
Freeman Davies, Editor
Philip Norden, Editor

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Wolf Film/Traveler’s Rest Film in association with HBO Films
Michael Ornstein, A.C.E., Editor
Michael Brown, A.C.E., Editor

Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • Part 1 • PBS • A BBC/WGBH Boston Co-Production
Jason Krasucki, Editor

Life Support • HBO • Foxx/King Entertainment, Flavor Unit Films, Urban Romances and Shelby Stone Productions in association with HBO Films
Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E., Editor

The Path To 9/11 • Night 2 • ABC • Marc Platt Productions in association with ABC Studios
Geoffrey Rowland, A.C.E., Editor
Eric Sears, A.C.E., Editor
Bryan Horne, Editor
David Handman, A.C.E., Editor
Mitchell Danton, Editor

The Starter Wife • Part 3 • USA • Hay Pop Pty Limited in association with McGibbon/Parriott Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, for NBC Universal Television Studio
Robert Florio, A.C.E., Editor

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Series

American Idol • Idol Gives Back • Fox • FremantleMedia N.A., Inc. & 19TV Ltd.
Bill DeRonde, Supervising Editor
Oren Castro, Editor
Gus Comegys, Editor
John Cox, Editor
Patrick Franks, Editor
Narumi Inatsugu, Editor
Tim Perniciaro, Editor
Jeff Roe, Editor
Ryan Tanner, Editor

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • # 12043 • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
Tonya Dreher, Editor
Graham Frazier, Editor
Mark Paone, Editor
Daric Schlesselman, Editor
Einar Westerlund, Editor
Rob York, Editor

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 304 • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions, LLC
Ned Kerwin, Editor
Pamela Malouf, Editor
David Timoner, Editor
Hans van Riet, Editor

How I Met Your Mother • Robin Sparkles • CBS • Twentieth Century Fox
Sue Federman, Editor

Two And A Half Men • Release The Dogs • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Joe Bella, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

79th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Michael Polito, Videotape Editor
Jeff Roe, Videotape Editor
Douglass M. Stewart, Jr., Nominations Sequences by
Kyle Cooper, Ennio Morricone Tribute, In Memoriam, and
Written Words Designed and Produced by
Neil Travis, The President’s Film Editor
Chuck Workman, Best Picture Film Sequences by
Steve Sidwell, Sound Effects Visual Sequence Produced by

Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo • Bravo • Productions Conte Inc., Bravo
Sylvain Lebel, Editor

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed • HBO • Rickmill Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Jeff U’Ren, Editor

Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • RPM Productions and Lucamar Productions
Wyatt Smith, Editor

A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of Warner Music Group in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
Gary Bradley, Editor
Laura Young, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
AFI’s 100 Years....100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies • CBS • An AFI Production in association with the Gary Smith Company
Tim Preston, Editor
Debra Light, Editor
Barry A. O’Brien, Editor

Deadliest Catch • The Unforgiving Sea • Discovery Channel • Original Productions, Inc. in association with Discovery Channel
Kelly Coskran, Supervising Editor
Ed Greene, Editor

Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib • HBO • Moxie Firecracker Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films and The Fledgling Fund
Sari Gilman, Editor

Meerkat Manor • Family Affair • Animal Planet • An Oxford Scientific Films/Animal Planet Production
Renoir Tuahene, Editor


Planet Earth • Mountains • Discovery Channel • A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK Co-Production
Andrew Netley, Editor

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks in association with HBO Documentary Films
Sam Pollard, Supervising Editor
Geeta Gandbhir, Editor
Nancy Novack, Editor

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Desidario Alberto Arnaz ye de Acha the Third was born in Santiago, Cuba on March 2, 1917. His father was the mayor of Santiago. The 1933 Batista revolution had landed his father in jail and as well stripped Desi's family of wealth, property and power. His father was released mostly because the U.S. officials believed him to be neutral during the revolt. The family fled to Miami, Florida. One of Desi's first jobs in America consisted of cleaning canary cages. However, after forming his own small band of musicians, he was hired by Xavier Cugat, the "king of Latin music. Desi soon left Cugat, and formed his own Latin band and literally launched the conga craze in America. Desi was cast in the Broadway play "Too Many Girls, " which as well brought Desi to Hollywood to make the film version of the play. It was on the set of Too Many Girls (1940) that Desi and Lucille Ball met. They soon married and approximately ten years later they formed Desilu Productions and soon began the "I Love Lucy" (1951) shows. Desi and Lucille had two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. At the end of the "I Love Lucy" (1951) run (including the "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957)) the two divorced. Desi later wrote an autobiography entitled "A Book." In 1986, Desi was diagnosed with lung cancer, and died on December 2, 1986.

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Subject: HADAKA SUSHI is a contemporary Japanese restaurant, sushi bar and sake lounge located in the heart of West Hollywood's legendary Sunset Strip. Edward Brik ( Executive Chef )


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HADAKA SUSHI is a contemporary Japanese restaurant, sushi bar and sake lounge located in the heart of West Hollywood's legendary Sunset Strip. "Hadaka" is the Japanese word for "naked," and the experience is equal parts exotic and delicious. Considered one of the world's sexiest cuisines, Hadaka's sushi and Japanese-inspired foods are given the harem treatment amidst elegantly luxuriant surroundings.
Dining Style: Casual Elegant
Cuisine: French, Japanese
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Cross Street: Harper & Cresent Hghts
Menu: View menu on restaurant's website
Price: $31 to $50
Website: www.hadakasushi.com
Email: info@hadakasushi.com
Phone: (323) 822-2601
Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday - Saturday: 6:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday: 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Payment Options:
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive Chef: Edward Brik
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
Offers: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Dancing, Entertainment, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Parking: Valet
Parking Details: $7 valet charge
Private Party Facilities: Private room available for parties up to 12 - 14 people. Nyotaimori (body sushi) available upon request. Buy outs also available.
Private Party Contact: Edward (323) 822-2601
Entertainment: The Naughty Lounge every Friday @ Hadaka coming soon, and more events to come. Please check out our website for further details.
Special Events & Promotions:
Sake 2 Me Tuesdays - Join us every Tuesday for Sake Tasting from 8:00pm - 10:00pm for $20 per person (including food samplers).

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Subject: A message from David Harrison Levi


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A message from David Harrison Levi ... Greetings; As many of you may know, I am working to make my dream of becoming the Executive Producer of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" at 12:30 AM on NBC TV a reality. Conan O'Brien becomes the host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2009, as Jay announces his retirement. I am packaging a most amazing show that has Hollywood all a buzz! If you would like to be kept informed about this project or many of the other entertainment and recording interests we are involved in, please ADD ME as a friend to your MySpace page. We are also searching for singers, bands, comedians, spokes models, new faces and character actors, both male and female, comedy writers for the 2008-2011 television seasons. If you would like to be considered for TV & film casting, recording or video projects, personal management, recording contract and/or have a CD, DVD, reel of yourself, photos and resume, please forward them to David Levi Entertainment Worldwide at 320 North Palm Drive #302 Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA. Please be aware that no items sent will be returned. I wish you all a most healthy and successful year ahead and look forward to hearing from you. Thanking you in advance for your interest. Respectfully; David Harrison Levi www.myspace.com/tvcelebrity90210

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Subject: The King Is Back - Elvis Presley


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Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.

Biography Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture.

He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles, far more than any other artist. Among his many awards and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges his celebrity status might have afforded him, he honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.

His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.

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Subject: David Robert Joseph Beckham - Biography (born May 2, 1975) is a British football player born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder and is noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit a dead ball, particularly at long-range free-kicks. He played most of his career for Manchester United F.C..


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David Robert Joseph Beckham (born May 2, 1975) is a British football player born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder and is noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit a dead ball, particularly at long-range free-kicks. He played most of his career for Manchester United F.C and is currently captain of the English national football team.
Biography

David Beckham first signed a trainee's contract with United in 1991, and made his League debut in 1995, aged 19. The next year he helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. In 1998, he was part of the United team to win the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. In total, Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games for United.

However, on June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €3535 million (?2525 million, USD 41 million).

Apart from benefitting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. It is probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real started a far-eastern tour. At the time of the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand promoting beauty products, chocolate, motor oil, and mobile phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his Real Madrid contract. (Western journalists are excluded from the Japanese "press conferences" organised by his sponsors because of the embarrassment they would cause him in the West).

David Beckham successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts.

His transfer to Real Madrid has proven very fruitful for both Beckham and the club. Beckham scored five times in his first 16 matches (including Real's 600th goal in the European Cup/Champions League, against Olympique Marseille on 26 November 2003), a higher scoring rate than his last year at Manchester United (11 goals in 52 games). He has become a favourite of the notoriously fickle Real Madrid crowd, and established an excellent playing relationship with Ronaldo.

By 1998 David Beckham was a regular international, and travelled with the England squad to the FIFA World Cup. In the quarter-final of that competition he received a red-card for retaliation, following a foul challenge by the Argentine Diego Simeone. This act arguably cost England the game (which they lost on penalties) and the chance of advancing in the tournament. On returning home, Beckham became the target of criticism, sometimes justified (the accusation of petulance, for example) but much merely gratuitous. He received a similar vilification following his dismissal for a dangerous challenge in the World Club Championship the next year.

Following England's poor performance in the 2000 European Championship (from which Beckham was one of the few players to emerge with credit) and later poor performances, the departure of Kevin Keegan as manager saw Beckham promoted to captain, initially under caretaker manager Peter Taylor and maintained by Sven-G?an Eriksson. His leadership, mainly by example due to his fitness and workrate helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals and an unprecedented 5-1 defeat of Germany in Munich. Meanwhile, taking the role of captain seems to have helped mature him, in both skill and temperament.

He was considered by some Manchester United fans to be too interested in playing for England, to the detriment of his performances for United.
Beckham's celebrity lifestyle

David Beckham's highly publicised marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria Adams, otherwise known as Posh Spice, has made them both popular targets for the tabloid press, which has dubbed the couple "Posh and Becks". They have two sons, Brooklyn, born March 4, 1999 and Romeo, born September 1, 2002. Beckham is well-known for his frequent hairstyle changes and has changed his hairstyle for many times after being criticised for influencing teenagers' hairstyle.

David Beckham is, according to the Google search engine, the most famous sports personality in the world, however the producers of The Simpsons decided that he wasn't famous enough to make a cameo appearance in an episode of the show set in London. Also he's the most famous metrosexual.

However, he has become more well known in North America since the success of the British film Bend It Like Beckham. It is about a Sikh girl whose ambition is to be a football player because she can play like David Beckham.

In 2001, David Beckham became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

In the summer of 2003, Beckham was made an Officer in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in Queen Elizabeth II's honours list.

In May of 2003 Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ordered David Beckham not to wear his hair band during matches. It has been speculated that he believed it to be too effeminate.

On June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €35 million (£25 million, USD 41 million).

Apart from benefiting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. It is probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real started a far-eastern tour, but it would be very unfair to say that his marketing potential alone was the only reason for his transfer. At the time of the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand promoting beauty products, chocolate, motor oil, and mobile phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his Real Madrid contract.

David Beckham successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts.

His transfer to Real Madrid has proven very fruitful for both Beckham and the club. Beckham scored five times in his first 16 matches (including Real's 600th goal in the European Cup/Champions League, against Olympique Marseille on 26 November 2003), a higher scoring rate than his last year at Manchester United (11 goals in 52 games). He has become a favourite of the notoriously fickle Real Madrid crowd, and established an excellent playing relationship with Ronaldo.

During the summer of 2004, Real also signed Englishmen Michael Owen and Jonathan Woodgate.

World Cup 2006


In England's opening game against Paraguay on June 10, it was Beckham's free kick that led to an own-goal by Carlos Gamarra. In England's next match, played against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, Beckham's cross in the 83rd minute led to Peter Crouch's goal which put England ahead 1-0. Beckham gave another assist to Steven Gerrard. In the end they won 2-0. He was named Man-of-the-Match by tournament sponsor Budweiser for this game. The English media criticised Beckham's performance in England's final Group B match against Sweden on June 20, citing his apparent inability to take the ball around players as an increasing hindrance to England's chances of winning the World Cup.

During England's second round match against Ecuador, Beckham scored from a free kick in the 60th minute, becoming the first ever English player to score in three World Cups, and giving England a 1-0 victory and a place in the quarter-finals.

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Subject: "Michael Gorman is an artist of extrordinary intensity and charismatic energy. For Gorman, art is essential to life.


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"Michael Gorman is an artist of extrordinary intensity and charismatic energy. For Gorman, art is essential to life.

Exuberant in life, his art comes at the viewer like a churning locomitive demanding attention, demanding a response. We are not mild in this presence.

Pain surges and spreads across the canvas in platelets of boiling texture and color in which ominous obliquely human shapes and forms can be discerned.

Gorman's unconventional use of salvaged objects include slices of sofa, zippers, tin can tops and much encrusted debris. His style links him as a contemporary exponent to the "Art Informal Movement", a group of artists who used non-art materials in their work rejecting traditional forms of composition.

Gorman's intesne passion is passed into his work conveying a joyous liberation as he deflates the pompous with a huge finger or looms in the dark cavities of human gloom and mystery with a passionate wry forboding.

The work may appear chaotic, but his method is systematic. An organized riot of conflicting elements placing Gorman's work in the love fest with detritus.

BORN
Johnson County, MO 1963

EDUCATION
University of Kansas at Lawrence, BFA
University of California, Berkeley
Summer of 88-89 Florence, Italy

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002 Provocations, SOHO Gallery, CA 2001 Work from the Left Coast, SOHO Gallery, CA 1993 Bruce Lurie Gallery, New York City, NY
1996, 1997 SoHo Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1993, 1994 Irv Brenner Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1993 On the

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1999, 2000, 2005 Glass Garage Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1997, 1999, 2004, 2005 SoHo Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1997 Seidman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1997 Basel Art, Switzerland<

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Philip Morris Collection
Reebok Corporation
American Express
Bank of America, Hawaii
Transport Insurance Company, Dallas & Houston, TX


SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Jackie Chan, Beverly Hills, CA
Richard Lewis, Los Angeles, CA
Bennet & Maureen Shapiro, Beverly Hills, CA
Howard & Ruth Gilliam, Beverly Hills, CA

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Subject: Berry Gordy, Jr and the Motown Story


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The Motown story is the story of Berry Gordy, Jr., who was born in Detroit Michigan on November 28, 1929, he was the seventh of eight children of Berry, Sr. and Bertha Gordy. His parents had migrated to Detroit from Milledgeville, Georgia in 1922. His father ran a plastering contracting business and his mother sold insurance and real estate; they also ran a grocery store and print shop. Berry Gordy, Jr. dropped out of school after his junior year to become a professional boxer; he decided to get out of the fight game at about the time the Army drafted him in 1951. During his stint in the Army, he obtained his high school equivalency degree. In 1953, he married Thelma Coleman and in 1954 his first child was born, a daughter Hazel Joy. They had two other children, named Berry IV and Terry, but were divorced in 1959.

When Berry got out of the Army 1953, he opened a jazz-oriented record store called the 3-D Record Mart that was financed by the Berry family. By 1955, the store had failed and Berry was working on the Ford automobile assembly line. While working on the line, Berry constantly wrote songs, submitting them to magazines, contests and singers. His first success as a songwriter came in 1957 when Jackie Wilson recorded "Reet Petite", a song he, his sister Gwen and Billy Davis (under the pseudonym of Tyran Carlo) had written. "Reet Petite" became a modest hit and netted Berry $1000 for the song. Over the next two years he co-wrote four more hits for Wilson, "To Be Loved", "Lonely Teardrops", "That's Why" and "I'll Be Satisfied". Berry later chose the title To Be Loved for his autobiography.

Successful as a songwriter, Berry decided to produce his songs himself. His first production was titled "Ooh Shucks" by the Five Stars, which was released on George Goldner's Mark X label in 1957. Gordy had an extraordinary ability to recognize talent. In 1957 at a Detroit talent show, he saw a group the Miracles and decided to record them. The Miracles consisted of Claudette Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers and the lead singer William "Smokey" Robinson. Berry's first production for the Miracles was an answer record to the Silhouettes "Get a Job," titled "Got a Job," which he leased to Goldner for release on End records. The record got some airplay, but then died a quick death, as did the Miracles follow-up on End titled "I Cry." In 1958, Berry produced a record by Eddie Holland titled "You," which was leased to Mercury records. Also that year, Kudo Records issued 4 more Gordy productions, two of which are significant to the Motown story: the first Marv Johnson release, titled "My Baby O," and a Brian Holland (Eddie's brother) vocal, titled "Shock". With Smokey Robinson and the Holland brothers, Berry had discovered three incredible songwriters and producers.

Also in 1958, he produced a record by Herman Griffin titled "I Need You" on the H.O.B. label, which is notable in that it was the first song to be published by Berry's publishing company called Jobete (pronounced "jo-BET"), named after his three children, Hazel Joy [Jo], Berry IV[Be], and Terry [Te]. "I Need You" was also the first record to credit the Rayber Voices, background singers named after Berry's second wife, Raynoma, and himself.

Gordy decided to take total control of his songs, so on January 12, 1959, he borrowed $800 from his family's loan fund to start his own record label, called Tamla. He had originally wanted to call his label "Tammy," after a Debbie Reynolds film, but that title was already taken. Tamla Records was located at 1719 Gladstone Street in Detroit, and the first release was Marv Johnson's "Come to Me". The song was picked up by United Artists and it became a mid-sized hit. United Artists signed Marv Johnson to a recording contract and Berry Gordy continued to produce him for that label. In 1959, Marv Johnson's "You Got What It Takes" became his first production to break into the pop Top 10.

The third Miracles release was issued on a second label Berry formed, called Motown. The record was called "Bad Girl" and was pressed in minuscule numbers before being leased to Chess records of Chicago, where it was a moderate hit. In early 1960, Tamla released "Money" by Barrett Strong. Gordy knew he had a hit, so he leased it to Anna Records who had a distribution agreement with Chess. Anna Records was a Detroit-based company that was owned by Berry's sisters Anna and Gwen Gordy and Billy Davis. The label operated from 1958 to 1961, when it was absorbed into Motown. "Money" was a hit, reaching the #23 position, but more importantly, Barrett Strong joined Motown as a staff songwriter. He stayed with Motown until 1973.

By the late 1950s, Detroit was perhaps the largest city in the United States that did not have a strong independent record company. With the establishment of Motown, the local talent had an outlet, and they starting showing up at the Motown offices. In 1960, a local girl singing group named the Primettes auditioned for Gordy. He was impressed with the group, but asked them to finish school and then come back. The Primettes came back to Motown after graduating, and were signed in January 1961. The group's name was changed to the Supremes, and they had their first release on Tamla in April of 1961.

In 1960, a producer for Motown, Robert Bateman, arranged an audition for singer Mary Wells. Berry signed her immediately and released a song she had written called "Bye Bye Baby" in December of that year. Mary Wells proved to be the first real "star" for the label, with a long string of pop hits. Berry discovered another singing group called the Distants, changed their name to the Temptations, and released their first record on a new subsidiary label called Miracle in 1961. Their success was not to be as immediate as Mary Wells,' but it would eventually eclipse hers and be far longer lasting.

Also in 1960, Gordy acquired the contract of a young Washington, DC-based singer named Marvin Gaye from his brother-in-law, Harvey Fuqua. Harvey was the leader of the Moonglows, who had had several hits for Chess before making some personnel changes in the late 1950s, and Gaye was a current member of that group. Gaye's first record was "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide" in 1961. He had his first hit in 1962 with "Stubborn Kind of Fellow." Gaye was another performer whose road to fame was marked by only moderate success for many years before finally becoming a huge 1970s star.

A common trivia question about Motown is, "What is the name of the first white group to record for Motown?" The not-often-heard correct answer is "Nick and the Jaguars," a trio from Pontiac, Michigan featuring drummer Nick Ferro and lead guitarist Marvin Weyer. Nick's dad, Gus Ferro, brought the group to Berry Gordy in 1959. They recorded instrumentals "Ich-I-Bon #1"/"Cool and Crazy" at the Motown studio, and the tunes were released as a single on Tamla 5501 that year, before the normal 55500 Tamla series even got started. The first white vocal group was the Valadiers. This group was recommended to Berry Gordy by his pal Jackie Wilson. The Valadiers had one very minor hit in "Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)" on the Miracle label in 1961, and two other releases on the new Gordy subsidiary that was formed in 1962. The song "Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)" became a bigger hit for the Monitors in 1966 on Motown's subsidiary label, Soul, during the Vietnam war.

Robert Bateman also discovered the Marvelettes at a talent show at Inkster High School. In August 1961, Bateman and Brian Holland co-produced the Marvelettes' first record, "Please Mr. Postman," and it became the first of Berry Gordy's records to reach the pop charts' #1 position. During that same year, "Shop Around" by the Miracles became the first Tamla record to sell a million copies, as it reached the #2 position.

In 1959, a young blues singer named Martha Lavaille met Mickey Stevenson, the Head of the Motown A&R department, and he hired her as a secretary. When Mary Wells missed a recording session, Martha (now with married name Reeves) called a vocal group she was in, the Del-Phis, to fill in. They recorded "There He Is (At My Door)," which was released on the Melody subsidiary. The record was a flop, but the group continued to be used for background vocal work. In 1962, with a new name the Vandellas they backed Marvin Gaye on his hit "Stubborn Kind of Fellow". In 1963, production of the group was given over to Brian and Eddie Holland with their new partner Lamont Dozier. The Holland-Dozier-Holland production of "Come and Get These Memories" released in early 1963 (as Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy subsidiary) is often credited as being the beginning of "The Motown Sound".

Ronnie White, a member of the Miracles, arranged for an audition for an eleven year old, blind singer named Stevland Morris. Gordy was impressed with his talent, and said the boy was a "wonder". Signed to a Motown contract, Morris, renamed "Little Stevie Wonder," had a live recording from the Regal theater in Chicago released titled "Fingertips, Part 2" which reached the #1 spot on the pop charts in 1963. [An interesting thing happens on the record near the end, when a band member yells out "What key, what key?" The band backing Stevie thought he was finished and left the stage, and a second band was taking their place, when Stevie, responding to the audience applause, came back out for a short reprise. As he started playing his harmonica, the new band members didn't know what key the song was in, so in desperation yelled out for it.] The album containing "Fingertips, Part 2" [Tamla 240] titled 12 Year Old Genius became the first Motown album to reach the number 1 spot on the pop album charts.

Berry Gordy formed a jazz subsidiary called Workshop Jazz in 1962. The formation of the label was not because Berry thought he could sell many jazz records; the failure of his 3-D Record Mart had shown him that. He established the label in order to convince the most talented jazz musicians in Detroit to play on his pop music sessions, and Berry enticed them with promises of album releases on the Workshop Jazz label. Gordy knew that even the most successful jazz album sales would be minuscule compared to the numbers he could generate in the popular music field. But Berry kept his promise to the musicians, and the 11 albums released on the label are some of the rarest albums on any Motown label.

In 1963, Berry met a group that had released their first single in 1954 when they were called the Four Aims. By 1956, when they released a single on Chess, the group had changed its name to the Four Tops. Initially, Gordy was going to record them on his Workshop Jazz subsidiary, and an album was prepared for that label. This album has been the subject of much speculation over the years. Titled Breaking Though with the Four Tops, it is pictured on an early Motown inner sleeve. Whether the album was ever released is subject to debate; if it was, it would certainly be the most valuable Motown collectable in existence. The Four Tops were quickly switched to the Motown label and turned over to Holland-Dozier-Holland for production. "Baby I Need Your Loving" in August 1964 became their first chart hit. Any thought of more jazz recordings died with the success of that record.

Gordy had established the foundation for the success of Motown for many years to come. With the Miracles, Four Tops, Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes (still hitless to this point) and the Temptations, he had 6 of the best vocal groups on record. Added to these groups were solo singers Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells. With himself, Mickey Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Holland-Dozier-Holland, he had proven songwriters and producers who knew how to make popular record hits.

No story about Motown would be complete without talking about the Funk Brothers. They were the core of backing musicians that played on almost every Motown recording in the 1960s. The bass player was the incomparable James Jamerson. The drummer was Benny Benjamin, who was so good that Motown had to hire two drummers to replace him when he died in 1969 of a stroke. Benjamin, Jamerson, guitarist Robert White and keyboardist Earl Van Dyke made up the Funk Brothers. In the early '60s, Gordy paid each of them between twenty five and fifty thousand dollars a year to keep them at the company; they were Motown's "most valuable players" and the foundation of the distinctive Motown sound.

For many years, Smokey Robinson was the only artist that Gordy would allow to produce his own work. Although it certainly wasn't a hard and fast rule, in general Berry assigned specific artists to specific producers. Smokey produced Mary Wells, the Temptations and the Miracles. Holland-Dozier-Holland produced the Four Tops and the Supremes. Mickey Stevenson produced Marvin Gaye and the Marvelettes. Clarence Paul produced Stevie Wonder. Martha and the Vandellas were produced by both Mickey Stevenson and Holland-Dozier-Holland. Berry also produced many of his artists on occasion. In 1963, Motown had 6 records in the top 10, "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" and "Mickey's Monkey" by the Miracles, "Pride and Joy" by Marvin Gaye, "Fingertips Part 2" by Stevie Wonder, and "Heat Wave" and "Quicksand" by Martha and the Vandellas .

The Supremes were unsuccessful with their first six singles, which were produced by either Berry Gordy or Smokey Robinson. In late 1963, the group was given over to Holland-Dozier-Holland, and they produced their seventh single, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" which reached a respectable #23. Their follow-up song "Run Run Run" flopped, but in July 1964, they began a run of five consecutive #1 hits, "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Come See About Me," "Stop! In the Name of Love," and "Back In My Arms Again." Based on record sales, the Supremes went on to become the third largest selling artists in recording history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

In 1964, Smokey Robinson produced "My Guy" by Mary Wells, which also went to #1. Motown reached the #2 spot with the Holland-Dozier-Holland produced "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas. The label certainly deserved the title painted on the front of their headquarters at 2648 West Grand Blvd., "Hitsville, U.S.A., The Motown Sound, The Sound of Young America". Berry Gordy formed two more subsidiary labels in 1964, Soul and V.I.P.

The hits just kept coming in 1965, with five #1 hits: the Smokey Robinson produced "My Girl" by the Temptations, the Holland-Dozier-Holland produced "Stop! In the Name of Love", "Back in My Arms Again" and "I Hear a Symphony" by the Supremes, and "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops. Motown had six other releases reach the top 10. In 1965, Junior Walker and the All Stars had the first hit on the new Soul label, the top-ten instrumental "Shotgun".

In 1966, Motown signed Gladys Knight and the Pips, a group from Atlanta, Georgia, to the Soul label. It was a journeyman group that had hit in 1961 with "Every Beat of My Heart" on the Vee Jay and Fury labels. They were assigned to a young producer named Norman Whitfield. He had recorded Marvin Gaye on a song that Whitfield and Barrett Strong had written called "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." When Berry Gordy refused to release the Marvin Gaye version of the song, Whitfield recorded it with Gladys Knight and the Pips, and the song went to #2. Gladys Knight and the Pips stayed with Motown for seven years, and had a few more hits. (Their biggest hit came after leaving Motown, when they reached #1 with "Midnight Train to Georgia" on the Buddah label.) When the Marvin Gaye version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was finally released on an album in 1968, the Whitfield-produced song immediately got airplay, forcing its release as a single. The song went all the way to #1, and today is remembered as the definitive version of a classic song.

For 1966, Motown produced 14 songs that reached the Top 10, with "You Can't Hurry Love" and "You Keep Me Hanging On" by the Supremes and "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops reaching #1. That year, Gordy signed the Isley Brothers to Tamla. The brothers had hit with "Shout" on RCA and "Twist and Shout" on Wand in 1959 and 1962, respectively, but had been largely unsuccessful on the charts otherwise. Their biggest hit for Motown was the H-D-H produced "This Old Heart (Is Weak for You)" in 1966, but their future superstar success some years later came after they established their own record label, T-Neck.

Also in 1966, Norman Whitfield took over production responsibilities for the Temptations from Smokey Robinson. His first production for the Temptations was "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," which he co-wrote with Eddie Holland. Eddie and Norman continued to write a string of hits for the Temps, including "Beauty is Only Skin Deep", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", and "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need". He teamed with Roger Penzabene for the Temptations next hit, "I Wish It Would Rain". In mid-1968, Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin as the lead singer for the Temptations. When Whitfield teamed with Barrett Strong to write for the Temptations, the result was a new sound for Motown called "Psychedelic Soul". "Cloud Nine" was just the first of several Whitfield-Strong compositions to go Top 10, including "Run Away Child, Running Wild", the #1 hit "I Can't Get Next To You," "Psychedelic Shack," and Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)."

In 1967, thirteen Motown singles reached the Top 10 charts; "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" and "The Happening" by the Supremes reached #1. Motown had five major labels active: Motown, Tamla, Gordy, Soul, and V.I.P. In a move that would have tremendous significance for the future of Motown, Berry Gordy purchased a home in Los Angeles, California in 1967.

In 1968, Motown had 10 singles in the Top 10, with "Love Child" by Diana Ross and the Supremes and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye reaching #1. Berry Gordy moved into his new home in Los Angeles, and the Motown Los Angeles branch offices were expanded. A tremendous loss for Motown occurred about that time, when arguably the most successful producers in history, Holland, Dozier, and Holland, left the company. The three were perhaps the only producers other than Phil Spector to become as big a name as the artists they recorded. The Holland-Dozier-Holland team was forced into inactivity from 1968 to 1970 due to lawsuits concerning their departure from Motown. They established two labels in 1970, Hot Wax and Invictus, and had moderate success with acts such as Chairmen of the Board, Flaming Ember, Freda Payne, and others, but they didn't establish the kind of hit-after-hit success they had enjoyed at Motown.

In it's tenth year of operation, 1969, Motown continued to roll along. Bobby Taylor (lead singer with a group called the Vancouvers) brought a family singing group from Gary, Indiana, to Berry Gordy's attention. The Jackson 5 were signed to Motown and 4 of their first six singles released between late 1969 and mid 1971 went to #1 on the pop charts, with the two that missed the #1 spot reaching #2. In order to prevent the creation of new superstar producers, like Holland-Dozier-Holland, Gordy credited writing and production on Jackson 5 records to "The Corporation", which was a team consisting of Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Fonzie Mizell. For 1969, Motown had 12 singles in the Top 10, with "I Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations, "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross and the Supremes and "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5 reaching #1. Also in 1969, Motown established the Rare Earth label to issue white psychedelic rock music and other alternatives to R&B. The label was handled by the West Coast offices of Motown. Rare Earth also was the name the first group signed to the label, a Detroit group originally formed in 1961 as the Sunliners. Their first album contained a twenty-minute version of the Temptations' hit, "Get Ready" that was also produced by Norman Whitfield. The Rare Earth label was also used for material leased from EMI in England, including the Pretty Things and Love Sculpture. The Rare Earth label was not too successful, but it limped along until 1976. In 1969, Motown acquired the distribution rights to the Chisa Label which was founded by Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine.

In 1970, six of the 14 Motown singles that reached the Top 10 went to #1. They were "ABC" and "The Love You Save" by the Jackson 5, "War" one of the more politically topical songs that were beginning to appear on Motown by Edwin Star, "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross, now without the Supremes. The final performance of Diana Ross and the Supremes occurred at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, which was recorded and issued as an album. Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross as lead singer of the Supremes. Motown became more cognizant of it's roots by establishing a new subsidiary label called Black Forum in 1970, releasing spoken word records by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael and black poets Langston Hughes and Margaret Danner. The label was active until 1973.

In 1971, Motown has 11 singles reach the Top 10 with "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by the Temptations reaching the #1 spot. During this year, Motown moved increasingly into TV production, producing Diana! a television special with Diana Ross, and Goin' Back to Indiana, a Jackson 5 special. A cartoon series about the Jackson 5 also started in 1971. A new subsidiary was established called Mowest and the first release was "What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin, and John" a sweet-sounding medley interspersed with jarring recordings drawn from politically relevant topics such as war and assassination put together by Los Angeles deejay Tom Clay. The Mowest label was controlled by the west coast office of Motown and was used for talent developed by that office.

By 1971, Marvin Gaye had been given creative control of his recordings, in that year he made an album titled What's Going On [Tamla 310], for which he wrote, produced, sang and played most of the instruments. At first, Gordy did not want to release the album, feeling that the album's hard-hitting, socially critical lyrics on songs like "Inner City Blues" would offend traditional Motown fans. Only after Gaye threatened to never make another record for Motown did Gordy relent and release the album. It is often acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever made. What's Going On sold over a million copies and spawned three R&B number one hits, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", "What's Going On" and "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)". All three songs also made the popular music Top 10 lists. The music on the album is spacey, spiritual and soulful, totally different than any album ever released on Motown. With What's Goin' On, Gaye had moved Motown music to a whole new level, and also made album sales a significant factor to a company that had always chased the hit single.

1972 was somewhat of a down year for Motown, with only 4 singles reaching the pop Top 10. Two of them, however, did go to #1: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" by the Temptations and "Ben" by Michael Jackson. Stevie Wonder, who by 1970 had been granted complete artistic freedom to produce his own albums, produced Talking Book [Tamla 319] in 1972, when he toured with the Rolling Stones as their opening act. Diana Ross began her film career with Lady Sings the Blues, receiving an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Billie Holiday.

As the Los Angeles offices continued to grow and the Detroit headquarters shrank, a company newsletter in March, 1972, stated, "There are no plans at present to phase out the Detroit operations, as many rumors suggest". In June, Motown announced that it was closing it's Detroit offices and moving it's headquarters to Los Angeles. While the move probably made sense because of the increasing emphasis Berry Gordy was putting into making movies and television shows, many Motown fans believe the company's heart and soul was lost when it abandoned Detroit, that its most creative days were the 13 years from 1959 to 1972.

In 1973, Berry Gordy resigned as President of Motown Records to become Chairman of the Board of Motown Industries, which included the record, motion picture, television and publishing divisions. Ewart Abner II, a Motown Vice President for six years (and former exec with Vee-Jay) became President of Motown Records. Motown had five #1 pop singles in the year, including, "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye, "Keep on Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks, "Touch Me In the Morning" by Diana Ross and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Wonder's new album, called Innervisions [Tamla 326], was released and won five Grammy awards.

In 1974, only four Motown singles reached the Top 10 and only Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'" reached the #1 spot. Wonder's new album titled Fulfillingness' First Finale [Tamla 332], became the #1 album within three weeks of it's release and also won five Grammys. Motown formed a country subsidiary label called Melodyland and signed T.G. Sheppard, Pat Boone, Dorsey Burnette and Ronnie Dove among others. A legal dispute over the label name arose in 1976 and the name was changed to Hitsville. The Hitsville label folded in 1977. A new group, the Commodores, had their first album released, titled Machine Gun. It went gold in five countries. In retrospect, the title track, an instrumental, was quite uncharacteristic of the smooth ballads featuring the voice of Lionel Richie that later became the groups' mainstays. The Commodores went on to become Motown's best selling act during the 1970s. For the period of 1974 to 1980, they averaged two million album sales per year.

1975 was another low point in Motown history, as only one Motown release "Boogie On Reggae Woman" by Stevie Wonder made the Top 10. The Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic records; actually the Jackson 4 went to Epic as "The Jacksons" and Jermaine, who had married Berry Gordy's daughter, stayed with Motown. Ewart Abner II resigned as President of Motown Records and Berry Gordy temporarily replaced him. Barney Ales, a former Vice President of the company, who had stayed in Detroit when the company moved to Los Angeles, rejoined the company when Motown purchased his Prodigal Label. During the year, Diana Ross starred in her second movie, Mahogany but it was certainly not as well received as Lady Sings the Blues.

In 1976, the fortunes of the company rebounded with six Motown releases reaching the Top 10, including two hits by the Commodores. Three of the companies releases reached #1, including "Love Hangover" and "Do You Know Where You're Going To" by Diana Ross and "Love Machine (Part 1)" by the Miracles. Stevie Wonder released his Songs In the Key of Life album, which entered the pop charts at #1. He picked up four more Grammys for the album. Berry Gordy and Mike Curb formed a new country label named MC, which inherited many of the same artists that were on Melodyland/Hitsville, but the new label achieved little success.

In 1977, Motown had three #1 pop hits, "Sir Duke" and "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder, and "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)" by Marvin Gaye, the latter one of the most infectious dance songs of all time. Two more singles by the Commodores also made the Top 10 that year. The next year, about the only single chart action for Motown was by the Commodores, who had the hit "Three Times a Lady." Their albums continued to sell in record numbers. Rick James was signed to the Gordy label and his first album Come and Get It [Gordy 981] eventually went on to sell 2 million copies. James' breakthrough album was 1981's Street Songs [Gordy 1002], which sold over three million copies. Motown Pictures produced The Wiz starring Diana Ross in 1978. In 1979, the Commodores "Still" was the only #1 pop hit for the year, and the group also had half the Top 10 singles with "Sail On". "Send One Your Love" by Stevie Wonder also reached the Top 10 in 1979.

During the 1980's, Motown continued to sell massive numbers of albums, culminating with Lionel Richie's 1984 Can't Slow Down [Motown 6059], which became the largest selling album in the company's history when it sold 10 million copies worldwide. In 1982, Motown went to a consolidated numbering system for all albums released on the three remaining active labels, Motown, Gordy and Tamla, starting with Motown 6000ML by Bettye Lavette. In addition to the 3 major labels, Motown also released albums in the 6000 series on the Latino label, which was Motown's attempt at a Hispanic label, and Morocco, which stood for Motown Rock Company.

In June 1988, Berry Gordy sold Motown Records to a partnership between MCA and Boston Ventures, with Gordy retaining the ownership of the Jobete Publishing catalog. Berry Gordy was always the consummate businessman. As good as he was as a judge of talent and hit songs, he was most of all an entrepreneur who transformed a $800 loan into the largest black owned business in United States history. In 1976, he pretty much summed it up when he said, "I earned 367 million dollars in 16 years. I must be doing something right"!

Even though Motown sold millions more albums during the 1970s and 1980s then it had in the 1960s, Motown will always be remembered for the music it created during the 1960s that was heard on the tinny radios in automobiles as teenagers cruised the streets and highways. Never in history has one company produced so many top ten hits as Motown did during that marvelous decade. Today's commercials and movies are testimony to the great Motown songs of the '60s which are heard more than ever before.

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Subject: Trilussa Restaurant - Beverly Hills Every Monday night Skip E. Lowe hosts an amazing talent showcase featuring some of the Southland's greatest entertainers. 9601 Brighton Way Beverly Hills CA 90210 For Reservations Call (310) 274-0134


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Subject: Make sure you sign our guestbook for invitations to star-studded red carpet events.


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Please view our Websites - The David Levi Celebrity Entertainment NEWS Network - Make sure you sign our guestbook for invitations to star-studded red carpet events. Remember, my new nightclub "LEVI'S" on Camden Drive (near Mr Chow Restaurant) in Beverly Hills opens August 2007. Looking forward to hearing from you! Fondly; David Harrison Levi <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.voy.com/195286/">http://www.voy.com/195286/</a> & <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.myspace.com/tvcelebrity90210">http://www.myspace.com/tvcelebrity90210</a> - PS FREE PARIS!

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Subject: FREE PARIS WHITNEY HILTON - To: The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger


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The petition
To:
The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Paris Whitney Hilton is an American celebrity and socialite. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton. She provides hope for young people all over the U.S. and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives.

Hilton is notable for her leading roles on the FOX reality series The Simple Life and in the remake of the Vincent Price horror classic "House of Wax". In addition to her work as an actress, she has achieved some recognition as a model, celebrity spokesperson, singer, and writer.

As most of America now knows, Ms. Hilton was just charged in a Los Angeles court with DUI and sentenced to 45 days in Century Regional Detention Facility in California beginning on or before June 5, 2007.

We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong. We do not support drunk driving or DUI charges. Paris should have been sober. But she shouldn't go to jail, either.

As depicted on Friday night's episode "Nancy Grace" on Headline News (May 4, 2007), countless celebrities have been "slapped on the wrist" for similar incidents recently. Nick Nolte, Mel Gibson, Tracy Morgan, Wynonna Judd, to name a few, were arrested and never did a day in jail after their initial arrests for drunk driving /DUI /DWI charges. Rappers Busta Rhymes and Eve still walk free after both being arrested for the same charges as Ms. Hilton just this past week. Brandy's California Highway accident, although no proof of DUI was evidenced in her accident, resulting in the death of a young wife and mother in California, yet Brandy walks free as of today, never doing any time and A WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED most likely due to her reckless driving!

Yet, Paris Hilton did not hurt, injure, or kill anyone or anything, and yet she must do jail time.


This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake. Please allow her to her return to her career and life. Everyone makes mistakes. She didn't hurt or kill anyone, and she has learned her lesson. She is sincere, apologetic, and full of regret for her actions as she explained tearfully to the Judge handling her case in court yesterday.She is distraught and understandably afraid.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT to save our Paris from ending up at the Century Regional Detention Facility! Please sign to tell The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of the State of California, to think about the welfare of this young woman who has made a mortal error and deserves a second chance like so many others in our great nation have been served with after a mistake they have made . If the late Former President Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to pardon the late Former President Richard Nixon after his mistake(s), we undeniably support Paris Hilton being pardoned for her honest mistake as well, and we hope and expect The Governor will understand and grant this unusual but important request in good faith to Ms. Paris Whitney Hilton.

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[> Subject: Re: FREE PARIS WHITNEY HILTON - To: The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger


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>The petition
>To:
>The Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
>
>Paris Whitney Hilton is an American celebrity and
>socialite. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton
>Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune
>of her father Richard Hilton. She provides hope for
>young people all over the U.S. and the world. She
>provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our
>otherwise mundane lives.
>
>Hilton is notable for her leading roles on the FOX
>reality series The Simple Life and in the remake of
>the Vincent Price horror classic "House of Wax". In
>addition to her work as an actress, she has achieved
>some recognition as a model, celebrity spokesperson,
>singer, and writer.
>
>As most of America now knows, Ms. Hilton was just
>charged in a Los Angeles court with DUI and sentenced
>to 45 days in Century Regional Detention Facility in
>California beginning on or before June 5, 2007.
>
>We, the American public who support Paris, are
>shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been
>the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving
>is wrong. We do not support drunk driving or DUI
>charges. Paris should have been sober. But she
>shouldn't go to jail, either.
>
>As depicted on Friday night's episode "Nancy Grace" on
>Headline News (May 4, 2007), countless celebrities
>have been "slapped on the wrist" for similar incidents
>recently. Nick Nolte, Mel Gibson, Tracy Morgan,
>Wynonna Judd, to name a few, were arrested and never
>did a day in jail after their initial arrests for
>drunk driving /DUI /DWI charges. Rappers Busta Rhymes
>and Eve still walk free after both being arrested for
>the same charges as Ms. Hilton just this past week.
>Brandy's California Highway accident, although no
>proof of DUI was evidenced in her accident, resulting
>in the death of a young wife and mother in California,
>yet Brandy walks free as of today, never doing any
>time and A WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED most likely due to
>her reckless driving!
>
>Yet, Paris Hilton did not hurt, injure, or kill anyone
>or anything, and yet she must do jail time.
>
>
>This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
>to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake. Please allow
>her to her return to her career and life. Everyone
>makes mistakes. She didn't hurt or kill anyone, and
>she has learned her lesson. She is sincere,
>apologetic, and full of regret for her actions as she
>explained tearfully to the Judge handling her case in
>court yesterday.She is distraught and understandably
>afraid.
>
>WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT to save our Paris from ending up
>at the Century Regional Detention Facility! Please
>sign to tell The Honorable Governor Arnold
>Schwarzenegger of the State of California, to think
>about the welfare of this young woman who has made a
>mortal error and deserves a second chance like so many
>others in our great nation have been served with after
>a mistake they have made . If the late Former
>President Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to
>pardon the late Former President Richard Nixon after
>his mistake(s), we undeniably support Paris Hilton
>being pardoned for her honest mistake as well, and we
>hope and expect The Governor will understand and grant
>this unusual but important request in good faith to
>Ms. Paris Whitney Hilton.

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Subject: LOS ANGELES - A kicking and screaming Paris Hilton wailed for her mommy yesterday after a furious judge ordered her back to jail rather than finish out her sentence confined to her cushy home.


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LOS ANGELES - A kicking and screaming Paris Hilton wailed for her mommy yesterday after a furious judge ordered her back to jail rather than finish out her sentence confined to her cushy home.

"Mom! Mom! It's not right! Mom!" the weeping celebu-con bellowed as deputies led her out of the courtroom.

She was taken to the Twin Towers jail for medical and psychiatric evaluation and will be there "for at least a couple of days," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.

Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer tacked an extra 22 days onto the hotel heirhead's previously reduced sentence.

"The defendant is remanded to county jail to serve the remainder of her 45-day sentence. This order is forthwith," he said.

His commandment sent Hilton's mother, Kathy, into a paroxysm of sobs and into the arms of her husband, Rick.

"I know they don't want to do anything. They made up their mind," she said before angrily stalking out of the courthouse with Rick by her side.

Paris' screams echoed through the hallway leading from the courtroom as deputies ordered everyone out.

The wild turn of events yesterday followed a contentious hearing to which a weeping Hilton had been taken in handcuffs by sheriff's deputies.

The judge also angrily ordered that she be escorted to the courthouse from her Hollywood Hills home rather than be allowed to participate by telephone.

The journey turned into a California media circus, with paparazzi running after the vehicle as if it were the last transport out of Saigon and dozens of news helicopters buzzing overhead - instantly elevating the moment to O.J. Simpson levels of absurdity.

Upon arrival, Hilton was driven into an underground garage. She emerged in the courtroom a short time later - wearing no makeup, her eyes puffy and her nose red.

Her blond locks tossed carelessly into a ponytail, and wearing a zip-up gray sweater, gray pinstripe pants and black flats, Hilton made the sign of the cross as she sat down and clasped her hands in prayer.

She periodically turned to her parents in the courtroom gallery and mouthed the words, "I love you."

Hilton's brief taste of fresh air came after Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca allowed her to serve the rest of her sentence under home confinement.

He granted the request due to an unspecified medical reason following just three nights in the Century Regional Detention Center for women.

The move infuriated prosecutors, who demanded Sauer hold Baca in contempt of court and send her back immediately.

"Her release after only three days erodes confidence in the judicial system," said L.A. Assistant City Attorney Dan Jeffries.

Baca defended his decision, citing Hilton's "severe medical problems" and "inexplicable deterioration" while in custody."

He said he thought her sentence was stiffer than usual for such a crime, noting it would normally be punished with home confinement.

Herbert McClure, who recently served a month and a half behind bars for the same offense, disagreed.

"It's wrong. I had to do 45 days, so why should she get treated any differently," he said. "If you do the crime, you pay with time."

It was evident from the start of the day that Sauer - who had clearly stated in his sentencing order that Hilton would not be allowed any non-jail options for her sentence - was irked by the sheriff's decision.

"I at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff and at no time told him I approved the actions," he said. "At no time did I approve the defendant being released from custody to her home."

Hilton was sentenced to 45 days last month after Sauer had ruled she violated her probation following a drunk-driving bust last year. The Sheriff's Department later cut the term to 23 days to be spent in solitary confinement.

The decision to let her out of jail early sparked wild public outrage that the statuesque celebrity-for-no-apparent-reason had been given special treatment.

Sauer impatiently noted that an undersheriff had informed him earlier in the week by phone that Hilton suffered from an unspecified medical condition, and that papers would be submitted to the court explaining the problem.

But Sauer said he never received the papers and repeatedly halted proceedings to note the time on the clock and reiterate that the papers hadn't arrived.

He also noted dryly that he had read that Hilton had been visited several times in jail by a private psychiatrist and wondered aloud if that had played a role in the decision about her medical needs.

A member of the city counsel's staff said Baca was willing to appear at the court with medical personnel to explain his position, but the judge declined the offer.

Hilton's attorney, Richard Hutton, begged Sauer to order a hearing in chambers to hear testimony about his client's medical condition, but the judge did not respond.

Another of her attorneys, Steve Levine, said the judge should allow the sheriff to run his prison the way he deems best.

"The sheriff has determined that because of her medical condition, [jail] is a dangerous place for her," he said.

But the judge didn't buy the argument. He took no action on the contempt-of-court motion against Baca.

Outside the courthouse, a wild scene erupted as dozens of Hilton supporters heckled reporters.

"She is America's Princess Di," said fan Jake Byrd.

Others said justice was served.

"It helps restore the public confidence that was eroding nationally with the star-struck judicial system," said civil rights activist Najee Ali.

The chaos surrounding her transport to court prompted the mayor of West Hollywood, Jeffrey Prang, to write a snippy letter to constituents, urging them to complain to news channels, the Federal Aviation Administration and members of Congress.

All the while, an airplane buzzed overhead towing a banner, "We Love Paris."

Hilton was initially taken back to the Detention Center in Lynwood, where it was decided she would be moved to Twin Towers for medical attention.

The "Simple Life" star's jailhouse saga began last Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her behind the wheel of her Mercedes weaving down a street on what she said was a late-night hamburger run.

She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.

In the months that followed she was stopped twice while driving on a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer's courtroom.

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Subject: Say "Happy Birthday" in 161 different languages of the world.


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Say "Happy Birthday" in 161 different languages of the world.
161 Languages How to say "Happy Birthday"

Afrikaans Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag!
Albanian Urime ditelindjen!
Alsatian Gueter geburtsdaa!
Amharic Melkam lidet!
Arabic Eid milaad saeed! or Kul sana wa inta/i tayeb/a! (masculine/feminine)
Armenian Taredartzet shnorhavor! or Tsenund shnorhavor!
Assyrian Eida D'moladukh Hawee Brikha!
Austrian-Viennese Ois guade winsch i dia zum Gbuadsdog!
Aymara (Bolivia) Suma Urupnaya Cchuru Uromankja!
Azerbaijani Ad gununuz mubarek! -- for people older than you
Ad gunun mubarek! -- for people younger than you
Basque Zorionak!
Belauan-Micronesian Ungil el cherellem!
Bengali (Bangladesh/India) Shuvo Jonmodin!
Bicol (Philippines) Maogmang Pagkamundag!
Bislama (Vanuatu) Hapi betde! or Yumi selebretem de blong bon blong yu!
Brazil ParabŽns a voc!
ParabŽns a voc,
nesta data querida muitas felicidades e muitos anos de vida.
Breton Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc'h!
Bulgarian Chestit Rojden Den!
Cambodian Som owie nek mein aryouk yrinyu!
Catalan Per molts anys! or Bon aniversari! or Moltes Felicitats!
Chamorro Biba Kumplianos!
Chinese-Cantonese Sun Yat Fai Lok!
Chinese Fuzhou San Ni Kuai Lo!
Chiness-Hakka Sang Ngit Fai Lok!
Chinese-Mandarin qu ni sheng er kuai le
Chinese-Shanghaiese San ruit kua lok!
Chinese-Tiociu Se Jit khuai lak!
Chronia Polla NA ZHSHS
Croatian Sretan Rodendan!
Czech Vsechno nejlepsi k Tvym narozeninam!!
Danish Tillykke med fodselsdagen!
Dutch-Antwerps Ne gelukkege verjoardach!
Dutch-Bilzers Ne geleukkege verjoardoag!
Dutch-Drents Fellisiteert!
Dutch-Flemish Gelukkige verjaardag! or Prettige verjaardag!
Dutch-Frisian Fan herte lokwinske!
Dutch-Limburgs Proficiat! or Perfisia!
Dutch-Spouwers Ne geleukkege verjeurdoag!
Dutch-Twents Gefeliciteard met oen'n verjoardag!
Dutch Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! or Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!
English Happy Birthday!
Esperanto Felichan Naskightagon!
Estonian Palju onne sunnipaevaks!
Euskera Zorionak zure urtebetetze egunean!
Faroes ( Faroe island ) Tillukku vid fodingardegnum!
Farsi Tavalodet Mobarak!
Finnish Hyvaa syntymapaivaa!
French (Canada) Bonne Fete!
French Joyeux Anniversaire!
Frisian Lokkiche jierdei!
Gaelic (Irish) L‡ breithe mhaith agat!
Gaelic (Scottish) Co` latha breith sona dhuibh!
Galician (Spain) Ledicia no teu cumpreanos!
Georgian Gilotcav dabadebis dges!
German-Badisch Allis Guedi zu dim Fescht!
German-Bavarian Ois Guade zu Deim Geburdstog!
German-Berlinisch Allet Jute ooch zum Jeburtstach! or Ick wuensch da allet Jute zum Jeburtstach!
German-Bernese Es Muentschi zum Geburri!
German-Camelottisch Ewllews Gewtew zewm Gewbewrtstewg. Mew!
German-Frankonian Allmecht! Iich wuensch Dir aan guuadn Gebuardsdooch!
German-Lichtenstein Haerzliche Glueckwuensche zum Geburtstag!
German-Moselfraenkisch Haezzlische Glickwunsch zem Gebordsdach!
German-Plattdeutsch Ick wuensch Di allns Gode ton Geburtsdach!
German-Rhoihessisch Ich gratelier Dir aach zum Geburtstag!
German-Ruhr Allet Gute zum Gebuatstach!
German-Saarlaendisch Alles Gudde for dei Gebordsdaach!
German-Saechsisch Herzlischen Gliggwunsch zum Geburdsdaach!
German-Schwaebisch Aelles Guade zom Gebordzdag!
German-Wienerisch Ois Guade zum Geburdsdog!
German Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Greek Eytyxismena Genethlia! or Chronia Pola!
Greenlandic Inuuinni pilluarit!
Gronings (Netherlands) Fielsteerd mit joen verjoardag!
Gujarati (India) Janma Divas Mubarak!
Gujrati (Pakistan) Saal Mubarak!
Guarani (Paraguay Indian)] Vy-Apave Nde Arambotyre!
Hawaiian Hau`oli la hanau!
Hebrew Yom Huledet Same'ach!
Hiligaynon (Philippines) Masadya gid nga adlaw sa imo pagkatawo!
Hindi (India) Janam Din ki badhai! or Janam Din ki shubkamnaayein!
Hungarian Boldog szuletesnapot! or Isten eltessen!
Icelandic Til hamingju med afmaelisdaginn!
Indonesian Selamat Ulang Tahun!
Irish-gaelic La-breithe mhaith agat! or Co` latha breith sona dhut! Or Breithla Shona Dhuit!
Italian Buon Compleanno!
Italian (Piedmont) Bun Cumpleani!
Italian (Romagna) At faz tent avguri ad bon cumplean!
Japanese Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu!
Javaans-Indonesia Slamet Ulang Taunmoe!
Jerriais Bouon Anniversaithe!
Kannada (India) Huttida Habba Subashayagalu!
Kapangpangan (Philippines) Mayap a Kebaitan
Kashmiri (India) Voharvod Mubarak Chuy!
Kazakh (Kazakstan) Tughan kuninmen!
Klingon Quchjaj qoSlIj!
Korean Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da!
Kurdish Rojbun a te piroz be!
Kyrgyz Tulgan kunum menen!
Latin Fortuna dies natalis!
Latvian Daudz laimes dzimsanas diena!
Lithuanian Sveikinu su gimtadieniu! or Geriausi linkejimaigimtadienio progal
Luganda Nkwagaliza amazalibwa go amalungi!
Luxembourgeois Vill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag!
Macedonian Sreken roden den!
Malayalam (India) Pirannal Aasamsakal! or Janmadinasamsakal!
Malaysian Selamat Hari Jadi!
Maltese Nifrahlek ghal gheluq sninek!
Maori Kia huritau ki a koe!
Marathi (India) Wadhdiwasachya Shubhechha!
Mauritian Kreol mo swet u en bonlaniverser!
Mbula (Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea) Leleng ambai pa mbeng ku taipet i!
Mongolian Torson odriin mend hurgee!
Navajo bil hoozho bi'dizhchi-neeji' 'aneilkaah!
Niederdeutsch (North Germany) Ick gratuleer di scheun!
Nepali Janma dhin ko Subha kamana!
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Subject: Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California


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Paris Hilton begins jail sentence
A lawyer for Paris Hilton says the socialite has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation.

"Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California," Richard Hutton said in a statement.

"This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions," Hilton said in the statement.

"In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make.

"Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence."

Celebrity news site TMZ.com said the surrender was done out of the glare of photographers staking out the Lynwood facility.

It said Hutton picked up at Hilton at her parents' house on Sunday night and drove to the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, where she surrendered to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

From there, she was driven to the jail in Lynwood.

Hilton's spokesman, Elliot Mintz, declined comment, saying he was awaiting word from the sheriff's department.

A sheriff's official declined to confirm if Hilton had begun her sentence.

Hilton was due to turn herself in by Tuesday to start serving her term, which already has been cut from 45 days to 23 days under state sentencing guidelines.

Earlier in the evening, she attended the MTV Movie Awards near Hollywood, where she was the butt of comedians' jokes.

Hilton was arrested for drunken driving in September and in January, she pleaded no contest - the equivalent of a guilty plea - to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving.

She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her licence suspended.

But the heiress was caught driving on a suspended licence in February when police stopped her for going over the speed limit with her headlights out at night.

A traffic court judge ruled on May 4 that Hilton's latest offence constituted a probation violation and sentenced her to 45 days in jail.

Hilton will be held in a unit for celebrities and high-profile inmates at the jail. The unit is separated from the general prison population, officials say.

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Subject: Angelina Jolie is secretly planning a lavish wedding for her and her lover Brad Pitt, it has been reported.


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Jolie secretly plans lavish wedding

Angelina Jolie is secretly planning a lavish wedding for her and her lover Brad Pitt, it has been reported.

The actress - who has been married twice before - is said to have secretly accepted Brad's marriage proposal, and is now organising a ceremony which will dwarf the actor's 2000 $1 million wedding to Jennifer Aniston.

A source told Grazia magazine, "Angelina has been reluctant to get married for a third time, for obvious reasons.

"Brad has been persistent and has now given in, but she wants the day to be really memorable. While she doesn't want it to be unnecessarily lavish, that's not her style, it will still be an event Hollywood will never forget.

"She also wants their children to see it as a huge celebration of her and Brad's love for them. The daytime part of the celebration will be for the kids, with clowns and balloons and fire-eaters. But then the real party will begin in the evening."

Angelina - who has three adopted children, Maddox, five, Pax Thien, three and Zahara, two, and a biological daughter with Brad, one-year-old Shiloh - is to start looking at dates and venues in the autumn.

While Brad and Jennifer served lobster at their nuptials seven years ago, Angelina is said to be keen on hiring a celebrity chef to specially create a dish for the event.

The source added, "The wedding could end up being twice the size of the one Brad had with Jennifer."

Brad, 43, was still married to Jennifer when he met Angelina on the set of their action movie 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.'

Angelina was previously married to actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.

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Subject: Justin Timberlake is launching his own record label.


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Justin Timberlake launching record label

Justin Timberlake is launching his own record label.

The 'SexyBack' singer has announced he is setting up Tennman Records, and will serve as chairman and CEO of the company.

The label will be formed as a joint venture with Interscope Records.


Justin said, "We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster, and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries."

There is no suggestion that Justin - who is currently signed to Jive records - will release new material on the label, but says he has hand-picked the first batch of artists.

It is believed the name Tennman Records is a reference to the star's home state of Tennessee.

Interscope boss Jimmy Levine said, "Whenever you have the opportunity to get into business with someone as gifted as Justin Timberlake, you take it. We are thrilled to have his label as part of Interscope."

Justin has enlisted the services of Ken Komisar, the former A+R Vice President of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, as president.

Komisar said, "We are already underway with several artists in development, and look forward to sharing their work with music fans everywhere."

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Subject: Lindsay Lohan booked herself into the Promises center in Malibu, California


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Lohan checks back into rehab

May. 30, 2007 12:00 AM
Beverly Hills CA - One arrest, one hospital visit and one dented shrub later, binging party girl Lindsay Lohan finally did the right thing and checked herself back into rehab.


The 20-year-old actress booked herself into the Promises center in Malibu, Calif., Monday morning. She was escorted by high-powered, Harvard-educated celebrity lawyer Blair Berk, who represented Mel Gibson after his infamous DUI arrest last July.


"Lindsay admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility on Memorial Day," Lohan's publicist confirmed yesterday.


But whether the "Mean Girls" star really means to sober up is anyone's guess.


Her dad, Michael, says it will take more than Promises to get his AA-flaunting daughter back on track.


Lohan's downward spiral got a crash kickoff early Saturday morning when she hopped a curb in her Mercedes SL-65 and was arrested on suspicion of DUI. Cops at the scene found what is believed to be cocaine in the car.


Unfazed, she then spent Sunday night on the town with deejay pal Samantha Ronson and was snapped by paparazzi early Monday morning passed out in Ronson's car and keeled over on a nearby sidewalk.


A source close to Lohan tells us that Ronson stayed by her friend's side as she pondered her next move - a dry-out spell at the rehab resort that recently housed Britney Spears.


This is Lohan's second time in rehab. In mid-January she checked in at Wonderland in West Hollywood, Calif., where she was allowed daily absences to work on her movie "I Know Who Killed Me."


Now, her movie career may not come first.


Wednesday, she was slated to start filming "Poor Things" with Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis. But Tuesday, MacLaine's reps told TMZ.com that Lohan's role wasn't set in stone.


The entertainer's dad told the New York Daily News that his daughter's troubles will take more than kid-gloves coddling - whoever wants to help should bring a sturdy Bible.


"(Wonderland) let her out whenever she wanted," said Michael Lohan. "I've seen it all and I've done it all and the only thing that works based on my experience is a long-term, faith-based program."


Papa Lohan hoped his daughter would seek out spiritual healing at the Long Island chapter of the addiction treatment program Teen Challenge, where he is training as a minister. He even set her up with Teen Challenge founder the Rev. Jimmy Jack for phone therapy.


"It was short. Just five minutes. I caught her at dinner. I told her that we're here for her and we love her and that God has a special plan for her life," the chatty minister told The News yesterday. "I feel like it was somehow in the province of God that I got through, because not even Mike could get through on the cell phone. It was just a God thing."


Lohan's mother Dina was unavailable for comment. She was last spotted Sunday night at Hamptons Bays hot spot White House with a few friends. "She came to see (singer) Fergie," said a spy.

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Subject: Officials asking if underage Lohan was served liquor before crashing car


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Officials asking if underage Lohan was served liquor before crashing car

May. 30, 2007 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES - Authorities conducting undercover operations at trendy celebrity watering holes in recent weeks want to know if an underage Lindsay Lohan was served alcohol before a weekend car crash.



California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control investigators also want to know if Lohan or others were served after hours, agency spokesman John Carr said.



Videos show Lohan leaving Hollywood's Les Deux club at 3:30 a.m.


Alcohol cannot be served in California after 2 a.m.


The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control told the Beverly Hills Police Department it wants to review witness reports and other evidence to determine if a formal investigation is warranted, Carr said.


Les Deux spokeswoman Marissa Knies said Lohan had dinner and wasn't drinking.



"Because of the enormous paparazzi presence outside of Les Deux that night, we allowed her to stay late and wait for her friends," according to a statement released by Knies.



Lohan, who turns 21 on July 2, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz that was heavily damaged when it crashed into a curb and bushes on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills early Saturday.



Lohan was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Her publicist announced the actress entered a rehabilitation facility on Monday.



"We have a duty to check on these things whenever there's a report of a minor involved in a crash," Carr said, noting "underage drinking is a huge problem in the state of California."



Some 1,574 people were killed in alcohol related vehicle crashes last year and about 200 involved underage drinking.



There have been 10 recent enforcement operations involving Alcoholic Beverage Control and Los Angeles police officers checking Los Angeles area clubs, Carr said. The agency has four investigators in Los Angeles.



Club Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood paid a $3,000 fine on May 4 for accusations last year that they sold contaminated beverages and sold alcohol after hours, Carr said.



There's also a pending investigation now in the hearing process against Hollywood Boulevard's Club Mood, another popular nightspot for young Hollywood, Carr said.



There are no pending ABC enforcement actions against Les Deux.



"We do investigate any time we get complaints when someone underage is being served. Anyone under the age of 21 cannot be sold alcohol in California."



If that does happen, Carr said it can result in a fine, suspension of the club's ABC license to sell liquor or revocation of their liquor license.

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Subject: Lindsay Lohan enters rehab


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Lindsay Lohan enters rehab
May. 29, 2007 04:56 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab. The move followed a weekend during which the wild-child actress crashed her Mercedes, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and was photographed closed-eyed and slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car.

The 20-year-old "admitted herself to an intensive medical rehabilitation facility" on Monday, according to a statement released by her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick. The statement added, "Because this is a medical matter, it is our hope that the press will appreciate the seriousness of the situation and respect the privacy of Lindsay as well as the other patients receiving treatment at the facility."

This is Lohan's second rehab stint this year. She said in January that she had checked into a rehabilitation center for substance abuse treatment.


"It's so weird that I went to rehab," Lohan said in Allure magazine's May issue. "I always said I would die before I went to rehab."

Lohan was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car hopped a curb and hit a shrub on Sunset Boulevard.

Witnesses called police, who arrived to find both Lohan and the vehicle missing from the accident site, said Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mitch McCann.

"We tracked down the vehicle to a nearby apartment complex and tracked down Ms. Lohan to a Century City hospital," he said Tuesday.

Officers investigating the crash also found a substance tentatively identified as cocaine.

The case remains under investigation, McCann said. Lohan could face additional charges for leaving the scene, he said, adding "we would take into consideration that she was injured and transported to a hospital."

Her preliminary court date is scheduled for Aug. 24. She will be represented by attorneys Blair Berk and Jason Sloane. Neither returned calls for comment Tuesday.

Lohan was back out on the town before the Memorial Day weekend was over. Photographers captured her slumped in the passenger seat of a friend's car early Monday morning. The photos, posted online, show a sweatshirt-clad Lohan with her mouth open and her eyes shut, apparently asleep.

"The world has been very hard on her," said Michael Heller, an attorney and Lohan family friend. "She has a lot of personal issues and family issues. There's an incredible amount of pressure on this 20-year-old."

He also noted on Tuesday that Lohan has "gone from one movie to the next," spending long stretches of time away from her family.

"She's living in a hotel," he said. "It's a very lonely existence."

Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan, told Us Weekly magazine earlier this month that when her daughter isn't working, "she's so bored."

"I've told her, `Please slow down. Stop!' She's growing up and learning to do that. She really loves the business," the mother said.

Lohan was originally set to begin work this week on "Poor Things," a comedy starring Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Rosario Dawson and Channing Tatum, the trade paper Variety reported Monday. The company behind the project, Still Rolling Productions, did not return calls or e-mails from The Associated Press Tuesday.

Lohan did her first movie at age 11: Disney's remake of "The Parent Trap." Her breakout role came in 2004's "Mean Girls." She released her debut album that same year.

Her other screen credits include "Freaky Friday," "Bobby" and "A Prairie Home Companion."

Her most recent movie, "Georgia Rule," is in theaters now. During its production last summer, one of the film's producers chastised Lohan for her "various late arrivals and absences from the set."

"We are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called `exhaustion,'" James G. Robinson wrote in a letter made public in July 2006.

Lohan will turn 21 on July 2.

"This is a time when she will reflect backwards and think forward," Heller said. "Hopefully she will plan a future that will be fruitful artistically, professionally (and) take a place in society that will be appropriate for someone of her standing." The Associated Press

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Subject: The Jaguar XK series (XK8 and XKR) is a grand tourer produced by British automaker Jaguar since the 1997 model year. It is the replacement of the XJS, and is available as a coupι and convertible. Currently in its second generation, the XK8 was the first 8 cylinder vehicle produced by Jaguar, when the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine was introduced.


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Jaguar XK
Jaguar XK

Manufacturer Jaguar
Also called XK8, XKR, XK
Production 1997–present
Predecessor Jaguar XJS
Class Grand tourer
Body style 2-door coupι
2-door convertible
Layout FR layout
Similar BMW 6 Series
Cadillac XLR
Lexus SC
Leopard
Maserati Spyder
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Porsche 911
Mark I

Also called XK8, XKR
Production 1997–2006
Engine 4.0 L AJ26 V8
4.0 L AJ26S SC V8
4.2 L AJ34 V8
4.0 L AJ34S SC V8
Transmission 5-speed automatic
Wheelbase 101.9 in (2590 mm)
Length 187.4 in (4760 mm)
Width 72.0 in (1830 mm)
Height 51.0 in (1295 mm)
Related Aston Martin DB7
Mark II

Also called XK, XK 4.2, XKR
Production 2007–present
Engine 4.2 L AJ34 V8
4.0 L AJ34S SC V8
Transmission 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase 108.3 in (2750 mm)
Length 188.6 in (4790 mm)
Width 74.5 in (1892 mm)
Height 52.0 in (1320 mm)
Curb weight 3700 lb (1675 kg)
Related Jaguar XJ
The Jaguar XK series (XK8 and XKR) is a grand tourer produced by British automaker Jaguar since the 1997 model year. It is the replacement of the XJS, and is available as a coupι and convertible. Currently in its second generation, the XK8 was the first 8 cylinder vehicle produced by Jaguar, when the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine was introduced.


1997
The 1997 XK8 was available in coupι or convertible body styles and with either a supercharged 390 hp (287 kW) or naturally aspirated 290 hp (213 kW) engine. The supercharged variant is known as the XKR. The first-generation XK series shares its platform with the Aston Martin DB7. Both cars are derived from the Jaguar XJS, though the platform has been extensively changed.


Power and performance
Both the XK8 and XKR are limited to a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) by a computer governor, giving them a lower top speed than the car they replaced. The XK8 heralded a change in direction for the company, resulting in the S-Type and X-Type.

Several limited-edition XKR coupιs and convertibles have been produced to mark important events in Jaguar's history.

The first was the 2001 XKR Silverstone, of which only 250 were released in North America, on a total of 600 worldwide(first edition: 100 (For Europe only), then 500 more (sold worldwide)). It featured a Platinum paint finish, high-performance package (same engine than standard XKR, but improved transmission, suspension and brakes and 20" Silver BBS Detroit wheels) and custom interior.

The XKR 100 followed in 2002, of which 30 coupιs and 270 convertibles were sold in North America. The XKR 100 featured an Anthracite paint finish, 20-inch modular wheels, Brembo brakes, and custom interior.

Finally, the XKR Portfolio emerged for 2004. Two hundred were released in North America: 100 in Jupiter red and 100 in Coronado blue. It featured 20-inch alloy wheels and custom color interior.

Both the XK8 and XKR come standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, and 19 and 20-inch wheels are available for additional cost. A navigation system and self-leveling xenon headlamps come standard with the XKR and as options for the XK8. Jaguar's Adaptive Cruise Control is an optional feature available on both models. Both come with all-leather interior, burl walnut trim, and side airbags. The XK series ranges in price from US$69,830 - US$86,330.

The grille design of the XKR was refreshed for the 2005 model year.


XKR-R

Jaguar XKR-R convertibleJaguar also produced a concept car called the XKR-R which was very similar to the production XKR, but with a more powerful engine and improved handling. The naming convention is similar to that of the S-Type R special edition. Unlike the S-Type R, it has not yet been approved for manufacturing, and is now unlikely to ever be produced.


2006
Jaguar unveiled an all-new 2006 car, called simply the "XK", at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2005. It uses the new XJ's aluminium chassis and is offered as both a coupι or convertible (incidentally, in a quite different manner to the way sports cars are usually designed, the coupι is based on the convertible). This meant that the engineers could design the convertible without the drawbacks of the car looking like, and actually being, a coupι with the top chopped off. This, coupled to the ultra-rigid aluminium spaceframe makes the XK convertible exceptionally rigid for a car of its type, offering an extremely impressive driving experience).

The XK convertible was introduced at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. It features a conventional cloth top that will open or close in 18 seconds.


Engines
Initially, the XK was only powered by a 300 hp (225 kW) version of the 4.2 L AJ-V8 petrol engine. In October 2006, a supercharged version of that engine was added with a maximum output of 420 hp (300 kW).

There have been rumours that an XKR-R with a 5.0-litre 550 hp engine and an even more involving drive is on the way. This is an open secret among Jaguar dealerships in the UK who will confirm that it's on its way as early as the fall of 2007.[citation needed]


Design
The new XK closely resembles the ALC Coupe concept which was first seen at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. The designer, Ian Callum, was also responsible for Aston Martin's DB7 and Vanquish coupιs, which explains the similarities in design among the three cars.

The new XK's grille is inspired by that of the 1961 Jaguar E-Type.


Technology
The new XK has introduced a world first in pedestrian safety, PDBS (Pedestrian Deployable Bonnet System). In numerous pedestrian collisions with vehicles, head injuries occur when a pedestrian's head impacts with the bonnet of the vehicle. However, the injuries are not usually sustained from the bonnet itself, rather the bonnet deforming and the pedestrian's head colliding with the engine block underneath. European Pedestrian Safety Regulations are also responsible for some of the similarity between the XK and some of Callum's other designs.


2007 Jaguar XKR
2006 Jaguar XK convertibleJaguar's innovation is to have sensors in the front bumper that determine if a pedestrian has indeed been struck and this then triggers two pyrotechnical charges that instantaneously lift the bonnet, providing extra distance between engine and head. In effect, the bonnet becomes the exterior equivalent of an airbag: The hood's sheet metal may not be soft, but it is much more accommodating than a solid engine block.

This device has awarded the all-new Jaguar XK the Engineering and Technology Award at the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards in London.


Trivia
Apex Motorsport is developing a Jaguar XKR racing car for the 2007 FIA GT3 European Championship.
The XK won television show Top Gear "GT of the Year" and "Car of the Year" awards in 2006.

References
Patrick Bedard. "Preview: 2006 Jaguar XK". Car and Driver (March 2006): 58–59.

See also
PDBS
Adaptive Restraint Technology System

External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Category:Jaguar XK8XK Official website
2007 Jaguar XK Photos and Specifications
The XK8/XKR Enthusiasts Club
Jaguar XK: The big cat leaps into the 21st century, Independent Online
XKPages.com - A site dedicated to the Jaguar XK8 and XKR Sports Cars.
XK mk2 Gallery - FamilyCar.com



Jaguar Cars, a subsidiary of Ford since 1989, road and race car timeline, 1980s-present
Type 1980s 1990s 2000s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sports car XJ-S HE XJS XK8 / XKR XK / XKR
Compact exec X-Type
Executive car S-Type XF
Full-size XJ6 Series III XJ6 (XJ40) XJ6 XJ8 / XJR XJ8 / XJR
XJ12 Series III XJ12 XJ12
Supercar 15 XJ220
Racing XJRs C R1/2/3/4/5
Ownership British Leyland Independent Ford

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Subject: A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.


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LOS ANGELES - A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.

Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail on June 5 and she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing.

The judge ruled that she was in violation of the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

“I’m very sorry and from now on I’m going to pay complete attention to everything. I’m sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all,” she told the judge before he announced the sentence.
She was then ordered to report to a women’s jail in suburban Lynwood on the set date or face 90 days behind bars. The judge’s ruling excluded her from paying to serve time in a jail of her choice, as some are allowed.

As a city prosecutor said during closing arguments that Hilton deserved jail time, Hilton’s mother, Kathy, laughed. When the judge ruled, Kathy Hilton, then blurted out: “May I have your autograph?”

Paris Hilton was among a series of witnesses who took the stand during the hearing. She testified she believed her license was initially suspended for 30 days and that she was allowed to drive for work purposes during the next 90 days.

She said that when an officer who stopped her in January made her sign a document stating her license was suspended, she thought he was mistaken and did not actually look at the document.

Also called to the stand was Hilton’s spokesman, Elliot Mintz. Hilton and her attorneys characterized Mintz as a liaison between Hilton and her lawyers.

Mintz testified that to his knowledge Hilton did not drive during the 30-day period. He said he then advised her that he believed her license was no longer suspended.

The judge called Mintz’s testimony worthless and expressed disbelief at Hilton’s lawyers.

“I can't believe that either attorney did not tell her that the suspension had been upheld,” the judge said. “She wanted to disregard everything that was said and continue to drive no matter what.”

Appeal in the works
Hilton looked forward and didn’t speak to news media as she left court. Her mother looked upset.



When a reporter asked what she thought of the judge’s decision, a visibly angry Kathy Hilton responded: “What do you think? This is pathetic and disgusting, a waste of taxpayer money with all this nonsense. This is a joke.”

One of her attorneys, Howard Weitzman, said he would appeal.

“I’m shocked, I’m surprised and really disheartened in the system that I’ve worked in for close to 40 years,” Weitzman said.

He said the sentence was “uncalled for, inappropriate and bordered on the ludicrous.”

“I think she’s singled out because of who she is,” Weitzman said.

Hilton had arrived at the Metropolitan Courthouse 10 minutes late and ignored screams of photographers as she swept in with her attorneys, mother and father, Rick Hilton. Wearing a gray jacket and white shirt over black slacks and with a black headband on, she said nothing and appeared serious.

The celebrity case brought an unusual scene to the austere courthouse south of downtown in a commercial area. As if at a red carpet event, dozens of photographers and reporters lined up at the rear entrance. Yellow police tape substituted for velvet ropes.



Hilton, 26, pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving stemming from a Sept. 7 arrest in Hollywood. Police said she appeared intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. She had a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent, the level at which an adult driver is in violation of the law.

She was sentenced to 36 months probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.

Two other traffic stops and failure to enroll in a mandated alcohol education program, are what landed the socialite back in court.

On Jan. 15, Hilton was pulled over by California Highway Patrol. Officers informed her that she was driving on a suspended license and she signed a document acknowledging that she was not to drive, according to papers filed in Superior Court.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies stopped Hilton on Feb. 27 and charged her with violating her probation. Police said she was pulled over at about 11 p.m. after authorities saw the car speeding with its headlights off.






Mintz said at the time Hilton wasn't aware her license was suspended. A copy of the document Hilton signed on Jan. 15 was found in the car’s glove compartment, court papers say.

Hilton was also required to enroll in an alcohol education program by Feb. 12. As of April 17, she had not enrolled, prosecutors said.

Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, first gained notoriety for her hard partying as a teen. She attracted worldwide attention when a sex tape she made with a boyfriend was released on the Internet.




She stars in the reality-TV series, “The Simple Life,” now in its fifth season, with Nicole Richie. She appeared in the 2005 film, “House of Wax” and recently finished filming “The Hottie and the Nottie.” She also is a handbag designer and has a namesake perfume.

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[> Subject: Re: A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.


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Paris Hilton 'good behaviour' cuts term

The hotel heiress is due to start her sentence on 5 June
Paris Hilton will serve just half of her 45-day jail sentence and be separated from most other inmates, authorities in California have said.
The celebrity heiress will spend about 23 days in a "special needs housing unit" in a suburb of Los Angeles.

Her sentence was shortened after being given credit for good behaviour.

The 26-year-old socialite was sentenced after violating her probation for a drink-driving conviction. She has been ordered to report to jail by 5 June.

Officials said several factors were considered in granting her the shorter jail term, including the fact that she had appeared at her latest court hearing.

High profile

Hilton will stay in a block that contains 12 cells, each holding two people.

It is reserved for celebrities, public officials, police officers and other high-profile inmates.

The unit is part of the Century Regional Detention Centre in Lynwood, California, which holds over 2,000 prisoners.

Los Angeles County sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton would have the same privileges as all other prisoners, including at least an hour out of her cell each day to shower, watch TV, take part in outdoor recreation or use the phone.

Hilton's lawyer and publicist were not immediately available for comment.

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Subject: The Milky Way Restaurant - 9108 Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. / (310) 859-0004


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The Milky Way Restaurant - 9108 Pico Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA. / (310) 859-0004



This restaurant is owned by Leah Adler, the mother of Steven Spielberg, director of "Jaws," "Indiana Jones," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Schindler’s List," "Saving Private Ryan" and the two highest-grossing movies of all time: "E.T. - The Extra- Terrestrial" and "Jurassic Park."

She opened this chic kosher restaurant (which features dairy products) long before her famous son opened his nearby Dive!

The Milky Way is located on Pico Boulevard, about a mile east of 20th Century Fox Studios. It’s small but nice, with maroon leather booths and a back hall lined photos of her son and over a dozen posters of Mr. Speilberg’s movies.

The restaurant also attracts celebrity customers. According to the L.A. Times, Kirk Douglas is a regular, Jason Alexander (George on "Seinfeld") brought his parents here for dinner, and the mother of producer Steven Bochco ("NYPD Blue") recently lunched here with friend Charlotte Rae ("Facts of Life").





Steven’s mama spends a lot of time at her restaurant, and isn’t averse to talking about her famous son. A small, slim woman with short blond hair, she admits she was confused by her son’s childhood eccentricities, but she is thankful that she never took him to a psychiatrist while he was growing up. "If I had," she quips, "there would never have been an E.T.!"

In many ways it's a traditional Jewish kosher restaurant (no meat is served, since it specializes in dairy products, and under kosher law the two can't be mixed), complete with mezuzas on the walls and an option for ceremonial hand washing. Hence the hours: lunch Sunday through Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner Sunday through Thursday. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Closed on Saturdays, of course.

(And, yes, Steven Speilberg does drop by for dinner now and then. His favorite dish is the fried smelt)

Getting there: From Rodeo Drive, take Wilshire east one block to Beverly Drive. Turn right (south) on Beverly Drive and go south (less than a mile) to Pico Boulevard. Turn left (east) on Pico, and go half a mile east. The restaurant will be on your right (south) side, just before Doheny.

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Subject: America's favorite party girl Paris Hilton has been ordered to jail, and her stay there will be no trip to the Hilton.


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America's favorite party girl has been ordered to jail, and her stay there will be no trip to the Hilton.

A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in a Los Angeles county jail Friday for violating her probation. Come June 5, Hilton will be confined to a segregated 8-by-12-foot cell in a Lynwood, Calif., detention center for women. Her designer duds won't be welcome.

"She will be in an orange jumpsuit, and everything else, the accoutrement, the makeup, is an absolute minimum," said Sgt. Steve Whitmore of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

Hilton's cell phone, her crystal-encrusted trademark, will be banned as well. But not being able to text and talk with her celebrity friends will be the least of Hilton's worries.

"Forty-five days in L.A. County Jail is really rough. That's an awful, hellish place," said criminal defense attorney Dana Cole. "Conditions are miserable, people take showers under cold dripping water, the food is completely inedible."


Publicity-Hungry Celeb Goes Silent
The scene outside the courthouse Friday looked like a red carpet event, with paparazzi and an entourage struggling to catch a glimpse of the star inside. But Hilton couldn't act her way out of the alcohol-related reckless driving conviction against her.

"I'm very sorry, I did not do it on purpose at all," she pleaded to judge Michael Sauer.

Sauer threw the book at her.


Despite her penchant for publicity, after hearing her sentence, the 26-year-old celebutante left the courthouse and said nothing. Howard Weitzman, Hilton's attorney, said he'd appeal.

"She's been selectively targeted in my opinion to be prosecuted because of who she is," he said.

Prosecutors denied they targeted Hilton, who pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving and driving under the influence. She was stopped twice after that and charged for violating her parole.

"No one in Los Angeles is above the law," said Los Angeles city attorney Rocky Delgadillo.

Should Hilton fail to show up in June, Judge Sauer said he'd double her sentence to 90 days. But Cole predicts she could have an easy escape.

"This judge, if they appeal it, and I believe they will, will have to set a reasonable bail," he said.


A Star on the Rise?
Hilton joins a list of prominent wealthy women who have had to do time in recent years, including Martha Stewart, hotel queen Leona Helmsley and publicist Lizzie Grubman. Celebrity insiders predict that like them, Hilton will be able to exploit her time in jail.

"Here's certainly an opportunity for Paris to join the ranks of other celebrities who have been at the top of their game who then have gone to rock bottom only to come back," said Us Weekly editor Dina Sansing. "America loves a comeback."

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Subject: Joel McHale "Talk Soup" on E


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Hailing from Seattle, Washington, and blessed with Irish and Nordic ancestral roots, Joel McHale is one of the whitest and most depressed television hosts around.

Armed with sunscreen, his Mariners jersey and plenty of Wellbutrin, Joel joined the cast of Comedy Central's Almost Live!. During that time, he realized maybe he should learn to act. Following in the footsteps of Patrick Duffy, Joel managed to complete the Professional Actor Training Program in 2000 to get his masters at the University of Washington, where he honed his craft, played videogames and discovered his true passion was single-malt scotch.

Finally seeing his day in the sun, Joel took off for Southern California to pursue a future in acting, and he fell in love...with Korean barbecue. Well satiated with marinated beef, he quickly landed parts in Will & Grace and Oliver Beene. He appears in the blockbuster Spider-Man 2, as well as the upcoming big screeners The Onion Movie and The Lords of Dogtown. Obsessed Joel McHale fans (or bored people) may also recognize him from the latest run of Burger King commercials, which feature him as the office jerk.

As host of E!'s The Soup, Joel brings his unique sense of humor and personal style (okay, so the E! wardrobe guy picks that out) to viewers as he counts down the most absurd, hysterical, wacky and surreal moments in the world of reality TV and celebrity each week. It's something he definitely relates to...other than the celebrity part.

Joel lives with his hot wife, Sarah, in the exclusive city of Glendale, California. He likes all animals.

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Thanks, guys, for this.

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Subject: Britney Spears took the stage late Tuesday at the House of Blues


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SAN DIEGO - Britney Spears took the stage late Tuesday at the House of Blues, making what is believed to be her first public concert appearance in nearly three years.

Starting the five-song set with her classic "Baby One More Time," Spears was back in top form. The boots-wearing one-time teen pop queen appeared onstage in a pink bra top and a short white skirt with her belly ring out.

The drama of the past few months appeared to be behind her.

Her only words came as she was leaving. "Thanks everyone for coming," she told the packed club.

Earlier this year, the 25-year-old successfully completed a stint at a luxury Malibu drug rehabilitation treatment facility after a bout of headline-generating behavior that included a February stop at a San Fernando Valley hair salon to shave her own head in front of television news cameras.

On Tuesday night Spears wore a long brown wig.

Spears filed for divorce in November from aspiring rapper Kevin Federline, just two months after giving birth to their second child, Jayden James. The pair also have an older son, Sean Preston, now 20 months.

The two reached a divorce settlement in March.

Her last concert tour ended in summer 2004. Earlier this year, Spears told fans of her plans for a hot career comeback.

"I look forward to coming back this year bigger and better than ever," Spears wrote in a January posting on her Web site, also noting she's "been far from perfect."

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Subject: The I Love Lucy Show on CBS Television ... In the beginning


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Dann Cahn recalls
getting Lucy’s first show
on the air 45 years ago

In a time when new television programs seem to come and go in a matter of weeks, it’s a little mind-boggling to realize that I Love Lucy has been with us now for 45 years!

Yes, the program celebrated its 45th anniversary on October 15, 1996. The truth of the matter is TV (and radio before it) has always been a rather volatile medium driven by the maxim that no one ever really knows what the public will like. Lucille Ball knew what a "crap shoot" starting a television series could be -- and was eternally grateful that the American public fell in love with her show almost from the very beginning.

Getting any show up and running can be a logistics nightmare for the people in charge, and I Love Lucy was no exception. "The team" in those days consisted primarily of Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., and Madelyn Pugh, the creative trio who had written Lucy’s radio program, My Favorite Husband, and who had also conceived the premise for the TV show. Oppenheimer, who had served as producer-director of the radio project, would serve as producer of I Love Lucy as well.

Assembling a staff was Oppenheimer’s first chore that summer. Al Simon, who had been working with Ralph Edwards’ production company, signed on to serve as Desilu’s production manager; Karl Freund, an award-winning cinematographer Lucy knew from her MGM days, was persuaded to try his hand at television; and Marc Daniels, a noted director of "live TV" dramas in New York, agreed to direct.

To edit the show, Daniels suggested a man named Alan Jaggs, who unfortunately did not have the 8 years "apprentice" experience then-required by the editors’ union. Oppenheimer then asked a creative young man named Bill Asher, who himself was trying to get yet another TV project off the ground. Asher declined, but suggested a friend of his, Dann Cahn -- who at that moment just happened to be finishing a movie assignment. Cahn said he could be available after Labor Day. Cahn it was.

(Jess never forgot Bill Asher -- a year later, when Marc Daniels decided to move on to another assignment, Bill was brought in to replace him.)

Real estate was another problem. Lucy’s rather crude pilot or audition film had been produced the previous March in a converted radio studio at CBS’ Columbia Square facility. For the actual series, Desilu would need its own dedicated space. Unfortunately, most of the big motion picture studios at that time considered television a major competitor, and refused to rent a soundstage to a fledgling -- but promising -- video operation.


Finally Desilu found adequate room on a small Hollywood movie lot called General Service Studios. They knocked out a wall, laid a new floor, added bleachers for the audience, and began building sets for the first Ricardo apartment. Space was so tight that they decided the Ricardo bedroom would "double" (with different furnishings) for the Mertz living room.

Production began Saturday, September 8, on "Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her." The cast attempted to film the show "straight through" like a Broadway play, with few breaks between scenes. Because Lucy was featured throughout, she layered her costumes for the first few scenes, then played the last scene with a raincoat over everything else. The company quickly realized this would never work for the full series, and beginning with show number two, they allowed for costume changes between scenes.


That second episode, "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub," in which Lucy and Ethel dress up as hillbillies to fool their husbands, proved so much more entertaining that Philip Morris and CBS decided to air that one first. Everyone was thrilled with putting their "best foot forward" -- everyone except Dann Cahn and his assistant Bud Molin whose job it was to edit the scenes and give a show its timing, pacing, and overall "patina." For them, the switch was a potential disaster. It meant they had even less time than they had thought to get the premiere show "on the air."



Dann, then his mid-twenties, was the closest thing Desilu had to "an old pro" as far as "filmed TV" was concerned -- he had helped to edit one of the medium’s first film anthologies for 6 months back in 1949. Molin had been a friend of Dann’s since both had "served time" in the editing room at the low-budget Republic Studios in the late 1940s. Working fast and for long hours was nothing new to either man -- but this last minute switch was a real challenge.


Dann recently recalled, "Bud Molin and I were putting in 14-hour days and it was obvious by the time we started editing that second episode (to air first) that we needed help. We got a young eager apprentice from USC film school by the name of Gary Freund (not related to Karl).

"We had a nice old timer, Hal Hodge, based across the street at Consolidated Film Labs, to cut the negative. We still needed someone to smooth out the laugh tracks after editing and put in a few sound effects and cut the music. Al Simon, the production manager, thought that because we had "the Monster" (the 4-headed Moviola), Bud and I should have time to do it all ourselves. I said, ‘It’s impossible!’ on the schedule we were operating on. At a meeting with Simon, Jess Oppenheimer and Desi Arnaz, Desi made a crack, ‘Danny, you want to have a cutting room staff as big as my band!’ A year later we did.

"Jess had been spending more time with me in the cutting room than the others and could see that Bud Molin and I needed help."

Dann enlisted the aid of another old friend from his movie days, Quinn Martin, who was busy editing the voice of "Francis, the Talking Mule" for a Donald O’ Connor picture at Universal. Quinn was reluctant to give up a "sure thing" movie assignment for a TV gig that could end after a couple of months. "I twisted his arm (ear) on the phone," Dann recalls today, and Quinn came in for an interview. He not only agreed to join the Desilu staff as a music and sound effects editor -- he stayed with the new company nearly ten years and became one of its most successful producers.

But that was all down the road. In 1951, Quinn and Bud and Dann set their sights on getting I Love Lucy on the air. As Cahn recalls, "The I.A.T.S.E. contract in those days was for a six-day work week. Bud and I added a seventh day to our endeavor and got that second show, which was shot on Saturday, September 15th, ready for the premiere in less than four weeks. (Editing, music, sound effects, optical camera work and titles, dubbing, negative cutting and answer print.) We got two 35mm prints out of Consolidated Film Laboratories on Friday, October 12th. One for the West Coast and one for New York and the East Coast. No jet planes in those days. The New York print made it with just hours to spare. We also ordered 16mm backup and delayed-broadcast prints.


"On Monday, October 15th, I Love Lucy was scheduled to debut on CBS. Emily Daniels, who was the camera coordinator as well as the wife of Marc Daniels the director, had invited me to their home to see the premiere and have a late dinner. After a full day’s work, I drove to the Daniels’ home deep in Laurel Canyon. Crowded around the TV were Lucy, Desi, Vivian Vance with her then-husband Phil Ober, the writers Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr., the head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer and his wife Estelle.

"Talk about unsophisticated television transmissions. The 16mm backup print ran in sync with the 35mm broadcast print in case something happened to the broadcast print in transmission. Somehow the sound on the Los Angeles backup print got turned on during the broadcast of the premiere. It was running three or four sprockets ahead or behind the 35mm picture transmission. With both sound tracks going at one point, on ahead of the other, the dialog sounded like it was being transmitted from a pair of speakers on a football field.

"When the sound went out during the show and then the sound doubled up, I thought Desi was going to have apoplexy. We all had a lot riding on this and Desi had risked a lot to have the show made on film. Now he might have been wrong. He looked at me. I looked back. What did I know? The answer print had been fine.

"On Tuesday, October 16, 1951, the Daily Variety in an otherwise fair review noted, and I quote, ‘I Love Lucy...suffered two annoying fluffs, once the sound was completely lost and later, as if to make up for it there were two voices talking at the same time...’ It was a shaky kick off!

"On Wednesday, October 17th, Weekly Variety came out. The technical goofs were not mentioned because they only involved the Los Angeles broadcast. The New York transmission must have gone well because it was a glowing review. It started out --

‘CBS and Philip Morris fell heir Monday night to one of the slickest TV entertainment shows to date. Its the new Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz I Love Lucy situation comedy, which the cigarette company has installed in the Monday Night at 9 period. It’s costing PM $30,000 a week (exclusive of time) for the half hour film series. (Without even enjoying benefits of residual rights, which revert back to the packagers), but on the basis of this weeks preem installment, it should sell lots of cigarettes. ...it’s a slick blending of Hollywood and TV showmanship, for which much credit belongs to Karl Freund masterminding on the camera and Marc Daniels on the direction. Lucy is a hang-over of sorts from the ex-CBS radio series, My Favorite Husband, with Jess Oppenheimer again heading up the writing brigade (along with Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr.) with Oppenheimer also producing and turning in a top quality job on both to match Daniel’s directorial skill.’"

It was an auspicious start for this rather unusual new television venture. For Lucy and Desi, it meant maybe the gamble on television had not been so foolish after all. For Dann Cahn, it was, as he put it, the start of "the most exciting and successful decade of my life."


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In the Beginning:

A Different Beginning!


When I Love Lucy originally aired on CBS (10/15/51-6/24/57), the opening titles were much different than the satin-heart-with-script-writing that we have seen for years on the reruns. The original presentations were introduced by little Lucy and Ricky animated stick figures; the title was printed within a heart, but the lettering was in a free-hand block style. (The figures appeared again at the end of Act I in short animated sequences that led into and out of the mid-break commercial.)

Why were these elaborate animated productions eliminated? Because the stick figures normally popped out of a sponsor’s product -- a pack of cigarettes, a can of shortening, etc. In those days one or two sponsors normally picked up the entire tab for a series. Once the show went into reruns, it had multiple sponsors (as most all programs do today), making the animated openings obsolete. (The script-heart version, as a matter of fact, was created as early as 1951 when the show was first offered for sale to Canadian stations -- which booked their own sponsors.)

The first animated openings were produced by Dudley Television Corp. to the specifications of the Milton Biow Advertising Agency on behalf of Philip Morris cigarettes. It was then Dann Cahn’s job to integrate the sequences into the weekly shows, as filmed by Desilu. Dann wrote about the task in the November, 1995, issue of Cinemeditor magazine, which has graciously allowed us to reprint the article in full:


The Animated Opening of
I LOVE LUCY
by Dann Cahn, A.C.E.
The animated opening to each episode of I Love Lucy presented a genuine challenge to the editorial department. Every week we had to prepare a different integrated billboard to introduce the show. In the illustrations above, the animated stick figures of Lucy and Desi were on a scaffold. An alternate billboard had them putting up a marquee and, in still another, they were working searchlights.

In the above opening, Johnny, the bellhop, begins the process with his "Call for Philip Morris!" Then the stick figures descend on the scaffold and "I Love Lucy" is revealed, followed by the two figures rolling up the cigarette pack to reveal the opening scene of the episode.

Today, this type of opening would be easily generated as computer effects, but in 1951, all of this had to be assembled each week on an optical printer using fine-grain masters. It was slow and complicated. The schedule dictated that each week the optical would have to be composited on a Saturday to make the air dates.

Originally, Larry Glickman, head of Pacific Title, was hired by Al Simon to do the optical printing and title work, but Larry felt the job didn't justify working Saturdays. Darrell and Howard Anderson had an optical printer set up at the General Service Studios where we were filming, so I laid out my schedule for them. Saturdays were not a problem. They got the job and they did it well. When Desilu started a second series, Our Miss Brooks, we gave them that job also. Thus began a long partnership between the Howard Anderson Company and Desilu. As the Desilu empire grew, so did the Howard Anderson Company -- and the association continued through the legendary Star Trek series.


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Originally published in the November, 1995, issue of Cinemeditor. Used by permission of Dann Cahn, A.C.E., and American Cinema Editors, Inc.

Photos included in this article were made from original videos through the courtesy of Rob Vale of Videostill.
By KARL FREUND, ASC
Despite the 43 years I've devoted to cinematography, I must admit that I was scarcely prepared for the many problems which were to confront me upon my initial excursion into the realm of television with the "I Love Lucy" show. Fortunately, this motion picture experience helped to cushion many of the serious problems and aided me in adapting myself to this new medium.

Today, many of the initial difficulties we've experienced have, to some extent, been solved, but we still remain in the infancy of a fascinating new entertainment medium. There are formidable problems ahead, all of which will be conquered in due time. As for myself, I have enormously enjoyed being a part of the team which has already overcome some of the preliminary hurdles.


The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz show was a challenge from the start. It was decided that, for the firs time, TV cameras would be replaced with three motion picture cameras to allow more flexibility in editing and to improve the photographic quality over kinescope recording.

This, I felt, was a legitimate approach to the situation. I expected very little variation from the ritual of photographing regular motion pictures -- but I had not taken into consideration the unique problems involved. I was soon to be faced with them.

First of all, a live show requires an audience. This necessitated a regular studio sound stage equipped with bleachers to hold some 300 people. Above the stage a series of directional microphones and loud speakers had to be installed.

To give the audience a clear view of the program, and to allow the cameras total mobility without interference from floor cables, the lights for the sets had to be placed above the stage.


It became obvious almost at once that the overhead light placement was hardly flattering to the photographing of the performers. While the print value seemed up to par when projected in a studio projection room, they showed too much contrast when viewed over a closed TV circuit. Thus, we were faced with the fact that the greatest difference between standard motion pictures technique and TV films is the subject lighting contrast, which is required.

The immediate question was what method we should use to obtain the desired compression in the positive print. The solution was fairly simple.

After careful survey, we selected a method that would involve no departure from standard practice in processing laboratory operations. That is, in exposing the original negative, use a subject lighting contrast considerable lower than that normally used for conventional black and white motion picture photography and process both the negative and print in the normal way.


It requires four days to line up each weekly show of "I Love Lucy" and "Our Miss Brooks." Two of these days are for rehearsals. At the end of the second day the cameraman sees a run-through during which he can make notes and sketches of positions to be covered by the cameras and instructs the electrical crew as to where lights are to be placed. The last two days are occupied by rehearsals with cameras.

Since a show with audience participation must go on at a specified time, this schedule must be religiously adhered to by everyone concerned, including the cast. An hour and a half is the actual shooting time.

To film each show we use three BNC Mitchell cameras with T-stop calibrated lenses on dollies. The middle camera usually covers the long shot using 28mm. to 50mm. lenses. The two close-up cameras, 75 to 90 degrees apart from the center camera, are equipped with 3" to 4" lenses, depending on the requirements for coverage.

The only floor lights used are mounted on the bottom of each camera dolly and above each lens. They are controlled by dimmers.

There is a crew of four men to each camera: the cameraman, his assistant, a "grip" and a "cable man." Unlike TV, where one man generally handles the camera movements and views the results immediately, this technique requires absolute coordination between members of the crew.

Every movement of each dolly is marked on the floor for every scene. And since all the movements of the camera are cued from the monitor box, the entire crew works from an intercom system.


As for myself, I utilize a two-circuit intercom. This allows me to talk separately to the monitor booth and the camera crew on one; the electricians handling the dimmers and the switchboard on the other.

Retakes, a standard procedure on the Hollywood scene, are not desirable in making TV films with audience participation. Dubbed-in laughs are artificial and, consequently, used only in emergencies. Close-ups, another routine step in standard film-making, were discarded since such glamour treatment stood out like a sore thumb.

The public acceptance of "I Love Lucy" and "Our Miss Brooks" has been a source of great inspiration for me. The challenge has been a real one -- one I have found both stimulating and exciting.

We still have some way to go before TV viewers will have the opportunity of seeing films with the quality which can be favorably compared with those to which we have been accustomed in our theatres.

As I watch television films on my own set I am continually aware that I do not have a complete control of the end results. For there is an engineer in every television station control booth who can change the screen image according to his instructions and depending upon the condition of his equipment. And there are the TV viewers who are their own "engineers."

I believe that the time is not too distant when the only engineers will be the technicians who actually create the film that is transmitted. Only when that day arrives will we really have film quality comparable to motion picture standards as we know them today.


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The following article is reprinted from the January, 1952 issue of American Cinematographer Magazine. It is interesting to note that even a few weeks into production, "I Love Lucy" was recognized as setting new standards for television production.

The article is a little technical, but we think you will enjoy it!


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General view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where the weekly "I Love Lucy" film show is produced. All lighting is from overhead, with units so mounted they can be changed with a minimum of time and effort. The show is photographed with three Mitchell 35mm BNC cameras, all shooting simultaneously. Camera (1) in center makes all the long shots, while closeups are filmed by cmmeras (2) and (3) at either side. Besides floor markets and memorized instructions, technical staff also is monitored by script girl via intercom phone system as show progresses. Retakes are rare and time between setups averages but a minute and a half.

Filming the 'I Love Lucy' Show

Weekly CBS-TV comedy show filmed in Hollywood
sets pace for top-quality television


If there is a revolution imminent in the production methods of motion picture making in Hollywood, it probably is taking place these days on Stage 2 of General Service Studios, where Desilu Productions, Inc. is turning out 22 minutes of TV program film in 60 minutes of actual shooting time.

Major film producers could take a lesson from this company which, like other makers of television films, was in the beginning faced with the problem of how to make films economically and at the same time successfully entertaining for the new medium. That Desilu is succeeding in this is evident in the fact that the company is operating at a profit, and that its product, the I Love Lucy television show, is rapidly climbing toward the No. 1 spot in the national polls; at this writing the show is No. 4 in the ratings.

From the point of view of picture quality, technical men rate the show as one of the best of all filmed TV shows. Credit for this is due to Karl Freund, A.S.C., who is directing the photography.


With the steady rise in popularity of the show, the photographic methods employed by Freund and his camera crews are creating widespread interest among producers of motion pictures -- both major and television. Production executives from nearly every Hollywood studio have "scouted" the show during filming and have lauded Freund for his achievements.

Visiting the sound stage during a rehearsal or an actual filming of a I Love Lucy show, one is impressed by the methods and by the orderly manner in which production proceeds. There are none of the interminable delays which mark the production of films in the major studios. Delays could not be tolerated because the show must proceed much the same as an actual live show telecast, inasmuch as there is an audience also present on the stage. This audience is an important adjunct to the show and its audible reaction as the show unfolds is recorded simultaneously with the dialogue and becomes an integral part of the production.

The action in each weekly episode of I Love Lucy takes place on three basic sets erected more or less permanently on Stage 2. The sets, which represent the apartment of Ricky Ricardos (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball), consist of kitchen. living room, and a third room which is dressed as required. The sets adjoin one another and are, in fact "intercommunicating," so that action, such as a player entering the living room from the kitchen door, becomes a natural thing; and when the continuity of such action is to be picked up by the cameras, they are merely moved before the adjoining set and filming is resumed in a matter of seconds, as will be described later in more detail. Beyond this three-set arrangement is still another set representing the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo is employed as entertainer. Here the orchestra is assembled for every show, whether or not it is to be used in the picture filmed that evening.

The show goes before the motion picture cameras in much the same way it would as a live show in a television studio. Indeed, as Karl Freund points out, the almost continuous camera-on-dolly technique employed is adapted from standard TV camera operations for live shows.

The show is photographed on 35mm film with three Mitchell BNC cameras mounted on dollies, as shown in the photos. All three cameras shoot the action simultaneously. The camera in the center makes all the long shots with a 40mm wide-angle lens. The cameras at either side record the action in close-ups, using 3-inch and 4-inch lenses. In the beginning, the company used a cue-track method, which permitted remote control operation of the cameras individually for long shot, medium shot, and close-up, as the script demanded. This system was soon abandoned, however, in favor of regular film production methods, with the tacks from the three cameras edited on the Moviola, etc. The result is greater speed in the photography of scenes and better results in the final editing.

Cueing of camera operators, grips operating the dollies, and of the gaffer handling the light dimmers is still a major function in the production of the weekly films. When the show is being photographed, the script girl in a booth overlooking the stage is in direct contact with the key technicians at all times via two-way intercom phones. Although each man previously is briefed on the operation and in many cases has floor marks to guide him, the script girl insures against any possibility of error by her timely cues. Impressive is the speed with which the crews move on to the next setup and start shooting again. A special check made of this operation showed that elapsed time between camera setups averaged a minute-and-a-half.

A major factor making such speed possible is the lighting arrangement worked out for the production. Since invariably the players are in action over almost the entire set, the light intensity must be uniform over the entire area at all times. There are no light changes, other than those made by dimming. All set illumination, therefore, is from overhead. there are no floor lamps and the only illumination from a lower level comes from the portable fill lights, which are mounted just above the matt box on each camera. The set lamps are rigged on catwalks, which are suspended above the sets. The light units consist of Seniors and converted Pans with spun glass diffusers added. the overhead lighting scheme keeps power cables off the floor and makes feasible the unobstructed operation of camera dollies as well as quick movement of camera equipment to the subsequent setups.

"To light a set for three cameras operating simultaneously and from different positions is a problem in itself," Freund said. "We have to light as uniform as possible, yet watch for opportunities to add highlights whenever we can. This is highly important, inasmuch as it is a comedy show requiring high-key illumination."

"Contrast also has to be watched carefully, since the tube in the film image pickup system of the television station is quite contrasty. Any contrast in the film therefore is compounded if not exaggerated in each step of the transmission of the picture. This makes it necessary to keep the contrast in the original negative down to what we call a 'fine medium.'"

This knowledge of the contrast secret is further revealed in the dιcor of the sets. These are painted in various shades of grey. props likewise follow the ethical demands of correct contrast, as do the wardrobes of the players. Even newspapers, when they are to appear in a scene, have to be tinted grey. Such overall uniformity of colors or tones in the scenes make rigid demands on the lighting and has resulted in the careful illumination formula which Freund and his gaffers now regular employ in lighting the sets.

Although each weekly show goes before the cameras at 8 o'clock Friday evenings, and is photographed entirely the same evening, the preceding four days are employed by the company in rehearsals, pre-production planning and script revision. the camera crews have but two schedules in the five-day period -- on Thursday and Friday.

The director, actors and writers gather on the stage for a reading of the script on Monday and Tuesday; late Tuesday afternoon the first of the rehearsals are held. By Wednesday afternoon, the company is ready to run through the show for Freund. This usually takes place at 4:30. No cameras are on the set at this time, nor are any members of the camera crews present. During this rehearsal, Freund studies the players I their movements about the sets, takes note of how and where they enter and exit, and plans his camera operations and lighting accordingly.

The following morning at eight o'clock Freund and his electrical crew begin the task of lighting the sets, and endeavor to have the job completed by noon. At this time, the camera crew members come on the set and are briefed on camera movements, etc. With the crews and cameras assembled on the stage, camera action is rehearsed. This enables Freund to make any necessary changes in the lighting or operation of the camera dollies. Cues for the dimmer operator are worked out at this time. Chalk marks are placed on the floor indicating the positions the cameras are to take for the various shots or the range of the dolly action for a given scene.

At 4:30PM Thursday, there is another rehearsal -- this time with the camera crews, gaffers, sound men, etc., on hand. Then at 7:30 the same evening a dress rehearsal is held, Freund, camera operators, gaffers and grips are on hand -- but the cameras are not brought onto the floor. At this time the general plan of the show is discussed by the director. Notes are made for future guidance by all present. An open discussion then follows at which time lines of dialogue are cut, action shortened or deleted, camera movements analyzed -- in short, everything is done at this time that will tighten up the show and improve its pace. This is the period in pre-production planning when problems are aired and suggestions made and considered.

On Friday, when the show is scheduled to be shot, there is a 1 PM call for everyone in the company -- players, technicians, the producer and the director and his staff. If any major changes in the action, dialogue or camera treatment were decided in the previous evening's discussions, these are now worked into the show during another general rehearsal.

A final dress rehearsal takes place at 4:30 PM, with the cameras now on the floor. Freund gives his lighting a final check, makes any necessary last minute changes before the company breaks for dinner.

After dinner, company and cast return to the stage, and there follows a general "talk through" of the show. At this time, further suggestions are considered and decisions made on any remaining problems, so that by 8 o'clock the company is ready to film the show.

In the meantime, the audience seating on the stage has rapidly filled and Desi Arnaz or some other member of the company is briefing the audience on the show, explaining the filming procedure, and emphasizing the importance its natural, spontaneous reaction plays in the show's success.

Then for approximately sixty minutes the show is filmed. As soon as action is completed for one set up, the cameras, crew and players move rapidly to the next set up, and the action is resumed. All scenes are shot in chronological order.

As is to be expected, where a production receives such meticulous planning and thorough rehearsals, retakes are seldom necessary. In this respect, each camera operator has a major responsibility. He must get each take right the first time -- every time. Of course, he can hardly miss, considering the careful preparation that went into the filming phase of the production beforehand. Focus was carefully measured and noted for each camera position; chalk marks were placed conspicuously on the stage floor; there were numerous rehearsals, and of course there is the vigilant script girl overlooking the proceedings, relaying instructions over the intercom system.

In the beginning there was a very definite reason for the decision of Desilu Productions to put I Love Lucy on film instead of doing it live and having kinescope recordings carry it to affiliate outlets of the network. The company was not satisfied with the quality of kinescopes. It saw that film, produced especially for television, was the only means of insuring top quality pictures on the home receiver as well as insuring a flawless show. "Putting a show on film, you can plan and cut, which you can't do with a live show," Freund explained. "Also, you avoid the fluffs that are bound to happen in live shows. But most important, if the film doesn't look right after its edited, you can re-shoot scenes, and add others to improve the picture, if necessary."

A question frequently-asked is why -- as long as the show is filmed, the same as a theatrical film -- does the company employ three cameras instead of only one, as do the major studios. The answer is that the I Love Lucy show must retain the illusion and the effect of immediacy of a live TV show. For this reason it must be filmed before an audience, and this makes it necessary to shoot the various long shots, medium shots and closeups all at the same time in order to provide the film cutter with the desired takes for editing.

The three cameras shoot an average of 7,500 feet of 35mm film per show. The filming procedure, as presently followed, Freund pointed out, is far less costly than major studio film production.

One of the first significant moves by Desilu Productions was to surround its stars with the best technical and creative talent -- ideally illustrated by its decision to sign Karl Freund, dean of cinematographers, to direct the photography of I Love Lucy shows. Freund is one of the few cinematographers alive today who saw the start of silent pictures, of sound films, of color photography, and now television films -- and who had a hand in the development of each. To accept the Desilu assignment was to accept the challenge of obtaining the quality of film image demanded of television films, despite the technical handicaps understandable in a new industry.

"What we are striving to do," says Freund, "is establish a standard that will please the television industry. At present, it is useless to try and improve further the photographic quality of TV films until the industry is ready for it -- that is, until there is further technical improvement in the various electronic components of the television system. Already in recent months, the industry has made great strides in this direction, with considerably improved picture quality from TV films now evident."

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ABOUT CARRIE HAMILTON

Actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer/songwriter and musician Carrie Louise Hamilton was the daughter of actor Carol Burnett and the late producer, Joe Hamilton. She was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. As her many friends will attest, Carrie was a force of nature, a shooting star who lived with a joyous appetite for life and a deep concern for humanity.

Carrie was a magnetic young woman with a stunning smile, an infectious laugh, a throaty voice, and the soul of a poet. She was someone who cared deeply for others, particularly for those who were much less fortunate. It is commonly known that when a homeless person approached Carrie, she would always offer him or her a deal: five dollars if they told her their story. Of course it worked, and she got the story. She also got their hearts, right in the palm of her hand. Carrie used those stories, and the personal narratives, shared with her by everyone she met, as muses in her screen writing, her poetry, her lyrics and her acting.

The role for which she first began to receive national attention was in the television series, Fame. Guest starring roles on other series soon followed including: Murder She Wrote; Equal Justice; Beverly Hills 90210; Thirtysomething; Walker, Texas Ranger; Touched By An Angel; Brooklyn South; and The X Files. She also starred in numerous movies for television, such as Love Lives On; Hostage; Single Women, Married Men; and A Mother's Justice.

Her feature film credits include: Ralph Bakshi's Cool World; Tokyo Pop; Shag; Just Desserts; and PI. Over the last several years she became involved in the co-op/profit sharing film company NAMETHKUF for which she wrote and/or directed her first short films, Defying the Stars and Lunchtime Thomas. For the latter she won the Women in Film award at the 2001 Latino Film Festival.

Carrie's theatre career included acclaimed starring roles as Maureen in the first national touring company of Rent and Lucy in the Los Angeles Reprise production of Three Penny Opera. She conceived the idea of writing a play based on her mother's best-selling memoir, One More Time. Together they wrote, Hollywood Arms, directed by Hal Prince, which premiered at Chicago's Goodman Theatre and went to Broadway shortly after Carrie died of cancer on January 20th, 2002 at the young age of 38.

Carrie Hamilton was one of the most beautiful and talented actresses on stage and screen. Born in New York City on December 5th, 1963 to the famous actress/comdienne Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton (producer of the Carol Burnett Show), she has shown her acting talent in many venues. She was married to Mark Templin.

Carrie studied music and acting at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She acted on stage, television and screen, starring in "Rent" and appearing in several motion pictures. She also wrote and directed "Lunchtime Thomas", a short film that won her the "Women in Film" Award at the Latino Film Festival in 2001. Carrie Hamilton sadly passed away from cancer on January 20th, 2002 at the age of 38.

After she passed away, Anaheim University established a a scholarship fund in Carrie's name. $100,000 goes to 15 scholarships for female students earning their MBA.

Update: (Feb 2006) The Pasadena Playhouse is working to create the Carrie Hamilton Theatre, formerly the Balcony Theatre. Sponsored by the Pasadena Playhouse, Julie Andrews, Hal Prince, Carol Burnett, Martha Williamson and Jim Nabors, they are currently seeking donations.


Movies
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Cool World (1992)
Checkered Flag (1990)
Shag (1989)
Stage
Rent (1996)
Television Movies
A Mother's Justice (1991)
Single Women, Marries Men (1989)
Hostage (1988)
Love Lives On (1985)
Television Series
Fame (1982)
Murder, She Wrote (1990, Geraldine Stone in episode "Trials and Tribulations")
Beverly Hills 90210 (1990)
thirtysomething (1991, Callie Huffs in episode "Melissa in Wonderland")
Beverly Hills 90210 (1991, Sky in episode "Stand (Up) and Deliver")
Walker, Texas Ranger (1995) (Whitewater parts One and Two)
Touched by an Angel (1997, Allison Bennett in episode "The Comeback")
Brooklyn South (1998, in episode "Fools Russian")
X-Files (1999, Pam in episode "Monday")
The Pretender (2000, Jill Arnold in episode "Junk")
Writing/Directing
Lunchtime Thomas (Short Movie, 2001)
Hollwood Arms (Stageshow, with Carol Burnett)
Other
Academy Awards (1989, performing in the "Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow" segment)
The Carol Burnett Show Reunion (1993, as herself)
P.1 (1999 short movie, playing "Alarm")
Obituary
From Reuters:

Carol Burnett's Daughter Dies of Cancer at 38
LOS ANGELES - Actress-writer Carrie Hamilton, the 38-year-old daughter of comedian Carol Burnett, died on Sunday due to complications from cancer.

Burnett publicist Deborah Kelman said Hamilton died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Hamilton, the daughter of the late director-producer Joe Hamilton, appeared in the television series ``Fame'' and also made guest appearances in ``Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ``The X-Files.''

Monday January 21, 2002

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Imagine --- Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, No hell below us, above us only sky, Imagine all the people, living for today. Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, Imagine all the people, living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people, sharing all the world. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one. --- John Winston Lennon

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Mindi Abair
Bill Acosta
Edie Adams
Jason Adams
Maude Adams
Yolanda Adams
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Danny Aiello
Clay Aiken
Akwid
Alabama
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Jack Albertson
Alan Alda
Robert Alda
Buzz Aldrin
Jason Alexander
Max Alexander
Kristian Alfonso
The All Night Strut
All That
Bernie Allen
Jed Allen
Mel Allen
Peter Allen
Steve Allen
Woody Allen
Allen & Rossi
Debbie Allen Dance
Troupe
Jeff Altman
Alumni Association Band
Amazing Johnathan
American Apple Pie
Ed Ames
Nancy Ames
Amici Forever
Bob Anderson
Jack Anderson
John Anderson
Keith Anderson
Louie Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Walter Anderson
Michael Andrew
Marguerite Andrews
Lee Andrews & the
Hearts
Angel
Maya Angelou
Anita Mann Dancers
Paul Anka
“Annie Get Your Gun”
Cast
“Annie” Cast
Ann-Margret
Ray Anthony
Terrell Anthony
Arceneaux & Mitchell
The Archers
Eve Arden
A.J. Arguello
Sidros Armada
Jacob Armen
Army Archerd
Lucie Arnaz
Tom Arnold
Donna Marie Asbury
Ashbury
Jennifer Ashe
Evelyn Ashford
Ed Asner
Sean Astin
John Astin
Christopher Atkins
Atlantic Starr
Sir Richard Attenborough
Patti Austin
Terri Austin
Frankie Avalon
“Avenue Q” Cast
• • •
B-52s
Backstreet Boys
Bobby Badfingers
Jack Bailey
Mo Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Scott Bakula
Bal Du Moulin Rouge
Dancers
The Baldknobbers
Kaye Ballard
Ballet Folklorico de
Mexico de Amalia
Hernandez
Moe Bandy
Banjomania
Rocio Banquells
Jim Barber
James Barbour
H.B. Barnum Life Choir
Bernard Barrow
Rachel Barton
Billy Barty
Count Basie
Rene Basinet
Justine Bateman
Hinton Battle
Orson Bean
Bear from “Bear in the
Big Blue House”
Allyce Beasley
“The Beats Of Passion”
Dancers
“Beauty and The Beast”
Cast
Tim Bedford
The Bee Gees
Ed Begley, Jr.
Sam Behrens
Freddie Bell
Joshua Bell
Louis Bellson
Pamela Bellwood
Tony Bennett
Jack Benny
Barbie Benton
Lee Benton
Tom Bergeron
Bering Strait
Milton Berle
Berlin
Shelly Berman
Carlos Bernard
Herschel Bernardi
Sandra Bernhard
Yogi Berra
Zina Bethune
TELETHON CELEBRITY APPEARANCES
1966 — 2006
Betty
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Billy and the Hillbillies
Janelle Bishop,
Miss Teen USA
Clint Black
BlackHawk
Sidney Blackmer
Robert Blake
Susan Blakely
Susanne Blakeslee
Yasmine Bleeth
Blondie
Vida Blue
Blue Devils
Blue James Band
Mark Blundell
Bill Boggs
Suzy Bogguss
Michael Bolton
Erma Bombeck
Jon Bon Jovi
Steve Bond
Chuck Booms
Pat Boone
Elayne Boosler
Emerson Boozer
Victor Borge
Tom Bosley
Barbara Bosson
“Boston Public” Cast
John Bowman
Boxcar Willie
Boy George & Culture
Club
Peter Boyle
Boys Choir of Harlem
Boyz II Men
Bradley
Wayne Brady
The Brady Bunch
Branson Brothers
Brave Combo
Bart Braverman
Thom Bray
David Brenner
Alicia Bridges
Todd Bridges
Bunny Briggs
Sarah Brightman
Marty Brill
Wilford Brimley
“Bring in da Noise,
Bring in da Funk”
Danielle Brisbois
Bill Brochtrup
Foster Brooks
Garth Brooks
Brooks Brothers
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Gordie Brown
Jim Brown
Kimberlin Brown
Maxie Brown
Lou Brown Orchestra
Dave Brubeck & Sons
Shelly Bruce
Vince Bruce
Bruce Black and Skippy
a la King
Bruce Block & Company
Rosee Brumfield
Yul Brynner
Jeanie Bryson
Ian Buchanan
Betty Buckley
Kathy Buckley
Julie Budd
Greg Burge
Jeff Burghart
Delta Burke
Carol Burnett
Burning Spear
George Burns
Tom Burns
Raymond Burr
Burt Bachrach, Sr.
Lance Burton
Richard Burton
Leo Buscaglia
Eric Buss
Sam Butera
Brett Butler
Red Buttons
The Byrds
• • •
James Caan
Shirley Caesar
Sid Caesar
Sammy Cahn
Frank Caliendo
Michael Callan
Charlie Callas
Maria Callas
Joe Campanella
Roy Campanella
Alan Campbell
Debby Campbell
Glen Campbell
Pupi Campo
David Canary
Virginia Capers
John Caponera
Dick Capri
Irene Cara
Ken Carday
Prissi’ Cardea
Drew Carey
Mariah Carey
Jann Carl
George Carl, Jr.
George Carl, Sr.
Trent Carlini
Rebecca Carlish
Cathy Carlson
Steve Carlson Band
Kim Carnes
Art Carney
Vikki Carr
Jourdan Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Carrot Top
Johnny Carson
The Carson Kids
Don Carter
Jack Carter
June Carter
Nell Carter
Carter & Chanel
Case and Katie
Johnny Cash
Tommy Cash
John Cassavetes
John Cassidy
Joanne Castle
“Catskills on Broadway”
Cast
Dick Cavett
Mike Cerrati
Moura Chabor
The Chalks
Chambers Brothers
Jennifer Chandler
Sarah Chang
Carol Channing
Harry Chapin
Tom Chapin
Ray Charles
Todd Charles
Charles “Honi” Coles
Charlie
Charlie Chase
Charlie Daniels Band
Charo
Charytin
Julio Cesar Chavez
Robin Chavez
Paddy Chayefsky
Cheap Trick
The Checkmates
Kristen Chenoweth
Cher
Don Cherry
Kenny Chesney
Dominic Chianese
Chicago
“Chicago” Cast
The Chipmunks
Willie Chirino
“Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang” Cast
Margaret Cho
Tom Christi
Spencer Christian
Christian Brothers
Christopher
Wesley Chu
Liang Chun
Cirque Du Soleil
Gordon Clapp
Blake Clark
Lorenzo Clark
Petula Clark
Roy Clark
Roz Clark
Brian Patrick Clarke
The Clarks
Denise Clemente
James Cleveland
Justin Cleveland
George Clinton
Cadence Cloggers
The Coasters
James Coburn
Lenny Cocco and
the Chimes
Tammy Cochran
James Coco
Coconut Club Dancers
Brad Cody
Evan Cohen
Mark Cohen
Mindy Cohen
Patti Cohenour
Clay Cole
Jack Coleman
Kim Coles
Dorothy Collins
Gary Collins
Judy Collins
Phil Collins
“The Color Purple”
Jesse Colter
Colton & Colton
Nadia Comaneci
The Comedy Store
Commander Cody Band
The Commodores
Perry Como
Company CPD Plus
Kelly Conelly
Confederate Railroad
Bart Conner
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Sr.
Jim Connolly
Robert Conrad
“Contact” Cast
Dick Contino
Bert Convy
Barbara Cook
Dane Cook
Jason Cook
Victor Trent Cook,
Danny Cooksey
Chipps Cooney
Jackie Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Pat Cooper
Michael Corbett
Cornell Gunter’s
Coasters, The Platters
and Beary Hobbs’
Drifters
Etta Cortez
Bill Cosby
Brad Cotter
Country Tonite
The Cover Girls
Cracker & Coaster
Craig ΤN Company
The Cranberries
Bob Crane
Broderick Crawford
Joan Crawford
Michael Crawford
Crites & Solomon
Barry Crocker
Lorraine Crook &
Sunda Croonquist
Norm Crosby
Christopher Cross
Madison Cross
Scatman Crothers
Sheryl Crow
Joe Croyle
Holly Cruikshank
Billy Crystal
Robert Cuccioli of
“Jekyll & Hyde”
John Cullum
Brad Cummings
Billy Ray Cyrus
• • •
Charlotte D’Amboise
Steve Dacri
Dancing Dads
Clamma Dale
Grover Dale
Dallas Cowboy
Cheerleaders
Damian
“Damn Yankees” Cast
Liz Damon
Vic Damone
Bill Dana
Rodney Dangerfield
William Daniels
Charlie Daniels Band
John Dankworth
Tony Danza
George Dare
Las Vegas Kids
The Daredevils
Bobby Darin
Joan Darling
Rick Darron
Tony Darrow
Ronny David
Ben Davidson
John Davidson
Billy Davis
Danny Davis
Linda Davis
Mac Davis
Michael Davis
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Dawn
“Days of Our Lives” Cast
Danny Dayton
Oscar De La Hoya
Danny Deardoff
El Debarge
Aselin Debison
Jimmy Dee
Gary Mule Deer
Don DeFore
Buddy DeFranco
Julie DeJohn
Delirium
Ken Delo
Dom Deluise
Donnie Demers
Jack Dempsey
Denim
Robert DeNiro
Dennis Day
Elizabeth Densmore
James DePaiva
Steve DePass
The Derailers
Johnny Desmond
The DeVonnes
Diablo Ballet
Diangelo
Phyllis Diller
Joe DiMaggio
Dion
Celine Dion
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”
Cast
Do
Kevin Dobson
Shannen Doherty
Don Francisco
Dondino
The Doobie Brothers
The Dooley and Pals
Show
Dora the Explorer
Doris Day
Jerry Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Mike Douglas
Lila Downs
Dr. Phil
Dream Street
Tom Dreesen
Drifters
Ed Driscoll
Louise DuArt
Martin DubŽ
Howard Duff
Patty Duke
Arthur Duncan
Sandy Duncan
Jeff Dunham
Duran Duran
Jimmy Durante
Christopher Durham
Leo Durocher
Ronnie Dyson
George Dzundza
• • •
Sheila E.
Candice Early
Doris Eaton-Travis
Jose Ebner
Herb Edelman
Dave Edmunds
Ronnie Claire Edmunds
Susan Egan
Taylor Eigsti
Jan Eisen
Eleven Penny Life
David James Elliott
En Vogue
Bill Engvall
The Establishment
Esteban
Gloria Estefan
Erik Estrada
Andrea Evans
Dale Evans
Sara Evans
Chad Everett
Expanded Sound
Expose
• • •
Fabian
Fabio
Jay Fagan
Joan Fagan
Barbara Fairchild
Lola Falana
Peter Falk
Jimmy Fallon
Famous People Players
Fantasy
Ricky Fante
Fan-Yang
James Farentino
Dennis Farina
Jamie Farr
Vinnie Favorito
Jose Feliciano
Ray Fell
Freddie Fender
The Fenians
Adam Ferrera
Lou Ferrigno
Christy Fichtner,
Miss Teen USA
“Fiddler on the Roof”
Cast
Dr. Frank Field
Kim Fields
Totie Fields
Harvey Fierstein
Fifth Dimension
Bruce Fine
Hugh Fink
Mickey Finn
Fox Fire
Fire Fighter Pipe &
Drum Corps
Terry Fischer
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Fitzsimmons
The 5 Browns
Jim Fixx
Roberta Flack
Fannie Flagg
Susan Flannery
Michael Flatley’s
“Lord of the Dance”
Archbishop Patrick
Flores
Wayland Flowers &
Madame
Fly by Night
Jackie Flynn
The Folies Bergere
Peter Fonda
Chris “Crazy Legs”
Fonseca
Forbidden Hollywood
Diane Ford
Jerie Ford
“Forever Plaid” Cast
“Forever Tango” Cast
John Forsythe
Sutton Foster
Pete Fountain
The Four Aces
Four Boys and a Babe
The Four Freshmen
Jim Fowler
Michael J. Fox
Shayna Fox
Steve Fox
Jeff Foxworthy
Penny France
Anne Francis
Arlene Francis
Connie Francis
Don Francisco
Pablo Francisco
James Franciscus
Charles Frank
Aretha Franklin
Dennis Franz
“Frasier” Cast
Wendy Frazer
Joe Frazier
Romano Frediani
Nnenna Freelon
Kathleen Freeman
Victor French
Janie Fricke
Budd Friedman
“Friends” Cast
David Frizzell
David Frost
Ed Fry
Soleil Moon Frye
Daisy Fuentes
“The Full Monty” Cast
Stephen Furst
Fyvush, Ian & Elliot Finkel
• • •
Doug Gabriel
Joseph Gabriel
Tim Gabrielson
Davis Gaines
Yolanda Galardo
Gallagher
Al Gambino
Danny Gans
The Gap Dancers
Joe Garagiola
Fred Garbo
Betty Garrett
Cynthia Garrett
Kelly Garrett
Larry Gatlin
Rudy Gatlin
The Gauchos
Crystal Gayle
Mitch Gaylord
Gloria Gaynor
Michael and Lori Geyer
Andy Gibb
Leeza Gibbons
Marla Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
Timothy Gibbs
Debbie Gibson
Don Gibson
Kathie Lee Gifford
Jack Gilford
Dizzy Gillespie
Anita Gillette
Mickey Gilley
Billy Gilman
Gimme 5
Hermione Gingold
Greg Giraldo
The Girls of Paradise
Jessica Glassberg
Jackie Gleason
Savion Glover
Jimmy “Slyde” Godbolt
The Goils
Whoopi Goldberg
The Golddiggers
Dale Gonyea
Goo Goo Dolls
Michelle Goodwin
The Goofers
Flash Gordon
Leslie Gore
Eydie Gorme
Gospel Medley
Lou Gossett, Jr.
Michael Goudeau
Elliott Gould
Robert Goulet
Jason Graae
Ilene Graff
Graffiti Tribe
Kelsey Grammer
Grand Ole Opry
Michael Grandinetti
Amy Grant
Shelby Grant
George Gray
Rocky Graziano
Buddy Greco
Mike Green
Darren Greene
Kim Morgan Greene
Lorne Greene
Shecky Greene
Lee Greenwood
Michael Greyeyes
David Alan Grier
Bob Griese
Merv Griffin
Anthony Griffith
Jared Grimes
Scott Grimes
Josh Groban
John Guerin & Orchestra
Robert Guillaume
Bryant Gumbel
Cornell Gunther
• • •
Buddy Hackett
Merle Haggard
“Hairspray” Cast
Taro Hakase
Tom T. Hall
Mark Hamill
Alexander Hamilton Choir
Marvin Hamlisch
A.J. Hammer
M.C. Hammer
Lionel Hampton
Hanson
Franz Harary
Dorian Harewood
Harmony & Grits
Woody Harrelson
Pat Harrington
Julie Harris
Krystal Marie Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Phil Harris
Ralph Harris
Renee Harris
Jenilee Harrison
Beth Hart
Mariette Hartley
David Hartman
Lisa Hartman
Jim Hartung
David Hasselhoff
Drew Hastings
Noah Hathaway
Tom Hatten
Richie Havens
Sean Hayes
Helen Hayes
Hunter Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes
Dick Haymes
Robert Hays
Roy Head
Mary Healy
Tommy Hearns
Heart
Marissa Heart
Heartland
Joey Heatherton
Hedva
Heiarii
Eric Henderson
Florence Henderson
Skitch Henderson
Marilu Henner
Doug Henning
Pat Henry
Orel Hershiser
Jason Hervey
Charlton Heston
Jason Hewlett
John-Erik Hexum
The Heywoods
Catherine Hickland
Bertie Higgins
The High Skating
Garcias
Hildegarde
Arthur Hill
Dulι Hill
Faith Hill
Hillel, Mr. Balloon Man
John Hillerman
Ann Hilton
Mimi Hines
Judd Hirsch
Al Hirt
Don Ho
Jeff Hobson
Ken Hodge
Hulk Hogan
Raymond Holcolmb
Ron Holgate
Tara Holland
Ben Hollis
Clint Holmes
Loretta Holoway
Steve Holy
Linda Hopkins
Thelma Hopkins
The Hot Flashes
Thelma Houston
Ernie Hudson
Hudson Brothers
Billy Hufsey
Human Design
Engelbert Humperdinck
Vice President Hubert
Humphrey
Leann Hunley
Bonnie Hunt
Helen Hunt
Phyllis Hymen
• • •
Enrique Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Marty Ingles
Ink
The Ink Spots
Inspirational Voice of
Freel
International Children’s
Choir
Dale Irvin
Itty Bitty Heartbeats
• • •

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• • •
J.P. “The Big Bopper”
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Alan Jackson
Hal Jackson
LaToya Jackson
Michael Jackson
The Jackson Five
Bill Jacoby
Laura Jacoby
Scott Jacoby
Sam Jaffe
Boney James
Harry James
Jessica James
Kevin James
Liza Jane
Byron Janis
Conrad Janis
Senator Jacob Javits
Jazz Organization
Bruce Jenner
Peter Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Jenny’s Daughters
Dick Jensen
The Jets
Joan Jett & The
Blackhearts
Jewel
Buddy Jewel
Harmony Jiroudek
Billy Joel
Jake Johannsen
Elton John
Arte Johnson
Calvin Ray Johnson
Don Johnson
Van Johnson
Lt. Gen. Robert
Johnston, USMC (Ret.)
France Joli
Jack Jones
Anissa Jones
Dean Jones
Quincy Jones
Tom Jones
The Jones Boys
Josι Josι
Elaine Joyce
Naomi Judd
The Judds
Judge Judy
Gordon Jump
Jumpin’ Jimes Band
• • •
K-9 in Flight
Kaci
Carole Kai
Kaleena Kiff
Jack Kalvan
Kaptain Kool
Dino Kartsonakis
Casey Kasem
Jean Kasem
Mike Kasem
Martin Katahn, M.D.
Stubby Kaye
Lainie Kazan
Lynn Kellogg
Jayne Kennedy
Kentucky Country
Kermit the Frog
Joanna Kerns
Doug Kershaw
Richard Kiley
The Kilgore Rangerettes
Sue Kim and the Kim
Brothers
Kim Sisters
B.B. King
Larry King
Mac King
Nicolas King
Perry King
Shawn King
Sonny King
The King Charles Troupe
“King of Queens” Cast
The Kingston Trio
Durward Kirby
George Kirby
Kiss
Brittny Kissinger
Eartha Kitt
Bob Klein
Richard Kline
Jack Klugman
Mindy Klusmann
Kohl & Company
Kool ‘N the Gang
Harvey Korman
Lauren Koslow
Dave Koz
Stepfanie Kramer
Amazing Kreskin
Ilene Kristen
Gene Krupa
Krystal
Irv Kupcinet
• • •
Bob La Cuillere
Patti LaBelle
Denis Lacombe
Leading Ladies
Cathy Ladman
Julissa LaFarga
Michele LaFong
Cleo Laine
Frankie Laine
Rachel Lampa
Burt Lancaster
Audrey Landers
Valerie Landsburg
Abbe Lane
Frank Langella
Murray Langston
Angela Lansbury
David Larible
Julius LaRosa
Scott LaRose
Tommy LaSorda
The Las Vegas Mass Choir
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Orchestra
Tony LaTorre
Cyndi Lauper
Michel Lauziere
Peter Lawford
Lucy Lawless
Carol Lawrence
Mal Z. Lawrence
Steve Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Henry Le Tang
Robin Leach
Brett Leake
Michael Learned
Led Zeppelin
Brenda Lee
London Lee
Peggy Lee
Ruta Lee
Legends in Concert
Michel LeGrand
Carol Leifer
Ambrus Leigh
Jaime Leigh
Harvey Lembeck
Jack Lemmon
Meadowlark Lemon
John Lennon
The Lennon Sisters
The Lennon Sisters
and Daughters
Jack E. Leonard
The Lettermen
Sam Levene
Gerald Levert
David Harrison Levi
Brent Lewis
Chris Lewis
Emmanuel Lewis
Gary Lewis & the
Playboys
Liberace
Licassi & Siegel
Wendy Liebman
“The Light in the Piazza”
Cast
Limpopo
Hal Linden
Rich Little
Cleavon Little
Little Richard
“Little Women” Cast
Living Slinky
Linda Lobo
Kimberley Locke
Steve Lockman
Robert Loggia
Gina Lollobrigida
Sean Lomax
Guy Lombardo & Band
The Long Twins
George Lopez
Gloria Loring
Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Lothar
Louanne
Greg Louganis
Joe Louis
Peter Love
Patty Loveless
Valerie Lowrence
Jerry Lucas
Ronn Lucas
Lucero
Lorna Luft
La Lupe
Ida Lupino
Bud E. Luv
Loretta Lynn
• • •
Robert Mac
Jim Mac George
Rudy Macaggi
Guy Mack
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Shirley MacLaine
Heather MacRae
Sheila MacRae
Dave Madden
Kathleen Madigan
Debra Sue Maffett
Brandon Maggart
George Maharis
Bill Maher
The Majestix
Tommy Makem
Dorothy Malone
Monica Mancini
Howie Mandel
Mandrake the Magician
Barbara Mandrell
Chuck Mangione
Manhattan Transfer
Barry Manilow
Anita Mann Dancers
Patricia Marand
Mariachi Garibaldi
Mariachi Reyna de Los
Angeles
Jeneane Marie
Rose Marie
Ed Marinaro
Ziggy Marley
Steve Marmel
Joey Marmo
Wynton Marsalis
Marsh & Adams
E.G. Marshall
Peter Marshall
Dean Martin
Deana Martin
Dick Martin
Jared Martin
Kiel Martin
Tony Martin
A. Martinez
Richard Marx
Mary Mary
Dave Mason
Jackie Mason
Taylor Mason
Nikolai Massenkoff
Masters of Harmony
Ewa Mataya
Johnny Mathis
Dave Matthews Band
Marilynn Lovell Matz
Don Maynard
Bob McAllister
Martina McBride
Shalane McCall
Paul McCartney
Rue McClanahan
Marilyn McCoo
John McCook
Larry McCormick
Pat McCormick
Neal McCoy
Mindy McCready
John McDermott
Christopher McDonald
Carrie McDowell
Reba McEntire
Reggie McFadden
Marvel McFey
Maureen McGovern
Tim McGraw
Dony McGuire
Phyllis McGuire
McGuire Sisters
Gerry McIntyre
Nellie McKay
Spuds McKenzie
Nancy McKeon
Ed McMahon
Barbara McNair
John McNally
Jimmy McNichol
Kristy McNichol
Gerald McRaney
Jane Meadows
Kevin Meaney
Melinda, the First Lady
of Magic
John Mellencamp
John Mendoza
“Menopause The Musical”
Menudo
Melina Mercouri
Robert Merrill
Jo Dee Messina
Art Metrano
Taro Meyer
Jim Meyers
Miami Sound Machine
Marilyn Michaels
Steven Michaels
Bruce Mickelson
Mickey Mouse
Midori
Alyssa Milano
Larry Miller
Mitch Miller
Roger Miller
The Glenn Miller Band
Clayton Miller Blues Band
Ronnie Milsap
Marauding Miners
Barbara Minkus
Liza Minnelli
The Rickey Minor Band
Judi Sheppard Missett
The Mistics
Leona Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
& “Ragtime” Cast
The Moffatts
Moiseyev Dancers
Kelly Monaco
Monica
Corbett Monica
Carlos Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
Montgomery/Gentry
The Mood Swings
Mary Tyler Moore
Melba Moore
Jaye P. Morgan
Lorrie Morgan
Mike Morgan
Pat Morita
Gary Morris
Philip Morris
Bruce Morrow
Gregg Morton
Michael Moschen
John Moschitta
Burke Moses
Mother Goose
Nana Mouskouri
John “Buddy Holly”
Mueller
Kate Mulgrew
Martin Mull
John Mulrooney
The Mums
Patrice Munsel
The Muppets
The Muppets’ Johnny
Fiama and Sal Monella
Murillo & Ulises
Eddie Murphy
Michael Martin Murphy
Anne Murray
Jan Murray
Murray the Magician
Lee Musiker & Orchestra
Mutual Fun
Jim “Klaus” Myers
Mystere
• • •
Jim Nabors
Joe Namath
Anita Nazzario
Patricia Neal
Gene Nelson
Willie Nelson
Peter Nero
The New Morty Show
The New Mouseketeers
Bob Newhart
Paul Newman
Phyllis Newman
Wayne Newton
Leyna Nguyen
Fayard Nicholas
Harold Nichols
Joe Nichols
Nichols Brothers
Nicole
Maxine Nightingale
Normandie Community
Worship Center Choir
Christopher Norris
Sheree North
Michael Nouri
Ron Nummi
Mayf Nutter
NXL
• • •
Hugh O’Brien
Helen O’Connell
Carroll O’Connor
Donald O’Connor
Rosie O’Donnell
Kelli O’Hara
Ed O’Neill
Heather O’Rourke
Jeffrey O’Rourke
Tessie O’Shea
Mark O’Toole
Oak Ridge Boys
Oingo Boingo
Ken Olandt
Edward James Olmos
Yoko Ono
Jerry Orbach
Tony Orlando
Alan Osmond
Donny Osmond
Marie Osmond
Merle Osmond
Osmond Brothers
The Osmonds Second
Generation
Rick Overton
Gary Owens
• • •
Patti Page
Jack Palance
Arnold Palmer
Betsy Palmer
John Palmer
Johnny Ace Palmer
Papa Doo Run Run
Christopher Parkening
Jameson Parker
Julie Parrish
Partners-N-Rhyme
Dolly Parton
Robert Parucha
Passing Zone
Danica Patrick
Allison Payne
Freda Payne
Minnie Pearl
Steve Pearl
Ron Pearson
Gregory Peck
Christine Pedi
The Pendragons
Thaao Penghlis
Penn & Teller
Joe Penny
The People Tree
George Peppard
Carl Perkins
Luke Perry
Nehemiah Persoff
Tammy Pescatelli
Bernadette Peters
Roberta Peters
Michael Peters
Tom Petty
The Phantom
“Phantom of the Opera”
Cast
Regis Philbin
James Pickens
Pierce Arrow
Pierre & Louis
Greg Pine
Rachel Barton Pine
Danny Pintauro
“Killer” Joe Piro &
Group
Joe Piscopo
Eliana Pittman
John Pizzarelli
Robert Plant
The Platters
Matt Plendl
Scotty Plummer
Cathy Podewell
The Pointer Sisters
Pook Family
Alisan Porter
Markie Post
Tom Poston
Paula Poundstone
Power Rangers
Power Rangers Ninja
“Storm” Cast
Michael Praed
Steve and Gary Presley
Presley Family
Billy Preston
Lloyd Price
Ray Price
Charley Pride
Victoria Principal
Jeff Probst
“The Producers” Cast
Ronnie Prophet
Juliet Prowse
Aaron Pryor
Pump Boys & Dinettes
“Putnam County Spelling
Bee”
Marty Putz
• • •
Queen
• • •
Eddie Rabbitt
Charlotte Rae
Teri Ralson
Reba Rambo
The Ramones
Tony Randall
Kenny Rankin
Sally Jessy Raphael
Phylicia Rashad
Raspyni Brothers
Lou Rawls
President Ronald Reagan
Ron Reagan, Jr.
“Reba” Cast
The Rebel Ropers
Peter Reckel
Helen Reddy
Lynn Redgrave
Alaina Reed
Herb Reed
Jerry Reed
Della Reese
The Reflections
The Regents
Tim Reid
John Reilly
Carl Reiner
Paul Reiser
Lee Remick
The Renegade Dancers
“Rent” Cast
Marylou Retton
Carlos Reyes
Ernie Reyes, Jr.
Ernie Reyes, Sr.
Debbie Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Caroline Rhea
Marlena Ricci
Adam Rich
Buddy Rich
Jerome Richards
Terry Richards
Denise Richardson
J.P. Richardson, Jr.
The Rickey Minor Band
Don Rickles
Riders in the Sky
The Righteous Brothers
Robin Riker
Jack Riley
LeAnn Rimes
Lisa Rinna
Rios Brothers
The Ripple Brothers
Robbie Rist
Lee Ritenour
John Ritter
Harry Ritz
Chita Rivera
“Riverdance”
Joan Rivers
John Roarke
Doris Roberts
Julie Roberts
Oral Roberts
Patti Roberts
Richard Roberts
Tony Roberts
Charlie Robertson
Cliff Robertson
Bud and CeCe Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Vicki Sue Robinson
Rock Steady Crew
Dancers
The Rockettes
Jimmie Rodgers
Rodrick Dixon and
Daniel Rodriguez
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Kenny Rogers
Roy Rogers
Suzanne Rogers
Tristran Rogers
The Rolling Stones
Freddie Roman
Ray Romano
Mickey Rooney
Chris Rosa
Roseanne
Diana Ross
Jeff Ross
Steve Rossi
Lillian Roth
Jeff Rothpan
Steve Rowan
Rowan & Martin
Victoria Rowell
Gena Rowlands
John Rowles
Pete Rozelle
John Rubenstein
Rita Rudner
Todd Rundgren
Runnin’ Mild
RuPaul
Peggy Ryan
Bobby Rydell
Jim Ryun
• • •

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Michael Sabatino
Richard Sacks
Bob Saget
Pat Sajak
Soupy Sales
Russ Salzberg
San Fernando Valley
Banjo Band
Jack Sanderford
Ray Sanders
Steve Sanders
Adam Sandler
Sandler & Young
Arturo Sandoval
Isabel Sanford
Santana
“Sarafina” Cast
Cristina Saralegui
Sarge
Dick Sargent
Erica Sarnoff
Saturday Night Fever
Fred Savage
John Savage
Michael Savage
George Savalas
Telly Savalas
Jack Scalia
Ronnie Schell
Vincent Schiavelli
Charlie Schmidt
Mark Schneider
Rick Schroeder
Flip Schultz
Diane Schuur
General H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, U.S.
Army (Ret.)
Scintas
Tracy Scoggins
Martin Scorsese
George C. Scott
Hazel Scott
Steven Scott
Willard Scott
Bob Seagreen
Seals & Crofts
Tom Seaver
Second Hand
Neil Sedaka
Seekers
Jerry Seinfeld
Connie Selleca
Doc Severinsen
Ron Sexsmith
Ted Shackelford
Bud Shanks
Del Shannon
William Shatner
Charles Shaughnessy
Barclay Shaw
Marlena Shaw
Victoria Shaw
Rhonda Shear
Deborah Shelton
Cybil Shepard
Bobby Sherman
Brooke Shields
Mitzi Shore
Pauly Shore
Martin Short
Shout
Kin Shriner
Gena Shvartsman
Ritch Shydner
Sideswipe
Charles Siebert
Mr. Silver
Jay Silverheels
Johnny Silvers
Rene Simard
Simba Talent
Development
Center Children
Patrick Simmons
Richard Simmons
Sandman Sims
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Nancy Sinatra
Singing Cedars
Singing Sons of
Beaches
Sister Act
Ricky Skaggs
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dwight Slade
Bobby Slayton
Jimmy Slyde
Jean Smart
Yakov Smirnoff
Allison Smith
Glenn Smith
Keeley Smith
Lane Smith
O.C. Smith
Rex Smith
Roger Smith
Sammi Smith
Will Smith
Billy Snyder
Solid Gold Dancers
Steve Solomon
Andre Solomon-Glover
Suzanne Somers
Joannie Sommers
Sonny & Cher
Jack Soo
Kevin Sorbo
Louise Sorel
Soul Train Dancers
Sourdough Slim
South Pacific
Jarrod Spector
Prince Spencer
Spice Girls
The Spinners
Michael Spound
Rick Springfield
Jon St. Elwood
Dick Stabile
Robert Stack
Jim Stafford
Susan Stafford
John Stamos
The Stamps Quartet
Jana Stanfield
Maureen Stapleton
Starlight Express
Ringo Starr
Starr Carr & Wainscott
State Street Ballet
The Statler Brothers
Rod Steiger
Julie Stein
Diane Steinberg
Step X Step
Mattie J.T. Stepanek
James Stephens III
Bobby Stevens & the
Checkmates
Connie Stevens
John Stevens
Kaye Stevens
Kelly Stevens
Ray Stevens
Larissa Stewart
Martha Stewart
Stiller & Meara
The Stiltwalkers
Sting
Dean Stockwell
Stomp
Stone Gumbo Band
Roni Stoneman
Larry Storch
Michael Storm
Paul Stout
David Strassman
Robert Strong
Kerri Strug
Sally Struthers
Marty Stuart
Mary Stuart
Enzo Stuarti
Paul Stuckey
Suburban Legends
Barry Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Susan Sullivan
Tom Sullivan
Marc Summers
Sun Child
The Surf City
All Star Band
Jacqueline Susann
David Susskind
Michael Swan
The Sweet Inspiration
Loretta Swit
Sylvester the Jester
Raven Symone
• • •
Mr. T
Dorothy Tabuchi
Shoji Tabuchi
Russ Taff & Band
Take 6
Trace Talavera
Victor Talmadge
Jeffrey Tambor
Tony Tanner
Tap Dogs
Tap Girls
Tap Kids
Sadei Tate
Djan Tatlian
Becky Taylor
Renee Taylor
Rip Taylor
Todd Taylor
Susan Tedeschi
The Temptations
Clark Terry
John Tesh
Barbara Palacios Teyde,
Miss Universe
Miss USA 2001
Third Eye Blind
B.J. Thomas
Danny Thomas
Henry Thomas
Rick Thomas
Annette Thomas
& the Charle May
Workshop Ensemble
Gordon Thomson
Those Darn Accordions
Three Dog Night
Three Mo’ Tenors
Three Tenors of Pop
Carrie Tillis
Connie Tillis
Mel Tillis
Pam Tillis
Johnny Tillotson
Charlene Tilton
Tiny Tim
Esther Tobi
Hallie Todd
The Tokens
Tony Toni Tone
Mel Torme
“Touched by an Angel”
Cast
Tournament of Kings
Constance Towers
Robert Townsend
Trailer Park Troubadors
Joe Trammel
Fred Travelena
Mary Travers
Doris Eaton Travis
Jimmy Travis
Randy Travis
Joey Travolta
Ty Treadway
Alex Trebek
The Treniers
Buck Trent
Trick Pony
Trilogy
30 Trombones
Tropicana Dancers
Donald Trump
Forrest Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Tucson Symphony
Orchestra
Tudera Sisters
Tommy Tune
Jim Turner
Tina Turner
Stanley Turrentine
Tuxedo Junction
Shania Twain
Twin Force
Conway Twitty
2 Peace Suit
John Twomey
Willie Tyler & Lester
Ronan Tynan
Steve Tyrell
• • •
Leslie Uggams
Blair Underwood
Universal Cheerleaders
Association
Universal Dance
Association
USC Marching Band
• • •
Jerry Vale
John Valente
Michael Valenti
Valleyaires
Bobby Van
Joan Van Ark
Kirby Van Birch
Dick Van Dyke
Van Gogh
Christine Van Loo
Martha and the Vandelas
Amy Vanderbilt
Trish VanDevere
Eddie VanHalen
Ian Varella
Phil Vassar
Sarah Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Venice
The Ventures
Gwen Verdon
Ben Vereen
Jackie Vernon
Mayra Veronica
Joey Verrett
Shirley Verrett
Vertical Horizon
Victor & Diamond
Joey Villa
The Village People
Herve Villechaize
Bobby Vinton
Vladik
Matthew Vollbrecht
• • •
Adam Wade
Lou Wagner
Robert Wagner
Robert Walden
Clay Walker
Hershel Walker
Bradley Walker
Bradley Walker & the
Lonesome River Band
The Walkers
George Wallace
Marcia Wallace
Carla Wallenda
Shani Wallis
Walter Hawkins Choir
Barbara Walters
Burt Ward
Taylor Ware
Jordan Blake Warkol
Warren Brothers
Dionne Warwick
Denzel Washington
Gette Watanabe
Lovelace Watkins
Jimmy Wayne
Carl Weathers
Fritz Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Jack Webb
“The Wedding Singer”
Marc Weiner
Mary Welch
Tanya Welk
The Lawrence Welk
Band
The Welk Orchestra
The Lawrence Welk
Singers & Dancers
Phillip Wellford
Dottie West
Fielding West
Shelly West
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Jill Whalen
Lisa Whelchel
Nita Whitaker
Bob Whitcomb
Betty White
Slappy White
Steve White
Vanna White
Heather Whitestone,
Miss America
Dondre Whitfield
Margaret Whiting
Lisa Whitley
Roger Whittaker
The Who
“Wicked” Cast
The Wiggles
Colm Wilkinson
Andy Williams
Barry Williams
Joe Williams
John Michael Williams
Paul Williams
Robin Williams
Roger Williams
Stephanie Williams
Earl Wilson
Jennifer Wilson
Nancy Wilson
BeBe Winans
CeCe Winans
Paul Winchell
William Windom
Oprah Winfrey
John Wing
Laurie Winn
Sara Winter
Simon Winthrop
Jane Withers
Wolfman Jack
Stevie Wonder
“Wonderful Town” Cast
Natalie Wood
Ren Woods
Tom Wopat
World Action Singers
World Wrestling
Federation
Joanne Worley
Lorna Wright
Major Wylie
Bill Wyman
Tammy Wynette
Wynonna
• • •
“X”
XuXa
• • •
Daddy Yankee
Al Yankovich
Yanni
Peter Yarrow
Yeska
Yester, Belland &
Sommerville
Leah Yoon
Patti York
Tina Yothers
Donna Jean Young
Faron Young
Otis Young
Robert Young
Steve Young
Thomas Young
(formerly Three Mo’
Tenors)
Young Americans
Young Dubliners
Young Musicians
Foundation
“Young Riders” Cast
Henny Youngman
“Youngstown” Cast
Harris Yulin
Johnny Yune
• • •
Pia Zadora
Roxanna Zal
Bob Zany
Michael Zaslow
ZED
Mitchell Zeidwig
Jackie Zeman
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With strong visual and vocal resemblances to a young Frank Sinatra, when he improvises a love song on stage, the audience swoons and yells out, Frankie!



Sinatra Music Tribute
Vaughn Suponatime
A Tribute to the music of “The Chairman of the board”

Winner of The International Celebrity Images “Classic Crooner” Award.
Winner of The Jeffrey Foundation’s “Frank Sinatra Sound Alike” Award.
Winner of The Southern California Motion Picture Councils “Bronze Halo” and “Jeannie Platinum” Awards.
Vaughn has performed at corporate events across the country and at major hotel in Las Vegas, as well as multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show.”

After four successful appearances at The Frank Sinatra “Twin Palms” Estate in Palm Springs, Vaughn has been selected to sing at The Frank Sinatra Compound in Rancho Mirage- the only singer to appear there since Mr. S. left.

What makes Vaughn the most requested Sinatra singer in the country?

Not only does Vaughn bear a striking resemblance to a young Sinatra, but he brings his own brand of humor and showmanship to every performance.

This Brooklyn performer studied acting at The New York Academy of Theatrical Arts and The Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute. While studying his craft, Vaughn developed his unique stand-up comedy act and began appearing at comedy clubs and universities around the country. Vaughn then moved to Los Angeles and was welcomed into the improvisational comedy inner-circle as a member of “The Groundlings” and “Off The Wall”, where he worked with such notables as Phil Hartman, John Ritter and Robin Williams.

With strong visual and vocal resemblance to a young Frank Sinatra, when Vaughn would improvise a love song on stage, the audience would swoon and yell out, “Frankie!” Although Vaughn was making a name for himself in comedy, one night, on a dare, Vaughn entered a singing contest at a local night club… and won! The grand prize was a signing appearance at The Hollywood Palladium. The response was overwhelming. Soon word of the “young Sinatraesque” character spread quickly and Vaughn was suddenly in demand to perform at prestigious private parties, corporate events and for such entertainment luminaries as Danny DiVito, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Vale, Ernest Borgnine and the honorable Senator Robert Dole.

Corporate clients
Sony Dealers - Nortel Networks
Sun Microsystems - The Equitable Group
MacDonald’s - Pfizer Drugs
Dun & Bradstreet - Chrysler
Volkswagon - Hoffman, La Roche
Autodesk - Kraft Foods
Hallmark Greeting Cards - Kaufman & Broad
Eli Lily - Met Life
All State Insurance - Coke-a-Cola
Compacq Computers - Lexus
Brown & Williamson - A.E. Edwards
Re-Max - General Electric
Nationwide Financial - The Levi Company
Bristol Farms - Nextel
Dewars - Playboy Corporation
N.B.A All Star games

FRANK SINATRA ESTATE

"Dear Vaughn Suponatime,
I want to personally thank you for your wonderful and memorable performance at the Frank Sinatra Compound in Rancho Mirage on March 23, 2002.

Our guests were from all over the world and felt your performance was the highlight of their visit to the United States.

I understand that this was the first time an entertainer like you has been to the compound since Mr. S left. You were such a success that I know this will not be the last time you perform at the compound.

Coroplast is one of over fifty companies in the Jim Pattison group I certainly will pass the word of your performance so Coroplast won't be the only company enjoying your performances.

Best of luck in the future,
Jack Graham
President
Coroplast Inc.


Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Dear Vaughn:
On behalf of Radio City and Sinatra Enterprises, I cannot thank you enough for the fine work you did with us in the preparation of SINATRA: His Voice, His World, His Way at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. My only regret is that we couldn’t moirι thoroughly avail ourselves to our many talents.

You were a professional through and through. From initial phone call through the final day of shooting you were a gentleman… prompt, diligent and a pleasure for all of our various departments (make-up, wardrobe, production…) to work with.

The result, of course, was spectacular.
Thanks again. And I look forward to future associations!
Sincerely,
Joshua Rosenblum
Producer- SINATRA: His Voice, His World, His Way

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Subject: It's official: Jimmy Delshad elected new mayor of Beverly Hills - David Harrison Levi


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It's official: Jimmy Delshad elected new mayor of Beverly Hills

After a cliffhanger vote count, Jimmy Jamshid Delshad is preparing to claim two titles at his March 27 inauguration -- mayor of Beverly Hills and top Iranian-born public official in the United States.

The milestone is being celebrated not only by his compatriots in Beverly Hills but also by the extended Iranian Jewish community of 30,000 in the Los Angeles area.

Delshad, 66, marked his all-but-certain victory on Saturday morning by attending services at three synagogues to thank congregants for their support. The first stop was at Sinai Temple in Westwood, where he had cut his political teeth by serving as president of the prestigious Conservative and traditionally Ashkenazi congregation from 1999 to 2001. He also visited Congregation Magen David of Beverly Hills and the Nessah Educational and Cultural Center.

Once the remaining absentee ballots were counted on Wednesday, Delshad had received 22 percent of the ballots cast, overtaking his closest challenger by 171 votes. The Beverly Hills city clerk will certify the election results by next week, and Delshad will be inaugurated as mayor on March 27.

Beverly Hills is governed by a five-person City Council, which in turn annually rotates the job of mayor among its members in order of seniority. The mayor presides over council meetings, but the city's chief executive is the hired city manager.

Delshad was initially elected as a city councilman in 2003 and this year served as vice mayor of Beverly Hills.

In the current election, voters had to choose among six candidates, half of them Iranian Jews, to fill two council seats, with Delshad assured of the mayor's post if he placed first or second.

When the polls closed March 6, Nancy Krasne, a city planning commissioner and board member of the National Council of Jewish Women, was the top vote getter. However, since she has less seniority on the City Council than other members, she is not yet in line for the mayor's job.

Delshad was in second place, ahead of incumbent Mayor Steve Webb by a mere seven votes. After the partial count of absentee ballots, Delshad had widened his lead over Webb to 86 votes.

At that point, Webb conceded and Delshad declared victory.

"I feel blessed to have been chosen by the people of Beverly Hills," Delshad said in a phone interview. "As a Jewish youngster in Iran, I was a second-class citizen and kept running into closed doors.

Through my example, I hope to open doors in America for other people like me."

The English-language Tehran Times, published in the Iranian capital, reported the election as a straight news story. Delshad said he had received congratulatory e-mails from some Muslims in Iran, especially from former neighbors in his native city of Shiraz.

Beverly Hills was an early destination for wealthy Iranian ιmigrιs after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Today, Beverly Hills counts some 8,000 residents of Iranian birth or descent, primarily Jewish, among a population of 35,000, according to Delshad.

However, global and Middle Eastern issues played no part in the election campaigns, with Delshad and other candidates running on such local preoccupations as traffic tie-ups, water conservation and bringing advanced computer technology to city government.

Like every previous immigrant group, the Iranian newcomers were met with some suspicion and incomprehension upon their arrival, and not all frictions have been resolved. Veteran residents frequently complain about Iranians who buy large, handsome homes, only to tear them down and replace them with huge "Persian palaces" to accommodate the social needs of large, extended families.

Another flashpoint came during the election itself when, for the first time, ballot forms were printed in Farsi, in addition to English and Spanish. The city clerk's office was deluged with complaints, with one resident sneering that the new ballot "looks like a menu from a Persian restaurant with an English translation."

In both the housing and ballot controversies, Delshad has played his characteristic role as mediator, trying to explain the viewpoints of the Anglo and Iranian communities to each other.

Delshad has come by his American success story the old-fashioned way, by initiative, enterprise and hard work.

One of three brothers, Delshad left Iran as a 16-year-old in 1956, more than two decades before the shah's downfall, lived in Israel for 18 months, returned to Iran and left his native land for good in 1959 to settle in the United States.

After working for some time in a small Minnesota town, "where there were hardly any Jewish girls to date," he and his brothers bought a car and drove west, with no final destination in mind. The trip ended with his enrollment at CSUN, where he earned an electrical engineering degree.

To put themselves through college, the brothers formed The Delshad Trio, with Jimmy playing the santur, a dulcimer-like Persian stringed instrument. The trio played at bar mitzvahs and weddings, performing "Israeli music with a Persian touch," said Delshad, who still plays the santur for recreation.

After graduation, Delshad joined a fledgling computer firm and then formed his own company, specializing in computer hardware for backup systems. He sold the company in 1999, when he was elected president of Sinai Temple. When his civic duties allow, he does consulting and has established an import company for food packaging materials.

Delshad and his wife, who was born in Kfar Vitkin while her American parents were staying in Israel, have a son and daughter, both graduates of Jewish day schools and now in college.

"Being Jewish is part and parcel of my life," Delshad said.

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Subject: A Tribute to Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (Steve Waddington & David Wolf) TV & Club Booking Information & Show Scheduling - David Levi Personal Management - Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA


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David Wolf is the top Jerry Lewis Impersonator in the nation. Critics from the Las Vegas Sun to the Laughlin Entertainer have named him the star in his legendary performances. Las Vegas Sun critic says, "David has perfected the comic's mannerisms and vocal qualities to a tee!" David Wolf, comedian-impressionist-singer-actor, adds laughter and mayhem with his ability to accurately portray Jerry Lewis. His performances have audiences going wild with characters and skits from many of Jerry's legendary films including: The Bellboy, The Nutty Professor, The Japanese Singer, "The Chairman of the Board", and "The Typewriter" routines.

David's performance in "A Tribute To Jerry Lewis & Friends" combines many popular personalities surrounding Jerry's Life including "Martin & Lewis" and "A Tribute to the Ratpack".

David's one-man show leaves audiences wanting more! David also entertains audiences with his ability to accurately imitate musicians, comedians and actors via his "Nutty Professor Potions" including: JERRY LEWIS, DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS JR, DESI ARNAZ, GEORGE BURNS, ELVIS PRESLEY, JIMMY STEWART, and many more!

Perfect for stage shows, meet and greet, and as Master of Ceremonies, David Wolf will be the hit of your next event!

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Subject: Jerry Springer's life off-camera has had so many ups and downs, he might well have qualified as a guest on his own syndicated talk show. David Harrison Levi


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Jerry Springer's life off-camera has had so many ups and downs, he might well have qualified as a guest on his own syndicated talk show. His parents fled Nazi Germany, escaping the Holocaust that claimed other family members, and eventually settled in Queens, New York. Fresh out of Northwestern University Law School, Springer served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and, following Kennedy's assassination, joined a law firm in Cincinnati, OH, where he eventually won a seat on the city's Council-at-Large in 1971. Although a blind date led to his 1973 marriage with a Proctor & Gamble administrative aide, something else led him to cross the Ohio River and procure the sexual favors of a prostitute in a Kentucky massage parlor. When vice cops discovered his secret, Springer resigned his position and came clean during a 1974 press conference. His honesty worked overwhelmingly in his favor, and he was elected mayor of Cincinnati in 1977, receiving the largest plurality in the city's history.

Springer stepped down as Mayor in 1981 and, after an unsuccessful bid for governor in the Ohio Democratic primary, joined Cincinnati's WLWT-TV as a political reporter and commentator in 1982. Two years later he graduated to news anchor and managing editor, becoming Cincinnati's number one anchor until he relinquished his post in January 1993. Springer launched his eponymous syndicated talk show from Cincinnati in 1991. The following year, he moved it to Chicago where it has flourished. He signed a contract that guarantees "Jerry Springer Show" junkies their fix through the year 2002.

A concerned humanitarian who has raised millions of dollars for charity, Springer suffered his greatest personal trial at the arrival of his only child, born legally blind, deaf in one ear and without nasal passages. He has also imitated Elvis Presley, recorded a country album and opened for Billy Ray Cyrus, sung rock-and-roll at Johnny Depp's Viper Room and suited up to play goalie for the International Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals. Additionally, Springer has appeared as himself on episodes of such TV series as "Roseanne" (ABC), "Married ... With Children" (Fox), "Between Brothers" (UPN) and "The X-Files" (Fox).

Also Credited As: Gerald SpringerBorn: on 02/13/1944 in London, EnglandJob Titles: Talk show host, Country singer, Songwriter, Lawyer, PoliticianFamily
Daughter: Katie Springer. born in 1976, legally blind and deaf in one ear; also born without nasal passages
Father: Richard Springer. Jewish; deceased
Mother: Margot Springer. deceased
Sister: Evelyn Springer. born c. 1940
Education
Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills, New York, 1961
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, political science, BA, 1965
Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1968
Milestones
1939 Parents fled to London from Nazi Germany
1949 Family emigrated to United States when Springer was five years old (date approximate)
1968 Served as a campaign aide to Senator Robert F Kennedy
1969 Joined a Cincinnati law firm and became active in local referendum to lower Ohio's voting age to 19
1971 Won a seat on the Cincinnati city council
1974 Resigned his post after vice cops discovered his visits across the Ohio River to a Kentucky massage parlor, where he employed the services of a prostitute; came clean to stunned news reporters at a press conference
1977 Received more votes than any other councilman (largest plurality in city's history), becoming mayor of Cincinnati
1981 Stepped down as mayor of Cincinnati
1982 Lost Ohio Democratic gubernatorial primary
1982 Was political reporter and commentator for Cincinnati's WLWT-TV (Channel 5)
1984 Became news anchor and managing editor at WLWT-TV, pushing Channel 5 to number 1 in local ratings; did not relinquish his post until January 1993 when the strain of commuting to and from Chicago (for his talk show) became too great
1991 Hosted syndicated talk show, "The Jerry Springer Show"; launched show in Cincinnati, moving it to Chicago a year later
1995 Released country album "Dr Talk", covering such stalwarts as Hank Williams, Ernie Ashworth and Bob Dylan; wrote title cut during a plane ride
1997 Hired by TV station WMAQ in Chicago to provide daily commentary; anchors Carol Marin and Ron Magers objected and Marin quit the station in protest; Springer resigned after only four days as a commentator
1998 Played himself in the feature "Ringmaster"
2003 Prepared a candidacy to become the next U.S. Senator from Ohio
2005 Starred with Armand Assante in "Citizen Verdict"
2006 Joined the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars"
Announced his bid for Ohio congressional seat; three days later, Army reservist Springer called to active duty and sent to Fort Knox, KY (perhaps it was just coincidence that his opponent, five-term incumbent Don Clancy, sat on the House Armed Services Committee)
Grew up in Queens, NYC
Signed contract to continue doing talk show through 2002
Upon his discharge four months later, resumed his bid for Clancy's seat, losing by a modest margin
Will co-host with Tom Green a week in review style program called "Fairly Unbalanced," centered around discussing headlines and newsmakers and generally offering their observations on political and pop culture-oriented topics (lensed 2004)

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Subject: Known for his witty and self-effacing comedic style, Conan Christopher O’Brien rose to the top of late night television fame as host of NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” David Harrison Levi


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Known for his witty and self-effacing comedic style, Conan Christopher O’Brien rose to the top of late night television fame as host of NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” (1993- ). Even before landing that high-profile gig, this tall (6'4), gangly, carrot-topped comic was already revered in certain circles for his writing/producing talents on such comedy stalwarts as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons.”

Born April 18, 1963 in the Boston suburb of Brookline, MA, O’Brien was the third child of six in his Irish-American family. The son of Dr. Thomas O’Brien, a research physician and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, a former lawyer, young O’Brien graduated as valedictorian from Brookline High School and went on to attend Harvard University. As an undergrad at the prestigious university, he wrote for the school’s legendary humor magazine, The Harvard Lampoon, of which he also served as president during his sophomore and junior years. In 1985, O’Brien graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in American History and Literature.

Upon graduation from Harvard, O’Brien moved to Los Angeles, where he joined the writing staff of the HBO series, “Not Necessarily the News” (1983-86), for which he wrote regularly for two years. While writing for the series, O’Brien also found time to act in improvisational skits, most notably for the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, The Groundlings. In 1988, O’Brien’s comedic writing talents caught the eye of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) executive producer Lorne Michaels, and he was soon hired on as a writer for the infamous late-night comedy show. O’Brien wrote three-and-a-half years worth of “SNL” sketches, penning the popular recurring bits, “Mr. Short-Term Memory,” “The Girl Watchers” and sketches featuring Dieter, the androgynous West German talk show host played by Mike Myers. His most notorious "SNL" moment – writing the now infamous nude beach skit where "penis" was uttered 60 times. His efforts paid off when he and his fellow “SNL” writers shared an Emmy Award in 1989 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series.

O’Brien left “SNL” in 1991 to write and produce the somewhat infamous television pilot that never was, “Lookwell” (NBC, 1991), which starred Adam West as a former star of a cancelled TV cop show who continued to try to solve crimes. The pilot aired that July but was not picked up as a series. Later that year, O’Brien was hired on as a writer and producer for the Fox animated series, “The Simpsons” (FOX, 1989- ). So impressive were his talents, he was soon promoted to supervising producer and worked on the series for two years. During those years, O’Brien penned what many believe to be the best "Simpsons" episode of all time – certainly, it was O’Brien’s favorite – “Marge vs. The Monorail.” The 1993 fourth-season classic was a song-filled take-off on “The Music Man” and featured the guest voices of Phil Hartman as a fast-talking monorail salesman and Leonard Nimoy as a stuffy, enigmatic version of himself.

Around this same time, another opportunity was presenting itself – one that would eclipse O'Brien's success on both “SNL” and “The Simpsons.” In April, 1993, he seemingly came out of nowhere (“Conan who?”) to win the coveted hosting slot as David Letterman’s successor on NBC’s “Late Night with…” (NBC, 1982- ). Comic Andy Richter was hired on as O’Brien’s sidekick and Bruce Springsteen drummer, Max Weinberg, was brought on as the show’s new Paul Schaffer-esque music director. Though the series first received poor ratings and rumors of cancellation rumbled through the halls of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, O’Brien’s wacky and self-deprecating style of comedy eventually caught on. Dubbed “Late Night’s King of Cool” by Entertainment Weekly, O’Brien and staff delivered with sketches like “The Masturbating Bear,” “In the Year 2000,” and “Pimpbot 5000” – to say nothing of introducing the world to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Over the years, O’Brien and the “Late Night” writing team consistently garnered Emmy and Writer’s Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series, including two consecutive WGA wins in 2002 and 2003.

With his success in late-night TV, O’Brien formed his own production company, Conaco, in 2001 which shared productions credits on “Late Night.” During his “Late Night” run, O’Brien also appeared as a guest on the series’ “The Single Guy” (NBC, 1995-97), “Spin City” (ABC, 1996-2002), and “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” (FOX, 2002-04). In 2002, host O’Brien delivered what many considered the Emmy Award’s funniest opening monologue in its televised history.

Due to his continued critical success and devoted late night fan base, it was announced to much fanfare in 2004 that the now iconic redhead would take over for Jay Leno as host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” (1992- ) upon Leno’s retirement from the show in 2009.

Born: on 04/18/1963 in Brookline, MassachusettsJob Titles: TV host, Comedy writer, Producer, ActorFamily
Brother: Justin O'Brien. born c. 1972
Brother: Luke O'Brien. born c. 1961
Brother: Neal O'Brien. born c. 1960
Daughter: Neve O'Brien. born October 14, 2003; mother, Liza Powell
Father: Tom O'Brien.
Mother: Ruth O'Brien.
Sister: Jane O'Brien. born c. 1967; wrote for "Cybill"
Sister: Kate O'Brien. born c. 1965
Son: Beckett O'Brien. born November 9, 2005; mother, Liza Powel
Significant Others
Companion: Lynn Kaplan. together from 1990 to 1999
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, American history, BA, 1985
Milestones
1985 Began working as a writer for "Not Necessarily the News"
1985 Moved to Los Angeles
1987 Wrote for the "The Wilton North Report"
1988 Mounted a stage show entitled "Happy Happy Good Show" in Chicago and Los Angeles during the 1988 Writers Guild strike
1991 Co-wrote and produced (with Robert Smigel) an unsold TV pilot entitled "Lookwell", starring Adam West
1991 Left "SNL" with fellow writer Robert Smigel
1992 Became a writer and producer for "The Simpsons"
1993 Tapped on the strength of his audition tape by producer Lorne Michaels to be David Letterman's successor on NBC's "Late Night" program; "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered September 13
1993 Became a supervising producer on "The Simpsons"
2001 Had cameo in "Storytelling", directed by Todd Solondz
2002 Hosted the 2002 Emmy Awards and show was also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variet, Music or Comedy Program
2004 Announced (September) that he would take over from Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show, starting in 2009
Acted in industrial films
Began performing with the Groundlings improv group in Los Angeles
Grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts
Wrote for "Saturday Night Live"

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Subject: Arguably the most influential person on TV (and definitely the richest), talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, despite the fabulous life she leads as one of the more powerful women in the world, still somehow makes her millions of fans feel she's an icon they can get down with, a girlfriend to the nation. David Harrison Levi


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Arguably the most influential person on TV (and definitely the richest), talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, despite the fabulous life she leads as one of the more powerful women in the world, still somehow makes her millions of fans feel she's an icon they can get down with, a girlfriend to the nation. Phil Donahue invented the participatory approach to TV talk, but Winfrey brought a woman-to-woman empathy and a flair for self-revelation that he couldn't match, combining compassion, vulnerability and an unashamed expression of emotion to become not only the nation's most popular talk show host, but a cultural taste maker, a force to be reckoned with in her medium and time as Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan and Walter Cronkite were in theirs. In the words of one television industry analyst, "The rest of the talk shows are just tissue. 'Oprah' is Kleenex."

Born to unmarried parents and raised initially by a grandmother on a Mississippi farm with no indoor plumbing, Winfrey was reading the Bible and reciting in church by the time she was three, becoming at the age of 19 Nashville, TN's first female and first black TV-news anchor. But there was the dark side that accompanied the precocity, the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and an eating disorder that she seems finally to have licked (she admitted on-air to once eating a package of hot dog buns drenched in maple syrup). Winfrey learned at her next stop in Baltimore that she lacked the detachment for journalism, crying when a story was sad or laughing when she misread a word, but found herself instead as the host of an early-morning talk show, "People Are Talking". She made the jump to big market Chicago in 1984, hosting the half-hour morning show "A.M. Chicago". Within a year, it had been expanded to one-hour and retitled "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and in September 1986 it was distributed in national syndication. She assumed ownership and production of her show in 1988, making it the cornerstone of her Harpo Productions.

Winfrey expanded her career into acting, receiving an Academy Award nomination for her screen debut as the bossy, abused Sofia in "The Color Purple" (1985) and quickly followed in the character part of the mother of an accused murderer in "Native Son" (1986). She executive produced and starred in the highly-acclaimed TV miniseries "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989) and its subsequent short-lived spin-off "Brewster Place" (1990). Both were filmed at her Chicago-based movie studio and TV production complex. She again leant her forceful presence to the role of a Chicago housing project resident determined that her offspring would receive an education in the TV-movie "There Are No Children Here" (ABC, 1993).

Following a two-year ratings slide, she cleaned up her format that once strayed into the same trashy realms as her dubious competitors, stabilized her core audience and began championing literacy (and book sales) with "Oprah's Book Club", the popular once-a-month feature of her talk show. "I won't have people yelling and screaming and trying to humiliate one another," she said, recalling the time when a husband announced to his unsuspecting wife--and to an unsuspecting Oprah--that he was not only still involved with his mistress but that she was carrying his child. "That was one hard moment. I wouldn't do that (intentionally) to anybody." At the start of her 13th season in 1998, she launched "change your life television", featuring self-help segments led by John Gray, Suze Ormond and others, as well as a daily piece on getting in touch with one's spirit--however an individual defined it.

Winfrey increased her commitment to production, signing deals with ABC and Disney. The first fruits of the ABC deal (under the banner "Oprah Winfrey Presents") were "Before Women Had Wings" (1997), a well-received TV-movie starring Winfrey as a woman who gives refuge to a child fleeing an alcoholic home, and the 1998 miniseries "The Wedding", about an affluent black family living on Martha's Vineyard, based on Dorothy West's novel. For the 1998-99 season, Winfrey executive produced a small screen remake of "David and Lisa", featuring Sidney Poitier, and "Tuesdays with Morrie", from the acclaimed memoir. As part of her deal with Disney, she finally realized a long-held dream of starring in a film adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer-winning novel "Beloved" (1998). Under the sensitive guidance of Jonathan Demme, Winfrey portrayed an escaped slave haunted by the ghost of the child she murdered.

Winfrey intends for her films to entertain while engaging the heart, lifting the spirit and stimulating the mind, a mission that is in keeping with her revamped talk show. She occupies the high ground, exhorting her viewers to improve their lives and the world. Winfrey's genius (and her legacy) is that she makes people care because she cares. Perhaps Phil Donahue said it best. "More than a great star, you are a 20th Century political figure. Your good works have touched us all."

In 2002, Oprah lauched her own magazine, O, which she touted as being "the women's personal growth guide for the new century." It features Oprah on every cover. She also helped jumpstart the television career of self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw, whose popular appearances on her talk show beginning in 1998 led to McGraw's own highly rated syndicated daytime chat fest "Dr. Phil" (2002 - ), and she also served as the producer of a series featuring popular chef Rachael Ray (planned for 2006). As a producer of TV movies Winfrey continued to lure top-name talent to her projects, with Elizabeth Shue headline "Amy & Isabelle" (2001) and Halle Berry anchoring the lavish production of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" (2005). In 2006 she also added Broadway producer to her resume, bringing a stage version of the film "The Color Purple" to the Great White Way.

Also Credited As: Oprah Gail WinfreyBorn: on 01/29/1954 in Kosciusko, MississippiJob Titles: Actor, Talk show host, Producer, Anchorperson, ReporterFamily
Father: Vernon Winfrey. never married to Winfrey's mother
Mother: Vernita Lee. never married to Winfrey's father
Step-mother: Zelma Winfrey. died in 1996
Significant Others
Companion: Stedman Graham. together since 1986; announced engagement in November 1992
Education
East Nashville High School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971
Milestones
1960 Moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother at age six, experiencing life in the ghetto
1971 Competed in Miss Black America pageant
1971 Crowned Miss Fire Prevention in Nashville at age 17 (date approximate)
1971 Won Miss Black Tennesee pageant
1972 Started as radio reporter while still a Nashville high school student
1973 At age 19, became the first black anchor on a Nashville nightly newscast, working first at WVOL before moving to the CBS affiliate WTFV-TV in 1975
1976 Moved to Baltimore; worked as TV feature reporter and co-anchor for WJZ-TV
1978 Co-hosted morning talk show "People Are Talking"
1984 Moved to Chicago; hosted own half-hour TV show, "AM Chicago"
1985 "AM Chicago" expanded to one hour and renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
1985 Feature acting debut, "The Color Purple"; earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination
1986 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" picked up for national syndication; premiered in syndication on September 8
1986 Had second film role as Mrs. Thomas, the mother of an accused murderer, in "Native Son", adapted from Richard Wright's novel
1987 Hosted first TV special, "A Star-Spangled Celebration"
1988 Assumed ownership and production of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" through Harpo Prods.
1989 Executive produced and acted in TV film, "Women of Brewster Place" (ABC)
1990 Executive produced and acted in "Brewster Place", a short-lived ABC series spin-off
1993 Executive produced "Michael Jackson Talks ... To Oprah--90 Primetime Minutes With the King of Pop" (ABC)
1993 Portrayed LaJoe Rivers in "There Are No Children Here" (ABC)
1994 Finished a marathon (26.2 miles) alongside trainer Bob Greene
1995 Renewed contract with King World to continue hosting talk show through 1997; signed deal with Capital Cities/ABC Inc to provide primetime programming beginning in the 1996-1997 TV season; signed multi-picture deal with Walt Disney Company and announced first feature would be adaptation of Toni Morrison's "Beloved"
1996 Began regular segment "Oprah's Book Club"
1997 Appeared as a therapist on the celebrated "coming out" episode of "Ellen" (ABC)
1997 Renewed contract with King World to continue talk show through the year 2000
1998 At start of 13th season on TV, introduced "change your life television", featuring numerous guests culled from the ranks of self-help authors; also debuted a new theme to show, "Run On", on which she sang lead vocals; also began Oprah's Angel Network
1998 Executive produced the ABC miniseries "The Wedding", adapted from the novel by Dorothy West (aired in February)
1998 In November, joined with Geraldine Laybourne (of Oxygen Media) and Marcy Carsey (of Carsey-Werner-Mandabach) in announcing plans to create Oxygen, a new cable channel aimed specifically at women
1998 Served as executive producer of the ABC remake of "David and Lisa"
1998 Signed contract to host TV talk show through the 2001-2002 season
1998 Starred in "Beloved". a film adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, directed by Jonathan Demme
1998 Stayed in Amarillo, Texas six weeks, defending herself in $10 million libel suit brought by a group of cattlemen over some offhand remarks uttered on her talk show; she won in a victory for the First Amendment
1999 Executive produced the highly-rated TV-movie "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays With Morrie" (ABC); won Emmy as Outstanding Made for Television Movie
1999 In July, announced joint venture with Hearst Magazines to publish new magazine aimed at women and covering spiritual issues
2000 Began honoring everyday heroes on her talk show via the "Use Your Life" award
2000 Launched the magazine O, The Oprah Magazine (April)
2001 Executive produced another popular TV Movie, "Amy & Isabelle," starring Elizabeth Shue
2002 In March, signed deal to remain with "The Oprah Winfrey Show" through the 2005-2006 season, the 20th anniversary of the program
2003 Made Forbes magazine's Billionaire's list, the first black woman to do so and only the second African-American billionaire (after BET founder Robert Johnson) with a reported net worth of $1 billion.
2003 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite Female television performer
2004 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite female television performer and Favorite Talk-show host
2005 Produced and invested more than $1 million in the Broadway musical adaption of 'The Color Purple' to be titled "Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple"; received 11 Tony nominations
2006 Signed a three-year, $55 million deal to debut a new XM Satellite Radio channel titled "Oprah & Friends," the channel will air programming related to fitness, health, self-improvement
2006 Signed on with Simon & Schuster to pen a book about weight control, reportedly receiving more than $12 million
2006 Voiced Gussy the goose in live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White
After being sexually abused at age nine by an older cousin and later by a family "friend", ran away from home at age 13; sent to juvenile detention home
Raised on grandmother's farm in Mississippi
Went to live with father in Nashville, TN where she became an honor student, joined drama club and won oratorical contest and $1,000 scholarship at age 16

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Subject: Television host Regis Philbin spent more time in front of a TV camera than anyone in history, holding the Guinness World’s Record for over 15,600 on-air hours to prove it. David Harrison Levi


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Television host Regis Philbin spent more time in front of a TV camera than anyone in history, holding the Guinness World’s Record for over 15,600 on-air hours to prove it. The wise-cracking ball of energy with the unmistakable New York accent was the longtime host of ABC’s perennial favorite morning show “Live With Regis” (syndicated, 1983- ). “Reege” also injected his dramatic flair and gift for unscripted gab into the prime time game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (ABC, 1999-2002; syndicated, 2002- ), jettisoning the sagging network back into the number one ratings slot. Never at a loss for words or quick jokes, for decades Philbin was the go-to guy when a network needed a commentator for any major pageant, parade or live TV event, as he had something trained actors and seasoned comedians didn’t have – the amusing and unpredictable appeal of an old-school New York “character.”

Although raised in the South Bronx, NY, Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was born in Manhattan on Aug. 25, 1931 to parents Frank and Florence Philbin. He would later have a considerably younger brother, also named Frank. Throughout his long career, Philbin was thought to be an only child, as his brother, a very private person, had requested not to be mentioned in the press; a request that the older sibling honored until he spoke of Frank’s untimely passing from cancer in early 2007. The son of an Irish father and an Albanian mother, Philbin attended the Catholic boys school, Cardinal Hayes High School, and went on earn a degree in Sociology from Indiana’s esteemed Notre Dame University. He would honor both of his alma maters throughout his career, donating $50,000 in winnings from a 2006 appearance on “Jeopardy” (syndicated, 1984- ) to his high school and inviting his college glee club to perform on his 2005 musical offering, The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Following college, Philbin served in the U.S. Navy, but was still lacking any career plans and had yet to consider entertainment as a direction.

Just starting out, Philbin got a job as an NBC page, working on an early season of “The Tonight Show” (NBC, 1953- ), which at that time, was hosted by comic, Steve Allen. He would recall in interviews, that he used to sit in the balcony and watch the talented cast rehearse for the show, marveling at their acting and comedic skills and wonder what kind of talent he might possibly have to offer. He moved to Los Angeles, where he got a job delivering film for the local station, KCOP-TV, getting started as a news and sports writer. One night, while watching Jack Parr host the next incarnation of “The Tonight Show,” and observing Parr’s personal, improvised style of interviewing and addressing the audience, it struck a chord with Philbin. He had finally discovered something he thought he might be able do. Working his way on camera as a news and sportscaster in the San Diego area, he landed his first local talk show – “The Regis Philbin Show” (1961-64) – on WKGTV in San Diego, CA in 1961. The show’s shoestring budget did not include a writing staff, so Philbin was forced to improvise, helping lay the groundwork for his natural, conversational style of interviewing guests and relating his personal experiences to the audience.

Philbin got his first break into national TV when he was hired to be the sidekick of rat packer, Joey Bishop, on "The Joey Bishop Show" (ABC 1967-69). He began hosting various series including the L.A. show "Philbin's People" (1970) – an award-winning round-table discussion with entertainers and political personalities – and a St. Louis late night show, "Regis Philbin's Saturday Night in St. Louis.” In 1975, Regis was invited to take the helm of “A.M. Los Angeles,” a local morning show that was lagging in the ratings, until Philbin re-energized the format, bringing it to number one in the ratings.

In 1983, Philbin returned to his native New York City, joining WABC-TV's "The Morning Show,” which was also suffering in the ratings and needed his magic touch. Philbin’s presence helped gain new audiences until 1986, when the introduction of co-host Kathie Lee Gifford caused ratings to skyrocket. The name was changed to "LIVE! With Regis & Kathie Lee" (syndicated, 1988-2000) for its nationally syndicated debut in 1988 and became a daytime institution, enjoying a viewership above 18 million at its peak. Most popular was the trademark opening segment where Philbin would banter and joke about what he had done the previous night, as well as tease the easily-embroiled Gifford. In 2000, following a relentless series of tabloid attacks related to her clothing line, her husband Frank Gifford’s extramarital affair, and her overly-discussed children, Gifford left the show. Philbin went through a number of guest co-hosts until a replacement was found in energetic soap opera actress, Kelly Ripa, who immediately brought a younger, more carefree – occasionally bawdy – spirit to the show. Whereas Philbin and Gifford had sparred like an old married couple, the rapport between Philbin and Ripa was refreshingly playful; almost a father-daughter comedy team.

In 1999, Philbin debuted the American version of the popular British game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The series was an instant smash, prompting a brief resurgence in prime time game shows and allowing Philbin to frequently proclaim that – with his two Disney/ABC-owned series – he had single-handedly "saved the network." A genuine pop culture phenomenon, “Millionaire” launched one of the biggest catchphrases of the era with, “Is that your final answer?” – even landing its popular host on the fashion pages for the slick monochromatic suit and tie combos he sported. The “Millionaire” frenzy eventually ebbed, with the show being pulled in 2001, only to be revived as a syndicated daytime show with new host Meredith Vieira the following year. Philbin would return to the primetime game show world in 2006, when he was tapped to host the talent show, “America’s Got Talent.” Unfortunately, the grueling 12-day shoots and the commute between New York and L.A. took a toll on Philbin’s seemingly boundless energy. He declined to return the following season.

A ubiquitous pop culture icon, Philbin remained an enduring presence, popping up almost everywhere – from David Letterman's late night show to Ripa's ABC sitcom "Hope & Faith" (ABC, 2003-’06) to the finale of "The Apprentice 2" (NBC, 2004-07), where he helped boost his best buddy Donald Trump’s lack of showbiz panache. He always maintained a busy schedule of secondary projects, hosting Miss America Pageants, Disney parades, and filling in for an ailing Dick Clark for ABC's annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" live broadcast in 2004. In 2005, he even honored his idol Dean Martin by performing at the Dean Martin Festival in the singer’s hometown of Steubenville, OH.

Philbin's forays into film and TV series usually consisted of playing himself or poking fun at talk show hosts in general – from his first appearance in Woody Allen's "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask)" (1972), to "Perry Mason: the Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host" (NBC, 1993) ,"Little Nicky" (2000), "Cheaper By the Dozen" (2003) and "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" (2005). He also lent his distinctive voice to the animated films "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special" (HBO, 1997) and “Shrek” (2001), as well as dozens of commercial voiceovers for banks, pain relievers, and beverages.

Besides his continual presence on television, Regis Philbin was also an accomplished author and vocalist. He wrote two biographies in his signature, anecdotal style – I’m Only One Man (1995) and Who Wants to be Me (2000). In 1968, he recorded the LP, It’s Time for Regis, emulating his favorite singers like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He returned to the studio in 2004 with the CD, When You’re Smiling and the following year with The Regis Philbin Christmas Album, but surprised audiences in 2006 with the experimental jazz album, My Darker Moods, featuring musicians John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and members of the alternative band, Sonic Youth.

In his private life, Philbin was married twice, first to Kay Faylen from 1955 to 1968. They had two children, a daughter Amy and a son Danny, who was born with severe health problems and eventually had to have his legs amputated. He went on to work for the Pentagon. His second wife was Joy Senese, an interior decorator who co-hosted “Live” with her husband on occasion. The couple was married in 1970 and had two daughters, Joanna and Jennifer. It was because he had so freely discussed his personal life in people’s living rooms for years, that when Philbin began experiencing health problems with his heart in the early 1990s, people were genuinely concerned for him. An angioplasty in 1993 failed to rectify his heart condition and in early 2007, the normally jocular Philbin tearfully told his studio that he would undergo heart bypass surgery. Though fearful of having the surgery, Philbin maintained his poise with a typically sharp quip after Ripa said she would be his sponge bath nurse, asking her: “Why don’t you give me a quick dip before I go?” His recovery was expected to take five weeks, during which a cast of co-hosts were scheduled to take his place on air.

Also Credited As: Regis Francis Xavier PhilbinBorn: on 08/25/1933 in New York, New YorkJob Titles: TV host, Actor, Newscaster, Singer, NBC page, Movie reviewer, News and sports writer, Producer, Newspaper deliveryman, Soda jerkFamily
Daughter: Amy Philbin. born c. 1961; mother Kay Faylan
Daughter: Jennifer Philbin. born in 1974; attended father's alma mater Notre Dame; mother Joy Philbin
Daughter: Joanna Philbin. born in 1973; graduated from Brown University in 1995; mother, Joy Philbin
Father: Frank Philbin.
Mother: Florence Philbin.
Son: Daniel Philbin. born in 1967 with numerous health problems, including muscles in his legs and with lower vertebrae fused; eventually had both legs amputated; works at the Pentagon
Education
Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, New York, 1949
Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, sociology, BA, 1953
Milestones
1953 Served in the US Navy
1955 Hired by KCOP TV as news writer and producer; later created a 15 minute sports telecast 1950s as a news and sports writer
1955 Moved to Los Angeles but quickly returned to NYC
1955 Returned to L.A.; worked as a stagehand
1957 Became on-air reporter at a station in San Diego, eventually moving up to news anchor
1964 Hosted syndicated "That Regis Philbin Show", a 90-minute program of music and celebrity interviews, featuring the Terry Gibbs Sextet; program was taped two weeks before broadcast; cancelled after four months
1972 Feature film debut as himself in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask)
1974 Worked briefly as a sporstcaster in Denver, Colorado
1975 Hired by KABC in Los Angeles as a movie reviewer
1976 Served as announcer and host for "Almost Anything Goes" (ABC), a one-month summer show which was sufficiently popular to win a regular season tryout
1977 TV-movie acting debut as Harry Carter in "SST--Death Flight" (ABC)
1981 Hosted "The Regis Philbin Show", a daily morning variety series on NBC, that lasted a mere 18 weeks; teamed with Mary Hart
1982 Hosted "Regis Philbin's Health Styles" on the cable channel The Health Network; cancelled after 13 weeks
1983 Moved to NYC and launched WABC-TV's "The Morning Show"; ratings grew steadily over next two years; co-hosts included Cindy Garvey
1984 Signed first four-year contract to serve as host of "The Morning Show"
1985 Kathie Lee Gifford joined "The Morning Show", and its popularity skyrocketed, particularly the initial 15-minute segment dubbed the "host chat", wherein the pair would speak unrehearsed
1986 First time as street reporter for "Walt Diney's Very Merry Christmas Parade" (ABC), telecast live from the Magic Kingdom in Florida; has served similarly for Disney's Easter and Fourth of July presentations
1987 Executive produced and hosted "The Regis Philbin Show", a Lifetime special
1988 "The Morning Show" changed its name to "Live with Regis & Kathie Lee" when it made its nationally syndicated debut in September; continued together until summer 2000
1989 Provided the voice of the Emperor for "Emperor's New Clothes" segment of "Long Ago and Far Away" (PBS)
1991 First time hosting (with Kathie Lee Gifford) the Miss America Pageant
1993 Guest-starred as Winslow Keane in "Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host" (NBC)
1996 Portrayed District Attorney Bradly on episode of ABC's "Life's Work"
1997 Played Darren Tate suspected of murdering his TV co-host (played by Kathie Lee Gifford) in episode of "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS)
1997 Provided the voice of Jack for HBO's "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special"
1999 Hosted the ABC primetime game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
2000 Following the departure of Kathy Lee Gifford; show retitled "Live with Regis"
2001 Welcomed new co-host, Kelly Ripa; show renamed "Live with Regis and Kelly"; nominated in 2006 for 3 Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Talk Show Host
2006 Hosted the primetime revival of "This Is Your Life," (ABC) which originally began on radio in the late 1940s before moving to television in the '50s
Appeared as himself on episodes of "Mad About You", "Seinfeld", "The Cosby Mysteries" and "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", among other series
Became temporary host of "A.M. Los Angeles"
Hosted "A,M. Los Angeles"; from 1978 teamed with Cindy Garvey
Hosted "Regis Philbin's Saturday Night" in St Louis, Missouri; Philbin commuted from L.A. to St Louis for the broadcast
Hosted local interview TV show in San Diego; attracted important guests like Billy Graham and Ronald Reagan
Raised in the Bronx, New York
Was Joey Bishop's sidekick on ABC's "The Joey Bishop Show"; in 1968 staged a stunt of walking off the show (like Jack Paar had done on "The Tonight Show"; returned three days later due to public outcry)
With Stan Borman, served as co-host of "Tempo", a TV program produced in L.A.
Worked briefly as a page at NBC

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Subject: Jay Leno, tall, imposing American nightclub comedian turned television comic and talk show host, whose shock of thick hair, wide eyes, protruding chin and artful comic style have helped make him one of the busiest and most recognizable performers in TV entertainment during the 1980s and 90s. David Harrison Levi


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Tall, imposing American nightclub comedian turned television comic and talk show host, whose shock of thick hair, wide eyes, protruding chin and artful comic style have helped make him one of the busiest and most recognizable performers in TV entertainment during the 1980s and 90s. First and foremost, Leno is a sly but determinedly clean-cut chronicler of American follies and foibles--on a proposed Congressional pay raise, for example, he made a suggestion quoted on the national nightly news: "They say if we give them a 50 percent pay increase they'll stop outside speaking engagements. Maybe if we give them 100 percent, they'll stop talking altogether.”

Beginning in nightclubs and on tour (for years Leno was making 300 personal appearances annually), Leno made a few early stabs at television and acted in several films ("American Hot Wax" 1978, "Americathlon" 1979). He did not really hit his stride, though, until the mid-1980s, when numerous appearances on late-night TV (especially "The David Letterman Show") gained him a niche as an occasional replacement for Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show". After Leno's quick wit and easy manner managed a more-than-fair share in the ratings, he was made the show's permanent guest host in 1988 and chosen to be Carson's successor in 1992.

Following in Carson's well-established footsteps was certain to prove a daunting undertaking, and there was an initial slight ratings slip as well as some backstage problems with former executive producer Helen Gorman Kushnick. On the whole, though, Leno managed the transition with the good-humored grace viewers had long since come to expect from him. When David Letterman jumped ship from NBC to CBS after being passed over for the "Tonight Show" hosting gig, Leno found himself facing much more formidable competition than he or Carson (who tended to favor Letterman) had encountered, sparking a hotly contested battle for viewers. The ratings war waged on neck-and-neck throughout the 1990s, but eventually, while critics tended to favor Letterman's edgier, snarkier show, Leno's broader, middle-of-the-road populist approach gradually emerged as the consistent ratings winner, bolstered by NBC's stronger prime-time lineup lead-in and promotional platform. However, in exchange for mainstream popularity, Leno—a notorious workhorse who took few days off and usually performed in clubs and concert halls when he did—seemed to lose much of his own distinctive brand of comedic bite with each successive season. In 2004, Leno announced his planned retirement from "The Tonight Show" in 2009 and planned to hand his hosting duties over to his NBC late night cohort Conan O'Brien.

As an offshoot of his tenure as the host of "The Tonight Show" and his place in the pop culture pantheon, Leno has appeared as himself in many feature films over the years, including “Dave” (1993), “Mad City” (1997), “Space Cowboys” (2000), “Juwanna Man” (2002) and “Mr. 3000” (2004). After his announced retirement, Leno began to branch out. He had a small voice role as a fire hydrant in “Robots” (2005), an animated feature about a futuristic world inhabited by robots, including an idealistic young genius, Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who wants to make the world a better place for his fellow mechanical brothers and sisters, but faces opposition from an evil corporation. Leno then gave voice to Fast Tony, a con artist armadillo, in “Ice Age: The Meltdown” (2006), the wildly successful sequel to “Ice Age” (2002) that that reunited Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo), Manny the wooly mammoth (Ray Romano), Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) and Scrat the prehistoric squirrel (Chris Wedge) in a quest to find Manny a mate despite possibly being the last mammoth in their rapidly melting world.

Also Credited As: James Douglas Muir LenoBorn: on 04/28/1950 in New Rochelle, New YorkJob Titles: TV host, Comedian, Actor, Rolls Royce auto mechanic, DeliverymanFamily
Brother: Patrick Leno.
Father: Angelo Leno. died on August 16, 1994 at age 83 in Andover, Massachusetts
Mother: Cathryn Leno. born in Scotland c. 1911; died on June 26, 1993 in Andover, Massachusetts
Education
Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts, speech therapy, BA, 1973
Andover High School, Andover, Massachusetts
Milestones
1973 Moved to Los Angeles
1977 First notable film appearance, "Silver Bears"
1977 Made first appearance on "The Tonight Show"
1977 Was a regular on the short-lived CBS variety show, "The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show"
1986 Hosted (and produced) his first hour-long comedy special on TV: "Jay Leno and the American Dream" on Showtime
1986 Named one of the two permanent guest hosts of "The Tonight Show"
1986 Played a sold-out engagement at New York's Carnegie Hall
1986 Signed an exclusive contract with NBC
1988 Named exclusive guest host of "The Tonight Show"
1991 Announcement made that Leno would replace Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" after the latter retired on May 22, 1992
1992 Took over as host of "The Tonight Show"
1993 Signed five-year $40 million contract with NBC to continuing hosting "The Tonight Show"
1998 Signed five-year contract extension with NBC for a reported $100 million
2000 Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (April 27)
2001 Extended contract to host "The Tonight Show" through 2005
2003 Received a People's Choice nomination for favorite talk-show host
2004 Received a People's Choice nomination for Favorite Talk-show host
2004 Signed a new deal with NBC, worth $100 million, that will keep him at the helm of "The Tonight Show" through at least 2009
Emceed campus talent shows while in college, and performed stand-up comedy in local nightclubs for extra money
Got a job writing comedy material for Jimmie Walker in the hit TV comedy, "Good Times"
Raised in Andover, Massachusetts
Was a warm-up act for such performers as Johnny Mathis, John Denver and Tom Jones

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Subject: A gap-toothed sardonic TV host with a flair for improvisation, David Letterman has taken a place as one of the kings of late night television. David Harrison Levi


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A gap-toothed sardonic TV host with a flair for improvisation, David Letterman has taken a place as one of the kings of late night television. While he was once seen as the heir apparent to Johnny Carson at NBC (where he spent much of the 1980s as writer and host of "Late Night with David Letterman"), the Indiana native surprisingly wasn't tapped to replace Carson when he retired. A bit peeved, Letterman accepted an offer from rival network CBS and since August 1993 has been ensconced as the host of "The Late Show with David Letterman", an NYC-based talk/variety series that has been popular with audiences and Emmy voters. With his "patented platypus grin" and a voice "as gracefully modulated and wickedly bland as that of a hip, small town jockey reading a mortuary commercial" (according to critic Richard Corliss), Letterman relies on an audience familiar with TV's pretensions in order to slyly poke fun at both these conventions and the society engendering them.

After graduating from Ball State in Indiana with a degree in radio and TV, Letterman took a job with a local TV station where, over the next few years, he hosted a children's program and a late-night movie and worked as a news anchor and weather announcer. Reportedly his superiors were not pleased when, on the air, he congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane.

Moving to L.A. in 1975, Letterman worked the stand-up comedy circuit and also sold material to the sitcom "Good Times" and to "The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour". Stints as a regular on "The Starland Vocal Band" (CBS, 1977) and Mary Tyler Moore's variety series, "Mary" (CBS, 1978), did not further his career, but his appearances on "The Tonight Show" did. Letterman soon became Johnny Carson's regular guest host and in 1980 was given a chance to host a daytime comedy/variety program, "The David Letterman Show". Although the show lasted only three months, it was well-received critically and even garnered a handful of Daytime Emmy Awards. The powers at NBC realized that Letterman's quirky humor might be better suited to a younger, wilder, wee-hours set than it was to those who had just awakened to face another day.

With such hilarious regular features as "Viewer Mail", "Tonight's Top 10", and "Stupid Pet Tricks", Letterman regularly broke the "fourth wall" of his performance space (witness the "Late Night Thrill-Cam") and addressed the medium of TV itself to a greater degree than his fellow talk show hosts. An heir to Ernie Kovacs, Letterman, whether bantering with sidekick Paul Shaffer (leader of "The World's Most Dangerous Band"), dropping objects off buildings, or launching his Velcro-clad body onto a wall and sticking there, has been unafraid to laugh at his own failed jokes or to become a somewhat acquired taste. Guests on his show have had to attune themselves to his sometimes brilliant if often corrosive humor: Teri Garr showering on the set, hobbyists who save snowballs from each winter or dress parrots like Cyndi Lauper have fared well, though Nastassja Kinski stormed off the set when Letterman kept mocking her standing-on-end hairdo. The series has remained popular with Emmy voters garnering several awards, including the top prize as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 1994 and consecutively in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Letterman also used his production deal to develop new prime time series for CBS: the biggest hit to emerge from his Worldwide Pants banner was "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996- ) starring comedian Ray Romano. And while NBC may not have tapped him to host "The Tonight Show", the network didn't bear any grudges as it aired the Letterman-produced series "Ed" (2000- ), a quirky comedy-drama about a man who returned to his hometown to operate a bowling alley after his marriage fails.

Letterman was a professional workhorse who was known for never missing a show until the year 2000, when the host had to undergo emergency bypass surgery, but friends of the show such as Julia Roberts and Regis Philbin stepped in to pinch-hit for him while he recovered; he was briefly sidelined again in 2003 with a case of the shingles as stars like Bruce Willis, Bonnie Hunt, Vince Vaughn, Bill Cosby and bandleader Paul Shaffer tackled desk duty. Although known as a private person who rarely allows glimpses of his personal life and feelings, Letterman's proudest on-air moment may have come in the wake of the destruction of New York's World Trade Center when, after weeks off the air, he returned to the show and spoke compellingly and compassionately about the city's loss and shared an emotional commiseration with anchorman Dan Rather.

Also Credited As: David Michael Letterman, Earl HofertBorn: on 04/12/1947 in Indianapolis, IndianaJob Titles: TV host, Comedian, Comedy writer, Producer, Announcer, News anchor, WeathermanFamily
Son: Harry Joseph Letterman. born November 3, 2003; named after Letterman's father; mother Regina
Significant Others
Companion: Merrill Markoe. worked on "The David Letterman Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman"
Companion: Regina Lasko. worked for "Saturday Night Live"
Education
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, radio and television, BA, 1969
Milestones
1969 Got a full-time job with WLWI-TV in Indianapolis
1974 Hosted a radio talk show in Indianapolis
1975 Moved to Los Angeles; made stand-up comedy debut at The Comedy Store
1977 Worked as an announcer and regular on short-lived CBS variety series, "The Starland Vocal Band" (also wrote for the series)
1978 Appeared as a regular on the short-lived CBS variety series, "Mary", starring Mary Tyler Moore (also wrote for the series)
1978 First appeared on "The Tonight Show" on November 24
1980 Hired by NBC to host a morning comedy/variety show, "The David Letterman Show"; won two Daytime Emmy Awards
1984 Made feature film appearance in "Starman"
1992 Offered $14 million annually to host a late night show for CBS that would compete with "Arsenio" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in many markets
1993 Final live show at NBC (June 25)
1993 Formed production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated
1993 Moved to CBS to produce and star in an 11:30 p.m. talk show, entitled "Late Show With David Letterman"; the deal included a $14 million annual salary and an arrangement to produce a show that would follow his and other programs for CBS
1993 Premiered CBS show (August 30)
1994 Made a cameo appearance (billed as Earl Hofert) in the feature "Cabin Boy"
2000 Served as executive producer of the NBC series "Ed"
2000 In January, successfully underwent heart bypass surgery
2002 After much speculation and wooing by ABC, re-signed with CBS to continue hosting "Late Night with David Letterman" (March)
2003 Took several weeks off after being diagnosed with shingles; replaced by guest hosts including Bruce Willis, Bonnie Hunt, Vince Vaughn and Paul Shaffer
2005 Worldwide Pants produced its first feature film, "Strangers with Candy," which was a prequel to the short-lived TV series created by Amy Sedaris
2006 Signed a contract to stay on the air until at least 2010; expected to make a reported $38 million a year
Hosted and wrote for "Late Night with David Letterman" (NBC)
Worked as a replacement announcer at a TV station in Indianapolis during a summer while he was in college

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Subject: Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as The Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. David Harrison Levi


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The Who

Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle stood silent, functioning as the eye of the hurricane. These divergent personalities frequently clashed, but these frictions also resulted in a decade's worth of remarkable music.
As one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They often sounded like they were exploding conventional rock and R&B structures with Townshend's furious guitar chords, Entwistle's hyperactive basslines, and Moon's vigorous, chaotic drumming. Unlike most rock bands, the Who based their rhythm on Townshend's guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound the Who thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition, as Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory. He soon became regarded as one of the finest British songwriters of his era, as songs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation" became teenage anthems, and his rock opera, Tommy, earned him respect from mainstream music critics.

Townshend continually pushed the band toward more ambitious territory, incorporating white noise, pop art, and conceptual extended musical pieces into the group's style. The remainder of the Who, especially Entwistle and Daltrey, weren't always eager to follow him in his musical explorations, especially after the success of his first rock opera, Tommy. Instead, they wanted to stick to their hard rock roots, playing brutally loud, macho music instead of Townshend's textured song suites and vulnerable pop songs. Eventually, this resulted in the group abandoning their adventurous spirit in the mid-'70s, as they settled into their role as arena rockers. The Who continued on this path even after the death of Moon in 1978, and even after they disbanded in the early '80s, as they reunited numerous times in the late '80s and '90s to tour America. The group's relentless pursuit of the dollar was largely due to Entwistle and Daltrey, who never found successful solo careers, but it had the unfortunate side effect of tarnishing their reputation for many longtime fans. However, there's little argument that at their peak, the Who were one of the most innovative and powerful bands in rock history.

Townshend and Entwistle met while attending high school in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. In their early teens, they played in a Dixieland band together, with Entwistle playing trumpet and Townshend playing banjo. By the early '60s, the pair had formed a rock & roll band, but Entwistle departed in 1962 to play in the Detours, a hard-edged rock band featuring a sheet-metal worker named Roger Daltrey. By the end of the year, Townshend had joined as a rhythm guitarist, and in 1963, Daltrey became the group's lead vocalist once Colin Dawson left the band. Within a few months, drummer Doug Sandom had parted ways with the Detours, and the group added Moon, who had previously drummed with a surf rock band called the Beachcombers. The Detours changed their name to the Who in early 1964.

As the group struggled to get a break, Townshend attended art school, while the remaining three worked odd jobs. Soon, the band became regulars at the Marquee club in London, which is where Townshend first smashed one of his guitars out of frustration with the sound system; the destruction would become one of his performing signatures. Soon, the group cultivated a small following, which led to the interest of manager Pete Meaden. Under the direction of Meaden, the Who changed their name to the High Numbers and began dressing in sharp suits in order to appeal to the style- and R&B-obsessed mod audience. The High Numbers released one single, "I'm the Face"/"Zoot Suit," which was comprised of two songs written by Meaden. After the single bombed, the group ditched him and began working with Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, two fledgling music business entrepreneurs who had previously failed as film directors. Instead of moving the band away from mod, Lambert and Stamp encouraged them to embrace the movement, offering them advice on both what to play and what to wear, including pushing the target T-shirt that became a key visual signature. The group reclaimed the Who name and began playing a set that consisted entirely of soul, R&B, and Motown -- or, as their posters said, "Maximum R&B." By late 1964, they had developed an enthusiastic mod following. At the end of 1964, the Who signed with Decca on the strength of Townshend's "You Really Got Me" knockoff, "I Can't Explain." The group entered the studio with producer Shel Talmy, who previously worked with the Kinks, and the single was released to little attention in January 1965. Once the Who appeared on the television program Ready, Steady, Go, the single shot up the charts, since the group's incendiary performance, featuring Townshend and Moon destroying their instruments, became a sensation. "I Can't Explain" reached the British Top Ten, followed that summer by "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere." That fall, "My Generation" climbed all the way to number two on the charts, confirming the band's status as a British pop phenomenon. An album of the same name followed at the end of the year, and early in 1966, "Substitute" became their fourth British Top Ten hit.

Following "Substitute," the Who acrimoniously left Talmy, and Lambert became the group's producer. Lambert and Stamp decided that every member of the Who should contribute songs to the group's second album in order to generate more revenue. Although the ploy meant A Quick One was uneven, Lambert's presence allowed Townshend to write the title track as a ten-minute mini-opera, an idea he would expand over the next few years. Upon its 1966 release, A Quick One became another British hit. In America, the group was ignored until A Quick One was retitled Happy Jack and its title track reached the Top 40 in 1967. By that time, the group had already eclipsed A Quick One with The Who Sell Out, a concept album constructed as a mock-pirate radio broadcast. The album featured "I Can See for Miles," which became the group's first Top Ten hit in America. That year, the group also appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival.

During 1968, the Who delivered their final mod single, the bizarre "Dogs." By that time, the mod audience had declined considerably, and the single bombed, sending Townshend into seclusion to write a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy with a gift for pinball. As he worked on the record, the compilation Magic Bus was released in America.

The Who returned in 1969 with the double concept album Tommy, which was acclaimed as the first successful rock opera. The album became a huge hit, earning positive reviews from mainstream publications as well as underground rock magazines. Tommy climbed into the American Top Ten as the group supported the album with an extensive tour, where they played the opera in its entirety, including dates at the London Coliseum and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. In some respects, Tommy became too successful, since it soon overshadowed the Who themselves; it was performed as a play across the world and would eventually be filmed by Ken Russell in 1975 (the movie starred Daltrey) -- plus, in 1993, Townshend turned it into a Broadway musical with director Des McAnuff.

While the legacy of Tommy would prove formidable, in 1970 Townshend was stumped about how to follow it up. As he worked on new material, the group released Live at Leeds in 1970, as well as the single "The Seeker." The following year a singles collection called Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy was released. Eventually, he settled on a sci-fi rock opera called Lifehouse, which he intended to be strongly influenced by the teachings of his guru, Meher Baba. Townshend also intended to incorporate electronics and synthesizers on the album, pushing the group into new sonic territory. The remainder of the Who wasn't particularly enthralled with Lifehouse, claiming not to understand its plot, and their reluctance contributed to Townshend suffering a nervous breakdown. Once he recovered, the group picked up the pieces of the now-abandoned Lifehouse project and recorded Who's Next with producer Glyn Johns. Boasting a harder, heavier sound, Who's Next became a major hit, and many of its tracks -- including "Baba O'Riley," "Bargain," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and Entwistle's "My Wife" -- became cornerstones of album-oriented FM radio in the '70s.

The success of Who's Next prompted Townshend to attempt another opera. This time, he abandoned fantasy in order to sketch a portrait of a '60s mod with Quadrophenia. As he wrote the album in 1972, he released Who Came First, a collection of private recordings and demos he made for Meher Baba. Around that time, Entwistle, frustrated at his lack of songwriting input in the Who, began his own solo career, pursuing his with more dedication than Townshend. Quadrophenia was released as a double album in 1973, and although the band attempted to play the music on tour, technical difficulties prevented them from doing so.

The Who began to fragment after the release of Quadrophenia, as Townshend began to publicly fret over his role as a rock spokesman; in private, he began sinking into alcohol abuse. Entwistle concentrated heavily on his solo career, including recordings with his side projects Ox and Rigor Mortis, as Daltrey alternately pursued an acting career and solo recordings. Moon, meanwhile, continued to party, celebrating his substance abuse and eventually releasing the solo album Two Sides of the Moon, which was studded with star cameos. During this hiatus, the group released the rarities collection Odds & Sods. Meanwhile, Townshend continued to work on songs for the Who, resulting in the disarmingly personal The Who by Numbers in 1975. The record and its accompanying tour became a hit, but following the tour's completion, the band officially took an extended hiatus. The Who reconvened in 1978 to release Who Are You. Instead of responding to the insurgent punk movement, which labeled the Who as has-beens, the album represented the group's heaviest flirtation with prog rock since Quadrophenia. The album became a huge hit, peaking at number two in the American charts and reaching platinum. Instead of being a triumphant comeback, though, Who Are You became a symbol of tragedy, since Moon died of a drug overdose on September 7, 1978, mere months after the record's release. Since Moon was such an integral part of the Who's sound and image, the band had to debate whether continuing on was a wise move. Eventually, they decided to continue performing, but all three surviving members would later claim that they felt the Who ended with Moon's death.

Hiring Kenny Jones, a former member of the Small Faces, as Moon's replacement, as well as keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick to round out the lineup, the Who began working on new material in 1979. Before they released a new record, they released the live documentary The Kids Are Alright and contributed music to Franc Roddam's cinematic adaptation of Quadrophenia, which starred Phil Daniels. The Who began touring later in 1979, but the tour's momentum was crushed when 11 attendees at the group's December 3, 1979, concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum were trampled to death in a rush for choice festival seating. The band wasn't informed of the incident until after the concert was finished, and the tragedy deflated whatever goodwill they had.

Following the Cincinnati concert, the Who slowly fell apart. Townshend became addicted to cocaine, heroin, tranquilizers, and alcohol, suffering a near-fatal overdose in 1981. Meanwhile, Entwistle and Daltrey soldiered on in their solo careers. The band reconvened in 1981 to record and release Face Dances, their first album since Moon's death. The album was a hit but received mixed reviews. The following year, they released It's Hard and embarked on a supporting tour billed as their farewell to fans. The live Who's Last was released in 1984 as a commemoration of the tour.

The farewell tour didn't turn out to be the final goodbye from the Who. While Entwistle and Daltrey slowly faded away, Townshend continued recording to relative success. However, the Who still haunted him. The group reunited to play Live Aid in 1985, and three years later, they played a British music awards program. In 1989, Townshend agreed to reunite the band, with Jones being replaced by session drummer Simon Phillips for a 25th anniversary tour of America. Whatever goodwill the Who had with many fans and critics was squandered on that tour, which was perceived as simply a way to make a lot of money. The Who reunited again in 1994 for two concerts to celebrate Daltrey's 50th birthday.

Following the success of his Broadway adaptation of Tommy, Townshend decided to revive Quadrophenia in 1996, reuniting the Who to perform the piece at the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park that summer. The Who followed it with an American tour in the fall, which proved to be a failure. The following summer, the Who launched an oldies tour of America that was ignored by the press. In October 2001, they played the Concert for NYC benefit for families of the victims of the September 11 attacks. In late June 2002, the Who had once again regrouped and were about to kick off a North American tour when Entwistle died at the age of 57 in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel. In 2006, Townshend and Daltrey released the mini-opera Wire & Glass, their first collaboration as the Who in nearly a quarter century. The full-length Endless Wire, which included the EP, was released later that year.

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By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based rock & roll that came to define hard rock. With his preening machismo and latent maliciousness, Mick Jagger became the prototypical rock frontman, tempering his macho showmanship with a detached, campy irony while Keith Richards and Brian Jones wrote the blueprint for sinewy, interlocking rhythm guitars. Backed by the strong yet subtly swinging rhythm section of bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts, the Stones became the breakout band of the British blues scene, eclipsing such contemporaries as the Animals and Them. Over the course of their career, the Stones never really abandoned blues, but as soon as they reached popularity in the U.K., they began experimenting musically, incorporating the British pop of contemporaries like the Beatles, Kinks, and Who into their sound. After a brief dalliance with psychedelia, the Stones re-emerged in the late '60s as a jaded, blues-soaked hard rock quintet. The Stones always flirted with the seedy side of rock & roll, but as the hippie dream began to break apart, they exposed and reveled in the new rock culture. It wasn't without difficulty, of course. Shortly after he was fired from the group, Jones was found dead in a swimming pool, while at a 1969 free concert at Altamont, a concertgoer was brutally killed during the Stones' show. But the Stones never stopped going. For the next 30 years, they continued to record and perform, and while their records weren't always blockbusters, they were never less than the most visible band of their era -- certainly, none of their British peers continued to be as popular or productive as the Stones. And no band since has proven to have such a broad fan base or far-reaching popularity, and it is impossible to hear any of the groups that followed them without detecting some sort of influence, whether it was musical or aesthetic.
Throughout their career, Mick Jagger (vocals) and Keith Richards (guitar, vocals) remained at the core of the Rolling Stones. The pair initially met as children at Dartford Maypole County Primary School. They drifted apart over the next ten years, eventually making each other's acquaintance again in 1960, when they met through a mutual friend, Dick Taylor, who was attending Sidcup Art School with Richards. At the time, Jagger was studying at the London School of Economics and playing with Taylor in the blues band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Shortly afterward, Richards joined the band. Within a year, they had met Brian Jones (guitar, vocals), a Cheltenham native who had dropped out of school to play saxophone and clarinet. By the time he became a fixture on the British blues scene, Jones had already had a wild life. He ran away to Scandinavia when he was 16; by that time, he had already fathered two illegitimate children. He returned to Cheltenham after a few months, where he began playing with the Ramrods. Shortly afterward, he moved to London, where he played in Alexis Korner's group, Blues Inc. Jones quickly decided he wanted to form his own group and advertised for members; among those he recruited was the heavyset blues pianist Ian Stewart.

As he played with his group, Jones also moonlighted under the name Elmo Jones at the Ealing Blues Club. At the pub, he became reacquainted with Blues, Inc., which now featured drummer Charlie Watts, and, on occasion, cameos by Jagger and Richards. Jones became friends with Jagger and Richards, and they soon began playing together with Taylor and Stewart; during this time, Mick was elevated to the status of Blues, Inc.'s lead singer. With the assistance of drummer Tony Chapman, the fledgling band recorded a demo tape. After the tape was rejected by EMI, Taylor left the band to attend the Royal College of Art; he would later form the Pretty Things. Before Taylor's departure, the group named itself the Rolling Stones, borrowing the moniker from a Muddy Waters song.

The Rolling Stones gave their first performance at the Marquee Club in London on July 12, 1962. At the time, the group consisted of Jagger, Richards, Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, drummer Mick Avory, and Dick Taylor, who had briefly returned to the fold. Weeks after the concert, Taylor left again and was replaced by Bill Wyman, formerly of the Cliftons. Avory also left the group -- he would later join the Kinks -- and the Stones hired Tony Chapman, who proved to be unsatisfactory. After a few months of persuasion, the band recruited Charlie Watts, who had quit Blues, Inc. to work at an advertising agency once the group's schedule became too hectic. By 1963, the band's lineup had been set, and the Stones began an eight-month residency at the Crawdaddy Club, which proved to substantially increase their fan base. It also attracted the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who became the Stones' manager, signing them from underneath Crawdaddy's Giorgio Gomelsky. Although Oldham didn't know much about music, he was gifted at promotion, and he latched upon the idea of fashioning the Stones as the bad-boy opposition to the clean-cut Beatles. At his insistence, the large yet meek Stewart was forced out of the group, since his appearance contrasted with the rest of the group. Stewart didn't disappear from the Stones; he became one of their key roadies and played on their albums and tours until his death in 1985.

With Oldham's help, the Rolling Stones signed with Decca Records, and that June, they released their debut single, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Come On." The single became a minor hit, reaching number 21, and the group supported it with appearances on festivals and package tours. At the end of the year, they released a version of Lennon-McCartney's "I Wanna Be Your Man" that soared into the Top 15. Early in 1964, they released a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," which shot to number three. "Not Fade Away" became their first American hit, reaching number 48 that spring. By that time, the Stones were notorious in their homeland. Considerably rougher and sexier than the Beatles, the Stones were the subject of numerous sensationalistic articles in the British press, culminating in a story about the band urinating in public. All of these stories cemented the Stones as a dangerous, rebellious band in the minds of the public, and had the effect of beginning a manufactured rivalry between them and the Beatles, which helped the group rocket to popularity in the U.S. In the spring of 1964, the Stones released their eponymous debut album, which was followed by "It's All Over Now," their first U.K. number one. That summer, they toured America to riotous crowds, recording the Five by Five EP at Chess Records in Chicago in the midst of the tour. By the time it was over, they had another number one U.K. single with Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster." Although the Stones had achieved massive popularity, Oldham decided to push Jagger and Richards into composing their own songs, since they -- and his publishing company -- would receive more money that away. In June of 1964, the group released their first original single, "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)," which became their first American Top 40 hit. Shortly afterward, a version of Irma Thomas' "Time Is on My Side" became their first U.S. Top Ten. It was followed by "The Last Time" in early 1965, a number one U.K. and Top Ten U.S. hit that began a virtually uninterrupted string of Jagger-Richards hit singles. Still, it wasn't until the group released "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the summer of 1965 that they were elevated to superstars. Driven by a fuzz-guitar riff designed to replicate the sound of a horn section, "Satisfaction" signaled that Jagger and Richards had come into their own as songwriters, breaking away from their blues roots and developing a signature style of big, bluesy riffs and wry, sardonic lyrics. It stayed at number one for four weeks and began a string of Top Ten singles that ran for the next two years, including such classics as "Get off My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "As Tears Go By," and "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"

By 1966, the Stones had decided to respond to the Beatles' increasingly complex albums with their first album of all-original material, Aftermath. Due to Brian Jones' increasingly exotic musical tastes, the record boasted a wide range of influences, from the sitar-drenched "Paint It, Black" to the Eastern drones of "I'm Going Home." These eclectic influences continued to blossom on Between the Buttons (1967), the most pop-oriented album the group ever made. Ironically, the album's release was bookended by two of the most notorious incidents in the band's history. Before the record was released, the Stones performed the suggestive "Let's Spend the Night Together," the B-side to the medieval ballad "Ruby Tuesday," on The Ed Sullivan Show, which forced Jagger to alter the song's title to an incomprehensible mumble, or else face being banned. In February of 1967, Jagger and Richards were arrested for drug possession, and within three months, Jones was arrested on the same charge. All three were given suspended jail sentences, and the group backed away from the spotlight as the summer of love kicked into gear in 1967. Jagger, along with his then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, went with the Beatles to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; they were also prominent in the international broadcast of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love." Appropriately, the Stones' next single, "Dandelion"/"We Love You," was a psychedelic pop effort, and it was followed by their response to Sgt. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, which was greeted with lukewarm reviews.

The Stones' infatuation with psychedelia was brief. By early 1968, they had fired Andrew Loog Oldham and hired Allen Klein as their manager. The move coincided with their return to driving rock & roll, which happened to coincide with Richards' discovery of open tunings, a move that gave the Stones their distinctively fat, powerful sound. The revitalized Stones were showcased on the malevolent single "Jumpin' Jack Flash," which climbed to number three in May 1968. Their next album, Beggar's Banquet, was finally released in the fall, after being delayed for five months due its controversial cover art of a dirty, graffiti-laden restroom. An edgy record filled with detours into straight blues and campy country, Beggar's Banquet was hailed as a masterpiece among the fledgling rock press. Although it was seen as a return to form, few realized that while it opened a new chapter of the Stones' history, it also was the closing of their time with Brian Jones. Throughout the recording of Beggar's Banquet, Jones was on the sidelines due to his deepening drug addiction and his resentment of the dominance of Jagger and Richards. Jones left the band on June 9, 1969, claiming to be suffering from artistic differences between himself and the rest of the band. On July 3, 1969 -- less than a month after his departure -- Jones was found dead in his swimming pool. The coroner ruled that it was "death by misadventure," yet his passing was the subject of countless rumors over the next two years.

By the time of his death, the Stones had already replaced Brian Jones with Mick Taylor, a former guitarist for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He wasn't featured on "Honky Tonk Women," a number one single released days after Jones' funeral, and he contributed only a handful of leads on their next album, Let It Bleed. Released in the fall of 1969, Let It Bleed was comprised of sessions with Jones and Taylor, yet it continued the direction of Beggar's Banquet, signaling that a new era in the Stones' career had begun, one marked by ragged music and an increasingly wasted sensibility. Following Jagger's filming of Ned Kelly in Australia during the first part of 1969, the group launched its first American tour in three years. Throughout the tour -- the first where they were billed as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band -- the group broke attendance records, but it was given a sour note when the group staged a free concert at Altamont Speedway. On the advice of the Grateful Dead, the Stones hired Hell's Angels as security, but that plan backfired tragically. The entire show was unorganized and in shambles, yet it turned tragic when the Angels killed a young black man, Meredith Hunter, during the Stones' performance. In the wake of the public outcry, the Stones again retreated from the spotlight and dropped "Sympathy for the Devil," which some critics ignorantly claimed incited the violence, from their set.

As the group entered hiatus, they released the live Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! in the fall of 1970. It was their last album for Decca/London, and they formed Rolling Stones Records, which became a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. During 1970, Jagger starred in Nicolas Roeg's cult film Performance and married Nicaraguan model Bianca Perez Morena de Macias, and the couple quickly entered high society. As Jagger was jet-setting, Richards was slumming, hanging out with country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Keith wound up having more musical influence on 1971's Sticky Fingers, the first album the Stones released though their new label. Following its release, the band retreated to France on tax exile, where they shared a house and recorded a double album, Exile on Main St. Upon its May 1972 release, Exile on Main St. was widely panned, but over time it came to be considered one of the group's defining moments.

Following Exile, the Stones began to splinter in two, as Jagger concentrated on being a celebrity and Richards sank into drug addiction. The band remained popular throughout the '70s, but their critical support waned. Goats Head Soup, released in 1973, reached number one, as did 1974's It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, but neither record was particularly well received. Taylor left the band after It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, and the group recorded their next album as they auditioned new lead guitarists, including Jeff Beck. They finally settled on Ron Wood, former lead guitarist for the Faces and Rod Stewart, in 1976, the same year they released Black n' Blue, which only featured Wood on a handful of cuts. During the mid- and late '70s, all the Stones pursued side projects, with both Wyman and Wood releasing solo albums with regularity. Richards was arrested in Canada in 1977 with his common-law wife Anita Pallenberg for heroin possession. After his arrest, he cleaned up and was given a suspended sentence the following year. The band reconvened in 1978 to record Some Girls, an energetic response to punk, new wave, and disco. The record and its first single, the thumping disco-rocker "Miss You," both reached number one, and the album restored the group's image. However, the group squandered that goodwill with the follow-up, Emotional Rescue, a number one record that nevertheless received lukewarm reviews upon its 1980 release. Tattoo You, released the following year, fared better both critically and commercially, as the singles "Start Me Up" and "Waiting on a Friend" helped the album spend nine weeks at number one. The Stones supported Tattoo You with an extensive stadium tour captured in Hal Ashby's movie Let's Spend the Night Together and the 1982 live album Still Life.

Tattoo You proved to be the last time the Stones completely dominated the charts and the stadiums. Although the group continued to sell out concerts in the '80s and '90s, their records didn't sell as well as previous efforts, partially because the albums suffered due to Jagger and Richards' notorious mid-'80s feud. Starting with 1983's Undercover, the duo conflicted about which way the band should go, with Jagger wanting the Stones to follow contemporary trends and Richards wanting them to stay true to their rock roots. As a result, Undercover was a mean-spirited, unfocused record that received relatively weak sales and mixed reviews. Released in 1986, Dirty Work suffered a worse fate, since Jagger was preoccupied with his fledgling solo career. Once Jagger decided that the Stones would not support Dirty Work with a tour, Richards decided to make his own solo record with 1988's Talk Is Cheap. Appearing a year after Jagger's failed second solo album, Talk Is Cheap received good reviews and went gold, prompting Jagger and Richards to reunite late in 1988. The following year, the Stones released Steel Wheels, which was received with good reviews, but the record was overshadowed by its supporting tour, which grossed over 140 million dollars and broke many box office records. In 1991, the live album Flashpoint, which was culled from the Steel Wheels shows, was released.

Following the release of Flashpoint, Bill Wyman left the band; he published a memoir, Stone Alone, within a few years of leaving. The Stones didn't immediately replace Wyman, since they were all working on solo projects; this time, there was none of the animosity surrounding their mid-'80s projects. The group reconvened in 1994 with bassist Darryl Jones, who had previously played with Miles Davis and Sting, to record and release the Don Was-produced Voodoo Lounge. The album received the band's strongest reviews in years, and its accompanying tour was even more successful than the Steel Wheels tour. On top of being more successful than its predecessor, Voodoo Lounge also won the Stones their first Grammy for Best Rock Album. Upon the completion of the Voodoo Lounge tour, the Stones released the live, "unplugged" album Stripped in the fall of 1995. Similarly, after wrapping up their tour in support of 1997's Bridges to Babylon, the group issued yet another live set, No Security, the following year. A high-profile greatest-hits tour in 2002 was launched despite the lack of a studio album to support, and its album document Live Licks appeared in 2004. A year later, the group issued A Bigger Bang, their third effort with producer Don Was.

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Patti Smith Biography
"Three chord rock merged with the power of the word"

So Patti Smith described her music on the 1975 release of Horses, her celebrated debut album; and so she has continued to blend the spoken and sung arts in incantatory fashion with her latest work, Gone Again. Impossible to categorize, moving easily between the literary and musical worlds, always unpredictable and impassioned, she is an idiosyncratically unique performer who has always remained true to her artistic vision.

Born in Chicago and raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, just across the state line from Philadelphia, Patti's mother, Beverly, was a jazz singer cum waitress. Her father, Grant, worked at the Honeywell plant; she was the oldest of four siblings: her sisters Linda and Kimberly (the latter plays mandolin on Gone Again's "Ravens,"), and brother Todd. Unable to find her place in high school society, she took refuge in the images of Rimbaud, Bob Dylan, James Brown, and the Rolling Stones. Dropping out of Glassboro State Teacher's College, she headed for the bright -lights-big-city of New York.

When she arrived in town, she met an art student named Robert Mapplethorpe and they moved in together. Patti found a job as a bookstore clerk at the Strand and Scribner's. In 1969, she traveled to Paris with her sister Linda, working on the street as a performance artist, and making her first forays into the visual arts. Returning to New York as the seventies got underway, she rebounded between the back room at Max's Kansas City and the Hotel Chelsea. Encouraged by such as Dylan cohort Bobby Neuwirth and blues virtuoso Johnny Winter, Patti made a name for herself in underground theatre (starring in such plays as Jackie Curtis' Vain Victory at the Cafe La Mama), and collaborating with the playwright Sam Shepherd, with whom she co-authored Cowboy Mouth. She was also writing poetry.

On February 10, 1971, she opened for Gerard Malanga at a Poetry Project weekly reading at St. Mark's Church on the Lower East Side. She was joined for three songs by Lenny Kaye, a rock writer and record store clerk whom she had met through an article he'd written for Jazz and Pop magazine about "Accapella" music, the unaccompanied doo-wop of the Philly-New York corridor. Discovering they liked the same type of obscure records, and knowing that he played guitar, she added his rhythmic chording to her chant-sung poetry, though there was little sense of where it might be heading.

Patti continued performing as a poet/actress over the next two years, opening for the New York Dolls at the Mercer Arts Center, writing songs for The Blue Oyster Cult, "reviewing" records for Creem and Rock magazines, and publishing her first volumes of poetry, Seventh Heaven and Witt. In November of 1973, she and Kaye reunited for a "Rock 'n' Rimbaud" performance at Le Jardin off New York's Times Square, and the seeds for a band were sown. They were accompanied by a succession of piano players, culminating in the arrival of Richard "DNV" Sohl in the Spring of 1974. As a trio, they began to play more regularly, a curious blend centered on Patti's improvised wordplay, between free rock and free jazz, original songs mingling with strange cover versions that were used as counterpoint and segue.

One of these, Patti's version of "Hey Joe," taking as its backdrop the Patty Hearst kidnapping, became her first recorded work. Going into Electric Ladyland Studio on the evening of June 5, 1974, the group attempted to see if the electricity they were generating live could be translated to vinyl. Helped out by Tom Verlaine (of the new band, Television) on lead guitar, funded by Robert Mapplethorpe, and released on their own Mer Records, the result was one of the first indie-rock DIY singles. The b-side was the prophetic "Piss Factory," which told of Patti's stint as an assembly line worker and her vow to travel to New York: "Watch me now!"

Buoyed by an energetic New Band scene centered around CBGB's in New York, the group—Patti, Lenny, and DNV—traveled to California in the fall of '74, playing the Whiskey in L.A. and the Fillmore (on audition night) in S.F. When they returned east, they felt their sound needed filling out, and recruited guitarist Ivan Kral, a Czech refugee. It was this combination that played CBGB's for eight weeks in the spring of 1975, honing their concept and ultimately attracting the attention of Clive Davis, who signed them to his fledgling Arista label that summer.

Drummer Jay Dee Daugherty had overseen their sound at CBGB's and had sat in with them several times. He joined the band in time to record their debut album, with John Cale at the producer's helm. Recorded at Electric Ladyland, Horses was released in November 1975. It contained Patti's incantatory reworkings of rock classics like "Gloria" and "Land (Of A Thousand Dances)", more traditional song forms (the reggae "Redondo Beach," "Free Money"), and streams-of -unconscious poetry ("Birdland"). It cracked the American Top 50, paving the way for a new generation of art-rat punk.

After successfully touring America and Europe, sounding a "wake-up call" to the legions of aspiring guitarists waiting in the wings, the Group returned to the studio in the summer of 1976 to record Radio Ethiopia with producer Jack Douglas. Featuring a more rock-based sound—as in "Ask The Angels" and "Pumping"—even as the title cut heralded a field where anything could and should happen. The band's touring was cut short when Patti fell from a stage in Tampa, Florida, during "Ain't It Strange," cracking two vertebrae in her neck and taking an enforced convalescence.

The time off was spent preparing a volume of poetry, Babel, and Easter, the 1978 release which not only gave the Group its first Top 20 hit—"Because The Night," a collaboration between Patti and Bruce Springsteen—but its most succinct statements of principle yet, from "Twenty Fifth Floor" to "Rock N Roll Nigger." The maiden production of Jimmy Iovine, the album became a worldwide hit, and Patti and the band toured America & Europe throughout much of that year.

But with so many of their artistic and idealistic goals accomplished, the end was inevitably in sight. In 1979, Patti released Wave, produced by Todd Rundgren, which seemed to complete her seventies' saga. Even while the band's cover of "(So You Want To Be A) Rock And Roll Star" spoke of her disenchantment with the trapping of rock stardom, "Dancing Barefoot" and "Frederick" were inspired by the new love in her life, Fred "Sonic" Smith, ex-MC5 guitarist and leader of Detroit's Sonic Rendezvous Band. In the fall of 1979, after performing what would be a farewell concert before 70,000 fans in a Florence, Italy soccer stadium, Patti waved "bye, bye, hey hey" to her Group persona and moved to the Motor City. She married Fred on March 1, 1980.

They lived a quiet, private life in a Detroit suburb, with their children Jackson (now 14) and Jesse (9), concentrating their energies on raising a family and following their musical muse. In 1988, they released Dream of Life as a symbol of their creative work together. It featured "People Have The Power" and "Paths That Cross," the Smiths' tribute to the infinite positive possibilities within us all, as well as a lullaby to children everywhere in "The Jackson Song."

Patti continued to write, releasing a compendium of her seventies' poetry in Early Work (Norton); Woolgathering (Hanuman); and beginning a novel. She and Fred created songs together, with an eye to recording in the summer of 1995, until Fred's death of heart failure on November 4, 1994; among his last accomplishments was to teach Patti her guitar chords. The passing of her brother, Todd, of a heart attack a month later, further brought home to her how slight is our time on this earth. She worked through her grief with song, as singers have done immemorial, in memorium.

She had given a handful of performances, mostly poetry—her summer, 1993, reading in Central Park attracted several thousand fans—over the years. Yet increasingly she felt the need to perform, to reconnect with her audience not only for them but herself, and she began appearing in out of the way venues, from Ann Arbor to Toronto, to understand how to present her music in a modern setting. She gathered her longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye, and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, and added bassist Tony Shanahan, a New Jersey musician who had worked with both Kaye and John Cale, to provide live backing. Another Central Park reading in 1995, an impromptu appearance at New York's Lollapalooza on the second stage, and tour of the west coast both in poetry and full rock mode—all helped her find her stage presence again. She contributed tracks to the Ain't Nothin' But A She Thing album (a version of Nina Simone's "Don't Smoke In Bed") and the Dead Man Walking soundtrack (Oliver Ray's "Walkin' Blind").

In the summer of 1995, she entered New York's Electric Lady land studios to begin recording her sixth album. Produced by Malcolm Burn and Lenny Kaye, Gone Again features old friends like Tom Verlaine and John Cale, new friends like keyboardist Luis Resto and guitarist Oliver Ray, guest appearances by singer Jeff Buckley, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, and mandolin player Kimberly Smith; and the inimitable Smith magic of song and the spoken word.

A meditation on passage and mortality, Gone Again celebrates life's illumination, and our place in the celestial heavens. As the poet Allen Ginsberg says, "Light a candle, and continue the dance."

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The Ronettes weren't the most commercially successful girl group, but their music was some of the most groundbreaking in the field, thanks to their association with the legendary Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector. Their biggest hit, "Be My Baby," is widely regarded as one of the crowning achievements of Spector's oeuvre, and of girl-group pop in general. In fact, many critics have deemed it one of the most supremely romantic records of the rock & roll era; Spector's production frames the song's yearning lyrics and Ronnie Bennett's sweetly sultry vocals in a sweeping, near-symphonic level of emotion. Even though the Ronettes never managed another hit as big as "Be My Baby," many of their subsequent singles boasted the same kind of creative synergy between Spector and Bennett. It apparently carried over into real life as well, since the two were married in 1968, not long after Bennett went solo. Unfortunately, the union was an unhappy one, as Spector soon turned reclusive and controlling, largely preventing her from recording (or even leaving the house). After their divorce, she recorded sporadically without much success, but became something of a female rock icon when she published her survivor's-tale autobiography.

The Ronettes were formed in the Washington Heights/Spanish Harlem area of New York City. Sisters Veronica (aka Ronnie) and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley first started harmonizing together as teenagers in 1959, inspired by doo wop groups like Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers and Little Anthony & the Imperials. First calling themselves the Darling Sisters, the trio also worked on their dance moves, and won the famed amateur talent contest at the Apollo Theater; afterward, they began formal vocal training. In 1961, they were standing in line to get into the Peppermint Lounge -- epicenter of the twist dance craze -- when a manager mistook them for an act he'd booked. They performed to great response, and were quickly hired as regulars. Later that year, they appeared in the film Twist Around the Clock, and danced in shows staged by disc jockey Murray the K. They also got a record deal with the Colpix label, issuing their debut single "I Want a Boy" as Ronnie & the Relatives that year. Follow-up singles credited the group as the Ronettes, including "I'm on the Wagon," "Silhouettes," and "Good Girls," but none were anything more than regionally popular.

The Ronettes caught their big break when they met Phil Spector, who saw in them talent he could mold to his specifications; he was already tiring of his association with the Crystals, substituting outside singer Darlene Love on several records credited to them. Spector signed the Ronettes to his Philles label, where they were given a more defined image than most female artists of the time. They were still sweet and feminine, to be sure, but they had hints of attitude -- they were photographed with tall hairdos, heavy eyeliner, and tight skirts. Moreover, their songs dared to address the objects of their affection directly ("I love you" as opposed to "I love him"), even -- on a subliminal level -- seductively. Spector lavished all his attention on his new protιgιes, collaborating on material with some of the top Brill Building songwriting teams. Their first Philles single was "Be My Baby," a tune Spector co-wrote with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich especially as a showcase for Ronnie Bennett. Right from the often-imitated drum kick that opened the song, "Be My Baby" announced itself as a pop classic; Spector's lush arrangement seemed to echo into infinity, while Bennett's sweet vulnerability captured the hearts of enough teenage male listeners to send the song to number two on the pop charts and number four R&B. It also became the all-time favorite record of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, who was directly inspired to emulate Spector's arsenal of production innovations; he also penned "Don't Worry Baby" for the Ronettes in tribute, but when Spector refused the song, the Beach Boys recorded it themselves for a hit.

None of the Ronettes' other singles even managed to make the Top 20, but they continued to turn out high-quality work over the next two years. Their next hit, 1964's "Baby, I Love You," featured Leon Russell as the session pianist, as well as backup vocal support from Darlene Love and a young Cher. Subsequent singles like "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up," "Do I Love You?," "Walking in the Rain," and "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" still rank as all-time girl-group classics; "Walking in the Rain" went on to win a Grammy for Best Sound Effects, the only one Spector ever received. Meanwhile, Spector was testing the waters for Bennett as a solo artist; she recorded a song under the name Veronica, "So Young," which nonetheless included backup harmonies by the other two Ronettes (it was withdrawn not long after release).

With his attention consumed by Tina Turner in early 1966, Spector put the Ronettes on the back burner; one of his final sides with the group, the lovely "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine," was never even released. Jeff Barry produced the final Ronettes single for Philles, "I Can Hear Music," in late 1966. Shattered by the cool reception afforded his magnum opus, the Ike & Tina Turner single "River Deep-Mountain High," Spector soon shut down the Philles label, and the Ronettes disbanded. Spector left his wife to marry Bennett in 1968, and the two lived together in Spector's L.A. mansion. However, his behavior grew increasingly erratic and controlling. In spite of Ronnie's ambitions for a solo career, Spector took pains to ensure that she remained at home -- not just refusing to book recording sessions, but not even allowing her to leave the house without his permission. He became psychologically abusive, allegedly threatening to kill her, monitoring her phone calls, and forbidding her to read books or see friends. When the couple failed to conceive children, Spector adopted three -- the last two without even consulting his wife -- which ensured that she was kept busy at home. Even amid all of this, two singles made their way to release -- 1969's aptly titled "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" (which was credited to the Ronettes Featuring the Voice of Veronica), and 1971's "Try Some, Buy Some," issued on the Beatles' Apple label.

Ronnie left her husband in 1973, and their divorce was finalized the following year; reportedly, Spector made a substantial alimony payment by sending Ronnie a truckload of dimes. Nonetheless, Ronnie kept his last name, and formed a new version of the Ronettes with Denise Edwards and Chip Fields; they recorded a couple of singles for Buddah over 1973-1974, but none charted. Ronnie Spector released several solo records during the late '70s without much success; she did return to the spotlight as a guest vocalist on rocker Eddie Money's Top Five hit "Take Me Home Tonight" in 1986. Two years later, on the heels of a "Be My Baby" revival in the film Dirty Dancing, the three original Ronettes sued Spector for nonpayment of royalties; the case dragged on for years and years. In 1990, Ronnie published her autobiography Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness; the book was a sensation thanks to its detailed account of her bizarre relationship with Spector, though she maintained that she had been genuinely in love with him at the start, and that he was never physically abusive to her. In late 2001, a New York court announced a verdict in favor of the Ronettes, ordering Spector to pay nearly three million dollars in back royalties; the judgment was later overturned on appeal, but part of the case was sent back to a lower court, renewing the group's hopes.

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