Scene stealer Apr 22, 2006
He's done impressions of Christopher Walken, Steve Martin, John Candy, Greg Kinnear, Walter Matthau and Richard Dreyfuss, among others. All the movies are posted under his screen name "artietsmitw," which stands for Artie the Strongest Man in the World, based on a character from the "Adventures of Pete and Pete," Hardesty's favorite show on Nickelodeon as a boy. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
This Weekend Apr 19, 2006
The play, adapted for a movie starring Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn and Ingrid Bergman, is the funny story of a dentist who stays single by telling his many girlfriends that he is married and has three children. This backfires when he falls in love with one of his girlfriends and asks her to marry him. (Cedar Crest East Mountain Telegraph, NM)
Barbra Streisand: What You Never Knew Mar 30, 2006
" When Streisand became a star, she quickly became one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, but not always the most popular. Andersen told the story of her relationship with Walter Matthau during the filming of "Hello, Dolly ... Walter Matthau went to the head of the studio, Richard Zanuck, and Zanuck said, 'I'd love to help you but this is not 'Hello, Walter' we're making. (CBS News)
Jon Stewart looks Oscar in the eye Feb 20, 2006
" Top five broadcasts since 1974 Year Audience Best picture Host(s) 1 1998 55.2 Titanic Billy Crystal 2 1983 53.2 Gandhi Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor 3 1980 49.0 Kramer vs. Kramer Johnny Carson 4 1978 48.5 Annie Hall Bob Hope 5 1995 48.3 Forrest Gump David Letterman Bottom five broadcasts since 1974 Year Audience Best picture Host(s) 1 2003 33.0 Chicago Steve Martin 2 1987 37.2 Platoon Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn 3 1986 37.8 Out of Africa Jane Fonda, Alan... (USA Today -- Entertainment)
E.T. Named As One Of Top Movie Drinkers Feb 17, 2006
Other top movie drinkers include The Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) from "Blazing Saddles, who comes in just ahead of the McKenzie Brothers (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) in "Strange Brew," and just behind Coach Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) of "The Bad News Bears. "Dudley Moore's Arthur is an obvious choice -- he comes in at No. 2, and a couple of Will Ferrell characters are at the bottom and top of the list, respectively.Ferrell's Ron Burgundy from "Anchorman" is No. 19, and his Frank "the Tank" from... (Click2Houston, TX)
Pay your respects to Monroe, Bogartand Gable Jan 11, 2006
Over the course of two days, I paid my respects to Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Jean Harlow, Rudolph Valentino, Jayne Mansfield, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Walter Matthau and George C. Scott. This was different than following the famous maps of celebrity homes sold on Hollywood Boulevard. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Comedy festival to honor Goldie Hawn and James Burrows Jan 11, 2006
In 1969, the bubbly actress won the best supporting actress Oscar starring opposite Walter Matthau in the screwball comedy Cactus Flower. Longtime TV producer-director Burrows will be honored with a career tribute. (USA Today -- Movies)
Goldie Hawn to be Honored With AFI Star Award at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen Jan 10, 2006
Hawn made a successful jump to the big screen and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her acting debut in Cactus Flower (1969) with Walter Matthau. Immensely popular as a comedy star -- she has twice co-hosted the Academy Awards -- Hawn has been able to shift seamlessly to drama. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
