After taking the world by storm with one of the most beloved comedy acts of all time, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis bitterly ended their partnership 10 years to the day after it began.
The two men, different in almost every way except maybe stubbornness, refused to speak to each other for 20 years, until their mutual friend Frank Sinatra surprised them with a forced and uncomfortable onstage reunion in 1976. It would take another ten years after that before they were able to establish a more lasting reconciliation, which they maintained until Martin’s death in 1995.
When Lewis, who died Sunday at...
The two men, different in almost every way except maybe stubbornness, refused to speak to each other for 20 years, until their mutual friend Frank Sinatra surprised them with a forced and uncomfortable onstage reunion in 1976. It would take another ten years after that before they were able to establish a more lasting reconciliation, which they maintained until Martin’s death in 1995.
When Lewis, who died Sunday at...
- 8/21/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Bruce Forsyth will receive an Academy Fellowship at Sunday's Bafta Television Awards.
The entertainer will be given the prestigious award by Paul Merton to honour his "outstanding body of work".
The 80-year-old started his showbiz career at the age of 14 and is still going strong as host of BBC favourite Strictly Come Dancing.
TV committee chairman John Willis said: "He has been keeping viewers of all ages entertained for decades. He is the ultimate all-round . . .
The entertainer will be given the prestigious award by Paul Merton to honour his "outstanding body of work".
The 80-year-old started his showbiz career at the age of 14 and is still going strong as host of BBC favourite Strictly Come Dancing.
TV committee chairman John Willis said: "He has been keeping viewers of all ages entertained for decades. He is the ultimate all-round . . .
- 4/18/2008
- by Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)
- Digital Spy
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