Mark Hamill took a moment to remember Carrie Fisher during the 2017 Tony Awards.
Hamill, 65, subtly honored his Star Wars co-star during Sunday’s ceremony while presenting the In Memoriam tribute, with a special nod to “a princess” the world lost in the last year.
Along with Fisher, stage and screen legends including Garry Marshall, Mary Tyler Moore, Gene Wilder and more were honored.
Before he took the stage, Hamill opened up to People about his friendship with Fisher.
“Underneath all the bravado and the acerbic remarks and the cutting-edge humor, she was a really vulnerable woman,” he said. “I think...
Hamill, 65, subtly honored his Star Wars co-star during Sunday’s ceremony while presenting the In Memoriam tribute, with a special nod to “a princess” the world lost in the last year.
Along with Fisher, stage and screen legends including Garry Marshall, Mary Tyler Moore, Gene Wilder and more were honored.
Before he took the stage, Hamill opened up to People about his friendship with Fisher.
“Underneath all the bravado and the acerbic remarks and the cutting-edge humor, she was a really vulnerable woman,” he said. “I think...
- 6/12/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Carrie Fisher will honour her mother Debbie Reynolds at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The Star Wars actress will give her mum the Life Achievement Award at the annual awards show later this month.
Reynolds has been chosen as the recipient of the Life Achievement Award for representing the "finest ideals of the acting profession".
The 82-year-old screen legend became one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s with classic films such as Singin' in the Rain, The Tender Trap and Tammy and the Bachelor.
Reynolds later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and five Golden Globe nominations.
Screen Actors Guild president Ken Howard described Reynolds as being "a tremendously talented performer with a diverse body of screen and stage work" in a statement announcing the award.
"Her generous spirit and unforgettable performances have entertained audiences across the globe,...
The Star Wars actress will give her mum the Life Achievement Award at the annual awards show later this month.
Reynolds has been chosen as the recipient of the Life Achievement Award for representing the "finest ideals of the acting profession".
The 82-year-old screen legend became one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s with classic films such as Singin' in the Rain, The Tender Trap and Tammy and the Bachelor.
Reynolds later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and five Golden Globe nominations.
Screen Actors Guild president Ken Howard described Reynolds as being "a tremendously talented performer with a diverse body of screen and stage work" in a statement announcing the award.
"Her generous spirit and unforgettable performances have entertained audiences across the globe,...
- 1/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Mary Tyler Moore is said to be "recovering nicely" from a four-hour operation on her brain. The 73-year-old TV icon elected last week to undergo surgery to remove a meningioma, a benign tumour on the tissue lining of her brain. Although the date of Tyler Moore's admission to hospital was never revealed, the actress's representative confirmed to People yesterday that the procedure had already been completed without a hitch. (more)...
- 5/14/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Mary Tyler Moore has chosen to undergo surgery in order to fix a long-standing health issue. The 73-year-old Us TV icon has agreed to have doctors remove a meningioma, a benign tumour on the tissue lining of her brain. Tyler Moore's representative confirmed to People: "At the recommendation of her neurologist, who has been monitoring this for years, and a neurosurgeon, Mary decided to proceed with this fairly routine procedure." It has not yet been (more)...
- 5/12/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Josh Gad is a busy man these days. Right in the middle of preview shows of controversial (but well-reviewed) Broadway muscial The Book of Mormon—Gad stars as mormon Elder Cunningham in the comedy from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone—today he launches his first originally created web series on My Damn Channel. Gigi: Almost American began as a one-off sketch about a clumsy foreigner hacking together some English in headphones while holed up in a bathtub. For Gad and his fellow comedy troupe partners that make up The Lost Nomads (Ty Clancey, Ida Darvish, Tyler Moore and Kevin Larsen) that was all there was to this experimental Gigi character. But when BBC Worldwide execs Dan Tischler and Jane Tranter caught a glimpse of it stashed on the Lost Nomads demo reel, they saw something bigger. Related News:Josh Gad Brings ‘Gigi’ to My Damn Channel and...
- 3/23/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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