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Live chat with Bill Plaschke
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHarold Reemus: Hi there all Administrator2: Hi all, and welcome to the chat! nomuskles: hello Administrator2: Welcome Bill! Bill Plaschke: hey everybody. thanks for hanging out Administrator2: Chatters, feel free to submit your questions or...Tags: Matt Kemp, Crimes, College Basketball, Lamar Odom, Death
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Griffin's Car Crash No Publicity Stunt
Zap2It.comEddie Griffin may be a comedian, but he claims that his recent car crash was no laughing matter. The performer is irate over rumors that his recent crash was actually a publicity stunt, reports People. During a practice run for a charity race Monday...Tags: CNN (tv network), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Stranger Than Fiction, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Griffin Totals Ferrari, Escapes Unscathed
Zap2It.comIn an event to raise money for charity, comedian Eddie Griffin ended up costing someone $1.5 million. On Monday, March 26, the "Undercover Brother" star was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film "Redline" when he smashed a Ferrari...Tags: Vehicles, Entertainment
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Black activists go blogging in challenging status quo
Tribune correspondentThe first time Eddie Griffin set out to fight for civil rights, back in 1972, he joined the Black Panthers, picked up a gun and robbed a bank in Ft. Worth. The crime landed him in federal prison for 12 years. Today, Griffin's weapon is an Internet blog....Tags: Crimes, NAACP, YouTube, Migration, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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The Three Faces of Eddie
Zap2It.comWith his brazen gifts for mimicry, Eddie Murphy may now be the Peter Sellers of blockbuster toilet comedy movies. His "Norbit" is a comedy for masochists--an often awful parade of flatulent gags about big butts, sadistic relationships and sexual idiocy,...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Foods and Beverages, Celebrities, Bars and Clubs
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'Norbit'
![Physical transformation or not, "Norbit" is unlikely to send Eddie Murphy back to the Kodak Theatre in a year's time. But why grouse when the movie qualifies him for even greater honors? Surely some humanitarian organization will recognize the selflessness with which Murphy has taken three of the movie's major roles, thus saving two other actors from a nasty black mark on their résumés.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-02/27816137.jpg "Physical transformation or not, "Norbit\" is unlikely to send Eddie Murphy back to the Kodak Theatre in a year's time. But why grouse when the movie qualifies him for even greater honors? Surely some humanitarian organization will recognize the selflessness with which Murphy has taken three of the movie's major roles, thus saving two other actors from a nasty black mark on their résumés.")
Special to The TimesPhysical transformation or not, "Norbit" is unlikely to send Eddie Murphy back to the Kodak Theatre in a year's time. But why grouse when the movie qualifies him for even greater honors? Surely some humanitarian organization will recognize the...Tags: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Celebrities, Entertainment, Dave Chappelle , Sam Adams
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'Year Without a Santa Claus' Works Up a 'Real' Sweat
Tackling an iconic character like Santa Claus poses risks for any actor. You just wouldn't think heatstroke would be among them.
Yet that's exactly one of the biggest challenges John Goodman faced while starring in "The Year Without a Santa Claus," which...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, NBC (tv network), Delta Burke, Ethan Suplee, Holidays
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'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo' and 'The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion''
![Rob Schneider returns as an unlikely male prostitute in "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," who after some mishaps in Malibu heads for further adventures in Amsterdam, where he finds his former pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) suspected of being a Jack the Ripper-type killer of male hustlers. T.J. is more alarmed at being viewed as possibly gay, an unsettling thought in a macho extreme gross-out comedy reveling in all manner of sexual activity and involving a wide range of physical deformities and bathroom humor.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-08/18925220.jpg "Rob Schneider returns as an unlikely male prostitute in "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo,\" who after some mishaps in Malibu heads for further adventures in Amsterdam, where he finds his former pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) suspected of being a Jack the Ripper-type killer of male hustlers. T.J. is more alarmed at being viewed as possibly gay, an unsettling thought in a macho extreme gross-out comedy reveling in all manner of sexual activity and involving a wide range of physical deformities and bathroom humor.")
Times Staff WriterRob Schneider returns as an unlikely male prostitute in "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," who after some mishaps in Malibu heads for further adventures in Amsterdam, where he finds his former pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) suspected of being a Jack the Ripper-...Tags: Rob Schneider, Physical Deformity, Maine, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Comedy (genre)
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16 Blocks
Zap2It.comRichard Donner's "16 Blocks" is a bare-bones thriller with no time for extraneous surprises, character depth or action. If "16 Blocks" had been made without stars, with a lower budget, without a recognizable and admired director, it might have played...Tags: Crimes, Criminals, Richard Donner, Hugh Laurie, Death
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NBC Reanimates 'Year Without a Santa Claus'
Zap2It.comIt may not be as well-known as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," but among Christmas-special fans of a certain age, "The Year Without a Santa Claus" has a definite cult following. Someone at NBC must like the Rankin-...Tags: Religious Festivals, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (fictional animal), TNT (tv network), Ethan Suplee, Chris Kattan
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Mr. Basketball of Illinois 2000 | East St. Louis' Darius Miles: Regarded as one of the three best high school players in the nation, he takes Illinois' top honor by a landslide
Tribune staff reporterEthel Miles didn't think her son had a chance. Even though 6-foot-8-inch Darius Miles is considered among the three best players in the nation, mom was convinced that Brett Melton of Mahomet-Seymour would win the Mr. Basketball of Illinois award. "I...Tags: National Basketball Association, Brian Cook, Darius Miles, McDonald's, Disasters
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'Scary Movie 3'
Times Staff Writer"Scary Movie 3" is, fortunately, a sequel in title only. The first entry was an amusing sendup of Dimension Films' "Scream" movies, but the second was a gross-out comedy that was more gross than funny. For this one, Dimension brought in spoof-master David...Tags: Satire (genre), Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Hart, Comedy (genre), Pamela Anderson
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