NEWS LITE : BERLE, CAESAR TAKE WALK WITH NBC.Lights! Cameras! And action for Milton Berle Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television. and Sid Caesar Noun 1. Sid Caesar - United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922) Sidney Caesar, Caesar , as they were honored Monday as the first inductees in NBC's walk of fame. The 91-year-old Uncle Miltie told a crowd: ``I think it was 1951, I signed a lifetime contract with NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . It expired 20 years ago.'' Ba-dum-bum. Berle dominated television in the 1950s with his ``Texaco Star Theater'' and the ``Milton Berle Show.'' ``This is the first time the public will be able to step on Berle,'' he joked as his gold plaque was unveiled inside NBC Experience, the network's Manhattan store. The 77-year-old Caesar, a seven-time Emmy winner and the comic brains behind ``Your Show of Shows,'' played it straight. ``It's a wonderful, wonderful business, a terribly important business,'' he said. ``It sets the culture for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . It sets the culture for the world, television.'' Macdonald lays it on table about habit Norm Macdonald, who used to be a regular and hosted ``Saturday Night Live'' last weekend, told Details magazine that he has bet as much as $200,000 a weekend on ball games. ``A lot of times on `Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL ,' I'd be thinking about gambling instead of the show. . . . I once considered going to Gamblers' Anonymous, but I figured it's for losers. I don't see how it can physically harm you.'' DiCaprio puts down roots in Hollywood The star of ``The Beach'' is heading for the hills. Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly spent $3 million on a 5,000-square-foot house in the Hollywood Hills. The gated, contemporary-style home has three bedrooms, three fireplaces, four bathrooms, a pool and a spa. DiCaprio's latest movie, about backpackers in Thailand, is due out later this year. Glenn Close fights to free convicted killer Actress Glenn Close is crusading to free a woman from jail who is serving 25 years to life for murdering her baby daughter. Close, a regular correspondent of Precious Bedell Bedell could refer to A person:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , has proposed clemency Leniency or mercy. A power given to a public official, such as a governor or the president, to in some way lower or moderate the harshness of punishment imposed upon a prisoner. Clemency is considered to be an act of grace. for her to Gov. George Pataki and various judges who have been involved in Bedell's appeals, according to The New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 . Close, best known for her role as the spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. lover in ``Fatal Attraction,'' met Bedell, who has been jailed for 19 years, in 1991 while she was researching a documentary. ``Precious was one of a group of women who met with us in the Visiting Room for about two hours,'' the actress wrote in a letter to Bedell's attorney. ``Precious was so articulate and informed and passionate that I thought she was one of the volunteers who work in the prison. . . . Precious' rehabilitation represents amazing courage and heart. Upon meeting her, I would not have hesitated to leave my child in her care.'' In 1979, Bedell was 25, a mother of three. She beat her crying 2-year-old daughter, Lashonda, to death in the restroom of a steak house near her home in Syracuse, N.Y. Drumming, dancing nude lands McConaughey in jail Actor Matthew McConaughey was arrested early Monday during a disturbance at his Austin, Texas, home in which police said he was dancing naked and playing the bongo bongo (bŏng`gō), spiral-horned antelope, Boocercus eurycerus, found in jungles and thick bamboo forests of equatorial Africa. Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small drums. McConaughey, 29, was arrested at around 3 a.m. and booked into the Travis County Jail on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled and resisting transportation, according to a police statement. He was charged only with resisting transportation, a Class A misdemeanor. Travis County Attorney Ken Oden said the drug-related charges were dismissed because they were not supported by the facts of the case. McConaughey was released Monday afternoon on a $1,000 personal recognizance recognizance In law, obligation entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (e.g., appearance in court), usually under penalty of a money forfeiture. The most common use of recognizance is in connection with bail in criminal cases. bond. McConaughey, a 1993 graduate of the University of Texas, would not comment on the charges. ``I don't want to rent a place there, but it was a nice stay for a night,'' McConaughey said of his time in jail. Joe Turner, McConaughey's lawyer, said the police illegally searched the actor's home and used excessive force. Police said they were called to McConaughey's home in an upscale neighborhood in West Austin after receiving a complaint of loud music. Police saw him through a window naked and playing drums and another man dancing and clapping. The other suspect was handcuffed but not detained. A Class A misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of a year in county jail and a $4,000 fine. Bono says her kiss wasn't newsworthy Mary Bono objects to coverage given to the kiss she shared last week with drummer Brian Prout in a room outside House chambers. ``It was not a big, passionate kiss,'' said the California congresswoman. ``That's unfair. We were not lip-locked, by any means. It (was) my 38th birthday Sunday, and I (wasn't) going to see Brian because he has to tour with his band, Diamond Rio. It was just a quick, little kiss good-bye, certainly not anything to upset Washington decorum DECORUM. Proper behaviour; good order. 2. Decorum is requisite in public places, in order to permit all persons to enjoy their rights; for example, decorum is indispensable in church, to enable those assembled, to worship. . Anyone who would think that ought to get a life.'' CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Television pioneers Milton Berle, left, and Sid Caesar are inducted Monday to NBC's walk of fame. (2) Close (3 -- 4) Matthew McConaughey is swamped by reporters after his release from custody. Actor's police booking photo, inset. Associated Press |
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