PHLEMMY AWARD GOES TO `3RD ROCK' FOR CIGAR EPISODE.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. will have to wait until Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. to find out whether he'll win another Emmy for his work in ``3rd Rock From the Sun'' - but he'll learn today that his sitcom has the dubious distinction of winning the 1999 Phlemmy Award from the American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". . At press conferences in Sacramento and New York New York, state, United States 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 , it is being announced that the award is being bestowed on the 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. show for a March 30 episode in which the alien troupe attends a gathering where extensive cigar smoking is featured, with children present, and with the gift of a box of cigars - with a well-known, identifiable label - being presented to Harry (French Stewart Milton French Stewart (born on February 20, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. ) at the story's end. A recent Federal Trade Commission report noted that cigar companies had been required to turn over their records as to how they were spending their promotion budgets - and it turned out that most of the money was going for product placement on TV and in movies. A labor of love For his feature-film directing debut of David Mamet's play ``Lakeboat,'' Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. (born November 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. Biography Born into an Italian-American family, he made his acting debut in the 1969 stage production of Hair. not only managed to round up a stellar cast that includes Andy Garcia, Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Leary, Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (born September 16, 1927) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, five-time Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his role as Lt. Columbo in the television series Columbo. , Charles Durning and Robert Forster - he managed to get them to work for practically nothing. ``Everybody's doing this as a personal favor to Joe,'' says Forster. ``This is a little movie. The play was done five years ago in Chicago, and they've been trying to get it produced as a movie ever since.'' Forster says the film, which also stars the play's original cast members, George Wendt, J.J. Johnston, Jack Wallace and Tony Mamet, ``has been modified to open it up for a movie.'' But Mantegna is still being a stickler stick·ler n. 1. One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness. 2. Something puzzling or difficult. about the cast maintaining the integrity of the playwright's script. ``Mamet wants his words to be spoken exactly as he wrote them ... and Joe wants those words, so we're trying real hard to give 'em to him.'' ``Lakeboat,'' the first play Mamet ever wrote, is about an Ivy League college student who interns for the summer on a freighter on the Great Lakes. No acting ... for now Hollywood is knocking on Natalie Imbruglia's door, but the songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. is not answering. ``At some point last year, I thought about seriously trying to do both (acting and singing), and I had a couple of meetings. But I've changed my mind,'' says Imbruglia, who starred on an Australian soap before hitting it big as singer. ``It was obvious that my heart wasn't really in it, and I hate to do anything halfheartedly.'' She says she does intend to take up acting again ``at some point, but I can't do both really well at the same time right now.'' Right now, Imbruglia is working on the follow-up to her ``Left of the Middle'' CD. Now that's a leak! Mike O'Malley is still stinging over the leak of the lengthy memo he wrote to insiders on his new NBC ``Mike O'Malley Show.'' The playwright/comedian/actor tells us he began composing what's been referred to as his show ``manifesto'' for new NBC Entertainment prexy prex·y n. pl. prex·ies Slang A president, especially of a college or university. [Shortening and alteration ofpresident.] Noun 1. Garth Ancier. ``Garth wanted to be up to speed on the show, and I thought it would be good to have a written document I could discuss with him.'' When the document was finished, O'Malley decided to give it to his writers, too. ``Then, someone thought it would be something to make fun of,'' he says - and leaked it to industry trade press. ``It's very intense, with thoughts on marriage, relationships, life and fate,'' adds O'Malley. ``I don't want this character to be just another ridiculous guy in a wacky situation. I think he's going to be asking big questions. At 30, he's saying, `What does my life mean?' A lot of people wake up one day and say, `Wait, I've been kind of coasting. Look at me. I'm 32 - where did the time go?' '' Gee, Mike ... a network show with your name on it isn't exactly coasting. Answers Mike, ``I thought I'd have a lot more things figured out by now. I thought at this stage of my life I'd be smart enough not to have a memo getting leaked.'' By the way, the show's scripts reportedly got funnier after that memo was issued. With reports by Stephanie DuBois. 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