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Mel Brooks is now an ultra-rare PEGOT winner. ‘The Producers’ director, 97, added a Career Achievement Award to his trophy of gongs at the 84th annual Peabody Awards on Sunday (09.06.24) – making him one of only four entertainers in the world to have a Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony trophy. He was presented with the honour by his fellow comedy veteran Billy Crystal, 76, who said at the ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angels that Mel’s “fearless genius and boundary-pushing humour” have been his “guiding light” in showbusiness “since day one”. Billy went on: “Mel is a genius...
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Rita Moreno was "shocked" to learn that Michael Jackson was a fan of hers. The 92-year-old actress won an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 classic 'West Side Story' and performed heavy choreography in the number 'America' but met the late King of Pop - who died in 2009 at the age of 50 - many years later and was taken aback to realise she had inspired some of the movement in his hit single 'Thriller'. She told this week's edition of People magazine: "I’m always shocked when Michael — I love to tell the story - he told me one day that I was a huge favourite of his, [in this] tiny little ...
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Oscar-Preisträgerin Rita Moreno bittet eigenen Angaben zufolge immer häufiger ihre Tochter Fernanda um Ratschläge und Hilfe. «Es gibt Momente, in denen ich ihre Weisheit wirklich brauche, und zwar öfter, als man denken würde, jetzt, wo ich 92 Jahre alt bin», erklärte Moreno, die 1962 mit dem Film-Musical «West Side Story» als erste Latina einen Oscar gewann, dem US-Magazin «People». «92 ist in vielerlei Hinsicht nicht einfach, und es ist etwas, das schwer zu verstehen ist.» Fernanda ist die einzige Tochter, die Moreno mit ihrem 2010 verstorbenen Ehemann Lenny Gordon hat, und hat laut «People» ...
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Rita Moreno is "very honest" about her own mortality with her daughter. The 92-year-old actress has Fernanda, 57, with her late husband Leonard Gordon and two grandsons through her but admitted that whilst her death is not something they regularly discuss, they are both aware that she will not be around forever. She told People: "It’s the best thing in the world And when my grandsons [Justin, 25, and Cameron, 23, whom Gordon has with husband David Fisher] were born, I could have died with happiness. I’m just so lucky that we’ve gotten to know each other so well. We’re very honest, and our talk...
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Rita Moreno "loved" writing her 2013 memoir. The 92-year-old actress discussed her spectacular career and her turbulent love life in her eponymous memoir, and Rita relished the experience of putting her thoughts down on paper. Rita - who had an on/off relationship with Marlon Brando between 1954 and 1962 - told PEOPLE: "I found that I loved doing it. And that I was able, because I was able to phrase things the way I like to … even though I don't have any education to speak of. I've never finished high school. I find that I speak a lot better than most people, which is very depressing, to say t...
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Rita Moreno agreed to date Elvis Presley after finding another woman's lingerie in Marlon Brando's home. The 92-year-old actress was "crushed" to discover Marlon wasn't being faithful during their romance, and the incident led to her meeting the King of Rock and Roll. Speaking to People en Español magazine, she recalled: "Elvis Presley is another whole story. I was going with Marlon [Brando] at the time. He wasn't necessarily going with me, but I was going with him. You know what I mean? "I found one day some lady's lingerie in his house and I went home weeping and crying and so hurt and furio...
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Rita Moreno has teased that she will be wearing an "extraordinary" dress for the Oscars. The 92-year-old actress initially claimed that it was a Dolce and Gabbana dress that she would be wearing to the upcoming awards ceremony on Sunday (10.03.24) but immediately backtracked and revealed that the number would be from Badgley Mischka. Speaking on 'The Today Show', she said: "I’m going to wear a gown that’s gonna knock your socks off. I gotta clear something up instantly. Badgley Mischka! That's the gown I'm wearing for the Oscars. I am 92 years old and I got confused earlier on Today, this show...
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Rita Moreno has no plans to retire as she prepares to celebrate her 92nd birthday. The 'King and I' star's Hollywood career spans eight decades and she has vowed to continue working until it's physically impossible. Ahead of her birthday on December 11, she told 'Entertainment Tonight': "You know, I love what I do. Why on earth would I want to leave what I love? "So that's what I plan to do. Unless I can't or until I can't." The 'Family Switch' star teased she has a handful of projects in the pipeline. She said: "I have a couple. I can't talk about it yet, okay?" And the 'West Side Story' star...
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Rita Moreno has been making friends in the supermarket. The '80 For Brady' star realised a few years ago she felt lonely after moving to a new apartment, so decided to take matters into her own hands and make connections with the people she met while running errands. Rita - who turns 92 next month - told People magazine about how she felt "so sad" after she moved: “My daughter [jewellery designer Fernanda Luisa Gordon] noticed and she said, ‘What's wrong?’ I said I didn't know. I didn't know what was wrong. “I really didn’t understand what was happening. “I remember thinking, ‘I can't go on li...
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Rita Moreno has revealed her grandson told Vin Diesel to cast her in 'Fast X'. The 91-year-old big screen legend - who was the first Latin actress to win an Oscar for her performance as Anita in 1961's 'West Side Story' - has joined the 'Fast and Furious' franchise after first meeting Vin at a Hollywood event "a number of years ago". Speaking to Total Film magazine, she recalled: "He let me know that he was an admirer of my work and I was flattered. I stayed in touch with him. "I thought of inviting him to the premiere of our new 'West Side Story' and happily he said yes. We got together after...
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