Journalist, Author & Syndicated Columnist
Sydney Chaplin isn’t surprised his father–the late, great Charlie Chaplin–still has so many fans worldwide. “He’s larger than life to a lot of people still,” says Chaplin, 77. “He’s even bigger in Europe than he is here. I remember meeting a guy in France. He shook my hand and started to cry. If he met my father, he would’ve had a stroke!”
Jennifer Holliday won a Tony Award portraying Effie White in “Dreamgirls” and a Grammy Award for her signature song, “And I’m Telling You.” But it was her guest-starring spots on “Ally McBeal” that won her a new generation of fans who had never heard of–nor heard–the power-house singer. That’s about to change.
Petite Rachael Ray looks exactly the way she does on her Food Network shows, “30-Minute Meals” and “$40 a Day.” But even she’s a little surprised when–as she leaves a Starbucks in downtown Chicago–a man stares at her cup of java and shouts, “Hey, Rachael! Is that on your $40 budget?” It’s not.
It’s never a good sign when your tour guide warns you about dinner–as in how to prevent yourself from becoming a critter’s meal.
If someone leaves a voicemail message, but you don’t hear it because you’re online, does it really count? Of course it does, but depending on the urgency of the call, it might be too late.
By Jae-Ha Kim Chicago Sun-Times June 6, 2003 Jim Belushi/Dan Aykroyd and the Have Love Will Travel Review 8 tonight Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Tickets, $36 21-and-over show (312) 559-1212Jim Belushi has a sure […]
Had George Stevens Jr. known then what he knows now, he may have worked up the nerve to ask out Elizabeth Taylor.
Lou Ferrigno is a champion body builder and a former pro football player for the Toronto Argonauts. But let’s face it–we all know and love the strapping 6-foot-5 lug for his role in the 1978 TV show “The Incredible Hulk.” Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Ferrigno lost 65 percent of his hearing when he was 3. Thanks to a hearing aid, his hearing has been restored to 100 percent.