Don't You Know Who I Am?

Written by Stephen Schochet


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Notoriety can get you out of a jam. Tired of being identified as James Bond, Sean Connery took an unusual step for Hollywood leading man by publicly revealing his baldness on screen, beginning with The Man Who Will Be King (1976). On location in Casablanca,repparttar Scotsman rejectedrepparttar 118231 use of a chauffer and limo, choosing instead to drive himself in Volkswagen Bug. One day he drove around town dressed in a sweat shirt and shorts and was stopped for questioning byrepparttar 118232 local police. The former Mr. Universe runner-up had unfortunately left his passport back atrepparttar 118233 hotel and was arrested as a suspicious character. Just as he was about to be locked up, Connery shouted,"007! I'm 007 damn you!" They recognized him and let him go.

If you lose your hair, you can keep your privacy. Rob Reiner's big break was Harrison Ford turning downrepparttar 118234 role of Meathead on All Inrepparttar 118235 Family (1971-1980) because Ford couldn't stand Archie Bunker's bigotry. Whenrepparttar 118236 show first went into production, Reiner and his fellow castmates would leaverepparttar 118237 CBS lot to eat lunch atrepparttar 118238 neighboring Farmers Market. Initial low ratings meant they were mostly ignored byrepparttar 118239 tourists. A few months later All Inrepparttar 118240 Family was a monster hit and they received Beatle's like attention. From then onrepparttar 118241 cast generally preferred to stay in their dressing rooms at lunchtime. All exceptrepparttar 118242 ever hungry Meathead who removedrepparttar 118243 toupee he wore onrepparttar 118244 show and continued to eat atrepparttar 118245 Market in peace.



Stephen Schochet is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says," these two elaborate productions are exceptionally entertaining." Hear realaudio samples of these great, unique gifts at www.hollywoodstories.com.


Strange Encounters With Hollywood Legends

Written by Stephen Schochet


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Sometimes legends don't recognize each other. After twenty years in Hollywood Alfred Hitchcock finally became super rich after producingrepparttar low budget Psycho (1960). His agent Lew Wasserman convinced him to traderepparttar 118230 movie rights for shares of stock in Universal, makingrepparttar 118231 directorrepparttar 118232 third biggest owner ofrepparttar 118233 studio. From then on Hitchcock loved picking uprepparttar 118234 Wall Street Journal to see if he was wealthier. While directing his last film Family Plot (1975) Hitchcock would arrive at Universal early, sit in his chair and joyfully read about Jaws (1975) which was adding millions to his stock's value. One day his morning routine was upset by an uninvited young man hovering aroundrepparttar 118235 movie set. Hitchcock, who seemed to have eyes inrepparttar 118236 back of his head called a crew member to haverepparttar 118237 intruder removed. It turned out to be Jaws Director Steven Spielberg who wanted to meet his idol.

Just because you're recognized once doesn't mean you will continue to be. After losing his driving privileges because of drunkenness Sean Penn was forced to riderepparttar 118238 city bus. One day another passenger came up to him. "Hey you look like Sean Penn. But I know he wouldn't be riding a bus." Penn replied," How do you know? Do you know Sean Penn?" "Yeah I worked on a film he starred in." "Oh yeah? Well, what do you think of him?". "Oh God, he was a total $%#%!"



Stephen Schochet is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says," these two elaborate productions are exceptionally entertaining." Hear realaudio samples of these great, unique gifts at www.hollywoodstories.com.




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