Hey Jerry
Hey Jerry
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#2re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 12:51pm
He is a nasty man. I had the displeasure when Yankees was in town a few years ago. I will be taking my traditional Oscar poop during his segment. He makes Jerome Robbins look like Mother Theresa.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 1:02pm
I read two books about him & Dean. The book about him was damning called King of Comedy. The other Dean & Me made him out a little better & it was nothing but his admiration for Dean & without Dean how he would have been a nothing.
He has done great work for MDA so remember him for that. My brother in law saw him in the can during DY in NY while he was doing a # 1. He said he really looked ancient back than.
Tom's Cat
Leading Actor Joined: 2/21/09
#3re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 1:15pmHe could make me laugh till I cried - and do so far more often than any other human being I've ever known. For that I am grateful and I wouldn't miss the awards tonight.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#4re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 1:16pmI know. But I just don't like him. I tend not to like anyone who is a homophobe.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#6re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 4:03pmhow do you give a humanitarian award to a thundering homophobe?
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#7re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 4:07pmthat's exactly what I was thinking, nextto......
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#8re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 4:08pmBecause the Academy hates gays! That's why Brokeback Mountain lost, and Milk will too!
#9re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 4:19pmbareback mountain lost because it wasn't that good and milk will lose because slumdog is better
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#10re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 5:15pm
Martin Short ( who was famous for his impersonation of Lewis on SCTV) interviewed him when Lewis was the honoree @ the Banff Festival. He had to sit there while Lewis gave his opinion the "women simply weren't funny". Short tried to ameliorate sayin "Well. Lucy... " and Lewis interupted him saying "I never found Lucy that funny" You could hear gasps in the audience. Tracey Ullman later commented on Lewis w something equally dismissive of him ( as he had been of her and every other commidienne).
Lewis is a very insecure individual who can only build himself up by denegrating everyone else. Sad . Really sad.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#11re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 5:19pm
He is just a asshole. That is why you have not really seen any media coverage on his award.
And also... BM was a much better film than T(c)rash.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#12re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 5:19pm
I have no idea if he was always like that but he probably got taken down a peg when his TV show failed. Than went his cinemas & his films started tanking.
I heard that remark about Lucy & wonder if he was on drugs at the time.
Insecure describes my boss to a T.
#13re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/22/09 at 5:47pm
Buffoon. Actually-pompous buffoon.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#14re: Hey Jerry
Posted: 2/23/09 at 7:01am
He looked horrible last night
His film clips were sparse & most of the tribute was for MDA. He may not make it to this years telethon. If he does, it will be a few hours at best for him & I really doubt he will be on after this year.
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