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.
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.
He 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.
I know. But I just don't like him. I tend not to like anyone who is a homophobe.
how do you give a humanitarian award to a thundering homophobe?
that's exactly what I was thinking, nextto......
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
Because the Academy hates gays! That's why Brokeback Mountain lost, and Milk will too!
bareback mountain lost because it wasn't that good and milk will lose because slumdog is better
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.
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.
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.
Buffoon. Actually-pompous buffoon.
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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