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ON THE ROAD TO STARDOM ~


Up-and-coming comedian Jim Carrey debuted
on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, where he 
did a
Elvis Presley impression.

 


Jim Carrey’s First television Appearance on The Tonight Show
(1983).


James Eugene "Jim" Carrey turned 54 in January.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

today in history

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Sir Michael Caine (born
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite) is 83 today.

Caine served in the Korean War for the British Army. He made his acting debut
as Hindley, a drunkard, in a 1953 production of Wuthering Heights. Other than legendary actor Jack Nicholson, he is the only actor to be nominated for an
Academy Award in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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MUSIC LEGEND NEIL SEDAKA IS 77 TODAY


Neil Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Pop singer and composer of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" in 1962, Neil Sedaka
has had nine #1 hits like "Bad Blood" and "Laughter in the Rain." His mother
worked a part time job to pay for the family’s first piano. Neil attended the
Juilliard School of Music’s Preparatory Division for Children. Sedaka’s career
has spanned more than fifty years and he’s written with lyricists Howard 
Greenfield and Phil Cody.

 

 
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LIZA MINNELLI IS 70 TODAY


Liza May Minnelli was born in Hollywood, California.

Liza Minnelli is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland. She is known
for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the 1972 musical film Cabaret which won
her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for an Academy
Award for her role in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969). Minnelli made her first film
appearance at the age of three.

         

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THE KING OF TWANG ~

 
Duane Eddy will turn 78 in April.

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