Jennifer Aniston’s Secret Surfer Brother washes up to shore, so to speak
Who’d have thunk it? First Oprah digs out her secret sister and now Aniston has a secret brother? And don’t forget about Streisand’s evil twin. Oh wait, that’s just her. (I kid, Babs!) Unlike his 43-year-old half-sister who lives a luxurious and very public lifestyle, Alex — who goes by AJ — splits his time between Santa Cruz, Calif. as a “boho surfer” and northern Alaska. “He had a mattress in the back of his van, always had the same pair of pants with 20 patches on it and only had three shirts,” Samantha Robles, a body piercer at “Chimera…
[April 1 "breaking story"?]: Tyler Perry set to direct Streisand in “Gypsy”
It looks like a director has been tapped to direct Barbra Streisand in the upcoming film remake of the Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy: Tyler Perry. The Why Did I Get Married? director is reportedly eager to start work on the project with the singing star, who will celebrate her 70th birthday later this month. According to an insider on the Universal project, librettist Laurents himself suggested Perry for the job shortly before his death last year: “Arthur felt that Tyler’s work in the ‘urban theatre circuit’ in the 1990s paralleled the life that Gypsy Rose Lee experienced growing…
Streisand is going back to her roots — “Live from Brooklyn!”
Simply-Showbiz.com was among the first to report the breaking news that Barbra Streisand would launch her 2012 tour and now a source tells us that Streisand’s North American tour will launch in…… Wait for it…. Brooklyn! The Barclays Center in Brooklyn to be exact. Love this news! Not only will Streisand get to do what she loves the most — creating a “full-circle-moment” — but it also seems to be an indication of the ticket prices. Gone will be the $2,500 tickets and — in with the every man’s ticket of….under $400? We can only hope. Related link: The Barbra…
Barbra Streisand to launch 2012 tour?
“It’s official, we’re going on tour with Barbra Streisand.” Ignatius Grove, Piero and Gianluca Barone Ginoble, the three components of the Flight Group, have given the sensational news that the Football ones during the Sunday program RaiDue conducted by Victoria Cabello. “We received the proposal to be an integral part of his American concerts, and we will also talk about us recording with her own pieces.” “The three tenorini”, so I renamed the young singers, have joined in 2009 after participating in the talent show RaiUno “I’m leaving you a song.” Presented themselves as soloists, they are then also performed…
“Gypsy” with Barbra Streisand in the lead is officially on again — Looking ducky, Rose, love! Julian Fellowes to write screenplay
The on-again, off-again movie adaptation of “Gypsy,” with Barbra Streisand in the lead, is officially on again. Barbra Streisand’s website is reporting the news today that British actor and writer Julian Fellowes, who scripted the film Gosford Park and created the TV series Downton Abbey, will pen the screenplay for the star’s upcoming film adaptation of the Arthur Laurents/Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy. Streisand will star in the film as Rose Hovick, mother of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. Joel Silver and Streisand are producing the picture for Universal. So, how do we like them eggrolls? Sounds good to me. Fellowes…
Breaking: Steve Bridges — George W. Bush Impersonator — Dies At Age 48
Steve Bridges, the actor who impersonated President George W. Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has died at age 48, his manager said. Bridges was found dead Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. An autopsy is scheduled, but the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said foul play was not suspected. —- How sad. Steve Bridges was so young, and a hilarious comic. R.I.P.
Two living legends for the price of one — Barbra Streisand & Helen Mirren speak of their passion….movies
Helen Mirren and Miss Barbra Streisand talk about what movies have meant to them in their lives… What a treat, to hear from not one, but two living legends… “The screen is enormous and the sound is fantastic. You’re like — there – and it’s like…all yours… says Helen Mirren… “I could dream there, I could become anything I want…I could dream about my own future…” says Barbra Streisand… Hellen is a hottie and Babs looks like she did in What’s Up, Doc? I’m on cloud nine.
“Wanderlust” makes it Wain — again
Lately, I’ve had two celebrity crushes. The first is a woman, Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones, and the second (and I’m not ashamed of this) is a man, Wanderlust’s Paul Rudd. As I may have alluded to in my Our Idiot Brother review, it’s pretty much impossible to hate him. He’s like a puppy dog; so full of love and energy that his own effervescence can carry movie. Luckily, Wanderlust and its comedy dream team cast can exist without him. When George (Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) find themselves in tough financial straits, they’re forced to leave New York…
A note of gratitude from Simply Showbiz
Hi, there. My name is Michael Roman and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you… When I founded this site in 2010, I wasn’t sure how it was going to be received. And, believe it or not, I owe much of my success to … Barbra Streisand. You see, for 10 years, I ran the first premiere Barbra Streisand ‘community’ based fan site — in the world (long before Streisand herself had her own official site). It’s an accomplishment I’m very proud of. True — after I got the Streisand ball rolling, there were many “copy-cat” sites (that…
“Guilt Trip” = “Buttah” for Barbra Streisand: Review / Industry info regarding L.A. screening
Some are saying the title of the upcoming Streisand / Rogen film is entitled
