Myers reflects on family roots at AFI Star Award event
Mike Myers recalled growing up in Toronto and how his family shaped his humor. He said his father discouraged unfunny visitors and that his screen personas on Saturday Night Live and in films like Wayne's World and Austin Powers are drawn from relatives.
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Aspen
CoLo
Mike Myers
Myers
Toronto
U.S
Wayne
Austin Powers
Liverpool
England
Diddy Plans Detroit Diner Expansion With Justin's
Sean Combs through an associate aims to open a Justin's restaurant in downtown Detroit within four to eight months, offering soul and Caribbean fare named after his son Columbus Ohio. The existing Justin's spots are in New York and Atlanta.
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Detroit
Sean “P. Diddy
Combs
Justin
Best Bets Today Band Listings Across Kansas City
A roundup of shows and venues including Dunn and Freeman at Blue Room 7 p.m. on Blue Monday, 30 Seconds to Mars Chevelle Pulse Ultra at The Bottleneck and Davey’s Uptown 9 p.m., The Yards Two Dollar Shoe Revival Story 9 p.m., Glassjaw Sparta Dredg Hot Water Music 7:30 p.m. Beaumont, Snocore Tour, James Christos at Hurricane 9 p.m., JCCC Spring Jazz Luqman Hamza Trio noon at Recital Hall Overland Park.
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Dunn
Freeman
Blue Room
18Th & Vine
Kansas City
Chevelle
Davey's Uptown
Main
the Yards
Glassjaw
Sparta
Beaumont
James Christos
the Guild
Hustla Clan
Broadway
JCCC
Luqman Hamza
Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College
College Blvd
Overland Park
Notable 1930s to 1990s History Highlights
The record lists key events: 1933 The Star-Spangled Banner becomes national anthem, 1845 Florida statehood, 1849 Interior Department creation and Minnesota Territory formation, 1969 Apollo 9 lunar module test launch, and 1991 Rodney King beating case in Los Angeles prompting national outcry.
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United States
Florida
U.S. Department of the Interior
Congress
Minnesota Territory
Cape Kennedy
Rodney King
Los Angeles
Birthdays today beam in Star Trek actor James Doohan
Today's celebs include James Doohan aged 83 star of Star Trek. Also listed are Lee Radziwill 70 Jackie Joyner Kersee 41 Herschel Walker 41 Tone-Loc 37 and David Faustino among others.
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Scotty
James Doohan
Lee Radziwill
Jackie Joyner- Kersee
Herschel Walker
Tone-Lac
David Faustino
Washington benefit at Ford's Theatre gala features stars
Celebrities from country, Latino music, and comedy perform for President Bush and the first lady at Ford's Theatre in Washington. LeAnn Rimes, George Lopez, Lonestar, Alison Krauss, Union Station, and young Jamia Simone Nash join the Naval Academy Glee Club as Bush honors Frankie Hewitt and previews the ABC telecast.
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Washington
Bush
Ford’s
LeAnn Rimes
George Lopez
Lonestar
Naval Academy Glee Club
Frankie Hewitt
Ford
Hewitt
Alison Krauss
Union Station
Jamia Simone Nash
Nash
Alicia Keys
Fallin
ABC Television
Laura Bush
Ford's Theatre
Michael Eisner
The
Walt Disney Co
Global Theatre Protest Read Lysistrata Across 56 Countries
Actors from Brookyln Academy of Music and the National Theatre of Iceland organize a day of international readings of Lysistrata to oppose a possible war with Iraq. Readings span 919 events across 56 countries with volunteers guiding performances in diverse venues from BAM to a New Mexico coffeehouse.
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New York
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New Mexico
National Theatre of Iceland
Iraq
Kathryn Blume
Sharron Bower
New
Cradle 2 The Grave tops box office with DMX and Jet Li
DMX and Jet Li headline Cradle 2 The Grave earning 17.1 million in its opening weekend. The action film centers on stolen diamonds kidnapping and a plan to unleash a new weapon of war. Chicago tops musical grosses surpassing 100 million.
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Los Angeles
Dmx
Jet Li
Chicago
Exhibitor Relations Co, Inc
Shanghai Knights
David Gale
Foxs New Reality Show Echoes Medieval Mergers
The column riffs on Fox reality series Married By America prompting comparisons to arranged marriages of medieval England. It notes Fox dominance from Joe Millionaire and American Idol, questions trend sustainability, and previews tonight's TV lineup across CBS ABC History Showtime UPN NBC WB and other outlets.
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Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Aol-Time Warner
Fox
Regis Philbin
Debra
Ray
Marie
Raymond
CBS
Bobby
ABC
Greenland
Salt Lake
Showtime
Doug
Joe Rogan
NBC
Gary Coleman
The
UPN
Eric
Pastor
Greg
Jimmy
Dear
Pink
Dr. Brown
Colin
Everwood
Taylor
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Kevin Bacon
Kyra Sedgwick
Bill Irwin
Kathleen Chalfant
Paloma Blanca
Questa
N.M
Colorado State Line
Anne Constanza
Cradle
Joe Millionaire
Joe
Reba
Labus
Gloria Stuart
Kurt Russell
David Letterman
Jay Leno
Hootie and the Blowfish
Ted Danson
Steven R. Schirripa
Beck
Conan O’brien
Liza Minnelli
David Gest
James Marsters
Craig Kilborn
Kevin McDonough
Lawrence
Tetveer Herod
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