Posts with tag "barry manilow"

Liz Taylor's 'Beautiful' Letter to Kennedy Center Floors Barry Manilow

Posted Mar 25th 2011 at 10:57 PM by Rob Shuter

Elizabeth Taylor loved and honored her friends and tried her best to get them the recognition she felt they deserved. Illustrating this bond is a new, never-before-seen letter the Dame sent to the board of trustees at the Kennedy Center on behalf of her great friend Barry Manilow. On beautiful lilac stationary, with her name embossed at the top in purple, Taylor eloquently wrote that Barry ...

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Barry Manilow Heartbroken at Pal Elizabeth Taylor's Death: 'Sad Day for Me'

Posted Mar 23rd 2011 at 03:22 PM by Rob Shuter

EXCLUSIVE: When Elizabeth Taylor needed a superstar to headline one of her earliest benefits to raise money for HIV/AIDS in 1986, long before it was a cause that all in Hollywood were ready to support, she turned to her dear friend Barry Manilow. Without pause, Barry jumped at the chance, and today with news of her passing, the legendary singer is heartbroken. "She was the last great movie star ...

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Slide Show: Steven Slater Hangs With Barry Manilow!

Posted Aug 16th 2010 at 11:06 PM by Rob Shuter

EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday night, the slide-taking, beer-swiping Jet Blue flight attendant, Steven Slater, spent the evening dancing to Barry Manilow at his sold out concert in Atlantic City. Later, the pair posed for a private photo ... check it out! Barry tells me, "I was going to introduce him and say that you'll know him because he'll be leaving by the sliding chute. But the audience was too ...

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'Idol' Settled for J.Lo After a Pair of Big Names Passed

Posted Aug 3rd 2010 at 08:45 AM by Rob Shuter

Jennifer Lopez has yet to officially announce that she's the newest judge on 'American Idol,' however, sources tell me the job only became hers after several big-name celebrities said "thanks, but no thanks." "J.Lo was definitely not the first choice," an 'Idol' insider tells me. "In fact, she wasn't even the second or third choice." My source tells me that before they approached Lopez, ...

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Final Guest for Conan O'Brien? Mr. Barry Manilow

Posted Jan 15th 2010 at 03:25 PM by PopEater Staff

With Conan O'Brien's days at 'The Tonight Show' winding down, PopEater can exclusively reveal who will be the host's final guest on Jan. 22: Barry Manilow. "It's a perfect fit for Barry, who was once Bette Midler's piano player, to be the one to say goodbye to Conan," says our insider. "Bette was the late great Johnny Carson's final guest and now Barry will be Conan's ... if his final date ...