Laverne De Fazio's favorite drink in the TV series Laverne and Shirley was Pepsi and milk.
Legendary comedian and actor Bob Hope served as master of ceremony solo and with others a total of 16 times, and he participated in a record 27 Academy Awards presentations. No other individual has come close in their number of appearances in the annual award ceremony.
Leigh Whipper was the first black member of the Actors' Equity Association and the founder of the Negro Actors' Guild. He appeared in more than a dozen films, including uncredited roles in The Ox-Box Incident (1943) and The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944), and appeared in 21 plays.
Leslie Gore's hit single, "It's My Party," rose to the Number 1 spot on Billboard's record charts on June 1, 1963. It stayed there for two weeks. Gore was just 17 when she recorded the song, and she became one of the youngest solo female artists in music history to top the charts.
Lisa Kudrow was originally cast as producer Roz on NBC's Frasier, but was fired and replaced before filming began. She had a recurring bit part as inept waitress Ursula on Mad About You before landing the role of ditzy free spirit Phoebe on NBC's Friends.
Liv Tyler was named her after film actress Liv Ullmann because she was reportedly on the cover of "TV Guide" the week baby Liv was born. She's the daughter of Aerosmith lead singer Steve Tyler and Bibi Buell.
Lloyd Vernet Bridges III is the birth name of actor Beau Bridges. He was given the nickname "Beau" by his family — reportedly after Ashley Wilkes's son in the classic 1939 film "Gone With the Wind."
Lulu, the charismatic Scottish singer known for her moving rendition of the title song of the film To Sir, With Love (1967), was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Laurie (one source cites "Lawrie" as the spelling). She also sang the title song for the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). From 1969 to 1973, Lulu was married to pop star Maurice Gibb.
Lushly filmed in black and white, William Wyler's moving Mrs. Miniver (1942) captured the hearts of audiences around the world. It was nominated for twelve Oscars and won six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for its star Greer Garson, and Best Supporting Actress for ingenue Teresa Wright. Sir Winston Churchill declared that the World War II drama, set in England and following the lives of a middle-class British family, had done more for the war effort than a flotilla of destroyers.
Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt don't share a single scene in the 1995 blockbuster hit 12 Monkeys.
Mae West never said "Come up and see me some time" in a movie. She actually said, "Why don't you come up some time and see me."
Many years ago, the legendary Ethel Barrymore made this observation about the acting industry: "To be a success, an actress must have the face of Venus, the brain of Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros."
Marilyn Monroe never received an Academy Award nomination.
Marilyn Monroe said her favorite female singer was Ella Fitzgerald; her favorite male singer was Frank Sinatra.
Marketing experts say there is often no relationship between a TV ad's likability and sales. In fact, a company's ability to generate a strong reaction from consumers can increase product awareness. Despite the public's negative reaction to super-hunk Fabio's wooden performance in margarine TV ads in 1996, the company kept him on for a time as a spokesperson.
Marlon Brando is the only actor to have starred in two of the top 10 films on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Movies" list. Those films were The Godfather (1972) which ranked Number 3, and On the Waterfront (1954) which ranked Number 8.
Martial artist film star Jackie Chan's birth name was Kong Sung Chan.
Master escape artist Harry Houdini thoughtfully bequeathed the rabbits featured in his disappearing acts to the children of friends just before his unexpected and tragic death.
Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock bought the rights to the novel Psycho anonymously from the writer for just $9,000. He then purchased as many copies of the novel as he could to keep its ending a secret.
Measuring a diminutive 5 feet 1 inch, actress Janeane Garofalo sometimes had to stand on a box to be in the same frame with 6-foot co-star Uma Thurman in the film The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996) .
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