Will it be publishing house fever, or just pulp fiction?
JOHN TRAVOLTA IS TAKING a stab at posterity. His autobiography, not yet titled, will be published in fall 2006, Hyperion announced this week. In it, the actor will share stories from his life and career.
“I’ve hit a milestone this year in my life, turning 50, and if I waited any longer I’d have to write two books,” Travolta, an Oscar nominee for “Saturday Night Fever” and “Pulp Fiction,” said in a statement. “I’ve had such a full life that I really want to share it.”
Hyperion Editor in Chief Will Schwalbe called Travolta “one of the greatest and most beloved actors of our time.
“He is also a tremendously thoughtful person with remarkable stories to share – about himself and his career; about his friendships with people ranging from Marlon Brando to Princess Diana; about the creative process and his passions.”
Travolta’s new film, “Ladder 49,” co-starring Joaquin Phoenix, will be released Oct. 1.
Joel has to change his tune
Billy Joel is having to rethink his song “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” these days.
“It looks like I’m always going be here,” Joel said after his star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “I have to tell you that I had not considered this when I wrote ‘Say Goodbye to Hollywood.’ “
Joel’s plaque was placed in front of the Pantages Theatre, where the Tony Award-winning musical based on his songs, “Movin’ Out,” is playing.
Can Mark make a survivor out of Martha?
Reality TV guru Mark Burnett, the man behind such shows as “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” says he wants to help Martha Stewart retool her show once she serves her five-month federal prison sentence for obstruction of justice and conspiracy related to a stock deal.
“I look forward to working with her in 2005. Right now, she needs her space,” Burnett told the New York Daily News.
It’s cable cars for Kudrow, Cox
A pair of former “Friends” are headed back to the tube, this time on HBO.
Lisa Kudrow will play a former sitcom star staging a comeback (fancy that) in a new series called “The Comeback” that begins filming next month.
And Kudrow’s former co-star Courteney Cox is also reportedly talking to HBO about a series project, playing an actress adjusting to life as a recovering alcoholic.
The rise of a new ‘Moonlighting’?
Cybill Shepherd says she hopes to make a movie version of “Moonlighting,” the hit ‘80s TV show that co-starred Bruce Willis, despite their falling out at the time.
“When people get a tremendous amount of success, especially for the first time, it doesn’t necessarily bring out the best in them,” she says. “I adore Bruce, and we’re dying to do a ‘Moonlighting’ movie.”
Hey, that’s just the plot threads
Tim Reid, best known as flashy DJ Venus Flytrap on the old “WKRP in Cincinnati,” says he’s having a ball doing “That ‘70s Show,” in which he plays a record store owner.
There’s just one little concern, Reid says: “I’m back in the Venus clothes all the sudden. They’re a little more upscale, but nonetheless – I’m afraid I’m going to get polyester poisoning.”
The birthday bunch
Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 53. Actor Paul Lemat (“American Graffiti”) is 52. Actress Shari Belafonte is 50. Singer Debby Boone is 48. Singer Joan Jett is 44. Actor Scott Baio is 43. Actress Bonnie Hunt is 40. Actor Tom Felton (“Harry Potter” films) is 17.