He Became A Big Star, No Ifs, Ands Or Buts
Skinny, carrot-topped David Caruso, whose new film “Jade” opens next month, is not the most likely of leading men.
Caruso, who became famous for baring his behind on TV’s “NYPD Blue,” still remembers the reaction to his 1993 performance in “Mad Dog and Glory” with Robert DeNiro.
“We took four agents to see the movie, and all four passed on me,” Caruso says. “They said I didn’t have it, didn’t have a big screen presence, could never get the girl and could never carry a movie.
“Three weeks later I was doing ‘NYPD Blue’ and all four of those agents called back and wanted to profess how wrong they were.”
A sexy thriller, “Jade” is Caruso’s second film since leaving the small screen, following last spring’s “Kiss of Death.”
Loose talk
Model Lauren Hutton, on what makes men attractive: “It’s not about sexual prowess. It’s about mental prowess and flexibility and being able to say, ‘You know, I was wrong about that.’ Those are some of the sexiest words I’ve heard in my life. They make me hot every time.”
She seems brighter than both of Frank’s sons
Moon Zappa turns 28 today.
Sure sounds like one of those Kodak moments
Angie Everhart, Caruso’s love interest in “Jade,” refutes those rumors about a big fight with former beau Sylvester Stallone in the workout room of a Beverly Hills hotel. “He said, ‘Try this on the treadmill’ and I turned around to walk backwards and fell right on my butt … We ended up laughing and I ended up chasing him back to the room. It was actually one of the funniest episodes in our relationship.”
Isn’t that what Conan O’Brien always says?
George Burns won’t be playing Las Vegas after all on his 100th birthday come Jan. 20, canceling a scheduled Caesar’s Palace show because of recurring health problems. Said his manager: “It’s tough to do an hour show and remember everything. It’s a lot of pressure.”
We thought Prince traded his name for a mark
O.J. Simpson, who’s trying to trademark his name, has plenty of company among celebrities who have done so, including Dan Marino, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Billy Joel, Johnny Carson, Madonna and the artist formerly known as Prince.
The whole thing is just 2, 2 weird 4 our taste
If you’ve been wondering how to pronounce Prince’s new moniker, don’t bother. As he sings on his new album, “The Gold Experience”: “Don’t worry about my name/It’s 2 long 2 remember/(Eye) could tell U now/But we’d be here till next September.”
In other words, now they’re both teed off
John Leguizamo, who plays a drag queen called Chi Chi Rodriguez in “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” responding to recent complaints by the golfer of the same name: “I was a little insulted that he called (Lequizamo’s character) sleazy and, you know, promiscuous. I’m just easy. It’s a big difference.”
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