A survey found that Freddy Krueger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is America’s favorite horror villain, but the most iconic horror film is “Friday the 13th”. The top family-friendly Halloween movie is “Coraline”.
Robert De Niro is bringing back his “Taxi Driver” character, Travis Bickle, for a series of Uber ads. Travis Bickle is the guy who looks in the mirror and says, “You talkin’ to me?”
“Hey Jude” was written for Julian Lennon, but he says he has a “love-hate” relationship with it . . . partly because it reminds him of a bad time in his life . . . when John walked out on him and his mother.
Ashley McBryde talked about the WORST tattoo a FAN got in her honor. A “buzzed” guy asked Ashley to autograph his chest, but she knew from past experience that he might turn that into a tattoo, so she tried to talk him out of it. She told him, “You’re all sweaty, which means the Sharpie isn’t going to write on your skin properly. Also, you shouldn’t just tattoo Sharpie to you.” But the guy was persistant, so she did it. And yes, everything went wrong. The Sharpie didn’t work right, she had to scribble her name several times, and it ended up “messy, misshapen and totally asymmetrical. A few hours later, my record rep sends me the photo of the guy . . . with the worst signature I have ever done, tattooed to his body for the rest of his life.”
A lot has been made of the acting chops Darius Rucker displayed in his “Fires Don’t Start Themselves” video. He plays an investigator trying to solve a series of fires, and if you got a “Law & Order” vibe from it, that was his inspiration. He says, “When they told me I was going to play a detective, I put on my inner [Elliot] Stabler, because I’m such a ‘Law and Order’ and ‘CSI’ fan.”
Maren Morris announced an intimate show in Chicago on October 5th to celebrate the release of her EP, “The Bridge”. She’s donating $5 from every ticket sale to the LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD. But there’s a catch: Tickets are only available to fan club members.
Ryan Reynolds will receive the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award.
Ozzy Osbourne was set to undergo his fourth spinal surgery yesterday, and he said it would be his LAST, no matter how it turns out.
Tyler Hubbard has unplugged from Instagram, and it’s going very well. He says “life is better when he’s NOT doing it for the ‘Gram.”
Jason Derulo is 34.
Nicole Richie is 42.
Alfonso Ribeiro is 52. Carlton on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”.
Luke Wilson is 52. Owen’s brother
Ricki Lake is 55. Daytime talk show host.
Faith Hill is 56.
Dave Coulier is 64. Uncle Joey on “Full House” and “Fuller House”.
Bill Murray is 73.
Stephen King is 76.
