This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly has an interesting piece on the outrageous perks stars demand – and get. It starts thusly:
… such as that the water to his location trailer be blessed by a shaman, the schooting schedule be vetted by an astrologer, etc. It turns out that the show was canceled after only a few episodes.
So – who is it?
My first guess would be Richard Gere.
Could it be Gere? After all, it says 'actor", which is stretching his abilitities. Had itsaid “one-note poseur”, thnat would definitely be Gere. But “actor”?
Abilititities. Brand new word.
:smack:
Gere didn’t do a quickly-cancelled TV show, though.
My first thought was Hugh Grant – but I don’t think he’s been famous 25 years. Pierce Brosnan’s personal life isn’t particularly messy.
There’s another possibility, of course, which is that this is some kind of composite character.
I’ve heard Tom Cruise is a diva.
He sure ain’t a muff diva.
Rob Lowe?
Ooh, good guess Kaspar Hauser! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love your username, BTW?) He meets all the criteria, fer sher.
Twickster: “all the criteria, fer sher.”
I’m not sure about Lowe’s “suave screen prescence.” Sam Seaborn, among others, seemed to project a kind of dorky, socially inept wonkiness above all.
But then I’m not his target demographic, either.
Dorky? Hm, maybe – but he’s sooooooo goodlooking. As in, gorgeous enough that it’s embarrassing to find him attractive, because it’s so predictable.
And the “spectacularly screwed up personal life” sounds about right.
This article raised a lot of questions.
The only ones I think I knew were:
Diva that demanded $$$$$$$ dressing room perks for a performance at a charity fundraiser - J Lo.
Superstar couple that had a $40000 flight arranged to fly their luggage to Europe - Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (just a guess, you understand).
here’s thestory - who’s the TV bad girl that demanded the billboard where her ex would see it? Who hid in the trailer to avoid giving back Harry Winston jewels? (Madonna?) Who demanded (and didn’t get) a helicopter to work every day?
My guess would be Charlie Sheen.
Well, Charlie Sheen isn’t particularly suave – and his show’s a hit. (It’s completing its second season, and, AFAIK, has been renewed for a third.)
I’d have to go with Tom Cruise–or maybe Brad Pitt.
Isn’t Richard Gere Buddhist? I don’t think he’d go into Shamanism or Astrology as such. Also, as others have said, he hasn’t really done television shows.