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Three reasons why the Roseanne alum is fabulous in a forest-green Christian Siriano gown: A draped cowl-neck adds width to shoulders, minimizing hips in comparison, a floor-grazing hem “stretches” for long and lean and the dark hue complements her golden skin.
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ngridBergmanwasthe biggeststarinHollywood, appearing in 27 films, including Casablanca. Then her affair with director Roberto Rossellini, while on location in Italy filming Stromboli, rocked America. When news broke in 1950 that the Swedish actress, who was still married to brain surgeon Petter Lindstrom, was pregnant with Roberto’s baby (a son, Renato), she was exiled from America and forced to leave behind her firstborn, daughter Pia Lindstrom. They wouldn’t see each otherforadecade.“Thatwas the thing
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thathurtmymomthemost,” says daughterIsabellaRossellini, who spoke at NYC’s 92nd Street Y on Dec. 10. Ingrid and Pia finally reunited when Pia turned 18 and flew to Italy. “[Ingrid] paid a very big price. Losing friends and not being able to come back was very hard,” Isabella recalled. Ingrid and Roberto married and focused on raising their kids, Renato and twins Isabella and Ingrid, but coping with Ingrid’s stardom remained a challenge. On a family trip to Spain, Isabella shared, “I remember we were followed by paparazzi everywhere we went!”
“We couldn’t look at Mona Lisa because everyone was looking at Mama looking at Mona Lisa,” Isabella, 65, recalled of a family trip to Paris. With mother Ingrid and siblings (from left) Renato, Ingrid and Pia in 1967.
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The Power of Positivity Ingrid and Roberto in Venice in 1950, the year they married.
“I try to re-evaluate and grow and commit to what I care about on a daily basis,” Lesley tells Closer.
LESLEY ANN WARREN is heading into 2018 with a fresh new outlook on life. “My goal is to find the wonder and joy in the smallest of chores to the largest,” the 71-year-old Victor Victoria actress shared with Closer at the American Ballet Theatre Annual Holiday Benefit on Dec. 11 in Beverly Hills. Step one has been changing her mindset with the help of meditation. And she’s working toward “making each moment count,” noted Lesley. “[I’m] looking at the glass half full and being grateful. Really celebrating the day.”
Kelsey Grammer
On Forgiveness
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Ellen DeGeneres and Rob Lowe were among those forced to evacuate their California homes due to the recent wildfires.
Steven Tyler helped create Janie’s House, a home for abused young women near Atlanta. “I’m just relieved they have a safe space to grow,” says the Aerosmith frontman.
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“She was my best friend and the best person I knew,” Kelsey’s stated about Karen. “She had so much to live for.”
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“I regret the things I didn’t do — not what I did. I have done what I felt like.”
KELSEY GRAMMER has found it in his heart to show mercy to his sister’s murderer. “I have learned to forgive,” affirms the former Frasier star, 62. “I have even told the guy I forgive him, although I don’t advocate for his freedom. I don’t think that’s reasonable.” In 1975, Kelsey’s sister Karen, 18, was kidnapped and murdered by serial killer Freddie Glenn, who remains in jail. “I miss her,” Kelsey says. Kelsey and Karen “I miss her in in 1974 my bones.”
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Mom Terri, 53, and brother Robert, 14, mean the world to Bindi. “I can count on them through thick and thin,” she tells Closer.
“My dad is my superhero. He truly changed the world.” — Bindi
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The house is situated on 36 acres of sprawling property.
Ashley Olsen came to support TV dad Bob Saget at his NYC fete benefiting scleroderma research on Dec. 5.
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Oversize windows fill the rural home with natural light.
Tony Bennett joined Stevie Wonder for a duet at Stevie’s House Full of Toys charity concert in LA on Dec. 10.
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Charlie Daniels announced that Alison Krauss will be at the 20th Volunteer Jam, his Nashville veterans event on March 7.
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ince the Irwin family opened the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in 2004, it has treated over 70,000 animals. That’s a feat that would have thrilled Steve Irwin, who was killed by a stingray in 2006 while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. “My mom says I inherited Dad’s empathy. He always said to treat animals the way you want to be treated,” his daughter, Bindi, 19, whoworksatthezoo,tellsCloser.“IhopeI’ve made him proud. I’ll continue to do my best to make sure his message and legacy lives on forever. It’s important to always be kind.”
HELLOS & GOODBYES BABY BOOM
The late nights get later. On Dec. 12, The Late Late Show host James Corden, 39, and wife Julia Carey welcomed their third child, a baby girl. Meanwhile, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 45, and girlfriend Lauren Hashian announced they were expecting their second. Also, DWTS pro Kym Johnson, 41, and her Shark Tank hubby Robert Herjavec, 55, shared news of twins being on the way. Finally, Full House star John Stamos, 54, and fiancée Caitlin McHugh (pictured) announced they’re awaiting their first.
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Superman, Titanic and La Bamba. “I couldn’t be more proud,” said Lou Diamond Phillips, 55, who starred in the ’87 biopic of Latino rocker Ritchie Valens. [It] still speaks to the American Dream and to inclusion and representation.”
CRIME-STOPPERS REDUX
Ye gods! Daunting detective Dick Tracy is getting a reboot thanks to Archie Comics. “I have vivid memories of being completely obsessed with Dick Tracy as a kid when the [1990] movie hit,” said company co-president Alex Segura. “In my eyes, Tracy is an iconic character on par with Batman and Superman.” The new comic book series is set to start in April and focus on the early days of Tracy, who first appeared in the funnies back in 1931.
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NYC will be head over heels. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 45, is going to be making her debut as a Broadway producer — by creating a musical featuring the hits of The Go-Go’s! “If you told us 30 years ago that our songs were going to be in a musical, we’d have said, ‘Of course they’ll be on Broadway!’ None of us would have really believed it, though — what a crazy idea!” relayed the group in a statement. The show previews in San Francisco this April before heading east.
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Yippee ki-yay, movie lovers. On Dec. 13, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress announced the latest 25 motion pictures deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant for preservation. Included are Die Hard, Dumbo, Field of Dreams, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Spartacus,
Alice Cooper has been cast to play King Herod in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, set for Easter, April 1.
FAREWELLS
He’s got a heart of gold. On Dec. 9, Woodstock warrior Neil Young, 72, put some prized possessions on the block at Julien’s Auctions in LA to benefit California’s Bridge School, which he cofounded in ’86 for kids with speech and physical impairments. Among the items were guitars, classic cars and pieces from his model train collection — including a custom-painted locomotive, which accounted for $10,000 of the nearly $300,000 raised.
A wave of sadness. On Dec. 10, filmmaker Bruce Brown, who helped popularize surfing with his ’66 doc The Endless Summer, passed at age 80. On Dec. 11, British actress Suzanna Leigh, best known for her turn with Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style, died at 72. On Dec. 12, Pat DiNizio, frontman for the Smithereens, died at the age of 62. Finally, actor Conrad Brooks, renowned for his roles in such Ed Wood films as Plan 9 From Outer Space, died back on Dec. 6. He was 86.
Having the Final Say: Kelly Ripa Here’s something to talk about. Re morning-show staple Kelly Ripa, 46, shared that she and former Live co-host Regis Philbin, 86, didn’t converse off camera before taping “He had almost a superstition abou it,” she said about Regis, who liked to save all their chatter for the show “I’d be like, ‘Good morning,’ and he’d say, ‘Save it for the air!’”
Seth Rogen has signed on to portray iconic anchorman Walter Cronkite in the JFK assassination film Newsflash.
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“I always wanted to be a great dad.” — Dwayne
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Rock Star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson showed his softer side when his 2-yearold daughter, Jasmine, helped celebrate her doting dad’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in LA on Dec. 13. “We have such a high-quality relationship — I am incredibly proud of her,” the actor marvels of his little one. “The most important thing that I could do with my daughter is lead our life with love,” he insists. “Not success, not fame, but, ‘I’m always here for you. I love you.’ ”
Dwayne’s girlfriend and Jasmine’s mom, Lauren Hashian, is expecting another addition to their family!
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Talk to the Hand! “This lady — she’s my favorite,” Melissa gushed of her former Reba co-star as the pair reunited for this adorable photo op on Dec. 11. “Melissa is a hoot,” Reba has said about her longtime friend. “We love to hang out together — she’s just funny all the time.”
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The country mus praises of “respons loyalty and all tho things,” w by the c Sprout H sing Dec. 12. “ Dolly u ps of e over exaggerated” style. “It keeps me young!”
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White Christmas No doubt about it, Gwen always dresses for the occasion! The singer wowed in winter white when she dropped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to dish on her new holiday album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas, and her recent holiday TV special. “It feels very romantic,” Gwen revealed. “Everyone likes holiday songs,” agreed Ellen.
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They’re All Ears! “Got to join the She Wolf pack today! So much fun with the ladies of Fuller House on The Talk!” Julie raved of posing for this quirky group shot with (from left) Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin, who rang in the sitcom’s third season on Dec. 12.
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“This is actually very exciting for me to be here. My whole family is watching!” — Melissa
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Lights Up the Night The comedian lent a festive touch to Jimmy Kimmel Live! when she guest-hosted the hit talk show on Dec. 7. “This baby was just sitting in my closet waiting for me to take her out for a spin,” the actress joked of her quirky Christmas tree attire, quipping, “I’m starting to maybe realize that I am the only one that has dressed up.” But fun Christmas costumes aren’t the only way that Melissa likes to spread holiday joy — she’s also set to make her musical debut in the upcoming comedy Margie Claus!
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Harmonious Holidays The longtime gal pals got into the spirit of the season when they performed a duet in NYC at the Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays concert to benefit the True Colors Fund on Dec. 9. “It’s a holiday of the heart,” gushed Cyndi, who co-founded the charity to help fight homelessness among the LGBTQ youth community.
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“I don’t take [Star Wars] for granted, and I love the fans so much.”
The supermodel posed with an oldschool Lamborghini Countach for this retro photo shoot in Malibu on Dec. 9. Despite the throwback to her ’90s catwalk career, Cindy, 51, tells Closer she prefers the wisdom that’s come to her with age. “Part of being present is being willing to go where the present takes you,” she insists.
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Sweet Memories THE STARS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE PICS
Suzanne Somers “I still miss you so much,” the actress gushed of her late Three’s Company co-star John Ritter via this funny ’80s throwback pic. Ryan Seacrest
“I probably still fit in that onesie,” Ryan joked about this precious ’70s shot from his childhood.
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RedCarpet Rebel May the force be with him! Luke Skywalker himself shined bright at the London premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Dec. 12. “It’s surreal,” Mark tells Closer of working on the latest two episodes of the intergalactic film franchise, which he admits he was “really scared” to return to. “I thought, Why mess with it?” the actor notes. “The idea of catching lightning in a bottle twice was ridiculously remote.” Luckily, he didn’t need to worry — the movie, which opened in theaters on Dec. 15, is getting out-of-this galaxy rave reviews!
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“Here’s me at rehearsal for Circus of the Stars,” the Big Bang Theory actress tweeted with her pal Mario Lopez while revisiting their adorable turn on the ’89 TV show.
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NEXT CHAPTER “It’s really all about family, love and the children for me. I work at that every day.” — Celine
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igh up in Mont a n a ’s R o c k y Mountains lies the hidden retreat where Celine Dion and her family will vacation over the Christmas holidays during a break from her show at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace. The Canadian chanteuse and her three sons plan to ski and sip hot chocolate while making new memories and sharing old ones. “This trip to Montana is so importanttoCeline,”confidesafriend.“It’sa familytradition.” Since the cancer death of her beloved husband, René Angélil, in 2016, Celine, 49, has worked hard to honor his spirit with their sons, RenéCharles, 16, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 7. “Celine still feels René’s presence in Montana,” explains the friend about the star’s escape to the exclusive Yellowstone Club. “René loved going there. He loved skiing with them, relaxing and spending Christmas together as a family. She wants the boys to maintain that connection to their father.Thiswashishappyplace.” In Montana, Celine will be joined by other members of her extended family, including her sister and René’s three adult children from his previous
René and Celine (at the 2004 World Music Awards) were married for 21 years. “It’s so beautiful up there,” an insider says of the family’s Montana retreat.
marriages. The group “Holiday memories!” will spend their days on Celine the slopes or relaxing wrote when around the two estates she posted Celine has rented. In this picture the evening, they’ll from last come together for fesyear’s tive dinners prepared Christmas with her by a private chef folthree sons. lowed by long nights of conversation and mu sic around the fireplac “Last year when Celine turned for the first tim René died, she said sh feel him watching over h boys,”saysthefriend. Though René is much line is determined to maintain an upbeat spirit. She’s worked hard with Celine has been getting on with her her boys – especially the twins – to life, too. “After René’s death, everyone help them remember their father with worried about who would step in to joy instead of tears. “When she talks manage Celine, but she took over that about René in front of the children, it role herself and has done an amazing is always with a smile,” says the friend. job,” reveals an insider. While Celine “Of course, Celine has moments remains optimistic about 2018, confiwhereshecriestootheradults,butyou dants say that finding new love is not wouldneverknowitaroundtheboys.” among her resolutions. “I don’t think With their mother’s love and guid- dating is a priority for her,” says the inance, her children have been resilient. sider. “When she’s not working, she’s René-Charlesplaysyouthhockeywith focused on being the best mom she can Las Vegas’ Jr. Golden Knights, while be to those kids.” — Louise A. Barile, with reporting by Spencer Lubitz the twins have become adept skiers.
Nelson and Eddy “had a very successful first ski run last year,” says a friend. Celine has been working on a new album and will return to Las Vegas to ring in the New Year onstage. CLOSERWEEKLY.COM 15
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Sally wanted the lead role in 1979’s Norma Rae so badly, “I would have done it for nothing,” she says.
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Stepdad Jock (with Sally and brother Rick) was “both cruel and loving,” the actress says, but her relationship with mom Margaret was solid. “She was always my best friend.”
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ince she turned 70 last year, Sally Field earned a Tony nomination for The Glass Menagerie and started filming Maniac, a new Netflix series co-starring Emma Stone. But away from the spotlight, Sally’s been working on her most personal project ever: a memoir, In Pieces, due next fall. It’s about “the little girl I was, about the teenager who backed into becoming a celebrity,” Sally says, “and about the craft that taught me to stand on my feet, a craft that helped me find my way out
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of a complicated childhood.” Though she’s won two Oscars (for 1979’s Norma Rae and 1984’s Places in the Heart) and three Emmys, Sally has endured her share of difficulties. In the book, she’ll open up about her parents’ painful divorce, her menacing stepdad, a debilitating depression and her lifelong search for love. Writing In Pieces for more than five years has been cathartic. “She used to look back at her life and think she was weak but she now realizes, ‘Wow! I was stronger than I thought,’ ” a friend of the actress tells Closer. “Sally’s had so
many ups and downs, and now people are going to be reading about them in her own words.”
CHILDHOOD FEARS
Sally’s first big challenge came at age 4, when her parents divorced in 1950. “I felt I had to make everybody happy,” she recalls of the pain shared by mom Margaret, an actress, and father Richard, an army officer. “I remember my father’s crying. That was devastating to me. I thought it was my fault and if I could be real, real cute and funny, I could make it better.” CLOSERWEEKLY.COM 17
CO “She is talented and sexy,” Burt Reynolds tells Closer of his girlfriend of five years. “We [had] a really good time.” “Those were good years for me,” Sally says of her time with first husband Steven Craig, “but we were certainly not the right people to stay married.”
“Obviously, I’m not very good at marriage,” Sally, here with second husband Alan Greisman, quips.
She couldn’t, of course, and it was jarring when Margaret married Hollywood stunt man Jock Mahoney in 1952. Jock’s temper was volatile and when Sally suffered horrific nightmares, he “thought the way to handle my fears was to tell me to shut up. I never did find anybody to help me, to turn on all the lights and make that fear go away.” The burly, 6-foot-4 Jock also got physical. “[He] threw me across the yard, something humiliating,” Sally confesses. “I was always aware of my lack of size and my powerless position. I’d have given anything had I been able to pick him up and throw him.” Later, Sally did start to stand up for herself and older brother 18 January 1, 2018 CLOSER
“In so many ways I feel like I’m new to myself. All of us, in every stage of our lives, are coming of age.” — Sally
Richard. “I was the one that wouldn’t take it,” she says. “Then, for other reasons that will go in the book, I became a focus of [Jock’s] tyranny. I was terrified all the time. Terrified that I would be forced to fight, and yet I did. Something in me wouldn’t be quieted.” That feisty spirit would later serve her well in her career. “Oddly enough, I think I owe a great deal to how difficult [my stepdad] was,” says the actress, who landed her first TV series, Gidget, at the age of 17 and was offered the lead on The Flying Nun two years later, though she initially turned it down. Due to pressure from Jock, she reluctantly took it, sinking into a deep despair because she longed for more respected roles. “I was so depressed — that kind of depression [where] you gain
20 pounds in two seconds,” Sally, who developed an eating disorder for three years, recalls. “One of the things that saved me was therapy,” Sally admits, and she became laser-focused on finally pursuing her acting dreams and the meatier roles she desired. The confidence she’d built from standing up to Jock also kicked in, and she refused to cower to casting agents who didn’t take her seriously. Her growing confidence led to her winning an Emmy for the 1976 TV miniseries Sybil and an Oscar for 1979’s Norma Rae, though her lingering childhood pain continued to affect her personal life. “I never saw a relationship with any longevity that wasn’t horrible,” says Sally, who had wed her high school sweetheart, Steven Craig, when she was still on The Flying Nun. “We were never destined to have an adult relationship,” she reflects. They divorced in 1975 after having two sons, Peter, now 48, and Eli, 45.
FINDING HER WAY
As a single mom with two young children, “I was hell-bent on giving my boys the kind of childhood they [deserved] regardless of a man,” Sally insists. Adds her friend, “Even though she was busy with her career when Peter and Eli were young, she never shortchanged them.” The same goes
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for the actress’ third son, Samuel, now 30, who was born during Sally’s second marriage to producer Alan Greisman from 1984 to 1993. Her highest-profile romance, however, was with Burt Reynolds, in the ’70s. “Burt was the most important influence that came into my life other than my children at the time,” she says of the actor, who chose her as his co-star in 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit. Having been self-conscious about her looks for years (“I could definitely be ugly at the drop of a hat,” she once said), the call from Hollywood’s top hunk was thrilling. “I thought even if the film didn’t work, if he thinks I’m attractive in it, other people will think so, too,” she explains. Their ensuing romance caught her off guard, but she fell hard. “He gave me a feeling that I was sexy, and I wanted to be everything he ever want ed,” she says. “[But] that was ble, because what happened i stopped existing. I dressed fo looked for him, walked for him. Burt was equally smitte “He asked me to marry many times,” Sally reveals, “[but] I knew his heart wasn’t in it. We’d have ended up just feeling terrible.” Burt disagrees. “I think we would have been very happy,” he says, and he called Sally “the love of my 1 life” while promoting his 2015 autobiography, But Enoug About Me. “If anybody asks ab that period of my life, it was a derful time,” Burt says. “I and still am — very proud of h tells Closer. These days, Sally jokes “her door is open to romance, but no one’s been knocking,” her friend shares. “People try to fix her up, but she’s doubtful love’s going to come into her life again. It’s not big priority, and it doesn’t keep her up at night. She’s content with her own company.” After the 2011 death of her mother, Sally bought an apartment in New York near her youngest son, Sam. “Sally always wanted to have that true New York City experience, and
she’s had that for several years now,” her friend says. She splits her time between Manhattan and LA, where her two older sons and her five grandchildren live. “For her, it’s the best of both worlds.” In her downtime, Sally “has a love of needlepoint that can eat up hours a day,” the friend adds. She’s also passionate about current events and putting the finishing touches on her memoir. “She’s a beautiful writer, and she wants to put something out there that can serve as an inspiration for others,” the friend says. “She knows she’s far from being the only one with a difficult childhood, and she wants to show how she became the person she’d hoped to be with the career she always dreamed of having.” Sally credits her ever-growing belief in herself as the secret to her
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HER HAPPY BALANCE 1. Sally (with co-star Joe Mantello) won a Tony nod for The Glass Menagerie. The stage is where “I’m most me,” she says. 2. “The three things I’m most proud of in my life are my sons,” says Sally, here with Sam in 2013. 3. “To raise children who go on to be great parents — that’s the Oscar moment in life,” says Sally, here with son Eli, his wife, Sasha, and her grandson Noah.
success. “In my late 50s, I began to embrace myself in a way that I hadn’t been able to before,” she shares. “I’m not as worried about what other people think. That’s a comfortable place to be.” She’s also stopped doing things she doesn’t want to do, an impulse that formerly was “linked to the feeling that I’m not enough.” Once she silenced the negative voices from her past — agents and managers who told her, “You’re not pretty enough; you’re not good enough” to make it — nothing was impossible. “I had to fight like holy hell,” she proudly says of her journey to this happy time in her life. “I found my own voice,” she insists. And to paraphrase her now infamous 1985 Oscar acceptance speech, she likes herself. Right now, Sally Field really likes herself.
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FAMILY MATTERS
ANGELINA JOLIE & JON VOIGHT
How They Made
Jon took Angelina to the Academy Awards in 1986, when she was 10.
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PEACE THE A-LIST ACTRESS AND HER ESTRANGED DAD COME TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF HER KIDS
Angelina and Jon recently brought her daughter Vivienne, 9, to Color Me Mine, a paintyour-own pottery studio in LA.
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ver y parent and child have their own rules about how to get along over the holidays, and Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie are no different. “We don’t talk politics well,” Angelina says of her father, who has been outspoken about his conservative views. “We talk art very well. We’ve found it’s a common language.” And they can always bond over their love for Angelina’s six kids, who range in age from 9 to 16. “Jon and I have gotten to know each other over [his] grandchildren now,” Angelina says. “We’re finding a new relationship, and it’s very, very nice.” That hasn’t always been the case. “We’ve had some difficulties,” Angelina, 42, acknowledges of the long estrangement she felt from Jon, 78, who split with her mom, Marcheline, when she was a toddler. “I didn’t feel close to my father. I felt more my mother’s daughter when I was a child.” After Marcheline’s death in 2007, Angelina and Jon grew closer, and their connection strengthened following her traumatic divorce from Brad Pitt last year. Jon “has been very good at understanding they needed their grandfather at this
“The moment you have a child, it changes you. They will always come first.” — Angelina
time,” Angelina says, adding that her dad has joined them for family therapy sessions. “He knows the rule — don’t make them play with you. Just be a cool grandpa who’s creative and hang out and tell stories and read a book in the library.” Jon is more than happy to do just that. “I love to play with my grandchildren,” he says. “I’m not an armchair grandfather — I’m interactive. The happiest sound for me is sitting in my house and hearing children and their laughter.”
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Angelina’s older brother, James Haven, has also mended fences with their father. “It was really a trifecta, meaning she found peace with him, and I found peace,” James, 44, told
Seeing Angelina and her kids “is the highlight of the holidays,” her brother, James Haven, tells Closer.
Closer at the recent Justice Speaks Holiday Benefit Luncheon in Hollywood. “This story has come full circle. A big part of it is just coming to that point where you deal with and solve and rectify things. It’s nice.” It’s also a huge relief for Angelina. The tensions within the family “were a big deal for decades,” said James, noting he’d just gotten off the phone with Jon, who was shooting a film in Kentucky. “It’s a major weight off our shoulders.” Now Jon hopes to be directed in a movie by Angelina, who just earned a Golden Globe nomination for her foreign-language film First They Killed My Father. “I love my daughter, and I’m very impressed by her directing,” he says. “I’m crazy about her and my grandchildren.” For now, the kids remain Angelina’s top priority. “Very honestly, I’ve spent the last year and a half doing nothing but just really being a mom, and it’s the most important thing for me to do,” she says. “I’ll see what projects come, but I’ll see how much I need to balance that with my kids.” What’s the biggest challenge she faces in the year ahead? “Teenagers,” she says with a laugh. No doubt Jon canrelatetothat,too. — Bruce Fretts, with reporting by Samantha Stutsman CLOSERWEEKLY.COM 21
RICKY NELSON’S SONS REMEMBER
HE WAS OURBEST FRIEND GUNNAR AND MATTHEW NELSON SING THE PRAISES OF THE MAN WHO STILL INSPIRES THEM
Their tribute shows were “built out of a love for our father,” Gunnar (left) tells Closer.
“It’s like seeing home movies of yourself,” Ricky (far right) said of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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fter a 1985 gig, twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, then 18, had a meaningful talk with their father, Ricky Nelson. “He’d come to see our show,” Gunnar tells Closer of the 2 a.m. chat with the former Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet teen idol (“Travelin’ Man,” “Hello Mary Lou”). “Out of the blue, he said, ‘I not only love you as my sons, but I admire you as my peers.’ Coming from our dad and our musical hero, that was adefining moment.” Just a month later, Ricky, then 45, died in a New Year’s Eve plane crash on his way to a Dallas concert. “I don’t know if he had a premonition or what,” Gunnar says of that fateful heart-toheart, but he and Matthew, 50, still use their father’s words as motivation to pursue their dreams — and his. Along t touring in support of their own , the twins do special Ricky Nelemembered concert dates, perng his hits and honoring his y. “It’s an ongoing labor of love, an en letter to our dad, who was our est friend,” Matthew tells Closer.
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While the twins hit it big on their own — their 1990 debut single, “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” went to No. 1 — matching Ricky’s career success is still a all order. “You’re talking about guy who sold 300 million singles
“Dad was very underrated as an artist,” Gunnar says of Rick, here with his Stone Canyon Band circa 1973.
Kristin (with Sam), Tracy, Gunnar and Matthew helped Rick celebrate his 1975 Hollywood Walk of Fame induction.
“It’s normal to want to be like your pop. Ours just happened to be a rock star!” — Gunnar Nelson
and had 40 Top 40 hits. If we played all his hits [during our tribute shows], we’d be there six hours!” Gunnar quips of the man he says smuggled rock ’n’ roll into mainstream American living rooms in the ’50s, then helped create the country-rock genre in the late ’60s with his Stone Canyon Band. It was much more than Rick’s music that the boys — who grew up with sister Tracy, 54, and brother Sam, 43 — admired. “He was a great provider. He loved his family,” Gunnar insists, though Rick’s music kept him on the road and away from home more than they would’ve liked. (Their mom, Kristin, divorced Rick in 1982.) The twins’ memories still make them smile, though. “There was a tradition he started that at some point on your birthday, you’d be hit with a whipped cream pie in your face,”
Gunnar reveals. After being on high alert the day they turned 13, the boys rushed over to Rick when he faked a shaving accident shortly before midnight. “He leaned down,” Gunnar continues, “and he had a pie hidden in the sink.Igotnailed—anditwasgreat!” Matthew, who named his son Ozzie, agrees. “Gosh, he was funny. And he was a sweet man. A nice man. I never saw him have a single celebrity moment,” he says, recalling how Rick always took his time with fans, telling his boys, “It’s people like that who make sure we have a home. My job is to makethemhappy.” Gunnar, who has three daughters, says he’s grateful for lessons like those. “Dad was the best. I wouldn’t be half thefatherIamwithouthim.” —RonKelly,withreportingby IlyssaPanitz CLOSERWEEKLY.COM 23
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“Jimmy’s hands were huge!” recalls Karolyn Grimes (held by Jimmy Stewart), with (from left) Thomas Mitchell, Carol Coombs, Donna Reed, Jimmy Hawkins and other cast members.
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immy Hawkins has a favorite memory from when he played young Tommy Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. Though he was only 4, when shooting ended, “they didn’t have a wrap party,” he says. “But [director] Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart threw a picnic and they had three-legged races. I won the watermelon-eating contest!” The actors who portrayed the Bailey children in the 1946 holiday favorite have stayed in touch and fondly recall their time on set together. “To be a part of this family is a blessing,” says Carol Coombs, 82, who played daughter Janie. But she admits she had no idea the film would become such an indelible part of her life — and the nation’s. “I don’t think anybody did, except maybe Capra.” Karolyn Grimes, 77, who played Zuzu, didn’t even see the film until she was 40, but she says
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she wasn’t nervous to work with her famous co-stars when she was 6. “I wasn’t a little girl whowasintimidatedbymuch,”sheadmits. Besides, adds Carol, Jimmy Stewart was “a very kind person,” and careful of their feelings. Before filming the scene in which a broken George Bailey yells at Janie to stop playing the piano, “he told me exactly what he was going to be doing beforehand,” Carol recalls. “He said, ‘This is how I’m supposed to act so don’t take it personally.’Butevenso,thosewererealtears!” Those emotional scenes certainly have resonated with viewers over the past 71 years, and Capra’s granddaughter Monica Capra Hodges says her grandfather was proud that the movie became even more beloved when it started airing on TV. “He said that was the best thing, to have that movie come back to life for so many people,” she tells Closer. “That’s what it’s allabout.” —LisaChambers
“My father said It’s a Wonderful Life was the best movie he ever made.” — Director Frank Capra’s son Tom
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Yale 45 years ago. “From Estefan. The talent paying The 2017 Kennedy Center that first day, I fell in love tribute to them is equally honorees are a diverse lot: with her,” Meryl says. eclectic, including Busta rapper-actor LL Cool J, “Carmen is that rare bird. Rhymes, Kenny Rogers, Eva singer Lionel Richie, dancer She is an exquisite, unique Longoria, Stevie Wonder Carmen de Lavallade, artist. She is a figment of and Meryl Streep, who was TV producer Norman visual delight.” a student of Carmen’s at Lear and pop diva Gloria TUNE IN! Kennedy Center Honors airs Dec. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS
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Christmas 8 P.M., Getaway HALL A lovelorn travel writer (Bridget Regan) embarks on a life-changing journey when she meets a single dad (Travis Van Winkle) while on vacation.
The Johnny Cash 9 P.M., Christmas Show GET TV Ho, ho, hello. He’s Johnny Cash, who has a Sun Records reunion with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis in this ’77 set.
SUNDAY 12/24
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Christmas Eve 4 P.M., in Rome EWTN Join Pope Francis for his annual holiday homily and midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
NBA Basketball The annual slate of holiday hoops starts with the 76ers and Knicks (12 p.m., ESPN) followed by the Cavs in Golden State (3 p.m., ABC), the Wizards at Boston (5:30 p.m., ABC), Houston in OKC (8 p.m., ABC) and the Timberwolves vs. the Lakers (10:30 p.m., TNT).
A Christmas 8 P.M., Story TBS Don’t shoot your eyes out trying to watch the entire 24-hour run of this ’83 classic about a boy (Peter Billingsley) and his BB gun. It’s a 8 P.M., Wonderful Life NBC Hee-haw and Merry Christmas! George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) lassoes the true meaning of the yuletide in Frank Capra’s 1946 staple.
Cat vs. Dog
10 P.M., ANIMAL PLANET
Will Jackson and Zoe get hot under the collar in a house where three dogs terrorize two cats?
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When Calls 8 P.M., the Heart HALL Coal Valley bands together to help a wayward Mountie; Abigail (Lori Loughlin) plans a Christmas celebration. Call the Midwife 9 P.M., PBS Phyllis (Linda Bassett), Trixie (Helen George) and the rest of Nonnatus House radiate holiday warmth during the historic Big Freeze of 1963.
House Hunters 10 P.M., Renovation HGTV New parents need a little babying to turn their bath into a porcelain paradise in the season finale. Ten Days 10 P.M., in the Valley ABC Jane (Kyra Sedgwick) and Bird (Adewale AkinnuoyeAgbaje) uncover a new lead when they revisit the scene of the original Casita raid.
Holidays 8 P.M., With Hitchcock TCM Settle in with 11 of the best from the Santa of Suspense — starting with 1954’s Rear Window with Grace Kelly.
TUESDAY 12/26
The 5:30 P.M., Godfather AMC You can’t refuse this airing of the ’72 mob masterpiece, starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, since it’s followed by the 1974 sequel. The Sultan 8 P.M., and the Saint PBS Saint Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt pray they can end the Crusades in this new docudrama. Major Crimes 9 P.M., TNT A sudden death in the lawenforcement world pushes Raydor (Mary McDonnell) to suspect escaped serial killer Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke).
Elf 9:15 P.M., FREEFO Santa’s buddy (Will Ferre ventures to NYC to find h dad (James Caan) — and spread Christmas cheer b singing loud for all to hea
dolph’s Shiny 9 P.M., w Year ABC e most famous reindeer all (Billie Mae Richards) ams up with Father Time ed Skelton) to save Baby w Year from an eon of ouble in this ’76 special.
Christmas Eve 11:35 P With Fairfield University Students and alumni showcase their holiday songs from the Jesuit school in Connecticut.
rop 10:30 P.M., he Mic TBS dge the vocal skills of dma Lakshmi and Randy ackson, then voice a choice between Pentatonix and Bell Biv DeVoe.
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Look Who’s 11 A.M., Talking MOVIES There’s a whole lot to talk about as baby Mikey (Bruce Willis) gives a running commentary on life in the 1989 pic and its ’90 and ’93 sequels. John Travolta and Kirstie Alley star.
The Great 8 P.M., American Songbook TCM Take note of this night of musicals starting with 1945’s The Dolly Sisters, then 1950’s Annie Get Your Gun starring Betty Hutton and 1949’s On the Town, with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.
The Climb 3 A.M., AMAZON A disgruntled office worker (Diarra Kilpatrick) seeks out internet stardom with help from her best friend (Alysha Umphress) in this comedy.
Mysteries at 9 P.M., the Museum TRAVEL Host Don Wildman breaks the ice on the 1914 expedition of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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Polar Bear Town 8 P.M., SMITH Chill with the residents of Churchill, Manitoba, as they try to coexist with 1,000 polar bears in a run of the docuseries’ second season.
Nova 9 P.M., PBS Scientists dig up details on the miles-wide asteroid that collided with Earth 66 m years ago in the doc “Da the Dinosaurs Died.”
Life in Pieces 9:30 P.M., CBS In a repeat of the season premiere, John (James Brolin) and Joan (Dianne Wiest) get stirred up when a kitchen disaster makes the Hughes houseguests.
Damnation 10 P.M., USA Creeley (Logan MarshallGreen) signs up for a private hunting trip, only to learn th i th t
Expedition 9 Unknown TR Stonehenge, Vikings, M Snake Kings and more a on host Josh Gates’ list the fourth season begin Storage Wars: 9 Northern Treasures A Ursula’s P.I. hubby spies on buyers at Markham, while Bogart freaks out over Paul’s bids out in Toronto.
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Cotton Bowl 8:30 P.M., ESPN Ohio State and USC Trojans console themselves about not making the college football playoffs by squaring off in Arlington, Texas.
WILL & GRACE FRI. 12/22, 10 P.M. The four friends visit
Will’s (Eric McCormack) family over the Christmas holiday. Grace (Debra Messing), who always had a thing for Sam (Steven Weber), tries to get closer to him, but he cuts her off every time she attempts to speak. When she confronts him about avoiding her, it turns out that he’s still attracted to her.
American Masters 9 P.M., PBS Thanks for the memories! “This is Bob Hope…” revisits the comic legend’s eight decades in showbiz, from Broadway to Hollywood and USO shows in Vietnam. The 9:30 P.M., Grill Dads FOOD Mark and Ryan get a taste for nachos in Jackson, Wyo., bite-size gnocchi in Kansas City, Mo., and a teriyaki burger in Portland, Ore.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE SUN. 12/24, 1 P.M. Christmas is coming, and everyone is saying that it is a time for secrets and not to ask questions.
me 11 P.M., Makers COOK akers’ challenge s to the dogs when y must whip up eets edible for both mans and their canine companions.
FRASIER SUN. 12/24, 8 P.M. A Jewish woman sets Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) up with her daughter because she thinks he’s Jewish, as well. For local listings check cozitv.com
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r. Mehmet Oz has long associated Florida with holiday festivities, family and fun. “[My] fondest memory is going there for the very first time,” he tells Closer of “beautiful and peaceful” Palm Beach, the hometown of his wife Lisa’s family. The couple often escapes their busy New York City lives this time of year to soak up the sunny atmosphere down south. “All the family comes…all my friends are there, so it’s a festive event,” he notes. “It’s like a reunion.” It’s also not for the lazy. “We play a lot of football, and I’m talking about lines on the ground, referees football,” The Dr. Oz Show host, 57, reveals. “It is crazy and sort of intense, but everyone has to play.” Even Lisa, 54, who “when she was seven months pregnant [with daughter Daphne] caught a touchdown pass over Christmas!” he recalls. “Palm Beach is a place I come to regroup — it’s just heaven.” — Aaron Rasmussen
THINGS TO DO & SEE Historic Homes
Beachcombers
“My wife and I walk in the quiet of the surf for at least an hour every morning,” says Dr. Oz of his and Lisa’s Palm Beach routine.
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Ravishing Retreat
Opened in 1896 and located on the water, The Breakers is considered Palm Beach’s premiere place to lodge.
The tony town boasts many historical Gilded Age estates, including the impressive Henry Morrison Flagler Museum.
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INGREDI 1 strip of mint leaves 1½ oz. rum ¾ oz. peach schnapps Orange juice Place the mint leaves at the bottom of a cocktail glass, and cover with ice. Pour in the rum and schnapps before topping off with the orange juice and stirring. Cheers!
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Dr. Oz tells Closer he and Lisa head to Būccan whenever they’re in the mood for “traditional but delicious and unbelievable tasty meals.”
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GOOD FOOD
Happy New Year!
FESTIVE BRUNCH DELIGHTS Ring in 2018 deliciously with these makeahead morning marvels from top chefs
Ooey-gooey perfection!
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Ree Drummond
“I love scones, I always have! They’re my favorite treat to eat with a cup of hot coffee.”
VALERIE’S CINNAMON ROLLS Serves 12
1 cup, plus 4 tbsp. warm whole milk, divided 14 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided 1 ⁄ 3 cup granulated sugar 1 (1 ⁄4 oz.) pkg. active dry yeast 2 large eggs 4 cups flour 3 ⁄4 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp. cinnamon 1 ⁄2 cup chopped toasted walnuts 2 cups powdered sugar 1. In bowl of stand mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup milk, 6 tbsp. melted butter, granulated sugar, yeast, eggs and 1 tsp. salt until smooth. Add flour; beat 4 min.
2. Transfer dough to lightly oiled bowl; cover. Let sit 2 hrs. 3. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 18" x 12". Spread with 6 tbsp. butter, leaving 1 ⁄2" border. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. 4. Starting from wide end, roll up dough. Cut into 12 slices; arrange in greased 9" x 13" dish. Chill overnight. Let sit out 1 hr. before baking. 5. Heat oven to 375°F. Bake 25 min. In bowl, whisk powdered sugar, 2 tbsp. melted butter and 4 tbsp. milk. Spread over rolls. Serve warm. PER SERVING: 467 cal, 8g protein, 69g carbs, 2g fiber, 36g sugar, 19g fat
Recipes adapted from and inspired by Ree Drummond, Valerie Bertinelli and Bobby Flay
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fter a night of celebrating, we look forward to a delicious breakfast with loved ones. And this year we’re kicking our feast up a notch with help from top chefs Ree Drummond, Valerie Bertinelli and Bobby Flay. On the menu: a baked omelet from Bobby that uses fresh herbs to amp up flavor without much effort. “You can make it ahead of time, you can serve it family-style and you can serve it room temperature,” Flay notes. Try these recipes at your brunch!
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For a pretty finish, sprinkle tops with turbinado sugar before baking.
Serves 16
3 cups flour ⁄ 3 cup sugar 3 tsp. baking powder 2 sticks cold butter, cut into pieces 1 cup heavy cream 1 ⁄4 cup milk 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 tbsp. raspberry preserves 1 ⁄2 cup chopped strawberries 1 ⁄2 cup raspberries
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. In bowl, combine first 3 ingredients and 1 ⁄4 tsp. salt. With pastry cutter, cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. 2. In large glass measuring cup, whisk next
5 ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into flour mixture; mix until halfway combined. Add 3 ⁄4 of the berries; stir until just incorporated. Fold in remaining berries. 3. On generously floured surface, press dough into 16" x 6" rectangle. Using floured pizza cutter or knife, cut dough in half vertically. Cut strips into 8 squares, then cut each square into 2 triangles. Transfer to lined baking sheet. Bake 20 min. Remove to cooling rack; let cool completely before serving. PER SERVING: 246 cal, 3g protein, 26g carbs, 1g fiber, 6g sugar, 15g fat
BOBBY’S BAKED OMELET Serves 8
3 tbsp. olive oil ⁄2 red onion, halved and thinly sliced 4 green onions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 oz. baby spinach, coarsely chopped 1 ⁄4 cup chopped fresh chives 1 ⁄4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped 2 tbsp. finely chopped dill 1 ⁄4 cup pine nuts 9 large eggs 1 ⁄4 cup whole milk 1
Feel free to sub in any fresh herbs on hand. Basil or thyme would be delicious.
Bobby Flay
1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat, heat oil. Add red onions; cook 15 min. Add green onions and
garlic; cook 2 min. Stir in spinach; cook until it just begins to wilt. Add herbs and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat; add pine nuts. 2. In blender on low speed, process eggs and milk 30 sec. or until frothy. Pour over veggie mixture. Transfer skillet to oven; bake 20 min. or until set. 3. Let pan cool on baking rack 5 min. Place large serving platter over top of omelette; invert and remove pan. Slice omelet into 8 wedges. Serve warm or at room temp. with yogurt, if desired. PER SERVING: 170 cal, 9g protein, 4g carbs, 1g fiber, 2g sugar, 14g fat
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TURNIPS FLUSH EXCESS FLUIDS
To shed up to 4 pounds this month, enjoy more turnips. According to Yale University scientists, plant compounds in the root vegetable improve the ability of kidney cells to flush excess fluids by up to 22 percent. Tip: Pick the smallest turnips you can find — they become sweet when roasted and make an excellent addition to longsimmering soups.
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WINE STEADIES BLOOD SUGAR
Unwinding with 4 oz. of wine daily can help shrink your waistline by 3 inches, research from New York’s University at Buffalo suggests. The reason? Alcohol makes muscle cells more sensitive to insulin, the hormone that helps cells absorb and burn excess blood sugar before it can be turned into fat. Looking for a low-cal option? Try an Australian dry white Riesling or a red Barbera.
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ASPARAGUS ELIMINATES TOXINS
These tasty stalks can help banish belly fat. Stanford University researchers report that two plant compounds in asparagus activate detoxifying liver enzymes, which boosts the organ’s ability to break down and eliminate metabolism-slowing toxins by 30 percent. Another perk: Nutrients in the vegetable tamp down bloat and gassiness in just 30 minutes.
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Rich stores of amino acids and zinc in beef work synergistically to activate the breakdown of stored body fat. The effect is so powerful that science from the University of Oklahoma suggests it can help women burn 100 additional calories per day and triple belly-fat loss in a month. Another benefit: Iron and folic acid in beef provide an instant shot of energy.
“[I] avoid nightshades — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes… These are inflammatory foods, and I don’t feel energized when I eat them.” —Sharon Stone, 59 GOOD BOOK
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CHOCOLATE STOPS FAT ABSORPTION
Digging in to a slice of chocolate mousse cake has a surprising slimming benefit: Research out of the University of California at San Diego shows adults who eat chocolate five times a week weigh 5 to 7 pounds less than those who rarely indulge. The credit goes to polyphenols in cocoa powder that help reduce the absorption of carbohydrates and fat into the bloodstream.
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ust in time to ring in the New Year comes research we can toast to: Light to moderate drinking reduces women’s risk of death from heart disease, cancer and stroke by up to 34 percent — and the benefits are greatest for women over 50. Add this to findings that moderate consumption can cut the risk of weight gainby70percent,easechronicaches by 30 percent and boost memory by 27 percent and there’s even more reason to toss back a tipple. “Still, it’s important to keep intake to a moderate level since drinking to excess negatesalcohol’shealthbenefits,”says Cindy Geyer, M.D., medical director of the Canyon Ranch health resort in Lenox, Mass. The good news: Scientistshaveidentifiedwaystohelp maximize the long-term health benefits of alcohol while minimizing thechanceofnext-daymisery(bloat, headaches,fatigue)—evenwhen the drinks are flowing at parties.
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“I’m married to a Brit, so we go there for the holidays. I’ve come to like the dark ale that’s served, so I’ll have one on Christmas Eve… No hangover.” Patricia Heaton, 59
can easily pour more, and depending on the size of the glass, you could end up with a double serving.” Her advice: Fill wineglasses halfway to cut down on overpouring (and over-imbibing). A recent study found that wine drinkers who use the half-glass rule automatically serve themselves 18 percent less than those who don’t.
BE WARY OF LIGHT BREWS You’d think a paler beer would be weaker than a dark one, but that’s not always the case: While a bottle of Guinness Draught contains 4.2 percent alcohol, a Bud Light Platinum contains 6 percent. “That might not sound like a big difference, but the 6 percent beer delivers 44 percent more alcohol,” says Mark Leavey, M.D., a primary care doctor at Mercy Personal Physicians in Lutherville, Md. That makes it easier to cross the
line into intoxication faster. Your best bet? Sip a beer with 5 percent or less alcohol per 12 oz. serving — the amount the body can metabolize in an hour. Hint: The free Beer Buddy app provides alcohol percentages for thousands of beers.
SWAP YOUR MIXER Consider mixing alcohol with juice instead of soda or other caffeinated drinks. “Since caffeine is a stimulant, it can lessen alcohol’s sedating effects — but that sedate feeling can be a valuable cue to how alcohol is affecting you,” notes Dr. Leavey. “Plus, caffeine is dehydrating, so mixers that have it may increase your risk of a hangover.” What’s more, carbonation can accelerate the absorption of alcohol in the bloodstream by nearly 300 percent — an effect that can make you tipsy much faster.
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This New Year’s Eve, top florists are elevating supermarket roses to sophisticated celebration-ready status by showcasing blooms in lush beds of foliage. “Here, the verdant greens allow the velvety red roses to pop,” says floral pro Eileen Johnson. “And scarlet berried sprigs echo the bright blossoms while offering a natural nod to the spirited season. Plus, the arrangement is an ideal height for cross-table conversation.”
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Start by filling a 6-inch cachepot with soaked floral foam. Then to create a base of greens, cut about two dozen 7-inch sprigs of holly and laurel. Insert the foliage into the foam to create a soft, full mound. Next, cut 1 dozen red roses and about 6 assorted berry sprigs to 8 inches. Insert the rose stems, evenly spacing throughout the arrangement. Finish by filling in any empty spaces with berry sprigs.
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The simple trick to keeping your rose dome fresh for a week (or more!): Swap your watering can for a turkey baster! Its nozzle makes it easy to get in between the roses while its bulb offers precise control over how much water you dole out. Another expert tip: Since the roses will fade before the foliage, you can save the dome of greens and add in fresh blooms to keep the floral joy going into the new year.
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Did The Howdy Doody Show really begin… without Howdy!? And how! As it was rushed from its radio roots to TV on Dec. 27, 1947, the folks on the show (originally called Puppet Playhouse) didn’t have time to make a puppet! So Buffalo Bob Smith pretended Howdy was hiding in a desk drawer for three weeks, voicing his sidekick from there.
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Is it true the first use of the word “pregnant” on TV was on Star Trek? It didn’t go boldly there. While the Dec. 29, 1967, Star Trek episode stated that the trouble with tribbles was they’re “born pregnant,” an instance occurred five years earlier on The Dick Van Dyke Show episode “Never Name a Duck.”
HOME ALONE This 1990 Christmas classic turned the idea of hearth, home and happy families on its head.
Macaulay Culkin
While Kevin got his wish and made his family disappear, Mac, 37, desired to retreat from the spotlight after turns in My Girl, Home Alone 2 and Richie Rich. He’d eventually appear in pics à la Party Monster and Saved! and on episodes of TV’s The Jim Gaffigan Show, but Mac has seemed content writing, painting, playing with his band, The Pizza Underground, and living in Paris.
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Relax! BEST DAY of my life/December 10, 2010 to the McCallister kids from...
Kenneth Branagh
“Celebrating my 50th birthday with family”
Devin Ratray
Bully brother Buzz wanted to feed Kevin to his tarantula. Yet Devin, 40, ate up the chance to appear in pics such as Nebraska and Surrogates, as well as on TV shows from SVU and Girls to The Tick and Mosaic. He’s also a musician and was the focus of the doc Courting Condi — wherein he tries to woo Condoleezza Rice.
Kenneth directing the 2011 superhero movie Thor.
Hillary Wolf
Angela Goethals
Whereas snobby sister Linnie thought Kevin was “what the French call les incompetents,” Angela, 40, has been quite adept when called upon to do a variety of parts in theater, TV shows from Phenom to 24 or movies such as Jerry Maguire and Spanglish. She’s even found success narrating audio books.
Michael C. Maronna
Brother Jeff regarded Kevin as “a disease.” But Michael, 40, had a much healthier attitude about siblings from starring as Big Pete on Nickelodeon’s hit ’90s series The Adventures of Pete & Pete. He then moved behind the scenes as an electrician doing lighting on a slew of TV shows from Ugly Betty to Elementary.
With wife Lindsay Brunnock
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While snarky sis Megan thought Kevin was “completely helpless,” Hillary, 40, proved she could take care of herself — becoming a seconddegree black belt in judo and competing for the U.S. at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics! She and her husband then opened Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Wrestling Club.
ULTIMATE PARTY
Kenneth Branagh’s 50th birthday in 2010 made all of his wishes come true. “I’d just finished [directing] Thor and flew back [to England] from Los Angeles,” the British actor, 57, reminisced to Closer recently at the AMD Britannia Awards. “My Mrs. made a cake. We had the biggest ‘50’ balloon I’ve ever seen.” They also dined at The Fat Duck before watching Derek Jacobi in a performance of King Lear.
“Those 24 hours were pretty special.” —Kenneth
CLOSER TO YOU It Happened This Week
WHO AM I?
His dad, Salvatore • I was born in New York, but people do associate me with Montana as well. • Alongside the lady below, I decided to don a famous part for a third time in ’90. • People call me a film star. But to play devil’s advocate, I’ve won two Tonys and two Emmys but only one Oscar. A. James Caan C. Al Pacino
B. Robert De Niro
• You could say my Oscar-winning turn in ’77 became the Hall-mark of my acting style. • In ’81, I was into Reds…but it had nothing to do with my fashion sense. • I’m a single mom, yet I don’t believe something’s gotta give between my family and work. A. Ellen Burstyn C. Diane Keaton
B. Mia Farrow Answers: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton
My Kid Looks Like... “My Eddie can fill in for Kevin James when he’s one of the grown-ups!”
— Lori G., Chester, N.J.
60 YEARS AGO
OLD YELLER RELEASED Best doggone dog in the West! On Dec. 25, 1957, a lop-eared stray with a coat that was “yeller” helps a teen named Travis Coates (Tommy Kirk) become a rough and ready “feller” while reducing a whole generation of other kids to tears. Now take a “paws” and answer these questions.
1 Where was the 1860s homestead of the Coates family and their adopted pal? A Missouri B Oklahoma C Texas 2
Which future TV Western star played Yeller’s original owner Burn Sanderson? A Lorne Greene B Chuck Connors C Ty Hardin
3 Just after his turn in Old Yeller, Tommy starred in yet another pooch project for Disney. What was it? A 101 Dalmatians B Big Red C The Shaggy Dog 4 After the success of Old Yeller, what other Disney classic did director Robert Stevenson make? A The Absent-Minded Professor B The Love Bug C Mary Poppins 5 What’s the name of the 1963 sequel in which Tommy’s Travis tests the pedigree of a new four-legged friend? A Hound-Dog Man B Little Arliss C Savage Sam Answers: 1: C; 2: B; 3: C; 4: A, B, C; 5: C
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Relax! s CLOSER TO THE HEART s PASSED: Charlie Chaplin After a career spanning more than 60 years, the silent screen’s legendary filmmaker and immortal “Little Tramp” falls silent on Dec. 25, 1977 — passing away in Switzerland at the age of 88.
+ SURVIVOR’S STORY
A Heartfelt Proposal Kadie Bumpus never thought she’d live to see her wedding day. At age 4, she was given less than a year to live after doctors diagnosed her with a massive brain tumor. Her Kentuckybased family turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., where Kadie underwent a new type of radiation therapy. The treatments were a success and she’s been cancer-free for 15 years, and St. Jude will forever hold a special place in Kadie’s heart. In fact, it’s where her fiancé,
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OPENED: Radio City Music Hall On Dec. 27, 1932, vaudeville star Ray Bolger, comic Doc Rockwell, dancer Martha Graham and, of course, the fabulous Rockettes kick off the first show at NYC’s “Showplace of the Nation.” The extravaganza lasts six hours!
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PREMIERED: Show Boat Tote that barge! Lift that bale! With hits like “Ol’ Man River,” Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II redefine the Broadway musical in only their second collaboration, which opens on Dec. 27, 1927.
“She’s cancerfree and that’s the biggest blessing.”
John David, proposed. “She’s very special, very grateful of everything,” says John. “I think that St. Jude probably had a big help in making her how she is today.” The couple is happily planning their October 2018 wedding.
An anonymous angel made Christmas a whole lot merrier for at least six New Jersey families. Desiree Williams (near left) was one of the lucky recipients. The 29-year-old widow was having a hard time facing her first holiday season as a single mom when she found out a Secret Santa paid for the $600 worth of toys she had put on layaway at a local Walmart for her two children. “I can’t explain the burden this takes off of me,” Williams says. “It’s the best gift I could have ever had and is going to make this Christmas a lot easier to bear.”
EVERYDAY HEROES
Homeless Man Saves Kids From Fire Anival Angulo is a real hero. The homeless man, 36, was walking in Las Vegas on Dec. 1 when he noticed smoke billowing from an apartment. He quickly realized that two young children were trapped inside. “I just knew I had to get them out,” he says. Angulo was able to
force a steel door open enough to unlock the dead bolt and pulled a 3-year-old girl and her 10-month-old baby brother to safety. He’s being praised by the Las Vegas fire department, who declared that “His action saved [their] life.”
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HOROSCOPES
Relax!
Anthony Hopkins1! turns 80 on Dec. 3
WEEK OF DEC. 25 – 31
Capricorn
Cancer
DEC. 22 – JAN. 19 Take control of your future by letting go of what is holding you back. There’s a lot waiting to be gained by focusing on strengths over limitations.
JUNE 22 – JULY 22 A time of empowerment is upon you as the coming days encourage stepping outside of your comfort zone — break from the mold!
Aquarius
Leo
JAN. 20 – FEB. 18 You’ll derive much more satisfaction out of life by mixing and mingling with those who share similar views — try a new club or hangout spot.
JULY 23 – AUG. 22 Feel free to indulge in those guilty pleasures, Leo. The joys they bring you far outweigh the consequences. Pamper yourself for a change.
Pisces
Virgo
FEB. 19 – MARCH 20 Prospects are bright, if you can conjure up the right attitude. Be sure to always match your delivery with the quality of your ideas, Pisces.
AUG. 23 – SEPT. 22 Mixing things up could open some exciting doors at this time. New year, new you, right? If opportunity comes knocking, just go for it!
Aries
Libra
MARCH 21 – APRIL 19 It’s a good time to take a chance on a crazy idea. You’ll never know how far it could have gone if you don’t try. No regrets; full steam ahead!
SEPT. 23 – OCT. 22 Days may be shorter lately, but winter nights are certainly livelier for Libras. Expand your social circle by striking up a chat with fresh faces.
Taurus
Scorpio
APRIL 20 – MAY 20 Reinvention is in the air, and just in time for the New Year! Look to have deep and meaningful conversations that will inspire positivity in you.
OCT. 23 – NOV. 21 Show off a little extra this week. Double down on your best qualiti and watch others swoon, Scorpio.
Gemini
Sagittarius
MAY 21 – JUNE 21 Upbeat planet Jupiter gives you confidence to divide and conquer your responsibilities. Put the extra energy to good use at work and play.
NOV. 22 – DEC. 21 A jaunt down memory lane revive your spirit. Take some time to reminisce and relive fond moment
In the ’70s TV miniseries War & Peace
THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLUTIONS Don Rickles
WORD SCRAMBLE ANSWER: BBC; GETTY
1. Leg missing from Jimmy’s chair. 2. Blue collar on Jimmy’s sweater now red. 3. Snowflake gone from stocking. 4. Red candle on mantle now green. 5. Extra taper candle added to mantle. 6. Extra poinsettia has bloomed. 7. More decoration seen under table. 8. Snow not falling outside window. 9. Stripe on John’s sweater vanished. 10. John’s red paint jar disappeared.
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HEART to heart VE EXCLUSVIIEW INTER
KIM FIELDS
I’m Just Getting Started! CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: R/R; DONNA PERMELL; GETTY; HAROLD DANIELS
The star talks faith, family and the facts of her amazing life!
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fter growing up before our eyes as Dorothy “Tootie” Ramseyonthe1979–’88sitcomTheFactsofLife, “peoplefeelliketheyknowmeandsay,‘You’vemadeus soproud,’”KimFields,48,shareswithCloser.“That’s great,buttheythinkIhaven’tbeenthroughanything, andit’ssimplynottrue.”Theactresstellsherstoryin anewmemoir,BlessedLife:MySurprisingJourneyofJoy,Tears,andTales FromHarlemtoHollywood.“Beingateenageranddealingwithpuberty inafishbowlsometimeswasalotoffun,sometimeshorrible,butIgotto growupwithamazingpeopleanddeveloplifelongfriendshipsandskill sets,”shesays.Kimmadetherarejumptoadultstardomontheseries LivingSingle,andassheentersherfifthdecadeinshowbiz,shedeclares, “I’mjustgettingstarted!”Now,KimopensuptoCloseraboutbeingawife, momtohersons,Sebastian,10,andQuincy,4,andevensomefactsofher life she’s never revealed before. — Gregg Goldstein
Kim with her Facts of Life family (from left) Nancy McKeon, Charlotte Rae, Mindy Cohn and Lisa Whelchel in 1982...
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HEART toheart It’s an exciting time for you. Your movie A Question of Faith opened in theaters…
She’s great and ready to get back to work! Like I’ve said, she’s grace wrapped in giggles.
I wanted to challenge myself as an actor. It’s heavy and dramatic — I play a woman whose life gets flipped upside down.
Was it tough when the show ended?
And you’re in a fun Lifetime film, Wrapped Up in Christmas, as well. I also have a brand called Holiday Love, and we’ve done specials on our channel (holidaylove365.com). My family loves the holidays, just the shift in atmosphere.
Were the holidays fun growing up?
The thing that was hard was that we held our own in the ratings, but didn’t feel we got a proper send-off, given all the show meant to the fans. But I was starting college,Lisa was getting married…we were all moving on.
Was it another tough transition ending your 1995–2001 marriage to producer Johnathon Freeman?
My parents divorced when I was about 5, and when we still lived in New York I told my mom, dad and aunt I wanted a Big Wheel…and ended up with three!
I didn’t take it as a personal failure. It was simply a huge disappointment, compounded by other things that led me into what I call the Dark Ages — this isn’t what I planned for, this isn’t the work I’ve done.
How is your memoir surprising?
Did you think you’d get a second chance?
I’m insanely private, so some may say, “I didn’t knowshewasdivorcedandhadmiscarriages!” I was in a car crash where my friend who was driving was killed, my high school sweetheart cheated on me and I didn’t have a prom date…
I definitely felt that a happy-ever-after ending must not be happening for me. I wanted children, so I thought maybe I was supposed to adopt. I went through a couple other relationships prior to meeting my husband.
You have been through some things...
Do you think you made smarter decisions?
There are fun surprises, too: I did Battle of the Network Stars [in 1984] because I thought, “I’ll get to make Mark Harmon proud and have a hug, so I’m going to run my heart out in the relay race!”
It was important for me to bring wisdom, not baggage. At the same time, you have to have an open mind that everything’s going to be different and what might’ve worked before may not work now.
You talked about making lifelong friends. How’s your Facts of Life co-star Mindy Cohn doing with her cancer battle?
Having two kids is different!
“You can’t get to the peak of a mountain without climbing up it!” — Kim
When I became a mom, I learned that I had more love inside me than I could imagine —
KIM’S JOURNEY TO STARDOM LADIES’ CHOICE Playing Regine on 1993– ’98’s Living Single (with Erika Alexander, Queen Latifah and Kim Coles) “was immensely fun, because she was nothing like me or anything that I’d experienced portraying before.”
BRIGHT EYES “This little girl would grow up to be thankful for everyone and everything that’s been a part of her journey,” said Kim, seen in 1969.
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SPIN CITY After a guest role on Good Times, Kim auditioned for The Facts of Life, a spinoff of the hit Diff’rent Strokes (above). The problem? “Tootie was 12 and I was only 9.” Yet when a producer had a “brilliant, silly” idea for her to roller skate, she won applause. “I also got the job.”
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and I have a pretty good imagination!
Kim still has fond memories How’s motherhood been for you? of her Facts of Life co-star Raising children can be challenging George Clooney. “As a human and thankless at times. It’s putting being, he’s wonderful. He’s everything and everyone before always been so kind and yourself. But it’s glorious, wonderful very funny, and he did great and amazing! They’re two princes. impressions [of people], like Christopher Sebastian has always been very Lloyd!” helpful and loving, and his brother,
Quincy, is just his favorite person on the planet.They are super, super close.
Is it easy to juggle it all and have a successful career? Not! I stand right there with everybody who’s constantly reinventing their work/life balance. For me, the big revelation was to realize and embrace the fact that balance is not giving equal parts of yourself to everything. I use the example of someone walking a tightrope and holding on to something. I hold on to my faith, my family and my village.
Any benefits to this stage of your life? Age comes with awareness. You stop thinking the world revolves around you!
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
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Wonder Woman bracelets — to deflect I think it would be to always ul. Joy is the sweat of the faith. — Reporting by Ilyssa Panitz
NICE JOB Kim gained “an enormous respect” for soc workers after playing one w helped a couple (Jennifer L and Rodrigo Santoro) adop 2012 comedy What to Expe You’re Expecting.
HOT STUFF “When I did Dancing With the Stars,” she says of her 2016 run on the show with partner Sasha Farber, “I [was looking for] new types of projects that were very different for me.”
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LOVENOTES
THIS WEEK’S NEWS ON AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
Paulina Porizkova & Ric Ocasek
Celebrate the Holidays in Their Own Unique Way
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’m just Christmasing out until I lose my mind,” Paulina Porizkova told Closer at the recent Bloomberg 50 event in New York City. Too bad her husband of 28 years, Cars musician Ric Ocasek, isn’t much help decorating their giant tree. “He just sits around and throws a comment once in a while, going, ‘Watch out so you don’t fall off that 20-foot ladder,’” she shared with a laugh. Once Christmas is over, Paulina, 52, doesn’t need to make New Year’s resolutions to remind herself to show Ric, 68, her affection. “Why make resolutions?” she asks. “It’s like Valentine’s Day — one day where you tell people you love them? Do i every day!”
They met when she starred in the video for the Cars’ 1984 hit “Drive,” directed by Timothy Hutton (left).
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“Our date nights are super low-key,” admitted Paulina. “Who cares about being romantic, we’ve been together for 32 years.”
“He has a great passion for whatever he’s doing,” Paula has said of her husband.
Peter Gallagher & Paula Harwood
Make the Most of Quiet Time Together
THEY FIRST met as college students, but it took seven years for Paula Harwood to agree to go out with actor Peter Gallagher. “I think we were just young and shy,” she revealed. Now, after being married since 1983, they couldn’t imagine life any other way. “[It’s] really, really boring,” Peter, 62, joked, adding “cooking at home or reading a book” is often on the agenda.
Kellie Martin & Keith Christian
Life Goes On for These Busy Parents “My husband is the sexiest man in the world!” — Paulina
Greta Garbo & John Barrymore After losing his fortune, a baron (John) becomes a jewel thief and gambler but ends up falling in love with the aging ballerina (Greta) he had planned to rob.
It Happened This Week
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KELLIE MARTIN admits that raising daughters Margaret, 11, and Olivia, 22 months, with her “rock” and husband Keith Christian can be hard. “I love them both so much, but they are putting us in our places right now,” the Guest Book actress, 42, tells Closer. To cope with their trials battling the terrible twos and pre-teen angst, the couple, who have been married since 1999, make time alone a big priority. Explains Kellie, “We like to have a very long dinner and a bottle of wine and just talk.”
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December 25, 1999 A Christmas Wedding
“I really admire my husband,” Kellie told Closer at The Actors Fund’s Looking Ahead Awards on Dec. 5.
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Don Rickles Chuck Berry CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: EVERETT; MPTV (2); R/R; MPTV; R/R
1926–2017
“Praise doesn’t mean anything to me. I don’t judge myself,” Chuck once said, but the rock guitarist with the signature duck walk was idolized by every generation of music fans. The day after he passed away on March 18 at 90, “Johnny B. Goode” was the most downloaded of his songs, and artists from Paul McCartney (“He was one of
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rock ’n’ roll’s greatest poets”) to Lenny Kravitz (“None of us would have been here without you”) mourned his loss. “Music should make people forget their problems, if only for a short while,” the trailblazer once said, but from “Maybellene” to “Roll Over Beethoven,” the bliss his songs provided to his fans will never be forgotten.
1926–2017
He insulted us, and we loved it. Only a standup comedian as skilled and endearing as Don, who died at 90 on April 6, could’ve gotten away with calling people “hockey pucks” (and less politically correct terms) and still scored huge laughs. “Johnny Carson came up with ‘Mr. Warmth’ and I just loved it,” Don told Closer of his nickname. “It stuck with me.” And it fit. “He was one of the kindest, most considerate and caring human beings I’ve ever met,” Don’s best friend, Bob Newhart, tells Closer. And he won over a whole new generation of fans as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story films. “Don was a teddy bear,” Bob says. “There will never be another one like him.”
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LOST IN 2017 WHO LIT UP OUR UNFORGETTABLE TALENT
David Cassidy 1950–2017
When the former teen idol died at age 67 on Nov. 21, millions of fans were heartbroken — Marcia Brady included. “Deep down I dreamt of being a Partridge,” actress Maureen McCormick admitted of her TV family’s rival brood. “He was always so kind and sweet to me. His memory and love will live on in my heart forever.” Though David worked hard to put his highly publicized drinking battles behind him (“Alcohol does not define me. It will no longer be a problem,” he told Closer in 2014), he eventually succumbed to multiple organ failure in November. He also suffered from dementia, a diagnosis he shared publicly in early 2017. David’s stepmother Shirley Jones said upon his passing, “I will also find sol [ac
“I wanted to be different, and I think I accomplished that .” — Don, to Closer in January 2017
Mary Tyler Moore 1936–2017
Who could turn the world on with her smile? Mary could, as plucky housewife Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and spunky career gal Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. “You could not ask for a better star,” MTM co-star Ed Asner tells Closer. “She made everyone happy.” But Mary, who died at 80 on Jan. 25, could also get serious, earning an Oscar nod for her
chilling turn as an emotionally distant mother in 1980’s Ordinary People and fighting tirelessly to raise money and awareness for charities related to diabetes, from which she suffered. “People know her as an extraordinary actress,” says Dr. Sandra Puczynski of the Juvenile Diabetes Resea rch Foundation. “But Mary’s purpose on Earth was to help people with diabetes.” CLOSERWEEKLY.COM 55
IN MEMORIAM “All I wanted to do ever since I could remember was play my guitar and sing,” Glen insisted. The Arkansas-born son of a sharecropper did just that, selling an estimated 45 million records in a wildly successful career that included such signature hits as “ R hinestone Cowboy ” and “Wichita Line-
Adam West 1928–2017
ma n.” W h i le he st r ug g led with addiction in the ’70s and Alzheimer’s in his later years before he passed on Aug. 8, his eldest daughter, Debby Campbell, tells Closer, “He had an amazing journey.”
Holy legacy, Batman! Adam played the Dark Knight for only two years on TV, but the light comic touch he brought to the superhero still resonates for fans a half-century later. And Adam, who died at 88 on June 9, learned not to resent the typecasting he had to battle for the rest of his career. “Oh, it’s fun to be an icon!” he said. As Julie Newmar, who played opposite him as Catwoman, tells Closer, “Working with Adam was a piece of cake. He made everything so easy!”
Martin Landau
Erin Moran
Monty Hall
Over a 60-plus-year career, Martin “embraced every role with fire and fierce dedication,” his Mission: Impossible costar and ex-wife Barbara Bain tells Closer. From Crimes and Misdemeanors to Ed Wood and beyond, “his work was his joy,” she says.
A child actress who’d guested on Gunsmoke and Family Affair, Erin stole viewers’ hearts as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi. “She put smiles on millions of faces,” former co-star Anson Williams tells Closer.
Monty’s witty banter with the colorfully dressed contestants on Let’s Make a Deal made the game show host a household name, and he put his fame to good use. “As I got more successful,” he said, “it was incumbent upon me to help other people.”
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1921–2017
Robert Guillaume 1927–2017
As butler Benson on Soap and then on his own 1979–’86 sitcom, Benson, Robert made his mark on television. But his career included much more, such as playing Rafiki in The Lion King and a TV journalist on Sports Night.
Tom Petty 1950–2017
“Do something you really like and hopefully it pays the rent — that’s success!” — Tom
Jerry Lewis 1926–2017
“He had an amazing gift, and he loved sharing it with the world,” friend Steve Lawrence tells Closer of Jerry, who died at 91 on Aug. 20. “When he and Dean Martin were together, a rocket went off — there had never been comedy like that in history.” But Jerry was more than just funny. He was a gifted director, a genius inventor and a generous philanthropist who raised $2.5 billion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. “Going unnoticed,” he said, “has never been my strong suit.”
Also Remembering... GREGG ALLMAN
1947–2017
CHUCK BARRIS
1929–2017
MIKE CONNORS
1925–2017
FATS DOMINO
1928–2017
Roger Moore
Della Reese
Jim Nabors
“I was never very confident with girls,” the actor who is best known as rakish James Bond once admitted. Still, he seduced audiences in TV series like Maverick and The Saint before stepping into the debonair shoes of 007 in seven of the iconic series’ films.
A pop and jazz singing sensation in the 1950s and ’60s, Della transitioned to TV with her own talk show, Della, in 1969 — the first with an African-American woman as host. She went on to even greater popularity as the co-star of Touched by an Angel.
The Alabama native played lovable Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., but he was also an accomplished singer who released 28 albums over his five-decade career. “You can’t pray for anything better than what I’ve had,” Jim told Closer.
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1931–2017
1930–2017
GLENNE HEADLY
1955–2017
MIGUEL FERRER
1955–2017
BILL PAXTON
1955–2017
SAM SHEPARD
1943–2017
HARRY DEAN STANTON
1926–2017
JUDGE JOSEPH WAPNER
1919–2017
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“I don’t want to spend my life on the road,” Tom said shortly before his 40th anniversary tour with his band the Heartbreakers wrapped up in the fall. Though the rocker looked forward to spending more time with wife Dana York, his daughters and his granddaughter, the “Refugee,” “Breakdown” and “American Girl” singer gave it his all through every single show of that tour, which sadly became his last: He died of a cardiac arrest on Oct. 2 at age 66, having made a career out of doing what he loved best.
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A Beverly Hills of Her Bungalow Own By GREGG GOLDSTEIN
s a former model, best The star friend of Farrah Fawcett found serenity and the ex-wife of two showbiz legends, George in her Hamilton and Rod California Stewart, Alana Stewart what it’s like to bachelorette live large. But in 2003,knows with her three children grown, she decided to downsize. “I raised my pad
kids in Brentwood and didn’t want to live in a big house anymore,” Alana, 72, tells Closer. “I really wanted one that was like a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel.” She got her wish with this three-bedroom, two-bath home in the Beverly Hills canyon. “Walking in here, I loved it because it felt so private and cozy,” she says. “And everything was so open — almost like one big room!”
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“I like everything to be neat, like in the kitchen — the countertops have to be clean with no clutter,” Alana tells Closer.
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Alana had all the doors heightened (including ones at the front entrance, right). “That small touch really opened the space up.”
Alana reunited with ex-hubby George Hamilton and their blended family on the 2015 E! reality show Stewarts & Hamiltons.
“I tend to cook big Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for family,” she says, and serves them in this dining room, which boasts an original Farrah Fawcett painting (right).
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“I just started the skin care line Erase Extreme [EraseExtreme .com], which I’m thrilled about!”
“I’ve been in that pool once, but I really like the way it looks!” she says. “I love the fountains. There’s something so peaceful and healing about them.” Alana’s bed is her favorite place to eat and watch TV. “I know they say you’re only supposed to use it for sleeping, but I call baloney on that!”
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While she admits “it was not love at first sight,” recalling the “awful” army green paint job, she nevertheless “saw the potential.” And the glass-walled entryway and windows make it feel larger than its 1,841 square feet, as do the lush garden and large pool on her quarter-acre lot. She stripped and restained the tall living room beams, added a skylight in her office and extended the hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms throughout the house. “I’m not sure why — I had three dogs who mutilated them with their nails,” she says. “George would laugh because I made everyone take off their shoes, and then the dogs made mincemeat of the floors!” A decorator pal helped her find modern pieces to mix in with antiques and English traditional items from her home in LA’s Brentwood. With some added Buddhas and Chinese urns, the resulting style is something she calls “contemporary with a Zen feel…maybe Zen-temporary?” she adds with a laugh. In recent years, Alana has redone the kitchen counters and master bath, but the one area she
HER STARRY LIFE This backyard sitting area “is a lovely place to go during the summer to enjoy a glass of wine.”
Sean, Rod & Kimberly Stewart “It was great to all be together and count our blessings,” Alana said of this year’s Thanksgiving gathering with ex-hubby Rod and their kids.
Lyle Lovett “I was thrilled to have Lyle Lovett perform at the first Farrah Fawcett Tex-Mex Fiesta event” in 2015.
— Alana (with Farrah)
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“We were both Texas gals. She had real Texas grit with what she went through and she never gave up.”
gravitates toward most is her bedroom. “It’s my favorite space in the entire house. After I feed the dogs [her Chihuahua, Bliss, and her son Ashley’s visiting pit bull mix, Tara] and fix myself something to eat, I’ll take my tray into bed, watch TV and I’m in heaven!” There’s even more bliss to be found in the backyard sitting area, overlooking her garden and pool. “I love to look out over water, so even though I never use it, it’s very Zen,” she says. And though she doesn’t have famous pals over often, she does entertain her famous ex and family. “George was here on Thanksgiving with his son GT, who calls me Auntie Alana,” she smiles. “Ashley is a father now, so I’ll do my grandmother’s Christmas dinner for about 20 people with homemade pies. Everything has to be made from scratch!” And when she comes home from a long day working to fund cancer research as president of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation or promoting her new skin care line, Erase Extreme, Alana is grateful she found her little bungalow. “It’s a place to rejuvenate and restore,” she shares. “It’s my refuge.” — Reporting by Steve Gidlow
Alana loves getting together with the “gorgeous” star, whom she calls “my good friend and supp of the Farrah Faw Foundation.”
Jaclyn Smith “Jaclyn’s been an amazing friend and a great supporter. Here we are as cohosts of a FFF shopping benefit at Barneys in Beverly Hills.”
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he won a Golden Globe for 1955’s Picnic and rose to fame in 1958’s classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller Vertigo, and as Kim Novak’s star soared, so did her sleek style. In fact, known as “The Smart Man’s Marilyn Monroe,” Kim’s chic fashion choices helped her rise above the stigmas attached to being a blond bombshell. And at the age of 84, she still wows on red carpets! “Kim uses feminine fabrics and curve-carving silhouettes to her advantage without the need to overshare,” says stylist Ali Levine, who has worked with stars like Rita Wilson and Holly Robinson Peete. “And that really resonates with women of all generations.” And so it’s such a treat to see today’s stars strutting in sultry yet elegant slip dresses — just like Kim did! What she knew: With the right fit (a nipped-in waist, floor-grazing hem and bust-boosting bodice) the style is as slimming as it is sexy. 62 January 1, 2018 CLOSER
Salma Hayek, 51 In an Alexander McQueen gown that skims easily over her hourglass shape, it’s hard to believe that the Frida star is over 50! What else wows? A diamond headband and chandelier earrings play off the dazzle of her dress to reflect light onto her skin for a radiant glow.
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Ashley Greene, 30 The Twilight actress has yet to master the secret to slim in a lacy frock. The cluttered combination of the diagonal and horizontal stripes, asymmetrical panels and super-loose fit of her Alberta Ferretti frock cause the eye to scan all over, widening her body from hip to toe.
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WHAT’S HER SECRET? Donna Mills
Avocado Oil Restores Shine Thinning hair isn’t an aging woe the Knots Landing alum deals with (just look at those thick tresses!), but straw-like strands added decades to her look in 2014. “Years of color-treating and heat-styling can sap hair of its moisture, leaving it looking dull and dry,” says hairstylist Daniel Koye, who’s worked with Vanessa Williams and Patti LaBelle. For lustrous locks like Donna’s now, he tips to treat hair with an avocado oil–infused mask (like Redken All Soft Heavy Cream Super Treatment Mask, $18, ulta.com). The oil’s moisturizing fatty acids penetrate the hair shaft to rehydrate parched strands from within. To do: In place of conditioner, apply a quarter-sized amount of the mask to damp hair from roots to ends. Let sit 10 minutes; rinse. Use twice a week for results in two weeks.
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This Combo Brightens Teeth A lipstick similar in tone to the Designing Women alum’s skin, coupled with its golden undertones, brought her dull, yellowing teeth into harsh focus in 2013, says makeup artist Amy Zdunowski-Roeder, who has worked with Kristin Wiig and Malin Akerman. While brushing with a mix of 2 tbsp. of hydrogen peroxide and 1 tbsp. of baking soda can help lift stains off teeth, says Zdunowski-Roeder, a swipe of a neutral lipcolor like Sheryl Lee’s now, can help boost the whitening effects. For best results, she tips to look for a shade that’s two to three shades darker than your skin (we like Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Mink, $9, walgreens.com). “The contras helps teeth look instantly brighter in comparison.”
At age 56
Julie Walters Droopy jowls left the Mamma Mia! star looking older at 66 than she does at 67. To blame: “As we age, gravity, along with a loss of elastin — the protein that helps skin retain its shape — causes skin to get lax and sag along the jawline,” says dermatologist Rachel Nazarian, M.D., who treats stars in her New York City office. Her secret to firmer skin like Julie’s now? Birchwood extract. When applied topically, the antioxidant plant extrac has been shown to support elastin, so skin snaps back for a tauter-looking complexion. To do: Apply a dime-sized amount of a serum containing birchwood extract (like L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Triple Power Concentrated Serum, $18, target.com) to the face and neck, using upward motions. Use twice a day for results in under a month.
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it — done!’” the actor shares of how he knew his “silly, mischievous clown” was the one for him. Since then, Riggins has been a source of endless laughs and comfort. “He always makes me smile,” Adrian notes. “He has filled my life with renewed joy and wonder.”
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1984 FIRST TIMER Not only was Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America her first film, but it was “my first time kissing a boy….I remember it was such a big deal at the time. I was literally in tears after the scene.”
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MY LIFE IN Pictures RAISEDINBrooklyn,Jenn ew up an admitted tomboywhowasint mbing trees and jumpingoffthings.”O ling at the age of 10, thingschangedquickl notice. During the earlypartsofhercaree he felt “kind of like a walkingpuppet.”She’deventuallyproveshewas more than just a prettyface,butitwasn’tuntilshebecameamom at 26 that she felt shewaspullingthestringsofherownlife.“Iwas forced to start livinginadifferentway,”admittedJennifer,who turned 47 on Dec.12andisnowthemotherofthree.“Justloving someone that much?Havingsomeonewhosewell-beingIcared so much about? IhadtolearnhowtodoallthethingsthatIthought a good, stable, integratedpersonshouldbe.”
1986 UNSUNG HERO “I met David Bowie when I was 14, and he became a hero to me — because he was an artist, and because he was a genius who had the time to be kind,” says Jennifer of her co-star from Labyrinth. “I’d never met such an extraordinary artist before, and I haven’t since.”
1991 TALL TALE She was excited to be in Disney’s The Rocketeer since “some of my movies, you blinked and you missed them.” And a romance with co-star Billy Campbell added to the excitement. “[People] want to know if, when he walked into the room, I was immediately smitten. The truth is, what I actually recall thinking was ‘He is so f---ing tall! How am I going to work with him?’”
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1990 ON THE SPOT “The nudity was hard for me,” she admits of her turn in The Hot Spot (with Don Johnson). “[But] I don’t regret anything. Those were formative experiences. I used to be shy and timid. I was a good kid and I wanted to be one, but it can lead to a reserve that can be a little hampering. It’s been a gradual unleashing.”
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2002 GOAL LINE The most “fantastic” thing about her Oscar for A Beautiful Mind was it brought “more opportunities. The ultimate goal isn’t to be famous. The ultimate goal is to work on stuff that matters.”
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1997 REINVENTING HERSELF Just before she made Inventing the Abbotts, Jennifer had grown frustrated with acting “to the point where I just didn’t want to do it anymore unless I’m working on things that I really feel strongly about, that I really feel passionate about. I decided to be more patient.”
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2000 DREAM ROLE As harrowing as her role as an addict in Requiem for a Dream was, she “reveled in the opportunity to learn about her…. It was like everything I always loved about school, learning about these different worlds and different people’s stories.”
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2016 BEST POLICY “I have a thing about honesty; I think it’s crucial to a relationship,” says Jennifer, who celebrates her 15th anniversary with actor Paul Bettany on Jan. 1. “Neither my husband nor I are interested in mincing words. If I break something, for example, I have to announce it. I’m a compulsive confessor.”
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2006 BIG CHILL “I don’t often play characters who are the happy-go-lucky girl next door,” she quips of dark pics like Little Children. “But I don’t think that’s necessarily a reflection of how I live…. I don’t feel bereft or depressed. I don’t think of myself as chilly. These are just parts that I find interesting.”
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2009 SHE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO IT “Jennifer [Aniston] was great — I loved her,” she says of her co-star in He’s Just Not That Into You. But she didn’t like everything about being in an ensemble. “The reality is… everyone comes in and does their part and then flies off. I said, ‘Oh, it will be so great. We’ll all work together,’ and the most time we actually got to spend socializing was at the premiere.”
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