Fame affect celebrities’ kids too

by Terry on March 9, 2010

Not just the celebrities and fans are affected by fame according to this MSNBC article:

Spotlight can burn children of the famous
Intense media scrutiny makes it that much harder for kids to find niche

By Michael Ventre
msnbc.com contributor
updated 5:52 a.m. PT, Tues., March. 9, 2010

When Adam Klugman was an adolescent, his dad, the actor Jack Klugman, was arguably at the height of his fame. The elder Klugman had already distinguished himself over the years in films like “12 Angry Men” and “Days of Wine and Roses,” and in a host of television series such as “The Twilight Zone” and “The Fugitive.” In the early 1970s he became a household name playing sportswriter Oscar Madison in the television version of “The Odd Couple,” opposite Tony Randall’s Felix Unger.

When Adam Klugman was a teenager, his father’s presence was again all over the small box, in the title role of the series “Quincy, M.E.,” which began in 1976 and ran on NBC for eight seasons. While Jack Klugman was being nominated 10 times for Emmys over the years, winning three, his son was struggling to find his place in the world.

“The glare of somebody else’s personality outshines you,” said Adam Klugman, who became a successful film editor and now runs a business called Progressive Media Agency in Portland, Ore., where he lives with his family. “When you have a famous parent, it’s hard to get a good look at yourself, because the glare of the fame is pretty great. You’re struggling with issues of identity anyway as a child, as an adolescent … .”
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Pinsky gets a stalker all his own

by Terry on March 4, 2010

Dr. Drew Pinsky, who has written about celebrity psychology (see here and here) and hosts Celebrity Rehab, has a stalker of his own now according to MSNBC.

Man arrested for allegedly stalking Dr. Drew
Police say suspect made threats to radio/TV therapist

Dr. Drew Pinsky is an addiction specialist who hosts the radio show “Loveline” on Los Angeles’ KROQ 106.7. He also hosts several VH1 reality shows, including “Celebrity Rehab.”

LOS ANGELES – Police say they have arrested a man suspected of stalking television and radio therapist Dr. Drew Pinsky and his family.

Pasadena police say they arrested 33-year-old Charles Pearson on Wednesday after Pinsky notified them of threats received by him and his family.

Jail records show Pearson is being held on $150,000 bail.

Police say Pearson is suspected of posting threats online about Pinsky and showed up at a Los Angeles radio station recently.

Pinsky is an addiction specialist who hosts the radio show “Loveline” on Los Angeles’ KROQ 106.7. He also hosts several VH1 reality shows, including “Celebrity Rehab.”

Jail records do not indicate if Pearson has an attorney.

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On John Mayer, interviews, alienating fans and his meaningless ‘apologies’

February 12, 2010

Sorry folks, I gotta vent here…
I’m sure by now most of you have heard about this mess with guitarist John Mayer and his overly candid Playboy Magazine interview.  I won’t put the links here, but I’ve read some of the quotes in said interview, and let me tell you I felt like I needed a [...]

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Get your naked celebrity airport body scans here!

February 10, 2010

I can already imagine how some fans might try bribing TSA employees to get these naked scans of the Object of Their Affection.
Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images Of Film Star Printed, Circulated By Airport Staff
Authorities’ claim that virtual strip search pictures immediately destroyed proven fraudulent – use of devices needs to be halted now
Exposed: Naked [...]

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Susan Boyle finds an intruder in her house

January 27, 2010

Does she have a stalker already? Very scary.
(PEOPLE.com) — Susan Boyle returned to her home in Scotland to find something she didn’t expect — an intruder, police have confirmed to PEOPLE.
The singer was entering her house in Blackburn, West Lothian, late Tuesday when the unexpected guest ran out past her.
A police statement said Wednesday, [...]

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Peanut Butter for Haiti

January 20, 2010

I did something I never do anymore. I went to manilow.com figuring there’d be a hotline about donating to the Manilow Fund for Health & Hope to help out the people of Haiti, just like there was for the Katrina disaster. But no, there’s nothing. I guess the Manilow Fund doesn’t find [...]

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A little Onion humor

January 14, 2010

Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture
NEW YORK—A Columbia University study released Tuesday suggests that viewing fewer than four hours of television a day severely inhibits a person’s ability to ridicule popular culture.
“An hour or two of television per day simply does not provide enough [...]

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Elvis’s doctor speaks

January 14, 2010

An interesting article about Elvis Presley’s doctor, “Dr. Nick,” who lost his medical license after Elvis’s death. Elvis’s death certificate probably should have read: “Cause of death: celebrity.”
They called him The Man Who Killed Elvis. Now the star’s doctor finally reveals the true madness of the King’s final days
By Glenys Roberts
‘Dr Nick!’ The voice [...]

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When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine

January 5, 2010

Anyone want to give this a read and report back?
When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine by Barron H. Lerner (Paperback – May 13, 2009)

Review from Booklist:
From Booklist
Today it’s commonplace for Carnie Wilson to chat about her gastric bypass surgery on talk shows or Sally Field to hype a drug [...]

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“Graceland Too” attracts offbeat tourism in Mississippi

January 1, 2010

In keeping with Carpe Diem’s post about the Brangelina house, I give you an unofficial Elvis Presley museum:
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MSNBC.com
Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss.
Elvis fanatic offers fans a glimpse ‘The King’s’ life and death — at any hour
The Associated Press
updated 7:07 a.m. PT, Wed., Dec . 30, 2009
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – [...]

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