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NEWS ABOUT: Steve Martin

Steve Martin stories: 7 news summaries

 Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars 

March 7 broadcast will be third for Martin, first for Baldwin

Nov 3, 09 6:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host next year’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Martin’s hosted the show twice, and though Baldwin never has, he has plenty of similar experience, hosting Saturday Night Live 14 times. That’s one less than... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Alec Baldwin • award show • Steve Martin • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • host • Oscars

late night hot seat



 Letterman 
 Apologizes 
 to Wife on Air 

Late Night pauses for another round of confession

Oct 5, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman will use his opening monologue tonight to publicly apologize to his wife and his current and former colleagues, according to numerous audience members. "Wow, that weekend went fast," he joked before turning serious during this afternoon's taping, his first public appearance at the Ed Sullivan Theater... More »

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late night talk show • late night host • infidelity • David Letterman • Steve Martin • Late Night • Regina Lasko • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

 Seth Rogen: 
 Playboy 
 Cover 
 Model 

Comedy star joins exclusive list of males to grace cover of men's mag

Feb 19, 09 4:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Seth Rogen is about to join a very selective club: Playboy is putting him on the cover of its April issue, the Daily News reports. That's an honor shared by fewer than 10 men, including Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin. Readers who don’t buy Playboy for the articles will... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • magazine • Steve Martin • Playboy • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up

Movie Review

 It's a Bomb, Cato! 

 Inspector Clouseau can't win over critics

Feb 6, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - There is slapstick aplenty in Steve Martin’s second Pink Panther movie, but “none of it is particularly funny,” complains Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Critics are almost unanimous in panning Pink Panther 2. It’s “willfully stupid,” says Bill Goodykoontz of the... More »

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comedy • movie review • Steve Martin

 Marcia: 'I Traded Sex for Drugs' 

Brady Bunch darling reveals struggle with addiction, depression

Oct 14, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The actress who played the nation's perky darling Marcia in the wholesome Brady Bunch TV family once traded sex for drugs during years in the abyss of depression and drug addiction, reports E! Online. Maureen McCormick, now 52, reveals her very un-Brady life in her new memoir, Here's the Story:... More »

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Steven Spielberg • drug addiction • cocaine • Steve Martin • Maureen McCormick • Marcia Brady • Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice. • Barry Williams • Quaaludes • Sammy Davis Jr. • Playboy Mansion

Kennedy Center Honors 5

American artists recognized for achievement in performing arts

Dec 2, 07 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - A "California Dreamin'" Beach Boy, the director of a bunch of "Goodfellas," a "wild and crazy" SNL alum, a Motown diva who beseeched us to "Stop! In the Name of Love," and a one-handed pianist all took a bow last night as the 30th... More »

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Kennedy Center Honors • Diana Ross • Steve Martin • Brian Wilson • Martin Scorsese • Leon Fleischer

Diana Ross Wins Supreme Honor

Brian Wilson, Martin Scorsese also among
5 picked for Kennedy Center artists

Sep 12, 07 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - There'll be good vibrations at the Kennedy Center: the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Motown legend Diana Ross have been chosen as this year's  honorees. Comic actor and writer Steve Martin, film director Martin Scorsese  and pianist Leon Fleisher will also be honored, reports the Washington Post. More »

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Kennedy Center • Kennedy Center Honors • Diana Ross • Steve Martin • Brian Wilson • Martin Scorsese • Leon Fleisher

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