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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer stories: 8 news summaries

 Best Soap Opera Cameos 

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

Nov 24, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - James Franco’s much-hyped General Hospital guest stint began Friday, but can he live up to the true classics of the celebrity cameo genre? Many other luminaries have guested on daytime TV, and “they almost always shake things up like a schizophrenic with a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding... More »

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entertainment • Roseanne Barr • celebrity • soap operas • Snoop Dogg • General Hospital • Days of Our Lives • The Bold and the Beautiful • Elizabeth Taylor • Carol Burnett • All My Children • Jerry Springer • B-52s • Betty White • James Franco • Lily Allen • Guiding Light • Tom Arnold • James Franco General Hospital • James Franco soap opera

(Newser) - Reality shows throw anyone who signs a waiver onto TV. Some have higher aspirations, but most rest solidly in "How low can they go?" territory. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly looks at 35 of the most appalling reality TV shows.
  • Jail:  A new low from the
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Anna Nicole Smith • reality TV • Paris Hilton • OJ Simpson • TV shows • Nicole Richie • The Simple Life • Big Brother • primetime TV • Jerry Springer • Paula Abdul • live television • Cops

OPINION

Chicago to Springer: Good Riddance

Jerry's trainwreck
talk show never felt like part of the Windy City

May 19, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jerry Springer tapes his last show in Chicago today, before heading for the pastures of Connecticut, made greener by a bunch of tax breaks. Well, Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune would like to wish him this fond adieu: “Don’t let the chair flying toward the door... More »

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entertainment • Chicago • Connecticut • talk show • Jerry Springer

 Boyle Makeover Hotly Debated 


Apr 18, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Should she or shouldn't she? Susan Boyle's new fans can't help debating whether the 47-year-old singer who wowed the world in her performance on Britain's Got Talent last weekend should shed the frumpy style that made her sensational voice so surprising. She "needs to stay exactly as she is... More »

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entertainment • singer • Jerry Springer • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Amanda Holden

Jerry Springer Joins Chicago Cast in London

Talk show host to perform in West End musical

Feb 18, 09 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Jerry Springer will test his singing, dancing, and acting chops in a production of Chicago in London’s prestigious West End, the Times of London reports. Springer, a former lawyer, will play the role of lawyer Billy Flynn. The talk show host acknowledged that musical theater would have its challenges:... More »

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London • talk show • musical • Jerry Springer • West End theater

 Backstage Tour Lays 
 Bare Springer Nation 

Campy disasters inspire schadenfreude

Oct 1, 08 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A backstage tour of The Jerry Springer Show reveals "fundamental truths about the human condition," Kevin Pang writes in the Chicago Tribune. Philanderers and home-wreckers vetted by the show receive star treatment for a day, and insist their tales are true—for the most part. It's "all... More »

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television • trash • talk show • talk-show host • Jerry Springer • television personality

Law Students Object to Springer Speech

Northwestern rules
in favor of alum as graduation headliner

Apr 28, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one’s resorted to chair throwing—yet—but Northwestern law students aren’t happy about their commencement speaker: Jerry Springer, class of '68. The committee that tapped the TV host touted his success in news and entertainment, and even politics, the Chicago Tribune reports. Never mind that he resigned... More »

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law school • commencement speech • Jerry Springer • Northwestern University

 Top Reasons to Ogle DWTS  

Over-enthused celebs to crazy costumes, dance craze has something for everyone

Mar 27, 08 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Go on, admit it: Dancing With the Stars has you glued to the tube like a nude bodysuit on a ballroom dancer. Don’t worry—Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly is right there with you. She shares the 15 reasons she’s a Dancing fool.
  1. Stars dancing with gusto,
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reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • list • contest • competition • dance • Mel B • Jerry Springer • Edyta Sliwinska

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