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Will Ferrell Hosted Season Finale Of SNL Last Night With A Little Help From Some Stars
Posted on 17. May, 2009 by CSS.
Saturday Night Live opening Sketch was Will Ferrell repriving his role as former President George Bush:
Check out Will Ferrell’s opening monologue:
One of my favorite sketches of the evening was the Lawrence Welk bit, Kristen Wiig plays that character perfectly:
The Funeral sketch had some good laughs with Will Ferrell playing Graham the stand-up comedian crashing the service:
I was so glad they revived the Jeopardy sketch- however the Sean Connery jokes fell a little flat and I would have rathered Burt Reynolds been in the whole sketch instead of Kathie Lee- that Kathie character is too hard to watch:
Will Ferrell also brought back classic character Harey Carey:
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Forbes 'Most Banakable Stars In Hollywood' 2009
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Will Smith has been named the “Most Bankable Star in Hollywood” in Forbes Magazine’s 2009 ranking of Star Currency.
The stars were ranked on ability to attract financing for a project, box office success, and appeal to different audience demographics–among other similar factors.
The financial magazine surveyed more than 150 entertainment industry professionals, including producers and directors.
“[Will] can move from doing the pop film to an Ali to a Seven Pounds to The Pursuit of Happyness, so he’s able to play in all worlds,” said John Burman, special projects director for Forbes Media. “I think people just like watching him on screen.”
“Will Smith stands alone as the only actor to score a perfect 10 among industry voters in the Star Currency survey. He has shown, time and again, that, in today’s world, regardless of the material, people want to watch Will Smith,” said Ashok Amritraj, chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment. “He is cross-genre and proved it multiple times,” Amritraj added.
The Top 10 “Bankable Hollywood Stars” are:
1. Will Smith
2. Johnny Depp
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Brad Pitt
6. Tom Hanks
7. George Clooney
8. Denzel Washington
9. Matt Damon
10. Jack Nicholson
