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Friday, July 17, 2009

The 'Viscount of Vapidness'

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For those who aren't in the know, Seacrest is much more than just a fey TV personality with no discernible talent. But as famed TV critic Tom Shales wrote in a great piece called "Ryan Seacrest Inc", Ryan is trying to mimic Rupert Murdoch. (Others think he's aping Dick Clark or Merv Griffin.) The Viscount of Vapidness is paid an estimated $12.5 million annually for hosting American Idol, not counting all the ancillary gigs he's lined up.

Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily rips into Ryan Seacrest.

Finke is profiled in today's NY Times.

Labels: Dick Clark, Merv Griffin, Nikki Finke, Rupert Murdoch, Ryan Seacrest

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 5:51 AM Share on Facebook 0 comments

Thursday, January 01, 2009

What Do Dick Clark and Denzel Washington Have in Common?

Both were born in Mount Vernon, New York, a quarter-century apart: Clark in 1929 and Washington in 1954.

Labels: Denzel Washington, Dick Clark

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 1:50 PM Share on Facebook 0 comments

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