also co-produced hundreds of Playboy-branded videos and a few feature films, such as Roman Polanski’sMacbethand Monty Python’s first film,And Now for Something Completely Different, both released in 1971. He had been a sought-after guest on TV shows as far back as 1969 when he played ...
Contestants chosen from the studio audience - usually outlandishly dressed to attract the host's attention - would trade an item of their own for a prize, and then swap for potentially more valuable prizes behind doors, curtains or in boxes. But be careful you don't trade for a donkey!
and the show was seen by some twenty-six million viewers weekly. AsAmerican Idolgrew in popularity, Seacrest, Cowell, fellow judges Paula Abdul (1962–) and Randy Jackson (1956–), as well as the final contestants,
In this case, the contestants were men and women with backgrounds in business, the playing field was set on the streets of New York City, and the winner got the chance to work for Donald Trump (1946–), a U.S. real estate whiz who is estimated to be worth approximately $4 billion....
(holding an opponent at close quarters with one or both arms) was strictly forbidden. Contests were held outdoors, which added the challenge of intense heat and bright sunlight to the fight. Contestants represented all social classes; in the early years of the major athletic festivals, a...
Seacrest was sometimes described as the antidote to Cowell, who often judged the contestants' talents harshly. "I think we're showing that there is more than one way to launch a star," Seacrest said, when De Vries asked him about why American Idol had captured the nation's attention. "...
photofest monty hall, the playful host of let’s make a deal who gave game-show contestants the agonizing choice of taking the cash or what was behind door no. 3, died sept. 30. he was 96. hall, who by his own estimation presided over more than 4,700 episodes of the show he co...