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Mark your calendars! On Oct. 23rd, Mr. Bill Murray is to receive the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

This much deserved honor will be recorded for future broadcast so stay tuned for more details.

I'm just baffled at the reasoning for why this took so long to happen. The man is a legend!

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Steve

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Bill Murray to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Caddyshack icon Bill Murray will receive the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a ceremony on Oct. 23.

Named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, the honor will be presented at a Washington gala to be taped for broadcast nationwide.

Entertainers are expected to gather in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute the popular, 65-year-old actor, who began his career on Saturday Night Live, then went on to star in dozens of movies, including Stripes, Meatballs, Scrooged, Lost in Translation, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Past recipients of the Mark Twain Prize include Eddie Murphy, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Bill Cosby and George Carlin.


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"The Rock was - still is in fact - the best role I will ever get to play. I was being me, but me turned all the way up to ten. I could say anything, do anything and I would wink and everyone was in on the joke."
--Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, on his famous nickname, to British GQ


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Which 'Modern Family' star unwittingly takes a pic with Britney Spears?



'Alf' actor Michu Meszaros dead at age 76
Michu Meszaros has died at age 76.

The Hungarian-born actor, who played the title character on NBC sitcom Alf, died after falling into a coma earlier this month, his manager, Dennis Varga, told TMZ.

Meszaros was discovered unresponsive at his home over a week ago and hospitalized in Los Angeles. Varga previously told the website the actor had been in poor health since suffering a stroke eight years ago.

The Alf star had reportedly given Varga strict instructions to not remove him from life support. Meszaros had been living with Varga and his family since 1985, according to a Go Fund Me page for the actor's funeral expenses.

Richard Leo LaMotte, who set up the crowdfunding page, reported the family will cremate Meszaros and hold a memorial service at a later time. He said they also hope to have an internment for the actor in Hollywood.

Meszaros, who stood 33 inches tall, wore the Alf costume for walking and running shots during Alf's four-season run from 1986 to 1990. The actor performed at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus before landing the part of Alf.



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Which 'Modern Family' star unwittingly takes a pic with Britney Spears?

Modern Family's Ed O'Neill happily obliged a fan at LAX while on his way to Hawaii last year, unwittingly taking a photo with Britney Spears that went viral on Twitter.

The television star admitted Monday on the Ellen that he didn't recognize the world-famous pop superstar last year when she approached him for the photo at the Los Angeles International Airport.

"She came up and said, 'Oh, Mr. O'Neill, I love Modern Family and you're my favorite on the show.' And I said, 'Well, I'm here. I'm the only one here,'" he joked, adding that the fan "couldn't have been nicer."

O'Neill received a text from his manager the very next day, letting him know he had unknowingly taken a picture with Spears and it received thousands of "likes" it when she posted it to her social media.

O'Neill, 70, didn't even muster a smile when he took the photo with the "Toxic" singer, who has over 45 million Twitter followers.