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Graham Norton Show features Harry Connick Jr. Saturday Nov. 7
3 November 2009 9:12 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
The Graham Norton Show airs this Satuday night (Nov. 7) on BBC America as Graham is joined by actor/jazz singer Harry Connick Jr. who talks about starting his career at the age of three and recording his first song at age nine. He also reveals one of his scariest performance of all time, performing for the legendary Frank Sinatra at his 75th birthday party. Harry recalls he was so nervous that he forgot the words to Sinatra.s songs in front of Frank and a roomful of legendary singers. British classical singer Katherine Jenkins also joins and discusses her experience singing for another musical legend, Barbara Streisand, at a birthday party in front of an intimate audience of »
- April MacIntyre
Q&A: Clive Davis on Singing in the Shower and the Coming Robot Revolution
29 October 2009 8:57 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
Nobody wants to be the old dude at the kegger. You know the guy I’m talking about. He shows up uninvited, wearing skinny jeans and sporting a depressingly obvious comb-over and saying things like “You got me straight trippin’, boo.” He’s obviously way too old to be partying with college kids, but he doesn’t seem to notice or care. He’s still clinging to an idealized youth that he refuses to believe has passed him by. He just wants to be treated as a peer, and maybe even a hipster. He doesn’t realize that it’s time to give up the posturing, and accept that with age comes a certain inevitable irrelevance. Clive Davis is not that guy. Which is kinda weird. Davis certainly seems like he’d qualify for creepy-old-guy-at-the-party status. At 77 years old, he’s one of the oldest working producers and executives in the music business. »
Stars Take Flight at Amelia Premiere
26 October 2009 10:38 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Hilary Swank should rerecord Eminem's "Lose Yourself." She seems to do just that in every role -- hey oh! In any event, the latest role for the Oscar-winning actress is portraying aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in the aptly titled Amelia. The film costars Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor and Joe Anderson and is directed by Mira Nair. Last Tuesday evening, October 20, the stars and filmmaker along with stars like Ang Lee, Harry Connick Jr., Julia Ormond but sadly not the balloon boy attended the film's world premiere at the New York City landmark Paris Theater. Some people spoke to me. ... »
- Jon Chattman
Angie Harmon Set to Star in Rizzoli
23 October 2009 5:53 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Angie Harmon, who played leading roles on Law & Order and Women's Murder Club, is returning to the crime-solving world as the title character in Rizzoli, a new TNT pilot based on Tess Gerritson's popular Jane Rizzoli mystery novels. The pilot, which comes to TNT from Warner Horizon Television, is being written by Janet Tamaro (Bones, Lost) and executive-produced by Tamaro and Bill Haber's Ostar Productions (TNT's Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, TCM's upcoming Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood). Michael M. Robin (TNT's The Closer) will direct and executive-produce the pilot.
"Angie Harmon is not only a terrific actress, but also a favorite of crime drama fans," said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "She will bring a combination of toughness and sensitivity to the challenging lead role. We're thrilled to »
Marlon Jackson Responds To Australian Blackface Jackson 5 Parody
9 October 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
'Man, if they turned up looking like that in the United States,' says brother of late pop star.
By Jocelyn Vena
Photo: Harrison Funk/ WireImage
Marlon Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson, is weighing in on the controversial skit that aired on the Australian television show "Hey Hey It's Saturday," during which a group of singers dressed in blackface did a parody performance of the Jackson 5. Harry Connick Jr., who appeared on the program that night, has already spoken out against it.
"Wow, and you want a comment from us about that?" Marlon Jackson asked "Access Hollywood." "Man, if they turned up looking like that in the United States."
Jackson added that although it may not have been the most politically correct performance, he didn't think that the group behind it, the Jackson Jive, was out to hurt anyone's feelings. "They probably weren't trying to be offensive »
'What is a Gronk?': 11 User-Generated Highlights From the Blackface War of '09
8 October 2009 4:35 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
It's said that history is written by the winners. But as it pertains to this week's Australia vs. United States blackface-controversy culture-clash debacle, history is really written by hundreds of pundits, commenters and other blogger agonistes -- an international community for whom the appearance of "the Jackson Jive" on an Aussie TV special was the equivalent of setting global race relations back between 200 and 400 years (depending on whom you ask). Harry Connick Jr. started things off with his sincere complaint, but once the story hit Movieline's pages, it yielded an outpouring of angst we haven't seen since, like, ever.
It took a while to muddle through it all, but now, for posterity, here is your abridged tale of the Great Aussie/U.S. Culture War of 2009 -- the fury, the rationalizations, the name-calling and hopefully closure -- as told to Movieline by you. Table of contents after the jump. »
Harry Connick Jr. shocked by Australian talent show
8 October 2009 12:33 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Harry Connick Jr. is currently a judge on the Australian talent show Hey Hey It's Saturday, but he wasn't happy the other night. A group called "The Jackson Jive," several white guys in black makeup, appeared on the show and Connick gave them a "0" for the performance. The host tried to get him to change the score and then apologized to him for what happened. Connick said if he knew they were on he wouldn't have been on the show.
This isn't the first time they had been on the show, they actually appeared on the show in the '80s too. So is Connick right or was it just goofy funny and everyone's too PC now?
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- Bob Sassone
Harry Connick Jr. Objects to Jackson Five Blackface Sketch
8 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Harry Connick Jr. found himself at the center of a TV scandal Wednesday when he appeared as a guest judge on a popular Australian variety show.
The singer-actor became visibly uncomfortable when a group of doctors did a Jackson Five routine in blackface and Afro wigs on Hey Hey It's Saturday. The man portraying Michael Jackson, however, was smeared in white makeup.
Connick gave the performance a score of zero and said ...
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- Adam Bryant
Morning Links - Levi Johnston Works Out For Playgirl
8 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Levi Johnston works out before his Playgirl shoot - TMZ Meet Jennifer Hudson's newborn son, David - People Nick Lachey is also upset about the loss of Daisy - I'm Not Obsessed Stephanie Birkitt reportedly banned from Letterman set - Popeater Harry Connick Jr. isn't amused by Australian blackface skit - Lifeline Live Hilary Swank sleeps naked in front of her boyfriend's 6-year-old son - Celebitchy Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt did not have a secret meeting in NYC - Wonderwall Heidi Klum hasn't given birth yet - Us Weekly Olivia Wilde loves her sex symbol status - Fox411 »
- PopSugar
Harry Connick Jr.'s Mad TV Sketch: Blackface or Blackface-Adjacent?
8 October 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Since we broke the news Stateside yesterday morning of Harry Connick Jr. being bamboozled on Australian TV by the Jackson Jive -- a Jackson parody act consisting of white men in Afros and black painted faces -- it's gone on to dominate headlines in Australia and abroad. It sparked another heated culture war right here on our own doorstep, too, with much sparring and name-calling lobbed about in our comments sections between the Jive apologists -- a very vocal minority who live in a colorblind utopia, where the application of black shoe polish to one's face is simply a testament to one's deep commitment to craft -- and the outraged, with some highly educational lessons about Australian history sprinkled in along the way. »
Harry Connick Jr. Criticizes Black Make-Up Act In Australian Variety Show
8 October 2009 8:25 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
A comedy act in an Australian variety show has offended American singer Harry Connick Jr. when the performers appeared with blacked up faces, imitating the Jackson Five.
The controversial act, who called themselves the Jackson Jive, appeared in a segment of the show "Hey Hey It's Saturday" called Red Faces, wherein performers would present their routine before a panel of judges.
Five of the singers appeared to imitate the Jackson brothers and blackened their faces, while their lead singer, imitating Michael Jackson, appeared with a whitened face.
Connick Jr. was clearly not amused throughout the group's interrupted dance routine. He gave them a harsh zero point over a perfect ten, explaining that if they have done that in the U.S., the whole show would have gone off the air.
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A Blackface Comeback? Please End This Trend
8 October 2009 6:56 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Just ask Ted Danson: blackface isn't funny. We're glad supersuave types like Don Draper and Harry Connick Jr. agree. A few weeks ago, Mad Men's resident hunk (played by Jon Hamm)—along with TV viewers—was understandably horrified by pal Roger Sterling's "My Old Kentucky Home" routine. Yesterday, it was Connick's turn to take offense at a similar schtick. The crooner was appearing on the Australian TV show Hey Hey It's Saturday (yes, it was Wednesday, but hey hey, we're talking about kangaroo land, after all) when there was a sketch called "Jackson Jive," mocking Michael Jackson and his brothers...in blackface. And Connick wasn't... »
A Blackface Comeback? Please End This Trend
8 October 2009 6:56 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Just ask Ted Danson: blackface isn't funny. We're glad supersuave types like Don Draper and Harry Connick Jr. agree. A few weeks ago, Mad Men's resident hunk (played by Jon Hamm)—along with TV viewers—was understandably horrified by pal Roger Sterling's "My Old Kentucky Home" routine. Yesterday, it was Connick's turn to take offense at a similar schtick. The crooner was appearing on the Australian TV show Hey Hey It's Saturday (yes, it was Wednesday, but hey hey, we're talking about kangaroo land, after all) when there was a sketch called "Jackson Jive," mocking Michael Jackson and his brothers...in blackface. And Connick wasn't... »
Harry Connick Jr Slams Australian Blackface Skit, Host Apologizes (Video)
8 October 2009 5:32 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
(AP Text, Scroll for Video) Adelaide, Australia - An Australian variety show host has apologized for a skit in which singers parodying the Jackson Five performed in blackface. American singer and actor Harry Connick Jr., who was serving as a guest judge on Wednesday night's "Hey Hey It's Saturday," was visibly shocked by the skit, in which four men with afro wigs and blackface sang and danced behind a Michael Jackson impersonator wearing white makeup. Connick, 42, gave the performance a zero score and told them that if it had been done in the United States it would have been pulled off the air. Blackface was a traditional trope of minstrel shows in the U.S. that dates to the 19th century. Whites playing stock black characters -- usually offensive stereotypes meant to demean -- rubbed coal, grease or shoe polish on their faces. Blackface... »
- Katherine Thomson
Australian TV Channel Apologizes For Blackface Jackson 5 Parody
7 October 2009 10:27 PM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Harry Connick Jr., who was a guest judge on 'Hey Hey It's Saturday,' also responds to skit.
By Eric Ditzian
Jackson 5 parody on Australian TV's "Hey Hey It's Saturday"
Photo: CBS
An Australian TV channel has apologized for airing a skit in which a group of singers dressed in blackface to parody the Jackson 5, according to The Australian newspaper.
Harry Connick Jr. was serving as a guest judge during Wednesday's airing of "Hey Hey It's Saturday" and reacted strongly to the act, which showcased four men in wigs and black face-paint singing and dancing alongside a Michael Jackson impersonator caked in white makeup. The group's name was the Jackson Jive.
A spokesman for Channel 9, which carries the program, said in a brief statement, "It was never intended to offend and we regret any offense [the act] caused."
According to The Associated Press, at the end of the show, host Daryl Somers apologized to Connick. »
Harry Connick Jr.: hero or hypocrite? Aussie TV show black face skit
7 October 2009 6:32 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Australian TV show, "Hey Hey It's Saturday," had a bizarro Gong Show skit where Harry Connick Jr. sat as judge with three others, and witnessed a dated black-face skit that featured real doctors dressed as the Jackson Five. The performance of singing group, the "Jackson Jive" pushed Harry Connick Jr to speak out and reason with the host that black-faced performers were insulting in this day and age. Connick Jr. asked host Daryl Somers to rethink airing an act that made buffoons out of blacks. "If I knew that was going to be part of the show I definitely wouldn't have done it," he said. Michael K of DListed posted the news item, sourcing AdelaideNow.com which ran »
- April MacIntyre
Harry Connick Jr. stands up to Aussie TV show 'Hey Hey' black face skit
7 October 2009 6:32 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Australian TV show, "Hey Hey It's Saturday," had a bizarro Gong Show skit where Harry Connick Jr. sat as judge with three others, and witnessed a dated black-face skit that featured real doctors dressed as the Jackson Five. The performance of singing group, the "Jackson Jive" pushed Harry Connick Jr to speak out and reason with the host that black-faced performers were insulting in this day and age. Connick Jr. asked host Daryl Somers to rethink airing an act that made buffoons out of blacks. "If I knew that was going to be part of the show I definitely wouldn't have done it," he said. Michael K of DListed posted the news item, sourcing AdelaideNow.com which ran »
- April MacIntyre
Harry Connick On Hey Hey: Blackface Peformance Offends Connick (Video)
7 October 2009 5:31 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
An Australian act's blackface impression of The Jackson Five did not impress celebrity judge Harry Connick Jr. The American musician and actor was disturbed by the group's performance and sense of humor on Australian the variety show Hey, Hey It's Saturday. Connick, a New Orleans native and jazz singer, gave the group a score of zero just after a fellow judge hit a gong and signaled an end to their act. Connick didn't appear to be too upset during the judging portion of the show. But according to The Sydney Morning Herald, a backstage source said that Connick Jr. nearly walked off before the show was over. The Herald reported that it was "arranged for Connick Jr. to voice his concerns at the end of the show." According to the host, the same group of performers (they call themselves the Jackson Jive), won... »
- The Huffington Post
Harry Connick Jr. Clashes with Blackface Jackson Family on Aussie TV
7 October 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Apparently enough time had elapsed since Michael Jackson's death that a cheeky comic tribute to him and the Jackson 5 seemed in good taste. At least it seemed that way a troupe of Aussie TV performers, who rounded out last night's performance as the "Jackson Jive" in full-on blackface. The crowd ate it up, but an American judge who knew better ground the show to a halt until somebody apologized. Video after the jump. »
Harry Connick Jr. on a House Full of Girls: ‘I Love It’
2 October 2009 4:00 AM, PDT | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »
Larry Busacca/WireImage Between his wife Jill Goodacre, his daughters Georgia Tatom, 13, Sara Kate, 12, and Charlotte, 7, and even the two family dogs, Harry Connick Jr. is — quite literally — surrounded by girls. The 42-year-old singer/actor tells The View that he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I love it,” he raves, and for good reason! Harry reveals that his late mother — who died when he was just 13 — was an inspiration.
“She was my hero. I think she spoiled me to be around very, very bright, strong women…I’m just, I’m around amazing women a lot.”
The girls »
- Missy
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