Elvis Presley was a longtime fan of Johnny Carson until 1975. That year, Elvis turned 40 and the public perception of him had shifted greatly. He was once one of the world’s biggest stars, but he had become the butt of many a joke. One joke that Carson made about Elvis during his monologue hurt the musician so deeply that he could no longer watch the show.
Elvis Presley turned against Johnny Carson after a monologue
As Elvis’ 40th birthday loomed, he grew despondent. He was growing tired of his career and had isolated himself from the world around him.
“[He was] like the boy in the bubble,” his girlfriend Sheila Ryan said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “I mean who cares? Who wants to live? He would say, ‘Who the hell am I anyway? I’m a living legend!’ Sometimes he lived it, but...
Elvis Presley turned against Johnny Carson after a monologue
As Elvis’ 40th birthday loomed, he grew despondent. He was growing tired of his career and had isolated himself from the world around him.
“[He was] like the boy in the bubble,” his girlfriend Sheila Ryan said, per the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick. “I mean who cares? Who wants to live? He would say, ‘Who the hell am I anyway? I’m a living legend!’ Sometimes he lived it, but...
- 12/18/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Most music fans wouldn’t confuse Paul McCartney and Wham!. Paul and The Beatles turned down $250 million to reunite in the 1970s; we’re certain Wham! never entertained that kind of payday to get back together. Still, there are some similarities between the two artists. They were both successful, but for a short stretch in 1984, one Wham! song kept Paul from reaching No. 1 on the charts.
(l-r) George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!; Paul McCartney | Dave J Hogan / Contributor; Gene Arias/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Wham! song ‘Freedom’ kept Paul McCartney from going to No. 1 on the charts
Some of Paul’s most successful solo songs came in the 1980s. The disco/new-wave hybrid “Coming Up,” his Stevie Wonder collaboration “Ebony and Ivory,” and “Say Say Say” (featuring Michael Jackson) were all massive hits.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.
Paul branched out...
(l-r) George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!; Paul McCartney | Dave J Hogan / Contributor; Gene Arias/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Wham! song ‘Freedom’ kept Paul McCartney from going to No. 1 on the charts
Some of Paul’s most successful solo songs came in the 1980s. The disco/new-wave hybrid “Coming Up,” his Stevie Wonder collaboration “Ebony and Ivory,” and “Say Say Say” (featuring Michael Jackson) were all massive hits.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.
Paul branched out...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson attempted to talk to late actor Robin Williams about becoming a father for the first time in 1983, he had to cut through the comedian’s signature antics to get to the sweet truth of his answer.
Williams’ hilarious takes on life with an infant are too good to be missed. But Carson also got him to put the “silliness” aside to answer honestly how he felt about being a father.
Robin Williams and Johnny Carson | Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Robin Williams became a first-time father in 1983
Williams met his first wife, Valerie Velardi, in 1976. “He was bartending. He had a French accent, offered me a drink, chatted me up and was absolutely delightful,” she said in the documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (per The Sun).
Valerdi added, “He asked me for a ride home. He was speaking French,...
Williams’ hilarious takes on life with an infant are too good to be missed. But Carson also got him to put the “silliness” aside to answer honestly how he felt about being a father.
Robin Williams and Johnny Carson | Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Robin Williams became a first-time father in 1983
Williams met his first wife, Valerie Velardi, in 1976. “He was bartending. He had a French accent, offered me a drink, chatted me up and was absolutely delightful,” she said in the documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (per The Sun).
Valerdi added, “He asked me for a ride home. He was speaking French,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Katie Rook
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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