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Kamala Harris’ Biggest Hollywood Supporters: Taylor Swift, George Clooney

Hollywood is filled with Harris endorsements this fall. From Taylor Swift to George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen to Oprah Winfrey, the boldfaced names declaring their assist for presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her working mate, Tim Walz, have packed stadiums and film theaters throughout the globe, and now have turned their platforms towards guaranteeing Democratic victory subsequent month.

“Vote like your life is dependent upon it as a result of it does,” Billie Eilish instructed her followers just lately. Many like her — together with Taylor Swift — have additionally included voter registration pushes with their endorsements of Harris, resulting in lots of of 1000’s extra guests at websites like Vote.gov.

Others have additionally spoken out instantly in opposition to former President Trump and his working mate, J.D. Vance, with Springsteen calling the Republican nominee “essentially the most harmful candidate for president in my lifetime.” (See who’s supporting Trump.)

Under, right here’s a listing of the most important Hollywood names to have thrown their assist behind the Harris-Walz ticket.

Barbra Streisand ‘Funny Girl’ Replacement Was 91

Mimi Hines, the pleasant Canadian-born actress, singer and comic who stepped in for Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice within the unique Broadway manufacturing of Humorous Woman, has died. She was 91.

Hines died Monday of pure causes at her dwelling in Las Vegas, her buddy and lawyer Mark Sendroff instructed The Hollywood Reporter.

Hines was married to late actor-comic Phil Ford from 1954 till their 1972 divorce, and as “Ford and Hines,” that they had a thriving nightclub act that was featured on selection/speak packages like Jack Paar’s The Tonight Present.

In her Broadway debut, Hines starred in Humorous Woman from December 1965 by its ultimate efficiency in July 1967. When she obtained the gig, she instructed The New York Instances — who described her as a “mischievous sprite” — that she was not nervous.

“It’s at all times simpler to comply with an excellent actress than a foul one,” she stated. “Miss Streisand is great. [And] there’s such a veil of success about Humorous Woman that I really feel protectively wrapped by it.”

Watch her carry out “The Music That Makes Me Dance” from Humorous Woman right here.

After that, Hines starred in touring corporations of I Do! I Do!, The Prisoner of Second Avenue and Whats up, Dolly! and in such productions of Something Goes, By no means Too Late, The Pajama Recreation, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, No, No, Nanette and Sugar Infants.

And for Tommy Tune’s 1994-98 revival of Grease, she performed Rydell Excessive instructor Miss Lynch.

Mimi Hines and Phil Ford in 1967.

Oscar Abolafia/Everett Assortment

Hines was born in Vancouver on July 17, 1933, and began performing in golf equipment when she was 12. Whereas singing on the highway, she first met Ford in 1952 at a membership known as the Final Probability in Anchorage, Alaska; they married two years later and fashioned an act that toured everywhere in the U.S. and Europe.

The couple made fairly the impression in August 1958 throughout their first look on The Tonight Present — she sang “Until There Was You” from The Music Man on that — they usually returned typically to carry out for Paar. Quickly, they had been displaying up on The Garry Moore Present, The Hollywood Palace, The Ed Sullivan Present, The Merv Griffin Present and Johnny Carson’s Tonight Present.

She and Ford filmed a pilot for a TV present in 1964 that might have starred them as staffers at a well being resort known as The Backyard of Eden, however the present was not greenlighted.

For Humorous Woman, her then-husband joined her within the forged to play Eddie Ryan, Brice’s mentor. The present was an enormous success.

In 2000, she starred alongside Jane Powell, Charlotte Rae and Helen Gallagher in an off-Broadway manufacturing of Kander & Ebb’s 70 Ladies 70.

Hines additionally recorded albums — her first one was launched in 1958 — and acted on TV collection together with Frasier and Love, American Fashion.

She and Ford, who died in 2005, had been just lately awarded a star on the Palm Springs Stroll of Stars, and that ceremony, to be held within the coming months, will now function a celebration of her life and profession.

Hines has no survivors however leaves behind “a legion of followers,” Sendroff stated.

Clifford Bell Dead: Cabaret Impresario Was 68

Clifford Bell, the cabaret impresario, director and producer affectionately generally known as “Lawrence of Cabarabia,” died Sunday of pure causes at CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Heart, publicist Steve Moyer introduced. He was 68.

“Clifford Bell was a power of nature!” Moyer mentioned in an announcement. “He lived and breathed music day by day of his life to the very finish.”

A 40-year present enterprise veteran, Bell wrote and directed selection performances that includes the likes of Walter Cronkite, Colin Powell and Michael Eisner on the Honda Heart in Anaheim and toured with Katey Sagal and her band.

As a cabaret director, he helmed reveals for singers Gregg Marx, Todd Murray, Lois Bourgon, Carol Whitener, Joanne Tatham, Bonnie Gilgallon, Lauren White, Quinn Johnson, Chase Masterson, Lee Lessack, Bobbie Norman and Katrina Aguilar.

He produced albums for singers Betsyann Faiella, Eileen Barnett and Judy Butterfield and directed one-person reveals starring Beth Lapides, Joan Hotchkis, Juliette Marshall, Craig Laforest, Deborah Pearl and Paul Jacek.

With frequent collaborator and Tony-nominated actress Lara Teeter (On Your Toes), Bell co-created the touring present Direct From Broadway, which starred Tony winners Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins’ Broadway) and Michael Maguire (Les Misérables).

He dealt with selection evenings and showcase shows, usually for charitable causes like Our Identify Is Barbra, an annual celebration of Barbra Streisand’s birthday that has raised funds and consciousness for Bell’s beloved charity, Mission Angel Meals, for 26 years.

His ultimate Our Identify Is Barbra live performance was offered April 24 at Catalina Jazz Membership in Hollywood with a lineup of celebrated performers. It additionally was offered Could 6 for the primary time in Palm Springs to learn the Revolution Stage Firm.

Bell additionally labored with Shannon Penrod of Autism Care Immediately and singer Dana Meller to ascertain Broadway for Autism and with Aguilar to convey consciousness to autism organizations.

Bell was born in New Jersey on Sept. 17, 1956. His father was a symphony conductor and his mom a live performance cellist.

He wrote for Cabaret Scenes journal; was featured alongside Chita Rivera, Bruce Vilanch and Sam Harris in Marc Saltarelli’s 2023 documentary Studio One Perpetually; hosted a podcast about cabaret; and taught cabaret on the Girl’s Membership of Hollywood.

Survivors embody his brother, Bryan Bell, a technologist, audio engineer and former senior vp on the Broadway-oriented label Fynsworth Alley; stepfather Andrew; sister-in-law Margarita; nephew Lindsay; and nieces Christina and Andrea.

Donations in his reminiscence may be made to Mission Angel Meals and/or Cabaret Scenes.

66 Stars Close to EGOT Status

Greater than 60 celebrities are near reaching the hard-to-achieve, extremely coveted standing by profitable an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Revealed on Might 20, 2024

Solely 19 folks have gained an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony — the hard-to-achieve, extremely coveted EGOT.

However greater than 60 performers are only one win away from becoming a member of the EGOT ranks, which incorporates the likes of Richard Rodgers, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn and Mel Brooks.

Cher, Kate Winslet, Frequent, Helen Mirren, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, Lily Tomlin and Julie Andrews are additionally among the many actors and musicians who want just one award to have an EGOT.

Learn on to see the listing of performers who’ve gained three of the 4 honors that make up an EGOT.

Barbra Streisand Responds to Backlash Over Melissa McCarthy Ozempic Remark

Barbra Streisand is seemingly shocked by the backlash she has acquired concerning an Ozempic remark she left on Melissa McCarthy‘s newest Instagram publish.

The EGOT winner took to her social media Tuesday to supply an evidence for her comment, writing, “OMG — I went on Instagram to see the pictures we’d posted of the attractive flowers I’d acquired for my birthday! Under them was a photograph of my pal Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album. She regarded incredible! I simply needed to pay her a praise. I forgot the world was studying!”

On Monday, McCarthy shared a photograph on Instagram of herself with director Adam Shankman on the Middle Theatre Group’s CTG The Gala occasion in Los Angeles from the day prior. The Bridesmaids star captioned her publish, “Pastels solely to honor the unbelievable @matthewbourne13 on the @ctgla gala final night time with this fella @adamshankman!! Thiiiiis a lot nearer to my dream of dancing on stage.”

A number of different A-listers took to her remark part to react to the publish, together with Glenn Shut, who wrote, “GORGEOUS!!!” and Octavia Spencer, who stated, “These lewks are yummy.” Nonetheless, it was Streisand’s remark in regards to the weight-loss drug that led to discourse amongst followers.

The singer-actress wrote in a since-deleted remark, “Give him my regards did you’re taking Ozempic?”

McCarthy’s reps didn’t instantly reply to The Hollywood Reporter‘s request for remark.

In recent times, Ozempic, a prescription diabetes treatment, has risen in reputation, together with amongst these in Hollywood, to assist individuals slim down. Whereas McCarthy has opened up about her well being journey up to now, she has not spoken publicly about utilizing Ozempic or different medicines for weight reduction.

Streisand and McCarthy beforehand labored collectively for the singer’s Encore: Film Companions Sing Broadway album in 2016, for which they carried out a duet of “Something You Can Do.”