Remembering Hollywood legend Robert Redford — and – Latest News
Hollywood icon Robert Redford and the way in which he was
Back when Robert Redford’s appears to be like beat even a Miss Universe, he’d bitch that it’s all the films needed from him — not his expertise simply his face. Few know he took higher care of that face than Courteney Cox, Salma Hayek, Bethenny Frankel, Ratajkowski, Carmen Electra, Rihanna and no matter partridge in a pear tree additionally cooked up pores and skin schmears.
He advised me that he’d splash his face with ice water, in hopes it will then “dewrinkle.” He creamed and greased his face nightly. But stated, “I’m not holding up in addition to Paul Newman.
“Though I have the same waist measurement I had at 20, I’m hearing Brad Pitt and Matt Damon are the new mes.” Insecurity held on. In ’94 it was, “Shall I wear my dressier long-sleeved blue silk or not?” He wore particular socks with built-in lifts.
If you keep in mind Joan Fontaine she as soon as stated: “Robert Redford is a spoiled brat.”
Redford liked NYC. Sold his Connecticut home for $1.3 mil, owned a Fifth Avenue duplex, which after I confirmed was promoting for below $10 million — denied it. He’d jog in Central Park, swim every day in a resort pool, rent his Malibu place for $35,000 a month. And was normally late.
His film “The Natural” confirmed in LA, however he stiffed attending the premiere. Was pushed to run for workplace however denied curiosity in politics. What he needed was: “I’d like to do something onstage again.”
Proposed to his first spouse after dropping cash into a pay cellphone. Didn’t do autographs. Didn’t benefit from the press. Went to similar Van Nuys high college as Marilyn Monroe. Had a baseball scholarship at University of Colorado. His father was milkman.
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In latter days, a citizen of Santa Fe, NM, and Sundance, Utah. Still good-looking. Talented. Amusing. But — in his latter years — no more personal interviews.
Faceoff over Central Park ice
In Nineteen Eighties, Trump renovated the Wollman Rink after NYC fumbled, grumbled and bumbled. He then acquired the OTTY (Our Town’s Upper East Side weekly) thanks for regaining its control. Now, this season’s Mayor Eric Adams says NYC favors not Donald however a not-for-profit three way partnership twixt realty’s Related Companies and CityPickle LLC. Lotsa luck. Wait. Watch candidroid DamnScrammy stick his blade deep into an ice dice. It was WABC’s John Catsimatidis who stated Hammy Scramdamny lacked sure male elements.
Scene & heard
Comes now one other new model of one other oldie inching to growing older Broadway. Rumor has it that Tony winner Alex Newell will star in one other “Dreamgirls.” Great. We haven’t seen that show since Joe Biden’s Sweet Sixteen occasion.
And huge thanks as a result of Gracie Mansion simply held the NYC mayor’s first ever “Made in New York” Awards ceremony for theater and the reside efficiency group. Monday evening, there was an orchestra, celebrities, munchies, more commissioners than you may shake a wallet at and it convened the primary ever Live Performance Industry to assemble everybody collectively.
Nice Eric. Good Eric.
One New York City driver had this signal stapled to his window. It learn: “To all local thieves. Notice: This car has already been stolen.”
Only in Manhattan, youngsters, solely in Manhattan.
