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Laverne & Shirley Star Arrested After 'Drunken' Crash

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2009-07-08 13:30:07 - LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY actor EDDIE MEKKA was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday on suspicion of drink driving.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Eddie Mekka

Thu Jul 09, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

'Laverne & Shirley' star busted

First it was Three's Company star Joyce DeWitt getting popped for suspected DUI.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Three's Company, Joyce DeWitt, Eddie Mekka, Drama

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Associated Content

"Laverne and Shirley's" Eddie Mekka Arrested for DUI

"suspected drunk driver." When police arrived, they administered field sobriety tests and arrested Eddie Mekka for suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Catch Me If You Can, Crime Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Eddie Mekka, Drama, Worcester, MA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Playbill

Letts' Superior Donuts Will Be Sold at Music Box; Tickets on Sale June 26

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Superior Donuts , the new American play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts, will open Oct.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, A Mighty Wind, Comedy Movies, Music!, Michael McKean, Nebraska

Fri Jun 19, 2009

TwinCities.com

Celebrity birthdays

Actor Gene Barry is 90. Actress Marla Gibbs is 78. Actor Jack Bannon is 69. Singer Rod Argent of the Zombies is 64.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Celebrity, Lou Grant, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy, Pop/Rock, Country Joe and the Fish

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Midland / Penetanguishene Mirror

A testament to the power of community

It is easy to plant a seed, but less easy to tend to it and maintain the patience and optimism one must dedicate to the process of germination and bloom.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Canada, Home Gardening, Home, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Advocate Online

Easterbrook takes liking to Danville

Leslie Easterbrook's 'luck and fortune' has her as the Pioneer Playhouse's star in 'M is for the Million' this summer.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Crime Movies, Police Academy, Comedy Movies, Leslie Easterbrook

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Midland / Penetanguishene Mirror

Lessons in economics

Students at Mundya TMs Bay Public School take time from class to witness the presentation of a cheque for $1,200 from Yvonne Moreau of the Huronia Communities Foundation to Jennifer James, program account manager for Junior Achievement.

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Related Topix: Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Mirror

Lieutenant-governor to speak at luncheon

Lt.-Gov. David Onley will return to Midland, the town where he was born, to be the guest speaker at a Rotary Club luncheon on July 7. David C. Onley entered the world 59 years ago in the town of Midland.

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Related Topix: Canada, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Midland / Penetanguishene Mirror

'Laverne and Shirley' star coming to King's Wharf

Cindy Williams, best known for her portrayal of Shirley Feeney in the hit sitcom "Laverne and Shirley," will headline the production of "Moon Over Buffalo" starting next month at the King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Short, Comedy Movies, American Graffiti, Thriller, Mystery Movies, The Conversation, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Cindy Williams, Father of the Bride, Family

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Boston Globe

Men's shapewear: If the mirdle fits...

In my favorite episode of "Laverne & Shirley," washboard-flat Shirley Feeney purchases a prosthetic behind with an incredible name - the Hubba Hubba Hiney - to add some curves.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Newton, MA

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

Happy 90th Birthday to Betty Garrett

MedusaMorlock of the TCM Blog has a lovely birthday tribute posted to the wonderful Betty Garrett , who turned 90 years old a few days ago.

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Related Topix: Neptune's Daughter, Comedy Movies, Comedy, Musical Movies, Entertainment, Television, Sport Movies, Short, On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Adventure, Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh

Mon Jun 01, 2009

7x7

Have Another Slice: Personal And The Pizzas And Shannon And The Clams Rock It Up

Grease is the word: Personal and the Pizzas. Do you remember rock - n' roll radio? The danger and derring-do of so-called "jungle music"? The wop-bop shoo-bop shoo-bop? Two local bands - Personal and the Pizzas and Shannon and the Clams - tap a good-natured, jokey vein of garage rock that summons those sentiments.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, Life, Food, Seafood, The Ramones, Punk, San Francisco, CA, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Sat May 30, 2009

Scotsman.com Living

Still Tap of the bill: Spinal Tap interview

The trio behind Spinal Tap have cast off their wigs, but with dates at Glastonbury and Wembley, they're not about to ditch the amps and guitars any time soon, writes Dave Itzkoff LATE into their set at the Warner Theatre in Washington earlier this month, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, the members of the comedy music groups ...

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Related Topix: This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, Christopher Guest, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Sun May 24, 2009

Newsday.com

Spinal Tap: Unwigged and Unplugged

Christopher Guest, from left, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. Sorry to let the cucumber out of the tinfoil, Spinal Tap fans: But it's called the Unwigged & Unplugged tour for a reason.

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Related Topix: This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Mighty Wind, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Waiting for Guffman, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Music

Tue May 19, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

Sound and humor worthy

Harry Shearer, left, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest reprise songs from mockumentaries such as This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind at the Palace Theatre.

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Related Topix: This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Mighty Wind, Comedy, Animated TV, The Simpsons, Entertainment, Television, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest

Sun May 17, 2009

KHGI

What Ever Happened to Leslie Easterbrook Part 2

Good looks, talent and determination -- a combination that landed a Kearney grown girl a career in Hollywood.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Crime Movies, Police Academy, Comedy Movies, Leslie Easterbrook, Kearney, NE

Tue May 12, 2009

Playbill

Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts Likely to Be Served on Broadway

Superior Donuts , a small-scale 2008 workplace play by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, is expected to open for business on Broadway in fall 2009, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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Related Topix: A Mighty Wind, Comedy Movies, Comedy, Music!, Entertainment, Television, Best in Show, Drama Movies, This Is Spinal Tap, The Big Picture

Sun May 03, 2009

Buffalo News

a Graffitia makes its mark

The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival got going Saturday in the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda with a tribute to "American Graffiti," and who better to introduce the classic 1973 film than one of its own - actress Cindy Williams.

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Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, American Graffiti, North Tonawanda, NY, Tonawanda, NY, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri May 01, 2009

Macleans

Weekend Flop Viewing: Working Stiffs

After the aforementioned, horrible, and never-to-be-mentioned-again Who's Watching the Kids? , Paramount still liked Jim Belushi enough to put him in another sitcom in 1979.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television

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