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BEN STILLER tried to get out of appearing as himself in British TV comedy EXTRAS - because he thought people would always see him as a "monster" afterwards.
The Hollywood actor committed to the part before seeing the script because he was such a fan of the show’s creator, THE OFFICE star RICKY GERVAIS.
But after reading his lines, Stiller was mortified to see Gervais had made him out as a tyrannical, diva-demanding director.
He eventually agreed to play the part after Gervais persuaded him it was all part of the English sense of humour.
Stiller says, "After reading, I was horrified that that’s how Ricky saw me.
"I thought it was going to be some great funny turn, but instead I’m this monster. Are people going to know that it’s funny and is supposed to be a joke? "And to me, that is what’s so great about Ricky’s humour - there’s a fine line between reality and what’s funny that can be so uncomfortable." (DJ/MVY/GES) (c) 2006 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NETWORK LTD. All global rights reserved. No unauthorised copying or re-distributing permitted.

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Oscar-winning actor ADRIEN BRODY spends more time working on classic cars than romancing his legions of female fans.
THE PIANIST star, 33, has developed a passion for racing since splitting up from longtime girlfriend MICHELLE DUPONT earlier this year (06).
And the hobby takes up so much time, Brody has no plans to busy himself even more by embarking on another relationship.
He says, "I’ve just built an engine for my Corvette. I can drive it on roads near Los Angeles, but it’s now ready for the racetrack.
"I want to learn to race properly, after learning drag racing in New York with bad cars that wouldn’t stop properly; I couldn’t make the brakes work.
"My priorities have changed with age and success - I now realise that braking is important!"

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British comedian SACHA BARON COHEN aspired to become a professional breakdancer before hitting the big time as a TV funnyman.
The ALI G star was a die hard hip-hop fan as a youngster, and even set up his own dance troupe with friends.
However, despite growing out of the hobby, Cohen is pleased the unlikely past time gave him material for some of his funniest TV and movie characters.
He says, "As a kid, I was very into rap.
"I used to breakdance. Starting at the age of 12, my mother would take me and my crew in the back of her Volvo. We had the linoleum in the back, and she’d drive us to Covent Garden (London) in the middle of winter; and we’d pull the lino out and start breakdancing.
"We didn’t really have a name until we started doing bar mitzvahs. I think we were called Black on White. We used mainly robotics.
"Essentially, we were middle-class Jewish white boys, who were adopting this culture, which we thought was very cool. That was sort of the origins of Ali G."

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Actor DOMINIC MONAGHAN’s attempts to clarify the plot of complicated TV drama LOST have been dismissed by producers.
The 29-year-old, who plays rocker and heroin addict CHARLIE PACE, thinks the desert castaways are at the mercy of a bitter billionaire wreaking revenge for past wrongs.
But THE LORD OF THE RINGS star’s ideas fell on deaf ears with directors.
He says, "One of the theories I came up with was that we’d all in some way p**sed off some huge billionaire.
"He’d managed to get us all on a plane and have it crash into this island so that he could watch us from his castle with hidden cameras and create a TRUMAN SHOW nightmare for us all.
"Maybe I’d s**gged his daughter, or EVANGELINE (LILLY)’s character, KATE, had stolen money from his bank, or JOSH (HOLLOWAY)’s character SAWYER, had fandangled money out of him.
"But (the idea) got pooh-poohed by the writers."

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Comedienne MARGARET CHO’s new position as board member of a vibrator company couldn’t have come at a better time - her sex toy has just broken.
Lesbian Cho has accepted a seat on the board of directors of Good Vibrations, a San Francisco company that markets vibrators, bondage gear, condoms and lubricants.
She quips, "I am joining Good Vibrations just in time - my Hitachi vibrator has just fallen into two pieces after 15 years."

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Actress EMMA THOMPSON has rubbished speculation she has revamped her wardrobe in order to hang on to her younger husband GREG WISE.
The IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER star, 47, married Wise, 40, in 2003 and the pair are amused many in the media still refer to him as her "toyboy".
Thompson says, "That article last year (05) was so funny. Greg was thrilled.
I gave it to him in a special frame and he said, ‘You see, I’m still a toyboy, and don’t you forget that!’ "We were squealing with laughter. In fact, if I never wore make-up again, he’d be completely happy. He loves me whatever way I am."

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Veteran rocker JERRY LEE LEWIS insists his advancing years have turned him into a model citizen.
The 71-year-old was regularly in trouble with the law in his younger days plagued by problems in his personal life, the singer was arrested for gun crimes and battled with alcohol and drug problems.
But the GREAT BALLS OF FIRE star claims he now stays on the right side of the law, refusing to even break the speed limit.
Lewis says, "I abide by the law. If I hadn’t a been a law-abiding citizen, I’d a been locked up a long time ago.
"I have a new car occasionally. And I ride a motorcycle occasionally. But not very dangerously.
"I do what the law says. If they say wear a helmet, I wear a helmet. If I drive, I drive the speed limit. I may go shoot a game of pool, that’s the only vice I have."

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Rocker MARILYN MANSON was desperate to wear actor BILLY ZANE’s costume from comic book movie THE PHANTOM when the pair first met.
The controversial musician was keen for Zane to film him wearing the purple costume in his garden pond.
Zane says, "When we first met, he asked me if he could wear the Phantom suit.
I told him to forget it.
"He wanted me to film him wearing it in his koi pond on Super 8 film. I used to host painting parties. I’d hire a DJ and supply the materials and canvas.
"I think he began his lucrative painting career on my living room floor."

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Limited edition replicas of ERIC CLAPTON’s famous ‘Blackie’ guitar are available for fans to buy - if they have a spare $24,000 (£13.5 million).
The legendary guitarist bought Blackie for $300 (£170) in 1970. The instrument, which he assembled from three Stratocasters, remained his guitar of choice until 1985.
And now 185 replicas, which come complete with fake cigarette burns, are available.
Some proceeds from the sales will go to Clapton’s Crossroads rehab clinic in Antigua.

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Musicians including DAVID BOWIE, RINGO STARR, COLDPLAY and LILY ALLEN are auctioning their shoes for charity.
The stars are selling their footwear to raise money for the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - an organisation that helps support mine-damaged Africa.
Charity director LOU McGRATH says, "The support from celebrities for the shoe auction has been fantastic and resulted in an impressive collection of footwear.
"The money raised will play a vital role in clearing the remnants of conflict, preventing injuries and deaths and regenerating communities.
"The money is especially needed for our work in Lebanon, where the UN estimates there are around 100,000 unexploded bombs at 359 separate sites." Bidding on website MagClearsMines.org continues until December 8.

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British pop star GARY BARLOW has criticised GEORGE MICHAEL for smoking marijuana on television.
The TAKE THAT singer admits he has smoked cannabis, but accuses Michael of setting a bad example when he was filmed lighting a joint before an interview for British TV arts programme THE SOUTH BANK SHOW.
And Barlow is particularly upset because Michael was once his hero.
He says, "The difference is I wouldn’t smoke it on TV. That’s not right."

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Rapper AKON has defended having three wives, insisting it’s no different to dating multiple women.
The Senegalese star recently revealed he practices polygamy at his home in Atlanta, Georgia.
The confession exposed the 25-year-old to a barrage of criticism and his record label Universal banned him from promoting his behaviour.
But he insists he isn’t unusual, telling AllHipHop.com, "A lot of men do it.
You ain’t gotta be married to them.
"You know how many dudes I know that got like three or four girls? All of them… I’m not gonna say all of them but most. That’s what they do, they’re dating all of these chicks. It’s the same thing, only difference is on that side you got a title."

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British actress EMMA THOMPSON has praised MADONNA for adopting Malawian baby DAVID BANDA last month (0CT06).
The SENSE AND SENSIBILITY star has seen the plight of Malawi’s children orphaned by AIDS first hand after becoming involved in charity work in the African country.
Shocked by the suffering she saw, in 2003 Thompson also welcomed an African orphan - 16-year-old TINDY - into her home after meeting the Rwandan refugee in London.
And the 47-year-old is convinced Madonna has made the right decision, despite taking David away from his native country and culture.
She says, "Malawi is a very difficult country, with tremendous problems with AIDS.
"While I understand the arguments about taking people away from their culture, there is a culture of deprivation and poverty that is not fun to be part of.
"She found a child in desperate need. Some people want to bring up a child personally, others want to act in a more general way, but both ways are surely to be welcomed."

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Police were called to a party at PARIS HILTON’s mansion on Tuesday (21NOV06), after neighbours became annoyed at the constant flashing of paparazzi cameras.
Hilton threw the celebrity-packed bash, where guests included BRITNEY SPEARS, after the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
And while she was desperate for the party to continue, the police soon ordered everyone out.
An onlooker tells British newspaper The Sun, "Paris’ mansion was surrounded by paparazzi as the celebrities kept arriving.
"It wasn’t long before the police were called.
"Paris tried to turn on her schoolgirl charm with the officers, but they told her to ask everyone to leave."

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Legendary director FRANK CAPRA hoped to delight film fans across the globe with a sequel to his holiday classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, but the project was inexplicably shelved.
The late moviemaker planned to use the stars, JIMMY STEWART and DONNA REED, of the 1946 film for the follow-up, which would track their progress 20 years on.
His son FRANK CAPRA JR tells PageSix.com, "My father and Jimmy were talking about it.
"GEORGE BAILEY (Stewart’s character) would now be retired, and the story would involve a big conflict between him and his older son.
"They really wanted to make the sequel to show how the characters were doing, but it never happened." It’s A Wonderful Life charts frustrated Bailey’s encounter with an angel who shows him what life would had been like if he never existed. (DJ/WNWCPS/SH) (c) 2006 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NETWORK LTD. All global rights reserved. No unauthorised copying or re-distributing permitted.

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Martial arts legend BRUCE LEE is to star in a new movie about his life, despite being dead for 33 years.
Director ROB COHEN, who made 1993’s DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY, will recreate Lee using digital effects in RAGE AND FURY.
Cohen says, "Rage And Fury will feature an entirely photo-realistic Bruce Lee with new, advanced digital technology. Digital Domain who did XXX and STEALTH with me are on it big time".

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Hollywood actor DANNY DeVITO credits MICHAEL DOUGLAS with making him a movie star after years of appearing in US sitcoms.
DeVito was delighted to receive top billing alongside Douglas and KATHLEEN TURNER in 1984’s ROMANCING THE STONE.
He had previously worked with Douglas, who was the producer, on 1975’s ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST and went on to star alongside him in THE JEWEL OF THE NILE and THE WAR OF THE ROSES.
Before his Romancing The Stone breakthrough, DeVito was best known for playing LOUIE DE PALMA in TV hit TAXI.
He says, "The biggest challenge of my life was getting back into movies.
Michael was my good buddy and it had a lot to do with him.
"I was a star on Taxi but he put me in Romancing The Stone and gave me my name above the title.
"There are a lot selfish people in the world who might not have done that and it did help me to break through the barrier of TV, because that is always hard."

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LOST star MATTHEW FOX was terrified his family would be engulfed by a tsunami when an earthquake hit the show’s Hawaiian set last month (OCT06).
The 40-year-old, who plays DR JACK SHEPHARD in the hit drama, feared he’d be swept away with his wife, MARGI, and their two small children when a tremor rocked the island.
He recalls, "I lived in southern California for nine years, so I’ve lived through some earthquakes, but this was the most intense I’ve ever felt.
"It woke me and my wife, we bolted out of bed, the kids freaked out. It was a 6.6 (on the Richter scale) right on The Big Island, which is a couple of hundred miles from where we are on Oahu.
"My first thought was tsunami. We live on the beach, and I’m thinking in an hour, a 10 feet wall of water might come sweeping through this house - I’ve got to get the kids and Margi up onto the hill where my daughter goes to school.
"But ten minutes later I was cool. I went to my car, turned on the radio and it said there was no worry about a tsunami."

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