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Essentials Jr. |
John Lithgow- Host
 Tony,
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor John Lithgow hosts this
summer's edition of TCM Essentials JR. Lithgow will present
13 films ideal for parents to show to their kids,such as the
musical classic Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
John Lithgow burst onto the scene in 1973, when he won
a Tony Award for his work in David Storey's The Changing
Room. Since then, he has appeared in nearly 20 Broadway
productions, earning another Tony, three Tony nominations,
four Drama Desk Awards and induction into the Theatre Hall
of Fame. Among the many productions in which he has appeared
are My Fat Friend, Trelawney of the''Wells', Comedians,
Anna Christie, Bedroom Farce, Beyond Therapy, M. Butterfly,
The Front Page, Retreat from Moscow, Mrs. Farnsworth and
the musicals Sweet Smell of Success and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
In 2007, he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in
Neil Bartlett's production of Twelfth Night. He also presented
his one-man show, John Lithgow: Stories by Heart, at Lincoln
Center and was recently in the Broadway revival of Arthur
Miller's All My Sons.
On screen, Lithgow most recently appeared in the hit comedy
Confessions of a Shopaholic. His extensive list of film
credits includes back-to-back Oscar nominations for The
World According to Garp and Terms of Endearment. He has
also appeared in such films as All That Jazz, Twilight Zone:
The Movie, Footloose, Buckaroo Banzai, Harry and the Hendersons,
Cliffhanger, Orange County, and Dreamgirls, as well as the
Brian De Palma thrillers Obsession, Dressed to Kill, Blow
Out and Raising Cain.
Lithgow earned an Emmy for his performance in an episode
of Amazing Stories and three additional Emmys for his memorable
performance on the long-running comedy 3rd Rock from the
Sun, which also scored him a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards,
an American Comedy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame.
Lithgow has penned seven New York Times best-selling children's
books, created two activities books for parents and children,
developed readers for use in elementary schools and compiled
50 classic poems aimed at young people. He has earned two
Parents' Choice Silver Honor Awards and four Grammy nominations.
Simon & Schuster recently released his newest children's
book, I Got Two Dogs. Lithgow has also performed concerts
for children with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore
and San Diego symphony orchestras, and at Carnegie Hall
with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. He has also released three
albums for kids.
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| The
Essentials |
Robert
Osborne - Host
This is the ninth year for The Essentials with past hosts including
filmmakers Rob Reiner, Peter Bogdanovich and Sydney Pollack.
Robert Osborne began hosting in 2005, paired with film critic
and author Molly Haskell. He was joined by actress and bestselling
author Carrie Fisher in 2007 and actress Rose McGowan in 2008.
As prime time host and anchor of the Turner Classic Movies cable
television network, Robert Osborne brings viewers out of their
living rooms and into the world of classic Hollywood, providing
insider information, facts and trivia on TCM movie presentations.
Osborne is also a columnist-critic for The Hollywood Reporter,
the daily show business trade paper. He is known as the official
biographer of Oscar, thanks to a series of books he's written
on the subject of Hollywood's annual Academy Awards. His latest
book, the updated 80 Years Of the Oscar, was written at the
special request of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences, and has been called "the most comprehensive
and definitive book ever done on the subject."
Osborne graduated from the University of Washington's School
of Journalism, appearing in local plays in his non-study hours.
He soon went to Hollywood as an actor under contract to Lucille
Ball and Desi Arnaz. But Lucy encouraged him to pursue writing,
which he considers among the best advice he's ever been given.
She remained a friend and mentor to him until her death.
Osborne joined the staff of The Hollywood Reporter in 1977
and six years later began writing the paper's influential
"Rambling Reporter" column, which covers all aspects
of the movie and television business. He also attends the
Cannes Film Festival to review films for the paper and is
The Hollywood Reporter's chief Broadway critic, covering New
York plays and first nights.
Osborne began as the on-air entertainment reporter for the
nightly news on Los Angeles, KTTV in 1982. In 1987, he was
signed by CBS to make daily appearances on the CBS Morning
Program. From 1986-1993, he was also a regular host of The
Movie Channel cable network.
From 1981-83, he served as president of the Los Angeles Film
Critics Association (LAFCA). He is a frequent guest on Entertainment
Tonight, Good Morning America and other network shows; won
a Golden Mike for excellence (for a TV special he wrote, produced
and hosted titled Lana Turner Today); has twice been a CableAce
nominee for his "Osborne Report" segments for The
Movie Channel; and was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best
Host Moderator. Osborne is also the winner of the 1984 Press
Award from the Publicists Guild of America.
Osborne has also done several specials for the network, including
hour-long interviews.
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Alec Baldwin - Host
After winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series for 30 Rock has signed to co-host TCM's signature movie
showcase. Baldwin, who possesses a deep love and understanding
of classic films, will join TCM host Robert Osborne in introducing
"must see" movies each week, with an eye toward
helping viewers better understand why these films are important
and the impact they had on audiences and the culture at large.
Baldwin has previously appeared on TCM as part of the network's
Guest Programmer series. Earlier this year, he hosted the
TCM special Role Model: Gene Wilder, in which he sat down
with the comic actor for an intimate conversation about Wilder's
life and career.
"Of all the contemporary stars who have appeared on
TCM over the years, Alec Baldwin is one of the most knowledgeable
and passionate about classic film," said Tom Brown,
vice president of original programming for TCM. "After
his Guest Programmer stint and the wonderful special with
Gene Wilder, we knew we wanted to find new opportunities
to work with him again. We are truly thrilled that he has
enthusiastically accepted our invitation to co-host The
Essentials."
Baldwin is one of Hollywood's most charismatic and prolific
actors. He is currently starring with Tina Fey in the hit
comedy series 30 Rock, which has earned him an Emmy, a Golden
Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Television Critics
Association Award.
On the big screen, Baldwin garnered raves for his performance
in Martin Scorsese's The Departed and a 2004 Academy Award
nomination for his performance in The Cooler. Other film
credits include Beetlejuice, The Good Shepherd, The Hunt
for Red October, Miami Blues, Prelude to a Kiss, Malice,
The Shadow, Glengarry Glen Ross, Heaven's Prisoners, Ghosts
of Mississippi, The Edge, Pearl Harbor and The Cat in the
Hat. He will next star in Lymelife, opposite Jill Hennessy,
Timothy Hutton, Cynthia Nixon and Rory Culkin.
Among his many stage credits, Baldwin won acclaim and a
Tony nomination for his work opposite Jessica Lange in A
Streetcar Named Desire, which also garnered him an Emmy
nomination for the television adaptation. His other Broadway
credits include Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Twentieth Century
and Serious Money. He won an Obie Award for his work in
the off-Broadway production of Prelude to a Kiss and a Theatre
World Award for his turn in Loo.
Baldwin's production company, El Dorado Pictures, co-produced
TNT's Emmy-nominated miniseries Nuremberg and the feature
film State and Main. He has also just released a book, A
Promise to Ourselves: A Journey through Fatherhood and Divorce.
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