Michael Clarke Duncan was laid to rest yesterday in Los Angeles and a number of his friends were on hand to share their memories of the larger-than-life actor including Jay Leno, Holly Robinson-Peete, Stevie Wonder and his 'Green Mile' co-star Tom Hanks. Below you can watch Hanks speak lovingly about his favorite Michael Clarke Duncan story, which had the audience laughing.
When the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to target the funeral of Texas A&M alum Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale, his fellow Aggies didn’t take it sitting down.
In fact, with a little help of Facebook, more than 500 students at Texas A&M showed up at the burial in College Park, Texas.
"But wait, there's more!" That's the catchphrase that infomercial pioneer, marketing mastermind Barry Becher carved into American vocabulary. Best known for promoting Ginsu Knives, the kitchen tool that could cut tomatoes and two by fours, Becher passed away from complications of kidney cancer.
Chuck Norris is many things: a kickboxer, a martial arts master, a conservative pundit, an author, a beard wrangler, a face puncher, a small town sheriff and (above all else) a lover.
June 9, 2012 This is an incredibly sad story from Brazil, in which a two-year-old boy was pronounced dead, and then bolted awake from his casket hours before his funeral. Unfortunately, he lived for only a few moments before his lifeless body collapsed again into the casket.
Bob Perani played his first game as the goalie with the Flint Generals on New Year's eve of 1969. He played five years with the Generals before retiring from the sport that he loved. A few years later, Perani would get back into the game of hockey when he opened Bob Perani's Sports Shop in 1976. His little store in Flint grew. Exponentially. Now known as Perani's Hockey World, it's considered the largest independent hockey equipment distributor in the world.
March 8, 2012 There will be no confusion or fighting over property and money following Whitney Houston‘s death. Houston reportedly left everything to her only daughter Bobbi Kristina. It's probably not considered a surprise that former husband Bobby Brown, was left entirely out of the will.
March 5, 2012 Rumors always follow the death of celebrities, so it is not unusual to hear a new one concerning Whitney Houston. The latest rumor is not about drugs or alcohol, it's about her love life, and a possible affair with Jermaine Jackson.
March 1, 2012 Barbara Johnson is calling for the Rev. Marcel Guarnizo of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Md. to be relieved of his duties.
Johnson has been married to her partner for two years, and when she attempted to take Communion at her mother's funeral Mass, the priest blocked the cup with his hand, and called her a sinner in front of the church. He left the altar during her eulogy, then walked out on the graveside burial ceremony.
Whitney Houston may have had one of the most recognizable voices in pop music, which brought her great success, fame and fortune. Apparently, the singer’s financial resources may have dwindled down to almost nothing, since her family sold footage of her celebrity-attended funeral to a variety of global media outlets.
Now this is a little creepy: Whitney Houston‘s black velvet dress and earrings she wore in the movie ‘The Bodyguard’ will be up for auction next month. Auction house Julien’s Auctions has put up the items for bidding as part of its Hollywood Legends auction event on March 31 and April 1.
Even the Queen of Soul gets sick sometimes. Aretha Franklin cancelled her performance at the funeral of goddaughter Whitney Houston.
