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Word: fewness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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His climb up the show-biz ladder had few missteps. He moved to Chicago and began honing a stand-up act in comedy clubs. "Even then he seemed to have something extra," says Art Gore, a friend from those days. "He had a rapport with the people; he could adjust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Let's Get Busy!! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Brown and Bonacci are two of his relatively few close friends. Another is Murphy, whom he met at Los Angeles' Comedy Store in 1980. "Eddie's the brother I never had," says Hall. "We share intimate secrets. We cry together. There's no competitiveness between us. When I called and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Let's Get Busy!! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Speculation about Hall's girlfriends has ranged from Dynasty's Emma Samms (they dated a few years ago, says Hall, but are no longer involved) and Newhart's Mary Frann (too old for him, he insists) to singer-choreographer Paula Abdul ("just very good friends"). Hall refuses to identify the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Let's Get Busy!! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

After meshing amiably with Murphy in Coming to America (in which he played multiple roles, ranging from a grizzled barber-shop customer to a fiery evangelist), Hall seems poised for a movie breakthrough. In Harlem Nights, which Murphy wrote and directed, Hall is onscreen for only a few minutes, as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Let's Get Busy!! | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

^ Let's say that I am the benevolent and enlightened despot of my exasperating homeland, the U.S.A., and can eliminate any stupidity or foolishness by waving my hand. I have already banished basketball coaches, light beer and neckties. Now, on the third or fourth day of hand waving, will I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Heroes, Bears and True Baloney | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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