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Olympia Dukakis was born on June 20, 1931, in Lowell, Mass., the older of two children of Constantine and Alexandra (Christos) Dukakis, both Greek immigrants. Her father worked in various settings, including a munitions factory, a printing business and the quality control department of Lever Brothers. He also founded an amateur theater company. Olympia graduated from Boston University with a degree in physical therapy and practiced that occupation, traveling to West Virginia, Minnesota and Texas during the worst days of the midcentury polio epidemic. Eventually she earned enough money to retu...

“Después de muchos meses de mala salud, finalmente está en paz”, informó su hermano Apollo.

The 25 biggest Oscars shocks and snubs in Academy Awards history There have been many shocks and surprises at the Oscars since the first ceremony in 1929 Gwyneth Paltrow winning the Oscar in 1998, for Shakespeare in Love Academy Awards history is littered with instances of supposedly sure things that didn’t come good, and rank outsiders who prompted gasps when their names were read out. Since the first awards ceremony in 1929, there has been a multitude of memorable shocks and surprises throughout the decades which has left critics and viewers questioning the decisions of the Academy. Not ...

(Watch the interview above.) The veteran actor recalled on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Wednesday that he was so tense about performing the scene in which he pleads to the town council to allow dancing that he broke out in hives. Bacon said the breakout was like having aliens invade his midsection. So, on the day of the shoot, director Herbert Ross offered a very 1980s solution. “The director said to me, ’You’re just nervous. Here, I’m gonna give you half a Valium.′ So, he gave me drugs and I calmed down and played the scene and the hives went away.”

IMDB information: Genres: Comedy, Romance Description: A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of his two married friends, he actually tries dating again, with less than satisfactory results, until he relaxes. Director: Herbert Ross Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy Rating: 7.6