Burt Reynolds was on Today this morning to talk about his film The Last Movie Star. The sex symbol told her that watching this movie is very emotional for him because it is stuff that he is going through now. Stuff like people telling the 82-year-old to retire and get out of the business. Even though he said that, he is still happy he did this movie.
Then Hoda Kotb wanted to know if they made a movie about the movie star, who would he want to play him. Without hesitation, he told her George Clooney. Why is the guy? He said, “Well, why not?…Not as good looking but he still has a lot of other things.”
Even though Clooney does not look like the legend, he does have that suaveness and sexiness that Reynolds used to have. I say used to have, and this is hard for me to say, but that was a very uncomfortable interview to watch. Hats off to Kotb for handling it so well, but you felt for bad for her having to go through that chat with him. Especially at the end when he said to her, I am so happy for you for not having the lips larger.” What does that mean? So weird and sad to watch. But again admirable for her to handling with such class. It is why she deserves the promotion that she recently got at Today.
Before Hoda Kotb was lighting up the mornings on Today, she was doing that for WWL’s nights. Even 25 years ago when she was just 28 years old, they knew she was going to be a star anchor!
Hoda Kotb was not fired from NBC for sexually harassing her co-anchors, quite the opposite. The popular news anchor got a big promotion today. She was named Savannah Guthrie’s new co-anchor for the 7a and 8a hours of Today, effective immediately. Plus, she will still have her show with Kathie Lee Gifford at 10a.
I think NBC made the right decision because who does not love her? She is warm, funny and speaks her mind whether she is sober or not!
But… I wonder how long she will do all three shows? I have a feeling either after the Olympics or in September, she will no longer do her show with Kathie Lee. They will get rid of one of either the 9a or 10a hour and have Gifford and Megyn Kelly host an hour together. Or make Kelly a reporter and give Gifford her own show with someone else.
Back in 1957, Leave It to Beaver debuted and it has been airing ever since. Making it one of the longest running shows on television. Even though it has been 60 years since the show first hit the airwaves, Beaver and his brother Wally are still talking about it. Jerry Mathers, 69, and Tony Dow, 72, were on Today and also on Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda to talk about the family sitcom that forever made them household names.
Did you know that show was on more than one network? Its first season aired on CBS and the remaining 5 were on ABC. A Variety critic said if the show lasted for more than 2 weeks, he would eat his hat. No word how the hat tasted. Also the actors revealed that their TV father, Hugh Beaumont, was working as a Methodist minister at the time and only became an actor to pay the bills. No wonder the show had and still has the wholesome feel.
But the best thing to came out of this interview was seeing how close the TV brothers are even after all of these decades. To me, when a show’s cast is still gets along years after the show has ended, it explains why the show is still a sucess even after it has been cancelled.
