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Mark Hamill Loves 'The Simpsons'

by | November 9th, 2012

"I got up on my high horse! I said, 'Oh, I've never done dinner theater, I've been on Broadway. I've never worn my costume in public for money. How dare they.' And my kids were like, 'Dad, get over yourself. It's The Simpsons, for God’s sake.' Some of the jokes still really stand out, like, 'Talk about Star Wars!' 'I’m happy to talk about Star Wars. But first, I’d like to talk about Sprint.' [Laughs.] And Homer screaming out, 'Shut up, you nerds. He’s trying to save you money on long-distance phone calls.' Look, there’s certain benchmarks in your career, and that’s one of them. Talk about your cultural icons. I just adored The Simpsons…"

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How Adam Sandler Auditioned for 'SNL' and Stalked David Letterman

by | June 14th, 2012

In another example of young fanhood, Adam Sandler admitted to revering Letterman. As did his SNL cohorts, so they would time their days to make sure they could just look at Letterman. Not joke with Letterman or even talk with him, just look at him. It's hard to say if these daily sneaked peaks helped any of their careers but Sandler is definitely doing a lot better than his Vicks Vapor Rub joke days.

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