Drew Barrymore
Debi Mazar Says She Regrets Turning Down ‘The Wedding Singer’ Role: “Made a Stupid Decision”
Debi Mazar is still mourning a role she passed on in the 1998 beloved rom-com The Wedding Singer. The actress revealed during a surprise virtual appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show Friday that she turned down the opportunity to play Holly Sullivan, cousin and friend to Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore), in the movie also starring Adam […]
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Drew Barrymore Says ‘Never Been Kissed’ Studio Pushed Back on Her Going “Too Far” With Character
Drew Barrymore is reflecting back on 20th Century Fox’s initial reaction to Never Been Kissed. The actress-producer and talk-show host was joined by Hey, Dude…The ’90s Called! hosts Christine Taylor and David Lascher on Friday’s Drew Barrymore Show, where she recalled how the rom-com marked a big milestone for the actress, as it was the […]
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Drew Barrymore Says Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’ Sequel Is “in Process”
Drew Barrymore says she got Adam Sandler to confirm that he’s in the process of writing Happy Gilmore 2. Following comments that Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, shared in March that Sandler showed him a first draft of the sequel, Barrymore says she went straight to the source and texted her […]
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Drew Barrymore and Dermot Mulroney Have Tear-Filled ‘Bad Girls’ Reunion
Drew Barrymore and Dermot Mulroney had a tear-filled reunion when the actor surprised the talk show host on Thursday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. The Anyone But You star was one of three people who made an appearance and caught Barrymore off-guard, as the episode was only intended to be a sit-down with Andie […]
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Hollywood Flashback: In 1986, Drew Barrymore Saved Christmas in ‘Babes in Toyland’
Nearly four decades ago, NBC brought Babes in Toyland back to life with an all-star cast. The holiday project was based on the 1903 operetta, which features Victor Herbert’s score — including Christmas staple “Toyland” — and a libretto from Glen MacDonough that draws together numerous Mother Goose characters. It followed such previous adaptations as […]
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Talk Show Halloween Costumes: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, More Musicians Inspire Looks on Multiple Shows
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other music stars served as major sources of inspiration behind the Halloween costumes displayed on morning and daytime talk shows this year. Three shows featured hosts dressing up as Swift, with Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, Live‘s Kelly Ripa and The Talk‘s Amanda Kloots all dressing as the superstar singer-songwriter, with the latter […]
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Drew Barrymore Doesn’t Address Hollywood Strikes, Controversy Around Her Talk Show Return in Season 4 Premiere
Drew Barrymore’s return to daytime was a largely muted affair, with the host and actress sitting down with award-winning recording artist Shania Twain, but abstaining from any comment around her controversial return following the now-ended writers strike and amid the ongoing actors’ strike. During the 30-minute premiere and first new episode of The Drew Barrymore […]
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Writers Decline to Return (Exclusive)
The Drew Barrymore Show is once again readying its return — though a trio of WGA writers have chosen not to return to their old gig. Barrymore found herself in hot water last month when she announced that her daytime talk show would make its fourth-season debut without its striking writers. A week later, after Barrymore faced backlash […]
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Drew Barrymore Sets Talk Show Return Date After Writers Strike Controversy
Drew Barrymore is back (again). The actress-host has set Oct. 16 as the return date for the fourth season of her eponymous daytime talk show. After initially announcing, and strongly defending, her show’s plan to return amid the writers strike on Sept. 18, Barrymore (along with those involved with other WGA-covered shows that had planned […]
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Daytime Talk Shows, After False Start, Eye October Return
The daytime talk shows sidelined by the Writers Guild of America strike are making moves to resume production now that a tentative agreement has been reached between the writers and the AMPTP. Of the enterprises impacted by their WGA ties — The Talk, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Kelly Clarkson […]
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Inside Daytime TV’s Frantic Week of Restarts and Reversals
After a chaotic week, daytime television is under the biggest spotlight it’s had in some time. Trouble is, the shows making headlines are largely the ones not airing. Drew Barrymore announced Sunday morning that she was reversing course, pausing her daytime talk show after a week of withering criticism surrounding her return to production, which […]
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Drew Barrymore, ‘The Talk’ Pausing Talk Show Returns Amid Strike Pushback
Drew Barrymore has announced she is pausing her self-titled talk show amid the writers strike. Last week, the actress and Drew Barrymore Show host revealed her show would be returning without writers and would abide by strike rules in not discussing struck work. Barrymore apologized after she received pushback and said there was nothing she […]
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