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A star-studded extravaganza of Hollywood talent!
Featured in the Las Vegas scenes...
JACK NICHOLSON (President James Dale/Art Land) previously worked with
Tim Burton when he starred as the Joker in the original "Batman." He won the
Academy Award for Best Actor for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and for Best
Supporting Actor for "Terms of Endearment" and earned nominations for his roles
in "A Few Good Men," "Prizzi's Honor," "Reds," "Ironweed," "Chinatown," "The
Last Detail," "Five Easy Pieces" and "Easy Rider."
Nicholson also stars this fall in the drama "Blood and Wine" and re-creates
his role as womanizing astronaut Garrett Breedlove opposite Shirley MacLaine in
"The Evening Star," the sequel to "Terms of Endearment." He is currently
shooting "Old Friends" for director James L. Brooks with co-stars Helen Hunt
and Greg Kinnear. Among Nicholson's other recent films are "The Crossing
Guard," "Wolf," "Hoffa," "The Witches of Eastwick," "The Postman Always Rings
Twice" and "The Shining." Nicholson was honored last year with the American
Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.
ANNETTE BENING (Barbara Land) received an Academy Award nomination and
was named Best Supporting Actress by the National Film Critics Association for
her role in "The Grifters." She was most recently seen in the modernized
adaptation of Shakespeare's "Richard III" and opposite Michael Douglas in "The
American President," for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best
Actress/Musical or Comedy. Her other films include "Love Affair," "Bugsy,"
"Regarding Henry," "Guilty by Suspicion," "Valmont" and "Postcards from the
Edge."
JIM BROWN (Byron Williams), known as one of the most extraordinary
running backs in the history of football, played nine seasons for the Cleveland
Browns from 1957 to 1965, earning induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Following his football career, he embarked on a dual path of pursuing an
entertainment career and becoming a prominent speaker and business leader. In
entertainment, he served as a production executive and starred in films such as
"The Dirty Dozen," "Three the Hard Way," "Ice Station Zebra," "The Running
Man," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and "Original Gangstas."
DANNY DeVITO (Rude Gambler) reunites with director Tim Burton, having previously portrayed the Penguin in "Batman Returns." DeVito has become a multi-faceted filmmaker with acclaimed successes as an actor, director and producer. Among
his most renowned acting credits are starring roles in "Junior," "Renaissance
Man," "Other People's Money," "Twins," "Tin Men," "Ruthless People," "Jewel of
the Nile," "Romancing the Stone," "Terms of Endearment" and "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest." He stars in the upcoming crime drama "L.A. Confidential" and
Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of John Grisham's "The Rainmaker." As both
director and actor, DeVito counts "Matilda" (which he also produced), "Hoffa,"
"The War of the Roses" and "Throw Momma From the Train." Under his Jersey
Films banner, he has produced "Get Shorty" (in which he also starred), "Pulp
Fiction," "Reality Bites," "Sunset Park," "Feeling Minnesota," "The Eighth Day"
and the upcoming "Fierce Creatures," which reunites the cast of "A Fish Called
Wanda."
TOM JONES (Tom Jones) is internationally beloved as one of the world's
leading live entertainers and recording artists, whose best-known
classics include "What's New, Pussycat?" and "It's Not Unusual," in addition to
more recent hits such as "Unbelievable" and "Kiss." He continues to headline
sell-out
concert appearances around the world. From 1969 to 1971, his television
music/variety series "This Is Tom Jones" showcased the finest talent of the
era. In 1992, Jones produced the six-part
musical series "Tom Jones: THE RIGHT TIME" for the British national independent
ITV network. The program, which received great commercial and critical
acclaim, aired in the U.S. on VH1. Later that year, Jones appeared as himself
on the animated comedy series "The Simpsons."
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