As Dolly Parton’s career advanced, she took on new management. They helped her cross over from a strictly country crowd to more mainstream fans. Undoubtedly, her new manager helped boost her career. Still, her friends and family weren’t sure what to make of the change in Parton’s life. They believed her new management team brought her away from her roots.
Dolly Parton’s loved ones believed she had changed because of her new management
In 1977, Parton traveled to Sevierville, Tennessee, for their celebration of Dolly Parton Day. She greeted the crowd and chatted happily with people from school. While she was perfectly friendly, some attendees felt Parton had changed. She had a security team with her and left quickly after the show.
“I think by far there were more comments about it this time than ever before,” her school principal, Jack McMahan, said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash.
Dolly Parton’s loved ones believed she had changed because of her new management
In 1977, Parton traveled to Sevierville, Tennessee, for their celebration of Dolly Parton Day. She greeted the crowd and chatted happily with people from school. While she was perfectly friendly, some attendees felt Parton had changed. She had a security team with her and left quickly after the show.
“I think by far there were more comments about it this time than ever before,” her school principal, Jack McMahan, said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash.
- 5/10/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Dolly Parton’s cheer and good humor seem unflappable, but she admitted to feeling lost and upset during one Las Vegas concert. The show was big and expensive, meant to be a grand introduction to the city for Parton. Instead, she felt overwhelmed and embarrassed. She shared what went so wrong when she got onstage.
Dolly Parton felt uncomfortable during a show in Las Vegas
In the 1980s, Parton and her manager, Sandy Gallin, planned to take her career to the next level with TV specials, film roles, and large concerts. One of these star-making moves was a plan for Parton to perform two weeks at the Riviera Theater in Las Vegas. She would make $350,000 a week.
“Sandy Gallin and I decided it would be fun to do a big Las Vegas show,” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “Sandy was a genius at negotiating the deal.
Dolly Parton felt uncomfortable during a show in Las Vegas
In the 1980s, Parton and her manager, Sandy Gallin, planned to take her career to the next level with TV specials, film roles, and large concerts. One of these star-making moves was a plan for Parton to perform two weeks at the Riviera Theater in Las Vegas. She would make $350,000 a week.
“Sandy Gallin and I decided it would be fun to do a big Las Vegas show,” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “Sandy was a genius at negotiating the deal.
- 4/24/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For years, Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, dealt with rumors of her infidelity. Tabloids reported on her alleged affairs with co-stars and even she discussed her flirtatious relationships with other celebrities. It never bothered Dean, though. Parton said he seldom got jealous, to the point where he was happy to wave her off on a romantic trip with another man.
Dolly Parton’s husband had no problems with her taking a trip with another man
While working on the album Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Parton became good friends with a man named Bob Hunka. The pair clicked right away.
“We just took to each other,” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “We had the same views on God, religion, and life. Odd as it may seem, we are soul mates, not lovers, but just warm, wonderful friends. Some of the...
Dolly Parton’s husband had no problems with her taking a trip with another man
While working on the album Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Parton became good friends with a man named Bob Hunka. The pair clicked right away.
“We just took to each other,” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “We had the same views on God, religion, and life. Odd as it may seem, we are soul mates, not lovers, but just warm, wonderful friends. Some of the...
- 3/30/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Legendary country star Dolly Parton was an uncredited executive producer on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, as the show came from her production company Sandollar Productions, which she co-founded with her former manager, Sandy Gallin. So if there’s anyone who should have an idea of what’s going on with the Buffy reboot that was announced some years back, it’s Dolly – and she said it’s still in the works.
Five and a half years have gone by since it was announced that a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in development with Monica Owusu-Breen, co-creator of the TV show Midnight, Texas, writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner. It was said that the new show would be “contemporary, building on the mythology of the original”. A year and a half ago, Owusu-Breen’s fellow executive producer Gail Berman said the project was “on pause...
Five and a half years have gone by since it was announced that a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in development with Monica Owusu-Breen, co-creator of the TV show Midnight, Texas, writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner. It was said that the new show would be “contemporary, building on the mythology of the original”. A year and a half ago, Owusu-Breen’s fellow executive producer Gail Berman said the project was “on pause...
- 1/30/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Country music legend Dolly Parton has given an exciting update for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans waiting for a potential revival of the hit series. Speaking to Business Insider in a recent interview, the multi-time Grammy-winning singer confirmed producers are working on bringing the series back, noting, “They’re still working on that.” “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it,” she said of the Joss Whedon-created series that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as the titular Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Parton was connected to the original series as a producer through her production company Sandollar Productions, which she co-founded with her former manager, Sandy Gallin. Stacie Huckeba While Parton served as a producer throughout the series’ run between 1997 and 2003, Gellar revealed last year that she never actually got to meet the “Jolene” hitmaker in person. “Yes, little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” Gellar...
- 1/29/2024
- TV Insider
Dolly Parton gave a promising update on a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival.
In a recent interview, the country singer said producers were working on bringing back the series that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar.
“They’re still working on that,” Parton told Business Insider in an interview posted Jan. 24. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
Parton didn’t delve into details about who was involved in rebooting the series. The “Jolene” singer is attached to the series that ran between 1997 and 2003 as a producer via her production company Sandollar Productions she co-founded with her former manager Sandy Gallin.
Gellar talked about Parton’s involvement on the show in an interview last year noting that she never actually got to meet her in person.
“Yes, little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” Gellar said during an interview on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon from Feb.
In a recent interview, the country singer said producers were working on bringing back the series that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar.
“They’re still working on that,” Parton told Business Insider in an interview posted Jan. 24. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
Parton didn’t delve into details about who was involved in rebooting the series. The “Jolene” singer is attached to the series that ran between 1997 and 2003 as a producer via her production company Sandollar Productions she co-founded with her former manager Sandy Gallin.
Gellar talked about Parton’s involvement on the show in an interview last year noting that she never actually got to meet her in person.
“Yes, little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” Gellar said during an interview on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon from Feb.
- 1/29/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Dolly Parton and her manager Sandy Gallin boarded a boat in Australia to head to a remote island. Gallin wanted to help Parton step away from her fame for a moment. Fans had already foiled their originally planned trip to Australia when they found out she was coming. Their intended relaxing trip got off to an even rockier start because of stormy weather. The ocean became so turbulent that Parton nearly fell off the boat.
Dolly Parton found herself in a dangerous position while on a boat
After she dealt with health problems, Parton needed a vacation. Gallin took her to Australia, and they left for a remote island from there. Parton and Gallin boarded the boat despite her fears that it was too small to travel the lengthy distance. Not long after they boarded, a storm blew in.
“The storm turned out to be much worse even than our captain had imagined,...
Dolly Parton found herself in a dangerous position while on a boat
After she dealt with health problems, Parton needed a vacation. Gallin took her to Australia, and they left for a remote island from there. Parton and Gallin boarded the boat despite her fears that it was too small to travel the lengthy distance. Not long after they boarded, a storm blew in.
“The storm turned out to be much worse even than our captain had imagined,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
By 1977, Dolly Parton songs had long been hits on country charts. She believed she could be a bigger star, though, so she hired Sandy Gallin as her manager. While they hit it off right away, he pushed her musically, believing that she could be a success on the pop charts too. She felt terrified that her first crossover song, “Here You Come Again,” would alienate her longtime listeners.
Dolly Parton released her first crossover song in 1977
After years of establishing herself as a country artist, Parton reached out to Gallin, who had already worked with a number of stars.
“I started right in telling him that I wanted to be a star, a big star,” she wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business, adding, “I told him that with the right help there was no end to what I could do. I knew that he managed...
Dolly Parton released her first crossover song in 1977
After years of establishing herself as a country artist, Parton reached out to Gallin, who had already worked with a number of stars.
“I started right in telling him that I wanted to be a star, a big star,” she wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business, adding, “I told him that with the right help there was no end to what I could do. I knew that he managed...
- 7/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Dolly Parton has been famous for decades, and in this time, some outrageous stories about her have circulated in the press. Parton, who subscribes to the belief that no press is bad press, tends to laugh these rumors off. The musician said they’re often untrue, even when they come from her own family. Parton revealed that for a while, her aunt sold outright lies about her to the media.
Dolly Parton’s estranged aunt was selling stories about her to the press
When stories about Parton began circulating from a source “within the family,” she learned her aunt was the culprit. Parton barely even knew her.
“Family members who actually knew her had told me, ‘Everybody knows she’s crazy,’” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “Apparently tabloid editors are not a part of ‘everybody.’ Although she might have been crazy, she was...
Dolly Parton’s estranged aunt was selling stories about her to the press
When stories about Parton began circulating from a source “within the family,” she learned her aunt was the culprit. Parton barely even knew her.
“Family members who actually knew her had told me, ‘Everybody knows she’s crazy,’” Parton wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “Apparently tabloid editors are not a part of ‘everybody.’ Although she might have been crazy, she was...
- 7/10/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Dolly Parton has a sparkling, self-deprecating sense of humor that comes through clearly in every joke she makes in interviews. The musician often pokes fun at her physical appearance, both in public and in her personal life. During a dinner with her manager, Sandy Gallin, Parton cracked a crude joke. While she recounted it in her memoir, she was grateful that nobody in the press captured the moment.
Dolly Parton cracked a crude joke to her manager
Parton and Gallin, her longtime manager, were close friends. She noted that they had a similar sense of humor and often tried to crack jokes that would shock the other person.
“Sandy Gallin and I have a history of doing some pretty wild things to try to shock, embarrass, or amuse each other,” she wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business.
Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin | Ron Galella, Ltd.
Dolly Parton cracked a crude joke to her manager
Parton and Gallin, her longtime manager, were close friends. She noted that they had a similar sense of humor and often tried to crack jokes that would shock the other person.
“Sandy Gallin and I have a history of doing some pretty wild things to try to shock, embarrass, or amuse each other,” she wrote in her book Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business.
Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin | Ron Galella, Ltd.
- 7/8/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Back in 1990, the downfall of European pop duo Milli Vanilli seemed like an open-and-shut case of disgrace.
They — Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus — were the lip-synching scofflaws, convicted in the court of public opinion of fraud against a generation of FM Top 40 radio listeners robbed of our precious sense that music and its artistic authorship were directly linked. The punishment? Permanent professional ostracism and punchline status — though when Pilatus died of an accidental drug overdose in 1998, the reality became even more punitive.
Luke Korem’s new documentary Milli Vanilli attempts to give the “Blame It on the Rain” non-singers 106 minutes of re-evaluation. Were they perpetrators or victims? If they were some gradation of the latter, who were the actual villains? If they were some gradation of the former, did the punishment fit the crime? What did Rob and Fab actually do, what was their actual sin and why did audiences respond the way they did?...
They — Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus — were the lip-synching scofflaws, convicted in the court of public opinion of fraud against a generation of FM Top 40 radio listeners robbed of our precious sense that music and its artistic authorship were directly linked. The punishment? Permanent professional ostracism and punchline status — though when Pilatus died of an accidental drug overdose in 1998, the reality became even more punitive.
Luke Korem’s new documentary Milli Vanilli attempts to give the “Blame It on the Rain” non-singers 106 minutes of re-evaluation. Were they perpetrators or victims? If they were some gradation of the latter, who were the actual villains? If they were some gradation of the former, did the punishment fit the crime? What did Rob and Fab actually do, what was their actual sin and why did audiences respond the way they did?...
- 6/13/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More than three decades have passed since Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan — together and forever known as Milli Vanilli – took the music world by storm, and fell from grace even faster. Their six-times-platinum debut album in the U.S., “Girl You Know It’s True,” was accompanied by a marketing blitz that produced three No. 1 singles, a trio of American Music Awards and a Best New Artist Grammy before it was revealed that the duo had not sung on the album. An epic level of public humiliation ensured, as the duo were compelled to return their Grammy and nearly everyone who’d worked with them pleaded ignorance, often disingenuously.
Luke Korem – who directed the new “Milli Vanilli” documentary, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival – was just seven years old during that 18-month-long real-life drama, which tragically culminated with Pilatus’ fatal drug overdose in 1998.
“I’m a child of the ‘90s,” Korem explains about the doc,...
Luke Korem – who directed the new “Milli Vanilli” documentary, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival – was just seven years old during that 18-month-long real-life drama, which tragically culminated with Pilatus’ fatal drug overdose in 1998.
“I’m a child of the ‘90s,” Korem explains about the doc,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Sarah Michelle Gellar is talking about how Dolly Parton was a producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
During a visit to The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Gellar was asked about Parton being an uncredited producer on the show she starred in for seven seasons.
“Yes, little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” she said on the NBC late-night show. “We never saw her [but] we’d get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name, and I would think, ‘She doesn’t even know who I am.’ And then one day, someone asked her about it, and she complimented the show and my performance. I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.'”
Sandollar Productions, which Parton started with her then-business partner Sandy Gallin, was behind the supernatural drama, alongside Mutant Enemy Productions and 20th Century Fox Television.
During a visit to The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Gellar was asked about Parton being an uncredited producer on the show she starred in for seven seasons.
“Yes, little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” she said on the NBC late-night show. “We never saw her [but] we’d get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name, and I would think, ‘She doesn’t even know who I am.’ And then one day, someone asked her about it, and she complimented the show and my performance. I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.'”
Sandollar Productions, which Parton started with her then-business partner Sandy Gallin, was behind the supernatural drama, alongside Mutant Enemy Productions and 20th Century Fox Television.
- 2/5/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" went on quite a wild journey. The 1992 film, while not a total flop, didn't do too well at the box office. Reviews were mixed at the time, but largely skewed negative and in the years since its release, the movie has not been looked upon kindly — though honestly, it's better than you remember. The film's writer, Joss Whedon, famously hated what director Fran Rubel Kuzui did with his script, so he jumped at the chance to make a "Buffy" TV show.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" remains my very favorite series, despite the incredibly upsetting revelations about Whedon's abusive on-set behavior. It's fascinating to consider the undeniable impact of a show that rose from the ashes of a failed movie. Longtime fans will recognize Kuzui's name, whether they've seen the film or not. While not directly involved with the series, the producing credit for Fran Rubel Kuzui...
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" remains my very favorite series, despite the incredibly upsetting revelations about Whedon's abusive on-set behavior. It's fascinating to consider the undeniable impact of a show that rose from the ashes of a failed movie. Longtime fans will recognize Kuzui's name, whether they've seen the film or not. While not directly involved with the series, the producing credit for Fran Rubel Kuzui...
- 2/3/2023
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
Image Source: Getty / NBC / Jesse Grant
Dolly Parton's list of achievements seemingly has no end. She's the recipient of 10 Grammys and the creator of the Imagination Library, which has provided over 200 million free books to children, and she even helped fund Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, to name just a few of her contributions. And now, we apparently have her to thank for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
In an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed "Buffy" wouldn't have existed without Parton. "Little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer," Gellar said in the Jan. 31 episode, adding that she was starstruck by the country music legend throughout the show's entire run. "And you know, we never saw her. We'd get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name and I would think, 'She doesn't know who I am.' And then one...
Dolly Parton's list of achievements seemingly has no end. She's the recipient of 10 Grammys and the creator of the Imagination Library, which has provided over 200 million free books to children, and she even helped fund Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, to name just a few of her contributions. And now, we apparently have her to thank for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
In an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed "Buffy" wouldn't have existed without Parton. "Little known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer," Gellar said in the Jan. 31 episode, adding that she was starstruck by the country music legend throughout the show's entire run. "And you know, we never saw her. We'd get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name and I would think, 'She doesn't know who I am.' And then one...
- 2/1/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Sarah Michelle Gellar just confirmed an incredible rumor about Dolly Parton. During a visit to “The Tonight Show” Starring Jimmy Fallon while promoting her new Paramount+ series, “Wolf Pack,” she revealed that the singer was a secret producer on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
“Little known fact, the legend Dolly was a producer,” Gellar said. “And, you know, we never saw her. Like, we’d get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name. And I would think, ‘She doesn’t even know who I am.’ And then one day, somebody asked her about it and she complimented the show and my performance. And I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.'”
It turns out, Parton co-owned Sandollar Productions with her former manager, Sandy Gallin, who was an executive producer on the series during its seven-season run...
“Little known fact, the legend Dolly was a producer,” Gellar said. “And, you know, we never saw her. Like, we’d get Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name. And I would think, ‘She doesn’t even know who I am.’ And then one day, somebody asked her about it and she complimented the show and my performance. And I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.'”
It turns out, Parton co-owned Sandollar Productions with her former manager, Sandy Gallin, who was an executive producer on the series during its seven-season run...
- 2/1/2023
- by Aashna Shah
- ET Canada
Sarah Michelle Gellar has shared a “little-known fact”, which connects Buffy the Vampire Slayer and country music icon Dolly Parton.
During a Tuesday (31 January) appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host raised a tidbit he had read that claimed Dolly Parton was “an uncredited producer” on the supernatural drama.
“Yes! Little-known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” Gellar, the show’s titular lead, confirmed.
Although the actor said the cast “never saw [Parton]”, Gellar added: “We’d get Christmas presents in the beginning that would have her name and I would think, ‘She doesn’t know who I am.’
“And then one day somebody asked her about it, and she complimented the show and my performance and I was like, ‘Oh I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.’”
“But I’m still here,” Gellar quipped.
Fallon admitted that...
During a Tuesday (31 January) appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host raised a tidbit he had read that claimed Dolly Parton was “an uncredited producer” on the supernatural drama.
“Yes! Little-known fact, the legend Dolly Parton was a producer,” Gellar, the show’s titular lead, confirmed.
Although the actor said the cast “never saw [Parton]”, Gellar added: “We’d get Christmas presents in the beginning that would have her name and I would think, ‘She doesn’t know who I am.’
“And then one day somebody asked her about it, and she complimented the show and my performance and I was like, ‘Oh I can die now. Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.’”
“But I’m still here,” Gellar quipped.
Fallon admitted that...
- 2/1/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
When Fox’s “Monarch” premiered to strong ratings following an NFL game on Sept. 11, there was a big sort-of-maybe cliffhanger: Can the Susan Sarandon character, touted as a series lead, really be as dead as she appeared to be at the end of the pilot? But there were other questions, too. Like: Will this be a series in which the characters are portrayed as having originated a lot of the big hits of country and pop, from “Family Tradition” to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” to “Born This Way”? Will the middle American audience be completely down with a story that has an out lesbian character vying to become a country superstar? Do parallels with Naomi Judd’s story feel as eerie as we think they do? And did the pilot make all those millions of viewers want to come back when there’s no NFL lead-in?
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- 9/21/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
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Having Sandy Gallin as a friend was like winning the joy lottery. He was generous, upbeat, hilarious and knew everybody. Though I'd like to think I was one of his inner circle of special friends, the truth is, Sandy's inner circle was as big as Manhattan.
His stories — often told in his unmistakable Five Towns drawl bellowing on a speaker phone while he was flat on his back on a massage table — were a glorious part of the soundtrack of his friendships. His was no typical Hollywood shtick — Sandy spent his life in the room where...
Having Sandy Gallin as a friend was like winning the joy lottery. He was generous, upbeat, hilarious and knew everybody. Though I'd like to think I was one of his inner circle of special friends, the truth is, Sandy's inner circle was as big as Manhattan.
His stories — often told in his unmistakable Five Towns drawl bellowing on a speaker phone while he was flat on his back on a massage table — were a glorious part of the soundtrack of his friendships. His was no typical Hollywood shtick — Sandy spent his life in the room where...
- 4/26/2017
- by Andy Cohen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sandy Gallin, whose long career as an agent, talent manager and producer included clients from Barbra Streisand, Nicole Kidman and Richard Pryor to Michael Jackson, Cher and Joni Mitchell, has died in Los Angeles following a long battle with multiple myeoloma. He was 76. His death was announced by friend Bruce Bozzi on Instagram today. “We lost a shining light this morning,” wrote Bozzi. Howard Rosenman, L.A. Reid and Jennifer Gray soon joined in the remembrances (see…...
- 4/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Sandy Gallin, whose long career as an agent, talent manager and producer included clients from Barbra Streisand, Nicole Kidman and Richard Pryor to Michael Jackson, Cher and Joni Mitchell, has died in Los Angeles following a long battle with multiple myeoloma. He was 76. His death was announced by friend Bruce Bozzi on Instagram today. “We lost a shining light this morning,” wrote Bozzi. Howard Rosenman, L.A. Reid and Jennifer Gray soon joined in the remembrances (see…...
- 4/21/2017
- Deadline
Sandy Gallin — producer of the “Father of the Bride” films, and talent manager to Cher and Barbra Streisand — has died. He was 76. According to his close friend Bruce Bozzi, who took to Instagram Friday morning to share the news, Gallin passed away Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma. We lost a shining light this morning. Rest In Peace my sweet man! Amongst the gazillion memories one that always made you & I howl with laughter was when you would help me read sides at my pad on Hilldale in 1992 for auditions,give me notes & then tell...
- 4/21/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Sandy Gallin -- who repped the likes of Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Cher, Richard Pryor, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Diamond, Donny and Marie, and many, many others -- has died ... TMZ has learned. Gallin was clinging to life at UCLA Medical Center where he was in ICU after suffering a relapse of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. The former powerful Hollywood manager's condition had deteriorated over the last few days to the...
- 4/21/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sandy Gallin -- who repped the likes of Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Cher, Richard Pryor, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Diamond, Donny and Marie, and many, many others -- is fighting for his life at an L.A. hospital after his cancer came back. We've learned Gallin has been at UCLA Medical Center in ICU after suffering a relapse of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. As 2 of his close friends told us, "It looks really bad.
- 4/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sandy Gallin, the agent and talent manager who shaped the careers of Richard Pryor, Cher, Joan Rivers and Whoopi Goldberg, partnered with Dolly Parton in a production company and produced the Father of the Bride films and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. He was 76.
Gallin, more recently a designer of luxury homes for the Hollywood elite, died Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, according to close friend Bruce Bozzi, who took to Instagram to remember Gallin.
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Gallin, more recently a designer of luxury homes for the Hollywood elite, died Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, according to close friend Bruce Bozzi, who took to Instagram to remember Gallin.
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- 4/13/2017
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though it's typically the faces in front of the camera that fans associate with a hit TV series, many of your favorite shows had some very famous people behind the scenes as well. From "Star Trek" to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," legendary Emmy, Grammy and even Oscar winners helped create the shows that have become integral parts of TV history.
The tradition of big names producing signature shows continues this season with Rebel Wilson's "Super Fun Night" on ABC. Wilson is producing her American TV debut along with comedian Jeff Ross and Conan O'Brien and his Conaco Productions, who was behind "Andy Barker, P.I." and the short-lived NBC drama "Outlaw," starring Jimmy Smits.
O'Brien also co-created "Super Fun Night" with Wilson and had only the highest praises for her at the Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour earlier this month, comparing Wilson's character Kimmie to Lucille Ball and Tina Fey's iconic characters.
The tradition of big names producing signature shows continues this season with Rebel Wilson's "Super Fun Night" on ABC. Wilson is producing her American TV debut along with comedian Jeff Ross and Conan O'Brien and his Conaco Productions, who was behind "Andy Barker, P.I." and the short-lived NBC drama "Outlaw," starring Jimmy Smits.
O'Brien also co-created "Super Fun Night" with Wilson and had only the highest praises for her at the Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour earlier this month, comparing Wilson's character Kimmie to Lucille Ball and Tina Fey's iconic characters.
- 8/15/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The co-ceo of MGM Studios is a bitter cheapskate ... who's trying to sue his way into a "free remodel" of the Beverly Hills mansion he bought from an L.A. real estate tycoon ... this according to legal docs obtained by TMZ. Sandy Gallin -- who's flipped and sold homes to Sinatra, Kenny G and Mark Burnett -- has filed a response in his bitter legal war with MGM honcho Roger Birnbaum . In the docs, Gallin...
- 9/2/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
L.A. real estate titan Sandy Gallin -- who has made untold millions selling homes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Mark Burnett and Kenny G -- has been sued over a $16.5 million Bev Hills mansion he sold to one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. The man going after Gallin is Roger Birnbaum -- the head of MGM Studios -- who bought a Gallin home in 2007 ... only to discover it had more leaks...
- 9/1/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sure, every Oscar weekend there are the Friday night agency parties -- Ari Emanuel's Wme fete, and Jim Berkus" UTA party for the Coen Brothers, and Bryan Lourd's CAA bash (where the valet parkers screwed up the parking situation so badly that the Triple-a crowd had up to a 2-hour wait for their cars). But the place to really see the Big Media moguls, past and present, and their assorted pilot fish on parade is Barry Diller's Saturday afternoon lawn luncheon ostensibly in honor of Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. This year drew a particularly good 300+ crowd to the tent on Diller's Beverly Hills estate for Hollywood's major meet'n'greet. Guests included in no particular order: Sir Howard Stringer (eating the repast of veggie chili and fried chicken and poached salmon with Rupert Murdoch), David Geffen, Ron Meyer (who took his new NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke), Sandy Gallin,...
- 2/27/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Warner Bros. and Atlas Entertainment will reboot "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" without franchise creator Joss Whedon. According to Variety, Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven and Steve Alexander are producing along with Doug Davison and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment. Whit Anderson, an actress-turned-screenwriter, has written an early script.Warners optioned the feature rights from Fran and Kaz Kuzui and Sandollar Productions, Sandy Gallin and Dolly Parton's production company. Fran Kuzui directed the 1992 feature film that Whedon wrote for Fox that starred Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry. "Buffy" was then spun off into a popular TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar that ended in 2003 after seven seasons.The series followed Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line...
- 11/23/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Bill Condon, the director who gave us "Dreamgirls" and wrote "Chicago," is in talks with Columbia Pictures and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison to direct a film about Richard Pryor with Marlon Wayans in the starring role. The plan is for the film to go on production next spring.
The biopic, budgeted for $20 million, will be called "Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?" and Sandler will produce along with Jack Giarraputo, Chris Rock, Mark Gordon, and Jennifer Pryor.
No word yet on the supporting cast but sources are saying that Sandler is thinking of appearing in a cameo as Pryor's first manager, Sandy Gallin.
Once upon a time, Condon wanted his "Dreamgirls" star Eddie Murphy to star in his Pryor film when it was being developed at Weinstein Co. Then the director shopped it to Paramount and then Fox Searchlight but Murphy was so expensive.
Now it's back...
The biopic, budgeted for $20 million, will be called "Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?" and Sandler will produce along with Jack Giarraputo, Chris Rock, Mark Gordon, and Jennifer Pryor.
No word yet on the supporting cast but sources are saying that Sandler is thinking of appearing in a cameo as Pryor's first manager, Sandy Gallin.
Once upon a time, Condon wanted his "Dreamgirls" star Eddie Murphy to star in his Pryor film when it was being developed at Weinstein Co. Then the director shopped it to Paramount and then Fox Searchlight but Murphy was so expensive.
Now it's back...
- 10/8/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Earlier this year we heard rumours that Dreamgirls director Bill Condon was in the process of shopping around [1] a Richard Pryor biopic, and that Eddie Murphy was loosely attached to star. At the time, a lot of people had doubts about seeing Murphy in the role, but I have a feeling there will be even more doubters now that Condon has decided to set the movie up with a different, slightly less expensive actor: Marlon Wayans. Variety [2] reports that Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison are currently finalizing a deal for Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? with Marlon Wayans in the lead role and the budget coming in under $20 million. Both Adam Sandler and Chris Rock are on board as producers, and word on the street is that Sandler may even make a cameo in the film as Richard Pryor's first manager, Sandy Gallin. Clearly Richard Pryor...
- 10/7/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Matt Tyrnauer, special correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine turned documentary filmmaker takes us behind the scenes in the life of one of haute couture.s most influential artists, Italian legend Valentino. Tyrneauer.s written about Martha Stewart, Siegfried and Roy, Alicia Silverstone, Tommy Hilfiger, Philippe Starck, Merv Griffin, Frank Gehry, Darren Star, Sandy Gallin, Robert Evans, Greg Kinnear, Bret Easton Ellis, and a diary of the presidential campaign 1996. He supervises the magazine's yearly mogul roundup, the New Establishment, Hall of Fame issues and various special projects. But Valentino.s story struck a nerve. Tyrneauer recently published "Una Grande Storia Italiana: Valentino Garavani. and has followed it with a companion documentary. The film profiles the man who has led an intensely private life...
- 7/14/2009
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Long having been rumored to be brought to the big screen, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" the movie is indeed happening. Still, this feature version won't be developed as a sequel or prequel. Instead, it will be done more as a remake or relaunch with a possibility that creator Joss Whedon won't be involved in the project.
This new incarnation would have no connection to the popular '90s television series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. It won't be having any of the series' famed supporting characters, such as Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike, as well since the underlying idea for the new film is that "each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect it".
The new "Buffy" film is being developed by Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Doug Davison, who are working with the original movie's director Fran Rubel Kuzui and husband Kaz Kuzui. They are seeking to create...
This new incarnation would have no connection to the popular '90s television series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. It won't be having any of the series' famed supporting characters, such as Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike, as well since the underlying idea for the new film is that "each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect it".
The new "Buffy" film is being developed by Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Doug Davison, who are working with the original movie's director Fran Rubel Kuzui and husband Kaz Kuzui. They are seeking to create...
- 5/26/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
A new incarnation of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" could be coming to the big screen.
"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon isn't involved and it's not set up at a studio, but Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel.
While Whedon is the person most associated with "Buffy," Kuzui and her Kuzui Enterprises have held onto the rights since the beginning, when she discovered the "Buffy" script from then-unknown Whedon. She developed the script while her husband put together the financing to make the 1992 movie, which was released by Fox.
Kuzui later teamed with Gail Berman, then president of Sandollar Television, bringing back Whedon to make the TV series, which was produced by Fox TV and launched on the WB in 1997. Kuzui...
"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon isn't involved and it's not set up at a studio, but Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel.
While Whedon is the person most associated with "Buffy," Kuzui and her Kuzui Enterprises have held onto the rights since the beginning, when she discovered the "Buffy" script from then-unknown Whedon. She developed the script while her husband put together the financing to make the 1992 movie, which was released by Fox.
Kuzui later teamed with Gail Berman, then president of Sandollar Television, bringing back Whedon to make the TV series, which was produced by Fox TV and launched on the WB in 1997. Kuzui...
- 5/25/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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