but you did a great job playing marilyn monroe. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you seem very much like marilyn i'm not an expert in that area but you definitely seem like marilyn monroe. >> seem in the movie? >> jimmy: yeah. >> i thought you meant currently. >> jimmy: no. you don't seem at all like marilyn monroe now with your hair cut and everything. when you're studying, do you study other movies marilyn monroe was in or the person herself? >> everything. it's all good material. i watched all of her movies. it's kind of amazing to see her evolve as an actress and as a performer over the years. she started when she was very young. you can see the genesis of this character. then you see it in its like full perfected form in "some like it hot" and "prince and the show girl" the movie within our movie we kind of recreate. it's an unknown movie. the movie, i don't know, but her performance in it is really luminous. >> jimmy: you started even younger than marilyn monroe. how old were you when you decided to become an actress? >> i rlt started doing community theater when i was a kid, about 8 or 9.

if you think financing the artist is as courageous as playing marilyn monroe, i do not think this is. dards could have been thrown at her, and instead, roses were thrown at her -- starts could have been thrown at her. -- darts could have been thrown. tavis: gary oldman, already known for playing some critically acclaimed roles, a critical performance in the thriller "tinker tailor soldier spy." >> she told me a secret. >> the mother of all things. >> she had information concerning all things. >> ugly. >> we are not so very different, you and i. considered weaknesses. tavis: i have yet to read a single person in this town or beyond who writes about the academy awards who does not have you on the shortlist for a nomination. i do not want to jinx you, but i want to ask, when you are hanging out with collin firth, do you have a way of navigating could -- navigating it? >> he has a lot of practice at it. i think he has won pretty much everything you can win for "the king's speech." he gave me a little bit of it buys the other night, telling me if i should win, he said, "the brief. -- be br

and no, not marilyn monroe, but she plays her on tv.s, megan hilty. >>> it's undoubtedly hollywood's biggest nights of the year and also one of the longest. >> if you had trouble holding on until the awards wrapped up, our man al roker is out in l.a. >> hey, al. >> with the most unforgettable moments. he has a beautiful picture in the "daily news" today looking good. >> thank you. >> have you had any rest at all or no? been up all night? >> well, first, i don't want to sound like i'm complaining because, you know, it's a great night, it's a lot of fun. you get to hang out with a lot of nice people. i'll sleep on the plane. >> it is a long night. you worked the red carpet, though, right? >> did the red carpet, did elton john's party and then the "vanity fair" party. >> what stood out to you on the red carpet, al? >> you know what, it was kind of quiet. >> mm-hmm. >> yes. >> people were a little subdued, and then brad and angelina showed up like with only 15 minutes to go. the carpet was -- we were all starting to wrap up and all of a sud

>>neil: i am saying marilyn monroe, friend of the kennedys, i don't how close. or political causes.>neil: this could have been causes like jane fonda but there was not that with you. >>guest: well, if i did have a political point i would rather them say it. i would just do something that was beyond the lines, i went to vietnam and entertained the troops. >>neil: was that antijane fonda. >>guest: no it wasn't. >>neil: could i start a fight between you do? >>guest: we are friendly and cordial. >>neil: do you talk about politics with anyone? >>guest: not in hollywood. >>neil: here. do you like the president? >>guest: do i like the president? well he is an attractive and likable person. >>neil: do you like mitt romney? >>guest: you know, ... oh, boy, you are trying to get me. >>neil: he is physically a good looking man, like you with good genes. >>guest: there is an interesting thing happening with the conservative debates and how many people we have to choose from and rather than feeling like there is mud slinging i feel like we are get dog know our candidates better. that is good. >>n

marilyn monroe was a part that she honed and developed.s became clear about the wiggle that maybe there was something that always seems to kind of bind her knees a little bit. and there's a kind of figure eight to her wiggle, i used to call it, it looks like she is sort of moving in a vat of-ee somehow. there is, there is a rhythm to it, an up temp po, and down tempo, an undualation to it. a sense of, she is sort of wa, did somebody say to me, hate to see you leave but love to watch you go. it takes a tremendous amount of energy to be somebody who is slightly different than yourself. and i discovered what she was, to transmit that kind of energy openness, availability, to be what everybody wants you to be isn't human. it's a kind of superpower. and it takes a lot of energy to source that. and to put it out into the world. and some days, you know, she says herself, you know, what's it like to be an icon. she says on the days when you feel lonely, tired and unlovable, it is very difficult. it's a reason to not get out of bedment because it's

marilyn monroe is mourned by the world. >> buried in los angeles.celebrity later bought the crypt next to hers? joe did i mashio, hugh hefner, miller, curtis. cards up please. the answer is hugh hefner. >> he he is not dead. >> he bought it for when he might die, doocy. not everybody is going to be set on fire like you and they are lined up to do it. >> is that your plan? >> bill: maccallum you won it what was the connection to monroe. >> because he wanted to be next to marilyn? who doesn't want to be next to marilyn. >> he wanted to lay next to her for the rest of his life. >> bill: first cover of playboy magazine ever marilyn monroe. >> you would know did you buy that very first issue? >> bill: i know the implication that you are making. i am an historian. >> do you still have it in your garage, bill? >> bill: i wish i did. it's worth about 20 grand. i wish i did. pinheads and patriots starring one of the best thriller riders in the country. up next p and p. two minutes and change away. >>> bill: pinhead and patriots in a moment. we talk about a w

and last, it seems marilyn monroe is becoming an obsession online. ife and untimely death. fans are looking up marilyn quotes, rare photos, and even how to mimic her trademark hairstyle. that's your week in search, guys. back to you. >> do you have any big plans for tuesday? >> i have a little romantic dinner planned for saturday night. yeah. we'll have to see how that goes. hopefully it will be good. this fascination with marilyn monroe seems interesting. people searching for that. did you ever have anything -- >> any marilyn monroe -- i have a tendency to stand over sewers and see how that works out for me. >> i don't know where we found your high school yearbook. i like it. all right. next, coming up in your "skinny" on this friday morning, lady gaga makes a very private issue very public. >> and the real-life drama that could force halle berry out of hollywood. that's coming up next for you in "the skinny." " h@ ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. lady gaga kind of revealing some personal information we may not have known about her.

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we come up with the idea of about a musical of the life of marilyn monroe. the show is about the producer and director, and everyone coming together in the attempt of making this show. the consequences and the price you pay on your personal life for tried to do that. >> it really does take effect on your personal life. we get to learn more about who they really are. >> cedar people are pretty interesting people. it is a group of america has not seen yet. -- theater people are pretty interesting people. >> i agree. how about the musical act? tell us more what viewers can expect to see? >> what is very special is once a week there is an original song. so they are cranking out amazing original musical songs, and we also have contemporary covers. so it is a good healthy dosing of music. >> we have seen you in a lot of shows, but this is really a departure for you. what attracted you to the show? >> it was the script. she is a renowned playwright. from the very beginning it was a world that i felt have never been explored on television and is really right and ric

. >> and michelle williams as marilyn monroe, giving her a big stage. so who wins? the media resource center has the second largest collection of films and recordings in the country. i asked what he thinks. first... the women in "the help". >> i think that that was in a way a film that had oscar stamps on it meryl streep. >> like a force of nature. and is amazing to watch he likes michelle williams. >> this can't help but put her on the a list. whether she wins or doesn't win. >> here we gochl the full bucket is the closest race. but i think i'm going to pick meryl streep. other two close behind, could go either way. and i want to hear how you think it's going to go go to facebook.com/abc 7 news and vote. and join the conversation on twitter using oscar hash tag in your tweets. >> and there is a reminder, oscar sunday is just days way with a road to the gold. and you can see celebrity interviews, then, academy awards show begins at 5:00 p.m. the star studded oscar show leads up to abc 7 news at 11:00, and 11:30 and there will be a special edition of jimmy kimmel liv

." >> you actually find out tonight in this episode who gets the part of marilyn monroe and i think it'swe have all great episodes. i am so proud of this show. tonight is the big night and it continues to sort of have an understanding of how things really -- how decisions get made and how things continue to keep building and making a show like marilyn monroe musical. >> now to find out who gets the role, tune in tonight at 10:00 right here on nbc. >> like a cliff hanger already. >> already. there is more to come on news 4 this afternoon. plus a preview of tonight's blind auditions. >>> also ahead big tigger joins us live to give his take on the death of whitney >>> well if you're trying to write that valentine's day card for your loved one, we are here to help, folks. >> wendy is here to help. thanks to an app that helps with romantic and flirtatious phrases. wendy? >> yes. this is called trip lingo. you know, this is a multi national channel. say you've just met someone and though their english is perfect maybe they're from another country and you just want to figure out how to be a lit

williams gave marilyn monroe air run for her money. -- a run for hermine.fuming -- oh, poor, poor sandra, just know. and penelope cruz, the tweets were not sweet. . >> who are you wearing? geranimals. >> the men were debonair. target asest became a can be in such a baron cohen spilled an urn of kim jong il's ashes all over him. inobviously, it was all jest. our team was busy watching what twitter. the fashion, it was host billy cluster. it was announced -- a resounding great job for him. you can go to wjla.com. we have a slight show of tonight hit and mrs.. -- hits and misses. >> neither one of us is wearing kim jong il. nor-- our money armani. >> we're looking at a warmup for ♪ [ male anuncer ] to hold a patent that has changed tthe modern world... would define you as an innovator. to hold more than one patent of this caliber... would define you as a true leader. to hold over 80,000... well that would make you... the creators of the 2012 mercedes-benz e-class... quite possibly the most advanced luxury sedan ever. see your authorized mercedesenz dealer for

." >> when you think of elvis presley and michael jackson and marilyn monroe and amy winehouse, to geto drugs like that for whatever reason if it's because of the stress and bad influence, what happens? what happens when you have everything? what happens when you have love, your family, support, motherhood? you have responsibiliies of a mother, then something happens and it destroys everything. there's something that happens that i don't understand and that's why i'm so scared. i'm so scared of showbiz and drugs. >> does that miss the point? is it about showbizness? this is a larger issue as well? no? >> my addicted patients when they die they die a pharmaceutical death without exception. this is the third night i'm saying this on your show, anderson. i urge people to think back to the rock stars of the last 20 to 30 years who used drugs. the exception heroin, they are still with us. they are still alive. the ones who graduate to the prescription drug, the last five years we've seen this tidal wave of this. celine dionne is not an addict, but listed all the people who died. there are m

michelle williams played marilyn monroe did an unbelievable job.your wife going to drag you to the romantic drama "the vow"? >> i have an excuse this weekend, i'm working at the weather channel. >> not 24 hours, todd. >> there is some room i could probably get dragged off. >> i'm lynn berry, stay tuned, way too early with willie geisz starts right now. >>> democrats have gathered against president obama and hss ruling that dominated this week. will they change course? >>> if you thought the president's democratic fraeiend were rallying against him, what do you think the tone was at c pac? they show up to hit president obama the question is can the cpac crowd fall in

his company represents and protects the images of hundreds of legend from babe ruth to marilyn monroe're glad you're here. i want to start with the numbers. i'm fascinated by the range. i heard her estate is worth zero to $115 million. i've heard right now her record sales are $10 million. where do all the figures come from and how do we really know what is true at this point? >> well, it's very difficult to value her estate at this moment. i think listening to the last piece, what we do know is that she doesn't have the same type of arrangement on her music. she's only going to be receiving artist royalties for her performance because she didn't write and compose and publish the various songs that she sang. but that's just one aspect of what her earning potential is in the future. whitney houston is one of the most recognized faces in the world. certainly probably the most recognized face at the moment in the world. and i think what you're going to see for future generations, let's take a james dean or a marilyn monroe or people like that, those personalities have been deceased for a

>> it adds to the drama. >> how sit playing ivy the actress and also marilyn monroe? >> it's great. t me playing marilyn. it's ivy lynn. so i can hide a little bit. but i'm doing research. marilyn is fascinating. i like to read about her and watch her on youtube and get her voice in my head. >> second you said as someone who's gone through it before you were on "wicked," "9 to 5" on br broadway. how close to reality is this? >> it's close. there are so many people involved in the project that come from this world it gives it an authentic flavor you wouldn't otherwise get to have. >> nick jonas stars in the episode tonight. >> he's fantastic. he plays like a child star. someone who became famous early and now has all this money and doesn't know what to do with it. eileen, played by angelica houston, essentially has to beg for money from a 20-year-old which is great. so we woo him tonight. it's a great show. >> i'm hooked. >> we want to remind everyone. megan can be seen tonight on "smash" at 10:00, 9:00 central time on nbc. nice to see you. >> you, too. >> let's get a check of the wea

. >> it's a distinction usually reserved for marilyn monroe, but in her new book, the author talks about an affair she had with john f. kennedy when she was 19. she started an internship. she attended a pool party where the president slipped into the pool with her. she said she wanted to set the record straight after tabloid stories in 2009. her book, once upon a secret will be out this wednesday. >>> this is a unique way to prepare for a big quake. the gallery is hosting an exhibit called safe enough to stay. it shows a recreation of a san francisco apartment retrofitted so the occupants could live comfortably 72 hours after a major earthquake. it's set to open to the public tomorrow. >>> a new way to zip around town is sharing an electric bike. the wheels are provided by the share a car program. they received a grant to operate 90 electric bicycles. electric bikes use peddle -- pedal power. they research in two hours. >>> the tour to france champion was stripped of the title today. the court ruled in switzerland he was accused of doping. along with losing his title, the spanish cyclist

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john and jacqueline kennedy, marilyn monroe, humphrey bogart and elizabeth taylor. >> hi guys. >> now meet today's legends and news leaders. >> glad to have you here at world headquarter. >> how does hollywood's most popular leading man unwind away from the lenses of the paparazzi? >> honestly, lara, this is where i hang out. this is a good spot. >> we tour george clooney's home to find out. >> this is the screening room. there's a popcorn machine, which is important. >> plus, warren buffett invites us into his private office. >> i'll be happy here the rest of my life. >> when he conducts his billion dollar deals. >> this is it. this is where we make the records. >> jon bon jovi takes us inside his personal recording studio where we find out what really makes this musician rock. we're providing access to the private lives of public people. >> boy, this is an incredible house, john. we can see it as you walk to the studio. >> they share most private and prized possessions and the unforgettable stories behind them. the name of the program is person to person. i'm lara logan, cbs

. >> you have been so humble about playing marilyn monroe. but you really were marilyn monroe.t that right? >> i don't know. >> i know. >> you're nominated for an academy award. you know. >> i don't know what i know. >> what's the plan tonight? we have to have fun. >> yes. we're in it for the long haul. >> last year we fell asleep on the way to madonna's party. my husband tried to wake us up. so this yooear we're making it madonna's party. >> as coy as they were about how they are feeling tonight, i spoke with others who are elated about being here. take a listen. >> have you kind of wrapped your brain around all of this yet? or is it still an adventure? >> i don't want to understand something. it's just crazy. it's a dream for this movie. for the director and the crew. for me the french actor, it's unbelievable. >> one of the things that people are saying is that you in the last few weeks have become the front runner in the best actor catego category. and "the artist" has become the front runner in the best picture category. if this happens, what does that mean? >> it's a luxu

this fascination with marilyn monroe seems interesting. people searching for that. i don't know where we found your high school yearbook. i like it. all right. next, coming up in your "skinny" on this friday morning, lady gaga makes a very private issue very public. >> and the real-life drama that could force halle berry out of hollywood. that's coming up next for you in in "the skinny." ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. lady gaga kind of revealing some personal information we may not have known about her. she says at one time, particularly in her high school years, she was actually bulimic. and she says -- funny quote here. "i wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but i was a voluptuous little italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night. so it was really, really painful." she spent most of her time in high school throwing up because she was tired of her voluptuous shape. her weight is still a struggle. she also admits she was a victim of bullying in high school, which is why she's become such an anti-bullying advocate the

in hollywood in anna nicole smith's entourage, then the most famous playboy centrefold since marilyn monroe. >>before i came here i saw anna nicole smith on tv, she was beautiful, her hair was shiny like glass, her lips were just perfectly heart shaped. everyone wanted to be anna nicole smith. (vo)as she unravelled on prescription drugs two years before michael jackson, bobby rose to become chief confidante. >>as things were getting worse as the kind of, the train crash, slow motion train crash was kind of taking place, the people walked away? >>more people wanted to be around her, vultures i call them. (vo)but it took anna nicole smith's death for bobby to fulfil his destiny. >>friends said, "bobby, you are the real anna nicole smith." and it was exciting that i became her, you know, i have fancy clothes to wear now diamond rings to wear, i have a nice car to drive. everything that anna embodied, i now have. (vo)this is how natural selection works in the hollywood entourage, to become the next in line, you must ultimately consume the host. (vo)in jackson's ever expanding entourage, people

one of his designs is a recreation of a design by marilyn monroe.at is beautiful. >> beautiful but sticky. 34 degrees on tv hill. >> we're taking a look a your morning commute. a nice start at the fort mchenry but volume is starting to build prior to this. we will update you on your morning commute, coming up. ear sugar,plan to where sug do not do it. 28 at the ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal -- to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. >> welcome back to 11 news today. with about 24 hours until voters in michigan and arizona coach to the polls, gop presidential candidates mitt romney and rick santorum are out stumping for votes. super tuesday is more than a week away. the nation's governors are set to hear from president obama today. the national govern

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