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‘Madea’ book delivers another plum for Perry
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fairburn playwright/actor/producer/film director Tyler Perry can add another first to his resume. Perry’s first book, “Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea’s Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life,” will debut atop The New York Times’ nonfiction best-seller list in the April 30 edition.
In late February, after a star-studded premiere at Atlantic Station, Perry’s “Madea’s Family Reunion” reigned at the box office, opening at No. 1 and raking in more than $30 million. It went on to make more than $62 million domestically despite mixed reviews.
The 36-year-old Perry built his fame touring and starring in the “Madea”-themed plays.
No matter the medium, Perry’s staple character has been the wisecracking, gun-toting grandmother, Madea Simmons.
In the book, which Riverhead Books released in hardback April 11, Perry writes in the voice of Madea, sharing observations and advice.
Taking a brief second away from counting the wheelbarrows of greenbacks that arrive hourly both day and night at his mansion, Perry said via a statement: “I’m really happy for the loyalty and continued support of my fans.”
Change for ‘Gilmore Girls’
In a move that is being perceived by fans as creatively crippling as Aaron Sorkin’s departure from “The West Wing,” “Gilmore Girls” husband-and-wife team Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino are departing Stars Hollow at the end of this season. The show’s production company said “Gilmore Girls” will continue next season with Dave Rosenthal, who has been a writer-producer there, running things.
According to IMDB.com, Rosenthal’s other TV producing credits include (brace yourselves): “Arsenio,” “Good Morning Miami” and “Hope & Faith.”
The WB is closing up shop this fall, but “Gilmore Girls” is expected to move to the new CW network, which is a combination of the current WB and UPN networks.
“Despite our best efforts to return and ensure the future of ‘Gilmore Girls’ for years to come, we were unable to reach an agreement with the studio and are therefore leaving when our contracts expire at the end of the season,” the Palladinos said in a statement.
With stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel under contract for one more season, next year is widely considered to be the show’s last one.
The series’ trademark quirky townspeople and rapid-fire, pop-culture-littered dialogue were all developed by Sherman-Palladino, the show’s creator. Sherman-Palladino has stated consistently throughout the series run that she had “a plan,” even conceding at one point that she knew what the final piece of dialogue would be in the series finale.
“We want to thank Amy for creating and nurturing this wonderful series for the past six years and giving us one of the most memorable mother-daughter relationships in television history,” Warner Bros. Television said in a statement.
Celebrity docket
Hey, Pete Doherty, you just got ordered to an 18-month drug rehabilitation program by a London judge. What do you do to celebrate dodging serious jail time?
Naturally, you get popped for drug possession. Yes, unbelievably, the former Libertines frontman was released on bail Friday, after being hauled in Thursday night for suspected drug possession.
The 27-year-old Babyshambles singer was detained in a car in east London on Thursday, mere hours after Judge Jane McIvor placed him on probation on separate drug charges. Ironically, in court, she praised the singer, saying: “It’s a long, slow process, but you are showing sufficient signs of compliance and effort.” She also noted the singer had not been nabbed for drugs since Jan. 14.
On Friday, a disheveled Doherty was accompanied by a lawyer as he left a police station where he had spent the night. His only comment to the knot of reporters and photographers who shadow his every appearance: “I feel like smacking you in the face, mate, stay away from me.”
Doherty was ordered to return to the station in June pending police inquiries. The 21-year-old driver of the car, who was not identified, also was freed on bail.
On Thursday, McIvor placed Doherty on probation for two years and banned him from driving for six months. Police found marijuana, heroin and crack cocaine in Doherty’s car and clothing when he was arrested Dec. 18, one of a long line of run-ins with police.
Celebrity birthdays
Today: TV producer Aaron Spelling is 83. Actress Charlotte Rae (“The Facts of Life”) is 80. Actress Estelle Harris (“Seinfeld”) is 74. Singer Glen Campbell is 70. Actor Jack Nicholson is 69. Director John Waters is 60. Singer Peter Frampton is 56. Singer-guitarist Daniel Johns of Silverchair is 27.
Sunday: Actor Lee Majors (“Six Million Dollar Man”) is 67. Actress Blair Brown is 60. Actress Joyce DeWitt (“Three’s Company”) is 57. Actress Judy Davis is 51. Comedian George Lopez is 45. Actress Melina Kanakaredes (“CSI:NY”) is 39.
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