May 23, 2013
Celebrity Highlights
Their high profile projects and health concerns have kept A-listers Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the latest headlines. To learn more about the happy couple, check out these 25 facts!
Douglas' new Liberace movie, "Behind the Candelabra," premieres May 26 on HBO at 9 PM.
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May 23, 2013
As Seen On Extra
"Behind the Candelabra" star Michael Douglas, who plays Liberace, Matt Damon, who plays his much younger lover, Scott Thorson, and executive producer Jerry Weintraub met with "Extra" and played a game of "Who Would Liberace Rather?"
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"Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday night at 9PM on HBO.
May 20, 2013
The A List
“Extra’s’ AJ Calloway sat down with Michael Douglas at the Cannes Film Festival, where his HBO biopic "Behind the Candelabra" is set to premiere.
Douglas opened up to Calloway about his role as Liberace, and talked about his battle with throat cancer and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones’ ongoing, proactive treatment for bipolar disorder.
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As for playing the flamboyant Liberace, the actor said he never hesitated for a moment. “You’ve got to put it in perspective… coming off of the cancer, I was just happy to be alive, and then someone hands me one of the best scripts I’ve ever read. Steven Soderbergh tells me he’s going to direct, Jerry Weintraub is going to produce, Matt Damon is going to be my co-star… AND I get to play Liberace! I was like, ‘Aw, baby this is to good to be true!’ I was ready for some good luck.”
May 13, 2013
Magazine Covers
Actor Michael Douglas graces the June cover of New York magazine, talking about playing Liberace in the upcoming HBO biopic “Behind the Candelabra.”
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April 01, 2013
Television
Check out the new sneak peek of “Behind the Candelabra: The Secret Life of Liberace,” featuring stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon enjoying a bath.
HBO’s “Candelabra” premieres at 9 PM on May 26.
February 01, 2013
Dancing With The Stars
“Extra’s” Tony Dovolani caught up with Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas on the “Side Effects” red carpet.
Zeta-Jones revealed, “When I was reading the script for the first time, I was not prepared for the twists and turns… in the vein of ‘Fatal Attraction,’ there's a sexuality to it, there's a danger to it.”
December 27, 2012
The A List
“Extra’s” Jerry Penacoli sat down with Matt Damon and talked about his “Behind the Candelabra” co-star Michael Douglas as Liberace, and making Damon's new film, “Promised Land.” Watch!
“Candelabra” debuts on HBO in 2013, and “Promised Land” opens in limited release on Dec. 28.
November 06, 2012
Movies
Actors Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline are starring together or the first time in the upcoming film “Last Vegas.”
The ensemble comedy follows four old friends who decide to throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who has remained single. Take a look!
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