EVER wondered what Hollywood stars are like behind the silver screen? Are their personal lives as glamorous as what is captured by papparazzi lenses and portrayed in tabloids?
In truth, they might not be as glamorous, but that doesn’t make them any less interesting.
This month, The E! True Hollywood Story brings you inside stories about two Hollywood A-listers, Will Smith and Nicole Kidman. Premiering on E! (Astro Channel 712) on Jan 6 with stories on Will Smith and Jan 13 on Nicole Kidman, The E! True Hollywood Story will show you the real person, instead of the movie stars that we have come to know over the years.
Will Smith
Having attained success in fi lm, TV and music, Willard Christopher Smith Jr. is easily Hollywood’s Golden Boy.
Before he became an actor that commands US$20 million (RM70 million) per fi lm and an equally big star in music, Smith started off as part of rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
It was his famous small screen persona in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air that made him a household name.
For six years, Smith was one of American’s favourite TV personalities, and co-stars James Avery and Daphne Maxwell Reid certainly have interesting anecdotes about Smith to share in The E! True Hollywood Story.
Smith made the transition to the big screen with 1993’s Six Degrees of Separation with a performance that opened Hollywood’s eyes to their latest movie talent.
“It was a gamble. If I do a good job, you know the sky is the limit. If I don’t, you know, I could be living on the roof of the Brill building. But I’ve learned that you have to always bank on yourself,” said Smith about playing a gay con artist in Six Degrees of Separation.
But it was a gamble that paid off well, as offers for strong and meaty roles started coming his way.
“The big boys started calling him. And by big boys, I’m talking about Jerry Bruckheimer.
He said, ‘We got to cast this guy in something bigger. He is made for bigger things,” noted box office analyst Jeff Bock. While Independence Day, Men in Black and Bad Boys turned him into a bankable star, films like Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness cemented his status as a true actor.
The 39-year-old is now happily married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith and is blessed with two kids, Jaden Christopher Syre and Willow Camille Reign, who co-starred in two of his most recent fi lms, The Pursuit of Happyness and I Am Legend, respectively.
Nicole Kidman
Exuding equal charm and star power is Nicole Kidman, one of today’s highest paid female movie stars.
“I was 5’9” when I was 14, and they said to me you will not be able to be an actress because you’re going to be taller than all your leading men,” said Kidman.
While the latter part of the prediction turned out to be true, Kidman proved her detractors wrong by taking up a role in racing fl ick Days of Thunder — and offi cially entered papparazzi radar through her marriage with co-star Tom Cruise.
What George Clooney once said offered insights into the life of one of Hollywood’s (once) most prominent couples.
“I’ve never felt less famous than walking into Wimbledon with Tom and Nicole. I’ve never been trampled as quickly by people who wanted to get to Tom and Nicole — everybody stepping over you to get to them.”
With their love life overshadowing Kidman’s career, it took her a long while to come to be known as more than just ‘Mrs. Cruise.’
And when their eleven-year marriage was coming to an end after the film Eyes Wide Shut, Kidman’s star was just about to shine. Between 2002 and 2003, Kidman was arguably the most talked about actress, with an Oscar nomination for Moulin Rouge! and eventually, a win for The Hours.
The promotion of Moulin Rouge took place during one of Kidman’s most difficult times — when she was going through her divorce with Cruise. But after the split, she found love in country singer Keith Urban.
While things may not have looked good earlier on, with Urban entering rehab months after their marriage, the future for the pair certainly looks promising.
“They say ‘grief knits hearts in closer bonds than joy ever can’ and we’ve gone through a lot. And she’s been extraordinary,” said Urban, when asked about his relationship with Kidman during his rehab stint.
Source : Malay Mail
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