Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Surprising things I have in common with Gwyneth Paltrow


--1996: Confirmed as the next Calvin Klein model.

--Met with James Cameron for the role of Rose in "Titanic" (1997).

--Spends Thanksgiving every year with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw at their home in the Hamptons.

--Name can be heard over the P.A. system in many episodes of the medical drama "St. Elsewhere" (1982).

--Has been friends with Maya Rudolph (of "Saturday Night Live" fame) since the age of seven.

--2002: TV commercials and print ads for Spain's department store chain El Corte Inglés' spring line.

--Is a close friend of Madonna.

--Favorite alcoholic drinks are Guinness and red wine.

--Earns $3 million per year endorsing Estée Lauder on television and in print advertisements.

--Was hospitalized and then released (14 January 2008).

--Attended the 55th Tony Awards. Can be seen dancing with the revival cast of "The Rocky Horror Show" during "The Time Warp".

--Auditioned for "Vickie" in "Reality Bites" (1994), but lost out to Janeane Garofalo.

--Born at 5:25 PM (PDT).

--Said upon breaking up with Brad Pitt: "It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that day, and it will never be the same."

--Friend of Cameron Diaz.

Spooky.

(Information from IMDb. Yes, a repurposed version of the Cameron Diaz gag. Sue me.)

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