Security at
Craig Ferguson's "
Late Late Show" didn't take any chances during last month's anthrax scare -- telling the 911 operator they immediately quarantined everyone who had contact with the white powder as soon as they could.
TMZ obtained a copy of the 911 call -- made by a very cool, calm and collected security guard who wasn't one of the five people exposed to the powder.
As we previously reported, a deranged fan put the powder in an envelope and mailed it to CBS Television City in L.A, along with a threatening letter -- but an investigation proved the powder was nothing more than cornmeal.
So far, no arrests have been made.
"
Uncle Frank"
Potenza -- the silver-haired ex-cop who charmed audiences on his nephew's show, "
Jimmy Kimmel Live!", died early this morning ... reps from the show have confirmed.
Uncle Frank spent 20 years as a New York City police officer -- before eventually becoming a staple on Kimmel's late night show in 2003.
The show released an official statement on Frank's passing -- saying his "kindness and humor" will be missed.
The show has not revealed Frank's cause of death.
Uncle Frank was 77.
10:45 AM: Jimmy tweeted about the situation ... saying, "thank you for your kind words about a very kind man - my Uncle Frank - who passed away this morning."
Adam Carolla turned 46-years-old last night -- and his pal
Jimmy Kimmel helped him celebrate with a movie date to see "
Sex and the City 2."
Check below for their glowing reviews ...
"It wasn't a movie ... it was a film!" --
Adam Carolla"Can't a couple of guys have a gay experience together without being questioned?" --
Jimmy Kimmel
TMZ has learned "
American Idol" musical director
Rickey Minor will become the new
Kevin Eubanks on "
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
We're told the announcement is supposed to be made tomorrow.
Minor has worked as a musical director for
Beyonce,
Ray Charles,
Alicia Keys,
Christina Aguilera,
Whitney Houston and many others. He was also musical director for the
Grammy Awards and the
Super Bowl.
Eubanks is leaving the show late next month... exactly the same time "Idol" goes on hiatus.
UPDATE:
NBC has officially confirmed TMZ's story ... Minor will debut on "The Tonight Show" on June 7.
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In a total shocker,
Conan O'Brien will
not be going to
FOX ... but instead he's shacking up with
TBS.
Conan will host a show Monday - Thursday at 11 PM EST -- getting a 30 minute jump on nemesis Jay Leno.
Once the show debuts,
George Lopez's show -- "
Lopez Tonight" -- will move to midnight. Short story for George -- the lead-in is a dream come true.
Conan just tweeted -- "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show."
Scotty Lago thinks the woman who got down on her knees in Vancouver and simulated kissing his crotch -- the infamous
photo that got him kicked out of Vancouver -- was a set-up, because she tried to do basically the same thing to Michael Phelps.
The bronze medal-winning snowboarder was super chatty on his way into "
Jimmy Kimmel Live," claiming the chick who kissed his medal and then went South had also approached Michael Phelps and tried dragging him into a make-out session.
As for the Olympic Committee making him leave Vancouver before the closing ceremony -- Scotty says he's pissed.
Kevin Eubanks -- the longtime bandleader on
Jay Leno's "
The Tonight Show" -- may leave the show once it re-emerges after the Olympics.
K-EARTH 101 radio in L.A. first reported the story this AM. NBC has confirmed Kevin wants to tour and record and -- although he'll be there for Jay's debut next month -- his long-term prospects on the show are uncertain.
Having trouble finding what to get the person who has everything on your Christmas list? How about some of Scarlett Johansson's germs?!
Jay Leno and ScarJo are
selling the tissue the 24-year-old actress blew her nose into on last night's "Tonight Show" on eBay
and giving the proceeds to the USA Harvest food charity. Yum.
With bids already surpassing $2K, Scarlett said her cold had "value" because she got it from her "Spirit" co-star Samuel L. Jackson. Snots on a Kleenex!
Tyrese tried to do a nice thing on last night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but even that didn't turn out right.
Usually he's kind of a
douchebag, so imagine our surprise when -- live on air -- Tyrese promised to take the whole audience to a free screening of his new movie, "Death Race." Unfortunately, we're told some of the more excited fans showed up to the theater too quickly for the message to be relayed -- so they were denied.
Fans who showed closer to showtime were let in to a free screening with Tyrese himself. There was a small price to pay though -- they had to sit through the movie.
When talk show talking head Regis Philbin goes on vacation October 22, comedian/Sarah Silverman boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel will fill in for Philbin in New York
and film his own late night TV show in Los Angeles. For five days, Kimmel will film "Live With Regis and Kelly" in the morning, and then hop on a plane for L.A. and film his own show at night. Just call him Jet Lag Jimmy.
"It will be difficult, but that's how committed I am to entertaining America. And parts of Canada," said Kimmel. Doesn't anybody else work in New York?
After his transcontinental travel, Kimmel's hosting the American Music Awards. "I also drive a cab on weekends," he said. Somebody give this guy a break!
Late-night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel missed the taping of last night's show -- and for good reason.
TMZ has learned that Kimmel required an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday night in L.A., and though the surgery was successful, all tapings of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" have been canceled until Kimmel recovers.
His rep tells us that Jimmy "is resting comfortably and is looking forward to getting back to work."
We eagerly await the inevitable avalanche of side-splitting (sorry) barbs from Jimmy's best girl, Sarah Silverman.
