All posts containing the tag: "urban legend"
Posted Dec 17th 2006 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
Jack was born April 22, 1937 to 17-year-old June Nicholson. Nicholson grew up believing that his grandmother, Ethel May, was his mother, and that June was actually his sister. Jack's aunt eventually revealed the outrageous secret to him. Jack was stunned. Neither June, who acted as his sister, nor Ethel ever told the truth about Jack's parentage ... and both went to their graves before it had been revealed.
Munchkin Hung
The legend says that an actor portraying one of the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz" hung himself on the set and that his death was captured and actually made it into the final cut of the movie.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Wacky & Weird
Tags: jack nicholson, JackNicholson, munchkin suicide, MunchkinSuicide, rumors, urban legend, UrbanLegend, Wizard of Oz, WizardOfOz
Posted Dec 17th 2006 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
No little people were injured during the making of "The Wizard of Oz." The Wicked Witch, Margaret Hamilton, was badly burned when her flammable green makeup ignited, and the originally cast Tin Man, Buddy Ebsen, was sickened by silver makeup, but that's it for mishaps in Oz. What people claimed was a suicide caught on film was actually a large bird that was roaming around the set for the talking forest scene. You remember the scene where they discover the Tin Man rusted into silence? To make the indoor set appear more realistic, the Los Angeles Zoo loaned MGM several birds in various sizes. That's all it was. It was a giant bird but no one was hung.
The Death Of Urkel
Legend is that Jaleel White, who played Urkel on "Family Matters" committed suicide.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Wacky & Weird
Tags: jaleel white, JaleelWhite, suicide, urban legend, UrbanLegend
Posted Dec 17th 2006 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
This horrible Hollywood Urban Legend was started by a fake Associated Press article that was spread via the Internet. The article stated that White was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. They also claimed that he was "found dead" and at the same time pronounced dead on arrival. People were so shocked by the news that most who read the article failed to notice the conflicting reports. If there are any people left that haven't heard, Jaleel is alive and well. In fact, he's got a small role in "Dreamgirls" as a nasty booking agent.
Sly's Porn Days
Legend is that Sylvester Stallone made his screen debut in a porn flick.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Wacky & Weird
Tags: Jaleel white, JaleelWhite, porn, rumors, suicide, Sylvester Stallone, SylvesterStallone, urban legend, UrbanLegend
Posted Dec 17th 2006 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
This myth started way back in the day before gay celebrities like Elton John and Rosie O'Donnell had very public weddings. Rock Hudson said that this legend probably got started when some gay party-throwers in Huntington Beach sent out invitations to 500 people with the joke headline, "You are cordially invited to the wedding reception of Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors." Most of America didn't know about Hudson being gay until he said he had AIDS and was outed. Jim Nabors, who is listed as gay in various articles, has never publicly acknowledged his sexuality -- either way. This "wedding invite" apparently started the rumor, but the two, who knew each other, were never "married."
Marilyn Manson, Wonder Boy!
Legend is that King of Goth, Marilyn Manson, played Kevin Arnold's geeky sidekick Paul Pfeiffer on "The Wonder Years."
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Wacky & Weird
Tags: Jim Nabors, JimNabors, josh saviano, JoshSaviano, marilyn manson, marilyn manson wonder years, MarilynManson, MarilynMansonWonderYears, Rock Hudson, RockHudson, rumors, urban legend, UrbanLegend, wedding, wonder years, WonderYears
