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Andrew Lloyd Webber told CNN's Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson wanted to play the title role in the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera." According to Webber, the King of Pop came to see the Broadway show multiple times -- years before the film came out -- and he and Jackson had spoken about a potential "Phantom" movie role.

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Osmonds' advice for Justin Bieberupdated: Mon May 16 2011 16:27:00

Donny Osmond was the Justin Bieber of his day. And while the show biz veteran has not yet met his 2011 pop star counterpart, he has some advice for him.

Whoopi: I wasn't in love with husbandsupdated: Thu Apr 14 2011 06:25:00

Whoopi Goldberg tells Piers Morgan she's only been in love once, and never with her ex-husbands.

Whoopi Goldberg's 'one really major regret'updated: Thu Apr 14 2011 06:25:00

"I only really have one really major regret," Whoopi Goldberg tells CNN's Piers Morgan. "And it was I had the opportunity to spend a birthday with Sammy Davis Jr., and I didn't."

Rumsfeld says Democrats key in early political formationupdated: Thu Feb 10 2011 02:12:00

During Donald Rumsfeld's first public appearance since the release of his new book, he praised many former elected officials and a surprising number of them were Democrats.

Fortune: The elephants of styleupdated: Fri Sep 04 2009 06:11:00

We are always reinventing ourselves. In the beginning, when we are very new, we reach for gravity, adopting silly pinstripes and tight shoes.

Widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. diesupdated: Sun Mar 15 2009 07:42:00

Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65.

Marcia Brady's dark realityupdated: Tue Oct 21 2008 09:51:00

Actress Maureen McCormick details the sordid story of what her life was really like.

SI.com: Alexander Wolff: Seeing what the Games meant to Chinaupdated: Sun Aug 24 2008 20:59:00

We asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.

Black presidents nothing new to Hollywoodupdated: Thu Jun 05 2008 14:24:00

Voters will determine if America is ready for a black president come November, but Hollywood, often ahead of the national curve, made up its mind about the issue ages ago.

Hollywood minority presidentsupdated: Thu Jun 05 2008 14:24:00

Hollywood has been showcasing diversity in the Oval Office for decades. CNN's Lola Ogunnaike reports.

People.com: 'Rat Pack' Comic Joey Bishop Is Deadupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 17:06:00

Joey Bishop, the deadpan comic with the catchphrase "Son of a gun!" – and the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's swinging '60s "Rat Pack" – has died. He was 89.

SI.com: Hot and Notupdated: Tue Jan 16 2007 13:25:00

1. Tadd Fujikawa Wasn't it refreshing to see a teenage golf prodigy actually having fun?

A perfect, golden 'Rings'updated: Sun Feb 29 2004 17:30:00

In an unprecedented sweep, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" set an Oscar record by winning all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year.

Fortune: We Are All Castawaysupdated: Mon Jan 20 2003 00:01:00

It sounds like something you'd debate with your dorm buddies, scarfing down Cheetos: Is Gilligan's Island an apt metaphor for 20th-century America? In Gilligan's Wake (Picador), sure to be the seas...

Fortune: The Candyman Can: Davis Box Set a Gemupdated: Mon Jan 24 2000 00:01:00

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Fortune: Bittersweet Bluesupdated: Mon Dec 07 1998 00:01:00

I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty certain that Dave Frishberg is the only composer/lyricist who has ever found a rhyme for the phrase "counterfeit debentures." He tucked this nugget into hi...

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