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"Zach Galifianakis hasn&amp;apos;t let fame go to his head. In fact, the 43-year-old actor invited his formerly homeless friend, 87-year-old Elizabeth &amp;quot;Mimi&amp;quot; Haist, to be his date at The Hangover III premiere in L.A. May 20.\r\nThe pair became friends in 1994 when Galifianakis was trying to launch his comedy career in L.A. During that time, he visited nearby Fox Laundry, where Haist volunteered and survived off tips from customers. The two stayed in touch over the years, and two years ago, Galifianakis bought Haist a one-bedroom apartment. He now pays her rent and utilities.\r\n\r\nBefore Monday&amp;apos;s Hangover III premiere, Haist told The New York Daily News she was &amp;quot;looking forward&amp;quot; to catching up with her old friend. &amp;quot;I like the excitement of it,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;If he&amp;apos;s in town, he takes me. Otherwise he lets me take a friend. I dress up nice and a friend helps me with my makeup. It&amp;apos;s fun, not something I&amp;apos;ve ever dreamed I&amp;apos;d experience. The limo takes me home afterwards.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nGalifianakis always extends an invite to the star-studded afterparty. &amp;quot;I drink lemon drop martinis with Grey Goose vodka,&amp;quot; Haist said.\r\n\r\nThe North Carolina native, who wed Quinn Lundberg in August 2012, spoke to Us Weekly about the final film in the Hangover trilogy at Monday&amp;apos;s premiere. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m not sad. I&amp;apos;m really excited about being able to celebrate this with the fans across the country,&amp;quot; said Galifianakis, who plays Alan Garner. &amp;quot;This is the last one, so we kind of wrap things up nicely with the third one.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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