@twickster (twickster) posted a new topic, subject "Which star was the perks hog?". It read:

   This week's issue of _Entertainment Weekly_ has an interesting piece on the outrageous perks stars demand – and get. It starts thusly:
    
    > There's a certain rackish, charming actor, a man whose suave screen presence, locker-pinup looks, and spectacularly screwed-up personal life have brought pleasure to millions. Over his 25-year career, he's earned his place in the celebrity pantheon. To those who've worked with him, however, this certain actor is also known as a rampaging diva whose behind-the-scenes demans can be not only unresasonable but bizarre…
    
    … such as that the water to his location trailer be blessed by a shaman, the schooting schedule be vetted by an astrologer, etc. It turns out that the show was canceled after only a few episodes.
    
    So – who is it?

Then @LifeOnWry (LifeOnWry) said

    My first guess would be Richard Gere.

After which, @Man_With_a_Cat (Man With a Cat) added

    Could it be Gere? After all, it says 'actor", which is stretching his abilitities. Had itsaid “one-note poseur”, thnat would definitely be Gere. But “actor”?

@Man_With_a_Cat (Man With a Cat) replied

    Abilititities. Brand new word.
    
    :smack:

@twickster (twickster) replied

    Gere didn't do a quickly-cancelled TV show, though.
    
    My first thought was Hugh Grant – but I don't think he's been famous 25 years. Pierce Brosnan's personal life isn't particularly messy.
    
    There's another possibility, of course, which is that this is some kind of composite character.

To which @Tracy_Lord (Tracy Lord) replied

    I've heard Tom Cruise is a diva.

To which @Ukulele_Ike (Ukulele Ike) replied

    He sure ain't a muff diva.

To which @Kaspar_Hauser (Kaspar Hauser) replied

    Rob Lowe?

@twickster (twickster) replied

    Ooh, good guess **Kaspar Hauser**! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love your username, BTW?) He meets all the criteria, fer sher.

Then @pseudotriton_ruber_ruber (pseudotriton ruber ruber) said

    **Twickster** : “all the criteria, fer sher.”
    
    I'm not sure about Lowe's “suave screen prescence.” Sam Seaborn, among others, seemed to project a kind of dorky, socially inept wonkiness above all.
    
    But then I'm not his target demographic, either.

@twickster (twickster) replied

    Dorky? Hm, maybe – but he's sooooooo goodlooking. As in, gorgeous enough that it's embarrassing to find him attractive, because it's so predictable.
    
    And the “spectacularly screwed up personal life” sounds about right.

So @singular1 (singular1) replied

    This article raised a _lot_ of questions.
    
    The only ones I think I knew were:  
    Diva that demanded $$$$$$$ dressing room perks for a performance at a charity fundraiser - J Lo.
    
    Superstar couple that had a $40000 flight arranged to fly their luggage to Europe - Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (just a guess, you understand).
    
    here's thestory \- who's the TV bad girl that demanded the billboard where her ex would see it? Who hid in the trailer to avoid giving back Harry Winston jewels? (Madonna?) Who demanded (and didn't get) a helicopter to work every day?

@Baker (Baker) replied

    My guess would be Charlie Sheen.

Then @twickster (twickster) said

    Well, Charlie Sheen isn't particularly suave – and his show's a hit. (It's completing its second season, and, AFAIK, has been renewed for a third.)

So @Kythereia (Kythereia) replied

    I'd have to go with Tom Cruise–or maybe Brad Pitt.

So @Zabali_Clawbane (Zabali_Clawbane) replied

    Isn't Richard Gere Buddhist? I don't think he'd go into Shamanism or Astrology as such. Also, as others have said, he hasn't really done television shows.


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