Hollywood Obsessed Blog

The series takes place from the spring of 1933 to June 1946. Series creator Earl Hamner Jr. grew up with 7 siblings, each of whom served as the basis for a young Walton character. He based the Waltons' grandparents on composites of all four of his …

For most people the July 4th weekend consists of eating barbecue, watching firework shows and going to the beach with friends and family but I decided to check out the world famous Hollywood Show - the best known autograph show in the…

John Travolta ran two miles a day and danced for three hours daily to get in shape for this film. In the end, he dropped 20 pounds. John Travolta had worked hard on the "You Should Be Dancing" sequence and threatened to quit the film when…

If you live in the Los Angeles area and you're a fan of the 1977 film classic "Saturday Night Fever" you're going to lose your mind with this news! At the next Hollywood Show, from June 30th and July 1st, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport…

Matthew Weiner dreamed up the idea for “Mad Men” while working as a writer on the Ted Danson sitcom “Becker.” He wrote the pilot in 1999. Creator Matthew Weiner thought Jon Hamm was right for the role of ‘Don Drap…

Happy Pride Month friends!  One of my favorite LGBTQ+ films is the hilarious and touching romantic comedy “Jeffrey” (1995), written by Paul Rudnick (adapted from his off-Broadway play of the same name,) directed by Christ…

The characters, Laverne and Shirley, made their debut in a third-season episode of "Happy Days" titled "A Date with Fonzie" in 1975. Originally the full title of the show was officially "Laverne Defazio and Shirley Feeney", " Laverne and Shirley" f…

Back in 2017, my best friend Jason Boegh invited me to go with him to a wrap party for a web series that he had just finished filming called “CLIMAX! The Series”  Little did I know that that night I would meet the actress who portr…

Most of the full-body puppetry for E.T. was performed by a 2'10" tall stuntman, but the scenes in the kitchen were done using a 12-year-old boy who was born without legs but was an expert on walking on his hands. Steven Spielberg shot most of …

In the summer of 1982, a heartwarming film called “E..T. The Extraterrestrial” - directed by Steven Spielberg - opened in theaters nationwide. It became an instant classic and the entire world fell in love with it - including yours truly…