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Does the name Wally Amos ring a bell to you? He is the unique promoter, turned cookie giant, that is known as "Famous" Amos.

He became known as the father of the gourmet cooking industry in Hollywood around 31 years ago.

A little known fact about Amos was that he was pretty well known before he ever made his famous cookies. In the 1960s, he was an agent for the theatrical company named William Morris Agency.

According to Amos he was the first person to book Simon & Garfunkel and the Supremes as acts. He eventually left the William Morris Agency and created his own management company before leaving show business all together and then becoming the "Famous" Amos we have all come to know.

He says “It was fun, but show business was never something I was overly excited about. I never woke up so happy to be in show business. It wore thin after awhile. By the latter part of ’74, I was thinking of doing something else.”

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MGM has revealed that it plans to build a billion-dollar theme park that will include themes concerning RoboCop and the Pink Panther, to the city of Busan in South Korea. "MGM signed a memorandum of understanding with Busan city and... Continue Reading

AOL made an announcement today that it will launch a new free video service on the Internet this Wednesday, offering classic shows and shorter clips that will be backed up with online advertisement. The new offering which will be called... Continue Reading

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According to an inside source, Comcast Corp. in is negotiations to buy out Disney's stake in E! Entertainment Television, which would give it total ownership of the cable network it now manages. Disney, who is 40% owner in E!, which... Continue Reading

Matthew Whittingham, the head of information services at MSN.co.uk announced that MSN.co.uk is starting a new lifestyle channel that will draw content from several companies including Conde Nast and iVillage.co.uk. The coverage will include family, homes, fashion, beauty, careers, entertainment... Continue Reading

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The Comcast network G4 has set its sights on offering an interactive Star Trek 2.0 ITV show. Starting on April 10, the net will begin featuring the original Star Trek series, making each one a little more interesting as they... Continue Reading

The Wayans brothers, Keenan Ivory, Damon, Shawn and Marlon, are in negotiations with Oakland, California officials to construct a movie studio and theme park where there was a former Army base, the entertainer’s spokeswoman said.  a They have put... Continue Reading

The tremendously popular women’s and parenting website iVillage has been purchased by NBC Universal for around $600 million. a The two companies announced that the publicly-traded iVillage will be purchased for $8.50 a share, a premium of a little... Continue Reading

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Gary Baker at the blogcritics talked about the new program being offered at MySpace called MySpace Film, an online tool for indie filmmakers. a Here are a couple of comments he made:  a “The new film section includes featured... Continue Reading

The company Sara Lee Branded Apparel is adding to its stable of stars that promote their clothes as Kevin Bacon and Christina Applegate will begin appearing in new TV commercials wearing Hanes clothing. a It has been a long-term... Continue Reading

For any of you out there grew up in the comic book world of Stan Lee, you’d have to be thrilled to read this interview he did with Mike Szymanski from the scifi.com web site. a Here is the... Continue Reading