| fredbass |
11-11-06 10:24 PM |
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Originally Posted by sonar732
There are two things that I remember about Jack. - 64th Academy Awards show
- His 1974 Dracula part
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Academy Award
Four decades after his film debut, Palance won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on March 30, 1992, for his performance as cowboy Curly Washburn in the "City Slickers". Stepping onstage to accept the award, the intimidatingly fit 6' 4" (1.93 m) actor looked down at 5' 7" (1.70 m) Oscar host Billy Crystal (who was also his co-star in the movie), and joked, "Billy Crystal... I crap bigger than him." He then dropped to the floor and demonstrated his ability, at age 73, to perform one-handed push-ups. Crystal then turned this into a running gag. At various points in the broadcast, he announced that Palance was backstage on the "Stairmaster"; had just bungee-jumped off the Hollywood sign; had rendezvoused with the Space Shuttle in orbit; had fathered all the children in a production number; had been named People magazine Sexiest_Man_Alive; and had won the New York Primary election. At the end of the broadcast, Crystal told everyone he'd like to see them again "but I've just been informed Jack Palance will be hosting next year." (The following year, host Crystal arrived on stage atop a giant model of the Oscar statuette, towed by Palance).
Good bye Jack, you were a great actor |
