Hollywood News - Cheltenham, UK - Bernie Mac has joined the cast of the John Travolta and Robin Williams comedy OLD DOGS, which is housed over at Walt Disney.

The Walter Becker (WILD HOGS) film revolves around two best friends and business partners whose lives are turned upside down when they find themselves taking care of 7-year-old twins.

Mac will play Johnny Lunchbox, the Elvis, Bono, and Beatles of children's entertainment all wrapped up into one super-charismatic puppeteer, according to trade paper The Hollywood Reporter.

Playbill.com - New York, NY, USA - As previously reported, Tony Award winner Billy Crystal will receive the tenth annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Oct. 11 at 8 PM in the Kennedy Center Opera House.

The starry list of entertainers who will salute Crystal include Bob Costas, Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Reiner, Marc Shaiman, Martin Short, Barbara Walters and Robin Williams. The evening, which will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C., will air on PBS stations nationwide Nov. 12 at 9 PM ET.

The Mark Twain Prize, according to press notes, recognizes "people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the

PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA - Thousands of guests filled the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on June 7 for the 35th American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award honoring Al Pacino. The two-hour special event, executive produced and written by Bob Gazzale and directed and co-produced by Louis J. Horvitz, was taped for telecast on USA Network on Tuesday, June 19 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Widely regarded as the highest honor for a career in film, the black-tie tribute celebrated Pacino's exceptional career with many of his colleagues, friends and family present. Sean Penn presented Pacino with the honor at evening's end.

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