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09/21/2009 (10:20 am)

Newlywed Game To Have First Gay Couple! George Takei and Husband Brad

George Takei With Husband Brad Altman

Everyone remembers the “Newlywed Game” which was hosted by Bob Eubanks. Their first show aired way back in 1966. Who could forget Eubanks with his corny personality and dorky questions? For instance… where was the strangest place you ever made whoopee? (I always hated that word). Even dorkier by far, were the newlywed couples that were on the show.

I used to marvel at the couple’s answers. It was the kind of show you loved to watch, but the dorkiness also made you cringe.

Well the “Newlywed Game” was revamped a year ago, with a brand new host. Carnie Wilson, the new host, known for her participation in the defunk 1990’s group Wilson Phillips is getting ready for season 2. (fact :Wilson Phillip’s song Hold On was used in “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle” )

They are jazzing things up a little this year and having a celebrity edition, which will have the likes of newlyweds Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry, former Monkee, Davy Jones (wow!) with his better half and others.

And for the first time in Newlywed history, a gay married couple will be contestants on the show when George Takei aka Sulu of the famed Star Trek will be joined by husband Brad Altman.

Young George As Sulu On Star Trek Set

George finally came out to the world when he was 71. He married Brad last September and the couple has just shared their first one year anniversary.(Happy Anniversary guys!) But these two have been together much longer than one year…try 22 years! So they must be doing something right.

George met Brad through Front Runners, an LA based gay running club. George’s family and friends had to make some adjustments to his coming out and most were very supportive. One of his siblings wasn’t too accepting of George’s life style and he had some difficulties with his mom at first, but she eventually grew to really like Brad.

George’s Mom suffered from Alzheimer’s and he had his mother move in with them, where she spent her last four years before her death. Living with someone with Alzheimers is an extremely difficult journey and Brad was George’s rock of Gibraltar, standing right by George’s side the entire time. George referred to Brad as a saint for his role in helping him to care for his Mom. True love over comes all obstacles. Click here to read about it.

George and Brad married on Sept 14th of last year and the guest list included fellow Star Trekers, Leonard Nimoy, aka Spock, Walter Koenig, aka Anton Yelchin Chekov, who was George’s best man with Nichelle Nichols aka Uhura as the maid of honor.

Wedding Party Trekers Uhura, and Chekov with George and Brad

Fellow Trekers, the late James Montgomery Doohan aka “Scotty” and the late DeForrest Kelly aka “Bones” who passed away some time back were hopefully there in spirit.

There was another Treker who was not present at the wedding. William Shatner aka Captain Kirk, who was not invited to George’s wedding and it caused quite the riff between the two to say the least.
Apparently George was not a big fan of working with Shatner during the Star Trek years, and according to Takei, Shatner supposedly did not accept Takei’s coming out as well as the other cast members.

So I guess George snubbing Shatner sent him a big message. I was never a fan of Shatner. I always found him creepy and pompous, perhaps George felt the same way.

George even spoke at Shatner’s roast in 2005, but I think George’s insults were more on the serious side compared to the other roaster guests.

On George’s website, you can watch a fabulous video and hear George and Brad talk about their wedding, their rings, their fight against Prop 8 and they also included some actual footage from their wedding.

So back to the Newlywed Game…..

But wait, there’s more…

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09/18/2009 (8:10 am)

Henry Gibson Loses Battle With Cancer At 73

Early Photo of Henry On 60’s TV Show Laugh-In

Cancer has been taking its toll on performers this month.
First it was Patrick Swayze, and sadly it has claimed two more lives. Mary Travers, age 72 of the famed folk group Peter Paul and Mary and now actor Henry Gibson at the age of 73.

I fondly remember Henry Gibson from the late 60’s show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh -In which my family watched religiously.

He was always was the quiet one of the show. I remember him playing the teetotaler priest during their party scenes.

Of course he always had a poem to recite on Laugh-In, and would start every one with, “A poem…. by Henry Gibson”.

Later roles found him in the Blues Brother’s movie playing a Nazi party leader!

And most people didn’t know that Henry played a Ferengi named “Nilva” on Star Track Deep Space 9. (Nilva was a Ferengi Commerce Authority commissioner and the chairman of the Slug-o-Cola company) for all you non Trekkies.
Years later, you can find him playing Judge Clark Brown on Boston Legal just to name a few.

Reuters Wrote:

By Mike Barnes

Henry Gibson, a wry comic character actor whose career included “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” “Nashville” and “Boston Legal,” died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.

Gibson’s breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the original ensemble of NBC’s top-rated “Laugh-In,” on which he performed for three seasons. Each week, a giant flower in his hand, he recited a signature poem, introducing them with the catchphrase that became his signature: “A Poem, by Henry Gibson.”

The poems proved so popular that they led to the release of two comedy albums, “The Alligator” and “The Grass Menagerie,” as well as a book, “A Flower Child’s Garden of Verses.”

After “Laugh-In,” he played the evil Dr. Verringer in “The Long Goodbye” (1973), the first of four films in which he appeared for director Robert Altman. They reunited two years later for “Nashville,” in which Gibson played country singer Haven Hamilton and also wrote his character’s songs. They went on to work together again in “A Perfect Couple” and “HealtH.”

In television, is recent notable work included a five-season stint as crusty Judge Clarence Brown on “Boston Legal” and multiple episodes as the voice of newspaperman Bob Jenkins on the animated “King of the Hill.”

Gibson is survived by three sons. Memorial services are pending.

Early Picture Of Henry With Cast Members Of Laugh-In