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  • Julia Roberts Will Celebrate ‘Pretty Woman’ 25th Anniversary on ‘Today Show’

    Julia Roberts will join Richard Gere and other stars of the 1990 film Pretty Woman to celebrate its 25th anniversary on the Today Show this coming Tuesday, March 24th. Costars Laura San Giacomo and Hector Elizondo, as well as director Garry Marshall will also join in the celebration.

    The release of Pretty Woman set Julia Roberts and her acting career soaring straight to bona fide stardom. Roberts earned her second Oscar nomination and her first Oscar for her role as hooker Vivian Ward. Vivian is hired in Pretty Woman to serve as an escort for Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman played by Richard Gere. Ward and Lewis eventually fall in love, but not until a transformation akin to a modern day version of the one that takes place in My Fair Lady transpires.

    The celebration that airs on Today this Tuesday will feature a reunion of sorts. Jason Alexander, who played the rather sleazy Philip Stuckey, and who later became famous for his role on Seinfeld, is noticeably absent, however. When the gang gets together for their interview with Matt Lauer, lots of fun and laughter is in store for everyone–both on the set and for those watching at home, too.

    Julia Roberts and the rest of the cast, along with Garry Marshall, will reportedly share their favorite moments from Pretty Woman.

    Julia Roberts was just 22 when she starred in Pretty Woman, and the only big credits under her acting belt at that time were Mystic Pizza and Steel Magnolias.

    Will you be tuning in to the Today Show on NBC on Tuesday morning to see Matt Lauer interview Julia Roberts, Richard Gere and more as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pretty Woman?

  • Julia Roberts Gives Advice To Her Niece Emma

    If Julia Roberts had one wish for her niece Emma Roberts, it would be to stay exactly the same, according to an interview she gave to the Los Angeles Times.

    “When [Emma} comes to stay with us, I always think, ‘Please let her be the same’ and she is still the same magical girl she used to be,” said Roberts. “I think so much of it has to do with your intentions in taking on a business like this. If you have a pure view of what you want to accomplish, I think you can maintain your sense of self.”

    Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since Roberts bursts onto the scene with the coming-of-age-film “Mystic Pizza,” where she instantly became America’s sweetheart and Hollywood’s It girl all at once. And since that time a lot has changed in Tinsel Town, like the ruthlessness of the paparazzi, the invention of social media and movies overall.

    But what’s changed the most in Hollywood since the “Mystic Pizza” days is Roberts herself, and that has everything to do with motherhood, says famed director Garry Marshall, who worked with Roberts in the film “Pretty Woman.”

    “When I met her, she was worried about dating and how she looked and her career,” Marshall said. “And now she worries about being a mom. I think she’s good at that part.”

    And when it comes to choosing movie roles, Roberts says she’s extremely selective, but admits that she’s always been selective, and wanting to spend time with her children have very little to do with that.

    “I think people like to say that I’m super picky because of how much I love my kids,” she noted. “But as an actor, I sort of pride myself on the fact that I’ve always been picky. There’s a couple things at play. For one, I’m 46 years old, so falling out of chairs isn’t as funny. I could break a hip. Certain scenarios that worked 10 years ago aren’t as appealing, as applicable, as believable, as original–all those things.”

    Now if only more Hollywood actors and actresses would think that way.

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