Timelines for year 1996
Alfre Woodard
Among the Star Trek toys released for the movie Star Trek: First Contact , an action figure was made of Alfre in the likeness of her character Lili in the film.
She was so impressed with the script of the independent film Follow Me Home that she offered to play the role of Evey without pay; much to the delight and awe of filmmaker Peter Bratt.
Dolly Parton
Since the early 90s, she has been trying to get CBS to run her sitcoms. Initially, in 1994, "Heavens To Betsy" was made, starring Dolly and Constance Shulman. That sitcom was scrapped, and the story was re-vamped for the Movie of the Week, Unlikely Angel (TV). Last time she was in an interview, she said her new sitcom had her cast as a "caterer to the stars".
Shannen Doherty
Sentenced to anger-management counseling by the Beverly Hills Municipal Court for an incident that occurred in August 1996; she got into an argument with 22 year old Corey Hanker and smashed a beer bottle on his car window as he tried to drive away from her.
Michael Jackson
Received a Special Award for a Generation at the Brit Awards in 1996.
Received the World Music Award for world's best-selling album of all time, "Thriller", at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club, on 8 May 1996.
Wrote and recorded a song called "On the Line", produced by 'Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds' , for the film Get on the Bus that was not included on the soundtrack for the film.
Frances McDormand
Her Oscar-winning role, as Marge Gunderson from her 1996 film Fargo , was ranked #33 in the American Film Institute's Heroes list in their 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.
Her performance as "Marge Gunderson" in Fargo is ranked #27 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Was almost cast as Juliet in Romeo + Juliet , but at the last moment she lost the part to Claire Danes because the director felt she wasn't "modern" enough.
Samuel L. Jackson
His characters often feature the color purple: Mitch Hennessy wore a purple-violet gem ring in "The Long Kiss Goodnight" , Mr. Glass wore purple clothing in Unbreakable ; Jackson chose to have Doyle Gipson wear a purple hat in Changing Lanes ; Mace Windu, upon request by Jackson to George Lucas, wielded a purple light saber in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ; and Lazarus, his character in Black Snake Moan , plays a purple Gibson guitar.
Ewan McGregor
Father of Clara Mathilde (born in February 1996) and Esther Rose (born on 7 November 2001).
Originally auditioned for the role of Mercutio in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet . He later got his chance to work with "Romeo" director Baz Luhrmann when he was cast as Christian in Moulin Rouge! .
Woody Allen
After completing his first musical, Everyone Says I Love You , he stated that he'd like to do another in the future with an all-original score. Since making that statement, however, nothing has yet to materialize.
Joanne Woodward
As of 2007, she is one of six women who have received Best Actress nominations for performances directed by their spouses. The other five are Frances McDormand for Fargo , Gena Rowlands for A Woman Under the Influence & Gloria , Julie Andrews for Victor Victoria , Elisabeth Bergner for Escape Me Never and Jean Simmons for The Happy Ending . Jules Dassin directed Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Never on Sunday ), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination.
