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Nov 30, 1987 Vol. 28 No. 22

Profile (Whew!) of a Funny Man

November 30, 1987

Cover Story

Profile (Whew!) of a Funny Man

Club Owners Tossed Him Out, TV Execs Told Him He'd Never Make It. But Comedian Jay Leno Kept His Chin Up—Way, Way Up

Pg. 134

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Table of Contents

Articles

Requiem for a Fiasco

An Englishman Sees to It That the American GIs Who Died Because of a Tragic Blunder in World War Ii Are Honored at Last

Pg. 60

Comics Spell Relief for the Homeless with Laughter

Pg. 66

From L.A. to Russia with Love: Promoter Joanna Stingray Says 'Da' to Her Soviet Rocker

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Driving Along Minding His Business, Melvin Kiser Ran into $2 Million—then He Did the Unthinkable

Pg. 75

Alan Klimpke's Career as a Singer Is Running Hot and Cold

Pg. 79

In Need of Angel

Pg. 80

We Kid You Not—Kansas City Rookie Christian Okoye Is Powered by Goodness and Goat Meat

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Hip Comedienne Nora Dunn Brings Gab and Gams to Saturday Night

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Teen Ballerina Julie Kent Is Baryshnikov's New Leading Lady

Pg. 100

To Moreton Binn, Sultan of Swap, Cash Is Nice, but Barter Is Better

Pg. 105

With His 21st Thriller, Writer Ross Thomas Just Might Hit It Big—Not That He Hasn't Been Trying

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You Don't Need a Great Body at L.A.'s Cushiest Health Club, but a Big Name and Fat Wallet Help

Pg. 113

Born with Deformed Hands and Feet, An Anchorwoman Overcomes Tv's Obsession with Perfect Looks

Pg. 117

A Great Mixer, Kirstie Alley Is the Toast of Cheers—Where Nobody Gives a Dram About Her Predecessor

Pg. 122

Holidays—and Centuries—Come and Go, but for the Faithful Fords, It's Semper Fidelia's Fruitcake

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Luck, Love and Lots of Nerve Make Hope and Glory's Sammi Davis the Cat's Meow of British Bombshells

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He's Unknown Now, but the World's Top Underwater Artist Is Waiting for His Reputation to Surface

Pg. 147

I Remember Howdy

After 40 Years, the Famous Puppet's Co-Host Still Hasn't Cut the Strings

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Photographer Cindy Sherman Shoots Her Best Model—Herself

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Making Money Is Kid Stuff for New Breed Tyke-Oons Who Are Striking It Rich in Their Teens

Pg. 163

As the Princess Bride's Champion, Wrestler Andre the Giant Takes to the Movies in a Big Way

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They May Seem Driven, but Pupils of Commercial King Randy Kirby Would Settle for 30 Seconds of Work

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How You Gonna Keep 'em Down on the (Fat) Farm After They've Seen George Lawroski's Workout Video?

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A Beverly Hills Diner-Saur Named Ed Debevic's Takes Customers Back to the Stone Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Pg. 180

Also In This Issue

Mailbag

Pg. 6

Take One

Pg. 59

Chatter

Pg. 182

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