On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 6:27:57 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
> On Wednesday, 16 September 2009 at 15:40:16 UTC-4, David wrote:
> > http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303839,00.html
> > Michael Douglas To Play Liberace
> > By Peter Mikelbank
> > Michael Douglas is taking a sharp turn from his usual roles to tackle
> > the lead in a film biography of the campy musical performer Liberace,
> > and Matt Damon is playing his longtime lover, director Steven
> > Soderbergh confirmed.
> > "We've already done some costume and wardrobe tests on Michael, and
> > they're very, very, very good." Soderbergh told a French newspaper at
> > the Deauville Film Festival. "I swear to you, Michael amazed me. He
> > crushed it."
> > Born Wladziu Valentino, the flamboyant, piano-playing Liberace,
> > nicknamed "Mr. Showmanship" and "Glitter Man," was a staple of early
> > 1950s television, and was an institution in Las Vegas until his death
> > from AIDS in 1987. At his height, he made more money than Elvis and
> > The Beatles.
> > Damon, Soderbergh said, has agreed to portray Scott Thorsen, the
> > assistant/boyfriend whose 1982 palimony suit for $110 million
> > publically outed the entertainer.
> B.S. A British tabloid outed him YEARS before that.

I forgot or didn't know Wladziu got the HIV. The final credits say Thorsen now lives in Reno NV.
Overall an interesting take on the 1970s Vegas scene. I'm surprised Rob Lowe didn't get more screen time as the face lift doctor. Or Dan Ackroyd as the manager. Both could get "Better Call Saul" type series.