Life & Aging

“Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.”

~ Cicely Tyson,
Actress, Fashion Model, Tony Award – Best Actress in a Play (2013),
BFCA and SAG Awards (The Help, 2011), SAG Award nominations (4x, The Help, 2011)
NAACP’s Spingarn Medal (2010), Primetime Emmy Awards nominee (12x)
Drama Desk Award & Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Actress in a Play
Academy & Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress nominee (Sounder, 1972),

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I Row, Swim, Ski & …

“I row my boat on the river. I swim, ski, walk, lift weights, do yoga and Pilates.
I don’t want to be a weak, sick 90-year-old.”

~ Lynda Carter,
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Miss World USA (1972) & Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2018)

Even at 90

“Now when my agent calls, I listen.
Even at 90, you never know what role God has in store for you.”

~ Dorothy Steel,
Actress

Still Not Retired

“I’ve retired so many times now it’s getting to be a habit.”
“I’m always announcing my retirement. I’m still not retired.”

~ Dick Van Dyke,
Actor, Comedian, Singer, Dancer, Writer, Producer, Author,
Tony Award (1961), Emmy Awards (5X), Grammy Award (1964),
People’s Choice Awards (1976), American Comedy Awards (1994),
Television Critics Association Career Achievement Award (2003) &
Screen Actors Guild Award (2013)

Never Been Particularly Aware of My Age

“I’ve never been particularly aware of my age.
It’s like being on a bicycle – I just put my foot down and keep going.”

~ Angela Lansbury
a.k.a Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury,
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer
Golden Globe Awards winner (6x), nominee (+9x),
Tony Awards winner (5x), nominee (+2x),
Emmy Awards nominee (16x) & Grammy Award winner-nominee

 

The Possibilities in My Future

 

“I’m grateful for all of my friends,
my family and the life that I have,
and the possibilities in my future.”

~ Raquel Welch,
Actress, Singer, Author & Golden Globe Award (1974)

I Actually Feel Younger!

“The older I get, the younger I feel.
Growing up, I was always the kid,
but I spoke like an adult and was in adult roles.
I didn’t feel like a kid.
The older I get, I actually feel younger!
Which is good. I always thought when you get older,
you’ll want to slow down, but I want to do even more.”

~ Brooke Shields,
Actress, Model, Author & Animal Activist

A Lifetime Investment in Overall Health

“I’m a huge proponent of health for your whole family, starting with your children.
If you’re not healthy and not living a healthy lifestyle you’re not going to be good for anyone else.
If you treat your body right you have the energy and stamina to do it all.
Helping kids understand the importance of proper nutrition and exercise
is a lifetime investment in overall health.”

~ Cristina Ferrare,
Supermodel, Designer, Chef, Author, Actress & TV Talk-Show Host

Comfortable in Your Own Skin

“I have a lot of friends who say that one of the freedoms of being older is
you don’t care what other people think, which I don’t think is right.
You care what other people think, but
if you’re comfortable in your own skin, that doesn’t bother you.”

~ Dick Van Dyke,
Actor, Comedian, Singer, Dancer, Writer, Producer, Author,
Tony Award (1961), Emmy Awards (5X), Grammy Award (1964),
People’s Choice Awards (1976), American Comedy Awards (1994),
Television Critics Association Career Achievement Award (2003) &
Screen Actors Guild Award (2013)

Longer-Lived Than the Academy

“I just realized something, I’m older than the Academy,
plus 4 months, maybe 5.
I’m very proud of that.
Just keep moving!”

~ Eva Marie Saint,
Academy Award (1954), Primetime Emmy Award (1990),
Golden Boot Awards (2007), Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars (2X),
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival – Lifetime Achievement Award (1999),
Savannah Film and Video Festival – Lifetime Achievement Award (2000),
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival – King Vidor Memorial Award (2004),
& 2nd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards – Best Female Vocal Performance (2012),

The Best of Good Moments

“I live in the moment. The moment is the most important thing.
That’s my entire philosophy: Make the best of the good moments.”

~ Rita Moreno,
Actress, Dancer, Singer,
Academy Award (1961), Golden Globe Award (1961), Joseph Jefferson Award (1968)
Grammy Award  (1972), Tony Award  (1975), Emmy Award  (1977),
Emmy Award  (1978), Sarah Siddons Award (1985),
Library of Congress Living Legends Award (2000), International Latin Music Hall of Fame (2001),
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2004), Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, California Hall of Fame (2007),
National Medal of Arts (2009), Hispanic Organization of Latin Actresses – Lifetime Achievement Award (2010),
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2012), Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2013) &
Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (2015)

Wisdom: A Gift of Ageing

“Wisdom is the gift of ageing; no young person can have or buy it.
My success was and is self-evident. I’m alive. I’ve lived.
I’ve thrived and have grown as a person. I’m now healthier than ever.
Who can argue with that?”

~ Suzanne Somers,
Actress, Author, Singer, Businesswoman & Health Spokesperson

Another One When I’m 80!

“I have a feeling, when I’m 80 years old,
I’m going to get a phone call: There’s going to be another ‘Rocky’.”

~ Talia Shire,
Actress

Mastering Skills Makes the Brain Happy

“Your brain finds happiness in mastering skills.
It’s been that way since you were little.
So, don’t stop mastering life as you get older.”

~ Tai Lopez,
Entrepreneur & Investor

These Are My Best Years

“I used to think that my best years were my twenties.
But now I have the home of my dreams, the man of my dreams,
my daughter is grown, my mother is happy.
These are my best years. My sixties are my best years.
Age ain’t nothing but a number. It’s your attitude that counts.”

~ Monica Kaufman Pearson,
Television Broadcast Journalist, News Anchor (WSB-TV Atlanta, 37 yrs),
Radio Host, Guest Lecturer, College Instructor, Columnist & Emmy Awards (33X)

The More YOU Live, The …

“The more I live, the younger I am.”

~ Lancôme,
Commercial

Her Greatest Beauty Secret

“My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself.
I don’t use special creams or treatments – I’ll use a little bit of everything.
It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself.
I believe that a lot of how you look
is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life.
Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.”

~ Tina Turner,
Recording Artist, Dancer, Actress & Author,

A Big Reason for My Life

“People in love look into each other’s souls,
and it is that feeling that I try to capture when I sing.
I listen to the people.
That was a big reason for my life, maybe the main reason,
I’m singing because I love it when people say to me,
‘Thank you.’ I thank them. It’s a marriage.”

~ Julio Iglesias,
a.k.a. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Singer, Songwriter, Guinness Record (3x),
2600+ Certified Gold and Platinum Albums,
Grammy Award, Latin Grammy, World Music Award,
Billboard Awards, Silver Gull, ASCAP,
American Music Award & Lo Nuestro Awards

The Body is Like a Car

“The body is like a car: the older you become the more you have to take care of it
– and you don’t leave a Ferrari out in the sun.”

~ Joan Collins, DBE,
Actress, Author, Columnist, Wig Designer,
Eye-Wear Designer & Creator/Founder – Timeless Beauty

Laughing Once a Day

“It’ll keep you alive for another 10 years, if you get yourself a laugh once a day:
either provoke it, or look around in the wildest laboratory in the world, the public.”

~ Jerry Lewis,
a.k.a Joseph Levitch
Comedian, Actor, Singer, Film Producer, Humanitarian, Screenwriter and Film Director
Winner of several Lifetime Achievements Awards from:
The American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association,
& Venice Film Festival, Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars (2x)
Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors
(highest Emmy Award, 2005)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(2009)

The Older, The Better

“I never thought I’d feel this way …,
the older I get, the better I feel.”

~ Chaka Khan,
Singer, Songwriter, Activist & Grammy Awards (10x)

Living Gracefully

“I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture,
I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.”

~ Sting,
a.k.a. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE
Musician, Singer, Songwriter, & Actor

Embracing the Mature

“The world is finally embracing the mature woman …
It’s not about looking 20 years younger, but finding your own spot.”

~ Eva Herzigová,
Model & Actress

He Recognized Destiny Calling

“I was a wife and a mother, and I was completely fulfilled.
But my husband recognized the signals in me which said,
“I’ve been doing enough gardening, I’ve cooked enough good dinners,
I’ve sat around the house and mooned about what more interior decoration
I can get my fingers into.”
It’s a curious thing with actors and actresses,
but suddenly the alarm goes off.
My husband is a very sensitive person to my moods
and he recognized the fact that I had to get on with something.
‘Mame’ came along out-of-the-blue, just at this time.
Now isn’t that a miracle?”

~ Angela Lansbury
a.k.a Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury,
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer
Golden Globe Awards (6x), Tony Awards (5x),
& Grammy Award

Actress, singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer

Age is No Issue

“Age is no issue to me. I think 50 is the new 30 and 70 is the new 50.”

~ Tina Turner,
Recording Artist, Dancer, Actress & Author,

Love: More Than Attraction

“Love comes to everybody in many different ways.
Attraction is always the first thing, no?
But love must be more than that. It must be magic.”

~ Julio Iglesias,
a.k.a. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Singer, Songwriter, Guinness Record (3x),
2600+ Certified Gold and Platinum Albums,
Grammy Award, Latin Grammy, World Music Award,
Billboard Awards, Silver Gull, ASCAP,
American Music Award & Lo Nuestro Awards

The Greatest Beauty

“I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.”

~ Andie MacDowell,
Actress & Model

Learn Something Every Day

“Even now, at 82 years old, if I don’t learn something every day,
you know what I think? It’s a day lost.”

~ B. B. King,
a.k.a. Riley Benjamin King
Blues Singer, Electric Guitarist,
Songwriter, Record Producer, Philanthropist,
Co-Founder – Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Rehabilitation and Recreation

Never Thought of Doing Elsewise

“I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star
and a singer and I never thought of doing anything else.”

~ Kim Carnes,
Singer, Songwriter & Musician
Grammy Award – Record of the Year “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
Grammy Award – Best Instrumental Composition … “Flashdance” (1983) (multiple artists)

Never Too Old

“You are never too old
to redefine your image
and look fabulous.”

~ Joan Collins, DBE,
Actress, Author, Columnist, Wig Designer,
Eye-Wear Designer & Creator/Founder – Timeless Beauty

40s, 50s, 60s, 70s & Beyond

“Beauty is not just for the young.
I believe with a little care and attention
any woman can look good
through her 40s, 50’s, 70’s and beyond.”

~ Joan Collins, DBE,
Actress, Author, Columnist, Wig Designer,
Eye-Wear Designer & Creator/Founder – Timeless Beauty

As Old As You Think

“Age is just a state of mind,
you are as old as you think you are.
You have to count your blessings and be happy.”

~ Abhishek Bachchan,
Actor, Producer & Singer

Comfy In My Own Skin

“I’m very comfortable in my own skin now.
I started just being myself more and more.
For women, this happens as you get older.
I loved my 40s – I thought they were fantastic.
And I’m loving my 50s.
I’m going to love everything because you’re either older or dead!”

~ Gloria Estefan
a.k.a Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Hotelier, Restaurateur, Writer,
Grammy Awards (7X), Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, Las Vegas Walk of Fame,
The Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor (1993)

Satisfied & Happy

I’m extremely happy in my life.
I consider myself to be very blessed.

I’ve three children, three grandchildren,
I work, I travel, and I’m very happily married.
I’m very satisfied and happy with my life
and there really isn’t anything I want.

~ Joan Collins, DBE,
Actress, Author, Columnist, Wig Designer,
Eye-Wear Designer & Creator/Founder – Timeless Beauty

Happiness: The Bomb Cosmetic!

“Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I’m smiling,
sometimes I’m giving thanks for all the things
I have rather than worrying about the things I don’t.”

~ Yaya DaCosta,
a.k.a. Camara DaCosta Johnson
Actress & Model

Every Choice Matters

“Just remember that every choice matters; that’s what I know now.
Every good choice I’ve made has really mattered and made an impact.
And every bad choice I’ve made I had to find my way out of it.”

~ Suzanne Somers,
Actress, Author, Singer, Businesswoman and Health Spokesperson

A Grateful Heart

“Your grateful heart opens the door for many more blessings to come.”

~ Victoria Osteen,
Co-Pastor, Author, Philanthropist &
Founder, Lakewood Church Women’s Ministry

Be Loyal to the Face

“I want to grow old without facelifts.
I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. “

~ Marilyn Monroe
a.k.a. Norma Jeane Mortenson,
Actress, Model, Singer and Film Producer

No Unattractives

“There aren’t any unattractive people,
only those who haven’t learned to look attractive.”

~ Sandy Dumont, The Image Architect,
Author, Keynote Speaker, Columnist, Educator,
Founder of Impression Strategies Institute, Stylist,
Corporate, Political & Celebrity Image Consultant
& Women in Business Achievement Award (2009)

The Other Stuff to Do In a Day

“Obviously, your family life is the priority, but there’s still other stuff you have to get done in a day.
I think the way I make it work is by taking care of myself, and that includes fitness and eating right
and all those things, but also by being very organized and punctual.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Super-Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

~ Image via Pixabay

Every Color In It

“Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it; from leafy greens to purple,
to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavor.
I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils
and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans,
days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur.

Well Beyond 50

“Those who succeed in an outstanding way
seldom do so before the age of 40.
More often, they do not strike their real pace
until they are well beyond the age of 50”

~ Napoleon Hill,
Author

Society Says

“Just because society says I’m old doesn’t mean I am.”

~ Sylvester Stallone,
Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, and Director

Healthy = Beautiful

“I believe that how you feel is very important to
how you look – that healthy equals beautiful.”

~ Victoria Principal,
Actress, Author & Entrepreneur

Ageless

“Beauty and femininity are ageless.”

~ Marilyn Monroe a.k.a. Norma Jeane Mortenson,
Actress, Model, Singer and Film Producer

60 is the New 30

“We’re the generation that says 60 is the new 30.
We don’t let the numbers shape us; we’re reshaping the numbers.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur.

Seems Like a Miracle

“I’m now in my 43rd year in this business,
so it seems like a miracle that I still get to do it.
I feel great gratitude that it’s all still happening.”

(2011 TV Guide Interview)

~ A Martinez
a.k.a Adolfo Larrue Martinez III ,
Actor, Singer & Daytime Emmy Award (1990),
ALMA Awards (2000, 2001, 2002)

Do You Love You?

“You have to love yourself. That’s the single most powerful thing.
Out of that springs: How are you eating? How are you exercising? How are you resting?”

~ Nia Peeples
a.k.a. Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples,
Actress, Singer,
Owner/Partner of Beautiful by Nia

Expressing Truth & Beauty

“My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do.”

~ Tony Bennett a.k.a Anthony Dominick Benedetto,
Singer, Artist/Painter &
Founder, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Are You 30ish and Stiff, or 60ish and Supple?

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body.
If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old.
If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young.”

~ Joseph Pilates,
Author & Inventor of Pilates

Success at Any Age

“When I was a young man, I was told success had to come in my youth.
I found this to be a myth. My experiences have taught me that if you deeply believe
in what you are doing, success can come at any age.”

~ Abraham Charles “Abe” Vigoda,
Broadway, Television & Film Actor

Ageless Pursuit of Those Dreams

“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old,
they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.”

~ Gabriel García Márquez
a.k.a
Gabriel ‘Gabito’ José de la Concordia García Márquez,
Novelist, Short-story Writer, Screenwriter & Journalist
Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1972)
Nobel Prize in Literature (1982)

Being a Partnership

Helen Mirren

“The great marriages are partnerships. It can’t be
a great marriage without being a partnership.”

~ Helen Mirren,
Actress

Image courtesy of Wikipedia & Creative Commons

Ageless Creativity

“If you are creative, you get busier as you get older.”

~ Tony Bennett a.k.a Anthony Dominick Benedetto,
Singer, Artist/Painter &
Founder, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Living Long, Yet Not Growing Old

“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live.
Never cease to stand like curious children
before the great mystery into which we were born.”

~ Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Prize – Physics (1921),
Barnard Medal (1920), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921),
Copley Medal (1925), Gold Medal – Royal Astronomical Society (1926),
Max Planck Medal (1929) & Time Person of the Century (1999)

That’s What I’ve Been Doing!

“All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel
… and that’s what I’ve been doing all my life.”

~ Count Basie
a.k.a William James Basie,
Jazz Pianist, Organist, Bandleader, & Composer

Get the Fats, The Healing Fats

“When you breast feed your child, that breast milk that nature starts us out on
has almost the same percentage of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fat as butter.
So, … clearly wanted us to have a high fat diet.”

~ Suzanne Somers,
Actress, Author, Singer, Businesswoman and Health Spokesperson

This Director is The Best

“How could you have had such a wonderful life as me
if there wasn’t a God directing?”

~ Maureen O’Hara a.k.a Maureen FitzSimons,
Actress, Singer, Oscar Award (2014, Honorary),
Ireland-American Fund Heritage Award (1991), National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum Western Performers Hall of Fame (1993)
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star & Golden Boot Award

The Real ‘Natural Flavorings’

“All those spices and herbs in your spice rack can do more
than provide calorie-free, natural flavorings to enhance and make food delicious.
They’re also an incredible source of antioxidants and help rev up your metabolism
and improve your health at the same time.”

~ Suzanne Somers,
Actress, Author, Singer, Businesswoman and Health Spokesperson

The Blessed One

“”Benedetto” means the “blessed one”
and I feel that I have truly been blessed.”

~ Tony Bennett a.k.a Anthony Dominick Benedetto,
Singer, Artist/Painter &
Founder, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

More Ready Than in the 20s

“I have no bone loss, no brain loss, I have a lot of energy and a lot of strength,
my heart is perfect so, I think I’m more ready than I would have been in my 20s, honest to God.”

~ Suzanne Somers,
Actress, Author, Singer, Businesswoman and Health Spokesperson

Our Lifestyle Choices: Coding Our Results

“Epigenetic research reveals that our lifestyle choices —
the foods we eat, the supplements we take, the exercise we pursue,
and even the emotional content of our daily experiences —
are all involved in orchestrating chemical reactions
that activate or deactivate parts of our genome
that will either code for outcomes that
threaten health and pave the way for disease
or create an internal environment
conducive to longevity and disease resistance.”

~ Joseph M. Mercola ,
Osteopathic Physician,
Entrepreneur & Natural Health Expert

I Wouldn’t Trade It for Anything!

“Now I’m having the time of my life
being on the road with one of the world’s all-time great big bands,
and performing with symphonies.
I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

~ Doc Severinsen
a.k.a Carl Hilding Severinsen,
Pop & Jazz Trumpeter

Retire? Nah, Re-fire!

“I don’t really see a need to retire as long as I am having fun.”

~ Stan Lee,
Comic Book Writer, Editor, Publisher, Media Producer,
Television Host, Actor, & Former President & Chairman – Marvel Comics

I Am Still Going

“Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides.”

~ Angela Lansbury
a.k.a Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury,
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer
Golden Globe Awards winner (6x), nominee (+9x),
Tony Awards winner (5x), nominee (+2x),
Emmy Awards nominee (16x) & Grammy Award winner-nominee

Actress, singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer

An Earned Face, The Face Earned

“The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you,
but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

~ Image via Pixabay

Our Daddy

“No matter what your age is, or will be, YOU will always be the Creator’s ‘baby’,

His child, forever loved by Him. Beyond mistakes, errors & terrible things

He loves, He forgives, He corrects & He restores!

We are, forever, loved by Him.”

~ Michelle ‘Chaella’ Boddie,
Blogger, Visual Artist, Website Designer,
Christmas Decor Stylist, Author & Entrepreneur

~ Image via NAME HERE

The Numbers Don’t Fit

“My age has so little to do with my image of myself
because at a certain point, the number just didn’t fit how I felt.
It has become irrelevant to me. I just don’t feel like that number
is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!”

~ Christie Brinkley a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur

~ Image via NAME HERE

Savor Life

“I have never savored life with such gusto. as I do now.”

~ Candice Patricia Bergen ,
Actress, Fashion Model,
Emmy Awards (5) & Golden Globe Awards (2)

~ Image via NAME HERE

Be Ever-Learning

“It’s a mistake to think that once you’re done with school
you need never learn anything new.”

~ Sophia Loren a.k.a Sofia Villani Scicolone,
Actress, Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Award winner,
Best Actress Academy Award winner, César Award winner,
Golden Ariel Award winner, and Grammy Award-winner

Spend Life Well

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“Life well-spent is long.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci,
Polymath: Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician,
Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Anatomist,
Geologist, Cartographer, Botanist, & Writer

A Lovely Life

“I think it’s your mental attitude.
So many of us start dreading age in high school
and that’s a waste of a lovely life.
‘Oh… I’m 30, oh, I’m 40, oh, 50.’
Make the most of it!”

~ Betty Marion White,
Actress, Comedian, Singer,
Author, Producer & Radio Host
born January 17, 1922 – Active, still

Those Numbers

“No matter what your age is, you only have now.
So it’s always about living in the moment and being in the moment…
I refuse to let those numbers define me,
and I just try to face each day positively.”

~ Christie Brinkley a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur.

Golden Esteem

“When I hit around 65, 66,
I started to feel tremendous worth
and incredible personal esteem.
I was becoming very cognisant of
my contribution to the American spirit of helping
your fellow man and all of the good stuff.”

~ Jerry Lewis a.k.a Joseph Levitch,
Comedian, Actor, Singer, Film Producer, Screenwriter and Film Director
Winner of several Lifetime Achievements Awards from:
The American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association,
& Venice Film Festival, Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars (2x)
Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors
(highest Emmy Award, 2005)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(2009)

Blooming Late?

“I’ll tell you, there is nothing better in life
than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen
at any time and at any age.”

~ Salma Hayek,
Actress, Director, Producer
Glamour ‘Woman of the Year Award’ recipient (2001)
Producers Guild of America Celebration of Diversity Award recipient (2003)
Time ’25 Most Influential Hispanics’ recipient (2005)
Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award recipient (2006)
Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour recipient (France, 2011)