Larry Getlen
Background
Larry Getlen is a contr🍨ibuting writer to the New York Post and the author of Conversations with Carlin: An In-Depth Discussion with George Carlin about Life, Sex, Death, Drugs, Comedy, Words, and so much more. He lives in New York City.
Latest Articles
ღYes, New York, the doorman really does know all your worst secꦆrets
A Park Avenue doorman reveals what ܫhe knows about residents' love lives and strange habits.
Mastering the 'art of seduction': Behind the scenes of a young Madonna's 'powers of persuasion'
During the eight-week shoot for “Despera🐷tely Seeking Susan,” Madonna somehow jumped from aspiring s🎃inger to global sensation thanks to the impending release of her album “Like a Virgin.”
Iggy Pop, KFC and Basquiat: Blondie rocker's memoir like a classic greatest hits record
In the late 1980s, Blondie stars Debbie Harry and Chris Stein were dining a⛎t a fancy Times Square restaurant wꦺith Iggy Pop when Jean-Michel Basquiat walked in with a bucket...
How one man survived the crazy world of big🔜-city banking
In 2011, only six years after starting his education at the London School of Economics, Gary Stevenson was one of the world’s most prominent curren๊cy traders, making $35 million for...
Inside the wild 'Married With Children' set, including that time a gun-waving comic had strippers serve lunch
The volꦗatile comedian was pitched for the role of Al Bundy.
The drug-fueled life and times of John Belushi and 'The Blues Brothers'
A new book explores the brief stardom of the hit comic duꦑo known as "The Blues Brothers" and the tragic demise of its star John Belushi.
Tech 🧸journalist Kara Swisher tel💟ls all about the rise of digital culture in Silicon Valley
Tech journalist Kara Swisher takes reader behind the scenes of the rise of digital culture. 🅰 ๊
Directing Tom Cruise, Denzel, and DiCaprio:♔ The man who knew all of Hollywood ✤
Iconic movie director♛ Ed Zwick has a new book out detailing his f💙our decades in Hollywood.
The Doors' John Densmore on the band's legacy of legal woes
Thꦆe first time Jim Morrison yelled at his Doors bandmates, it was in 1968, and the other three musicians committed what to Morrison amounted to a cardinal sin.
'Airplane!' was almost ruined by these two legendary comedians
Some questionable casting ideas almost took the comedy classic in ve෴ry different directions.
Siskel & Ebert's fierce, petty rivalry revealed: Sabotage, lies and special seat cushions
“Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert saw each other as more than competitors; they were closer to mo🗹rtal enemies,” writes the author of a new book.
Wild parties, fist fights and a suicide attempt: Elton John's longtime lyricist reflects on their life of music
In a new memoir, Elton’s close friend and longtime lyricist, Bernie Taupin, describes this as a time of confusion🦋 for theꦐ singer that culminated in a potentially tragic incident.
Orangutans and cannibalism: OG script for comedy hit 'Anchorman' was beyond bizarre
A plane full of news anchors crashes into a mountain, and their lives become a♛ battle for survival against hostile predators...or at least that was the first idea behind the...
20 action-packed books to bring✃ on vacation this summer 🧔
Here's a look at the top 20 action-packed books to bring on vacation th🏅is summer.
'Die Hard' crew feared Bruce Willis was dead after filming his first big scene
A "Die Hard" scene in w💯hich Bruce Willis is shot through the air was scheduled early in the shoot so that if something went wrong — which it 𓄧nearly did —...
Sylvester Stallone shoveled lion poop and 'mugged' Woody Allen before 'Rocky' fame
As a child, Stallone was voted by his teachers as “Student Most Likely To End Up In The Electric🅠 Chair.” ❀
Delve into these books for college advice and inspirไation
To help navigate the crucial life step of going to college, there are a plethora of good books providin꧑g tal♐es and guidance to prepare for the first great adventure.
🧸 ‘When Harry Met Sally’ original ending was sad — and more rom-com secre♛ts
'Knocked Up' lost 🎃its lead actress overꦅ a live birth, ‘When Harry Met Sally’s original ending was sad, and more rom-com secrets.
Puking at his own wedding, hitting on Heart: The 🍎legend of Eddie Van Hal💯en
🐼 Guitar god Eddie Van Halen married "One Day at a Time" actre♕ss Valerie Bertinelli on April 11, 1981, with a $35,000 reception held at the mansion featured in Barbra Streisand's...
Monkees singer Michael Nesm💝ith dead at 78 ꦰ
🍒 The Monkees were a pop ✱and rock band that took over the music world from 1966 to 1970.