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After their trip to Antiques Roadshow, they have since been displayed at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Hugh Grant Wasn’t About Dancing In Love Actually
Can you really blame him? Despite Grant and director Richard Curtis working together on Notting Hill, they had a deep disagreement on how the Prime Minister should be played. Grant wanted it to be a grounded performance and resented Curtis’s push to make the part more whimsical.
This came to a head when shooting the dance number, which Grant refused to rehearse. They didn’t shoot it until the final day and it went so well that when it was edited, they discovered that it went better than expected.
Jim Carrey Was Supposed To Star In Elf
David Berenbaum wrote a spec script for the film in 1993. Jim Carrey, who was pre-Ace Ventura, was attached to star in the Christmas film. However, Carrey didn’t appear as Buddy the Elf for a few reasons. The movie took almost 10 years to get a green light for production.
By the time Jon Favreau was attached to direct, Saturday Night Live star Will Ferrell was signed on for the role.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Was A Song Before The Speical
At a time when sheet music outsold records, J. Fred Coots and Henry Gillespie wrote the piece in 1932. The song would gain national exposure thanks to Eddie Cantor. Coots’ employer reluctantly sang it on his radio show in 1934.
