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TV Alert: Michael Sheen on BBC2′s Shooting The Hollywood Stars
January 8th, 2011 | 
Author: Tonight on BBC2 in the UK, at 8pm, Michael Sheen appears in ‘Shooting The Hollywood Stars’ about leading UK fashion photographer, Rankin, reveals the rich history of Hollywood photography and how its most influential and enduring images were created. From Hollywood’s golden age, epitomised by gorgeous images of screen goddesses Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich to brooding shots of Marlon Brando; from the unparalleled allure of pictures of Marilyn Monroe to iconic black and white stills of Charlie Chaplin, Rankin immerses himself in the art of the Hollywood portrait and explores the vital role it has played in both the movie business and our continuing love affair with movie stars.
A preview of the show is on the BBC 2 page, which has now been added to the Video Gallery. Please click the thumbnail below.
There was also a nice little image which has been added to the Gallery.
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Michael Sheen to give video ‘roast’ of Barbara Windsor
Eastenders star, Barbara Windsor has signed up to appear on ‘Comedy Roast’.
The Channel 4 show will see a host of celebrities pay tribute to the former Carry On star with praise and comedic insults.
The lineup includes comedians such as Alan Carr, Sean Lock, Rich Hall and Paddy Kielty, while actors including Bernard Cribbins, Cheryl Fergison and Christopher Biggins will also take part.
Windsor will receive messages from stars who are unable to attend the event, including Michael Sheen, Leslie Phillips and the cast of EastEnders.
Previous Roast participants include Davina McCall, Bruce Forsyth, Chris Tarrant and Sharon Osbourne. Windsor’s episode will air as part of Channel 4′s Winter 2011 lineup.
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Ilkley author helps Michael Sheen unearth workhouse links
A researcher who has dedicated years to the study of workhouses has helped an Michael Sheen learn more about his family history as part of a television documentary.
Peter Higginbotham, from Ilkley in West Yorkshire, is to appear on the BBC Wales programme Coming Home, being screened Wednesday, sharing his expertise on workhouses .
Researchers discovered that his great-grandmother Margaret Fisher and her children had been inmates of the Neath Workhouse in south Wales during the 1870s.
As a long-time researcher and author on the subject of workhouses, Mr Higginbotham was asked to take part in the programme, describing to Michael what conditions must have been like for his ancestors in the workhouse.
Mr Higginbotham said: “Naturally I was only too pleased to oblige and met Michael outside the remains of the workhouse building, now mostly occupied by a vet’s practice.
“Among other things, I was able to reveal to him that the water supply to the workhouse was so bad that they sometimes had to take water out of the nearby canal to use for the cooking.”
Language was the source of more difficulties, he says. The medical officer at the workhouse could not speak Welsh, while many of the inmates spoke Welsh and no English.
This communication breakdown is thought to have led to the tragic death of an infant at the workhouse.
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The programme will air on BBC1 Wales from 7.30pm on Wednesday 24th November, and is available to Freesat viewers on channel 964 and Sky UK (outside Wales) viewers on channel 972.
Michael Sheen is coming home
WalesOnline are reporting that there is to be a program on BBC Wales next week, about Michael Sheen and his family history. You can read the article below, or online HERE.
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Actor Michael Sheen traces his family’s roots in a new documentary where he gets more than his fair share of surprises
ALTHOUGH best known for acting on the big screen as Tony Blair, David Frost and Brian Clough amongst other stellar roles, Hollywood star Michael Sheen is about to be revealed to television viewers as a real person, writes Kirstie McCrum.
No lines to learn, no part to play – in the new series of BBC Wales’ Coming Home, he is Michael Sheen, son of Wales, and he’s out to discover a bit about where his family came from.
The 41-year-old actor is well-known for his Welsh roots. Born in Newport, he was brought up in Baglan, Port Talbot, and loves returning home to Wales to visit his mum Irene and dad Meyrick, who still live in the house Michael grew up in.
“As soon as I see the steelworks, there is no feeling like it for me,” he says. “I get emotional coming back to this town.
“It really affects me, I absolutely love it. My Welsh roots are everything, it’s where I come from, the people I come from, the land I come from. In my own lifetime it’s made me who I am.”
Michael says that he is often asked if the surname ‘Sheen’ has Irish roots.
“I go, ‘no, no, I think it’s Scandinavian originally’ but it turns out it is an Irish name,” he says.
Genealogist Mike Churchill Jones says the name originates in Waterford courtesy of Edward Sheehan, Michael’s great-great-great grandfather.
On Michael’s quest to find out more about his father’s side of the family, he visits Cardiff’s Catholic cathedral, and uncovers an entry for his great-great grandfather Thomas Sheehan in the baptismal register.
Thomas was one of 14 children born following Edward Sheehan and wife Catherine Hickey’s arrival in Wales in 1850, three of whom were named Michael.
Sadly, eight of the children passed away, seven in infancy, a fact that visibly moves Michael as he inspects the death certificates.
“There’s something rather bizarre about seeing the death certificate of someone with the same name as you,” he says.
“I suppose they had to name three of them Michael for one of them to maybe make it into adulthood.
“I wonder, as a parent, do you just inure yourself to the fact that that’s going to happen and it becomes easier to deal with or does the impact of that rock you as a family,” he adds.
Michael is himself father to 11-year-old Lily, his daughter with actress Kate Beckinsale.
Michael’s father’s side of the family throws up further surprises: great-great grandmother Mary Ann North was a lion tamer.
In 1896, his brave ancestor left for America with one of the founders of the Bostock and Wombwell’s circus that she worked with to set up a new show in New York.
History records that she did return to Aberaeron some time later, settling with her husband, running a market stall.
On his mother’s side, more eye opening revelations are made.
Great-grandmother Mary Margaret Fisher was admitted to the Llanty Nedd workhouse in Neath in 1878, aged 27, with her three children.
“Knowing that she ended up in the workhouse means there’s a very sad story there,” Michael supposes, before finding that the family was abandoned.
Her husband, Aneurin, was unfaithful, and claimed that he could not support his family, forcing them to turn to the workhouse.
Discharging themselves a year later, Mary did get back with Aneurin, but when his unfaithfulness continued, she left him and told people that she was a widow.
It was at this time that she met John Fisher, who took her on as a housekeeper.
When their relationship blossomed, they married, with John Fisher becoming Michael’s second great-grandfather.
“But she was already married, so that marriage doesn’t actually count,” Michael says.
The actor admits to being slightly concerned as to what his mother would have to say about the scandal of her great-grandmother’s turbulent marriage to Aneurin Rees, but he is impressed about the revelations in his family line.
“It’s been an extraordinary journey.
“To find out about the family coming from Ireland and they so obviously wanted a Michael, just seeing my name there and thinking, a Michael did come along eventually who got past the age of six. That was very powerful for me,” Michael says.
“It’s been a fantastic experience. It’s a really unique experience, so I feel very privileged that I’ve had the opportunity to go on this journey.
“These are things that will stay with me for the rest of my life now.
“And in the same way as growing up in this town has, this experience will influence me as well.”
Coming Home – Michael Sheen is on BBC One Wales on Wednesday, November 24 at 7.30pm
Michael Sheen to appear once again on Late Late Show
Michael Sheen is to make one of his semi-regular appearances on the Late Late Show on 29th November.
This is the third time this year that Michael has appeared with Craig Ferguson on the CBS chat show. If previous occasions are anything to go by, this will be a show you cant miss.
For those of you in the area, free tickets can be snagged at 1iota.com
If you want to watch his previous appearances, check out the TV Appearances section of the Video Gallery.
Britannia Awards to be televised in U.S.
The 19th annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles’ Britannia Awards will make their exclusive U.S. debut on TV Guide Network on November 7 at 8:00pm ET/PT.
This marks the first time the awards have ever aired on U.S. television. Ahead of the show, the network will air a half-hour red-carpet special, featuring celebrity honorees Jeff Bridges, Christopher Nolan, Ridley and Tony Scott, Michael Sheen and Betty White, with presenters including Marion Cotillard, Dakota Fanning, Carey Mulligan, Kevin Spacey and Olivia Wilde. The Britannia Awards celebrate the achievements of those who made an outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry in the U.S. and Great Britain.
“BAFTA Los Angeles’ Britannia Awards have found a great home with the TV Guide Network,” said BAFTA Los Angeles’ chairman, Nigel Lythgoe. “We are delighted to celebrate with this year’s honorees who have provided us with some of the most incredible and remarkable performances, films and television programs. We’re equally as excited to share the evening with audiences across the country.”
Michael Sheen will be receiving a BAFTA Los Angeles Award for British Artist of the Year.
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