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Q: What ever happened to Pia Zadora? Is she dead, alive, rich or poor? – Michael, New York NY
Pia Zadora then and now
A: For those who weren’t around or aware in the 1980’s, Pia Zadora was a young starlet who, in 1977, married a much older businessman, Meshulam Riklis, who decided to make her a star. He financed a soapy movie vehicle, 1982’s Butterfly, that ended up being one of the most reviled movies of the decade. But (allegedly) because Riklis had wined and dined the members of Hollywood Foreign Press, which give out the Golden Globe Awards, Zadora ended up winning the Golden Globe for “Best New Star of the Year” (over Kathleen Turner and Elizabeth McGovern).
Meanwhile, the movie racked up major Razzie Awards nominations...
Q: What ever happened to Pia Zadora? Is she dead, alive, rich or poor? – Michael, New York NY
Pia Zadora then and now
A: For those who weren’t around or aware in the 1980’s, Pia Zadora was a young starlet who, in 1977, married a much older businessman, Meshulam Riklis, who decided to make her a star. He financed a soapy movie vehicle, 1982’s Butterfly, that ended up being one of the most reviled movies of the decade. But (allegedly) because Riklis had wined and dined the members of Hollywood Foreign Press, which give out the Golden Globe Awards, Zadora ended up winning the Golden Globe for “Best New Star of the Year” (over Kathleen Turner and Elizabeth McGovern).
Meanwhile, the movie racked up major Razzie Awards nominations...
- 4/29/2011
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
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