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Absolutely No Star Love For Rant-y Quaid

Absolutely No Star Love For Rant-y Quaid

Reading Michael Riedel's column in the New York Post this morning was just too delicious for me not to comment on the bizarre antics of the now expelled Equity actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi in the wake of their Lone Star Love debacle.

You just can't make this stuff up:

All 26 members of the Lone Star Love cast brought Randy up on charges with Actors' Equity Association, claiming he physically and verbally abused his fellow performers and that his oddball behavior onstage and off forced the show to close, thus depriving them of their jobs.

On Friday, Equity handed down its decision. According to documents obtained exclusively by The Post, the union has banned Randy for life - life! - and fined him $81,572.

Seriously, go read Riedel's entire column and tell me if it doesn't bring a smile to your face. With all due respect to Quaid's fellow castmembers who allegedly had to endure the duo's physical and verbal assaults, it's the first belly laugh I've had in weeks.

Here's a thought. Turn the whole blooming mess into a backstage, backbiting musical.

Maybe they could call it, "The Color Magenta."

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Labels: Actors Equity, Broadway, Lone Star Love, Michael Riedel, Randy Quaid

posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Wednesday, February 06, 2008