Oscars pizza delivery guy gets $1,000 tip

March 4, 2014

Oscars_pizzaLos Angeles, Mar 4: The Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria employee who delivered pizza at the 86th Academy Awards got a tip of $1,000 by stand-up comedian and host Ellen DeGeneres's popular chat show.

Edgar, the pizza delivery boy, came on DeGeneres' show March 3 with the host calling him "the (Oscar) night's biggest winner", reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The restaurant told the website that the Oscar order was for 20 pizzas with cheese, pepperoni, mushroom and olives.

"My next guest was delivering pizzas last night and little did he know he'd be delivering them to some of the biggest stars in the world," DeGeneres said before showing a clip of Edgar in action at Dolby Theatre on live TV.

He then walked onto her set carrying a box of pizza.

Edgar revealed that he was under the impression that he was delivering the pie to writers and producers, and when he arrived at the venue, DeGeneres came out and said, "Follow me," ultimately leading him onstage and into the audience.

"I was shocked. I didn't know it was going to be something (like) this. It was really crazy," Edgar said of the experience, adding that Julia Roberts is one of his favourite stars, so it was surreal to give her a slice of pizza.

"I was always watching her movies back in Moscow. So it was something crazy to me to deliver (her pizza)," he added.

On the awards night, DeGeneres collected tips using rapper Pharrell Williams' hat, and on the show, DeGeneres gave him the $600 she collected plus another $400 to make it $1,000.

Earlier, the pizzeria chain told the website that the order was placed March 1, but they didn't know how big it would be until Sunday. Still, Edgar was surprised he got to be on TV, employee Gabriel Ajxub said.

"We knew it was going to the Oscars, but didn't know it was for the stars. They just told us it was going to be for the people there," Ajxub said.

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July 17,2020

Mumbai, Jul 17: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan who is currently getting treated for coronavirus in Mumbai's Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital on Friday expressed gratitude towards his fans for their prayers for his well being.

Bachchan took to Twitter to thank his fans and also said that he is receiving messages from his concerned fans on all of his social media platforms.

"I receive all your blessings and love and prayers for our well being .. on SMS, on WhatsApp, on insta on Blog .. and all possible social media," he tweeted.

"My gratitude has no bounds .. Hospital protocol is restrictive, I cannot say more .. Love," his tweet further read.

Fans of the superstar have been organising special prayers in different parts of the country for his speedy recovery.

Besides Big B, his son, actor Amitabh Bachchan, daughter-in-law, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
His actor wife, however, actor Jaya Bachchan, tested negative for the virus.

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February 5,2020

Chennai, Feb 5: Income Tax sleuths on Wednesday raided top Tamil film actor Vijay's residence here besides conducting simultaneous searches at several premises linked to a film production house, movie financier and distributors in connection with suspected tax evasion.

The searches, which began in as many as 38 locations in Tamil Nadu, were still on and unaccounted cash of about Rs 25 crore was seized from the premises of a Tamil film financier who had faced allegations of intimidation and arm-twisting to recover money, official sources told PTI.

Also, several documents indicating substantial tax evasion has been seized, sources added.

Vijay, who was away in Cuddalore district for a film shoot, was apprised by authorities about the searches and he was en route to his residence here, they said.

So far nothing has been recovered from the actor's house and the inmates were cooperating with authorities in conducting the searches, sources said.

Raids were also on in the premises of the production house that had made Vijay's hugely successful recent Tamil movie 'Bigil.'

Further details are expected after completion of searches which is likely to continue tomorrow.

The State police has been providing security for carrying out the searches.

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January 9,2020

New Delhi, Jan 9: A Delhi court Thursday directed the makers of the Deepika Padukone starer feature film 'Chhapaak' to give credit to acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal’s lawyer in the movie.

Additional Civil Judge Pankaj Sharma said it was necessary that advocate Aparna Bhat's contribution is acknowledged.

"This Court is of the considered view that facts are indicative that the plea of the plaintiff for interim injunction is well-founded and it is necessary that her contribution be acknowledged by providing on the slide on the actual footage and the images, the line 'Aparna Bhat continues to fight the cases of sexual and physical violence against women' during the screening of the film.

"The said line on screen maybe with a rider that the same is with the court order," the judge said.

Advocate Bhat filed the application saying that despite representing Agarwal in courts for several years and helping in the movie-making, she was not given credit in the movie.

She said the filmmakers took her help in the entire process of writing and shooting the movie, but did not give the credit.

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