Queen Latifah engaged to girlfriend

[annabohly]

Originally Posted by Jay Tea

A quick poll of my colleagues reveals one person out of 14 has heard of her. I didn't know she acted, in fact i'd not heard of her in many years. The only film on her list that i''ve seen is 'The Bone Collector', which I had to rack my brains to recall her character. I think it's fair to say that the majority of non-old skool hip hop fans in Europe aren't gonna be too familiar with her milieu...

She was the caregiver of whoever was the invalid int the film, was that Denzel? It's been awhile since i've seen the movie.

[putitinwriting]

Well, she does have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but that's not saying much these days. I think her last hit was Last Holiday, but she was also in the recent film version of the musical version of Hairspray.

[Syllavus]

I used to love Living Single, but if I hadn't watched that growing up Queen Latifah might not register on my radar. She does do ads for some makeup company, can't remember whether it's Revlon or Maybelleine (sp?) or some other brand, but some people probably don't realize that it's her. I actually don't know if I've ever seen Queen Latifah in a movie now that I think about it.

[Sister Ray]

Originally Posted by Nick Theodorakis

I don't know about the twenty-somethings, but teenagers may remember him from their childhood as the (US) narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine.

Nick

Maybe I had a warped US childhood, but I seem to remember the person was Ringo Starr.

And to show my memory is even more warped, but didn't Queen Latifah come out officially? I seem to remember her in an issue of a gay magazine back in the late 90s. I was reading it because Bob Mould was on the cover, and I don't recall if it was a rumor or a real article about her.

Sister "not that I knew who he was then" Ray

[Nick Theodorakis]

Originally Posted by Sister Ray

Maybe I had a warped US childhood, but I seem to remember the person was Ringo Starr.

Sister "not that I knew who he was then" Ray

Ringo was the original narrator (in both the US and UK versions). In the 1990's he was replaced by Carlin (in the US version only).

When my son was watching a "Thomas" tape once I had to do a double-take, and say to myself, "Is that really George Carlin?"

Nick

[Magdalene]

Originally Posted by putitinwriting

Well, she does have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but that's not saying much these days. I think her last hit was Last Holiday, but she was also in the recent film version of the musical version of Hairspray.

Yeah, but she didn't have a major part in that, so if you don't know who she is already, it'd be easy to overlook her.

Magdalene

[Mosherette]

Well I'm going to throw a spanner in the works and say I also had no idea she was so unknown in this country. I'm exactly up on hip hop culture but I was more than aware of her background in that, and I've heard of many of her films too, and *gasp* even seen a couple.

George Carlin, on the other hand, I have never heard of.

[annabohly]

Originally Posted by Syllavus

I used to love Living Single, but if I hadn't watched that growing up Queen Latifah might not register on my radar. She does do ads for some makeup company, can't remember whether it's Revlon or Maybelleine (sp?) or some other brand, but some people probably don't realize that it's her. I actually don't know if I've ever seen Queen Latifah in a movie now that I think about it.

Cover Girl, Queen line of makeup. Don't y'all watch ANTM?

Originally Posted by Sister Ray

Maybe I had a warped US childhood, but I seem to remember the person was Ringo Starr.

And to show my memory is even more warped, but didn't Queen Latifah come out officially? I seem to remember her in an issue of a gay magazine back in the late 90s. I was reading it because Bob Mould was on the cover, and I don't recall if it was a rumor or a real article about her.

Sister "not that I knew who he was then" Ray

I thought that Ringo was on Shining Time Station?

[ganzfeld]

Originally Posted by Nick Theodorakis

Ringo was the original narrator (in both the US and UK versions). In the 1990's he was replaced by Carlin (in the US version only).

When my son was watching a "Thomas" tape once I had to do a double-take, and say to myself, "Is that really George Carlin?"

Alec Baldwin also did a few Thomas spots, most notably the worst movie I have ever seen: Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which also features Peter Fonda, in a role that screams, "Somebody please fire my agent!"

[Floater]

Originally Posted by diddy

We are just surprised that a celebrity that has a huge profile here in the states gets a "who" response elsewhere. I am betting there are a ton of local Swedish celebrities (excluding the Majestik Moose) that we have never heard of either. I am sure you would get the same response from us.

Who's the Majestik Moose? Over here it's the Elegant Elk.

Originally Posted by diddy

... sarcasm can be difficult to pick up at times

You tell me! Subtle humour is also wasted at times.

Originally Posted by faceless007

A household name in Sweden is not likely to be known outside Sweden, but I'd bet that stars like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are well-known in Sweden as well.

That said, Queen Latifah isn't really an A-list star, so I'm not that surprised she hasn't been "exported" as much as some others.

As I stated, I recognise the name, but that's about it (I did ask the woman (who is much younger than I) "Do you know who Queen Latifah is?" and she said "Of course. Who doesn't?").

Besides that, the word pitt is a mild slang word for the male sexual organ and AFAIK he knows it.

Originally Posted by Hapax Legomena

This reminds me of the time a few years ago when a mention of George Carlin came up on another board, and when some hapless poster asked who he was, they got ripped apart by another poster from the US who couldn't believe that someone could not have heard of him. The one who had never heard of him was from the UK and other UK posters there said they had never heard of him either, but I wonder how many of the twenty-something crowd even in the US are aware of him either?

Who is he? Once again a name that I have come across somewhere, but has no idea who it is.

[diddy]

Originally Posted by Floater

Who's the Majestik Moose? Over here it's the Elegant Elk.

Its a Holy Grail reference. See opening credits.

Who is he? Once again a name that I have come across somewhere, but has no idea who it is.

Famous Comedian from a few years ago

[Sister Ray]

Originally Posted by BelleMorte

I thought that Ringo was on Shining Time Station?

It's the same show.

Sister "i think they renamed it for the US" Ray

[Hapax Legomena]

Originally Posted by BelleMorte

I thought that Ringo was on Shining Time Station?

Shining Time Station was the US spin-off of Thomas the Tank Engine, and both Starr and Carlin appeared in both (although not at the same time).

[Syllavus]

Originally Posted by annabohly

Cover Girl, Queen line of makeup. Don't y'all watch ANTM?

Project Runway, Top Chef and I Love New York are the extent of my reality tv show viewings, if I add anymore to my weekly watching, my husband is likely to divorce me.

You believe Media Takeout? LOL They never have correct information. I would put my money on the Enquirer before I put it on Media Takeout. Second who cares if she and her girlfriend is engaged or that she is gay? That won't make me like her less. I never understood the fascination with that.

[snopes]

Queen Latifah has finally gone public about the rumors that have been spreading about her decision to announce that she's engaged to rumored long-time girlfriend, Jeanette Jenkins.

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=66&id=17501

[missy_pooh_1997]

Originally Posted by annabohly

Cover Girl, Queen line of makeup. Don't y'all watch ANTM?

Thats what I was thinking. She was on an episode showing the girls some tips on cycle 5 I think. She's really beautiful.

Queen Latifah was always quite suspect to me. He manorism were always manly. Besides you NEVER seen her taking a picture or dating a man. She has been in the industry for a while now. Something isn't right!!!!

[putitinwriting]

I don't know about that being true. She sure spent a lot of time hanging out with Treach from Naughty By Nature in the 90s, and there are pictures of them together. (Which I don't see as "proof" one way or the other.)