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CBS This MorningHoly Man AppearanceOctober 9, 1998(Introduction)Mark You know, there are good people in this business and there are great people in this business, and little Jeff Goldblum, who isn’t little, he’s 6 foot 4, is one of the great ones. Plays the piano, he’s gonna play a little jazz for us this morning. Jane One of those who knew ...Fascinating name of the group he plays in, five Italian guys, and there’s three of them Mark none of them are Italian Jane But that’s him he’s got a great sense of humor Mark He’ll be coming up twice today.... (news on the show) (They show Jeff before the commercial) Mark Is it true that King Kong Vs. Godzillia had a big effect on you when you were younger? Jeff (laughs) Yeees Mark Wait, don’t answer, we’ll have the answer after the break (commercial) 
(the real segment)Mark It’s 18 after the hour, Independence Day, Jurassic Park, two of the biggest money makers ever both starred Jeff Goldblum, in his new movie Holy Man, Jeff plays a struggling salesman whose home shopping network is a financial flop. (shows "flat sales" "Holyman" clip that ends with Ricky’s boss telling him "It’s not about what you sell, it’s about the way you sell it . It’s about making people feel they have to have it when they don’t really want it....) Mark That is what it’s all about...hello Jeff Jeff Hello Mark Mark Good to see yo....I had to pull you away from Jane, you were hugging her like crazy like you did the last time Jeff oh, Jane is so sweet and she looks great Mark She does. Good to see you again Jeff Nice to see you Mark Give me a little history before we get into Holy Man Jeff Whatever you want Mark Mark When you did the Big Chill, the movie that defined baby boomer, as you guys were making it, did you talk amongst yourselves, did you know the impact it was going t have? Jeff Ummm, I didn’t. Do you know it’s coming out...they’re re-releasing it on the big screen pretty soon. Mark Yes Jeff noooo, I don’t think so..it was a surprise...somebody knew ‘case they...cause Larry Cassaden and people, the director, were very passionate and thought, I think they thought, it could catch on. But I think for even more for them, and certainly for me I just had the idea we were doing something special that I thought might be good and we were having a wonderful time with each other. Mark All right, let’s talk about Eddie Murphy. When I spoke to him he spoke very highly of you, he loves the fly. What’s this (opens jacket) He told me to do that and see what you did (Jeff laughs) What’s it like working with Eddie Murphy? Jeff He’s great, he great, I did....I met him years ago, we did a music video together, did you know, with BB King? Mark I didn’t know that
Jeff It’s for the Starbright Foundation which helps seriously ill children and Steven Speilburg and General Swartzcoff had something to do with spearheading this whole thing. A bunch of celebrity types kinda of wrote different parts of the story so it’s a retelling and then we all kind of recorded it on a CD that you get with the book, and it’s coming out at Christmas so you can buy it...and it it does very good work... Mark And you’re going to play a little jazz piano for use later? Jeff If you like...if you sing Mark We were talking about this Jeff Talking and singing...Did you know he sang? You sing so beautifully Mark Well ....Occasionally Jeff We can sing...I know.. I mean whatever we’re gonna do here, I know that you and I would get a kick out of going through the fake book and singing every song there is for hours, every song there is, you’re great.
Jeff Oh that was this article that made it seem....often acting lessons, acting classes, people have weird ideas about them anyway, oh that stupid stuff, you don’t need to do that, in bad classes, that’s probably true. It often sounds esoteric and weird and mysterious, oh, how can I explain this brief......
Jeff He’s a great singer. I was in the dressing room and he was singing great..he’s a great singer Mark You know, what you couldn’t see was the man’s arm up my back and he was doing the ventriloquist act Mark How’d you get into playing the piano my parents...you know...offered all of us kids lessons and I took lessons and that was it. I discovered jazz and ..and it’s just a hobby for me and this band is just a hobby for me, the name always keeps changing in fact, it’s now..I don’t know... Jane It’s not five guys from Italy anymore? Jeff I don’t think so, whatever you want..but Peter Weller plays with us occasionally, and Peter Harris whose a great musician. We just wrote a song that’s on this.... Mark Peter Weller plays trumpet, right? Jeff That’s right..me and this guy Peter Harris just wrote this song that’s on this Wildlife Waystation benefit album Mark Can you play a little bit of that? Jeff Yeah, it’s called "Born Freeky"..(starts the song) Jane "Born Free" you mean? Jeff no born freeky (sings) and the tune goes (plays)something like that...he’s a very talented, Peter Harris, very good. Mark Play something out of thing (flips through Jeff’s book) Jeff If you sing, what would you like to sing? Jane It has to be something he knows the words to Mark Well, play this one Jane As Time go by, play that Jeff Everyone knows Happy Birthday. (to Jane) It’s your birthday today, have you sung that? (all sing Happy Birthday) Mark You know this... (plays As Time Go By" while Mark sings and says that he hates to sing and he is horrible at it)
Jane That’s Misty with new life though Jeff (smiles)Well, I don’t know about that. Jane So when people come to your house for dinner, do you end it with cigars and brandy by the piano? Jeff I don’t smoke cigars. I don’t drink piano...uuhh, brandy, but I do get around the piano 
Jane Fruit juice and fresh airMark 1 out of 3 ain’t bad Jeff it’s nice I’m telling you, I’m sure if we were not in these public surroundings we would go and sing... Mark play a little something, we’re out of here Jeff...Holy Man, run and go see it, Jeff Goldblum is in it....on her birthday Jane It’s always nice to see you Jeff (Jeff plays into commercial) Back to TV Archive |
