Kevin Costner is remembering his late The Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston.
11.02.2022 - 16:31 / etonline.com
Whitney Houston’s impact is felt a decade after her death. On Feb. 11, 2012, the GRAMMY-winning superstar died of drowning, and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
She was 48.Now 10 years after her death, Houston's family and friends are speaking to ET's Kevin Frazier about her legacy on and off the stage.“She was around me so much. She was just like the little girl I never had,” Dionne Warwick, Whitney’s cousin and legendary musician, tells ET. “She was a little devil.
She really was. She got everyone in trouble. She would start something and everybody else would get blamed for it.
She was a very special baby. She really was.” Warwick emotionally adds, “I do miss her terribly, I do, our conversations. She called me with the silliest questions, and I’d give her a silly answer.
And that would be the end of that.«The 81-year-old singer says she inspired Houston to make a name for herself in the music industry, showing her the ins and outs of touring. “I would take her on the road with me during the summer months,” Warwick says, recalling taking Houston and her cousins on tour with her. “They got to see not only the glitz and glamor and all that stuff, they got to see the other side of it too.
Getting up at the crack of dawn. We traveled by bus during that period of time.” Warwick says she would ask Houston, „'So, you still want to be in show business?’ Fortunately, she grew into something that was enormously successful for her, which I’m thrilled about.“One thing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee doesn’t take credit for is Houston’s voice, calling her talent “preordained.” »It came from a gospel singing family. They all sang.
Kevin Costner is remembering his late The Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston.
Kevin Costner has paid fresh tribute to Whitney Houston as he reflected on her death at the SAG Awards.The actor starred in the hit 1992 film alongside the late singer, who passed away in 2012, playing the titular bodyguard to Houston’s character Rachel Marron.Speaking on the SAG red carpet last night (February 27), Costner was asked about how he keeps the late star’s spirit alive 10 years after her death.“When movies are working at their very best, they’re about moments and images that you’ll never ever forget,” he told People.Referring to Houston’s hit cover of Dolly Parton‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’, the star continued: “I don’t think we’ll ever forget when that little song came out, that she just blew up. She sang the first part of it a cappella and musically the world was never the same.“We have a moment of her in that movie we’ll never ever forget that and I think that when movies are working at their best, that’s what can happen.”Houston passed away on February 11, 2012 after accidentally drowning in a bathtub following a drug overdose.The Bodyguard became a huge hit when it was released, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time in 1992, while its soundtrack still holds the record for the biggest-selling soundtrack of all time.
Kevin Costner is looking back on his sweet friendship with the late Whitney Houston.
Black History Month, we've put together a playlist of songs that have moved the needle of the culture, documented the times, inspired or have just moved us to dance. Often imitated, but never duplicated, these songs have become a staple in communities, households and even history.
It's been over a decade since the world lost Whitney Houston. On Feb. 11, 2012, the GRAMMY-winning superstar died of drowning and the effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
Ellise Shafer Sony Pictures has a stacked lineup for the Christmas box office this year, with Tom Hanks’ upcoming film “A Man Called Otto” and the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” releasing within days of each other.“A Man Called Otto,” which was acquired by Sony last week for $60 million out of the European Film Market, will debut in theaters on Christmas Day. TriStar Pictures’ “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” starring Naomi Ackie as Houston, has now moved from Dec. 23 to Dec.
Bobby Brown speaks about grief and loss in a candid new interview with Tamron Hall, airing Tuesday.
Chris Willman Music WriterUnofficially, at least, the United States has three national anthems now, not just one … which allowed three musical all-star artists — Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko and Mary Mary — to shine in the immediate run-up to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles Sunday.Much-lauded country singer Guyton was in pole position just before the game to sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” as she has on many occasions before. Although a pianist was seen, Guyton’s version was for all intents and purposes a cappella, joined by a choir shortly before she gave Frances Scott Key’s tune a galvanizing key change.In a way, Guyton’s appearance was an act of symbolic consolidation, on top of just picking the rare current name act who’s capable of the vocal job.
Whitney Houston delivered an unforgettable performance of «The Star-Spangled Banner» ahead of Super Bowl XXV that was ingrained in the public consciousness. Now — on the 10th anniversary of her untimely death and 31 years after her iconic performance -- America is taking a look back at that unforgettable moment.Rocking an understated white track suit, Houston — who was only 27 at the time — stepped out onto the field at Tampa Stadium and belted out a rendition of the national anthem that brought down the house.The performance served to open one of the most-watched events of the year, with nearly 80 million people tuning in to watch the game, and thus experiencing the power of her voice and the impact of her delivery.The appearance came at a pivotal point in the arc of Houston's career.
Geoff Mayfield Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of a long-awaited comeback that was tragically cut short the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the passing of Whitney Houston.The star, who rose to fame in the mid-80s and sold 200 million records worldwide, was found dead in the bath in her Beverly Hills hotel room on 11 February 2012. She was just 48. She’d been battling drug addiction for years, and her cause of death was confirmed by the coroner’s report to be heart disease and cocaine intoxication.
On the eve of what was to be her big comeback with a powerhouse performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards, Whitney Houston tragically died, leaving a legacy as one of the greatest vocalists ever to grace the stage. The iconic singer, famous for her moving ballads as well as her chart-busting pop tunes, was only 48 years old when she passed on February 11, 2012. Now a decade later, HollywoodLife details everything to know about Whitney’s devastating death and the days that led up to it. Keep reading to learn more, below.
Tell-all documentary feature Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over is to be one of the first major films to launch on CNN+.
her death on Feb. 11, 2012, Whitney Houston showed up to rehearsals for mentor Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala, a glitzy night of music and mingling that she was planning to attend. The star-studded bash — which, held the night before the awards, is always one of the hottest tickets of Grammy weekend — was taking place at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton hotel, where the singer was also staying.Houston’s longtime musical director Rickey Minor was putting the band through its paces for the event, and he noticed immediately that something was different about the woman who was like his “little sister.”“She pops into rehearsal, and we hadn’t even started, and it’s 10:30 in the morning,” Minor told The Post.
Bobby Brown is hiding nothing from the cameras, including a rare visit to the gravesite of Whitney Houston and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, the R&B singer and his wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, opened up about filming that “emotional” experience for the upcoming A&E series .