Hollywood Flashback: 'April Fool's Day' Pranked Audiences in 1986

When he won the role of Hannibal Lecter in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins was just about done with Hollywood. Movie gigs had dried up for the Welshman, whose résumé at the time included the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives, based on the Jackie Collins novel.

When Universal Studios Hollywood reopens April 16, emerging from a year lost to COVID-19, it won't have been the studio and theme park's first brush with disaster. The place has endured nine fires since 1932, the worst in 2008 — a three-alarm blaze that destroyed sets like the New York Street and the King Kong attraction as well as "the video vault," which contained more than 100,000 priceless master tapes from artists like Chuck Berry and Nirvana.

Concerts at The Hollywood Bowl will soon be not just a memory, but a reality. The Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday revealed that the outdoor venue will welcome limited capacity audiences of approximately 4,000 people starting in May, working toward larger capacities later in the summer as safety guidelines amid California's reopening plan are modified.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK has been renewed for a fourth season after an April Fool's Day prank led fans to believe the next series would be the last.The BBC Three show has taken the nation — and the world — by the storm since hitting screens in 2019, with the most recent series hitting highs of 12 million viewers. But despite its success, fans fell victim to a cruelly official-looking statement earlier this week, which claimed the upcoming third series would be the last.

Tori Spelling is addressing the controversy.

Tori Spelling had fans questioning if she was going to be a new mom again when on Apr. 1 she shared a Instagram photo of her cradling what appeared to be a sizable “baby bump” and writing “No. 6” in the caption. Now she’s is confirming it was a prank, but that she did it to get back at the press for body shaming her, and never meant to joke about or cause pain to couples who are struggling with infertility and loss.

. Was she wearing a mask? How did she pull this off? Regardless, good on her for keeping a sense of humor! Today also notes that in her memoir, recounts the story of hiding in an overhead bin on Air Force Two during the Obama administration.

On tonight’s “Pranksgiving” edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, host Jimmy Kimmel recalled what he considers the best April Fool’s Day prank in history.

Michael Strahan is opening up about closing the gap between his teeth – which turned out to be a prank, after all!

Halle Bailey is calling out a viral April Fool’s Day prank – but she wishes it were true!

torturing your bestie with a text message bubble that’s never coming are still viable schemes, it seems everyday rascals and goofball brands alike are pulling out the big guns this April 1. Check out how wild the chain of fools are going in celebration of the hoodwinker’s holiday. Manhattan’s iconic 150-foot-tall Hudson Yards Vessel will be reduced to dust in a New York minute as developers plan to dismantle the copper-clad structure in the coming days.

Olly Murs pranked his pal Mark Wright on April Fool’s Day by decorating his car with enormous stickers of himself.The singer, 36, covered the car with silly pictures of his face dotted around the windows to frame the full length shot of Olly posing in his birthday suit.

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There are a slew of stars who have birthdays on major holidays, including April Fools’ Day! From SNL alums, to A-list actors, and even some social media stars, April 1 is the day so many big-name stars were born. Let’s take a look at a few with the breakdown below!

“Rick and Morty” are getting in on the April Fool’s Day trickery.