Access Hollywood
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Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently being directed by Kim Anastasia. Access Hollywood primarily focuses on news in the music, television, and movie industries. It began broadcasting on September 9, 1996, and is nationally syndicated in the United States by NBC Universal. In 2003 a British version of the show began production and in 2006 Channel 6 of Ireland also began producing their own version of the show.
In the United States, the current hosts are Billy Bush, Nancy O'Dell, Tony Potts, Shaun Robinson, Tim Vincent and Maria Menounos. The Irish show is hosted by Jenny Buckley.
Previous hosts include Giselle Fernandez, Larry Mendte and Pat O'Brien, who hosted the show alongside O'Dell until late 2004, when he left to host the Entertainment Tonight spin-off The Insider.
In the United Kingdom, the show was hosted by Kate Garraway and Vincent.
The program is produced by NBC and has changed distributors over the years, first with New World Television, followed by 20th Television (after News Corporation bought New World), then Warner Bros. Television, and finally to NBC Enterprises when the network started up a syndication division. Today, what is now NBC Universal Television Distribution is solely responsible for its production and distribution.
In 2005, Access Hollywood went on a month-long roadtrip they called Access Across Ameica while the studio underwent a major overhaul. The show's new set was done in pastel colors with a modern flair, separating its look from other similar shows, including rival Entertainment Tonight. The new look also included a brand-new graphics package. Access Hollywood is taped on Stage 1 at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California, where the show is headquartered.
Spoofs
The show was parodied in the show Arthur in the special Arthur, It's Onlry Rock N' Roll when a spoof named Access Elwood interviewed the band U Stink.External links
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