How do I get my contact information??

Many people have written to me after reading my blog asking me how they too can write to their favorite personalities in the media, politics and show business. My answer is always the same. the most valuable resource for me in my project has been one website:

http://www.contactanycelebrity.com

Any time I've needed to find the right address for my project, Contact Any Celebrity has come through. In addition to the website, they also publish a yearly compilation of celebrity addresses, which is a valuable addition to any personal library.

A "Marvelous" reply

"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler


Reference Date: December 26th




My grandfather was a big boxing fan, since he grew up in the days when the "sweet science" was as popular as baseball and drew more attendance than pro football. He died when I was young, but I remember him telling me stories about the "good old days." He ignited my passion for boxing, which lives on despite the mediocre level of talent in today's game.

The era I grew up in, the 1980's was another glorious time for boxing, as it saw many legends emerge, from Gerry Cooney to Mike Tyson. One of the best was a man who lived up to his billing, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler (which is now his legal name.)

Hagler became middleweight champion of the world in 1980, and held the title for an impressive seven years. In that time, he had some memorable matches, including superfights with Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns, and a controversial loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. In 1993, Hagler was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

I contacted Hagler at his home in Italy, where he has been living since his retirement from the sport in 1987. He was kind enough to send this reply:


Hi Chris

Thank you for writing, and for your support.

Well it's always difficult to give advice to someone.

All I know is that I always fought very hard for everything I did and I do.

You have to believe in yourself and in what you're doing.

Good luck with whatever you do in your life, and never feel disappointed
if things don't go the way you want.

Keep Punching!

Marvelous Marvin Hagler


I sent him a thank you the next day.

The numbers are in (part 2)

Well, I've tabulated the 1,200 letters I sent last year by gender and occupational category, and have come up with some interesting statistics.

I was criticized by some for favoring males in my project, and after reading the numbers, I can see their point.

Out of 1,200 letters written, only 281 were to females. This is little over 20%. I assure you this wasn't done on purpose. I admire many notable women and have great respect for their accomplishments. It just so happened that many of the categories and anniversaries I observed in my selections involved males. Had I been more conscious of this statistical tilt, I would have added more females to my correspondents list.

Also, since I am an actor, many of my letters were written to people involved in show business in some way. I've broken down the 1,200 by category/primary field of endeavor, and here are the numbers:

MOVIES: 347

TV: 244

THEATER: 49

MUSIC: 97

SPORTS: 142

BUSINESS: 111

POLITICS: 98

SCIENCE: 16

RELIGION: 7

MEDIA: 89


I'll have month by month breakdowns soon.