Classic 1980 Golden Globe Awards acceptance speech when she teased: ‘I’ll show you a pair of golden globes!’ġ8. The wigs and wardrobe for TV appearances and the tour made it all even more epic.ġ7. The stellar 2014 album It’s The Girls which spans seven decades of famous girl groups. One of the better celebrity websites around: ġ6. Classic guest spot in 1995 episode of Seinfeld as Bette Midler who George injures during a softball game.ġ5. Her classic line as the comically self-absorbed CC Bloom in Beaches: ‘But enough about me, let’s talk about you… what do YOU think of me?’ġ4. While accepting the Emmy in 1997 for her HBO special Diva Las Vegas, Bette admitted to being ‘extremely pissed’ that she lost the Emmy three years earlier for Gypsy.ġ3. The classic character of Delores DeLago – a singing mermaid in a wheelchair.ġ2. Emmy-winning appearance on Johnny Carson’s 1992 farewell on The Tonight Show – made Carson cry with her version of One For My Baby.Ĩ. It was her dying wish and she passed away a few hours later.ħ. She tearfully sang Wind Beneath My Wings on the phone to a woman in the hospital with terminal cancer. The fact that she and Martin von Haselberg, her husband of 32 years, were married by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas.Ħ. She decided to be dignified and ‘rise to the occasion’ and pretended to lifted her breasts then gave her own hilarious spin on the nominated songs.ĥ. Unforgettable presentation of the Best Original Song Oscar to Arthur’s Theme at the 1982 Academy Awards. Oscar-nominated performance in 1979′s The Rose – her first leading role in a movie.Ĥ. Tireless campaign to clean up New York by founding the New York Restoration Project.ģ. She demanded an apology from Rivera who seemed to be defending Matt Lauer.Ģ. She also once called out ‘unseemly’ Geraldo Rivera for grabbing her breasts and shoving poppers under her nose before an interview. Her Buzz-worthy X (formerly Twitter) account in which she has regularly called out Trump over the years and continues to comment on issues and promote good causes. Here are 78 other reasons why I love her so.ġ. Her curtain call for that show and her hilariously long Tonys speech where she cuts off the orchestra are classics. She was the toast of Broadway playing the title role in the smash revival of Hello, Dolly! for which she won the 2017 Tony Award for best lead actress in a musical. When all else fails, she’s been able to put together an amazing show and hit the road or take up residence in Las Vegas. Her staying power is so great that Bette has been able to weather major flops like her films Stella, Jinxed! and Scenes From A Mall and changes in the music industry. This showbiz icon first built up a core following in 1970 by performing at a local bathhouse in New York City called the Continental Baths with her piano player – an unknown named Barry Manilow. From her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof in the 1960s to a legendary career that has brought her a Tony, three Emmys, three Grammys, four Golden Globes and a whopping seven American Comedy Awards. She has had a showbiz run that has lasted nearly a half-century. Did most of it off the top of my head! Well today she turns 78 and I’m just basically re-running the list because there are some terrific videos in it I want you to see. When Bette Midler turned 70 eight years ago, I did what any gay blogger would do: I compiled a list of 70 things I love about her.
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