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Sam Rubin

American journalist (–)

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Born()February 16,

San Diego, California, U.S.

DiedMay 10, () (aged&#;64)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Burial placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Simi&#;Valley, California, U.S.
EducationOccidental College (BA)
OccupationEntertainment journalist
Years&#;active–
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AwardsGolden Mike Award

Sam Rubin (February 16, – May 10, ) was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News and as a television host of entertainment communicate shows and specials.

He reported on the entertainment industry for over thirty years and interviewed many Hollywood stars.[4] He was also the co-author of two biographies, one on the former first lady Jacqueline Onassis and another about actress Mia Farrow.[5]

Career

Sam Rubin was born in San Diego on February 16, [6][7] In the s, he was an entertainment reporter for Collective W, the National Enquirer, and Fox Entertainment News.[8][5] Beginning in , he hosted hourly show newsbreaks for the Movietime cable channel.[9]

KTLA

Rubin joined KTLA in ,[7] two months after the station started its morning news program, KTLA Morning News.[10][11] The newscast had initially been faltering in the ratings with a straightforward format in the vein of its 10 p.m.

newscast; its original anchors—Carlos Amezcua and Barbara Beck—loosened up the format.[8] Rubin's introduction to the show coincided with an increase in public figure interviews on the program.[12] Ray Richmond of The Orange County Register credited Rubin as existence "the missing piece" to the original cast.[10]

Rubin was known for his frequent jokes about movies and TV, including personnel at competing TV stations.[8] In a interview, he climbed into a bed between Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold.[13] At times, Rubin's remarks agitated KTLA colleagues and management.

In , he joked that Hal Fishman, one of KTLA's main evening news anchors, "once wore a skirt for a co-anchor job in Spokane" making a comparison between Fishman actor Dustin Hoffman (referring to Hoffman in Tootsie). The remark irked Fishman, who enlisted his lawyer, noted that he was "not a cross-dresser", said that he had never spent any significant amount of time in Spokane, and hinted at possibly leaving the station.[14] Rubin apologized and was reprimanded by KTLA.[15] In , , and , KTLA suspended Rubin for comments he made about KTLA's assistant news director, KABC-TV's general manager, and the station's new position, respectively.[16]

Twice in the s, KTLA tapped Rubin to co-host fresh local shows.

In , it debuted The Morning Show at 9 a.m., which was hosted by the KTLA Morning News team but was strictly a talk show.[17] The program was intended for national syndication but found little interest, so KTLA canceled it within a year.[18] In , Sam joined Stephanie Edwards for The Live Show, which ran 26 weeks.[19] In addition, he hosted and produced award show specials for KTLA.[5][20]

During a live on-air interview with actor Samuel L.

Jackson on February 10, , Rubin mistakenly asked Jackson about the achievement of the trailer advertised at the Super Bowl, which featured African American actor and former Jackson co-star Laurence Fishburne, who had reprised his role as Morpheus from The Matrix franchise for a car commercial.[21] Jackson was offended by the mistaken reference and, in response, berated Rubin.

In his apology, Rubin claimed he was referring to another commercial which did film Jackson. That commercial, for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, was also screened at the Super Bowl. Rubin said he had not brought it up during the interview itself because he felt "stupid".

At the identical time, he said that Jackson had misinterpreted what he said. Rubin, nevertheless, chastised himself for what he called "a very amateur mistake".[22]

As an entertainment correspondent at KTLA, he frequently appeared on other media outlets, including KNX, The Joan Rivers Show,[13] and the WGN Morning News.[23] He was also the regular Hollywood entertainment reporter in the UK on ITV's This Morning[24] as well as for Australia's Nine Network on Today and Today Extra.[5]

Though edgy, Rubin was considered to have conventional tastes.[13] He was known for rarely being probing in interviews and generally being positive, which made him a favorite among Hollywood publicists;[25] his easygoing manner was known to put celebrities at ease.[26]Henry Winkler noted that he could make guests "open up like a flower".[20] Rubin went on paid press junkets, unlike most journalists who shun the practice for ethical reasons.[25] In , he attended a squeeze event for the film The Place Beyond the Pines at the urging of his daughter, who was She wanted her father to ask her favorite actor, Ryan Gosling, questions.[20]

Other television programs

In , Rubin and Dorothy Lucey—the entertainment reporter for KTTV—co-hosted a syndicated talk show, Scoop with Sam and Dorothy, which aired locally on KTLA.

The syndicator, ACI, intended Scoop to be a competitor to the successful Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.[27] The program launched although it had less national clearance than the industry accepted for new syndicated offerings;[28] it was canceled due to short ratings after three months on the air.[29] Beginning in , Rubin hosted Dailies, the flagship program of the newly relaunched Reelz Channel.[30] For Reelz, Rubin moderated an entertainment panel exhibit, Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin, which aired from to [31][32] with a run of episodes.[5]

Industry involvement

Rubin was one of the founding members of the Telecast Film Critics Association, which organizes the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.[33] In , he helped the awards land on The WB—their first time on broadcast TV—after he along with other members who were employed by Tribune Broadcasting–owned WB affiliates pitched the idea to the network.[34] Rubin hosted the 18th edition of the event, held in [33]

He was honored during his career with a Golden Mike Award for best entertainment reporter[33] and a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Press Club in [31] Rubin made appearances as himself in several films, including Wes Craven's New Nightmare ()[35] and America's Sweethearts ().[36]

Personal life and legacy

Rubin was born in San Diego and attended high school in Los Angeles.

He graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies and rhetoric in [7][4] He was married to Julie Anderson and then to Leslie Gale Shuman; he had four children (two with each spouse).[37][7] On May 10, , Rubin had a heart attack at his dwelling in Los Angeles; he was rushed to the hospital, where he died.[5] His final television appearance was the day before.[7]

On May 28, a petition was initiated on to commemorate Rubin with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[38]

Books

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