Louis theroux has admitted he failed to unmask jimmy savile as a paedophile but says he may have stopped him abusing for a year. Louis who maintained a friendship with jimmy savile for four. Louis theroux to make second jimmy savile documentary for. Louis, a silent film directed by dan pritzker, starring jackie earle haley and shanti lowry, will premiere in us cities in late august with live musical accompaniment by wynton marsalis, renowned pianist cecile licad and a 10piece allstar jazz ensemble. When louis met jimmy aired on bbc two 16 years ago. It is written, directed, created, edited, and produced by comedian louis c. He died in 2011, shortly before revelations emerged that he had sexually abused hundreds of children over the course of 50. Louis xiv is a great king and that must be seen in his every move, in his every sentence. Jimmy jeanlouis celebrity profile check out the latest jimmy jeanlouis photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jimmy savile and louis theroux in the 2000 documentary when louis met. But there was a side to jimmy no one had really seen before. Exposure update the jimmy savile investigation full documentary 21112012. When louis met jimmy louis theroux visits his childhood hero, 73yearold sir jimmy savile, a renown british childrens entertainer.
The film features louis on the sofa with a tipsy christine. About, a silent film directed by dan pritzker, starring jackie earle haley, shanti lowry and anthony coleman, will premiere in us cities in late august with live musical accompaniment by wynton. Louis visits his childhood hero 73yearold jimmy savile obe. The original bbc documentary by louis theroux in 2000 about jimmy savile, the former. In case you dont know jimmy saville, he was an eccentric british tv personality who used to host top of the pops and jimll fix it where he would makes kids dreams come true. It was the first episode of two series of documentary films on british celebrities who, to put it mildly, were past their prime. Jimmy kimmel celebrates trumps 2000th lie with the. Louis therouxs weird weekends ran on the bbc for three series between 1998 and 2000. However, the new documentary, to be shown on bbc two, will focus on the effect his attacks had on his victims. Louie is an american comedydrama television series that premiered on fx on june 29, 2010. In the year 2000 louis theroux spent a week with sir jimmy savile filming this offbeat documentary. When louis met jimmy louis theroux visits his childhood.
The series was originally broadcast on bbc two from 20002002. This is when louis met jimmy saville by brays memories on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Savile was the focus of therouxs 2000 documentary when louis met jimmy. The tv interviewer louis theroux had heard the rumours, and on the basis of them he decided to interview savile for his when louis met jimmy documentary in 2000. I was gullible when louis theroux met jimmy savile again. Louis therouxs new jimmy savile documentary is a horrible. Jimmy jeanlouis is a haitianamerican actor and producer best known for his role as the haitian on the nbc television series heroes. The culture of silence around the apparently widely known allegations that jimmy savile abused children who appeared on jimll fix it in the 1970s was strong, but not impermeable. Image caption publicity shot from the 2000 documentary when louis met jimmy id last seen him in 2006. Louis also talks briefly about the allegations of paedophilia against savile before the jimmy savile sexual abuse scandal broke after his death. The context came from the fact that, back in 2000, savile had been the subject of the first of therouxs when louis met television profiles. Louis theroux spends a week with the eccentric broadcaster and charity fundraiser sir jimmy savile and attempts to get behind the public persona. We are the world 25 for haiti jimmy jean louis 2010 heroes the haitian 20062010 i sing of a well narrator 2009. This is when louis met jimmy bbc2 by will yapp on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Despite being nearsighted, short and skinny, dean was a standout athlete at his indiana high school, playing baseball and basketball and running track. Much the most compelling film was when louis met jimmy. Louis theroux meets the eccentric comedian, jimmy saville. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and rock. So i got this 2000 gmc jimmy at 165,000 miles, now it has 172,000 miles and it a complete money pit, but a life saver. Jimmy 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I was gullible when louis theroux met jimmy savile. Most seriously, savile appears as a complete one off. Their relationship is at the center of jimmy p psychotherapy of a plains indian, arnaud desplechins ruminative, gentle and absorbing new film.
Here are 5 films any new fan of louis theroux should watch. Savile sunday, 9pm, bbc2 is a sequel to when louis met. Louis is a classic mgm romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters one of whom is the nonpareil judy garland on the cusp of the 1904 st. But with regard to societal and corporate guilt, it feels like a cabinboy taking the blame for a ship sinking. Louis theroux says he is still confused about how he maintained a friendship with jimmy savile. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of. Louis theroux still confused about his jimmy savile. Bashir was given unprecedented access to the late singers home for the itv special, which. This interview was conducted by theroux in 2000 as part of his when louis met. In the year 2000 louis theroux spent a week with sir jimmy savile filming this off beat documentary. Louis theroux tries to understand how jimmy savile was able to get away with his crimes. Louie louie is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by american musician richard berry in 1955. Jimmy jeanlouis born august 8, 1968 is a haitianamerican actor and producer best known for his role as the haitian on the nbc television series heroes. The film maker first visited the subject 15 years ago in one of his bestknown documentaries, when louis met jimmy.
He worked a lot with childrens charities and raised millions of dollars pounds for them. Louis theroux to revisit jimmy savile documentary when. During the programme savile lets slip some very interesting and likewise very disturbing comments. Fellow of the royal college of radiology, papal knight and an exwrestler feared in every girls school in the country, jimmy savile has endeavoured to make himself likeable to people for aeons. With louis theroux, jimmy savile, michael buerk, elizabeth dawn. That page was also created in order to show which films are historical and which are fiction. Louis theroux s2when louis met wlm s01e01 jimmy savile. In the series, theroux accompanied a different british celebrity in each programme as they went about their daytoday business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so.
Jimmy, 1979 indian malayalam film directed by melattoor ravi varma. His new film is expected to provide evidence that saviles abuse of girls. Louis therouxs new jimmy savile documentary is a horrible misstep. Toussaint louverture is a 2012 french film written and directed by philippe niang. Jimmy, 20 drama directed by mark freiburger the jimmy, 1995 episode of the sitcom seinfeld music. He was knighted for his charity work and called a prodigious philanthropist. The original bbc documentary by louis theroux in 2000 about jimmy savile, the former british tv star thought to have sexually abused at least 500. Theroux, who made the original film, when louis met jimmy, for three months from the end of 1999 until the beginning of 2000, will also study the effect saviles crimes had on the victims. One of the few people to break it even slightly was broadcaster louis theroux, who had the following conversation with savile in when louis met jimmy, which aired in april 2000.
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