32. I Love You, Phillip Morris

32. I Love You, Phillip Morris

'I Love You Phillip Morris' is an unlikely film in a number of different ways. Released in 2009 it represents a break from the norm for Jim Carrey, who at the time was almost exclusively known for his over-the-top comedy performances. This is still a comedy, but one with a lot of heart, telling the tale of a romance between him and Ewan McGregor's character, the 'Phillip Morris' of the title.

More unlikely than Carrey's sincere performance is the fact that this is a true story, telling the real-life tale of the serial fraudster Steven Jay Russell, who was incarcerated several times during the 1980s and 1990s, but frequently managed to find a way to escape. On one of his prison stays he unexpectedly falls in love with Morris, his fellow inmate. That's the reason he's so keen to keep escaping in future, and it's also the source of much of the movie's humor.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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