Revealed with Jules Asner
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Revealed...with Jules Asner is a biography
-style television show that first aired on E! Entertainment Television
from 2001-2003. The host, Jules Asner
, was a rising star among the network's stable of on-air personalities, and programmers at the cable channel decided she was the right person to begin hosting
the existing series Celebrity Profile which had premiered in 1997.
The name change also meant a slight change in format; while Celebrity Profile had been strictly a biographical show voiced by an unseen narrator
-- and without a fresh interview of the star featured -- each episode of Revealed featured a new, one-on-one interview of the profile conducted by Asner herself.
The first three shows in the series profiled Julia Roberts
, George Clooney
, and Matt Damon
. Each had agreed to participate because of a quid pro quo
: Oceans Eleven
, their film being released at the time, was directed by Asner's then-boyfriend (and current husband), Steven Soderbergh
.
While Asner conducted the "main" interview for each episode, staff producers and associate producers interviewed everyone else whose sound bites turned up in episodes -- co-stars, family, friends, industry insiders, etc.
Asner and E! parted company under some unhappy circumstances -- she moved to New York
and wed the director, even as network executives were unhappy with the series' declining ratings
and Asner's increasing petulance -- especially regarding her unwillingness to ask anything more than softball questions during interviews for her show.
The series executive producer was Gary Sokol, and supervising producer was Barry M. Grey. When in full production mode, the staff totalled about two dozen people on six production teams, including producers, associate producers, production assistants and others.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
-style television show that first aired on E! Entertainment Television
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
from 2001-2003. The host, Jules Asner
Jules Asner
Jules Asner is an American television personality, writer, and former fashion model.- Personal life :Asner was born Julie Ann White in Tempe, Arizona, the daughter of Lee White, a furniture saleswoman. At the age of sixteen Jules was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She...
, was a rising star among the network's stable of on-air personalities, and programmers at the cable channel decided she was the right person to begin hosting
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
the existing series Celebrity Profile which had premiered in 1997.
The name change also meant a slight change in format; while Celebrity Profile had been strictly a biographical show voiced by an unseen narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
-- and without a fresh interview of the star featured -- each episode of Revealed featured a new, one-on-one interview of the profile conducted by Asner herself.
The first three shows in the series profiled Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
, George Clooney
George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award...
, and Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
. Each had agreed to participate because of a quid pro quo
Quid pro quo
Quid pro quo most often means a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services. English speakers often use the term to mean "a favour for a favour" and the phrases with almost identical meaning include: "give and take", "tit for tat", "this for that", and "you scratch my back,...
: Oceans Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
, their film being released at the time, was directed by Asner's then-boyfriend (and current husband), Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less...
.
While Asner conducted the "main" interview for each episode, staff producers and associate producers interviewed everyone else whose sound bites turned up in episodes -- co-stars, family, friends, industry insiders, etc.
Asner and E! parted company under some unhappy circumstances -- she moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and wed the director, even as network executives were unhappy with the series' declining ratings
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
and Asner's increasing petulance -- especially regarding her unwillingness to ask anything more than softball questions during interviews for her show.
The series executive producer was Gary Sokol, and supervising producer was Barry M. Grey. When in full production mode, the staff totalled about two dozen people on six production teams, including producers, associate producers, production assistants and others.