Mysteries and Scandals
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Mysteries and Scandals | |
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Also known as | Mysteries & Scandals |
Genre | Infotainment |
Created by | Michael Danahy |
Directed by | Joel K. Rodgers Liz Flynn |
Presented by | A.J. Benza |
Narrated by | A.J. Benza |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 152 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Betsy Rott Gary Socol Michael Danahy |
Producers | Chip Bell Victoria Chapman Liz Flynn Alison Martino Daniel Schwartz Lynne Morgan Colin Whelan Dan Abrams |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | E! |
Original release | April 9, 1998 February 19, 2001 | –
Mysteries and Scandals (also known as Mysteries & Scandals) is an American television program hosted by A.J. Benza.[1] The series was originally broadcast on the E! network from March 1998 until February 2001.
Synopsis[]
The series detailed the lives of various celebrities, both well known and somewhat obscure. Most celebrities that were featured endured hardships or died untimely deaths. The series interviewed various celebrities who knew the subject along with still photographs accompanied by narrations, and dramatic reenactments.
The show was highly stylized and presented each episode in a noir fashion with backdrops set in various Hollywood locations and narrated in a hard-boiled, often sarcastic fashion by Benza. One of Benza's memorable catchphrases, "Fame, ain't it a bitch?," would later become the title of his autobiography.[2]
The series aired for three seasons. Episodes were repeated on E! for a period of time after the series' initial run.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "E! Mysteris & Scandals". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- 1998 American television series debuts
- 2001 American television series endings
- E! original programming
- English-language television shows
- Entertainment news shows in the United States
- United States non-fiction television series stubs