BroadwayWorld

WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE Equity Principal Actors - MCC Theater Auditions

A musical adaptation of the novel by Peter Hedges. Summer, 1991. Endora, Iowa (Pop. 1,009). In the days leading up to the ...
BroadwayWorld

MCC Theater Casting WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE Musical Developmental Workshop

MCC Theater is seeking four actors to fill leading roles for its upcoming developmental workshop of What’s Eating Gilbert ...
Yahoo

Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp got him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’: ‘He said that I was a junkie’

Johnny Depp is in Corey Feldman’s black book. The “Goonies” star claimed in a new interview that the Oscar nominee got him fired from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” An admittedly “bitter” Feldman ...
The Cheat Sheet

Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Didn’t Get ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Role Because He ‘Looked Too Good’

Leonardo DiCaprio is known for his good looks, but apparently, they haven’t always worked to his advantage. Believe it or not, his attractiveness nearly disqualified him from his role in What’s Eating ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Speaks Out on Gilbert Grape Star Darlene Cates' Death: She 'Was the Best Acting Mom I Ever Had'

Leonardo DiCaprio is paying tribute about the death of Darlene Cates, the best onscreen mom he ever worked with. He added, “Her endearing personality and incredible talent will live on in the memories ...
The Cheat Sheet

Johnny Depp Once Revealed ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Drove Him to Poison Himself With Alcohol

Whenever Johnny Depp spoke of poisoning himself, he was usually referring to the well-known substance abuse problems he’d had since his youth. His experience with drugs and alcohol began when he was a ...
The Daily Illini

Column | ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ remains a whirlwind of emotion

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Oscar-nominated film “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” directed by Lasse Hallström, who is famous for directing many of ABBA’s music videos. The movie was written ...
ABC News

Leonardo DiCaprio pays tribute to 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' co-star Darlene Cates

The Oscar winner called her "the best acting mom I ever had." — -- After "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actress Darlene Cates died at the age of 69 over the weekend, Leonardo DiCaprio took to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Mother Darlene Cates Dies at 69

Cates played the housebound mother to Johnny Depp's Gilbert Grape in the 1993 film. By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, East Coast Darlene Cates, the actress best known for her role as Bonnie Grape in ...
Page Six

Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp’s ‘junkie’ accusation got him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’

Johnny Depp is in Corey Feldman’s black book. The “Goonies” star claimed in a new interview that the Oscar nominee got him fired from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” An admittedly “bitter” Feldman ...
Variety

‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Star Darlene Cates Dies at 69

Darlene Cates, known for playing the mother in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” has died. She was 69. Cates’ daughter, Sheri Cates Morgan, announced in a Facebook post that her mother died “peacefully ...
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Corey Feldman Claims Johnny Depp Got Him Fired From “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”: 'He Said I Was a Junkie'

Corey Feldman says that Johnny Depp cost him a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. On the most recent episode of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, the Goonies ...