Shep Gordon: Last News

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Shep Gordon, the longtime manager of Alice Cooper, also known affectionately as “Supermensch” (the title of a 2013 documentary about him), appeared at the Pollstar Live! conference in Los Angeles Tuesday and shared a revealing story about his former client Raquel Welch. The actress, who died last week at the age of 82, was actually quite prudish, Gordon explained, but “her appeal was sex.” The two worked together for five years straddling the end of the 1970s and beginning of the ’80s, a time when Welch’s career had reached a crossroads. The solution seemed to be a Las Vegas show, which Ann-Margret had executed successfully, drawing an audience of wives with husbands in tow. Similarly, what man wouldn’t want to see a scantily clad Welch in the flesh? The formula worked, but after a three-year residency at Caesars Palace, Welch’s contract was close to expiring and Gordon had to step in.

Netflix unveiled the second trailer for its six-episode conspiracy comedy The Pentaverate - premiering May 5 - that was created by and stars Emmy-winning writer Mike Myers.The 58-year-old Canadian comedian enlisted SNL's Emmy-winning make-up artists Louie Zakarian and Jason Milani in order to transform into eight distinct characters for the show.Mike's main protagonist comes in the form of Ken Scarborough, a reporter who loses his job at CACA News Toronto and sets off to expose an Illuminati-style secret society called The Pentaverate. Premiering May 5! Netflix unveiled the second trailer for its six-episode conspiracy comedy The Pentaverate, which was created by and stars Emmy-winning writer Mike Myers Aside from Ken, Myers plays a New England conspiracy theorist, a far-right radio host, a tech genius, and all four Pentaverate members including Alice Cooper's former manager Shep Gordon.Tim Kirkby directed the limited series inspired by a bit in Thomas Schlamme's 1993 black rom-com, So I Married an Axe Murderer, which starred the SNL veteran.But now, Debi Mazar - who played Susan in Axe Murderer - plays the Pentaverate's highly trusted executive assistant Patty Davis.