BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS THE TEN MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE OF 2005 (TV)
Summary
One in this occasional series of interview specials, hosted by Barbara Walters. This program looks at the ten most fascinating people of the year 2005, who are listed as follows: child star Dakota Fanning; rapper Kanye West; Michael Jackson's lawyer, Tom Mesereau; recently retired Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong; comedian and actor Jamie Foxx; Beth Holloway Twitty, mother of missing eighteen-year-old Natalee Holloway; actress Teri Hatcher; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; and movie star Tom Cruise. Highlights include: Fanning detailing being called a mature "old soul" and her parents' efforts to help her live a "normal" life; West "spitting a rap" for Walters and discussing how he sounded off on George W. Bush's policies toward African-Americans during a telethon for Hurricane Katrina; Mesereau describing Jackson's trial as being a "disgrace," and why he wears his hair long; Armstrong talking about his unique body make-up and his struggle against testicular cancer; Armstrong's girlfriend Sheryl Crow joining him to discuss their relationship; Foxx discussing his amazing year, the best and worst aspects of winning an Oscar, and whether he feels like he's finally "made it"; Holloway talking about investigating her daughter's disappearance in Aruba, whether she thinks her daughter is dead, and if she'll ever give up searching; Hatcher talking about her career revival with "Desperate Housewives" and what it was like to be "a has-been"; Rice (not interviewed) being described as, quite possibly, the most powerful woman in the world, despite her critics, and whether she has presidential ambitions; and Cruise -- on break from shooting "Mission: Impossible III" -- detailing how he wants to thrill audiences with exciting movies as well as explaining his "wacky" behavior over the past year and his relationship with Katie Holmes. Finally, Walters announces the pick for the most fascinating person of 2005: Camilla Parker Bowles, the new Duchess of Cornwall (not interviewed). Walters discusses the reasons for picking Bowles and details Bowles' lengthy history with Prince Charles. Includes commercials. This program is closed-captioned.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 29, 2005 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:88267
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Talk/Interviews;
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1976-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "From the Earth to the Moon" home video
- TV - Commercials - "Memoirs of a Geisha" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Munich" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Family Stone" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Producers" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "War of the Worlds" home video
- TV - Commercials - "Yours, Mine, & Ours" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Ambien sleep aid
- TV - Commercials - Applebee's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Bissell carpet cleaners
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Folgers coffees
- TV - Commercials - HP digital photography and computers
- TV - Commercials - Honda automobiles
- TV - Commercials - JC Penney stores
- TV - Commercials - K-Mart stores
- TV - Commercials - Kohl's stores
- TV - Commercials - L'Oreal hair coloring
- TV - Commercials - National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- TV - Commercials - Nissan automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Olay skin care
- TV - Commercials - The Consumer Federation of America Foundation for radon testing
- TV - Commercials - Transitions lenses
- TV - Commercials - USO troop support
- TV - Promos - "Dancing with the Stars"
- TV - Promos - "Desperate Housewives"
- TV - Promos - "Freddie"
- TV - Promos - "George Lopez"
- TV - Promos - "Good Morning America"
- TV - Promos - "Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II"
- TV - Promos - "Heaven: Where Is It? How Do We Get There?"
- TV - Promos - "Invasion"
- TV - Promos - "Lost"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline"
- TV - Promos - "The Bachelor Paris"
CREDITS
- Bill Geddie … Executive Producer, Director
- Barbara Walters … Executive Producer
- Brad LaRosa … Producer
- Jennifer Joseph … Associate Producer
- Betsy Shuller … Associate Producer
- Katie N. Thomson … Production (Misc.), Talent Producer
- Nico Kean … Theme Music by
- Barbara Walters … Host
- Aaron May … Announcer
- Dakota Fanning … Guest
- Kanye West … Guest
- Tom Mesereau … Guest
- Lance Armstrong … Guest
- Sheryl Crow … Guest
- Jamie Foxx … Guest
- Beth Holloway Twitty … Guest
- Teri Hatcher … Guest
- Tom Cruise … Guest
- Camilla Parker Bowles
- George W. Bush
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- Natalee Holloway
- Katie Holmes
- Michael Jackson
- Condoleezza Rice