And the actress does an exceptional job capturing the pop singers mannerisms and performance style in those moments. Twenty years later, Houston was unfortunately found dead in her bathtub after drowning due to coronary artery disease and cocaine intoxication. Directed by Kasi Lemmons (Harriet), the film ( out of four; rated PG-13; streaming now on Netflix) is a cursory examination of Houstons life story with a pretty great soundtrack, starting from a young girl with a huge voice singing in her New Jersey church choir and under the watchful eye of her mother, Cissy (Tamara Tunie). It sure looked like any fears Houston had about stepping into her first film were proven to be unfounded. There is video footage of them meeting and making the exchange. Houston's first film part had great expectations, thus he was aware of her anxiety. "I don't know if those letters were ever read.". When he found himself alone too early in his young life, he had to find a way to replace the loss, the hurt. Costner had been pitching the script to Houston for years, according to Crawfords book. }); At the time, this set a record for the longest-running number one on the chart. She sang the first part of it a cappella and musically the world was never the same.". ", Choking up at the end, he added: "Off you go Whitney, off you go. The Yellowstone actor, 67, stopped by the PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet and took a moment to reflect on working with Houston, who died 10 years ago this month, on the 1992 film The Bodyguard. He is the TV Editor at Entertainment. John Houston ultimately died of heart disease and diabetes in 2003. ga('ads.send', { Published on February 27, 2022 07:47 PM. The pop singers songs lean toward the legendary with tracks like Greatest Love of All, I Will Always Love You and, of course, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and Lemmons captures the electricity of Houstons music in the movies best scenes. Costner then held up a mirror in front of Houston, to which she saw her makeup running down her face. Houstons retort to the films radio interview is comprised of a series of quotes the singer made to a variety of magazines and talk shows over the years. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); I was writing [my eulogy] on the plane, in the limo, in bed. After the song finished, Kevin joined in the crowd's thunderous applause. The only thing better than being one of his artists is maybe being his friend. "There are some people that really love Whitney, and a couple times during the last seven, eight years, (they) asked me, would I write her a letter?"
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