Dane Cook: Fett Lives

Even though comedian and actor Dane Cook may be enjoying the spotlight as one of the hottest and hardest-working entertainers today, he still can't help but wish he was a mysterious bounty hunter equipped with a jetpack.

"Boba Fett was always my favorite," Cook says. "The whole mystery of Boba made him so appealing. He's just so cool. You wanted to be in that outfit and have all those gadgets with the jetpack. After Return of the Jedi there was a long time where I would not admit he was dead. In my mind, when he went into the Sarlacc pit he fixed his jetpack and flew out 10 minutes later and we just didn't see it. It was like having to admit Santa didn't exist."

Fett isn't the only character that fascinates Cook. "I've always identified most with Han Solo," Cook says. "As a kid, I had the blaster with the buttons on the side that made the sound effects and all that. I would get home from school and put on my brother's vest and my blaster belt. For a long time when I was really young, I thought I was Han Solo. I would sit around and wonder what Han Solo was doing that day and if he was doing a Kessel Run at that moment. I really believed these characters did exist somewhere in the galaxy."

Read more in my interview with Dane on his thoughts about the unaltered original trilogy, how he wooed Jessica Alba with Star Wars trivia in his next movie, and why Obi-Wan is actually a funny guy in:
Dane Cook: Fett Lives.

Extra quotes here:
Dane Cook Talks Boba, C-3PO and "Lost".

I'm in Entertainment Weekly magazine!

I've been reading Entertainment Weekly magazine religiously for years, often writing Grandpa Simpson-style Letters to the Editor about my favorite celebrities, but this is the first time I've been featured in the magazine...in their Obsessive Fan of the Week section.

I've been a die-hard Bettie Page fan for over 15 years, ever since I picked up the comic book Bettie Page in Jungle Land. I became so enthralled by her life story and unique fashion style that I started The Bettie Page 10 years ago when the Web was young and Bettie was only an underground icon with the rockabilly boys.

I not only posted a collection of art, vintage camera-club snapshots, retro men's magazine covers and Bettie collectibles on the site, but photos of myself trying to look like her as well. I've been collecting everything with Bettie's image on it. You name it, I have it -- lunchboxes, lightswitch plates, comics, magazines, books, postcards, stickers, T-shirts, magnets, playing cards, action figures, statues, record covers, trading cards, beach towels, jewelry and more. Let's just say it's pretty easy to shop for me.

I've been interviewed in the book The Real Bettie Page by Richard Foster, and was one of the last people to interview her friend and pin-up photographer Paula Klaw in an article I wrote called "I Was a Teenage Betty."

I admire Bettie Page because she's truly an original. She could portray a cute, innocent girl next door in one photo or the sexy bad girl in leather in the next. She made you believe that being a pin-up model wasn't trashy, but fun. Bettie inspired legions of girls (me included) to copy her classic look, and she's always been a bit of a mystery. While the boys may idolize Boba Fett, I'm all about Bettie Page.



So please go to the newsstand and check out The Photo Issue of Entertainment Weekly (Oct. 13, 2006). And turn to page 8, to see yours truly.