Lithgow began negotiating to buy Lupita Island in 2004, after a decade of camping on it.

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Hall -- and best supporting actor -- John Lithgow -- in a TV series, miniseries or movie.

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Brian De Palma has created a convoluted black comedy about an unhinged child psychologist, played by John Lithgow.

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Lupita Island is part of Tanzania by Firelight, the safari operation Lithgow and his wife, Belinda, started in 1989.

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Another great gift for families with kids who take long car trips is John Lithgow's Singin' in the Bathtub .

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This year's pilot roster includes Ted Danson, Tina Fey, Calista Flockhart, Elton John, Spike Lee, John Lithgow, Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry and James Woods, none of whom come cheap.

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In the best scenes, Lithgow (who plays multiple roles), Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Barton Heyman, and Frances Sternhagen spark off each other with the casual, skit-comic humor that De Palma mastered more than twenty years ago.

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With John Lithgow and Oliver Platt.

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