“The Newlywed Game” host Bob Eubanks is calling. It’s unmistakably his golden pipes on the end of the line, which sound so intimidating I nervously call him “Mister,” but I’m distracted and hoping he at least once says “whoopee” or plugs Rice-A-Roni and Turtle Wax, the parting gifts often awarded to “Newlywed” contestants. Instead, Eubanks … Continue Reading →
The state of New Jersey sent imprisoned rapper Ja Rule a welcome to prison gift last month — a $4.3 million delinquent tax bill. The bill puts a precise figure on the 35-year-old’s tax debt, which is one of the reasons Ja Rule’s in a New York prison now. And while the lyric spitter’s slumping … Continue Reading →
Rapper-slash-actor Snoop Dogg freed up a ton of money for his gin and juice fund because the IRS just tore up his $476,000 tax bill. The 39-year-old Death Row Records legend has been chipping away at a massive tax debt that drew unwanted attention to the rapper. On Sept. 15, the IRS released a $476,338 … Continue Reading →
B-movie star Richard Grieco, the poor, homeless and toothless man’s Johnny Depp, owes the IRS more than $44,000 in delinquent taxes, according to public records. Grieco, 47, filled Depp’s heartthrob role on the 1980s cult hit “21 Jump Street.” He is the second cast member, behind former Detroit Lions QB Rodney Peete’s wife, to run … Continue Reading →
Playboy pin-up and “Dancing With the Stars” season one champ Kelly Monaco just dougied her way into the IRS doghouse. She owes almost $68,000 in delinquent federal taxes, according to public records. The 35-year-old “General Hospital” actress is the latest in a conga line’s worth of DWTS vets with tax woes, people like the blonde … Continue Reading →
Actress Fairuza Balk, who starred as Adam Sandler’s love interest in “The Waterboy,” fought the IRS and won, employing those supernatural powers she displayed in “The Craft” to shrink a $38,690 federal tax lien to about $1,200. Balk, 37, is a goth goddess who was featured in “Almost Famous,” “American History X,” and alongside epic … Continue Reading →
The California tax man sent former Los Angeles Kings owner — and Weekend at Bernie’s bankroller — Bruce McNall a belated gift to mark the 23rd anniversary of signing hockey legend Wayne Gretzky: a $7.7 million delinquent tax bill. Though a $9.9 million lien would have been more symmetrical, the tax bill is good for … Continue Reading →
Despite its stodgy rep, I’m sure the IRS knows how to laugh. Let’s just hope it sounds nothing like Julia Roberts’ contrived cackle. Here’s guessing the feds, and state of California for that matter, aren’t laughing at her brother’s new $142,000 tax debt. Actor Eric Roberts starred in “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and played … Continue Reading →
The corporate behemoth overseeing actor Corey Feldman’s straight-to-video dreck movies and second-fiddle gigs alongside “American Pie” and “The Love Boat” burnouts owes more than $34,000 in delinquent federal taxes, according to public records. Feldman, 40, is president of Corey Feldman Inc., a company he established in 1987, the same year he starred in “The Lost … Continue Reading →
Bet British actor John Rhys-Davies, who starred as Sallah, the trusty sidekick of Indiana Jones, would like to pawn that Lost Ark. The quick cash could come in handy because the IRS says he owes more than $1.5 million in delinquent federal taxes, according to public records. Rhys-Davies, 67, is a blockbuster vet, having appeared … Continue Reading →