Barry Diller: How an angry phone call launched lifelong friendship with Katharine Hepburn @GrahamBensinger
Barry Diller: How an angry phone call launched lifelong friendship with Katharine Hepburn  @GrahamBensinger
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Barry Diller shares intimate stories of Hollywood's most legendary figures. He recalls meeting an unknown Jack Nicholson at William Morris at age 19 or 20, when Nicholson could barely get a job — a friendship that has lasted ever since. He tells the charming story of how Katharine Hepburn called ABC to complain about commercials and ended up sneaking into old swimming pools with him around Los Angeles. And he describes the moment he spotted Michael Eisner's genius in a job interview 60 years ago — the foundation of a friendship that endures to this day.
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Episode debuted nationwide in 2026.
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Barry Diller: How an angry phone call launched lifelong friendship with Katharine Hepburn

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