Popular TV Show, Moving to Thurs. Night at 9:00 PM, is Cornerstone of Quirky
Jan. Event
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The name "Earl" has had a
few well-known takers in its day.
There was famous newspaper columnist Earl Wilson, the father of modern
jazz piano, Earl "Fatha" Hines, legendary actor James Earl Jones, bluegrass
pioneer, Earl Scruggs, Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren. And for a cup of
tea, it's hard to beat Earl Grey.
Earls may not be as common as Joes or Johns, but the name is beginning to
gain in popularity as a result of a NBC's new hit comedy series, "My Name Is
Earl."
And if you're an Earl, you're in luck during January, 2006.
To celebrate the show's shift, beginning January 5, to Thursdays at
9:00 PM PST (8:00 pm Central), NBC is teaming with its sister company,
Universal Studios Hollywood, to give free park admission to anyone with the
name "Earl" during the month of January.
There are roughly 10,000 guys named Earl in the Los Angeles area alone.
The "Earl" freebie runs all through Jan. and includes an official t-shirt.
Better get there "earl"y.
For more info, log on to http://www.universalstudios.com/mynameisearl.
Universal Studios Hollywood (http://www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit
of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios
(http://www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal.
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment
companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news
and information to a global audience. Formed in May, 2004 through the
combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and
operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier
motion picture company, significant television production operations, a
leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBC
Universal is 80% owned by General Electric with 20% controlled by Vivendi
Universal.
SOURCE Universal Studios Hollywood
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Related links:
http://www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com
http://www.universalstudios.com/mynameisearl
CONTACT:
Eliot Sekuler, +1-818-622-6896,
eliot.sekuler@nbcuni.com, or Audrey Eig, +1-818-622-2962,
Audrey.eig@nbcuni.com, both of Universal Studios Hollywood
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