Charlie Callas has died.

The rubber-faced comedian was 86.

Callas had opened for Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas, and was a favorite of Mel Brooks, who cast him in a number of films including Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

He also starred on the TV series “Switch.”

The funnyman was married to Eve Velac and had two children.

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Yesterday, Gossip Cop busted Perez Hilton and other sites for falsely reporting that Angelina Jolie was going to star as Marilyn Monroe in a film adaptation of the book, “The Life And Opinions Of Maf The Dog, And Of His Friend Marilyn Monroe.”

We also noted that George Clooney was not set to play Frank Sinatra in the movie, as erroneously reported by Perez and Hollyscoop, to name a few.

In fact, a rep for Jolie told Gossip Cop flat out, “Angelina is NOT attached to this project,” and Clooney’s spokesman called the casting stories “totally fabricated.

But never one to get a story wrong just once, today Perez scribbled, “Angelina Jolie is now expressing mixed feelings about starring as Marilyn Monroe,” and “wants to have a long chat with Clooney before making any decisions.”

Huh?

So she’s going to consult Clooney about co-starring in a film that he’s (also) not in?

Bottom line: Perez was wrong yesterday about Jolie and Clooney starring in the film, and he’s still wrong today.

Maybe one day Perez will actually steal the accurate story – that Angelina Jolie is NOT starring as Marilyn Monroe.

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“Angelina Jolie has gotten the gig most actresses in Hollywood would die to get. Jolie will play Marilyn Monroe in the movie version of The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog,” begins another WHOLLY INACCURATE report from the hacks at Hollyscoop.

The site continues to embarrass itself by noting, “Angie will star alongside George Clooney who will play Frank Sinatra. That should be a fun movie set considering the fact that Clooney is BFF’s with Brad Pitt.”

Uh, Mr. Roarke says it’s time to leave “Fantasy Island.”

Not surprisingly, Hollyscoop’s journalistic equal, Perez Hilton, also picked up this tall tale for a post titled, “Angelina Jolie To Play Marilyn Monroe.”

Perez similarly claimed, “The role of Sinatra will be played by another Hollywood heavyweight, George Clooney.”

[Slight break to clean up our desk from the huge spit-take.]

Suffice to say, the blogs’ stories are 100 PERCENT WRONG.

A rep for Jolie tell Gossip Cop that reports of the Oscar winner playing Monroe are “not true.” And Clooney’s rep called the stories “totally fabricated.”

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2nd UPDATE – 7/29/10

President Obama may get daily national security briefings, but his pop culture awareness seems to be hit-or-miss.

When Joy Behar asked whether he was aware that Lindsay Lohan was in jail, Obama replied, “I actually knew that.”

The president had less familiarity with Mel Gibson‘s current troubles. As to whether the scandal-prone star needed anger management, Obama told Behar he hadn’t been exposed to the infamous tapes.

“Should Snooki run as mayor of Wasilla?” asked Behar, referring to Sarah Palin‘s home turf.

Obama laughed as he said, “I gotta be honest. I don’t know who Snooki is.”

The applauding audience seemed to forgive him. It’s probably for the best the president devotes his attention elsewhere, even though Snooki has become a force in the markets.

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While the president’s daughters may like Justin Bieber, the Commander-in-Chief is not a fan.

ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Have you thought about an iPhone at all, making the switch?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I haven’t made the switch yet. I do have a pod though; I’ve got a great iPod

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Can I ask you what’s the first couple of songs on your iPod?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: You name a song, I’ve got it. Whether it’s (pauses)

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time”?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve got Jay-Z on there. I’ve got Frank Sinatra on there. I’ve got Maria Callas on there

SHERRI SHEPHERD: Justin Bieber

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve got Maria Callas on there

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I do not have Justin Bieber on there

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

BARBARA WALTERS: No, but I bet your kids  have Justin Bieber on there

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: But I have met Justin Bieber. He came to sing at the White House. He’s a very nice young man

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President Barack Obama visited “The View” earlier today, taping an appearance that will air on Thursday.

It marked the first time a sitting U.S. president has been a guest on a daytime talk show.

Obama chatted with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd about a range of issues — including former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton‘s nuptials this weekend.

“I was not invited to the wedding,” said the president, “because I think Hillary and Bill, properly, want to keep this thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband.”

As for his own family, Obama invoked his wife as a reason for appearing on “The View.”

“Look, I was trying to find a show that Michelle actually watched and so I thought this is it, right here. All those new shows she’s like, eh, let me get the clicker.”

The president also talked about daughters Malia and Sasha, with whom he and the First Lady play a nightly game of “the rose and the thorn,” reflecting on life’s nice moments and difficulties.

Walters asked Obama what the “rose” has been over the past month.

“[It] has to be a couple of days we took in Maine with Michelle and Sasha and Malia,” he answered. “We went on bike rides and hikes and the girls are getting old enough now where they’re not quite teenagers yet, so they still like you… It couldn’t have been a better couple of days.”

“Thorn?” asked Walters.

“Well, where do I begin here?” joked the president to laughter from the audience, before speaking about a range of challenges including the oil spill, two wars, and a slow-to-recover economy.

The full interview will air tomorrow at 11:00 AM on ABC.

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For close to a year now, a number of top celebrities have been mentioned for the possible lead in Martin Scorsese‘s biopic about Frank Sinatra.

Among the names thrown out in the past were Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and George Clooney.

But now, according to reports everywhere, including one picked up by MTV, Scorsese is “on record as saying that he’d like Al Pacino for the Sinatra role and Robert De Niro for the crooner’s longtime collaborator, Dean Martin.”

There’s just one problem. And it’s not who to cast as Joey Bishop.

Scorsese never said he wanted to cast Pacino and De Niro.

A rep for the director tells Gossip Cop the Pacino-De Niro report is “totally not true.”

Everyone should just relax, and let Scorsese do it his way.

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Generally, the Tuesday night episode of “American Idol” beats the Wednesday night results show.

But not last week.

The Tuesday show, which showcased the music of the late Frank Sinatra, arranged by Harry Connick, Jr., only garnered 17.5 million viewers, making it the lowest watched episode since 2003.

But Lady Gaga’s performance the following night drew an additional 2.1 million audience viewers.

Was it that Sinatra’s music is too old or have you grown tired of the show?

And are you tuning in tonight?

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Like a veal parmigiana that comes back to haunt you, so too have casting rumors for Martin Scorsese’s planned biopic on Frank Sinatra.

According to reports, “Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Johnny Depp are slugging it out to play Frank Sinatra.” The stories basically all claim that Scorsese is pulling for DiCaprio, who he’s worked on a number of films, including “The Departed” and “Gangs of New York,” but the studio wants Depp, while Tina Sinatra, daughter of the legendary crooner, would like Clooney to play the part of Ol’ Bue Eyes.

So who’s it going to be?

It’s “way premature,” the director’s rep tells Gossip Cop, adding rather significantly, “Marty isn’t even thinking about casting yet. They don’t even have a draft of a script.”

So for the time being, fuggedaboutit… and when there’s news, Gossip Cop will let you know.

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