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Connecting Al Roker and Robert Pattinson



Al Roker American weather presenter, television and radio personality
From 1983 to 1996, Roker was the regular substitute for forecaster Joe Witte on the NBC News program '' NBC News at Sunrise'', and from 1990 to 1995 filled in for Willard Scott, Bryant Gumbel and 1997 through 2000's for Matt Lauer on the ''Today Show''.

Bryant Gumbel American journalist and sportscaster
Gumbel made a cameo appearance alongside Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine in '' The Weather Man'', a film directed by Gore Verbinski.

Michael Caine English actor
In May 2019, Caine was cast as Sir Michael Crosby, a British Intelligence officer, in Christopher Nolan's '' Tenet'' (2020). The film starred John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh.


Al Roker American weather presenter, television and radio personality
Roker received wider exposure when David Letterman asked him to join in an elevator race on an episode of the talk show '' Late Night with David Letterman'', which taped across the hall from the WNBC news studio in the GE Building.

David Letterman American comedian and television host
Letterman interviewed Mario Andretti, who had just crashed out of the race.

Mario Andretti
Andretti told author Paul Stenning: "My father left everything behind, we left our home and took what we could carry and went further into Italy.

Paul Stenning
The best-known of his books is ''The Robert Pattinson Album'', a biography of Robert Pattinson, first published in 2009 and appearing in seven languages since then.
After working on a biography of Robert Pattinson, Stenning focused on areas beyond music.


Al Roker American weather presenter, television and radio personality
* On the May 9, 1998, episode of '' Saturday Night Live'' (hosted by David Duchovny), Roker appeared in a "Mango" sketch with Matt Lauer.

David Duchovny
In 2005, Duchovny, who had already made his directorial debut with an episode of ''The X-Files'', wrote, directed, and appeared in the feature film '' House of D''. The film starred Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams, and Duchovny's then-wife Téa Leoni in a coming-of-age tale.

Robin Williams
His film performances often influenced other actors, both in and out of the film industry. Director Chris Columbus, who directed Williams in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'', says watching him work "was a magical and special privilege.

Chris Columbus (filmmaker) American filmmaker
In 2019, Columbus joined the producers of '' The Lighthouse'', a film directed by Robert Eggers and stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as two lighthouse keepers who lose their sanity.


Al Roker American weather presenter, television and radio personality
During the 2013 inauguration of Barack Obama, Roker received a handshake from Joe Biden.
Years later, as an NBC News reporter at Biden's own 2021 inauguration, Roker received a fist bump from the newly inaugurated president moments before Biden entered the White House.

Joe Biden
Biden was reelected to the Senate six times and was the fourth-most senior sitting senator at the time when he became Obama's vice president after they won the 2008 presidential election, defeating John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin.
He and Senator John McCain co-sponsored the McCain-Biden Kosovo Resolution, which called on Clinton to use all necessary force, including ground troops, to confront Milošević over Yugoslav actions toward ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
In 2018, he gave a eulogy for Senator John McCain, praising McCain's embrace of American ideals and bipartisan friendships.

John McCain
Many celebrities paid tribute to the late Senator on Twitter. Those included Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Khloe Kardashian.

Reese Witherspoon American actress and producer
She began circus training in March 2010 for her role as Marlena, a glamorous performer stuck in a marriage to a volatile husband (Christoph Waltz) but intrigued by the circus' new veterinarian (Robert Pattinson).





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