Half-Assed Internet Research
Research covers an actor shared by the 1950 and 1991 films, Spencer Tracy's Oscar nomination, Martin Short's wedding-planner model, celebrity weddings, and the two production houses.
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- Tom Irish is reported to have debuted in the 1950 Father of the Bride and ended his film career in this remake while playing Ben Banks in both.
- Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor for the original film and lost to the transcript-observed 'Jose Farrar' for Cyrano de Bergerac.
- Martin Short's wedding planner was based on Kevin Lee, who later appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
- Kevin Lee reportedly helped with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's wedding.
- The house used for interiors and the reception sold for about 1.998 million dollars in August 2016.
- The Pasadena exterior house reportedly sold for about 950,000 dollars in 1999 and attracts visitors.