Matt Damon and Michael Douglas have signed on to play lovers in the upcoming biopic about flamboyant pianist Liberace.
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Douglas will play Liberace, and Damon will play his boyfriend and personal assistant, Scott Thorsen, who eventually outed the flamboyant pianist via a $110 million palimony suit in 1982.
The film — directed by Stephen Soderbergh — will be a departure for both actors, as they are both known for their macho movies.
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Born Wladziu Valentino Liberace, but better known by only his last name, Liberace was a staple of early 1950s television, and was an institution in Las Vegas until his death from AIDS in 1987.
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During the 1950s–1970s he was reportedly the highest paid entertainer in the world.
Liberace is scheduled for release sometime in 2012.
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