Awards

Speaking of awards, John LaFauce was once employed by ABC as a page, and he worked at four Academy Award and three Emmy Shows. His job was to escort the presenters, get them through rehearsals, and make sure they were ready to go on the night of the show.

John's most enjoyable Academy Awards was when "Silence of the Lambs" won Best Picture in 1992, but here are a few of his best memories from all of these events:

At the '92 Academy Awards, John says, "Celine Dion [who sang "Beauty and the Beast" for the film of the same name] told me it was her birthday. Nobody knew about it, so I told the talent coordinator and flowers were delivered to Celine's dressing room. She was so excited." John also met Dion's parents, who, although they didn't speak a word of English, "immediately knew where I was from because of my Boston accent."
"Quincy Jones took the time to show me his baby pictures with actress Nastassja Kinski." (There's something about Hollywood Stars wanting John to know about their babies. He was once working at the May Company Department Store in Los Angeles selling bath towels to "a very pregnant Lea Thompson" of "Back to the Future" fame. Lea said, "Wanna see my stomach" and promptly and proudly lifted her shirt to show John her belly.)
John was the first to congratulate famous Italian director, Federico Fellini after he won an Honorary Oscar. "Taking him to the press area," John said, "I got into an elevator with him, Sophia Loren and an interpreter. I asked if I could hold his Oscar. He said yes. It was such a thrill. This guy's a legend in the cinema world!" Fellini was ill at the time and passed away the following year.
Finally, John got to hold hands with Liza Minelli, "because it was too dark and hard to see backstage."

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