Quentin Tarantino 'Honored' By Friars Club 10/1

According to Variety, Quentin Tarantino will be 'honored' by the 2010 Friars Club on October 1 in one of thier famed roasts. The roast will be held at the New York Hilton.

The Friars Club is a private club founded in 1904. The Friars Club originated when representative of the Broadway theatres working with New York publicists organized the Press Agents' Association to exchange lists of people who were fraudulently receiving complimentary passes to shows.

The Friars Club's roasting motto is "We only roast the ones we love." Between 1998 and 2002 the roasts were televised on Comedy Central. People who have been roasted in the past include Sophie Tucker, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Sammy Davis Jr, Neil Simon, Phyllis Diller, Jerry Lewis and Whoopi Goldberg.

Quentin Tarantino is the Oscar winning writer and director of 'Pulp Fiction.' His other film credits include 'Inglorious Basterds,' 'Kill Bill: Vol 1," "Kill Bill: Vol 2," 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' 'Reservoir Dogs,' and 'Jackie Brown.'

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