The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. The dress itself is beautifully made, very high quality. The fit is so flattering, slimming and lovely. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Rated 5 out of 5 by DotTattlerDarling from Fits PERFECTLY Bought this about three weeks ago and Im obsessed with it. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Rosemary Misdary, NPR News, New York.Ĭopyright © 2021 NPR. When he died last month at age 74, Jallali Elidrissi left behind an unfinished book of his adventures at the Waldorf Astoria. MISDARY: He did eventually get to be in the movies as an extra playing a bellhop in films like "Analyze This." But maybe his most memorable role was as a storyteller. And we would always send a little card from Jimmy. MISDARY: The hotel's former room service manager, David Cirincione (ph), says Elidrissi had a passion for taking care of guests.ĭAVID CIRINCIONE: When guests he knew weren't feeling well, of sending hot tea and lemon up to the room just as a feel better, get well soon. SIMMS: I wouldn't be surprised if he always wore that uniform, even at home. Jimmy had the most mentions in the guest comment cards. MISDARY: Guests like former President Ronald Reagan, who would ask for him by name. Porter service will be listed if the hotel has reported to Trivago that they offer the service. ![]() He wanted to greet the guests and say goodbye to the guests. Find a potential hotel, click it in the listings, and then click Hotel Details. His best friend and retired bell captain, Billy Simms (ph), says they tried to promote him many times.īILLY SIMMS: He was offered management jobs over and over and over and over again and just turned them down. Even the general manager consulted with him. Every new employee spent a couple of hours with Jimmy as part of their training. I want to be the person that people come to when they have the littlest questions about the Waldorf.ĮLIDRISSI: And they did. So, like, he took being a bellhop as like, oh, I want to be a marker in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. And he always wanted to, like, fall into that path of, like, having a job like an actor, talk show host. He went by Jimmy to make it easier for guests to say, and also to fit in.ĮLIDRISSI: He just loved talking to people. That's when he landed the role of a lifetime - Jimmy, the bellhop at the gilded Waldorf Astoria. He had to work and send money home to support his family. MISDARY: But his daughter, Raja Elidrissi, says he knew it was an impossible dream. RAJA ELIDRISSI: When he got to America, his childhood dream was like actually being an actor. ![]() ROSEMARY MISDARY, BYLINE: Just months after graduating high school, Jallali Elidrissi left his parents and 10 siblings behind in Morocco and made his way to New York City. And when he retired, he was believed to be the longest-serving bellhop in Manhattan. For more than half a century, he made guests feel at home, including seven presidents. His name was Jimmy Elidrissi, and he was so much more than the guy who took your bags at the famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. We have a story now about a man who passed away last month.
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