Iphoto will not open. Says updating but no updates running. Any ideas?

Iphoto will not open on my Mac. Says updating but no updates running.  Any ideas?

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution.  We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running? Is your profile correct?
what is the exact message you get when launching iPhoto?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?

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    Try the following:
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    2 - Run Option #4, Rebuild Database.
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