May 30, 2008 - Birthday Stumper Answer
Meet character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. He's turning 50 today and was in the NBC show Heroes, and movies like Sneakers and Groundhog Day. I told ya you'd recognize him!
May 29, 2008
This doesn’t creep just me out right? Supposedly the first picture of Miley Cryus’ first public kiss is worth $30,000. If that kiss happens with some hot, famous teen boy? THAT photo could be worth upwards of $150,000. Why so high? Evidently after the recent surge in train wreck celebrities like Britney, Paris and Lindsay there’s a push towards clean all-American girls. By the way, an ordinary, blah, “oh look at me I’m buying bread at the grocery store” picture of Miley goes for about $2,000.
STAR Artist Ashlee Simpson has FINALLY confirmed what we’ve all known for the past couple of months: she’s pregnant! Her and her new hubby posted a statement online saying they were waiting for the first trimester to be over, which is actually the responsible thing to do, so way to go them! Ashlee says “This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family."
We may have heard the last of Harry Potter but apparently we haven’t heard the first. A major bookstore in Britain will auction off an 800-word postcard size prequel to Harry Potter written by the one-and-only J. K. Rowling. All proceeds from the auction will go to charity. So a Harry Potter prequel? Sounds like J.K. Rowling has been talking to George Lucas. There better not be a character named Jar Jar Potter!
So as I’ve admitted several times in the past week, I’ve watched a good chunk of Sex and the City. But that doesn’t mean ALL men will see the movie. Far from it. But Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker believes in the show, and hopefully movie’s, male fan base. And I agree with her. I think most men will see Sex and the City if Indiana Jones is sold out. And so is The Chronicles of Narnia, Iron Man and Speed Racer. And the cable at home goes out. And there's a power outage so no light to read a book...
The 64 year-old woman who drunkenly hit the car of actress Sandra Bullock and her husband pleaded guilty to the DUI charges. She got probation for a year, loses her license for 2 months and has to complete and alcohol safety program. The judge was incapable of sentencing her to not being a 64 year-old drunk.
The Office star Rainn Wilson landed a cameo role in the Transformers sequel. That starts shooting this summer and comes out next year. Rainn couldn’t elaborate on the role, mostly because he hasn’t read the script.
Actress Kirsten Dunst went public last week saying she checked herself into rehab earlier this year to battle depression but now Star magazine is reporting that may not exactly be truthful. An insider told the magazine that the rehab place Kirsten supposedly went to only deals with chemical dependency and if Kirsten really was depressed she would have been sent somewhere else. Well she’s got be at least real sad now. I mean she just found out she spent all that time at a rehab center that doesn't even treat what's wrong with her.
Remember last month when model Naomi Campbell got arrested at Heathrow airport for supposedly spitting in an officer face? She was formally charged today with six counts including assaulting two police officers. If she’s not careful, this whole “getting arrested” thing could become a habit for her…Naomi’s attorney says she’s disappointed the situation couldn’t be resolved outside of court but respects the courts decision. If I were the lawmakers over there I’d want it resolved outside of court too. No way would I want Naomi near a gavel or any hammer-like object.
In the new Indiana Jones movie, Indy finally settles down with one woman in a real cheesy wedding scene at the end. Looks like the twice-divorced and somewhat-reluctant-to-march-down-the-aisle-again Harrison Ford will marry in real life now as well. Him and Calista Flockhart are reportedly going to tie the knot in a low-key summer ceremony. They’ve dated since 2002, and he’s raised her seven-year-old adopted son as his own.
Batman's secret is out. He drinks milk. The regular kind, even. I totally would have pegged him to traffic in the murky, darkened depths of chocolate milk. Christian Bale as Batman is the latest face of the Got Milk? campaign. Here's proof:
Briefly:
Eddie Murphy needed some cash, so he’ll be back for a fourth installment of "Beverly Hills Cop." It’ll hit the big screen in summer of 2010.
STAR Artist Leona Lewis is the new face of a Teen Sun Safety campaign encouraging teenagers to use sunscreen.
STAR Artist Ashlee Simpson has FINALLY confirmed what we’ve all known for the past couple of months: she’s pregnant! Her and her new hubby posted a statement online saying they were waiting for the first trimester to be over, which is actually the responsible thing to do, so way to go them! Ashlee says “This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family."
We may have heard the last of Harry Potter but apparently we haven’t heard the first. A major bookstore in Britain will auction off an 800-word postcard size prequel to Harry Potter written by the one-and-only J. K. Rowling. All proceeds from the auction will go to charity. So a Harry Potter prequel? Sounds like J.K. Rowling has been talking to George Lucas. There better not be a character named Jar Jar Potter!
So as I’ve admitted several times in the past week, I’ve watched a good chunk of Sex and the City. But that doesn’t mean ALL men will see the movie. Far from it. But Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker believes in the show, and hopefully movie’s, male fan base. And I agree with her. I think most men will see Sex and the City if Indiana Jones is sold out. And so is The Chronicles of Narnia, Iron Man and Speed Racer. And the cable at home goes out. And there's a power outage so no light to read a book...
The 64 year-old woman who drunkenly hit the car of actress Sandra Bullock and her husband pleaded guilty to the DUI charges. She got probation for a year, loses her license for 2 months and has to complete and alcohol safety program. The judge was incapable of sentencing her to not being a 64 year-old drunk.
The Office star Rainn Wilson landed a cameo role in the Transformers sequel. That starts shooting this summer and comes out next year. Rainn couldn’t elaborate on the role, mostly because he hasn’t read the script.
Actress Kirsten Dunst went public last week saying she checked herself into rehab earlier this year to battle depression but now Star magazine is reporting that may not exactly be truthful. An insider told the magazine that the rehab place Kirsten supposedly went to only deals with chemical dependency and if Kirsten really was depressed she would have been sent somewhere else. Well she’s got be at least real sad now. I mean she just found out she spent all that time at a rehab center that doesn't even treat what's wrong with her.
Remember last month when model Naomi Campbell got arrested at Heathrow airport for supposedly spitting in an officer face? She was formally charged today with six counts including assaulting two police officers. If she’s not careful, this whole “getting arrested” thing could become a habit for her…Naomi’s attorney says she’s disappointed the situation couldn’t be resolved outside of court but respects the courts decision. If I were the lawmakers over there I’d want it resolved outside of court too. No way would I want Naomi near a gavel or any hammer-like object.
In the new Indiana Jones movie, Indy finally settles down with one woman in a real cheesy wedding scene at the end. Looks like the twice-divorced and somewhat-reluctant-to-march-down-the-aisle-again Harrison Ford will marry in real life now as well. Him and Calista Flockhart are reportedly going to tie the knot in a low-key summer ceremony. They’ve dated since 2002, and he’s raised her seven-year-old adopted son as his own.
Batman's secret is out. He drinks milk. The regular kind, even. I totally would have pegged him to traffic in the murky, darkened depths of chocolate milk. Christian Bale as Batman is the latest face of the Got Milk? campaign. Here's proof:
Briefly:
Eddie Murphy needed some cash, so he’ll be back for a fourth installment of "Beverly Hills Cop." It’ll hit the big screen in summer of 2010.
STAR Artist Leona Lewis is the new face of a Teen Sun Safety campaign encouraging teenagers to use sunscreen.
May 28, 2008
Yesterday I told you American Idol runner-up David Archuleta said he’s not ready to date yet. But the same doesn’t go for David Cook. Yesterday on Live with Regis and Kelly he said he took Season 2 finalist Kimberly Caldwell out on a date and everything went well. They were able to bond over their shared Idol experience. As for winning it all on Idol David is still really humble saying he’s “just a nerd who got lucky.” Next up for David is recording his debut album and the American Idols Live Tour which is coming to the Resch Center in Green Bay. Get details at the Concert Calendar at star98.net
British tabloids recently reported that their new favorite homeland superstar STAR Artist Leona Lewis was engaged to her long time boyfriend. But as Leona tells us, her favorite “international” radio station, that’s not the case. The interesting question is how him and her are making their relationship work. She’s a huge celebrity now and he’s an electrician but she says her friends, family and loved ones know how important music is to her and support her. By the way, those engagement rumors were on account of a ring spotted on her hand but it’s one that was bought by her boyfriend Lou years ago.
STAR Artist Kelly Clarkson’s last CD was kind of a disappointment sales-wise. Okay not kind of, really a sales disappointment. But on a recent posting on her website it looks like her next album will do much better. She tells us she just finished writing a song with STAR Artist OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder and “it sounds awesome! I can’t wait for y’all to hear it!” Expect her new album by the end of the year.
She reached the pinnacle of celebrity dance and Dancing With the Stars champ Kristi Yamaguchi is already thinking of turning pro. She recently admitted to TV Guide that if she wanted to do so, she’d have to train for years but according to Kristi “dancing has captured my heart.” I hope she knows enough to avoid the “dance halls” that pay in singles.
Maybe this guy doesn’t know how to read. Or maybe he does but doesn’t comprehend. You DON’T mess with the Zohan. Some wanna-be comic is claiming Adam Sandler stole the idea for his new movie You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the movie company. Evidently Zohan seems eerily like a character he created for a web-based comic book called The Hair-Raising Adventures of James Blonde. Clever. So this guy is trying to get the release of this movie stopped. You don’t mess with the Zohan. You get your lawyer to. Here's the trailer for the movie:
British tabloids recently reported that their new favorite homeland superstar STAR Artist Leona Lewis was engaged to her long time boyfriend. But as Leona tells us, her favorite “international” radio station, that’s not the case. The interesting question is how him and her are making their relationship work. She’s a huge celebrity now and he’s an electrician but she says her friends, family and loved ones know how important music is to her and support her. By the way, those engagement rumors were on account of a ring spotted on her hand but it’s one that was bought by her boyfriend Lou years ago.
STAR Artist Kelly Clarkson’s last CD was kind of a disappointment sales-wise. Okay not kind of, really a sales disappointment. But on a recent posting on her website it looks like her next album will do much better. She tells us she just finished writing a song with STAR Artist OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder and “it sounds awesome! I can’t wait for y’all to hear it!” Expect her new album by the end of the year.
She reached the pinnacle of celebrity dance and Dancing With the Stars champ Kristi Yamaguchi is already thinking of turning pro. She recently admitted to TV Guide that if she wanted to do so, she’d have to train for years but according to Kristi “dancing has captured my heart.” I hope she knows enough to avoid the “dance halls” that pay in singles.
Maybe this guy doesn’t know how to read. Or maybe he does but doesn’t comprehend. You DON’T mess with the Zohan. Some wanna-be comic is claiming Adam Sandler stole the idea for his new movie You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the movie company. Evidently Zohan seems eerily like a character he created for a web-based comic book called The Hair-Raising Adventures of James Blonde. Clever. So this guy is trying to get the release of this movie stopped. You don’t mess with the Zohan. You get your lawyer to. Here's the trailer for the movie:
If you’re an obsessed fan of NBC’s The Office like I am, then you know just how talented an actor Steve Carell is. Well the Emmy nominations get announced on July 17th and to show you’re support for Mr. Carell being nominated and winning the best lead actor in a comedy series you can order a free, yes I did say FREE, pin that says “Believe in Steve”. Check out OfficeTally.com to see it and link to order it…free.
This is pretty cool. The networks are coming together. ABC, CBS and NBC will air a simultaneous broadcast the Friday after Labor Day to raise money for cancer research. Fox turned down the offer to participate but they’re going to air public service announcements to promote it. The night will feature musical acts, celebrities and appearances from stars of each of the networks news programs and shows.
She’s on a hit television show, married to an NBA superstar so why oh WHY is Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria working at Wendy’s? Eva was working the drive-thru yesterday to promote Wendy’s new Father’s Day Frosty Weekend where 50 cents from every Frosty sold go to an adoption charity. Eva didn’t have to do much research for this role. She worked at Wendy’s from '91-'94. Actually she did so well she should probably check the schedule. She’s scheduled to close next Saturday...STAR Artist Madonna and child are officially together. A Malawi judge has finally approved the adoption of David Bonda after more than a year and half after Madonna and hubby Guy picked him out at an orphanage. Madonna’s lawyers didn’t realize it but when they told reporters “it’s all over…thank God” they were really speaking for all of us.
Former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gary Dourdan pleaded guilty this morning to two of three drug posession charges. He won't serve any time but instead has to go to a series of drug0education courses.
American Idol winner David Cook has officially signed a record deal with RCA. Look for a debut album this fall!
May 27, 2008
Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend!
How much would someone pay for used lip gloss? Lip gloss used by STAR Artist Madonna. Well Madonna herself found out last Thursday night when she auctioned off that and other personal stuff at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research. The lip gloss was actually part of a bigger auction package, the contents of Madonna’s purse. That sold for $472,000. She also auctioned off a guitar she used on tour and a live private performance. Those went for about $500,000 a piece. And no, she wasn’t above begging for bigger and bigger bids at one point saying "Don't humiliate me. People have offered me millions to play at their bar mitzvahs!"
During his time on American Idol runner-up David Archuleta inspired screams of passion from millions of pre-pubescent girls but recently he told us he’s not ready for any kind of romance. He thinks he's too immature to understand the feelings of like or love.
American Idol winner and STAR Artist David Cook recently spoke to us about the unusually large amount of votes he won American Idol by last week. He blames the 12 million vote differential on his awesome fans. Well now he gets to look ahead to a recording career. David says he wants to make albums that make our hair stand on end. The first single is a good start.
STAR Artist OneRepublic has had to deal with its fair share of confused fans. A lot of people think that the song "Apologize" is by Timbaland. Lead singer of OneRepublic Ryan tells us that couldn’t be farther from the truth, “I wrote 'Apologize' five years ago. I can’t wait ‘til people stop asking me about Timbaland.” Obviously the band can’t complain too much. Timbaland’s name attachment helped catapult the song to crazy-awesome status and helped make the band a boat-load of money. So much so they’re considering dropping a million bucks on a slightly-used private jet. Good, I’ve bee looking to get rid of one of mine...
Even though once applied a certain breath-a-lyzer proved STAR Artist Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroger had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, Chad is applealing his recent DUI conviction saying the officer didn’t have any reasonable suspicion that Chad was driving drunk.
All other movies took a box office beating this weekend. As you expected, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull dominated theaters this holiday weekend pulling in over $150 million between Thursday and yesterday making it the second highest earning Memorial Day weekend earning, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. I’m proud to say I contributed to that. The girlfriend and I saw it on Saturday night. Without going into too much of a rant I’ll just say this. She loved it. I hated it.
According to the New York Post STAR Artist John Mayer and Jennifer Anniston have been dating a whole heck of a lot longer than we originally thought. Supposedly they’ve been boyfriend girlfriend for 3 months now. In the beginning I guess Jennifer thought it was a fling. Now she thinks it’s serious so that’s why it’s so public now.
Looks Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have found a space for their ever growing family…in France. E! Online is reporting the couple splurged a little and bought a thousand acre, $60 million estate in southern France. To give you an idea of what 60 mil gets ya, here’s what we think we know. Chateau Miraval as it’s known has 35 bedrooms, a vineyard, lake and forest. Not shrubs. A forest. Indoor AND outdoor pools, billards room, sauna, Jacuzzi, hidden tunnels, his AND her gyms. HIS AND HER GYMS?? I’m lucky to get an ab roller.
How much would someone pay for used lip gloss? Lip gloss used by STAR Artist Madonna. Well Madonna herself found out last Thursday night when she auctioned off that and other personal stuff at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research. The lip gloss was actually part of a bigger auction package, the contents of Madonna’s purse. That sold for $472,000. She also auctioned off a guitar she used on tour and a live private performance. Those went for about $500,000 a piece. And no, she wasn’t above begging for bigger and bigger bids at one point saying "Don't humiliate me. People have offered me millions to play at their bar mitzvahs!"
During his time on American Idol runner-up David Archuleta inspired screams of passion from millions of pre-pubescent girls but recently he told us he’s not ready for any kind of romance. He thinks he's too immature to understand the feelings of like or love.
American Idol winner and STAR Artist David Cook recently spoke to us about the unusually large amount of votes he won American Idol by last week. He blames the 12 million vote differential on his awesome fans. Well now he gets to look ahead to a recording career. David says he wants to make albums that make our hair stand on end. The first single is a good start.
STAR Artist OneRepublic has had to deal with its fair share of confused fans. A lot of people think that the song "Apologize" is by Timbaland. Lead singer of OneRepublic Ryan tells us that couldn’t be farther from the truth, “I wrote 'Apologize' five years ago. I can’t wait ‘til people stop asking me about Timbaland.” Obviously the band can’t complain too much. Timbaland’s name attachment helped catapult the song to crazy-awesome status and helped make the band a boat-load of money. So much so they’re considering dropping a million bucks on a slightly-used private jet. Good, I’ve bee looking to get rid of one of mine...
Even though once applied a certain breath-a-lyzer proved STAR Artist Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroger had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, Chad is applealing his recent DUI conviction saying the officer didn’t have any reasonable suspicion that Chad was driving drunk.
All other movies took a box office beating this weekend. As you expected, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull dominated theaters this holiday weekend pulling in over $150 million between Thursday and yesterday making it the second highest earning Memorial Day weekend earning, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. I’m proud to say I contributed to that. The girlfriend and I saw it on Saturday night. Without going into too much of a rant I’ll just say this. She loved it. I hated it.
According to the New York Post STAR Artist John Mayer and Jennifer Anniston have been dating a whole heck of a lot longer than we originally thought. Supposedly they’ve been boyfriend girlfriend for 3 months now. In the beginning I guess Jennifer thought it was a fling. Now she thinks it’s serious so that’s why it’s so public now.
Looks Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have found a space for their ever growing family…in France. E! Online is reporting the couple splurged a little and bought a thousand acre, $60 million estate in southern France. To give you an idea of what 60 mil gets ya, here’s what we think we know. Chateau Miraval as it’s known has 35 bedrooms, a vineyard, lake and forest. Not shrubs. A forest. Indoor AND outdoor pools, billards room, sauna, Jacuzzi, hidden tunnels, his AND her gyms. HIS AND HER GYMS?? I’m lucky to get an ab roller.
May 22, 2008
You can check out a very cool acoustic performance done by STAR Artist Daughtry. Just head to ControlRoom.com.
STAR Artist Mariah Carey has a closet full of musical awards, but now she’ll have to build a new closet for fragrance awards. Mariah won the Gold Medal at the 8th Annual Basenotes Awards in the Best Fragrance by a Celebrity Woman category. No joke. She beat out perfume rivals like Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez and what was the favored perfume, Britney Spears’ Eau De Career in the Toilette.
STAR Artist Sheryl Crow was in Washington DC yesterday talking to the House of Representatives to get the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 passed. And tomorrow she’ll be talking to our own representatives – Steve and Chelly on the STAR 98 Morning Show. They’ve got an exclusive interview with her Friday morning at 7:40.
The date has been set for music’s biggest night. The 2009 Grammy Awards will be handed out February 8th. Nominations get announced December 4th.
Almost 2 decades after his last crusade, Indiana Jones is back in theaters today in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Harrison Ford is back and this one is set in the 1950s as Indy and his new associate, Mutt played by Shia LaBeouf are on the hunt for the coveted Crystal Skull. And to make matters interesting, so are the Soviets. It’s rated PG-13. Get in line yesterday.
About a month ago I told you about Wesley Snipes getting sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Well the whole situation is getting tense now. He has until June 3rd to surrender for his 3 year sentence. I hope the judge knows Wesley isn’t too good with deadlines. If he was he’d have filed his taxes on time.
There’s been some rumors flying around that STAR Artist Mariah Carey will be throwing a second, much larger wedding to make up for the secret ceremony in the tropics. Mariah has now issued a statement that the rumors of a 4 million dollar wedding are…well…idiotic. “Four milly? On what? Cake?" She then laughed in the interviewer's face. However we have confirmed that one actress IS planning a second wedding to make up for her own secret ceremony. Actress Jessica Alba’s brother has confirmed that his sis and her new husband Cash will indeed throw a second wedding, much larger and grander than the secret one they had in a Beverly Hills courthouse.
A couple weeks ago I broke the news to you that Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansenn were engaged and now I’ve seen the jewelry store invoice. The 4-carat diamond ring that now rests on Scarlett’s finger costs $120,000!
And briefly, actor Adam Sandler and his wife are expecting their second child. She’s currently 3 months along.
STAR Artist Mariah Carey has a closet full of musical awards, but now she’ll have to build a new closet for fragrance awards. Mariah won the Gold Medal at the 8th Annual Basenotes Awards in the Best Fragrance by a Celebrity Woman category. No joke. She beat out perfume rivals like Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez and what was the favored perfume, Britney Spears’ Eau De Career in the Toilette.
STAR Artist Sheryl Crow was in Washington DC yesterday talking to the House of Representatives to get the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 passed. And tomorrow she’ll be talking to our own representatives – Steve and Chelly on the STAR 98 Morning Show. They’ve got an exclusive interview with her Friday morning at 7:40.
The date has been set for music’s biggest night. The 2009 Grammy Awards will be handed out February 8th. Nominations get announced December 4th.
Almost 2 decades after his last crusade, Indiana Jones is back in theaters today in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Harrison Ford is back and this one is set in the 1950s as Indy and his new associate, Mutt played by Shia LaBeouf are on the hunt for the coveted Crystal Skull. And to make matters interesting, so are the Soviets. It’s rated PG-13. Get in line yesterday.
About a month ago I told you about Wesley Snipes getting sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Well the whole situation is getting tense now. He has until June 3rd to surrender for his 3 year sentence. I hope the judge knows Wesley isn’t too good with deadlines. If he was he’d have filed his taxes on time.
There’s been some rumors flying around that STAR Artist Mariah Carey will be throwing a second, much larger wedding to make up for the secret ceremony in the tropics. Mariah has now issued a statement that the rumors of a 4 million dollar wedding are…well…idiotic. “Four milly? On what? Cake?" She then laughed in the interviewer's face. However we have confirmed that one actress IS planning a second wedding to make up for her own secret ceremony. Actress Jessica Alba’s brother has confirmed that his sis and her new husband Cash will indeed throw a second wedding, much larger and grander than the secret one they had in a Beverly Hills courthouse.
A couple weeks ago I broke the news to you that Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansenn were engaged and now I’ve seen the jewelry store invoice. The 4-carat diamond ring that now rests on Scarlett’s finger costs $120,000!
And briefly, actor Adam Sandler and his wife are expecting their second child. She’s currently 3 months along.
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