CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 25, 2010
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Alicia Keys is 30 years old today.
Jenifer Lewis is 53 years old today.
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CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 25, 2010
January 25, 2010FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
January 25, 2010FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 1/25/10)
MTV: True Life: I’m Addicted To Video Games (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC FAMILY: Greek (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: Damages (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: State Of The Union (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SHOWTIME: La La Land (Premiere) at 11pm
Friday’s two-hour Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon raised more than $57 million from the general public with more being tallied from corporations, larger private donors and iTunes sales figures. So far, the single “Hope for Haiti Now” is the top-selling iTunes album in 18 countries, making it the biggest single day album pre-order for iTunes ever. The telethon attracted a total of 16.1 million viewers across six broadcast networks with a 4.3 rating among A18-49. ABC had the largest broadcast audience of 4.6 million viewers. These preliminary TV ratings do not include major cable networks such as MTV, CNN and VH1. Donations can still be taken for Haiti relief by visiting HopeForHaitiNow .org or by calling 877-99-HAITI.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Veteran film actress Jean Simmons, 80 died last Friday due to lung cancer. Throughout her impressive film career that began in 1944, Jean starred with the likes of Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracy, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier and she won a Golden Globe for the 1955 musical Guys and Dolls starring opposite Marlon Brando. Jean also starred on stage in Sondheim’s musical A Little Night Music then later appeared on such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote and Star Trek: The Next Generation and the memorable 1983 TV miniseries The Thorn Birds from which she won an Emmy Award. Jean is survived by two daughters, Tracy Granger and Kate Brooks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Mitchell, who portrayed Pine Valley millionaire Palmer Cortlandt on ABC’s All My Children, died last Friday in Los Angeles of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease along with pneumonia. James’ last appearance on All My Children happened earlier this month on January 5, marking the daytime drama’s 40th anniversary episode. Prior to his 30-year stint on All My Children, James was an accomplished dancer appearing in leading roles on Broadway in such musicals Brigadoon, Carousel, Carnival, Paint Your Wagon among others in addition to dancing with the American Ballet Theater in New York, Europe and South America and touring with the Agnes de Mille Dance Theater throughout the US. He also appeared in a number of films including That’s Dancing, The Turning Point, The Bandwagon with Fred Astaire and Deep In My Heart with Cyd Charisse. James is survived by his partner Albert Wolsky. Memorial services will take place at a later date.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SCREEN ACTOR’S GUILD AWARDS
Here is the complete list of winners from Saturday night.
http://www.sagawards.org/nominations
KIDS NIGHT ON BROADWAY IS COMING IN FEBRUARY 2010
http://kidsnightonbroadway.com/about.shtml
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Avatar – $36 million
Legion – $18.2 million
The Book Of Eli – $17 million
The Tooth Fairy – $14.5 million
The Lovely Bones – $8.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
MICHAEL JACKSON’S EXECUTORS WANT 10% OF EVERYTHING THAT IS MICHAEL JACKSON
January 22, 2010MICHAEL JACKSON’S EXECUTORS WANT 10% OF EVERYTHING THAT IS MICHAEL JACKSON
http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/22/michael-jackson-executors-ten-percent-estate-profits/
MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE IS HIRING
January 22, 2010MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE IS HIRING
http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/22/michael-jackson-estate-business-hire-probate-court/
MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE OPPOSES STIPEND FOR JOSEPH JACKSON
January 22, 2010MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE OPPOSES STIPEND FOR JOSEPH JACKSON
http://www.accesshollywood.com/michael-jacksons-estate-files-opposition-to-monthly-stipend-for-father-joe-jackson_article_28065
CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 22, 2010
January 22, 2010CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 22, 2010
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Balthazar Getty (Brothers And Sisters) is 35 years old today.
Diane Lane is 45 years old today.
Linda Blair is 51 years old today.
FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ MEGA MILLIONS/ CASTING CALL
January 22, 2010FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/22/10)
DIY: Man Caves (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Caprica (Premiere) at 9pm
STARZ: Spartacus: Blood And Sand (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Dollhouse (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien at 11:35 pm (Tonight is his last night hosting the show.)
Hope for Haiti Now at 8p, two-hour telethon airing commercial-free in the US on ABC, BET, Bravo, CBS, Centric, Comedy Central, CMT, CNN, CNN en Espanol, Current TV, The CW, Discovery Health, E! Entertainment, EPIX, FOX, Fuse, G4, GMC, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, MTV, National Geographic Channel, NBC, Oxygen, Palladia, PBS, Planet Green, TNT, Showtime, SOAPnet, Style Network, TV One and VH1 as well as the Canadian networks CBC Television, CTV, Global Television and MuchMusic. The two-hour special will also be available via live streaming on YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com and Rhapsody. Mobile users can pick up the special through Alltel, AT&T, Sprint Verizon and FloTV. The telethon will also air globally on BET International, CNN International National Geographic and MTV Networks International, making it available to 640 million homes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
(SATURDAY 1/23/10)
FOOD: Mexican Made Easy (Premiere) at 9:30am
TNT & TBS: Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) Awards at 8pm
Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive jointly declared they reached a deal allowing Food Network and HGTV programming to resume for Cablevision customers in the New York Tri-State region starting yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Tooth Fairy – Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews, Ryan Sheckler
Extraordinary Measures – Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney Vance, Meredith Droeger
Legion – Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney, Charles S. Dutton
Creation (Limited Release) – Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch
Powerball Lottery is coming to New York starting this Sunday January 24, 2010. The closest states that New Yorkers could play were Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $105 million.
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
CASTING CALL
FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance is hosting an audition next Monday in New York City at Manhattan Center, 311 W. 34th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues). To be eligible, dancers must be US citizens or legal permanent residents of the US, have a current legal Employment Authorization Card and fall in the age range of 18 to 30 years. Applicants must provide legal, valid proof of age during audition registration. For complete eligibility rules, visit Fox.com/dance.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CONAN O’BRIEN HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HIS NBC CONTRACT
January 21, 2010CONAN O’BRIEN HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HIS NBC CONTRACT
http://www.accesshollywood.com/nbc-conan-obrien-released-from-his-contract-last-tonight-show-friday_article_28011
JOHN EDWARDS ADMITS HE FATHERED A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
January 21, 2010JOHN EDWARDS ADMITS HE FATHERED A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
http://www.accesshollywood.com/john-edwards-admits-he-fathered-child-with-mistress_article_28003
CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 21, 2010
January 21, 2010CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 21, 2010
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Geens Davis is 54 years old today.
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