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CELEBRITY NEWS: FEBRUARY 16, 2012
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Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) – 23 years old
Paul Brittain (Saturday Night Live) – 35 years old
Sarah Clarke (“Twilight” movies) – 40 years old
John McEnroe – 53 years old
Ice-T – 54 years old
LeVar Burton (“Roots”) – 55 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/16/12)
COOKING: Hook, Line & Dinner (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: 100 Greatest Women In Music (Hour 4) (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: VH1 News Presents: Whitney Houston’s Greatest Moments (Premiere) at 11pm
MTV: Jersey Shore After Hours (Premiere) at 11:30pm

Latin American-based talent search series Q’Viva! The Chosen from Jennifer Lopez was picked up by FOX. The series recently premiered on Univision and FOX will debut an English-language version beginning March 3. The series stars Lopez, singer Marc Anthony and concert director Jamie King and the three stars travel to 20 countries to find and showcase the best Latin singers, dancers, musicians and other performers. The best contestants are then invited to the US for a climatic show. FOX will air Q’Viva! The Chosen in two-hour episodes until its finale on April 7. Even though Lopez and the others often speak English on the show, some parts will be presented in Spanish or Portuguese with English subtitles. The series is a co-production of EP Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment and Lopez’s NuYoRican, Anthony and King.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery Channel also renewed Gold Rush for a third season, reports THR. Season two of Gold Rush concludes February 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS wants more of the sitcom Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse, ordering 35 additional episodes. The series is from writer/director/EP Tyler Perry and the ensemble cast includes Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Crystle Stewart, Kent Faulcon and Jason Olive. The comedy will be back on TBS’ Friday night schedule this summer. During its first season, Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse averaged 2.9 million total viewers and 1.6 million A18-49, making it basic cable’s #1 sitcom of 2011. The series is produced by Tyler Perry Studios and is distributed by Debmar-Mercury.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An eighth season of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is back on Travel Channel starting April 9 at 9p. Bourdain will trek to fifteen locations worldwide in the one-hour series experiencing food and culture in such locales as Penang, Japan, Lisbon and Kansas City among others. The series is produced for Travel Channel by Zero Point Zero.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Early next month, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is kicking off its third annual Road to Hollywood tour of free events starting with the world theatrical premiere of the newly-restored classic film To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). The film is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and will be screened at The Ziegfeld Theatre in NYC March 1 at 730p and introduced by TCM host Robert Osborne with special guest Spike Lee. Tickets were made available starting yesterday. TCM’s Road to Hollywood tour includes nine other stops across the nation to screen classic films hosted by Osborne or TCM weekend daytime host, Ben Mankiewicz as well as film critic/historian Leonard Maltin. Movie stars making appearances during the tour include Jane Powell, Tippi Hedren, Shirley Jones, Eva Marie Saint and Ernest Borgnine. TCM’s Road to Hollywood tour serves as a precursor to the network’s 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, April 12-15. For the full list of TCM’s Road to Hollywood tour stops and more information about its Classic Film Festival, please visit the Cynopsis website at www.cynopsis.com and click on the TCM press link.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new reality dating series was ordered by CBS for this coming summer. The new series is titled “3” and follows three single women of different ages, life experiences and backgrounds as they meet for the first time and share the same goal to find true love. As the trio searches for love partners, the women will be together and emotionally support each other through the dating and decision-making process. The series is based on an original format by Keshet Broadcasting Ltd. and based on an original series produced by Kastina Productions that premiered last summer in Israel and captured top ratings. Single women and men can apply to be on the show by visiting www.cbs.com/casting. “3” is co-produced by Magical Elves, 1492 Television and Keshnet Broadcasting. Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Chris Columbus, Avi Nir and Ami Glam all serve as EPs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A talk show starring Jenny McCarthy is being developed for VH1 and is set to premiere in late summer or fall. EP Michael Davies is involved with The Jenny McCarthy Show and full details of the talk show are being kept under wraps for now though it will highlight McCarthy’s perspective on pop culture with guest panelists and celebrity interviews.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The two-hour 43rd NAACP Image Awards, airing live on NBC this Friday at 8p will be hosted by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has two casting announcements: Katie Cassidy landed the role of Dinah Laurel on Arrow, the network’s DC Comics-inspired pilot. Stefania Owen was cast as Carrie Bradshaw’s 14-year old sister Dorrit on The Carrie Diaries pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Teen actress Daniela Bobadilla landed the role of Charlie Sheen’s daughter on FX’s upcoming series Anger Management. FX has ordered 10 episodes though the premiere date has not been set yet.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: FEBRUARY 15, 2012
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Amber Riley (Glee) – 26 years old
Alex Borstein (Family Guy/The Cleveland Show/American Dad) – 41 years old
Janice Dickinson – 57 years old
Matt Groening (Creator, The Simpsons) – 58 years old
Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) – 61 years old