VIDAL SASSOON HAS DIED
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Archive for May, 2012
VIDAL SASSOON HAS DIED
May 9, 2012BRAD PITT IS THE NEW FACE OF CHANEL NO. 5 PERFUME
May 9, 2012BRAD PITT IS THE NEW FACE OF CHANEL NO. 5 PERFUME
http://www.accesshollywood.com/brad-pitt-tapped-to-star-in-chanel-perfume-ads_article_64449
SOFIA VERGARA & NICK LOEB HAVE SPLIT
May 9, 2012SOFIA VERGARA & NICK LOEB HAVE SPLIT
http://www.accesshollywood.com/sofia-vergara-and-boyfriend-split-report_article_64444
CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 9, 2012
May 9, 2012CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 9, 2012
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Grace Gummer (Smash) – 26 years old
Audrina Patridge (The Hills) – 27 years old
Rosario Dawson – 33 years old
Chris Diamantopoulos (The Starter Wife) – 37 years old
Ghostface Killah – 42 years old
John Corbett (Sex And the City) – 51 years old
Billy Joel – 63 years old
Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown) – 66 years old James L. Brooks (Producer, The Simpsons) – 72 years old
Albert Finney (“Erin Brockovich”) – 76 years old
FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL
May 9, 2012FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/9/12)
BBC AMERICA: White Heat (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Around The World In 80 Plates (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: CSI (Finale) at 10pm
Two more series were picked up by NBC for this fall: White House sitcom pilot 1600 Penn received a series order for 13 episodes starring Bill Pullman as the President of the US and Jenna Elfman as the First Lady and stepmother to the POTUS’ children. 1600 Penn was created and also stars Josh Gad who plays the president’s out-of-control eldest son. NBC also approved the comedy Animal Practice (formerly titled Animal Kingdom) about a curmudgeonly veterinarian who loves animals but usually dislikes their owners. Justin Kirk and Tyler Labine star in Animal Practice.
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TNT is moving forward with a new medical drama series from producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope) titled Monday Mornings. The series is based on the book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, M.D., a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent. The drama’s ensemble cast includes Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin, Keong Sim, Sarayu Rao and Emily Swallow. TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the first season and has slated the series to premiere in summer 2013. Monday Mornings, produced by TNT Originals and David E. Kelley Productions, is set at the fictional Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, OR and follows the lives of doctors as they confront personal and professional losses. Kelley and Gupta both serve as executive producers on the series and Bill D’Elia was an EP on the pilot episode as well as the director; Kelley also penned the pilot. In addition, TNT is working with Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. to produce this global series. Monday Mornings will air on TNT as well as Turner networks worldwide and will be distributed by TBS International outside the US and Canada.
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Independent producer and distributor Entertainment Studios, Inc. finalized the cast for its new sitcom, Mr. Box Office debuting this fall. The pilot episode is now complete starring Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rick Fox, Gary Busey and Tim Meadows. Entertainment Studios ordered 104 episodes of the comedy about a big movie star (Bellamy) who is sentenced to community service teaching English at an inner-city high school in South Central L.A. Production on the full series will begin this summer for its planned fall 2012 launch.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/6/12)
1) Carrie Underwood – Blown Away – 267,338
2) Norah Jones – Little Broken Hearts – 109,794
3) Various Artists – Now 42 – 94,698
Other Debuts
5) B.O.B. – Strange Clouds – 76,360
9) Smash Cast – The Music Of Smash – 39,465
10) Marilyn Manson – Born Villian – 38,136
11) Various – Avengers Assemble – 27,096
19) George Harrison – Early Takes V1 – 18,092
20) Santigold – Master Of My Make Believe – 17,520
33) Rufus Wainright – Out Of The Game – 11,594
37) Don Omar – Don Omar Presents: MTO2 New Generation
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $70 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO & JAMIE MAZUR WELCOME A SON
May 8, 2012ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO & JAMIE MAZUR WELCOME A SON
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MAURICE SENDAK HAS DIED
May 8, 2012MAURICE SENDAK HAS DIED
http://www.accesshollywood.com/where-wild-things-are-author-maurice-sendak-dies_article_64372
CHARLIZE THERON STEPS OUT WITH HER NEW ADOPTED SON JACKSON
May 8, 2012CHARLIZE THERON STEPS OUT WITH HER NEW ADOPTED SON JACKSON
http://www.accesshollywood.com/charlize-theron-and-son-baby-jackson-step-out-for-first-time_article_64375
CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 8, 2012
May 8, 2012CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 8, 2012
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Josie Maran (“The Aviator”) – 34 years old
Enrique Iglesias – 37 years old
Melissa Gilbert (Little House On The Prairie) – 48 years old
Toni Tenille (Captain & Tennille) – 72 years old
Don Rickles – 86 years old
FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MEGA MILLIONS
May 8, 2012FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 5/8/12)
WEATHER: Iron Men (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: The Devil’s Ride (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: United Stats of America (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: New Girl (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: The Voice (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: Unforgettable (Finale) at 10pm
NBC was active yesterday by picking up three pilots to series. The network ordered 13 episodes of the single-camera comedy Save Me starring Anne Heche. NBC further gave series orders to the single-camera comedy The New Normal from Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler produced by 20th Century Fox Television and to the action drama Revolution from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke produced by Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot Productions. These projects join NBC’s recently approved Matthew Perry helmed series Go On.
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A month after its series premiere, Lifetime renewed its scripted series The Client List for a second season. Starring and executive produced by Jennifer Love Hewitt, the next season of The Client List will have 15 episodes debuting in 2013. The Client List debuted on Lifetime April 8 at an average of 2.8 million total viewers, becoming the network’s most-watched series launch since Drop Dead Diva in 2009. The Client List is produced by Fedora Films and Jaffe/Braunstein in association with Sony Pictures Television. Season one of The Client List continues on Sundays at 10p.
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Game show creator Bob Stewart died last Friday in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Mr. Stewart was the creator of several Mark Goodson game shows including The Price Is Right, To Tell the Truth and Password. He additionally served as producer and creator through his own company, Bob Stewart Productions of 15 network series including the game show franchise Pyramid which started with The $10,000 Pyramid in 1973. Mr. Stewart was inducted into the Academy Hall of Fame in 2009 and was interviewed and featured in the Game Shows episode of the 2008 PBS docu-series Pioneers of Television. Mr. Stewart is survived by his son Sande, who joined his father in his production company business, sons Barry and David; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Multiplatform premium entertainment service, EPIX picked up two films, Marvel Studio’s and Paramount Picture’s The Avengers and Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games and will be the first network to premiere both films.
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The second season of FX’s anthology series American Horror Story from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk has added James Cromwell (Babe) to its cast roster. American Horror Story’s next season will feature a new premise, location at an East Coast-based institution for the criminally-insane managed by Jessica Lange’s character and the plot may be set in a different era as well. Cromwell will play Dr. Arden, the foil to Lange’s character who is the person in charge at the facility.
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CMT has made a development deal with former WWE wrestler Steve Austin (aka Stone Cold). The deal has Austin hosting the new reality series Redneck Island where 12 rednecks are dropped in a tropical location where they will compete for $100,000. Redneck Island is set to premiere in June and will be paired with the second season of My Big Redneck Vacation. The deal involving Austin also includes his production company, Broken Skull Ranch Productions producing other new series for CMT. Redneck Island is produced by 51 Minds Entertainment.
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $12 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
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