Monthly Archives: February 2011

Exclusive: Meet two new alien heroes from the ‘Green Lantern’ movie toy line

We began the week with an exclusive reveal from Toy Fair, and we’re ending the week the same way — but with two new action figures from the upcoming Green Lantern movie. While we’ve seen images of Mattel’s version of … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: February 13-19

2.13 Denise Austin 54 Jerry Springer 67 2.14 Hugh Downs 90 2.15 Jane Seymour 60 2.16 Ice-T 53 2.17 Denise Richards 40 2.18 John Travolta 57 2.19 Victoria Justice 18 Amy Tan 59

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Q: After finding fame on ‘American Idol,’ is Kellie Pickler still in contact with her grandfather, and how often does she get back to her hometown of Albemarle, N.C.?

Melissa Baskette, Fall Branch, Tenn. Yes, and plenty! A spokesman for Pickler, 24, tells us that her maternal grandfather, who drove her to her American Idol audition, lives with the singer and her new husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, in Nashville. … Continue reading

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Q: Where is champion figure skater Michelle Kwan, and what is she doing these days?

Barbara Covington, Madison, N.J. Kwan has put the same dedication she showed when she won two Olympic medals into her latest goal: earning a master’s degree in international affairs. “I’m not a Nobel Peace Prize winner, I’m a skater getting … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood: ‘Justified’s Timothy Olypant and Comedian Bill Gardell

Justified star Timothy Olyphant, 42, is forever grateful to his wife, Alexis, for letting him pursue his acting passion. “It’s fair to say without her, my children [ages 7, 9 and 11] may still be illiterate,” Olyphant says with a … Continue reading

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Q: Didn’t Jeff Probst, host of TV’s ‘Survivor,’ marry one of the contestants a couple of years ago? What is their status now?

Sharon Cumbie Palmer, Jacksonville Probst did date a Survivor contestant, but the two were never married and are no longer together, confirms a representative for Probst and CBS’ competition series. It happened in 2005, when Probst started dating 26-year-old Survivor: … Continue reading

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‘Cold Weather’ heats up the career of indie filmmaker Aaron Katz

Aaron Katz’s locales have always played a key role in the indie writer-director’s projects. His hometown of Portland is the setting for his breakout movie, Dance Party USA, a hit at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival. Using much … Continue reading

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‘Monsters’ director Gareth Edwards talks influences while preparing to birth a new ‘Godzilla’

It’s a good time to be an indie film director, with the cream of the crop getting the choice studio franchises. Christopher Nolan went from Memento to Batman. Darren Aronofsky is doing The Wolverine. And then there’s British wunderkind Gareth … Continue reading

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For Larry the Cable Guy, America is the land of the free and the home of the awesome

Git-R-Done, America! Countrified personality Larry the Cable Guy (real name: Dan Whitney) has toured the USA and is profiling the many different aspects that make this country great in his new History series, Only in America with Larry the Cable … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Check out the new toy for Arcee, the resident girl bot on ‘Transformers Prime’

Good news for those who’ve been missing giant transforming robots lately: The new trailer for this summer’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiered last night during the Super Bowl, and the very cool new Transformers Prime cartoon returns to The … Continue reading

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Aly Michalka talks ‘The Roommate,’ ‘Hellcats’ and belly rings

Aly Michalka has never had a roommate in her 21 years, and after being a part of the new thriller The Roommate (in theaters today), she’s not in a hurry to find one. She stars as Tracy, the hard-partying friend … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: February 6-12

2.6 Rick Astley 45 Natalie Cole 61 2.7 Ashton Kutcher 33 Garth Brooks 49 2.8 Alonzo Mourning 41 John Grisham 56 2.9 Joe Pesci 68 2.10 Emma Roberts 20 2.11 Taylor Lautner 19 Sheryl Crow 49 2.12 Joe Garagiola 85

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Even if you’ve never watched MTV’s popular reality series Jersey Shore, you’ve surely seen some of its hilariously nicknamed cast members — The Situation, Snooki or JWoww — on talk shows, magazine covers and now even at the bookstore. On … Continue reading

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Q: How old was Sally Field in The Flying Nun, and what is she doing now?

Teresa Herman, Granite Falls, N.C. Field was 20 when The Flying Nun made its debut on Sept. 7, 1967. She was Sister Bertrille in the ABC sitcom, which ran for three seasons. These days, Field, 64, plays matriarch Nora Walker … Continue reading

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Q: My boyfriend insists that Steven Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band played a club owner on HBO’s The Sopranos. True?

Sandy Gregory, Port Richey, Fla. Van Zandt, 60, played Silvio Dante, Tony Soprano’s consigliere and owner of the Bada Bing! club. That has not been his only gig: An accomplished producer and songwriter, the rock ’n’ roll renaissance man also … Continue reading

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Q: I enjoy Lesley Stahl’s reports on 60 Minutes, but I really admire her taste in jewelry. Is there any particular earring designer she favors?

Julie Hill, The Woodlands, Texas The CBS newsmagazine correspondent, 69, says that when her former boss, Don Hewitt, was critical of her hair, “That led to a haircut and, for the first time, naked ears.” Stahl, who favors jaw-skimming drops … Continue reading

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Q: Tell me about the young man who plays Max on Parenthood.

Loretta A. Williamson, Montesano, Wash. You have an eye for talent. That’s Max Burkholder, 13, playing young Max on the NBC comedy. The Los Angeles native has a lengthy résumé of acting roles and was nominated in 2004 for a … Continue reading

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