The Challenge is here! The first task in the McLovin' Campaign, in aid of the United Nation's World Food Programme; working with Drew Barrymore, Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean and George Clooney in the fight against worldwide hunger.
Social Vibe have enabled me to get sponsored for my cause - United Nation's World Food Program. With Social Vibe FRIENDS equals points; POINTS equals donations (hard cash); CASH equals resources - in the form of food and supplies, every fellow citizen's most basic needs.
The Challenge is to add 1 million friends. Please Add me as a friend and/or join Social Vibe by clicking the JOIN ME button on my badge. It's free and you'll be helping fellow citizens in need. My url: www.myspace.com/actorlicious or click here. Thanks a million for your support, no pun intended.
The start of the award season is here, kicking off with the People's Choice Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It was the typical star-studded event with a live show format - following last year's writer's strike-friendly, pre-taped program.
The winners were selected by Internet voters in categories spanning movies, television and music including "Dancing With the Stars" as favorite reality show. Chris Brown won favorite male singer, Hugh Laurie favorite male TV star, Christina Applegate favorite female TV star, Will Smith favorite male movie star and Reese Witherspoon the favorite female movie star award.
"It's such a great way to start the new year," Witherspoon, the Four Christmases, star who won an Oscar in 2005 for portaying June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line," said as she accepted her award for favorite female movie star. "A couple years ago, I won a great award for singing in a movie. This year, I won an award for having a baby throw up on me."
"American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood won favorite female singer, star under 35 and country song for "Last Name."
The Dark Knight won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker. "On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans," said Bale. "Here's to Heath."
The Full List of Winners at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards:
Jay-Z will not be performing at the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, but he will still be making an appearance the night before the event, reports The Associated Press. The rapper will take the stage for a concert in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the event. He will perform for a crowd of less than 2,000 people at the Warner Theatre.
He will be attending the premier of Notoriousat the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Wednesday (January 7) with wife Beyonce. The Notorious B.I.G. tells the story of the late hip hop artists rise to fame, from the streets of Brooklyn. The film opens nationwide Friday, January 16.
Don't forget to tune into the People's Choice Awards Jan 7th at 9/8c on E! and CBS. Among the nominees are "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" (up for favorite movie), Hugh Laurie and Patrick Dempsey (favorite male TV star), Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney (favorite male singer) and Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson (favorite leading lady). Queen Latifah hosts.
Bride Wars co-stars Ann Hathaway and Kate Hudson stepped out in style, for the premier of their new chick flick, at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York. Ann Hathaway's been nominated in the upcoming Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick has announced the tour dates for his Brit band, Filthy Youth. They start touring June/July this year, when filming for Gossip Girl is on hiatus. Catch Ed Monday's on the CW network - stay tuned for more info..
Big hearted Beyonce aka Sasha Fierce, has donated her entire $4 million salary from her new film to help a drug treatment organization in America. The songstress spent two weeks with addicts undergoing treatment at a Phoenix House centre in New York last year while researching her role in Cadillac Records, in which she plays soul legend Etta James.
The awards season dawns upon us a few times a year, sending who's who in showbiz into a frenzy. Hair, make-up, the all important designer dress, red carpet savviness, to the best dressed list..and of course the awards.
It's a serious business and very commercial, free publicity worldwide for all involved, promoting whatever they've got to sell; themselves, a film, a tour, a new record, the new clothes range and so the list goes on. Celebs gear up to see if they've won an award, marking for some that they've finally made it and can now demand the big bucks and have their pick of juicy scripts (and designer dresses!)
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from left to right, winners Halle Berry, Denzil Washington at the Oscars. Channing Tatum at TheTeen Choice Awards,Charlize Theron and Bette Midler, on their big day.
The Academy Awards - The most important annual celebrity event in showbiz. It's Oscar Night, that dazzling evening when the prestigious Academy Awards are presented for the year's best achievements in motion pictures, held at the Kodak Theater, late February or early March.
The America Music Awards - The American Music Awards were created by showman Dick Clark in 1973 as an alternative to the Grammy Awards. Honouring achievements in popular music and the recording industry, covering all spectrums of music. Held at the Nokia Theatre in November.
BET Awards - The BET Awards celebrates Black Americans and other minorities in the arts, set up by Black Entertainment Television annually, held at the Shrine Auditorium in June.
Country Music Awards - The Academy of Country Music plays host to the biggest names in country and western music, held in Las vegas in late April or early May.
From MTV to Oprah's holding a ball to end all balls for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. Forget New Years, Washington DC come January 20th will be holding the party to end ALL parties, from who's who to who's not, will descend upon the capital, like vultures at a meatfest.
One of the more special functions is the The Inaugural Purple Ball which will feature a host of celebrities raising money for charity. From Josh Lucas, Ed Harris, Ashley Judd, Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, John Cusack and Lisa Marie Presley will be in attendance, with live performances by ll Divo and Peter Cincotti.
A portion of the proceeds from The Inaugural Purple Ball will benefit the Eracism Foundation, a charity established by Academy Award Winner Lou Gossett Jr that aims to better society by addressing the negative impacts of racism, more here. The evening will also honor American troops stationed overseas.
All accomodation in Washington is booked out to the max, who can't rent out will ship out, to cash in on this historical event, over 1 million people are set to descend upon the capital. The big bonus is MTV will televise the event live from The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.
When Barack Obama won the election it brought hope and help revive people's faith in the world. So Americans and non-americans whatever you are doing, book the day off and the next, so you can party like it's 1999 all over again. From fireworks displays, champagne cocktails and parties in the parks, let loose.
Rockers Kings Of Leon are to play a special charity gig later this month – but the only way you can get to it is by donating to charity!
Dare 2 Dream is a benefit concert for the Lisa Klitzky Foundation, an organization that supports adolescent cancer survivors facing long-term physical and psychological challenges in their post-treatment years. Proceeds from the concert – which takes place at the House of Blues Chicago on January 24 – will also go to the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.
Sadly, the concert is sold out. However, you can still win tickets by making a $5 donation to the Lisa Klitzky Foundation before January 9.
More info on how to donate to the Foundation and win tickets can be found here!
A new year brings new beginnings and hope for the future. It's time to clear out the old and make way for the new - be it your wardrobe, job, hairstyle, surroundings, dress sense, attitude, whatever. Here's 10 pointers to get you started:
1. Clear the junk from the past; Check your attitude, traits and demeanor, whatever's not working for you, needs to be gone like yesterday. It's all in the attitude, remember it's not where you come from that matters but where you're going.
2. Love who you are now, know your fabulous and own it. List 10 qualities you admire about yourself and practice them and less of the bad qualities. You become what you practice most, so whether it's negative thoughts about yourself or loving thoughts - you are what you think you are.
has a new album coming out - Shock Value, Album #2. The follow up to his 2007 hit album; if it's anything like the last one, it'll be off the richter scale brimming with hits. The featured artists are major, as follows:
The song Meltdown, features Justin Timberlake and Gwen Stefani released to radio 5th January. That's The Way, Usher and Keri Hilson; DumbThe Jonas Brothers; Across the SkyMadonna and Underground feat. Rihanna. Other guest stars are Jay-Z, Jordin Sparks, Linkin Park, Dr Dre, Missy Elliot, Flo-Rida, T.I, Coolio and Akon - The album is out 14th February.
Actor Channing Tatum's new film Fighting hits theaters, April 24th. Channing plays the lead in Dito Montiel's film, about a small town boy who gets caught up in the seedy underworld of the bare knuckle fighting - starring Terrence Howard, Luis Guzman and Brian J. White.
Jennifer Hudson's going to be among the Grammy nominees who'll sing the songs of Neil Diamond at February's MusiCares Person of the Year gala. The Grammy week event could mark the first public appearance of the Dreamgirls Oscar winner since the tragic events in late October.
Besides Hudson, those announced to perform 6th February at the Los Angeles Convention Center also include Tim McGraw, Coldplay, Josh Groban and Foo Fighters. The 51st annual Grammy Awards will be held 8th February at L.A.'s Staples Center.
Tina Fey was voted The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year, an annual honor chosen by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country.
Spiedi served thousands of needy people Christmas dinners, along with Alyssa Milano, Melissa Joan Hart and Corbin Blue, at the Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
There was sadness over this holiday period. The legendary singer Eartha Kitt, reowned for her purr passed away Christmas day.The showman who did a little bit of everything died of colon cancer Thursday in Connecticut.
The british playwright Harold Pinter, lost his fight with cancer and passed away Christmas Eve, aged 78.
Brit actor Robert Pattinson, first caught the nation's attention in Harry Potter. But the 22 year old, has since become an International sensation overnight, by playing the love torn vampire Edward Cullen, in the movie version of Stephanie Meyer's bestselling book series Twilight.
He was named one of LA Times Breakout Stars of 2008 and has won 2 awards - The Hollywood Film Festival's New Hollywood Award and Best Actor at the Strasbourg Film Festival for his role in, How To Be.
Now that Twilight mania has hit worldwide - the Twilight cast and crew are in pre-production of the sequel, New Moon, due for release 20th November 2009. Robert was overwhelmed with all the support from fans and all the media attention that came his way, he said "You've blown away all of our expectations, and we feel so honored to have made a film that means as much to you as it does to us. Without your passion, interaction and support, this film would not be where it is today — the #1 movie in America!"
For all you die hard fans out there, if you can't wait until November 09 to get your Robert Pattinson fix, than you can catch him playing the artist Salvador Dali in the film, Little Ashes. The release date according to IMDB is 27th March 09 in the US, but other sources state January 09. It was released in the UK 7th October at a film festival, but here's a small snippet found on YouTube:
As for his love life, Robert is said to be single and looking for love. When asked what qualities he looks for in a girl, he replied, "mental, strong women" and then added, "The stuff I find attractive in women, I always regret finding attractive. I always like a kind of madness in a woman, and when they are really, really strong. And they're the worst - mental, strong women! But I like it when they hate me right from the beginning."
While visiting The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he denied having romantic ties to anyone. “Now, are you single?” Ellen asked. “Ah, yeah,” Robert replied “No one else seems to get into a relationship with me. It’s really strange,” he told Ellen. “People like screaming at me,” he added. “Actually, they like screaming at me in relationships as well. No one wants to commit.” I'm sure there's plenty of takers out there.
As for his hair, up until recently Robert was renowned for his shaggy mess. But to everyone's surprise he had it shorn off for a trendy buzz cut. As the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new. If this year is anything to go by, Robert need not worry about 2009 - from now on, every year will be his year.
Thursday brings one of the biggest slates of Hollywood entertainment to open on Christmas Day in many years. Tom Cruise stars as would-be Hitler assassin Col. Claus von Stauffenberg in the World War II drama "Valkyrie." Stars such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Adam Sandler are featured in a slew of big-budget movies hoping to lure people into theaters this holiday season. Here are the top five movies opening Thursday:
1. "Valkyrie" -- Tom Cruise stars in the true story of a German military officer who conspires to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Cruise plays Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, a proud military man who realizes that Hitler must be stopped before Germany and Europe collapse under Nazi rule.
Joining Cruise are three-time Oscar nominee Kenneth Branagh as Maj.-Gen. Henning von Tresckow and twice-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson as Gen. Friedrich Fromm. United Artists is releasing the film.
2. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- Brad Pitt stars in this fantasy drama about a man who ages backward. He's born in his 80s and then gets younger as the years pass. "Button" is based on the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and runs two hours and 47 minutes.
The cast includes Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, who is creating Oscar buzz this year as well for her portrayal of Daisy in "Button." The film, released by Paramount Pictures, already has won several film critics' awards.
It's that time of year - were we reminiscence over the past 12 months and I've got to say what a year it's been. People magazine's been busy drawing up their list of the Best of 2008, here's a few of The Years Biggest Givers. This list is not exhausted by any means - Actorlicious would've added Will Smith and the Maloof Brothers; theirs a lot of big hearted folk out there and this is just a snippet - in no particular order:
1. Now that's a "big give!" Appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show in March, Drew Barrymore announced her $1million donation to the World Food Programme to help feed children in Africa. "I have seen with my own eyes what a difference a simple cup of nutritious porridge can make in a child's life," the actress said. She couldn't have picked a more appropriate spot for her announcement: This year, Oprah Winfrey was named the most charitable celebrity in the U.S., having donated more than $50 million.
2. Brad Pitt, the actor teamed up with President Bill Clinton in March to break ground on his Make It Right project, which rebuilds homes in the lower ninth ward of New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. "We hope to see a huge change here in the next six months," Pitt said, returning to city throughout the year to check on the site's progress.
3. Halle Berry, shortly after giving birth to daughter Nahla Ariela, Halle Berry suited up for the 15th Revlon Run/Walk, held a day before Mother's Day in L.A., to raise money for cancer charities. At the event, she spoke about her doctor, whose wife was battling breast cancer while pregnant. "His resilience and his wife's resilience just reminded me of the courage that it takes to survive this His resilience and his wife's resilience just reminded me of the courage that it takes to survive this disease," she said. "There are so many survivors out there right now, I want to congratulate you."
