11.25.08 - Christina Applegate, turns 37. Christina Who? wanna no more about her?





11.21.08 - SCARLETT JOHANSSON, recently married to actor RYAN REYNOLDS, turns 24 this weekend.




11.17.08 - Happy Bday KatDeLuna who turns 21 today!!! "Whine Up"




11.12.08 - ANNE HATHAWAY, shown here in 2001 at the premiere of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, turns 26 today. She will be honored at the Palm Springs Film Festival in January of next year.



11.12.08 - ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE will roll out The 100 Greatest Singers in the Rock Era on Friday, atop which, ARETHA FRANKLIN sits, just ahead of RAY CHARLES and ELVIS. TINA TURNER, who got into it with "The Queen" after the Grammy Awards, is 17th on the list. BEYONCE, who started the fracas when she introduced TURNER during the Grammy show, is not in the top 100, according to ROLLING STONE.



11.06.08 - "I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it's time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces."


10.29.08 - YMA SUMAC, an exotic Peruvian singer with a 4+ octave range, born ZOILA AUGUSTA EMPERATRIZ CHAVARRI del CASTILLA in the Andes, and who claimed to have been a descendant of Atahualpa, the last Incan emperor, died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 86. She is shown here in a rare in-store appearance at Tower Records in West Hollywood, from April 1996.



11.03.08 -CHELSEA HANDLER was crowned queen of the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival Friday night, which attracted more than 300,000 revelers and looky-loos

10.28.08 -Happy 41st birthday Julia Roberts, shown here at
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS January 1998

10.20.08 -Mr. Blackwell, one of the first celebrity gossip journalist/comedians whose "Worst-Dressed List was an annual tradition every January, passed over the weekend at the age of 86.

VARLA JEAN MERMAN performed at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco on Sunday September 28th.




10.03.08 -EWAN McGREGOR was on hand to present the LEGACY 2008 AWARD to producer BRUCE COHEN in Hollywood on September 24th at the OUTFEST LEGACY AWARDS.



10.03.08 - Dame ELIZABETH TAYLOR made her annual appearance at MACY'S PASSPORT in Santa Monica last week, lending her legendary star power and indefatigable effort to raising $1.45 million for aids and HIV causes.

9.25.08 -NEWSFLASH: CLAY AIEN tells PEOPLE magazine in their next issue that he is gay! In a front cover story, with the headline "I AM GAY", AIKEN tells the celebrity gossip rag that coming out was an inspiration after the birth of his son. "It was the first decision I made as a father. I canot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."..people.com

9.24.08 -The Pussycat Dolls Perform At The Hollywood & Highland Courtyard
September 23, 2008
Los Angeles, CA United States. see video



DANCING WITH THE STARS kicks off it's 7th season tonight with 82 years young CLORIS LEACHMAN joining KIM KARDASHIAN, WARREN SAPP, LANCE BASS, TED McGINLEY, BROOKE BURKE, JEFFREY ROSS, MAURICE GREENE, MISTY MAY-TREANOR, CODY LINLEY, SUAN LUCCI, TONI BRAXTON and ROCCO DiSPIRITO.




-"Because no one has the right to deny another life even though they disagree with it, Because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another, and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8"... Brad Pitt said in a statemaent after donating $100,000 to fight California's Proposition 8.


9.16.08 -Happy 83rd birthday to B.B. KING, father of 15 children, and recording legend with 100 albums released since 1949, 14 Grammy Awards, and a new release, ONE KIND FAVOR in stores now.



9.15.08 -Village People Is Honored With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame...econtinue

9.10.08 -Picturehouse Presents The LA Premiere Of "The Women" - Arrivals. continue


9.9.08 -ROGER FEDERER redeemed his year with his 5th straight US Open title and 13th grand slam championship in a straight set victory over ANDY MURRAY.

9.8.08 -SERENA WILLIAMS beat JELENA JANKOVIC in a thrilling final to win the US Open and recapture the #1 ranking in the world.



9.8.08 - Beverly Hills, CA – September 4, 2008 - BMI recording artists gathered to honor the Jackson 5.  Brothers Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Randy Jackson were joined by such performers as Christina Milian, JoJo, Cee Lo, Marion, Jabbawokeez, O.N.E., Lloyd, Fonzworth Bentley, Flex, T Pain, Ricky Ross, Vanessa and Angela Simmons, Tatyana Ali and Corey Feldman.
photos by: Mike Skiff



9.06.08- Swoosie is the only child of author Margo and Air Force Colonel Frank Kurtz. Due to her father's job she moved 17 times during school, lived in eight different states. At the University of Southern California she majored in drama; later she attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, collected Broadway's "triple crown" (the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards) for her portrayal of Gwen in Lanford Wilson's "The Fifth of July". Since then she achieved more - has appeared in many TV shows and movies, got several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy for her guest-starring performance on Carol Burnett's comedy series "Carol & Company" (1990). more



9.5.08 - Jo Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago, Illinois. Rachel was the oldest of three children born to Armando Carlos Tejada and Josephine Sarah Hall. Her father, an aerospace engineer, was an immigrant from Bolivia of Castilian Spanish extraction and her mother was an American of Irish descent. .... continue




9.04.08 - Happy 27th Birthday Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, manages Destiny's Child. Her mother, Tina Knowles, designs their glittering costumes. Solange Knowles, her sister (they're about 5 years apart), has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 concerts.

She and her group were discovered by Whitney Houston. One of her favorite songs is "Lovefool" by The Cardigans. Her favorite item of clothing is a pair of path work metallic boots. She writes & produces many of the group's songs, including smash hits "Jumpin Jumpin", "Bootylicious", "Nasty Girl", "Independent Women", "Happy Face" and "Apple Pie a la mode". imdb

9.03.08 - It was 8 years ago, that Democratic Senator JOE LIEBERMAN accepted the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination. How things have changed....... continue


9.2.08 - Happy Birthday. One of the most inscrutable actors to ever hit it big, Keanu Reeves has been by turns adored, reviled, and grudgingly respected by the movie-going public. As the controversy over his talent rages on, his career choices and paychecks show him inching toward A-list status. Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964. His mother, Patricia, was a showgirl; his father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. imdb


SHWAYZE
"GREAT CORONA AND LIME"
8.22.08 - HARD ROCK CAFE UNIVERSAL CITYWALK - UNIVERSAL CITY, CA



8.29.08 - "JOSS STONE AT LA PRIDE."
Los Angeles June 7 2008
"I have been on road for a long long time. As much as I love it, I can't wait to get home. I have so much to do, like pretend to have a life for a couple months. I have to paint my kitchen chairs; purchase a wardrobe and an iron; sort out a kitchen with more than one draw. You know, the normal things one does when one has a home. Call me sad but I'm so excited!!!!". Joss Stone in jossstone.com


8.25.08 - "Happy 38th to supermodel CLAUDIA SCHIFFER."
"I know one day I'll be considered too old. I think 40-year-old women actually look more healthy and fit than some girls in their 20s. I've met women who have way better bodies in their 40s because they've been working on them for all these years". Claudia Schiffer


Leslie Jordan
West Hollywood, CA - August 15, 2008
Leslie Jordan signs his book, “My Trip Down The Pink Carpet”. more
photos by Mike Skiff


8.23.08 - KOBE BRYANT, who turns 30 today, will lead the USA and the "redeem team" in the gold medal game against Spain and teammate PAU GASOL in Beijing.


THE GERMS ARE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK WALK... more
Hollywood, California, 8.20.08



8.21.08 Happy birthday KIM CATTRALL, born this day in 1956.

MARY TYLER MOORE and CLORIS LEACHMAN joined a reunion cast from THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW to honor BETTY WHITE for 60 Years in Television Arts and Science.