Showing posts with label Actor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Actor. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 February 2008

How Tall Is Tom Cruise?

How Tall Is Tom Cruise? - In what could be the best arguable analysis in Hollywood this year, our readers accept told us that cine amateur Tom Cruise is beneath 3ft tall!

That's beneath than a alpine dog.

A amazing 35,000 of our readers claimed that, based on his cine assignment and accessible appearances, Tom Cruise is little added than a dwarf.

Tom Cruise's official acme is 5ft 7in. But the analysis of our readers says that he isn't, with alone 4 bodies voting that he was 5ft 7in tall, out of the bags who casting their vote.

A specialist in cine brilliant heights told us:

"No amount how alpine Tom claims to be, bodies aloof accumulate adage he is shorter."

In a agnate analysis in 1998, Tom Cruise was 5ft 9in.

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Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Biography of Actor "Will Smith"

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is a Golden Globe- and two time Academy Award-nominated American actor, and a assorted Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a baby accumulation of bodies who accept enjoyed success in three aloft ball media in the United States. Newsweek has declared him the best able amateur on the planet.

Smith's best notable television role was that of William "Will" Smith (his namesake role) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In his blur work, his notable roles accommodate Agent J in Men in Atramentous and Men in Atramentous II, Muhammad Ali in Ali, as able-bodied as his role in the blockbuster Independence Day and added afresh as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith and as Robert Neville in I Am Legend with his babe Willow Smith.

He is additionally one of alone three actors in the history of blur to accept seven afterwards US$100 amateur blockbusters, the two added actuality Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.

Early activity and education

Will Smith was built-in and aloft in West Philadelphia and Germantown in Northwest Philadelphia, the son of Caroline (n�e Bright), a academy ambassador who formed for the Philadelphia academy board, and Willard Christopher Smith, Sr., a algidity engineer. He was aloft Baptist. His parents afar back he was thirteen. Smith's absorbing and sly address in academy resulted in the appellation "Prince", which eventually angry into the "Fresh Prince". While still in his teens, Smith began rapping and eventually began accommodating with Jeff Townes (a.k.a. D.J. Jazzy Jeff), whom he met at a party. He abounding Overbrook Aerial Academy in West Philadelphia. D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was built-in with Smith administration the rhymes and Townes administering the ability of bond and abrading � the aggregate was a pop and hip-hop hit during the 1980s and aboriginal 1990s.

While it is broadly appear that Smith angry bottomward a scholarship to appear Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Smith denied this in a Reader's Digest interview, stating, "My mother, who formed for the Academy Lath of Philadelphia, had a acquaintance who was the admissions administrator at MIT. I had appealing aerial SAT array and they bare atramentous kids, so I apparently could accept gotten in. But I had no ambition of activity to college." This is corroborated in a Wired account area he states he never activated to MIT. Despite the above, back Smith appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, he declared that he was accepted to the "pre-engineering program" at MIT.

Career

Smith started as the MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, with his adolescence acquaintance Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as turntablist and ambassador as able-bodied as Ready Rock C (Clarence Holmes) as the animal exhausted box. The leash was accepted for assuming humorous, radio-friendly songs, best conspicuously "Parents Aloof Don't Understand" and "Summertime." They acquired analytical acclamation for acceptable the aboriginal anytime Grammy in the Rap class (1988). He had a bandage in "Voices That Care", a 1991 Gulf War song by a celebrity group.

Smith was advancing defalcation when, in 1990, the NBC television arrangement active him to a arrangement and congenital a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, about him. The actualization was acknowledged and launched his acting career. Although he fabricated a notable affecting blur admission in Six Degrees of Separation while still actualization in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Smith's blur career took off with his role in the associate cop activity blur Bad Boys (1995) forth with co-star Martin Lawrence.

After The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air concluded in 1996, Smith began a acknowledged abandoned music career while accompanying starring in a alternation of films. The aboriginal two films were badly acknowledged summer blockbusters: Independence Day (1996), in which he played a assured and assured fighter pilot, and Men in Atramentous (1997), area he played the banana and assured Agent J adjoin Tommy Lee Jones's deadpan Agent K. Smith's acting in Men in Atramentous won analytical praise. He originally alone the advance role in Men in Black, but wife Jada Pinkett Smith coaxed him into acceptance. The two films accustomed Smith's bartering acceptability as a bankable ablaze whose address beyond age, race, and gender curve could "open" a blur at the box office, a acceptability Smith would activate to appellation a "Big Willie Weekend". Smith angry bottomward the role of Neo in The Matrix in favor of Wild Wild West. Afterwards the abortion of Wild Wild West and watching Keanu Reeves' performance, he suggests that he would not accept been the adapted amateur for the role at the time, but still considers casual on The Matrix as a big mistake.[citation needed] He again acquired advance roles in several box appointment successes including Men in Atramentous II, Bad Boys II, Hitch, and I, Robot.

Smith is one of alone two hip-hop artists to accept an Oscar choice in an acting class (Best Actor, Ali, 2001), for his assuming of the boxer Muhammad Ali, aforetime accepted as Cassius Clay, in the biopic. He already added was nominated for Best Amateur Oscar � this time for his role in addition true-life movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, area he played Chris Gardner in his rags to abundance story.

Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith created the UPN (later CW) ball All of Us, which was about based on their lives. The actualization debuted on UPN in September 2003 and aired there for three seasons afore affective to The CW in October 2006 for one added season. The CW annulled All of Us in May 2007.

Smith appeared as himself in Jersey Girl carrying the Silent Bob accent that appears in about all Kevin Smith movies. The advance character's bearings is due to the claim, "Will Smith is aloof a rapper."

Smith additionally appear a cord of hit singles, generally associated with his best contempo film, throughout the backward 1990s. The best notable of these were his #1 hit affair song "Men in Black", the #1 hit "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (which fabricated jiggy a adage for a while in 1998), and a awning of "Just the Two of Us", an affectionate bulletin to his adolescent son. His aboriginal two abandoned albums went platinum, but his third, on Columbia Records, was a sales disappointment compared to his accomplished efforts, and afterwards a quick Greatest Hits absolution that was about not advertised at all, he was alone by the label. He active a recording arrangement with Interscope Records and appear the acknowledged Absent & Found in 2005. The anthology was propelled alone on the accident hit single, "Switch", which appealed to the boilerplate a la "Summertime". The distinct backward aloft the archive for months and alternate Smith to the beginning of hip-hop.

In 2005, Smith was entered into the Guinness Book of Apple Records for accessory a almanac breaking three premieres in a 24-hour time span. On July 2, 2005, Smith served as host for the Live 8 concert in his built-in Philadelphia in advanced of an astronomic crowd, and afterwards performed a set with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Smith appeared at Nickelodeon Kid's Choice awards in 2005 assuming "Switch", as able-bodied as the Atramentous Ball Television awards in 2005. He appeared in the additional bold of the NBA Finals (San Antonio vs. Detroit) assuming "Switch" in 2005. Smith additionally fabricated a appropriate actualization in the absoluteness aptitude challenge actualization "Indian Idol", back he visited India.

Smith was advised for the role of John Smith in the cine Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Brad Pitt eventually accustomed the role.[citation needed] He was additionally advised for the role of Willy Wonka in the accommodate of the blur Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.[citation needed] He has planned to ablaze in a affection blur accommodate of the television alternation It Takes a Thief. Smith additionally produced All of Us, a affairs about based on his love, life, and ancestors in 2005. Smith starred in The Pursuit of Happyness with his son Jaden Smith; he accustomed his additional Academy Award choice for the role for Best Amateur but absent to Forest Whitaker.

Smith was accustomed on December 10, 2007, at Grauman's Chinese Amphitheater on Hollywood Blvd. Smith larboard an banner of his easily and anxiety alfresco the apple acclaimed amphitheater in advanced of abounding fans, including amateur Tom Cruise.

Smith appeared in the blur I Am Legend, appear December 14, 2007. Despite alloyed reviews, its aperture was the better anytime for a blur appear in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the blur to be "aggressively unique".

Personal life

Smith affiliated Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had a son, Willard Christopher III, additionally accepted as "Trey", but afar in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 distinct "Just The Two Of Us". Smith affiliated extra Jada Pinkett in 1997. Together they accept had two children: Jaden Christopher Syre (born 1998), his co-star in The Pursuit of Happyness, and Willow Camille Reign (born 2000). Forth with his brother, Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills-based aggregation alleged afterwards his aboriginal son.

Smith has been consistently listed in Fortune Magazine's "Richest 40" account of the forty wealthiest Americans beneath the age of 40. Smith and his ancestors abide on Ablaze Island (Florida) in Miami, Florida, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Sweden and in Philadelphia. He donated money to abetment Katrina victims.[citation needed] Smith is politically advanced and donated $4,600 to the presidential attack of Democrat Barack Obama.

According to media sources, Smith needs abutment aids for swimming. Smith is an enthusiast of the lath amateur chess, bingo, and rummoli.[citation needed] He is additionally said to be addicted of video gaming.[citation needed]

Smith additionally according to "Scandinavian Tattoo magazine" brand the music of swedish metal bandage "Soilwork"

In July 2002, Smith and his wife Jada requested a abstinent adjustment for Mike Cooley, an ex-caretaker, who Smith declared had been stalking the brace and their accouchement for some time. Cooley allegedly accepted money or abroad he would book "a accusation adjoin plaintiffs and to go to the National Enquirer and added columnist with 'embarrassing' allegations'".[cite this quote] Back the money was not paid, Cooley allegedly stalked and addled the ancestors still gluttonous money.

Smith charcoal abutting accompany with Tatyana Ali, his above co-star on Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Smith afflicted Ali to access the music acreage afterwards she performed as a accompanist on several episodes of the show.[citation needed]

Ties to Scientology

Smith has accepted to belief Scientology and has said abounding adulatory things about the religion. He and his wife are abutting accompany of arresting Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and it has after led to rumors that Smith is a Scientologist. Smith has neither accepted nor denied that he has formally abutting the Church of Scientology, but has said, "I aloof anticipate a lot of the account in Scientology are ablaze and advocate and non-religious." and, "Ninety-eight percent of the attempt in Scientology are identical to the attempt of the Bible.... I don't anticipate that because the chat addition uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the analogue becomes any different". Afterwards Jada fabricated the blur Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the brace donated $20,000 to Scientology's articulacy campaign, declared HELP, The Hollywood Education and Articulacy Program, which is the base for Scientology's home-schooling system.

Saturday, 26 January 2008

Sylvester Stallone tells he utilised human growth hormone to develop buff for the fresh `Rambo' movie

Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone to have lover for the original "Rambo" film, and defends its consumption. "HGH (human growth hormone) is nothing," the 61-year-old player tells Time magazine in its Feb. 4 issue. "Anyone who calls it a steroid is grossly misinformed." Because it is almost imperceptible, HGH has get a content of good worry in leading conference ball and new sports battling allegations of uncontrolled doping.

"Testosterone to me is then significant for a sense of welfare when you go old," he says. "Everyone over 40 years older would be smart to probe it because it increases the character of your living. Mark my words. In 10 years it will be over the counter. " Stallone directed and co-wrote the original "Rambo" film, which arrived in theaters Friday.

Friday, 25 January 2008

Police: Woman Who discovered Heath Ledger's dead body Made 4 Calls to Olsen Twin

NEW YORK — The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed authorities for assistance, police said Thursday. She called the "Full House" actress a fourth moment after paramedics arrived. The details about the calls do not get any substantial bearing on the inquiry because authorities think Ledger had been asleep and have ruled away nasty drama. But they paint a more exact image of the outlandish series of events surrounding the Australian-born player's closing moments.

The woman, Diana Wolozin, had an appointee to offer Ledger a massage Tuesday afternoon. Police earlier said she made two calls to Olsen in seeking her assistance about what to make, but revised it to four after taking a closer feel at Ledger's telephone records. Wolozin obviously knew both Ledger and Olsen and that they were friends; all the calls were made from Ledger's cubicle telephone. At 1 p. m. Tuesday, Ledger's housekeeper went into his chamber to alter a soft lightbulb, saw him sleeping and heard what she thought was snoring. Wolozin showed upward for Ledger's appointee at about 2:45 p. m. and knocked on his doorway and called his cubicle telephone at 3 p. m. to aftermath him upward.

After setting upward her massage board, she tried to aftermath Ledger and realized something was incorrect. At 3:17 p. m. , she made a request to the Olsen twin that lasted 49 seconds. At 3:20 p. m. , she made another request -- this one lasting a hour and 39 seconds. She made a third request at 3:24, which lasted 21 seconds. She called emergency dispatchers at 3:26 p. m. Before this craze, Olsen, who was in California, summoned her private protection guards to the flat to assist with the position, police said. Paramedics arrived at 3:33 p. m. , and really went upward in the elevator to the flat with Olsen's protection guards. Paramedics did not permit the protection guards into the chamber where Ledger died, and they declared him asleep at 3:36 p. m. -- 19 minutes after the best request to Olsen. Wolozin called Olsen a closing moment at 3:34 p. m. The length of that request was unidentified.

The death prompted rumors that Ledger may get been depressed and taking overly many pills. Haydn and Mike Ledger, two of the player's uncles, deflected a doubt about whether their nephew had been depressed, saying that should be left to his parents to speak. Ledger told The New York Times in November that working on the films "The Dark Knight" and "I'm Not There" had been nerve-racking, and that he was struggling with sleeplessness and had taken the sleeping tablet Ambien. Ledger received an Oscar nomination for his character as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," one of several acclaimed roles for the player in new years. He plays the Joker in the Batman movie "The Dark Knight," establish to go away subsequently this year. Before moving to Manhattan, Ledger lived with then-girlfriend Michelle Williams in a Brooklyn brownstone with a dark wrought-iron fencing. Ledger divide last year with Williams, who played his wife in "Brokeback. " The two had a girl, 2-year-old Matilda.

Williams and Matilda returned to their Brooklyn house Wednesday evening from Sweden. The 27-year-old actress had been there shooting scenes for the forthcoming movie "Mammoth," said Martin Stromberg, a spokesman for movie output party Memfis Film. Makeshift tributes and memorials continued to stack upward in face of Ledger's flat construction, including candles, much than 100 bouquets and hand-written notes. A computer printout with an Australian pin bears the content: "We will ever be pleased of you, Heath. Rest in peace, spouse. You will be missed. " A gaggle of reporters gathered outside the funeral house in hunt for word about Ledger's funeral. A lengthy cable of fame deaths have been handled by the same funeral house over the last century, from Judy Garland, John Lennon and Notorious B. I. G. to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Leona Helmsley.

George Amado, general coach of the Frank E. Campbell funeral house, refused to reveal details about Ledger's funeral arrangements, saying that any extra data would get to go from Ledger's coach. Ledger's publicist did not take calls and e-mails seeking remark Thursday. An Australian paper reported Friday that Ledger would probably be buried in his hometown of Perth, in southwestern Australia, after a star-studded funeral service in Los Angeles. Australian example Sophie Ward said she was planning to flee to the United States on Friday for Ledger's funeral service. "I believe we're going to L. A. ," Ward told The West Australian paper for its Friday version. "This is just a funeral service. He'll likely be buried in Perth."

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Heath's Antidepressants and Ambien

The three bottles of prescription pills found in Heath Ledger's apartment contained antidepressants and Ambien, a police source tells us. The actor, who was found dead of an apparent overdose this afternoon, had spoken in the past about having trouble sleeping, but one of his friends tells PageSix.com, that the 28-year-old was also battling depression.

"I was hearing that he was depressed," says actor Jonathan Zarin, who met Heath through mutual friends. "I'm sure he must have been in a really bad place. I'd been hearing that for a while."

When asked about the rumors currently circulating that Heath had a drug problem, Zarin responded, "Everyone in Hollywood experiments with drugs."

Zarin said he'd miss his pal. "He was an inspiration to me as an actor. He gave me really good advice on acting. We'd go drinking together and we'd have a really good time."

Police sources tell PageSix.com that Heath's apartment looked "like a temporary crash pad." They say the bed that he was found dead in was just a mattress on the floor with plain white sheets, and the apartment wasn't decorated.Sources add that Michelle Williams, Heath's ex girlfriend, and the mother of his daughter, Matilda, 2, is headed back to the States from Europe, where she was shooting a film.

While there were rumors earlier this evening that Heath's apartment belonged to Mary-Kate Olsen, a police insider tells PageSix.com that the Mart-Kate connection involved the masseuse who found Heath unconscious in his bed. The masseuse, who also works with Mary-Kate, called the actress and asked her what to do. She was promptly told by Mary-Kate to call the police.

Heath Ledger Found Dead

TMZ has learned that 2006 Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.

He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime, adding prescription pills were found near his body.

The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams -- they separated in September, 2007. He plays The Joker in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight."

According to NYPD a masseuse arrived at Ledger's apartment and was let in by a housekeeper. When Ledger didn't answer his bedroom door, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened it and found him unconscious. They attempted to wake him; when they couldn't, they called 911.

We're told when paramedics responded, the actor was in full cardiac arrest. They attempted to perform CPR on him, but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ledger is best known for his groundbreaking role as Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain."

Story developing...

Law enforcement has confirmed to TMZ prescription pills were strewn around Heath Ledger's bed. The cops are waiting for the Medical Examiner.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Ledger's body was found face down on the bedroom floor. There is no visible signs of any trauma.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Heath Ledger's autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.

Cops tell TMZ Heath Ledger's death was accidental.

A highly credible source connected to Heath Ledger tells TMZ the apartment where the actor was found was not owned by Mary-Kate Olsen or related to her in any way.

TMZ has learned Heath Ledger had a substance abuse problem. A Ledger confidante tells us he had been clean for a year.

Contrary to several published reports, we're told Ledger had not been in rehab.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ sleeping pills were strewn around the bed of Heath Ledger.

One law enforcement source told us it is much too early to determine if the death was accidental or suicide.

Heath Ledger's body has just been removed from the Soho building where he was found dead. It was carried out in a black body bag and put in the back of the City of New York Medical Examiner's truck.



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TMZ is live streaming video from outside the Soho building were Heath Ledger was found dead today. Authorities are on the scene -- watch as the drama unfolds.

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Heath Ledger recently gave an interview to WJW FOX in Cleveland where he said, "I feel good about dying because I feel alive through her." He was talking about his young daughter Matilda.

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Thursday, 17 January 2008

Aamir Khan Pictures

Two Weeks After "Wedding," Eddie Murphy, Tracey Edmonds Split

Two weeks after their romantic nuptials off Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds have called it quits (their wedding was never legalized).

“After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further," he said in a statement obtained by Usmagazine.com.

"While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love, friendship and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level, we have decided to remain friends.”

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

SRK - A film on Shah Rukh Khan?

While the grapevine went into a frenzy with talks of Karan Johar's next directorial venture, KHAN / MY NAME IS KHAN, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, being based on SRK's life, Karan on his part has laughed off the speculations. But here is something interesting on the same lines.

Unbelievable as it may sound, but one production house has sought the registration of the title SRK, for its forthcoming venture! Pro-Motion Picture Pvt. Ltd. has applied to the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) for registration of SRK in both, Hindi and English.

One presumes the abbreviation SRK stands for Bollywood's global superstar, Shah Rukh Khan!

Brad Renfro Dies at 25

Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.

Renfro died Tuesday at a Los Angeles apartment where he spent the night with friends, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles county coroner, tells PEOPLE.

Renfro was heard snoring overnight, but found not breathing later Tuesday morning, and the friends called 911. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene at about 9 a.m., Harvey says.

A cause of death was not immediately determined, but Renfro had a history of drug problems.

Drug overdose is a "possibility considering his history, but right now all we have is the history of his drinking the previous night," Harvey says. "All that we have is that he was last known to be alive during the morning hours and he was snoring."

The actor, who starred in The Client and Apt Pupil, had recently completed a movie with Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton.

Film director Joel Schumacher discovered Renfro at age 12 and cast him in the 1994 John Grisham movie The Client (which also starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones). The following year, PEOPLE named the young screen hopeful one of its "Top 30 Under 30." The actor's other credits include Tom and Huck, Ghost World and Deuces Wild.

But Renfro had a troubled life off-screen, going back to 1997 when he was sentenced to two years of probation after he tried to steal a yacht.

In 2005, Renfro was busted again, this time in a police sting in which he was charged with a felony count of attempting to possess heroin. In a separate incident, he was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and two counts of driving with a suspended license.

In January 2006, he entered a rehab program. At the time, Renfro's attorney, Richard Kaplan, told the Los Angeles Times that his client was doing well and "looks forward to doing whatever is necessary to take care of his personal and legal issues." Renfro eventually plead guilty to the heroin charge and was sentenced to three years' probation.

Most recently, in June 2007 Renfro was found to have violated his probation by not enrolling in a long-term drug treatment program. A judge warned him that if he violated probation two more times, he could be sentence to a live-in rehab program or to jail time.

Renfro's death was first reported by TMZ.com.

Matthew McConaughey: I'm Going To Be a Dad

Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves are expecting a child, the actor announced Tuesday on his Web site.

"My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together," McConaughey writes. "It's 3 months growin in her womb and all looks healthy and lively so far. We are stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God, and so excited for the adventure that will come in raising this child, being mother and a father, and shepherding him or her through this life."

McConaughey adds: "Wish us the best, keep us in your prayers, and God bless evolution. Thanks for being fans of me and my work and now this new and miraculous chapter in my life, as me and Camila and our child do our best to just keep living."

He signs his message, "Wow, McConaughey."

McConaughey, 38, met Alves, 24, a Brazilian model whose family moved to L.A. when she was young, more than a year ago. Since then, they have been together constantly – and often in the Ocean – riding the waves last year from Australia, where he filmed Fool's Gold, to the Bahamas, where he shot the comedy Surfer Dude.

"He's out of his mind!" says his rep Alan Nierob of the pregnancy. "He is euphoric. He couldn't be happier."

Longtime McConaughey pal Mark Gustawes, who is producing Surfer Dude, says the couple are "incredibly happy."

"I can only hope that one day the love I have with the woman carrying my child is equivalent to the love Matthew and Camila share," says Gustawes. "That's a tall bar. In my opinion, the child will be raised with more love than it knows what to do with."

Tuesday, 15 January 2008

Will ShahRukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan Drive You Krazzy?

It’s the age of the item boys. Abhishek Bachchan began it all with One Love. And now we have even Tusshar Kapoor doing an item number in Rohit Shetty’s Sunday . However, more and more ace actors are giving in to the trend of these snazzy numbers that often tend to make it to the top of the charts. It’s not going to be long before Shah Rukh Khan will shoot for an item song for Rakesh Roshan’s Krazzy 4 and we learn that beta Hrithik, too, shall do some dhamakedar steps for this Krazzy venture soon enough – sometime this month itself, we hear. Apparently Kareena Kapoor was approached to do an item number for the film, but she declined, never mind the krazzy amount of money she was being offered. So let’s just wait and watch how krazzy Hrithik and SRK drive you.

Salman Khan - Waxwork Unveiling

Bollywood star Salman Khan unveils his £200,000 life-size wax replica at Madame Tussauds museum in London Jan. 15, 2008. He describes his likeness as "absolutely fantastic. It has thicker hair and is more muscular than me. Cool."

SRK Charms the Audiences at his Concert

UTV' s entertainment channel for the youth Bindass had its first concert called the 'Airtel Bindaas India' concert yesterday at the MMRDA grounds in Mumbai and the top draw at the event was none other than the presence of the Baadshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan.

The concert gave the die-hard SRK fans an opportunity to interact and get up, close and personal with their favorite matinee idol. The show hosted by Sajid Khan had opening acts by Rakhi Sawant, Mouli Dave, Neeti Mohan, and Kunal Ganjawala, enthralling the audiences. However, the temperature actually started soaring when actors like Dia Mirza, Dino Morea, and Priyanka Chopra took centre-stage dancing to some of their popular tracks.

But the frenzy reached its maximum when King Khan made an entry. The stylish look, the well-toned physique, and his much-loved dimpled smile sent the crowds in a tizzy. Shah Rukh kept his act interactive for most part. He first called on two winners of the 'Dance with SRK' contest and gave tips on how to woo a girl even as his chartbuster 'Aankhon Mein Teri' from OSO played in the background. Next up was a performance on Don with SRK teaching yet another winner some mean tricks. Last but not the least a young girl from Jaipur had an unforgettable time as King Khan flirted around with her while swaying to the tunes of Pretty Woman from Kal Ho Na Ho.

As it was time to say Good-bye the winners were given gifts like a certificate, a copy of Shah Rukh's biography SRK- Still Reading Khan and a large size cut out of the star which he himself autographed.

Even as the show ended, people were waiting near the VVIP car-park to get one last look at their favorite superstar. One thing is for sure when it comes to super-stardom and mass fan following there is no one to beat Shah Rukh Khan.

Friday, 11 January 2008

King Khan Pays a Whopping 27 Crore in 2007 Taxes

Shah Rukh Khan will be the highest income-tax payer from Bollywood for the second year in a row. He has paid advance taxes of Rs 27 crore till December 15, 2007, said sources, putting his income for 2007-08 at over Rs 100 crore. It is a glittering jump from the money he made the previous fiscal when he paid a modest Rs 18 crore in tax.

2007 has been a particularly prosperous year for Shah Rukh Khan, who has often called himself “priceless’’. He has not only had two mega hits under his belt - Chak De, India and Om Shanti Om , which he also produced - but also earned Rs 1 crore for every episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati . His endorsements carry big money too.

In the income-tax stakes, SRK is far ahead of the competition. Hrithik Roshan, who paid Rs 15 crore last year, had no releases in 2007 though his endorsement list has grown longer. Aamir Khan, who paid Rs 6 crore last year, released only one film, Taare Zameen Par , and is known to have taken the distribution rights as part of his remuneration. He has paid advance taxes worth Rs 3 crore. Akshay kumar, another A lister paid a wholesome 17 crore while Amitabh paid 13 crore.