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ADVISORY/'Like a Virgin' Music Producer and 'Bruce Almighty' Star to Discuss Their Involvement in Forthcoming Xbox Game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.


Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (May 15)

E3Expo 2003

Booth# F8, West Hall Lobby

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:

Steve Carell Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962)[1] is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004.  - Known for his reports on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Steve can be seen in the Memorial Day release "Bruce Almighty" co-starring Jim Carrey “James Carrey” redirects here. For the murder conspirator, see James Carey.

James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian actor and comedian.
 and Jennifer Aniston. Originally from the Boston area, Steve lived in Chicago for several years where he was a member of the Second City resident company. He also performed with various other theater groups, most notably The Goodman, and Wisdom Bridge. From Chicago, Steve went to New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 where he worked Off Broadway Off Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions.

Off Broadway theatres (venues) are those with 100 to 499 seats[1].
, and appeared as a writer/performer on the Dana Carvey Show. He is the voice of 'Gary, The Commissioner,' and various other characters on the animated Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK).

Saturday Night Live (SNL
 series "The Ambiguously Gay Duo."

Nile Rodgers - The career of Nile Rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music - from Madonna to Eric Clapton. Nile and his late partner Bernard Edwards introduced the world to CHIC in 1977. Their No. 1 hit "Le Freak" remains Warner Brothers' biggest selling single of all time. As a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time Grammy Award nominee, Nile has written for, produced and/or played for artists such as Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, the Vaughan Brothers, Mick Jagger, Duran, Duran, Britney Spears, Sting, B52's, Seal, Sister Sledge, Jeff Beck, INXS INXS In Excess (band)
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 and many more. The Harry Fox Agency The Harry Fox Agency is the United States of America's largest agency collecting and distributing mechanical license fees on behalf of music publishers. External links
  • Harry Fox Agency web site
 recently stated that Nile's music is the most sampled of all time with artists such as the Sugarhill Gang, Will Smith, P. Diddy, Notorious BIG, Faith Evans, Mojo and Spiller all having hits based on his songs. Nile is responsible as either artist, producer, or writer of songs that have accounted for sales of over 100 million records.

WHAT:

Mr. Carell and Mr. Rodgers have signed on to be part of "Outlaw Volleyball," a forthcoming title for Microsoft's Xbox(TM) videogame system. Mr. Carell is the commentator in the game, providing scathing and humorous comments on gamers' gameplay. He was the announcer in the best-selling Xbox game "Outlaw Golf."

Mr. Rodgers is the Executive Producer of the soundtrack for "Outlaw Volleyball." He is a strong believer that game music is becoming as integral to the game experience as soundtracks are to movies. Producing the soundtrack to "Outlaw Volleyball" gives Mr. Rodgers an opportunity to connect with this audience and expose them to incredible new talent.

WHEN:

Interviews with Mr. Carell and Mr. Rodgers will be available on Thursday, May 15. Times are by appointment only.

WHERE:

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006.  Booth# F8, West Hall Lobby (look for the EVE Online Booth).
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