TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Joel Stratte-McClure YO, ADRIAN! Adrian Grenier Adrian Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American actor, musician and director. Grenier is best known for his lead role on the HBO original series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase. , the sexy heartthrob on the hot HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy hit ``Entourage,'' now seems destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to play the same character off the tube. ``Adrian Is Adorable'' read one poster held by a screaming fan at the premiere of the show's third season at the Cinerama Dome on Thursday night. ``Adrian -- you're it!'' repeatedly yelled an admirer. ``This kind of public adoration actually chokes me up,'' said Grenier as he waved to devotees standing behind a barricade on Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. . ``I may be the first heartthrob to cry in public.'' Fans -- perhaps including David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 12, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the American sitcom Friends. , who avoided the red carpet and entered the theater through a side door -- will definitely swoon during the season's first episode (airing at 10 p.m. Sunday). Grenier's character invites his mother to be his date at his first movie premiere. That's the way to melt any girl's heart. Naturally, actresses on the show are too diplomatic to rank Grenier as the only heartthrob in an ``Entourage'' cast that includes Kevin Connolly This article is about the television actor. For the other actor by this name, see Kevin M. Connolly. Kevin Connolly (Born March 5, 1974 in Patchogue, New York) is an American actor and director. , Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. ``I think they're all hot boys both on and off the show ... they each have individual character traits that will make some woman very happy,'' said Emmanuelle Chriqui, who says her on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. relationship with Connolly is ``much more sexy this season.'' The entire ``Entourage'' ensemble -- along with guests that included Paris and Nicky Hilton, who's been dating Connolly off-screen for 18 months -- were certainly treated like hot heartthrobs at an elaborate after-party at Social Hollywood. The evening's action included belly dancing, burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element. , drag-queen bingo and even a real roller derby. ``We're definitely looking forward to meeting Adrian,'' said one of the drag queens as he/she welcomed guests to the bingo parlor. FREE-DOM: Tony Soprano dismissively scoffed at some of the swag he was offered from a Hollywood luxury lounge during a recent episode of ``The Sopranos.'' But nobody was sneering on Thursday afternoon at the appropriately named House of Hype in Benedict Canyon before Saturday's MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Movie Awards (airing Thursday at 9 p.m.). That's because there was more than the usual fashion and electronics freebies. Celebrity guests could attend a DJ school, play unreleased video games, hit the basketball court and skateboard on a half-pipe. ``I definitely didn't come just for the swag,'' said Shannon Elizabeth when she arrived at the luxury lounge. ``I love the panoramic view of L.A., and I plan to give a skateboarding exhibition when everyone leaves.'' Andy Milonakis checked out the video games, Jon Abrahams took to the turntables, and Simon Rex shot hoops. But few stars actually refused the swag. ``Swag is an integral part of my life,'' admitted Hal Sparks of ``Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
Yet there's no such thing as a free T-shirt. ``Taking swag requires some effort,'' said Jesse Spencer, the Aussie doctor on ``House'' who was weighed down with shopping bags. ``We pose for pictures and know they'll use us to promote their products. Everyone wins.'' But stars didn't have to trudge into the hills if they were presenters at the actual MTV awards show. Hostess Jessica Alba, Colin Farrell, Jessica Simpson, Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , Jamie Foxx and others each received a custom designed talent gift basket worth $17,000. Tony Soprano might kill for that. THE PUCK STOPS HERE: Not everyone went to the opening of Cut at the Regent Beverly Wilshire on Wednesday night just to sample the sophisticated fare served at Wolfgang Puck's first steakhouse. Some guests were Puck groupies, known as the Wolf gang. Others wanted to check out the sleek design by architect Richard Meier, who was involved in everything from the spoons to the skylights. ``I don't eat meat, and it's definitely not the steak that brought me here,'' admitted La Toya Jackson, as she wandered around the spacious dining room without touching the Kobe steak sashimi or prime sirloin steak tartare
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Jackson not only scoped out Cut but also took a stroll across the lobby to visit Sidebar, a lounge also created by the Puck/Meier team that serves cocktails and a late-night menu called Rough Cuts. Virginia Madsen wandered into Cut's kitchen with her son, Jack, to watch Puck prepare delicacies -- including Tunisian spiced foie gras sandwiches and maple glazed pork brochettes -- for Sidney Poitier, Jackie Collins, Barbara Davis and Boris Kodjoe, who sat at a corner VIP table. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
``We've got an innovative concept of preparing and serving steak that will create a new dining style,'' predicted Puck, whose company also owns nearby Spago and a dozen other restaurants in L.A. ``People want variety, and I want my restaurants to give them an exciting choice.'' Bet La Toya, after tasting the warm organic asparagus and Yukon Gold potato Yukon Gold is a variety of potato closely akin to the Yellow Finn. Unlike the Yellow Finn, Yukon Golds are larger, with golden, buttery-tasting waxy flesh. This potato is best served boiled or baked. puree pu·rée or pu·ree tr.v. pu·réed or pu·reed, pu·rée·ing or pu·ree·ing, pu·rées or pu·rees To rub through a strainer or process (food) in a blender. n. at Cut, can't wait for a Wolfgang Puck all-vegetarian bistro. CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) GRENIER: Heads will turn Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images (2) MADSEN and PUCK: Hope there's no merlot on the wine list (3) SEACREST and RANDY JACKSON: Think they got ``dawg'' -ie bags? Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com (4) LaTOYA JACKSON: A medium rare moment Michael Buckner/Getty Images (5) SPARKS: Life, liberty and the pursuit of swag (6) SPENCER: Will pose for freebies |
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