TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Jenny Peters RAY OF HOPE: Ray Romano may be the highest-paid television actor, but Tuesday night in Westwood he was transformed into just another actor hoping for a big hit. Walking the red carpet for ``Welcome to Mooseport,'' his first live-action feature film, Romano signed autographs, hugged his wife and kids, and expressed his nervousness at making the leap to the big screen. ``Oh, man, there's a lot of risks,'' Romano stammered. ``The risk is that my career could be over in a weekend. I think that any kind of, coming from a TV show, I think that you have to be very careful with a transition like that. Just because you're a popular TV actor, or popular on TV, the audience, it doesn't cross over all of the time. So, look, have I made the right decision? I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. .'' One clever decision was to surround himself in the movie with actors touched by Oscar. Co-star and current nominee Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Harden, one of five children, was born in La Jolla, California, daughter of Beverly (née Bushfield), a housewife, and Thaddeus Harold Harden, a Texas (she's nominated for ``Mystic River'' and won for ``Pollack'' in 2001) walked the carpet with Romano. She wore a soft pink tiered ruffled ruf·fle 1 n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. a. A ruckus or fray. b. Annoyance; vexation. 4. dress that showed off her very pregnant figure. They were joined on the carpet by another ``Mooseport'' star, Rip Torn (nominated in 1983 for ``Cross Creek''). But their big-gun co-star Gene Hackman was a no-show (he's won two Academy Awards). ``Mooseport'' director Donald Petrie joined the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , along with the film's other stars Maura Tierney and June Squibb. Also crowding into the Mann Village were an eclectic bunch - Camryn Manheim, Beau Bridges, Deborah Gibson, Howie Mandel, Peter Coyote, Sharif Atkins and Kevin James. ALL GRAMMY, ALL THE TIME: Grammy-goers partied hearty Sunday night after the show. But with parties all over town, it's a testament to their party powers (and their waiting limos) that so many made it to so many events. The BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass party at the Avalon in Hollywood was a primo destination for stars who hunkered down in the VIP Hennessey Lounge, including Christina Aguilera, in a colorful sequined se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. Roberto Cavalli mini, Kelly Osbourne, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paris Hilton and Nick Carter, Gene Simmons, Lisa Loeb, Meg and Jack White (looking more like Michael Jackson every day) and Steven Tyler's clone, Steven Cojocaru, ``Entertainment Tonight's'' new fashion freak. Wonder if they have the same plastic surgeon? The EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. fete at the LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association penthouse on Wilshire boasted Norah Jones, Santana, Nikka Costa, Kylie Minogue, Ozzie, Sharon, Aimee and Jack Osbourne, Jakob Dylan, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Fiona Apple, Tara Reid and the real Steven Tyler. Creepy Celebrity Moment? Girls Gone Wild Courtney Love and Paris Hilton, getting all giggly and downright intimate, sitting on a sofa, long legs entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. , arms wrapped around each other. That's just one sex video we really don't want to see. High in the Hollywood Hills, Sarah Ferguson, aka the Duchess of York Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. , Paula Abdul and Justin Guarini, Christina Aguilera, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, and Fred Durst were taxied in Hummer-like golf carts to the Polaroid/OutKast party, held at a hillside mansion converted into a Hard Rock Hotel Casino. Jessica Simpson, in a long black and gold Roberto Cavalli dress, with hubby Nick Lachey, zipped by the press. Gosh, and just a year ago, they were begging to be interviewed. Creepy Celebrity Moment Part 2: Sharon Stone in a sexy skin-tight white dress, standing in full sight in the middle of the party, being pawed by her date Bernard Cahill. Hey, get a room, guys! CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) ROMANO, HARDEN: A 'Welcome' reception. Albert L. Ortega/WireImage.com (2) LOVE, HILTON: Refuge in Paris. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com |
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