Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,599,163 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.


Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure

OGRE LOADED: The well-known voices from ``Shrek 2,'' who strolled down the green carpet at the recent premiere in Westwood, will be marching up the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival Saturday night.

The sequel to the Oscar-winning CGI CGI
 in full Common Gateway Interface.

Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program.
 blockbuster is an early competitor. And the lead voices - Mike Myers Mike Myers may refer to:
  • Mike Myers (actor)
  • Mike Myers (baseball)
, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese and Rupert Everett - will represent the animated characters. After all, being a voice is one of the best, and most lucrative, roles in Hollywood.

``A man my age definitely wants a job like this!'' said Cleese (Princess Fiona's father). ``You don't have to get up early, you don't have to shave and you don't have to learn your lines.''

Not that there isn't work involved. ``Being a voice is a lot more difficult than you think because you don't have any other performers to bounce off against,'' explained Andrews (Princess Fiona's mother).

``Voice work is a very creative process with lots of improvisation,'' echoed Banderas (Puss-in-Boots), who arrived with wife Melanie Griffith. ``It's like playing jazz.''

But, heck, even going to premieres can be tough.

``People think that doing voice work, and appearing at premieres in California and Cannes, is not a real job,'' added Rupert Everett (Prince Charming), not too convincingly. ``We might try to have some fun in the south of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi  but let me assure you that all of this is really hard work.''

Hard work maybe. But one of the celebs at the ``Shrek 2'' premiere in Westwood is getting into the voice biz.

``I'm going to be a voice on 'Father of the Pride' that will be broadcast next fall,'' confided Cheryl Hines of ``Curb Your Enthusiasm.''

The series is about a family of white lions who perform in the Las Vegas act of illusionists Siegfried & Roy.

GET BENT!: Which stars have the best standing in Hollywood? One of Hollywood's hottest physical/massage and personal trainers contends that not every actor with box office muscle is strong in the posture department. In fact, some are downright slouches.

Dr. Paul Drew has been rubbing, healing and training high-powered clients in the entertainment industry for 16 years. And he knows all too well what poor posture can do to a star's standing in Tinseltown.

``I often see celebrities off camera with horrific posture, slouching slouch  
v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es

v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.

2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.
, tummies out and heads jutting jut  
v. jut·ted, jut·ting, juts

v.intr.
To extend outward or upward beyond the limits of the main body; project:
 forward,'' says Drew. ``And what's worse is that their poor posture has a negative influence on how kids and fans carry themselves.''

So which actress stands tallest? A-listers include Charlize Theron, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Salma Hayek and Lucy Liu.

Slouches include Paris Hilton, Courtney Love, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kirsten Dunst and Cameron Diaz.

Upstanding men are Denzel Washington, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jackson (hey, forget the nose!), Pierce Brosnan and Tom Cruise.

High on the male sloucher slouch  
v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es

v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.

2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.
 list: Larry King (maybe it's those suspenders!), Richard Lewis, James Gandolfini, Benicio Del Toro Toro may refer to:
  • Denominación de Origen Toro, the Spanish wine region
  • Toró, the nickname of Rafael Ferreira Francisco, Brazilian football (soccer) player
 and Hugh Grant.

What makes for good posture? ``Standing tall is one of the most important aspects of good posture,'' says Drew. ``Don't slouch slouch  
v. slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es

v.intr.
1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.

2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.
, but instead stretch and elongate e·lon·gate  
tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates
To make or grow longer.

adj. or elongated
1. Made longer; extended.

2. Having more length than width; slender.
 the spine.

Keep your shoulders back, with your shoulder blades down and together.''

How? Imagine holding an orange between your shoulder blades and trying to make juice squeeze out, says the doctor.

CAPTION(S):

3 photos

Photo:

(1) GRIFFITH, BANDERAS: He's a pussycat puss·y·cat  
n.
1. A cat.

2. Informal One who is regarded as easygoing, mild-mannered, or amiable.

Noun 1.
.

Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

(2) CLEESE: Sounding off.

(3) DIAZ: Is she straight?
COPYRIGHT 2004 Daily News
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2004, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 14, 2004
Words:576
Previous Article:THE ODYSSEY OF `TROY' NEW FILM STRIPS AWAY EPIC'S GODS - AND MOST OF BRAD PITT'S CLOTHING, FOR THAT MATTER.(U)
Next Article:BASEBALL: A SMOOTH MOVE LANCASTER'S WHITE PROVES EFFECTIVE IN PITCHING ROLE.(News)(Statistical Data Included)



Related Articles
FOR THE RECORD.(U)(Correction Notice)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.(U)
Changes at Brentwood.(MEDIA)(Brentwood magazine appoints Jenny Peters )(Brief article)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles