TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Joel Stratte-McClure and Jenny Peters CHARITABLY `DESPERATE': ``Desperate Housewives'' creator Marc Cherry Marc Cherry (born March 23, 1962) is an American writer and producer. He is best known for being the creator of the show Desperate Housewives. Career Early career , comedian Jay Mohr Jay Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Biography Personal life Mohr was born John Mohr in Verona, New Jersey, the son of Jean, a nurse, and Jon Mohr, a marketing executive. , ``Housewives'' co-star Andrea Bowen and ``American Idol'' contestant Ace Young were among the youngsters at the Thalians' 51st Anniversary Ball Saturday night. ``If you're wondering why it's so cold in here, it's to keep most of you alive!'' Mohr joked to the mostly elderly members of the entertainment industry's leading nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the treatment of mental health. Doris Roberts presented Cherry with the Mr. Wonderful Award at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. before a crowd that included Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens, Stefanie Powers, Barbara Eden, Mitzi Gaynor, Mamie Van Doren Mamie Van Doren (born February 6, 1931 some sources say 1933) is an American actress and sex symbol. Early life Van Doren was born Joan Lucille Olander in Rowena, South Dakota, the daughter of Warner Carl Olander (March 30, 1908-June 4, 1992) and Lucille Harriet , Valerie Harper, Dick Van Patten Dick Van Patten (born December 9, 1928 in New York City, New York) is an American actor. Dick Van Patten is the son of Josephine Rose Acerno and Richard Byron Van Patten. He is the older brother of actress Joyce Van Patten and the uncle of Talia Balsam. , Hugh O'Brian, Jack LaLanne, Jayne Meadows, Jack Klugman, Ruta Lee and Jane Russell. Cherry got the award for his efforts to focus on the need for mental health on both the screen and in life. ``What do I know about shaky mental health?'' Cherry asked during the evening that raised more than $400,000 for the Thalians Mental Health Center at Cedars-Sinai. ``Well, I work with four actresses over 40! You do the math!'' The Ms. Wonderful Award went to actress/entrepreneur Stevens and her actress daughters Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher Tricia Leigh Fisher is an American actress and singer. Early life Fisher was born on December 26, 1968 in Burbank, California to singer Eddie Fisher, and actress Connie Stevens. Her older sister is actress Joely Fisher. . The family trio -- as well as Bowen, Young and Reynolds -- all sang during the evening, while Cherry playfully dissed his ``Housewives.'' ``It's a man-eater,'' Cherry chortled when he bid $3,000 to name a tiger cub. ``So I'm calling it Eva Longoria!'' HOLDING A `GRUDGE': ``The Grudge 2'' took over Knott's Scary Farm on Sunday night. But Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the fictional character Buffy Summers in the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. , Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals and other cast members didn't make the trek to Buena Park just for the premiere. Following a Japanese-themed after party at the Grudge Attic in the Fiesta Village, some visited ``The Grudge 2'' maze, where anyone walking through a replica of the film's burned-down house got the wits scared out of them. Gellar hung tight with hubby Freddie Prinze Jr., while Beals was too picture-perfect in her purplish Gucci dress to continue on to the roller coasters. But others came to play. ``Forget the food and after-party,'' Kebbel said on the red carpet. ``I've got my jeans in the limo and am going to go on rides until the park closes.'' Meanwhile, producer Sam Raimi and director Takashi Shimizu chatted about ``The Grudge 3.'' It might, they suggested, reveal the secret about how to fend off the terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. supernatural curse. ``We definitely can't defeat the grudge quite yet,'' admitted Raimi. ``And there won't be a final solution until the films quit making money.'' Everyone else offered personal antidotes before they confronted the grudge at the maze that's part of the Halloween Haunt at the Scary Farm. ``You can't escape the grudge, so it's better to just have a picnic under a ladder with a black cat in your lap,'' said Tamblyn, wearing a skull earring earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones. . ``You can only beat the grudge with Buddhist detachment, because it preys on your fear and anger,'' added Beals. Or you can stay away from theaters (it opens today) and scary farms until after Halloween. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) BOWEN and LEE: They don't look desperate. (2) YOUNG Stephen Shurgerman/Getty Images (3) BEALS, TAMBLYN and GELLAR: It's a `Grudge' match Kevin Winter/Getty Images |
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