Here’s an interesting blog post about green celebrities in Hollywood. On the list is Andover native Michael Chiklis. He says his uncle owned and operated the first solar plant in Massachusetts. It’s an interesting blurb — and love the cute photo of Chiklis and his daughter Autumn.
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Posted in Celebrity, Film on Apr 23rd, 2009 View Comments
Hi readers. The internet was all atwitter this week, with news that Christian Bale signed on to “The Fighter.” The film is set to star Mark Wahlberg as Mickey Ward, the famous Lowell boxer. Bale will play his half brother and trainer, according to Variety. Does this mean the dynamic duo will be Lowell to [...]
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Posted in Celebrity on Apr 8th, 2009 View Comments
West Newbury WWE wrestler John Cena was recently named the first celebrity to join the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Wish Ambassador Council, led by basketball legend Michael Jordan. Cena is one of the foundation’s most requested wish granters. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. It estimates that 27,000 U.S. children [...]
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The Merrimack Valley in general, and Andoverites in particular, are a little outraged. Favorite son Jay Leno, has been knocked by Channel 7-WHDH. The station has vowed not to run Leno’s new primetime show this fall. Instead they plan on starting a 10 p.m. newscast. Why? In my opinion, it’s all about the Benjamins. When [...]
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Two Valley natives collide: Jay Leno of Andover hosts West Newbury native John Cena on the “Tonight Show.” In case you missed the meeting, here’s a clip:
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Posted in Celebrity, Film on Mar 19th, 2009 View Comments
I have to say readers, I have one of the best jobs here at the paper. I write about arts and entertainment — all things fun. Because of my “beat” I recently had the chance to interview WWE superstar John Cena. Cena grew up here in the Merrimack Valley, right in West Newbury. I sat [...]
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In case you missed last night’s episode, it was all about the early crushes and romantic entanglements of the roommates on the series. While a lot of time was spent on the romantic intensions of Baya and Ryan, the episode also focused a great deal on our local celebrity, Scott Herman. Devyn, the house’s former [...]
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Posted in Celebrity, Film on Jan 21st, 2009 View Comments
It looks like the film “Bride Wars” tapped a lot of local talent. In addition to this Merrimac woman, and this cake maker, we’ve got two others confirmed in the film. This is just from their mom, Nancy Chippendale, the legendary local dance teacher: My daughters from North Andover, (Mass.,) Kelli & Kristina Carberry were [...]
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As many of you local readers might now, former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Brooke Smith has some connections to Plum Island, near Newburyport, Mass. I’ve written about this great actress, who you might also remember from “Silence of the Lambs” as well as a host of other good stuff (go ahead, check it out). I was [...]
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To me, this reality show seemed like a bit of a train wreck. Some of these “superstars” seem a little less than stellar. However, this show is growing me. First of all, Susie Castillo is a great co-host. She makes the shows. Yes, I am biased, because she a local girl — grew up in [...]
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