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David Arquette to Live in a Box to Raise Money for Homeless

10 July 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

David Arquette has always been eccentric. And his latest charitable effort is definitely on the creative side! Courteney Cox’s husband has revealed his plan to raise money for the homeless. Arquette has teamed up with Feeding America, which is the country’s largest hunger-relief organization. David will be putting himself on display on July 14th and 15th, by spending eight hours in a Plexiglass box above Madison Square Garden. Sounds more like a David Blaine stunt than charity work! David is hoping that fans will see him and donate money to the cause. His goal is to raise $...

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Arquette To Raise Money With Box Stunt

10 July 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor David Arquette is channelling magician David Blaine to raise money for the hungry - he will live in a plastic box in New York City for two days.

The Scream star will eat and sleep in a Plexiglas box above Madison Square Garden's marquee on Tuesday and Wednesday (07-08Jul09) in a bid to raise money for hunger relief charity Feeding America.

Arquette, 37, is hoping to raise $250,000 (£167,000) for the organisation during the stunt.

In 2003, Blaine spent 44 days in a glass box suspended over the Thames river in London.

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Two Of A Kind: Sacha Baron Cohen And Andy Kaufman

9 July 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

If you’ve witnessed any episode of HBO’s “Da Ali G Show,” the 2006 film “Borat” or its upcoming spiritual follow-up “Brüno,” then it’d be very easy to come to the conclusion that Sacha Baron Cohen is a comedic chameleon without equal. You would be wrong though. There also a not-so-little somebody that may or may not have gone by the name of Andy Kaufman.

Like Cohen, Kaufman’s entire routine depended on the idea of deception: deceiving his co-stars and unwitting participants at times, but always shocking his audience in one form or another. The two entertainers had their own sets of characters but the alter-ego personas definitely share some common traits, if only in method and on a thematic level.

In 2006, Cohen broke out into the mainstream with his bumbling man-out-of-country character in “Borat,” a Khazakstanian journalist who travels to America in order to learn the secret ways of its populace,

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DeGeneres to host Chicago variety show

26 June 2009 12:52 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Ellen DeGeneres has revealed that she will be hosting a variety show in Chicago. Bigger, Longer & Wider will be her third time presenting a comedic programme for the TBS network, TV Guide reports. She said: "I love Chicago, and if it weren't for the weather, I'd live there. And you know I've performed many times in the [Chicago Theatre], so it's fun to go back to that theatre. I kind of started there." The special will feature guest stars Kanye West, Nick Cannon and magician David Blaine, while she also explained (more)

By Tim Parks

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Ellen DeGeneres Gets Kanye West, David Blaine And Nick Cannon For Variety Show

5 June 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Funny girl Ellen DeGeneres' upcoming variety show will feature an impressive guest line-up, including rap superstar Kanye West, illusionist David Blaine and comedian/musician Nick Cannon.

"Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider" is the talk show hosts' third variety special for TBS. It will be pre-taped on June 17 at the Chicago Theater and will feature special acts.

West will be the centerpiece of the show, while Blaine will take DeGeneres to the Chicago streets to show off his signature street magic tricks. Cannon will provide the DJ entertainment.

More guests will be announced at a later date.

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Ellen DeGeneres' Variety Show Presents Kanye West and More

5 June 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Ellen DeGeneres' variety show "Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show" is slated to air on TBS on Saturday, June 27 with an impressive line-up of guest stars. Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West, magician and endurance artist David Blaine and multi-talented comedian Nick Cannon will individually be featured in segments.

Kanye, according to the press release, will be the centerpiece of the show, while David will take Ellen to the street of Chicago as he shows off his trademark street magic skills. Nick, in the mean time, will provide the DJ entertainment. More performers will be announced on later dates.

"I'm so excited to be going to Chicago for my variety show," said Ellen. "We've got amazing acts, plus I've never seen the Liberty Bell up close."

"Bigger, Longer & Wider" is Ellen's third variety special for TBS which is launching "TBS Presents a 'Very Funny' Festival: Just for Laughs". It will be pre-taped on Wednesday,

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Ocean's Heaven For Blaine Stunt

31 May 2009 11:57 PM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

David Blaine. Only 36, the nice Brooklyn-born man has already been suspended, iced, hung, starved, drowned, entombed, fro zen, chained. A Houdini or a Hou- don't, this endurance artist, master magician illusionist does what no other human dead or alive does. Why, is something else. Tall, handsome, intelligent, well-read, he really should get himself a job. Like maybe be an accountant or something. But, anyhow, he makes money (I just saw him dining at the Waverly Inn) with TV specials as he breaks the all-time record of holding his breath underwater or the amount of swords swallowed

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By CINDY ADAMS

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Morgan wants more magic on 'Bgt'

7 May 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Piers Morgan has revealed that he wants a magician to compete on Britain's Got Talent. According to The Sun, the talent show judge, who is completed on the panel by Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell, believes that the show has an "anti-magician" feel to it. "I've seen some great magic acts and we're all aware of people like David Blaine and David Copperfield, and we've seen nothing like that (more)

By Dan French

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Inside Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's Romantic Honeymoon

7 May 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | From Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news

A day after holding their second wedding celebration in Venice, Italy, Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault jetted off to an island at the eastern coast of Africa for their honeymoon. The couple arrived at Mahe airport in Seychelles on Sunday, April 26. They then chartered a helicopter to North Island and checked in at the lavish North Island Hotel.

"Salma was hugging Francois and constantly kissing him," a source told In Touch Weekly. "They were so into each other." Talking about their romantic honeymoon, the source said the pair spent 3 hours strolling on the beach and picking up some seashells.

Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault got married for the 2nd time at the Teatro La Fenice, an opera house in Venice, Italy on April 25. Several celebrity friends were invited to come to the bash, including

Penelope Cruz and her beau Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith,

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David Blaine Gives Mia Farrow Hunger Strike Tips

1 May 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Actress Mia Farrow is on Day Five of her hunger strike to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. But before she got started, she got a call from a well-wisher with some good advice. Magician David Blaine - who once went without food for 44 days while suspended above London's River Thames - phoned Farrow with some tips on how to prepare. "He told me to drink 4 liters of water. Do you know how much water that is?"," Farrow wrote on her blog. "He said after 6 days I won't feel hunger." In a video posted Thursday to her blog,

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Joanne Fowler

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Blaine Gives Farrow Starvation Advice

29 April 2009 6:40 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mia Farrow has taken advice from starvation expert David Blaine as she fasts to raise awareness of the plight of starving refugees in the Sudan.

Farrow is three days into her own starvation stunt and admits her mind is feeling "muddled and swimming".

But she is drawing strength from words of support from Blaine, who survived 44 days without food, while suspended in a perspex box above London, back in 2003.

Farrow writes on her blog, "Before I began this fast David Blaine (magician and endurance artist) called me. So kind of him. He told me a little about how to prepare and what to expect. He said after six days I won't feel hunger. He told me to drink four litres of water. Do you know how much water that is!"

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Details of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's 2nd Wedding Party

27 April 2009 12:59 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault have exchanged vows for the second time in Venice, Italy on Saturday, April 25. The 42-year-old actress wore a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere. She tied her hair into a bun and held a bouquet of fragrant orchids, People reported.

The couple's daughter, 19-month-old Valentina Paloma became a flower girl, wearing a dress by Bonpoint during the ceremony. Valentina was accompanied by Francois and Mathilde, Pinault's children from his first marriage.

Hayek and Pinault have invited 150 friends and family members for the affair. Some of them were Hayek's celebrity friends, including Penelope Cruz, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Luis Miguel, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Bono, Gael Garcia Bernal, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Zhang Ziyi and Anna Wintour. Some photos of the celebs attending Hayek's wedding service can be seen on Celebrity Mania.

One day before the wedding celebration was kicked off,

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Pics, Celebrities Attending Salma Hayek's 2nd Wedding in Venice, Italy

26 April 2009 9:28 PM, PDT | From Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news

Salma Hayek and her hubby Francois-Henri Pinault finally got hitched for the 2nd time on the 2nd floor of the Teatro La Fenice, an opera house in Venice, Italy on Saturday, April 25. Hayek looked beautiful wearing a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere.

Arriving at the venue by boat, there were some celebrities spotted attending the ceremony. Penelope Cruz and her beau Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith, also Bono and his wife Ali Hewson were seen among the guests. Besides, magician David Blaine, Lily Cole, Enrique Murciano, Ashley Judd, and Woody Harrelson were also in attendance. Hayek's ex-beau Edward Norton was also invited to come to the wedding celebration.

Previously, Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault held a rehearsal dinner at the historic Punta Della Dogana on Friday, April 24. French president Jacques Chirac and wife Bernadette, Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend were among the guests who

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Salma Hayek Wedding Photos: Venice Masquerade (Pictures)

25 April 2009 6:24 PM, PDT | From Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news

Update: See And Read About Saturday's BASHSalma Hayek and Francois-Henry Pinault are following up their Parisian Valentine's Day nuptials with a weekend blowout in Venice. Friday night a slew of guests, including Jacques Chirac, Anna Wintour, Charlize Theron and Zhang Ziyi attended a masked party at the Punta Della Dogana, Venice's old custom house. Hayek and Pinault, a French businessman and the son of billionaire Francois Pinault, brought their 19-month-old daughter Valentina as well as Pinault's son from a previous marriage. They left for dinner from the Cipriani hotel, as did many of the guests. Also spotted out and about in Venice right now, presumably for the festivities, have been Ed Norton, Woody Harrelson, Ashley Judd, Olivier Martnez and David Blaine. Photos: (AP & Getty) ...

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Salma Hayek and Husband Have Romantic Italian Wedding

25 April 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Salma Hayek finally got her fairytale wedding. The actress and her husband, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, tied the knot - for the second time - Saturday in a star-studded ceremony in Venice, Italy, People has confirmed. They originally got married in a civil ceremony at the 6th Arrondisement City Hall in Paris on Valentine's Day. This time around, Hayek, 42, went all out. She wore a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere as she exchanged vows with Pinault, 46, at Venice's opera house La Fenice. The bride, who wore her hair in a bun with a long veil, held a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis with crystals.

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Stars Join Hayek For Venice Wedding

24 April 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Salma Hayek and husband Francois-henri Pinault have welcomed a host of A-list stars to help them celebrate their second wedding in Venice, Italy this weekend.

Woody Harrelson, David Blaine, Antonio Banderas, Charlize Theron and Hayek's ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among celebrity guests who joined the couple and their baby daughter Valentina for a rehearsal dinner on Friday, which was followed by a masked ball.

Hayek, 42, and Pinault, 46, will marry in the city on Saturday, two months after their first nuptials, in Paris, France on Valentine's Day.

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Blaine Engaged

21 April 2009 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Magician David Blaine is planning to marry his French girlfriend, model Alizee Guinochet.

The illusionist reportedly confirmed the engagement to New York Post gossip column PageSix over the weekend (18-19Apr09).

The star, 36, has bought his 23-year-old partner a "pre-engagement" gold band, but will treat her to a "real" ring when the economy improves, according to the publication.

And when asked about a date for the wedding, Blaine insists he won't be walking down the aisle until he has shaped up, adding, "I gotta work out, I gotta lose the weight."

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David Blaine Gets Engaged

20 April 2009 11:36 PM, PDT | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

For David Blaine's next magic trick, he's going to walk down the aisle, and not disappear. Best wishes to the magic man and his new fiancé, French model Alizee Guinochet, who plan on tying the knot soon. According to sources at the New York Post, the couple was spotted in Central Park over the weekend kissing and showing off two "pre- engagement" gold bands, one with small diamonds. Blaine was overheard saying he'll get a "real" ring "when the economy improves." Can't he just make a bigger one appear? Congrats to the happy couple!

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A Chance Encounter Between Blaine And Petit

6 March 2009 7:14 PM, PST | From Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news

Philippe Petit's brief bit of coin sleight-of-hand and Oscar chin-balancing when James Marsh's Man on Wire won the Oscar was one of the more entertaining moments at this year's Academy Awards. Now, on his website, New York magician David Blaine posts a video of a kind of magical face-off that occurred when he ran into the French tightrope-walker on the street.

Scott Macaulay

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Absolutely Not My Favorite Uncle - The Hip Hop Magician

3 February 2009 7:47 PM, PST | From tvblog.ugo.com | See recent TVblogo.ugo.com news

I’ve never been a fan of commercials, and most of the time, they are exactly what keeps me away from watching more TV. Sure, the internet is filled with ads as well, but at least they are usually off to the side, in a banner, or a pop-up that you can close right away. Every once in a while you’ll be thankful that you saw a commercial, either because it was funny, introduced you to a good song, or you actually learned about a product or service that you are interested in. Unfortunately, that is usually less than 10% of the time. Today I’m here to talk to about my least favorite local commercial, which triggers homicidal thoughts in me every night. Here in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, we have the unfortunate distinction of a high populace of folks with access to video equipment.

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