Comics Make Sure Children’s Rights Gala Is Strictly for Adults
The May 30 fundraiser for the Alliance for Children's Rights was strictly for adults, thanks to a number of comics, most of whom were in top form at the Avalon Hollywood.
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Conan O’Brien, Joel McHale fete WME’s Rick Rosen
“Everybody loves Rick,” Conan O’Brien assured the crowd at the Beverly Hilton as he saluted his longtime agent, WME TV chief Rick Rosen at the Alliance for Children’s Rights dinner on March 7. But…
The Variety Guide to Entertainment Philanthropy
When Paul Newman received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars in 1994, he remarked that Hollywood was "the most generous" community in the world.
Caring couple: Attorneys Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie
Attorneys Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie are among showbiz's most active power couples when it comes to philanthropic, service and civic endeavors. That dedication will be saluted Wednesday when the…
Lenser Andrew Laszlo dies
Emmy-nominated cinematographer Andrew Laszlo, who shot "The Night They Raided Minsky's," "The Warriors," "First Blood" and Star Trek V," as well as the miniseries "Shogun," died Oct. 7. He was 85.
Suzanne Collins: Queen of ‘Games’
Suzanne Collins can't quite accept all the attention she's received this year surrounding the publication of "Mockingjay," the final book of her highly successful futuristic trilogy "Hunger Games"…
‘Law and Order’ to get kids award
The Alliance for Children's Rights will honor the "Law & Order" franchise at its annual fund-raising gala on Wednesday at the BevHilton hotel.
BSkyB sports chief to leave
BSkyB sports topper Vic Wakeling, who has ensured the paybox's dominance of live U.K. soccer for 15 years, is retiring at the end of June.
‘Family Feud’ heading to primetime
NBC and "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America are prepping a celebrity edition of the classic quizzer "Family Feud" and are fast-tracking it for broadcast as soon as this summer.
Confab catches Latin fever
WHAT: The seventh National Assn. of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) confab, March 9-12.
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