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2007 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards

Mirren, Joplin, Bardem to get Hollywood stars

British actress Helen Mirren, Spain's Javier Bardem and 1970s rock icon Janis Joplin are among celebrities set to get their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year, organizers said Friday.
 

Chaz Bono Heading To 'Dancing With The Stars'

Chaz Bono will compete in the upcoming season of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars'. ?Chaz Bono will compete in the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. According to celebrity website TMZ.com, Bono has agreed to participate in the show and will be partnered with a female dancing professional. The 42-year-old author-activist is the child of gay icon Cher and the late entertainer-politician Sonny Bono. His transition is the subject of the film Becoming Chaz, which premiered in May on nascent cabler the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). He's also written a memoir on the subject of his gender reassignment, Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man. In June, Bono, actress Olympia Dukakis and celebrity chef Yigit Pura, star of cabler Bravo's Top Chef: Just Desserts helmed San Francisco's forty-first annual gay pride parade, one of the nation's largest community pride events. Rumored to be competing against Bono on Dancing is actor David Arquette. An ABC representative told E! Online tha
 

Atlanta gymnastics champion Melissanidis considers return

Former Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Ioannis Melissanidis has said that he is considering a return to competition, seven years after his last appearance.
 

Kerli To Perform At San Francisco Gay Pride

Estonian recording artist Kerli will perform at this weekend's San Francisco Gay Pride Parade and Festival. ?Estonian recording artist Kerli will perform at this weekend's San Francisco Gay Pride Parade and Festival. The 24-year-old pop star will take to the festival's main stage on Sunday, June 26. It is the second Gay Pride event for the Los Angeles-based Kerli this Pride season. She appeared at the Detroit Motor City Pride on June 4th. Kerli won an American Idol-style competition at the age of 14. She released her freshman studio album Love is Dead in 2008. The video for her single Army of Love, which was filmed in her native Estonia, is embedded in the right panel of this page. You can download a remix of the track for free at SoundCloud.com. A second album is scheduled for later this year. This year's San Francisco Gay Pride Parade will be helmed by author-activist Chaz Bono, actress Olympia Dukakis and celebrity chef Yigit Pura, star of cabler Bravo's Top Chef: Just Desserts. The
 

Chaz Bono, Olympia Dukakis, Yigit Pura Lead San Francisco Gay Pride Parade

Author-activist Chaz Bono has been named grand marshal of the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. Author-activist Chaz Bono has been named grand marshal of the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Bono, the child of gay icon Cher and the late entertainer-politician Sonny Bono, is the subject of the film Becoming Chaz, which premiered last month on nascent cabler the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). He's also written a memoir on the subject of his gender reassignment, Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man. ?I am extremely pleased to have been selected grand marshal of one of the nation's largest community pride events,? Bono said in a statement. Also named celebrity grand marshals are actress Olympia Dukakis and celebrity chef Yigit Pura, star of cabler Bravo's Top Chef: Just Desserts. Previous celebrity grand marshals include actress Jennifer Beals, singer Cyndi Lauper, activist Lt. Dan Choi and actress Cloris Leachman. The annual parade, now in its 41st
 

Cast revealed for Tennessee Williams' 'Milk Train'

Cast revealed for production of Tennessee Williams' 'The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'. Maggie Lacey and Edward Hibbert will join Olympia Dukakis in a New York City production of Tennessee Williams' "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore."
 

Today in History

Today in History. Today is Sunday, June 20, the 171st day of 2010. There are 194 days left in the year. This is Father's Day.
 

AARPÕs full slate gives reason to embrace your age

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20. Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20:
 

Today in History

Today in History. Today is Saturday, June 20, the 171st day of 2009. There are 194 days left in the year.
 

MURPHY TO TAKE ON LOHAN'S MOVIE ROLE?

BRITTANY MURPHY is reportedly top of the list to replace LINDSAY LOHAN in new movie POOR THINGS - after the star dropped out to begin a stint in rehab.
 

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Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis, July 2005
BornJune 20, 1931 (1931-06-20) (age 78)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1962–present
Spouse(s)Louis Zorich (1962-present)