Published: Saturday, August 12, 2006
Jack Black to host MTV awards
Black to host MTV awards
NEW YORK — The MTV Video Music Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black.
The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday.
"Prepare yourself for a ripsnortin' humdinger," Black said. "I am Jables, hear me roar."
The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York. Performers include Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Panic! at the Disco and Ludacris.
Black, 34, is the "perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence and star power," MTV President Christina Norman said in a statement.
Shatner holds contest
NEW YORK — William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk of the "Star Trek" TV series and movies, is looking for a spokesperson for his new science fiction DVD club.
He's launched an online contest and wants the voting public to select 10 finalists. Celebrity judges, including Chase Masterson from the cast of the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," will select seven additional finalists.
Shatner will pick the winner, who will be named spokesperson for the William Shatner Science Fiction DVD Club. The winner also will receive "a large cash award," according to the contest announcement.
Entrants must create a short video clip that shows why they have what it takes and submit it to http://shatner.blip.tv/. Deadline for entries is Sept. 30.
Aspiring actors, young filmmakers and budding film critics are encouraged to enter.
The "Star Trek" TV series ran from 1966-69. It spawned five spinoff series and 10 films.
Today's birthdays
Country singer Porter Wagoner is 79. Actor George Hamilton is 67. Actress Jennifer Warren is 65. Rock singer-musician Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 57. Singer Kid Creole is 56. Actor Sam J. Jones is 52. Actor Bruce Greenwood is 50. Pop musician Roy Hay (Culture Club) is 45. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is 43. Actor Peter Krause is 41. Tennis player Pete Sampras is 35. Actor Michael Ian Black is 35. Actress Rebecca Gayheart is 34. Actor Casey Affleck is 31. Rock musician Bill Uechi (Save Ferris) is 31. Actress Dominique Swain is 26. Actress Imani Hakim ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 13.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Black to host MTV awards
NEW YORK — The MTV Video Music Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black.
The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday.
"Prepare yourself for a ripsnortin' humdinger," Black said. "I am Jables, hear me roar."
The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York. Performers include Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Panic! at the Disco and Ludacris.
Black, 34, is the "perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence and star power," MTV President Christina Norman said in a statement.
Shatner holds contest
NEW YORK — William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk of the "Star Trek" TV series and movies, is looking for a spokesperson for his new science fiction DVD club.
He's launched an online contest and wants the voting public to select 10 finalists. Celebrity judges, including Chase Masterson from the cast of the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," will select seven additional finalists.
Shatner will pick the winner, who will be named spokesperson for the William Shatner Science Fiction DVD Club. The winner also will receive "a large cash award," according to the contest announcement.
Entrants must create a short video clip that shows why they have what it takes and submit it to http://shatner.blip.tv/. Deadline for entries is Sept. 30.
Aspiring actors, young filmmakers and budding film critics are encouraged to enter.
The "Star Trek" TV series ran from 1966-69. It spawned five spinoff series and 10 films.
Today's birthdays
Country singer Porter Wagoner is 79. Actor George Hamilton is 67. Actress Jennifer Warren is 65. Rock singer-musician Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 57. Singer Kid Creole is 56. Actor Sam J. Jones is 52. Actor Bruce Greenwood is 50. Pop musician Roy Hay (Culture Club) is 45. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is 43. Actor Peter Krause is 41. Tennis player Pete Sampras is 35. Actor Michael Ian Black is 35. Actress Rebecca Gayheart is 34. Actor Casey Affleck is 31. Rock musician Bill Uechi (Save Ferris) is 31. Actress Dominique Swain is 26. Actress Imani Hakim ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 13.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
The MTV Video Music Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black.
The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version...
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