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'Desperate Housewives' snags John BarrowmanDesperate Housewives boss Marc Cherry has accomplished his mission to bring Captain Jack to Wisteria Lane! A Housewives insider confirms that Torchwood’s John Barrowman is joining the ABC soap later this season for a minimum of five episodes. The actor will play the Big Bad at the center of the Angie (Drea de Matteo) mystery. Last summer, Cherry — a big Torchwood fan — met with Barrowman to discuss the possibility of him visiting Wisteria Lane at some point. It was just a matter of finding the right role. Barrowman’s arc will kick off in early April and span the final five episodes of the season.Fox developing U.S. version of "Torchwood"Fox is developing a version of the hit British sci-fi series "Torchwood."A more straight-faced spin-off of "Doctor Who," "Torchwood" is about a covert group that investigates and fights alien activity. The title is an anagram of "Doctor Who." Two seasons aired domestically on BBC America as well as last year's well reviewed stand-alone miniseries, "Children of Earth," which broke all ratings records for the network. Unlike U.S. adaptations that have gone awry, "Torchwood" fans can take comfort that the original producing team is on board, led by series creator Russell Davies who is writing the script. The U.S. version will contain a global story line compared to the more localized sensibility of the BBC version. Also, some of the current cast -- most likely John Barrowman, who plays the immortal Capt. Jack Harkness -- might star if the script leads to a pilot order. Miranda's Getting A New ManGrey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has given Chandra Wilson one whammy of a Christmas present…but she’s going to have to wait until Valentine’s Day to open him…, er, it! Following her painful, drawn-out separation, Miranda Bailey’s long romantic dry spell will be coming to a close thanks to flaming hot actor Jason George.Jason, who got his start on NBC’s daytime soap Sunset Beach and the peacock net’s short-lived primetime soap Titans, has more recently become a darling of ABC with roles on What About Brian, Eli Stone and Eastwick. But Rhimes personally fell in love with Jason as one of the stars of her (unaired) pilot, Inside the Box, which starred other recent Grey’s visitors, Kim Raver and Sarah Drew. George will begin taking Bailey’s breath away in mid-February as anesthesiologist Dr. Ben Warren. “We’re excited that Dr. Bailey’s going to be getting a little bit of loving,” Rhimes tells me. “When we first read her pages with (Jason) in the read-thru, all our actors went, ‘Oooo.’ It’s really cute to see Bailey get some attention.” Rhimes describes Dr. Warren as “confidant,” but it will take him awhile to win over Miranda. “True to Bailey’s style, when she first meets him she doesn’t like him,” Rhimes teases. “But she learns to.” Asked how long Dr. McAnesthesi might be sticking around Seattle Grace/Mercy West, Rhimes is taking the let’s wait and see approach. “It’s been delightful to put them together,” she says. “We’re going to see what the chemistry’s like and see what happens.” Victoria Principal Prepares to Blast into SpaceBeam her up, Scotty!Former Dallas star Victoria Principal has signed up to take a ride in the world's first commercial passenger spacecraft, the VSS Enterprise, which was unveiled Monday in the Mojave Desert by space pioneers Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan. "Going into space fulfills many desires I have of seeing the planet, going fast, going someplace very few people have been – and hopefully coming back down!" Principal tells PEOPLE. The actress, who is also a skin-care magnate and an amateur race car driver, says space travel has always been her fantasy. She wrote a TV movie script 30 years ago about the first female astronaut, before there even was such a thing, and two of her favorite movies are 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Right Stuff. At $200,000 per ticket, the Enterprise is the world's most expensive day trip. The two-pilot, six-passenger craft will be carried to the edge of space by a carrier plane, much like the space shuttle. Passengers will see the curvature of the planet and experience weightlessness. Virgin Galactic, a company within Branson's Virgin Group, hopes to begin testing the craft early next year, with the first flights to begin in 2011. Principal, 59, says she's frustrated that the first passengers will be chosen randomly, since she was the third person to buy a ticket – and the first woman to sign up. "I'm a passenger in something that is pioneering," Principal says. "This will become to our great-grandchildren what Wilbur and Orville Wright were to you and me." Torchwood Planning Fourth SeasonTorchwood might not have concluded its run at the end of the thrilling miniseries Children of Earth after all - Ianto’s tragic death not withstanding. The new year could bring some “very good news” for fans of the sexy sci-fi series, creator Russell T. Davies tells TV Guide Magazine.“The recession has hit British television, but fingers crossed, it will be a go. We expect things to start to move in January. We’ve got great ideas for the show. I think there’s a further lease on life for many years to come, but certainly for a [fourth season],” Davies says. John Barrowman is finishing his run in “La Cage Aux Folles” in London, so there’s plenty of time to trade his feather boa for Captain Jack’s trench coat. GH Star WedsA GH spokesperson confirms that Ingo Rademacher (Jax) wed fiancé Ehiku in a private ceremony in Malibu on October 3 with close friends and family in attendance. Before the eco-friendly reception, the groom was seen with his groomsmen riding in a golf cart singing "Going to the Chapel" and then serenading his bride-to-be from below her balcony window before they said "I do" on the cliffs of Point Dume overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Congratulations to the happy couple!Kevin Zegers to play Taylor Momsen's love interestHey, remember Jenny Humphrey, the blonde girl we only see in the promos for "Gossip Girl" when we aren't following the gang's college life?Well, Little J is finally going to get more screen time and she'll be heating it up with a romance, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Zegers will play Damien, Jenny's international love interest for a multiple-episode arc, and of course, he'll be a bad boy. Happy love stories don't happen often or they don't tend to last on "Gossip Girl." We wonder if he'll play a much older guy as well. Zegers is 25 in real life, while Momsen is only 16. Yikes! Regardless, we're just happy to get more on Jenny, who's been stuck back at Constance Billard while the others are seeking higher education and even greater social status. Zegers is best known for starring opposite Felicity Huffman in "TransAmerica." He's also appeared in "The Jane Austen Book Club," "50 Dead Men Walking" and "The Narrows." Rather coincidentally, he'll soon begin production on "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde," playing one half of the thieving due opposite Hilary Duff (Casting coup alert!), who gets her own guest arc on "Gossip Girl" starting Monday, Oct. 5. She'll play a former child star and Dan's (Penn Badgley) love interest, which is a relief from Georgina's (Michelle Trachtenberg) attentions. Or will she become territorial? Canadian-born Zegers ditches lighter fare for role in 'Fifty Dead Men Walking'The gritty streets of Belfast play a central role in the Irish Republican Army drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking," but for Canadian actor Kevin Zegers they also represent a pivotal stage in his acting career."I was in a pretty dark place being there," he recalled of filming in the Northern Ireland capital. "The world didn't exist outside of Belfast for me, and I cut certain ties with a lot of people, and secluded myself. It was really one of the first times where I embraced the fact that I am an actor." These days Zegers, 24, is closer to the Sunset Strip than Ireland, but he fondly remembers his experiences filming the fiery political drama, partly because it's helped secure his status as an actor on the cusp of super stardom. The Woodstock, Ont.-born actor's performance has gained plenty of attention in recent months and probably helped him land a starring role alongside Hilary Duff in "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde," which starts shooting later this year. It's almost easy to forget that Zegers lucked into the "Fifty Dead Men Walking" role, after struggling for years to breakout from comedies into more dramatic fare. The film is directed by fellow Canadian Kari Skogland, who also helmed "The Stone Angel," which Zegers appeared in. The two have been friends since Skogland directed him in a Swanson TV-dinner commercial, when he was young. Skogland said she knew that Zegers was more capable than others might've thought, and that he could pull off a meaty character. She wanted to give him a chance to shine. "I wanted someone who had that impish charm that he has. You know, sort of, great looks and yet have a dangerous edge," she said. "I wanted to surprise people a little bit, and not kind of go for the obvious or expected." Zegers admits his friendship with Skogland helped him land the job but he said he worked hard to live up to the part. "This was never a role that I would've ever been able to get on my own, if I hadn't known Kari, so I felt an obligation to her to get it right," he said. "I felt an obligation to myself to throw vanity and all that crap out the window." "Fifty Dead Men Walking" is based loosely on the true story of former IRA infiltrator Martin McGartland, who is portrayed in the film by British actor Jim Sturgess from "Across the Universe." Zegers plays McGartland's best friend Sean, a young scrapper who introduces the IRA into their lives. The two eventually become entangled in a dangerous situation when McGartland is recruited by the British police to spy on the IRA. When Skogland offered him the role, Zegers jumped at the opportunity to leave his Los Angeles digs behind and race off to Belfast to prepare. "I knew I needed to do a lot of work to get ready," he said. "I wanted to put on a lot of weight, and to get the accent right, and sort of be as unrecognizable as I could to just blend in." Last year, when the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, it was met with objections from the real-life McGartland, who was given a new identity after being discovered as a mole. He complained that the film, which is based on his autobiography, misrepresented the facts in several scenes, and placed him as a witness to situations that he never actually saw. McGartland initially threatened to come out of hiding to protest the film's premiere, and launch a lawsuit against the producers. But both sides reached a settlement worth $37,500, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter. The agreement made McGartland promise not to interfere with the film's release, while the film now includes a disclaimer which clearly states that some of the scenes and characters have been changed. While the controversy over "Fifty Dead Men Walking" has been put to rest, Zegers's "Bonnie and Clyde" project is bound to get tongues wagging in its own way. The original 1967 film courted controversy with its graphic violence, but its also fast-tracked the careers of Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. "I've been working with a couple people on figuring out how to make sure I'm not copycatting anything," Zegers said. "It's obviously big shoes to fill." "Fifty Dead Men Walking" opens July 31 in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Moncton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton and Aug. 7 in Victoria.
BBC's 'Torchwood' invasion continues in 'Children of Earth'"We are coming."A mysterious alien race issues this creepy warning on Monday night's five-episode return of Torchwood(BBC America, 9 ET/PT). And while an extraterrestrial invasion seems like plenty to handle, that's only a fraction of the trouble. Torchwood, a British sci-fi drama about a team of paranormal investigators, has gained a passionate if small U.S. fan base (about 500,000 viewers for premiere episodes) over the course of two 13-episode seasons. But this year the Doctor Whospinoff tackles new territory by highlighting one story that airs over five consecutive nights. "It's becoming a new tradition in Britain — the five-night schedule," says creator and writer Russell Davies. "It started a couple years ago with a drama called Five Days, and then there was another drama last summer called Criminal Justice that was absolutely brilliant. So when they offered it, I was very excited, because very rarely do you get the chance to write in a new format." Torchwood: Children of Earth picks up about a year and a half after the shocking second-season finale, which killed off two of the show's five main characters. In the first hour, agents "Captain Jack" Harkness (John Barrowman), Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) spring into action when alien activity is detected. "When you see him in Series 3, he's darker, and he's a different guy," Barrowman says of Jack, now romantically involved with Ianto. "He's ready to do things differently than what he did before: getting into relationships, being more open with people. But then, something happens, and he turns. He has to go back to the Jack he was." One of the most unsettling aspects of Children of Earth is that the aliens communicate through the world's children. Eerie scenes depict kids speaking in unison and being abducted by other life forms. "The image of the children stopping and all speaking with one voice is actually (something) I've had in mind for a long time," Davies says. "It could've been a Doctor Who story, it could've been a Torchwood story. Eventually, along came this five-hour format, and it just fit." The plot also allows viewers to learn more about the personal lives of the Torchwood team. By the end of the first hour, Gwen, Jack and Ianto develop emotional connections to children. Davies says, "It's the fact that we're so protective of our children — and our children are so unknown to us in many ways as well — that makes the story so much more powerful. Everyone in the world has something at stake in this story. It's not about the politicians, it's not about the military leaders, it's not even about the scientists and the leaders of society. It's about every single home in the world that's touched by a child. It just updates the stakes massively." The miniseries aims to attract new fans as well. Says Barrowman, "You can come right into this and not have to know any back history. Everything is explained about the characters at some point, for instance, Jack not being able to die." Children of Earth, which helps launch BBC America's HD channel this week, earned impressive ratings when it aired earlier this month in the U.K. High overseas viewership will increase its chances of renewal. "We're all dying to see the show come back," Davies says. Barrowman says he hopes the series could return with "two week-long episodes" instead of one. But could this alien invasion also lead to devastating consequences, similar to past seasons? Davies laughs. "You'll have to wait and see," he says. "We loved the shock, in Season 2, of killing off two characters. Now Torchwood viewers expect everyone to die. So it makes the whole world more scary. It means nothing is safe." BBC's `Torchwood' returns with 5-part miniseriesAliens have possessed the Earth's children and all of humanity is under threat. There's a planet to save, a government conspiracy to defeat and some tangled relationship dilemmas to sort out. Sounds like a job for Torchwood.The BBC's top-secret team of alien hunters is back for a third series, led by Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), an immortal, omnisexual adventurer with a cheeky grin and a World War II military overcoat. "Torchwood: Children of Earth," a miniseries running over five nights starting Monday on BBC America, aims to provide an intense burst of adrenaline to viewers hooked on the show's distinctive blend of action, humor, sci-fi and sex. The new series takes on a darker tone, with the team reeling from the deaths of two members, cynical medic Owen Harper and tech genius Toshiko Sato. That's just the start of their problems: The world's children are being used as conduits for messages from a sinister alien force, and civilization itself is under threat. On top of that, Barrowman said, "Someone is hunting Torchwood down to destroy us. And it turns out to be the government." "It's a double-edged sword: We're trying to save ourselves and the planet," said the 42-year-old Barrowman, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Illinois. "Torchwood" began in 2006 as a spinoff from the long-running British sci-fi series "Doctor Who" — its name is an anagram of the parent show's title — but aimed at a more adult audience. When not guarding an alien-spewing rift in the Earth beneath the rain-slick streets of Cardiff, Wales, team members fight, flirt and form relationships of both the same- and opposite-sex variety. Over the first two series, viewers have seen Jack start an affair with quipping office administrator Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd), while emotional anchor Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) struggles to balance battling aliens with marriage to Rhys (Kai Owen), a down-to-earth trucker now promoted to unofficial member of the team. Owen is reveling in the bigger role for Rhys, an "average Welsh boy" who spent much of the first two series believing Gwen was a police officer until a truckload of alien manatee meat led him to discover the truth. "He didn't quite believe Gwen when she blurted out, `I catch aliens,'" said Owen in an interview on the "Torchwood" set in Wales, 150 miles west of London. "By God, he's seen some things now he has, the poor boy. "Gwen's lucky, really. She goes to work to see Capt. Jack Harkness, then she finishes a hard day of killing aliens, she comes home and there's dinner on the table and a bottle of wine." For "Torchwood" fans, those dollops of domestic drama and romance amid the action are part of the show's appeal. "The characters are given just as much room to breathe as the science fiction," said David-Lloyd. "In a science-fiction show it's weird to have so many characters with real human flaws, the sort of problems at home you'd find more in a soap or a drama." The matter-of-fact depiction of a same-sex relationship also sets "Torchwood" apart from much mainstream science fiction. It's an aspect of the show that the openly gay Barrowman is particularly proud of. "I think it's really great and important, because not many shows play that with two male or two female characters," he said. "We always see the boy and the girl having the romance and the courting and the relationship dilemma. We never see it with the other side, which is a perfectly normal thing for us in the `Torchwood' world — and in my world." "Torchwood" is BBC America's biggest-ever hit, and its stars are hot properties on the sci-fi convention circuit — something that continues to surprise and delight them, Myles said. "If somebody had told me, `It's going to be huge in the States, huge in Australia. ... There's going to be action figures, there's going to be magazines, there's going to be books, there's going to be conventions where people dress up as you' — I would have gone, `Yeah, sure. I think I've had too much caffeine,'" she said. Some fans have expressed disappointment that the new series has only five episodes compared with 13 for the first two seasons. Barrowman is sympathetic. "I think it's ridiculous they've cut it down," he said. "It's like we're being punished, because they're taking away episodes." Producers bet that the intense, condensed format would help draw in new viewers in Britain, where "Torchwood" moved from the BBC2 channel to BBC1, home of the network's biggest, highest-rated shows. The gamble paid off — "Children of Earth" doubled the show's previous ratings, although the plot's twists dismayed as well as delighted longtime "Torchwood" fans. There's no word yet on whether there will be a fourth series. Barrowman says he'd be happy to appear in "Torchwood" forever — as long as the immortal Capt. Jack is allowed to age. There is," he said, "only so much Botox in the world." John Barrowman slams Torchwood cutJohn Barrowman has said a decision to make just five episodes for the new series of Torchwood felt like a punishment.The series - which stars Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness - will see a new adventure, Children of Earth, told over five episodes. "The five episodes, the mini-series as I call it, are incredible - I have no doubt about that - but personally, I felt like we were being punished," the star told the Radio Times. The programme's popularity has seen it jump from BBC3 to BBC2 and most recently to BBC1 for the new, third series. Barrowman continued: "I'm going to get a little political and I'll probably get into trouble for it. "We were the most successful show on BBC3, ever. We moved to BBC2 because the ratings were so good; the ratings were great again (averaging 3.1 million) and we were beating shows that had been on BBC2 for a long time. "Other shows move from BBC3 and 2 to 1, and they don't get cut. So why are we? It felt like every time we moved we had to prove ourselves." The show's writer and creator Russell T Davies defended the changes. He told the magazine: "Part of us thought: 'We could do another 13 episodes, we've learnt how to do that, and the second series was better than the first'. But why not change it?" A BBC spokesman said: "We wanted to create a powerful sense of event when the show came to BBC1 and so talked with the show makers about a story that could run over five consecutive days. This is something we have only ever done before with Criminal Justice and Occupation." What's With Heather Locklear's Mystery Ring?Heather Locklear is having an on-again, off-again relationship – with a diamond ring.The actress has been spotted around L.A. wearing the dazzling bauble on the ring finger of her left hand, including when she arrived at Los Angeles International Airport from a trip to New York City with longtime boyfriend Jack Wagner on June 10. Two nights later, she hit the red carpet at the Crystal and Lucy Awards looking stunning in a green printed Max Mara frock, but sans the sparkler. On June 14, the ring was back on as Locklear, 47, lunched in Beverly Hills with Wagner, 49, her daughter Ava, 11, and a pal of Ava's, but she quickly slipped it off when she noticed photographers outside the restaurant, says an observer. "She's in it for the long haul with Jack. Their friends know their future is together," says a friend of the couple, who insists they’ve made no announcements that they intend to wed. "But they're not officially engaged." Locklear's publicist has denied that the actress is engaged, and declined to comment on the ring switcheroos. Happy Times: These are happier times for Locklear, who has been reveling in her healthy relationship with her former Melrose Place costar. "They're having so much fun. They just had a really fun trip to New York together, and they have plans for over the summer. They're just enjoying being together," says the couple's pal, adding, "Things are great between Heather and Richie [Sambora, Locklear's ex-husband] too, and Jack and Richie. It could not be a more healthy situation for everyone." Indeed, on June 14 the pair – who have been dating since early 2007 – seemed completely in love as they shared pizza and salad in Beverly Hills with Ava and her friend. "Jack and Ava seemed to get along great, and at one point they even ganged up on Heather and made her blush by telling a funny story about her," says an observer, adding that Wagner was "very sweet and attentive” to Locklear. "Heather was in a great mood. They all seemed to be having the best time." LISTEN: 911 Calls by Victoria Principal and MaidVictoria Principal and her maid both put out emotional pleas for help after a confrontation at the actress's Malibu home, according to tapes of the calls."[She] want to kill me," housekeeper Maribel Banegas tells the emergency operator Dec. 26. "I need help. She's pointing a gun. She's going to kill me. She's after me." In her own call, the Dallas star portrays Banegas as the problem. "I have a housekeeper that I don't really know who's on the premises," Principal is heard saying. "She's locked herself in the guesthouse and she's robbing me. I told her I'm calling the police and I need you here now. She's threatening and she's locked herself in the guesthouse." Listen to the calls here. No charges have been filed in the case, but both Principal and Banegas have filed lawsuits alleging assault by the other during the clash. Principal accuses the maid of hurting her dog during a walk. Banegas claims Principal threatened to kill her in a dispute over payment. "The 911 call clearly shows my client was in fear for her life," Banegas's lawyer Chris Allgreen tells PEOPLE. "We believe security camera footage on Victoria Principal's property captured this incident and will eventually vindicate my client." Attorneys for Principal did not immediately return a call for comment. Why Did Victoria Principal Pull a Gun on Her Maid?This much is certain: After a housekeeper took former Dallas star Victoria Principal's dog out for a walk the day after Christmas, the two women got into a heated argument and Principal pulled a gun on her.But the rest of the story is in dispute, with both sides accusing the other of assault and offering conflicting accounts of the clash. No charges have been filed, leaving the matter in civil court, with back-to-back lawsuits filed in the last week. Principal, 59, best known for playing Pamela Barnes Ewing on the long-running TV drama who went on to launch a successful line of skin-care products called The Principal Secret, says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Santa Monica, Calif., that the troubles began after she hired maid Maribel Banegas through an agency for temporary work. Walking the Dog On Dec. 26, Banegas allegedly came to work in a hostile mood because the actress sought to terminate her due to her "aggressive behavior toward other staff" and poor work performance prior to the dog incident, according to Principal's lawsuit. When the maid took the dog out for a walk, she disappeared for an hour, although Principal repeatedly called Banegas to return the pet immediately. Principal accuses Banegas of dragging the pooch by its leash into her Malibu home "so roughly that the dog was coughing and wheezing and its eyes were bulging," according to the lawsuit, which says the dog suffered an injured back. Banegas then allegedly "pounded violently on the kitchen counters while yelling ... 'Give me money ... Give me my money' " before Principal asked her several times to leave, the lawsuit says. Maid Files Lawsuit But Banegas, who filed a personal injury lawsuit against the actress on May 1, says she told Principal she was gone for an hour because she was waiting for the pet to do "its business." Banegas says Principal "threatened to kill her" after the housekeeper asked for payment for her services. No shots were ever fired. Principal says she pulled the gun "out of concern for her safety" and because she "was in fear for [her] life." The maid then locked herself in a room, and Principal called 911. According to the actress, sheriff's deputies removed Banegas from her home "after subduing Banegas's attempts to resist arrest." But L.A. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says Banegas "cooperated and agreed to leave the location after a payment dispute." On Jan. 9, Banegas contacted deputies, alleging she'd been assaulted by Principal and filed a report regarding the incident. After an investigation, the case was presented to prosecutors, who eventually rejected the case, citing insufficient evidence, says Whitmore. A rep for the actress had no comment. Calls to Banegas's attorney weren't immediately returned. Victoria Principal Accused of Gunplay on the HomefrontPerhaps Victoria Principal thinks she's gone from Dallas to Dynasty, because she may have pulled quite the Alexis Carrington.The erstwhile Pamela Ewing is the target of an assault lawsuit brought by a former maid who claims Principal pulled a gun on her after she took too long walking the actress' dog one evening. According to the complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, before she allegedly brandished a fireman, Principal fired housekeeper Maribel Banegas and told her to leave after accusing her of staying away from the house for too long with the pooch. Principal then went upstairs and, instead of returning with her checkbook, which Banegas thought she was going to get, she had a gun in her hand, per the suit. View the lawsuit. 3rd Annual Jack Wagner Celebrity Golf ClassicJACK WAGNER (Nick) will host The 3rd Annual Jack Wagner Celebrity Golf Classic, benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), it was announced.“I lost my father in 1990 to multiple myeloma and in 1999 my brother Dennis was diagnosed with leukemia. He has relapsed four separate times, during each of which he endured chemotherapy and the challenges that come along with recovery. In 2007, Dennis received a complete bone marrow transplant and is still fighting a daily battle against complications associated with this procedure,” said Wagner. “Let Dennis be an example to us all that our efforts truly make a difference. He is still with us today because of new lifesaving treatments, but we must still push for a cure.” Wagner, who was named the number one celebrity golfer by Golf Digest and winner of the 17th Annual (2006) American Century Tahoe Celebrity Golf Championship, approached LLS to create a golf event in support of the Society’s mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. In its first two years, The Jack Wagner Celebrity Golf Classic has raised more than $600,000 to fund critical cancer research and patient services. This year’s goal is to pass the $1,000,000 mark. Last year, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society awarded Wagner the esteemed Chairman’s Citation Award, which was presented to him by President and CEO of LLS, John Walter, in recognition of Wagner’s significant dedication and commitment to the Greater LA Chapter of LLS. This year’s event will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at The Valencia Country Club in Valencia, CA. Celebrities who have played in previous tournaments include Flex Alexander, Marcus Allen, Billy Ashley, David Berganio, Jr., Alonzo Bodden, Vince Coleman, Tom Dreesen, Kevin Frazier, Wayne Gretzky, Janet Jones-Gretzky, Gregory Itzin, Bruce Jenner, Heather Locklear, Kyle Lowder, Jack McGee, Sean McNabb, Al Michaels, Joe Pesci, Todd Ziele and Jack Wagner. The schedule of events includes breakfast, a shotgun start, golf tournament, a Million Dollar Shoot $150M buys you late TV producer's L.A. mansionThe widow of producer Aaron Spelling is placing "The Manor" in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for a jaw-dropping $150 million, making it by far the most expensive home for sale in the U.S.The French chateau-style mansion has 56,500 square feet of space on more than 4.6 acres and is the largest home in Los Angeles County. Among the neighbors are the Los Angeles Country Club and, not too far away, the Playboy Mansion. Spelling's late husband produced hit shows such as "Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty" and "Beverly Hills 90210." He died in 2006. "Everything there is glamorous, and is luxurious and it's really great scale," said Sally Forster Jones, an agent with Coldwell Banker Previews International in Los Angeles, which is co-listing the property. "There really is nothing to compare it to." Spelling told The Associated Press that she let her dog Madison, a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, help pick out the best real estate agent for the task. She had her security bring the dog into the room every time she met one of the candidate agents and watched how the dog reacted. If Madison didn't like them, Spelling crossed them off the list. Prospective buyers won't have to worry about passing such scrutiny, Spelling jokes. "Not at all," she says. The three-story mansion, built in 1991, is gated and features a winding driveway that leads up to the three-story house, which includes ceilings that reach up to 30 feet high, Jones said. While some published reports put the tally of rooms in the mansion at well past 100, Jones couldn't provide an exact count. Spelling says she doesn't know either. "You're really asking the wrong person," Spelling jokes. "There's a lot. (The house) has evolved and I actually haven't gone around and counted." The Spellings found no shortage of uses for the many rooms in the mansion, however. There's a bowling alley, wine cellar, wine tasting room, gift-wrapping room, a humidity-controlled silver storage room, China room, library, gym and media room, among many others. The screening room is one of Spelling's favorites. "I had some really wonderful times entertaining in that room," she said. "We showed movies and I still do." The room features a movie projection system that automatically comes up from the floor at the same time that shades extend over the windows. It's an idea that came to Candy Spelling in dream as she sought to avoid having a projection screen open all the time. "I wanted Aaron to have the best projection room anyone had ever seen, and the biggest, so I came with this solution, not realizing that we had to excavate a lot of dirt to get down that low, to have a special room that housed the screen that was totally dust free," said Spelling, 63. The Spellings also finished the 17,000 square-foot attic that includes a barber shop and beauty salon. The home also includes a wing for service staff, including a kitchen and seven bedrooms, and five fireplaces and four wet bars. Lavish features also can be found outside the house, including a tennis court, fountains, a waterfall, a pool and spa, a reflection pool and a pool house with a kitchen, and 16 car ports. The estate also boasts an 18th Century-style garden, a rooftop rose garden and a citrus orchard. Prospective buyers won't have to worry much about parking when they host big parties. The property includes a winding motor court with space for more than 100 cars. Spelling plans to trade her mansion lifestyle for a luxurious, two-story condo atop a residential tower in Los Angeles that she bought last year for $47 million. "I have a lot of wonderful, wonderful, wonderful feelings about this house and special things that I went through in building it, with a love that you can't even imagine," she gushed. "Yet I feel like I'm moving on to a new chapter in my life." Couple WatchHeather Locklear and Jack Wagner, cracking up guests and livening up the scene at Carole Bayer Sager's new gallery, LA Art House. The happy couple "had a fast, witty banter back and forth with each other," a guest tells us. Locklear joked that she thought Wagner should buy some art to show his support, teasing him, "Let's go with the plastic – the credit card." According to guests, they both laughed as they scouted out the work. Says an onlooker, "They were a really fun couple and so cute."'Titans' Alum Goes 'Inside the Box'Shonda Rhimes' ABC pilot "Inside the Box" has added a couple of familiar faces to its cast, and the "Ab Fab" remake at FOX has rounded out its ensemble.Jason George (ex-Titans), who's coming off another ABC show, "Eli Stone," has signed on to "Inside the Box," a drama about the TV news business. So has "Everwood" alumna Sarah Drew, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At FOX, meanwhile, Zosia Mamet and Toni Trucks have joined Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Johnston in "Ab Fab." George and Drew join Martin Henderson on "Inside the Box," which is set at a network's Washington bureau. Rhimes is executive producing and former ABC News producer Richard E. Robbins is writing. George, whose credits also include "Eve" and "What About Brian," will play an on-air reporter, and Drew, who had a recurring part on "Mad Men" last season, will play a low-level employee. The pilot has yet to cast its lead role, a female producer for the network. FOX's "Ab Fab" is a remake of the beloved Britcom that revolves around the self-obsessed Eddie (Hahn) and Patsy (Johnston). Mamet, the daughter of David Mamet, will play Eddie's put-upon daughter Saffron. Trucks ("Barbershop," "All of Us") will play Eddie's assistant. Titans News Archive |
