I know Extra‘s website has not been updated with their celebrity interview schedule for this week. The Extra schedule poster at The Grove is posted below. The poster is not always accurate, but here are the scheduled guests for this week which are subject to change:
SPOTTED: Ziggy Marley at The Grove June 15, 2011 for an interview with Renee Bargh of Extra and to promote his latest album, Wild and Free
SPOTTED: Nick Jonas at The Grove in Los Angeles June 13 for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra.
Nick, without girlfriend Delta Goodrem in tow, took time to take a picture or sign autographs with every one of the hundreds of fans gathered around the Extra stage.
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| Nick meeting Rick Caruso, owner of The Grove |
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| Nick meeting lucky fans |
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| Nick and Mario Lopez chatting with Extra crew |
SPOTTED: Barry Manilow at The Grove for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra and and a live performance Thursday June 9, 2011.
Manilow’s biggest song hits include Could It Be Magic, Mandy, Can’t Smile Without You, and Copacabana (At the Copa). But he has also written some of the most recognizable commercial jingles ever created including these decades-long favorites: State Farm Insurance (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there…”) and Band-Aid (“I am stuck on Band-Aid, ’cause Band-Aids stuck on me!”). Interesting fact: Manilow told the crowd today that he received a measly $100 and $500 for these amazingly successful ads.
You can watch the interview and Barry’s performance below!
SPOTTED: The super talented young cast of Super 8 was at The Grove for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. The cast described the movie as sci-fi, comedy, romance, action, and suspense all packed into one sure to be blockbuster summer movie!
Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee, Riley Griffiths, Zach Mills, and Gabriel Basso play the lead roles in this JJ Abrams/Steven Spielberg collaboration.
I saw a screening of this movie and will write a review here soon, but what I will say for now is that I was so THOROUGHLY impressed with the acting of this young ensemble, especially new comer Joel Courtney, that I loved what would have otherwise been a so-so thriller. What sold this movie for me was the cast’s ability to completely draw me in to the story lines of the more innocent and simpler times of the late 1970’s (simpler at the beginning anyway). I was also surprisingly moved by the young love story between Courtney and Elle Fanning. Elle, Dakota’s younger sister, proved that talent runs deep in that family! And Joel proved that he can play lead, even a romantic one, when surrounded by an awesome cast.
Enjoy these pics – I am sure you will see more of these young and coming actors in other movies soon:
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| Mario showing Super 8 EW Cover to The Cast |
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| A fan asked Joel to autograph a $100 bill! |
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| Joel and me 🙂 |
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| Riley and me 🙂 |
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| Ryan and me 🙂 |
Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman, is a singer. Who knew?
, at Barnes & Noble. 
SPOTTED: Rapper and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Ice-T and his actress/model wife Coco Austin were at The Grove for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Ice-T’s son, Ice Marrow, Jr. (The Real Teens of Hollywood) and their dog Spartacus joined in for the fun.
The couple have been married for ten years and now have their own reality show, Ice Loves Coco, debuting on E! on June 12, 2011.
The duo renewed their wedding vows on Friday, June 4, 2011 while the cameras were rolling for their new show. The event took place at the W Hotel in El Lay.
Watch the video clip below to hear Ice-T say that the renewal was his idea because when the two first got married, they had eloped. He had said he wanted to do the renewal within five years, but it took him ten years instead because he is a “normal man.”
SPOTTED: Christina Aguilera simply wowed the fans gathered at The Grove in Los Angeles Friday to watch the superstar film an interview segment with Mario Lopez of Extra.
Guess who else came with Christina? Her entire singing team from The Voice! That’s right, Frenchie Davis, Beverly McClellan, Lily Elise and Raquel Castro each sang before a frenzied crowd! Watch their performance below, at the very bottom!
Watch Extra next week for the full interview. Christina and her team gave an awesome interview! So much fun! You don’t want to it. I have a teaser video of Christina’s interview at the bottom of this page.
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| Christina’s boyfriend, Matt Rutler, watched the show on the sidelines |
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| Frenchie Davis |
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| Raquel Castro |
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| Beverly McClellan |
Watch Frenchie, Raquel, Beverly and Lily perform:
Watch part of Christina’s interview and hear her speak about next season’s The Voice!
MTV is getting into the shape-shifting business after the worldwide phenomenal called Twilight Saga proved how incredibly successful this concept can be – well, at least when there are a couple of hot vampires running around as well. MTV’s attempt is a modern-day spin on the cult-classic ’80s hit of the same name, starting Michael J. Fox.
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| Ashley Hebert and me 🙂 |
SPOTTED: Ashley Hebert, the current star of ABC’s The Bachelorette, was at The Grove in Los Angeles recently for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Ashley had just wrapped up taping the entire season and said the man she picked at the end has everything she has ever looked for in a man.
Ashley is super cute, animated, playful and funny in person. When I asked her, “Man, what is up with Bentley?” she just cracked up! I can’t wait to see how the season unveils!
Come back tonight at 1 AM PT for a complete recap of May 30th episode. See who got a rose and who was sent packing to go home. Also read all about her one-on-one date with William!
