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!
SPOTTED: American Idol runner up, Lauren Alaina, was at The Grove in Los Angeles Thursday for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra.
Lauren was there the morning after the finale. Mario asked Lauren what she whispered in Scotty’s ear before Ryan Seacrest announced the results. She said I asked him, “Are you ready to win? Cause you’re gonna win!” She also said the Idol process was a lot harder than she expected but it has prepared her for whatever lies in the future for her. For those of you wondering how her voice is, she said she is hoarse but other than sounding like a man for now, she’s doing great and will be fine.
I asked Lauren the big question on everyone’s mind: Is she dating Scotty McCreery? Here is her answer in this video:
Watch for her full interview on Extra Today!
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| Lauren’s mom joined in for the fun |
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| Lauren Alaina and me 🙂 |
SPOTTED: My and probably your teenage crush, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, was at The Grove in Los Angeles May 23, 2011, looking better than ever, for an interview with fellow Saved By The Bell and Bayside High hottie, Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater).
During the interview which will soon air in full on Extra, Mark-Paul said people are surprised when they meet him and realize the platinum blonde hair he sported as Zach Morris on the popular 1990’s sitcom wasn’t real and that he is in fact a brunette.
Mario asked him to recount the funniest rumor he’e ever heard about himself and he said he once heard that he had died. Mario said, “Ya, I heard that too!” Mark-Paul said people believed it until the rumor morphed into a story about him dying on his bike with Screech riding on his back…people then apparently didn’t think something that silly could happen. Speaking of Screech (played by Dustin Neil Diamond), watch the video below to see what Mark-Paul says about his old cast mate (something about locking him up in lockers): Continue reading
SPOTTED: Victoria’s Secret Models, Miranda Kerr, Erin Heatherton, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima were at The Grove in Los Angeles recently (May 12, 2011) to promote the Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Summer Tour.
SPOTTED: Josh Hopkins of Cougar Town at The Grove filming an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Despite recent rumors that Josh is dating his co-star, Courteney Cox, Josh made it very clear during the interview: He is single and looking ladies!
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| Josh and me 🙂 |