Names Archive
Names is a column by the Globe's Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan that focuses on names and faces in the local spotlight.
Stars all over the Garden for Game 2 of Celtics-Cavs
If you want a star sighting, look no further than the Garden. "This Side of the Truth" writer/director Ricky Gervais was going to bring along actor Jason Bateman to last night's Celtics playoff game at the TD Banknorth Garden, and "Ashecliffe" star Leonardo DiCaprio made a return trip as well. If pop princess JoJo Levesque didn't sound her usual self ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Draped crusaders
Everyone who's anyone was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last night for the posh party celebrating the Costume Institute's new exhibit "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." Yes, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen were on the guest list, along with just about every other A-list celebrity, and even a few B- and C-listers. (Two years ago, our football ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Out for a rout
It wasn't quite like the Celts/Sixers battles of old, but the Game 7 atmosphere at the Garden yesterday was hype. (Must have been all those "bandwagon jumpers," eh Mike Bibby ?) Reveling in the rowdy scene were NBA commissioner David Stern , super agent David Falk , Pats president Jonathan Kraft , Patriots players Jabar Gaffney , Laurence Maroney , ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
'Book party'
Novelist Tom Perrotta canceled at the last minute because of a bad back but Sue Miller was one of the few dozen guests slated to attend last night's posh party at the Back Bay home of Christy Scott Cashman to celebrate the launch of Cashman's new TV show with Debbie DiMasi . Perrotta, Miller, and Andre Dubus III are featured ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Missed it by that much
Since the Pitching in for Kids golf fund-raiser began 10 years ago, no one has hit the hole-in-one bonus shot that would send $1 million to local charities. But yesterday former Red Sox slugger Jim Rice nearly nailed it - in the rain. As Red Sox players Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek , the event's hosts, watched in amazement, Rice's ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
In the winners' circle
We all know that Kevin Garnett , Paul Pierce , and Ray Allen have no difficulty hitting their shots. Now comes word that the Celtics Big Three can hit their marks like seasoned Hollywood pros. The C's are among the NBA All-Stars featured in new playoff ads that run the length of the 20-second timeouts. The spots were filmed by ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Stars illuminate Celtics' Garden party
Only one game into the Celtics' playoff season and the wattage in the stands at TD Banknorth Garden has already been kicked up a notch. While "Ashcliffe" star Leonardo DiCaprio enjoyed the game Sunday with his girlfriend, supermodel Bar Refaeli , and some relatives, Donnie Wahlberg took in the game with longtime season ticket holder Mike Rotondi . Several members ... (By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Inspiration for Tedy's Team
Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi was joined Saturday night by Trisha Meili , author of the best-selling memoir "I Am the Central Park Jogger" in providing some inspiration to the 50 members of Tedy's Team running in today's Boston Marathon to raise money for stroke research. Also at the sold-out Seaport Hotel soiree that raised an additional $300,000 for the American ... (By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
A specter and a spectacle
"The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" star Matthew McConaughey spent most of Wednesday night on Marlborough Street working on a scene with his costar Emma Stone , who happens to play the title ghost in the film. (Actress Noureen DeWulf is the Ghost of Girlfriends Present in the romantic comedy about a notorious bachelor who goes to his brother's wedding and ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
New New York rivalry
It hasn't gone unnoticed that Massachusetts is attracting more than its share of movies. Envious of the Hub's improved relationship with Hollywood, New York Governor David Paterson is about to approve a budget that includes tax credits for filmmakers that are even more generous than the ones approved by Bay State lawmakers last year. While moviemakers are eligible for tax ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Go Chuck, go
Getting Chuck Berry to come to Boston to support Right Turn, the Arlington-based recovery center for artists and performers, seemed like enough to ask of the 81-year-old rock legend. So the organizers of last night's benefit concert at the Berklee Performance Center let Berry off the hook and left the VIP party and the schmoozing to an all-star band assembled ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
Creature feature
A scene from the upcoming dark comedy "War, Inc." in which pop tart Hilary Duff handles a live scorpion has been scorching its way across the Internet, and the film's director, Joshua Seftel , couldn't be more amused. "It was shown when [the movie's co-writer/star] John Cusack was on Jimmy Kimmel 's show, and then it was just out in ... (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)