Names Archive
Names is a column by the Globe's Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein that focuses on names and faces in the local spotlight.
Gisele lands in Back Bay
While her husband was busy preparing for the Colts, Gisele Bundchen took a stroll in the Back Bay yesterday with Stuart Matsumoto , her helicopter pilot instructor. The supermodel, whose due date is believed to be next month, is seeking a pilot’s license. She has already passed the written exam.
Back to school for Laurence Maroney
Yesterday was Take-Your- Laurence-Maroney -to-School Day for 12-year-old Tyler Hutchinson . Hutchinson was the winner of the NFL’s “Take a Player to School’’ contest, which meant he got to bring Maroney to Duxbury Middle School, where the running back talked to kids about staying in shape. Hutchinson described his day with the Pat as “pretty cool.’’ Maroney was a bit ...
Face time wanted from Justin Timberlake
Last month, there were rumors that Justin Timberlake would be in Boston to film scenes for “The Social Network,’’ the David Fincher movie about the Harvard students who invented Facebook. But by mid-October, we heard that Timberlake, who plays Napster founder Sean Parker in the film, would not be coming to Boston and would be shooting all of his scenes ...
Mobbed by fans -- in a good way
After spending Friday afternoon at the Globe chatting with fans on Boston.com, Newton-bred actor John Krasinski stopped by Brookline Booksmith on Saturday to read excerpts from David Foster Wallace ’s “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men,’’ on which Krasinski’s new movie (his directorial debut) is based. Krasinski’s audience was a giggling group of mostly female followers, some of whom arrived three ...
John Krasinski stops by Boston Globe office
It looks like John Krasinski is on “The Office’’ to stay. “I would never leave,’’ said the actor who plays Jim Halpert on the hit NBC show. The Newton native is in town to promote his latest film, “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men,’’ and yesterday he stopped by the Globe to participate in an online Boston. com chat . Krasinski ...
There's something about Boston
Cameron Diaz , who’s been in Boston shooting “Knight & Day’’ with Tom Cruise , made it to New York on Wednesday for the premiere of her thriller “The Box,’’ which was filmed around Milton last year. During her Big Apple tour to promote the film, Diaz stopped by “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ,’’ where she dished about what ...
Fired ‘Style Boston’ host cries foul
Was Tonya Chen Mezrich kicked off the local show “Style Boston’’ because she’s pregnant - or because she wasn’t up to the job? Mezrich claims she was let go from the independently produced show because she got pregnant. Mezrich, the wife of author Ben Mezrich , sent us a statement yesterday that read: “. . . the producer’s attitude toward ...
Leary and friends come home again
What started as an entertaining way to raise some cash for a worthwhile cause is now in its 15th year. That’s right, Comics Come Home, begun by Denis Leary , is the longest-running comedy benefit in America. It takes place Saturday at Agganis Arena and features Leary, Jimmy Fallon , Bill Burr , Lenny Clarke , Adam Ferrara , Kenny ...
Pats tackle cancer; rested Brady returns to town
Former Patriot Joe Andruzzi was surrounded by his Pats pals in Foxborough last night for the second annual New England Celebrities Tackle Cancer Gala, which benefited the Joe Andruzzi Foundation. The guest list for the event included Tom Brady , who was back in town after a weekend in South Beach with his wife, Gisele Bundchen , and teammates Stephen ...
Tom and Gisele savor Miami
Thanks to the Patriots bye week, our quarterback and his wife were able to spend their Halloween holiday in South Beach. Tom Brady and a very pregnant Gisele Bundchen were spotted having an early dinner at the popular Prime 112 on Ocean Drive. An employee at the restaurant told us that despite the mess of paparazzi outside, patrons allowed the ...
Wedding day nears for Buchholz, ‘Deal or No Deal’ model
Baseball season’s over, but the fun’s just beginning for Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz and his bride-to-be Lindsay Clubine . The couple, who’ve been dating for just over a year, are getting hitched two weeks from today. “There’s just a few little things left to be done,’’ Clubine told us yesterday. “Clay just helped me pick out the cake.’’ The pair ...
JoJo in LaLa Land
Foxborough-bred pop star Joanna Levesque - better known as JoJo - has started her freshman year at Northeastern University, but that doesn’t mean she’s spending her nights around Mission Hill. The “Too Little Too Late’’ singer, who’s recording a new album, was spotted out in Los Angeles the other night with “American Idol’’ winner Jordin Sparks . According to Sparks’s ...
Together again, for a good cause
Huey Lewis wasn’t on bended knee, but he might as well have been. Seated beside James Cotton at the Hotel Commonwealth yesterday, Lewis was in awe as he talked about meeting the bluesman for the first time. “I was a student at Cornell for about five minutes and James played a club called the North 40 in Ithaca,’’ said Lewis. ...
Bruins at Mass. General to help decorate for Halloween
Bruins David Krejci , Tuukka Rask , and Vladimir Sobotka were in the Halloween spirit yesterday, helping kids at the Mass. General Hospital for Children decorate pumpkins. Rask (above) gets some pointers from Jackson Citain.
Rolling on the river
Crews on “The Social Network’’ were out on the Charles River over the weekend filming more of the movie about the Harvard kids who created Facebook. The film, which is being directed by David Fincher of “Fight Club’’ fame, stars Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield as the Harvard students who developed the site, and Justin Timberlake as Napster creator Shawn ...
Fallon treasures - and taunts - Boston
The sweatshirt doesn’t lie - Jimmy Fallon was all about local spirit when he performed at Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena on Saturday night. The comedian told the crowd that he met his wife on the Boston set of “Fever Pitch,’’ which is why the Hub is one of his “favorite places on Earth.’’ Fallon’s routine included a little night music ...
A celebration of book and director
NEW YORK - Mitch Zuckoff exchanged many e-mails with Robert Altman ’s widow, Kathryn , before embarking on his biography of the legendary director. But this one was different.
Longbottom casts spell at 'Potter' exhibit
Muggles swarmed the Museum of Science last night to celebrate “Harry Potter: The Exhibition,’’ which opens to the public on Sunday. The highlight of the preview party? An appearance by Matthew Lewis , better known to “Potter’’ fans as Hogwarts’ own Neville Longbottom. This was the first time the 20-year-old Lewis had seen the exhibition, which he described as “incredible.’’ ...
Welker gets a winning reception
Judging from his performance the other night, Wes Welker might make a decent coach someday. The Pats receiver worked with the lucky winners of a Dunkin’ Donuts promotion during a game of flag football at Gillette Stadium. Andrew Fontaine , 6, got to toss the ball around with Welker.
On the sets of ‘The Social Network’ and ‘The Town’
If producers of “The Pink Panther 2’’ could make Boston look like Paris, how hard could it be to re-create Harvard? Not so hard, it turns out. Filming of “The Social Network’’ got underway this week, and Wheelock College and Boston University are standing in for the World’s Greatest University. In keeping with its longstanding policy forbidding movies from shooting ...
Celebrating pioneers in health
The New England Healthcare Institute presented its annual Innovators in Health Awards the other night, and recipients included Dr. Atul Gawande of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (and writer for The New Yorker); Eric Lander , a lead researcher on the Human Genome Project and a founder of the Broad Institute; Dr. Barry Zuckerman , chief of pediatrics at Boston Medical ...
Howie is hands-on, then hands-off
“Deal or No Deal’’ host Howie Mandel had them laughing at Friday’s gala for the National Braille Press. Called “Hands On! Books for Blind Children,’’ the event at the Renaissance Waterfront was co-chaired by InterContinental Real Estate’s Peter Palandjian and his wife, Minou , Greater Media’s Peter Smyth (above, with Mandel), Celts co-owner Steve Pagliuca , and ex-Sovereign CEO Joe ...
English’s former fiancee arraigned
Todd English ’s former fiancee was arrested and charged yesterday with assault and criminal possession of a weapon - a men’s watch - stemming from a September fight with the celebrity chef. Erica Wang turned herself in to New York City police at 8 a.m., five days after English filed an assault complaint against her.
Rivers runs through W Boston
Joan Rivers , or a reasonable facsimile of the caustic comedienne, greeted new employees of the W Boston yesterday as they walked a purple carpet - complete with fake paparazzi flashes popping - for their first day of training. “They made us feel like celebrities,’’ said room service attendant Jani Pandeli . The Theatre District hotel, the W’s 34th location, ...
On track with Katie and Suri
When she’s not strolling Newbury Street or eating ice cream with her daughter, actress Katie Holmes spends a lot of time working out. The other day, she and Suri made the rounds at the BU track near Agganis Arena. . . . Meanwhile, Holmes’s husband, Tom Cruise , has been busy filming. Twentieth Century Fox this week finally released some ...
Menounos the ring leader
As a kid growing up in Medford, Maria Menounos sometimes watched professional wrestling with her dad. It was like a soap opera, but instead of Luke and Laura, the wild-eyed characters were named “ Ravishing’’ Rick Rude , Randy “Macho Man’’ Savage , and Brutus “The Barber’’ Beefcake . “My mother got so mad at us for watching it,’’ she ...
Janeane Garofalo won't e-mail you
Garofalo at the 25th Annual Artios Awards in New York City on November 2. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) An interesting tidbit about Janeane Garofalo --...
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