Issue Date: March 14, 2004
Not long ago, I saw an episode of MTV's "Punk'd", and Ashton Kutcher acted like it was the last show. Is that the case?
McKenzie Goodwin, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Yes. But Kutcher's now developing two new reality shows for MTV that he calls "My New Best Friend" and "Snafu." Clearly, he aspires to moguldom, and, to that end, he has his own production company, Katalyst Films, which is developing a one-hour TV series about fraternities for Fox and a movie comedy, "The Dinner Party," in which Kutcher plans to star. Kutcher, 26, says he wants to stay on the cutting edge: "We want to create the hot new thing. If we can't keep it new, we're not going to do it. That's our philosophy."
Where can I get the very cool shirts Charlie Sheen wears on his CBS comedy, "Two and a Half Men?"
A. Stradal, Chicago
Go to davincishirts.com, as in DaVinci of California, and for as little as $50 you'll find most of the vintage shirts sported by Sheen's Charlie Harper character. He's also worn a few shirts from Nat Nast, which can be found in department stores like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Because Harper is a jingle-writing bachelor living in Malibu, costume designer Mary Quigley puts him in cool casual attire. She tells us Sheen, 38, "looks great in blue, black and maroon. Then again, he looks great in most colors."
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Ginnifer Goodwin launched her film career with "Mona Lisa Smile" and almost stole the movie from Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst and Maggie Gyllenhaal with her fresh-faced enthusiasm. "I'm willing to embarrass myself," says Goodwin, 25, who was best pals with Kate Bosworth, right, in "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!" "I'm a little over the top. I'm always high-energy." Just don't ask her to sing. Despite her heritage -- her parents owned a recording studio on Beale Street in Memphis -- Goodwin has no musical plans. "Standing in front of people and singing is the ultimate vulnerability," she says. "I hate it." Her goal is more theatrical: "I'm obsessed to a nerdy, sick extent with Shakespeare."
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Laurence Leamer has written three books on the Kennedys -- the latest, "Sons of Camelot," is out Tuesday -- and was ready to move on to new topics when Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he'd run for California governor. Soon Leamer was immersing himself in all things Arnold, and his next book is on Camelot's most famous son-in-law. Schwarzenegger, who is married to Maria Shriver, is likely to be in public life a long time, Leamer says, but John Kennedy Jr. might have found political success first, had he not been killed in a 1999 plane crash: "He was exploring a run for Senate in 2000 but was worried about how two women would take it: Hillary Clinton and his wife, Carolyn." As for the state of JFK Jr.'s marriage, Leamer says: "They were not on the verge of divorce. The weekend before they died, she was talking with friends about having children."
I've read that Orlando Bloom is dating "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!" star Kate Bosworth. My sister heard he's dating someone he met on the set of "Troy." Whom is he dating? (And who buys dinner?)
Sarah Pelletier, Auburn, Maine
It's Bosworth. But forget about who buys dinner. This couple probably has trouble scheduling dinner. Bloom, 27, whose career just keeps getting hotter, is in Spain filming a war drama, "Kingdom of Heaven," for next spring, and Bosworth, 21, has been in Europe making "Beyond the Sea," in which she plays Sandra Dee. In May, we'll see Bloom in that Brad Pitt epic, "Troy."
What's the secret to Cher's hair? It's so versatile and always looks beautiful.
A. Hays, Salem, Ore.
One word: wigs.
What happened to Samantha Browne-Walters, who played Bonnie Hunt's daughter on "Life With Bonnie?"
Sheryl Babson, Hutchinson, Kan.
ABC calls it "creative differences," but the girl's contract wasn't picked up for the second season as the sitcom retooled and became even more Hunt's baby. "I write and direct all the episodes," the star says of her fifth series. "It's pretty much my life." (Except that Hunt, married to banker John Murphy, has no kids.) Hunt, 39, was a nurse in Chicago for five years before going to Hollywood and says her training helps her cope. "Whenever I'm in an awkward situation with a group of executives," she says, "I just look at them and think they're all patients."
Contributing: Tameka L. Hicks, Nancy Mills
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BIRTHDAYS
March 14: Billy Crystal, 57; Michael Caine, 71; Quincy Jones, 71
March 15: Mark McGrath, 36; Judd Hirsch, 69
March 16: Lauren Graham, 37; Jerry Lewis, 78
March 17: Mia Hamm, 32; Rob Lowe, 40; Kurt Russell, 53
March 18: Queen Latifah, 34; Vanessa Williams, 41
March 19: Bruce Willis, 49; Glenn Close, 57
March 20: Holly Hunter, 46; Spike Lee, 47
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