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Bubba from 'Forrest Gump' heading to GI Film Festival
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
This year, Lt. Dan actor Gary Sinise won't be able to make the annual GI Film Festival. But, no matter. He's sending in a perfectly acceptable replacement -- actor Mykelti Williamson, probably best known for playing Bubba in that same famous movie, the 1994 hit "Forrest Gump." "Because his...
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'How I Met Your Mother' star coming to Sixth & I
Nikki Schwab
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
"How I Met Your Mother" star Josh Radnor, who was in town this past weekend for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, will be making a return trip to the District on May 13, to speak at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Radnor will talk about how his Judaism has influenced his career as an...
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Jessica Alba to be special guest at Bethesda Row fashion event
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Actress Jessica Alba is this year's celebrity guest at the Front Row, a three-day style event in Bethesda that kicks off May 16. Alba will be signing copies of her book "The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You" on May 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in front of the Redwood Restaurant and Bar....
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Stargazers & cynics: The best and the rest from WHCD weekend
Nikki Schwab and Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
The Nays » The line for the BuzzFeed BBQ party (and the fact that BBQ meant sliders and chicken on a stick). » Greta Van Susteren missing the dinner. The Fox News personality did dip into Friday night's Creative Coalition dinner and Saturday's Garden Brunch but, unlike in years past, didn't...
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John Oliver of 'The Daily Show' has his eye on the throne
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
"Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver is getting thrust into the anchor chair in June, as host Jon Stewart briefly takes leave from the Comedy Central show to direct a movie. For his tenure, Oliver has his sights set on one very high-profile guest. "The queen," the British comedian told Yeas...
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'1600 Penn' writer helped craft Obama's jokes
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
"1600 Penn" star Josh Gad let the cat out of the bag on who was (partially) behind President Obama's performance at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. "My buddy Jon Lovett actually contributed to the jokes tonight," Gad said at the MSNBC afterparty. Lovett is a former Obama...
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