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Jason Lee is one of the funniest guys in Hollywood, but there’s one thing the actor doesn’t joke around about: his stuff.
The ‘My Name is Earl’ star is hopping mad after a sticky-fingered art enthusiast stole a one-of-a-kind photo of late actor Dennis Hopper from a Highland Park gallery show hosted by artist collective THIS Los Angeles.
According to People, the 8 by 10, black-and-white Polaroid still of Hopper was simply lifted off the gallery wall following Saturday’s show, a crime that has left Lee “devastated” and offering a $25,000 reward for the photo’s return.
Lee, whose passion for art inspired him to found the Jason Lee Foundation For the Arts in 2001, has been deeply involved in the arts community since founding skateboard company and art collective Stereo Sound in 1992.
The actor told Fugue Magazine of his vision, “For us, it’s about the art shows, and collaborations with other artists. We’re legitimizing that side of [skateboarding], instead of just the sport. It’s about the creativity that comes out of it, and how you can apply that to other areas in life.”
Anyone with information about the stolen photo of Hopper can contact THIS Los Angeles at this@thislosangeles.com or (323) 747-5301.
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Why can’t celebrities just pick regular old names like John and Susan like the rest of us?
For whatever reason, they have to seemingly pluck the names of their newborns randomly from dictionaries or half-remembered nightmares. Perhaps they believe that their millions and celebrity status will protect their young ones from the inevitable schoolhouse teasing. Or perhaps they believe the adversity can only make their kids stronger.
Either way, we get to enjoy the feeling –that sometimes average Joes and Janes like us have made much better decisions in life than the stars of stage and screen.
Like rocker Frank Zappa (here with parents Rose Marie and Francis), who infamous dubbed his kids Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen.
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow: Satchel and Moses Amadeaus
Early odd-name adopters Woody Allen and Mia Farrow made a splash when they named their son Satchel, after Satchel Paige. Satchel later changed his name to Ronan Seamus Farrow.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin: Apple
“It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they’re wholesome and it’s biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean! And I just thought, ‘Perfect!’ ” Paltrow told Oprah Winfrey. But it’s hard not to imagine that the actress and musician’s daughter got her name from what her parents had for lunch that day.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore: Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah
Odd choices, but now Rumer Willis has a burgeoning acting career.
Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf: Pilot Inspektor
Yes, you read that right: Pilot Inspektor. With a “k.”
Michael Jackson and ?: Prince Michael, Prince Michael II (aka Blanket), and Paris
Funny how “Paris” doesn’t seem at all unusual anymore, huh?
Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Jackson: Jermajesty
Maybe a royalty fixation runs in the family.
The Edge and Morleigh Steinberg: Blue Angel
It’s probably safe to assume they’re Marlene Dietrich fans, and it could’ve been worse — like “Blade” or “Pinpoint.”
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni: Kyd
Ingenious twist, or just plain laziness?
Bob Geldof and Paula Yates: Peaches Honeyblossom, Fifi Trixibelle, and Little Pixie Geldof
The late Paula Yates had a definite attachment to unusual names.
Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim: Kal-El
Cage, who once almost played Superman, named his son after the Kryptonian name for the Man of Steel.
See the rest…
source: [Life]
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Like a growing number of celebrities, Jason Lee of “My Name is Earl” and just about every Kevin Smith movie is a hardcore Scientologist.
There’s nothing wrong with that, I say. If people want to be crazy, let them join a cult and run around believing in batshit insane theories.
As long as they don’t hurt anyone.
They do hurt people, though, according to Lee’s ex-wife Carmen Llywellyn. In a recent interview with the National Enquirer (yes, I know… not the most reliable source), Llywellyn claimed that she had to join the cul… Church of Scientology in order to marry Jason Lee. She tells the Enquirer,
“I have never spoken about Scientology before, but I still have nightmares about these people. They ruined my life and my career. I ended up addicted to painkillers, and it took three rehabs to get me straight. If I see a Scientologist now, I cross the street.”
Llywellyn also tells some stories about meeting other famous Scientologists.
“I was shopping recently when (“Dharma & Greg” star) Jenna Elfman, who’s a staunch Scientologist, approached me. She spouted statements like a robot and treated me like dirt because she knew I’d broken free.”
Of course, no post about Scientology would be complete without a statement about the cult’s main supporter and psycho extraordinaire, Tom Cruise.
“Jason and I were talking to Tom, and we told him that we went to the Scientology Centre in Los Angeles. He said brightly, ‘Oh, yeah? Well, me and Nicole are Scientologists, too! Right, Nic?’
“But she turned and gave Tom the most evil look. She stared at him for about 10 seconds, and Tom looked at her like he was throwing daggers with his eyes.
“I interpreted her look to mean, ‘I am not a Scientologist. And I will not be a Scientologist.’ She was clearly mad at Tom for saying she was. And the next thing you know, they’re getting a divorce!
“At the time, the word went around all the Scientologists that ‘Nicole is an S.P., so Tom has to divorce her.’ An S.P. is a Suppressive Person, which is Scientology jargon for the devil.”
Where do I sign up?
Source: Jason Lee and Scientology: Juicy Allegations by Lee’s Ex-Wife in ‘Enquirer’ Story, ‘Hollywood Cult Confidential’ [The Village Voice]
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My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee and girlfriend Ceren Alkac have welcomed a baby girl.
Alkac gave birth to the baby – the first for the couple – on August 10. Lee, 38, revealed that they were expecting a girl during an appearance on the Today show in May.
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said of the baby’s birth. “No name yet.”
Lee and Alkac were spotted picking up a marriage license in June (his rep wouldn’t comment on the report). Lee also has a four-year-old son, Pilot Inspektor, with his ex-fiancee, actress Beth Riesgraf. He said they came up with the unusual name after listening to indie band Grandaddy’s 2000 album The Sophtware Slump.
“The opening track, ‘He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot,’ absolutely blew my mind when I first heard it,” Lee told Entertainment Weekly. “It was from this track that my wife, Beth, came up with the name Pilot for our son.”
After naming his son Pilot Inspektor, I can’t imagine what his baby girl will be named.
source: My Name Is Earl’s Jason Lee Has Baby Girl [us weekly]
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