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10 Celebrities and Their Sometimes Weird Hobbies

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:31:05 CDT

How to unwind after a tough day of attending awards ceremonies and movie premieres? Well, if you're Tom Cruise, by fencing. That's the sport Tom enjoys along with Will Smith and David Beckham, the Huffington Post notes in its list of 10 celebrity leisure activities: David Arquette : The former Mr....

How Drew Carey Lost 80 Pounds

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:41:00 CDT

Have you seen a picture of Drew Carey lately? You might not recognize him—the once-portly comedian has dropped a striking 80 pounds from his 5-foot-10 frame and now wears size 33-34 pants. How did he do it? Most important was motivation: "It sucks being fat, you know," Bob Barker's...

14 Celebs' Weird Hidden Talents

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:04:27 CDT

Susan Sarandon isn’t just an actress: She’s also a ping-pong enthusiast, with her own ping-pong club and upcoming ping-pong reality show to prove it. And she’s not the only celeb with a startling hidden passion (who can forget Mike Tyson’s pigeons ?). The Daily Beast lists a dozen others: Colin...

Celebs Split on Killer-Whale Killing

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:14:19 CST

Celebs are split on which is more outrageous: that the whale that killed a SeaWorld trainer this week is still alive, or that the whale was a captured and trained to perform in the first place. Reactions from Hollywood, as rounded up by E! : Nick Cannon : “People need to stop...

Whaler, Activist Ship Collide Off Antarctica

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:08:26 CST

The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in the icy waters off Antarctica today—the second major clash this year in the increasingly belligerent standoff over Japanese whaling. The activist group Sea Shepherd, which sends vessels to confront the fleet each year, said a small...

Betty White-Barker Feud Heats Up

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:37:00 CDT

Bob Barker might not come on down to the Game Show Awards this weekend—at least, not if Betty White dares to show her face, BuzzerBlog reports. The feisty oldsters are feuding over an elephant Barker wants relocated from the Los Angeles Zoo, and since the Golden Girl got her...

Hudson Returns to Idol, Barker to Price Is Right

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:28:32 CDT

Celebrities are returning to their roots today. Jennifer Hudson is taping a performance after tonight’s American Idol that will air on an upcoming episode, the AP reports, and Bob Barker is taping an appearance on The Price is Right to air April 16, according to Variety. Elsewhere: In more Idol...

Los Angeles Zoo to Bob Barker: Price Is Wrong

Harry Kimball — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:44:18 CST

The Los Angeles Zoo responded forcefully—and negatively—late yesterday to a $1.5 million offer from celebrity Bob Barker to relocate the zoo’s last elephant to a sanctuary, the Times reports. “Billy’s home is at the Los Angeles Zoo, not a distant location that is both inaccessible and unaffordable...

Top 10 Movie Cameos

Paul Stinson — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:41:32 CDT

Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers