Teen star Efron to host Aussie Kids Choice Awards
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&quot;High School Musical&quot;  heartthrob Zac Efron will host the Australian version of the  Kids Choice Awards on October 10.
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Darren Star, the TV maestro behind "Sex and the City" and "Beverly Hills, 90210," is in negotiations to make his feature directing debut on the romantic comedy "100 Weddings."
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The job of hosting the Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star Ellen DeGeneres.
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Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain."  He was 28.
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The stars will be shining bright at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. The Beastie Boys, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Brandy, Queen Latifah and John Mellencamp are now set to appear at the Aug. 29 awards show, the music channel announced Thursday.
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Australian pop star Kylie Minogue launched her first children's book at the weekend, joining a long list of celebrities writing for the young.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars - a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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The Oscars have a piece of the Rock. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced Chris Rock will host the next Academy Awards telecast.
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A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to play an extra in Will Ferrell's new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.
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WASHINGTON - They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular "American Idol."   Candidates began arriving Monday morning - two days before the start of auditions - for a chance to win a spot on the television reality program that makes stars out of its winners...
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New York will host the Country Music Association awards next year, the first time the ceremony will take place outside Nashville, Tennessee, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.
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World number one junior Gael Monfils  and Capucine Rousseau will receive the two French Tennis  Federation wildcard entries for the Australian Open, organizers  said on Saturday.
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The parent of a 10-year-old boy has  won the bidding for a coveted spot to appear alongside comedian  Will Ferrell in an upcoming movie, paying $47,100 in an  Internet charity auction.
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The job of hosting the Academy  Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments  in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star  Ellen DeGeneres.
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Comedian actor Chris Rock has been chosen as the host of the 77th Oscars awarding ceremony next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday.
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The People's Choice Awards had the red carpet yanked out from under it Wednesday as fallout from the Hollywood writers strike grew. The ceremony, which typically airs live, will be taped for a Jan. 8 telecast on CBS, a spokeswoman for the show said. Queen Latifah, who previously was announced as host, will be part of the new format.
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US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.