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...Obama's surge of celebrity backing turns the tables on the Clintons, who have long enjoyed strong support from powerful Hollywood figures. Clinton isn't without her share of Hollywood fans who are working to augment her built-in name recognition ahead of Super Tuesday. Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Howard, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Fran Drescher, John Grisham and Magic Johnson have all campaigned on her behalf, helping out with phone banks and making the occasional personal appearance. At a Clinton rally in L.A. on Saturday, such boldface names as Sally Field, Bradley Whitford and Christine Lahti were...
...teaching style and notorious outspokenness. “Letters addressed to ‘Asshole, Harvard Law School’ get to him,” Webber joked, prompting hesitant laughter from the audience. The event also included a video produced by actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, and a video performance of a song written for Dershowitz by Carly Simon. The Tree of Life Award is the Jewish National Fund’s highest honor and is given to acknowledge “outstanding community involvement, dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and devotion to peace...
Obviously the Disney people hoped to accomplish a similar sort of generic revivification for younger children with One Magic Christmas, which is about a little girl's attempt to get her dour mom (Mary Steenburgen) into the holiday spirit. The child is given a guardian angel and Santa Claus as helpers, but the script lacks a clear narrative line, the supporting cast is woefully weak, and Director Borsos' touch is too heavy for the light fantastic. --By Richard Schickel
...Though the evening's purpose was primarily to raise money for Hillary, it was also designed as a tribute to Bill. Mary Steenburgen reminisced about her early years in Arkansas with the fading President. Whoopi Goldberg thanked the President for allowing her into the White House (and not checking inside her bag on her way out). Cher sang - or at least lip-synced - "Believe." Then, as an apology after admitting to not voting for him, she gave a nice rendition of "If I Could Turn Back Time." Diana Ross took the stage in a big yellow feathery coat and grouched...
...guest list was mind-boggling: Hollywoodites Michael Douglas, Salma Hayek, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Kim Cattrall of "Sex and the City," Richard Dreyfuss, Christine Lahti, Melissa Joan Hart, Heather Donahue, Sharon Lawrence, Griffin Dunne, Ron Silver, Peter Boyle, Paul Sorvino, Bianca Jagger, Joe Piscopo, Camryn Manheim, Mila Jovovich, Ray Liotta and half the cast of "The West Wing," who rushed over from the Warner Bros. set after taping their show. Real politicos on hand included Donna Shalala (how she loved the celebs!), Chris Cuomo, Bob Kerrey, Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Lynda Bird Johnson and Chuck Robb, the Kennedys...