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Former DJ gets his shot on ‘Prison Break’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When the Fox drama “Prison Break” resumes at 8 Monday night, fugitive brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows have a new nemesis to worry about —Atlanta actor and former Dave FM morning man Steve Barnes.
“I play a Secret Service agent named Drucker,” Barnes said Friday. So far, Barnes has flown to Dallas to shoot two episodes of the addictive drama.
“Essentially, I come in and keep giving [another agent] bad news, and he’s not happy about it.”
Barnes, a big fan of the show, is having a blast.
“It’s a total roller-coaster ride of a show,” he said. “So far, I’m just shooting on a soundstage office set in Dallas. The joke on the set is you don’t want to get a script where you’re running around outside shooting [exteriors]. That usually means you’re dead!”
Barnes’ episodes air Monday and Jan. 29.
One for the books
Like any good publicist, Larry Lowenstein was all about getting ink for his client, not himself. That meant Lowenstein routinely kept us updated on Kennesaw State University, where he served as media coordinator for years. That’s also what makes his new memoir, “Famous People Who Knew Me” (Humanics Publishing), such a surprise.
Before his career in Atlanta, as it turns out, Lowenstein worked for CBS during its infancy in the 1950s (bumping into Edward R. Murrow, Ed Sullivan, Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace and others) before helping to establish the New York offices of Rogers & Cowan, where Zsa Zsa Gabor, Doris Day, Natalie Wood, Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor were clients.
And like any savvy press agent, Lowenstein has managed to stage a glitzy release party for the tome despite the inconvenient fact that he passed away last fall at the age of 86.
Today, his widow, Joyce Lowenstein, and a small mob of friends will gather from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Ansley Mall Chapter 11 Books in Midtown to toast the publication of Larry’s last project.
While the book is positively bursting with celeb stories, our fave has to be Lowenstein greeting Taylor and new hubby Eddie Fisher at a New York airport as the Hollywood couple embarked on their 1959 honeymoon.
Upon meeting Lowenstein on the tarmac, Taylor threw two furs over each of his arms and then handed over her makeup kit, warning him not to let it out of his sight because “it contains every piece of jewelry I own!” Then Taylor, Fisher and their entourage promptly departed, stranding the young PR agent with two furs, Taylor’s entire white diamond collection and zero modes of transportation.
Actor apologizes
The drama behind the scenes at ABC’s top show, “Grey’s Anatomy,” continued to rival the show’s on-screen plot complications Friday with the network and “Grey’s” actor Isaiah Washington both issuing apologies.
“We are greatly dismayed that Mr. Washington chose to use such inappropriate language at the Golden Globes, language that he himself deemed ‘unfortunate’ in his previous public apology,” the network said in a statement. “His actions are unacceptable and are being addressed.”
During a backstage interview Monday at the Globes gala, Washington denied making an anti-gay remark about co-star T.R. Knight last October. In front of scores of media at the awards, he inexplicably used the six-letter f-word again.
In his apology, Washington acknowledged “repeating the word Monday night.”
“I apologize to T.R., my colleagues, the fans of the show and especially the lesbian and gay community for using a word that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance. I marred what should have been a perfect night for everyone who works on ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ I can neither defend nor explain my behavior. I can also no longer deny to myself that there are issues I obviously need to examine within my own soul, and I’ve asked for help.”
Trump fined for flag
Officials in the ritzy coastal town of Palm Beach, Fla., have voted to fine Donald Trump $1,250 a day for flying a large American flag atop an 80-foot flagpole at his lavish club in violation of town codes.
Code enforcement officials have accused the 60-year-old real-estate mogul of violating zoning guidelines with a flagpole taller than 42 feet, for not obtaining a building permit, and for not getting permission from the landmarks board.
Trump has refused to take down the flag. He has also filed a $25 million lawsuit against the town arguing, in part, that officials are selectively enforcing ordinances and that flying the American flag at his Mar-a-Lago club is a constitutionally protected expression of free speech.
“The town council of Palm Beach should be ashamed of itself,” Trump told The Associated Press. “They’re fining me for putting up the American flag. This is probably a first in United States history.”
Trump’s club hoisted the 15-by-25-foot flag atop the 80-foot pole at the sprawling waterfront site on Oct 3. The town had given him until Nov. 27 to remove the flag or apply for approvals.
“I think Mr. Trump, the property owner, picked this fight. I think he’s been provocative,” said Martin Fried, a member of the town’s Code Enforcement Board.
Officials voted Thursday to fine Trump.
Trump said he wouldn’t pay any fines and would keep the flag flying.
“It’s all up in the court,” he said. “It’ll be a long time, unfortunately.”
High five
Top downloaded movies at iTunes on Friday
1. “Jackass: The Movie”
2. “Mean Girls”
3. “Zoolander”
4. “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut”
5. “The Italian Job”
Celebrity birthdays
Saturday: Singer Slim Whitman is 83. Actress Patricia Neal is 81. Director David Lynch is 61. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 55. TV host Bill Maher is 51. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 44. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 42. Actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) is 39. Singer Edwin McCain is 37. Actor Skeet Ulrich (“Jericho”) is 37.
Sunday: Singer Richie Havens is 66. Actress Geena Davis is 51. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 37.
Contributing: news services.
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