"Idol" creator Simon Fuller gets Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Fuller, the British creator of hit TV show "american idol", received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday surrounded by the stars in real life he helped to create.

"Whenever I see that star, I cannot see my name, I will see all the names of people, that I have worked (with) and all these artists amazing and people who helped me to realize this thing," Fuller said as his star was unveiled.

In 25 years of career, Fuller managed singers, Annie Lennox, the Spice Girls and Amy Winehouse, English soccer player David Beckham, tennis player Andy Murray, race driver Lewis Hamilton and a trio of champions "american idol", Kelly ClarksonCarrie Underwood and David Cook.

Former 'Spice Girl' Victoria Beckham, judges "Idol" Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, Underwood, Clarkson and the current "american idol" finalists joined Fuller for the ceremony.

Fuller recalled that when he and entrepreneur Simon Cowell first tried to sell "American Idol" of the United States, "we EC show refused by each single network" with the exception of Fox, on which the scourge of the rating is issued.

Created first in Britain as "Pop idol" in 2001, the format has since been sold to more than 120 other countries and created a multi billion global TV and merchandising of franchise registration.

Fuller has also created the Fox dance competition series, "So You Think you can Dance".

Fuller received his star on the eve of the final of the two parties in Los Angeles of the tenth season of "american idol", which was the most watched show on American TV for seven consecutive years.

Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper, dead at 88

LOS ANGELES - actor Jackie Cooper, who survived a tumultuous childhood as a star named the Oscar to enjoy a career varied as an Executive Director and sidekick "Superman" TV, died near Los Angeles, his attorney said Wednesday. He was 88.

Cooper succumbed to complications of old age to a convalescent home in the coastal city of Santa Monica Tuesday, Attorney Roger Licht said to Reuters.

He has played in more than 100 films and television programs before retiring from Hollywood, more than 20 years ago. He retired to a condominium tower with his third wife, Barbara, whom he credited for his continued on the direct and close.

Cooper outside Hollywood life is just as interesting. He served in the U.S. Navy during the second world war and retired with the rank of Captain of the reserve in the 1980s. He raced cars owned race horses.

It has never really throw the pug nose and strong Chin that gave attracted such gestures him to millions of Americans during the great depression, when he played as a member distinguished cast of Hal Roach "our Gang" comedy short films In the twilight of his career, Cooper played curved editor Daily Planet, Perry White in the film "Superman" of 1978 and its three sequels.

Born John Cooper, Jr. in Los Angeles, he is the illegitimate child of a sickly Italian mother, who died when he was a teenager and a Jewish father who quickly abandoned the family. He made his Hollywood debut, when his grandmother hated lot has dragged around lots of studio for the day's work as a supplement.

His work in "our Gang" - he appeared in these short films of comedy as "The darling of the Prof" and "Love Business" - led to his star role, in 1931 "Skippy" film, an adaptation of the comic on a lively young.

To force to cry for a scene, his grandmother dragged his dog off the coast of all and he is shot by a security guard. The boy duly wept, but is remained hysterical even after it was revealed that the dog was not actually dead. Cooper called his 1981 memoir "Please Don't Shoot my dog.".

9 Years, he made Oscar history by becoming the youngest male performer to be appointed to a leading role. (He lost to Lionel Barrymore).

Later, in 1931, he played in "The field" innocent son of a pocharde Boxer played by Wallace Beery. The film was redone in 1979 with Rick Schroder: the little boy, towing head. Cooper was reunited with Beery in films such as "the bowery" (1933) and "treasure island" (1934).

Beyond the screen, he enjoys fully the fruits of the celebrity. By 18, he became the lover of Joan Crawford, who was almost two times more than his age. But it was an old hand at this time. Later, he recounted that when he was 13 he was having sex two or three times before 9 p.m. with a girl of 20 years across the street.

His career is inevitably depleted as he got older and he had been divorced twice at the time wherever he was in the early 1930s.

Cooper won an Emmy Award for his title role as marine physician in the sitcom "Hennessey" before becoming a vice President at Screen Gems during the 1960s, working on such shows as "Bewitched" and "gidget." He turned to TV directing in the 1970s, winning Emmys for episodes of "M * A * S * H" and "white shadow".

His third wife, the former Kraus in Barbara, died in 2009, after more than 50 years of marriage. He was survived by one of their three children and a namesake son of his first marriage.

Hollywood honors "timeless, beautiful" Sophia Loren

LOS ANGELES  - John Travolta called the "most delightful" thing out of the Italy, Roberto Benigni valser him with the Neapolitan song "O Sole mio" and Billy Crystal said that she was his "first love".

Hollywood came out Wednesday in honour of Sophia Loren, 50 years after that she became the first person to win an acting Oscar for a role of foreign language with the Italian film "two women".

Loren, now 76 and with its famous hour-glass figure intact, was not present at the ceremony of award of the Academy of 1961. She told an audience of some 800 players, managers, friends and family on Wednesday, she never dreams that an Italian in an Italian language film would win the highest distinction of the film industry.

"The Oscar changed my life completely," she said at the tribute organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "It helped me believe in me and encouraged me to make my own artistic borders."

"There is no words to describe my emotions right now." "It is difficult to imagine that 50 years have elapsed since I welcomed my Oscar my home", she added.

Considered the most famous actress of Italian life with more than 80 films, Loren received a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1991 and was declared "one of the greatest treasures of world cinema."

On Wednesday, it was still thanked with tributes and clips roles the most famous of its golden age in the 1950s to the 1970s, including "Marriage Italian Style," "A special day", "Yesterday, today and tomorrow" and the films of Hollywood "el cid" and "the man of La Mancha".

With most of his colleagues and directors died long - Marcello Mastroianni, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, Charlton Heston, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando and her producer husband Carlo Ponti - speeches have been left to the younger generation.

Rob Marshall, who led Loren in his most recent feature in 2009 "new", said working with her was "the most magical I never."

Tom Hanks calls its "timeless, beautiful and authentically real." Christian De Sica describes frequent pairing of Loren with her father, Italian Director Vittorio of Sica, as "like a cappuccino - could say milk from coffee".

Exuberant actor and Italian Director Benigni, himself a winner of the Oscar for the 1997 film, "life is beautiful," sing to Loren in a video message and her son Edoardo Ponti counter tears he said: "We are here because we love you and that you deserve every single thing."

Asked by the moderator and comedian U.S. Crystal if she was happy with his career, Loren wipe tears from his eyes.

She replied: "You are never happy". "You want to always to do more and to find the right thing at the right time." I love my career, my life, so. I was born for this. I am sick when I was not working for a year or two.

Chris Hemsworth takes Hollywood as the God of Thunder

 It is to report to the world as a cinematic superhero, but at this time, worry about more of Chris Hemsworth is a giant bowl of almonds.

Since his arrival on the title role in "thor", the Australian actor has packed on more than 20 pounds of muscle to become the wrinkles Norse god of Thunder - and the new body requires constant protein to maintain.

"I needed to make an effort to enter the gym room and force feed me buckets of chicken and steak, vegetables and brown rice." "It was rather sickening", says the affable actor, who resembles a young Brad Pitt with a physics carved which wow men and women. "But also far that jobs, I don't want to complain." It is always one of the best. ?

Hemsworth had only a handful of American Film roles before landing to the strange Marvel superhero that he introduced in "thor" and will be resumed the year next in "The Avengers."

"Thor", which is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars as Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman, opens Friday.

Hemsworth admits it was "a kind of intimidating" to deal with his costars citizen, "but they could not been more favourable."

"They have all the same kind of recognition for the work and love for what they are doing," said the old actor for 27 years. "And there is no me."

In "Thor" of casting lead, Branagh sought to discover "" what was necessary: a new true film star. ""

In fact, the producer of the film, Kevin Feige, stressed the fact that an exciting new Thor would be essential for the success of the film, Branagh recalls.

"It is not something that I never said to Chris Hemsworth," Branagh said, but he was right. ?

The Director wanted a fresh face, someone the public could think like a God, but with the acting chops of a veteran who could hold his own in scenes with Hopkins and Portman.

"He had all of this and he also had this kind of natural ease in front of the camera which was also vital," Branagh told Hemsworth. "Rest, Thor must be a fascinating history." And it is. It is of course a very nice lad and he worked as a Trojan horse for this body. When he removes his shirt, there is always an audible response. ?

(This is a safe bet that is going to happen in a theatre near you).

Hemsworth explains muscle him feel more like the character, but he is keen to throw much. Yet, it will take time before it: "the avengers" starts next week, in which the new Thor will join a cast set which includes Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man, Chris Evans: Captain America and Mark Ruffalo: the Incredible Hulk of shooting.

"It's a lot of superheroes," said Hemsworth. "It should be fun."

The Middle brother in a trio of brothers, Hemsworth and his younger brother (and former beautiful Miley Cyrus), Liam, both auditioned for the role of Thor. And although the brothers are competitive in sports - including their favorite family, surf - they are a team when it comes to Hollywood success.

"We always support each other, and if Chris Gets a part above me, I am also pleased that make such as myself, says Liam, who is about to begin production on the adaptation of large screen very expected"The hunger games".".

"A victory for him is a victory for me," echoes Hemsworth. "Seen all the way over here and make it a big risk, you need an ally."

The two repeat together, share their contacts and generally the other give professional pep conferences.

Hollywood, elite fashion remember McQueen at the NY (omg) gala!

Singer Madonna arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala, Monday, 2 May 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Associated Press

New York - a directory of elite and most coveted Hollywood fashion reached the red carpet in New York Monday evening for Costume Institute Gala benefit of the annual Metropolitan Museum of art.

Year this, "Alexander McQueen: Savage beauty," honored the work of the late Designer, who committed suicide in February 2010, at the age of 40.

"I miss him terribly, not only as a person, but as a designer,", said a visibly emotional Madonna, who was wearing a dress of Stella McCartney.

"I think that the business of fashion is a little dull without it and I loved its confrontational punk rock." I think that his drawings were brilliant. I think it is brilliant. And I hope it is fun everywhere where it is at this time. ?

Designer Rachel Roy chose her own dress for the event with McQueen in mind. She said that she took a more refined design to highlight this part of his personality.

"I wanted to show his more ethereal side," she said.

Several celebrities who attend the Gala met are escorted by designer who them dressed.

Fran?ois-Henri Pinault, Chief Executive of the conglomerate of luxury PPR and his wife, Salma Hayek, served as honorary chairs of the event. Colin Firth, designer Stella McCartney and editor in Chief of Vogue Anna Wintour were vice Presidents.

Others who walked the red carpet included husband Marc Anthony, host of the "American Idol" Ryan Seacrest with small friend Julianne Hough, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Alba, Fergie, and Sarah Jessica Parker, who wore the McQueen and Jennifer Lopez.

The successor McQueen to his couture House, Sarah Burton, who also designed Kate Middleton wedding dress, was also present

The exhibition "Savage beauty" will be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from May 4 to July 31.