MICHAEL CIDONI

Associated Press Writer
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'Precious' makes a 'surreal' premiere in Hollywood

The cast and crew of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" continued their unexpected journey from a scrappy little screening 10 months ago at the Sundance Film Festival to a star-studded gala at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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D'oh! Bash marks 'The Simpsons' 20th anniversary

Forget red. The arrivals-line carpet leading into Barker Hangar was yellow — appropriate, given the night's honorees: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie Simpson, all on hand to celebrate 20 years of "The Simpsons." Their series is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and it recently surpassed "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running American primetime scripted entertainment program.

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After `Grey's,' Knight marches on with `Parade'

T.R. Knight, who turned in his "Grey's Anatomy" scrubs earlier this year, is marching on with "Parade."

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AEG president: Jackson movie should clear co. name

As dozens of buoyant Michael Jackson fans queued up in the Nokia Plaza to be among the first to see their idol's last performance, others watching the scene expressed mixed emotions.

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For Melissa Peterman, life is a song

For Melissa Peterman, life after "Reba" is something to sing about. Hopefully, it'll be somebody else doing the singing.

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Ireland cha-chas from board room to dance floor

Elizabeth Taylor watches "Dancing With the Stars." And if her longtime friend and business partner Kathy Ireland survives long enough into the show's new season, Taylor's presence — and presents — will be apparent.

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Future of daytime TV a hot topic at Daytime Emmys

It was pushing 100 degrees as nominees made their way down the red carpet before entering the restored — and gloriously air-conditioned — Orpheum Theatre for the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

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DJ AM in July: 'I'm blessed. I'm alive. I'm here.'

For a club deejay, it was unusually early, about 10 a.m. But Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, was bright-eyed and undeniably energized on a late morning last month at a summer session of the Television Critics Association.

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Among character actors, Jane Lynch is leading lady

Jane Lynch looks fresh, well-rested — a surprise, given she seems to have appeared in, well, what seems like every film and television show this year.

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DeVito and co-stars taking `Sunny' on the road

The "Nightman" cometh, perhaps to a theater near you.

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Jessica Biel marks major musical debut

Jessica Biel sings! That may come as a surprise to audiences who only know the actress from her primarily dramatic work on television and in films, including the long-running "7th Heaven," and the big-screen "Stealth" and "The Illusionist."

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Michael Douglas muses on his most memorable films

It wasn't his acting skills, but his driving skills that earned Michael Douglas his first on-camera role.

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Another move for 'Chess' — on public television

Tim Rice has been playing the "Chess" game for more than 25 years, and the lyricist will go another round as PBS "Great Performances" serves up "Chess in Concert."

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Taylor Swift's CMT opener sounds simply dreamy

Taylor Swift's top-secret CMT Music Awards opener promises to be nothing but a dream.

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Bill Engvall `nervous' about hosting CMT awards

Bill Engvall is a comedian, a sitcom star and a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. So, hosting this week's CMT awards should be a piece of cake.

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Maya Rudolph puts the `big ol' belly' back on

Maya Rudolph is pregnant again, both in real life and on the big screen in "Away We Go."

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Mandy Moore gets backs to basics on new CD

Mandy Moore doesn't mind being perpetually seen as the "good girl" — even if she thinks that image is a bit skewed.

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Before 'Hangover,' Bradley Cooper gets good buzz

Bradley Cooper has returned to the scene of the crime: Caesars Palace, where the actor, his castmates and the crew of the new big-screen comedy "The Hangover" lived for more than month.

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Fired apprentices diss Joan Rivers

There is no love lost between Brande Roderick and Jesse James, and Joan Rivers.

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`Simpsons' cast, crew unveil show's postal stamps

"The Simpsons" now has the U.S. government's stamp of approval.

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'Housewives' cast gathers to bid Sheridan adieu

For the cast and crew of "Desperate Housewives," it was a Saturday afternoon of warm hellos and bittersweet goodbyes, as they greeted an auditorium filled with cheering fans but also bid adieu to one of the show's leading original cast members.

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Reba's 'Strange' new single a girl-power anthem

Reba McEntire pulls no punches about the women of country music: she says they put on a better show.

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Will Underwood's secret dress be for ACMs success?

It's as if Carrie Underwood's dress were a matter of national security.

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Chris Brown, Rihanna were no-shows at Kids' Choice

Chris Brown and Rihanna, who added star power to last year's Kids' Choice Awards, were conspicuously absent at the annual event on Saturday.

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Silent screen star Fairbanks enjoys new attention

The spirit of Douglas Fairbanks is alive and well and living in Beverly Hills.

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