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ID Theft needs junkyard worker

The Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy “ID Theft” is filming south of Atlanta today and they need a junkyard worker on the double. Casting folks have put out a rush call for a guy aged 18 to 30 to work today in the “Hampton/Griffin” area. They’ll pay you extra for mileage. Don’t bother getting your hair did, either. They need you “downscale” and “scruffy” looking. Email idtheftextras@gmail.com if you’re interested. Again, this films today and they need to fill this role ASAP. So get on it, you big dummy! – Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com >>

Kim Kardashian inspires an “Urban Dictionary” entry

Photo credit: Freddy O, www.freddyo.com. Used with permission. Fearful that Kim Kardashian had gone agonizing seconds without somehow generating news (we use that term lightly) the scholars at Urban Dictionary have honored her with an entry. “Kardash” was featured as a new term this week. As in, “ NeNe Leakes and I are just going to Kardash into STK and talk about our new stiletto line while I”m in Atlanta filming a scene for ‘Drop Dead Diva?’” Not exactly. The term instead evokes Kim Kardashian’s fleeting marriage to Kris Humphries . “A measurement of time totaling 72 days,” is… >>

Star sightings: Vanessa Williams, Shaq, Jason Bateman and more

Vanessa Williams and Joe Gransden The weekend’s almost here. So, how about a few star sightings to sustain you until Friday. Actress turned author Vanessa Williams , who’s been in town on a book tour, was spotted catching up with girlfriends over cocktails at the W Midtown the other day. On Monday she stopped by Cafe 290 to hear Joe Gransden and his big band, and posed for this nice photo. Joe’s at 290 the first and third Mondays of each month, and will perform May 25 at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth and May 26 at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur. You never know… >>

Casting call for “Pregzillas”

Is pregnancy making you a little nuts? Would you like a nation full of strangers to know just how nuts? It might be worth $5,000. “Now casting the humorous and crazy side of pregnancy!,” reads the casting call for a pregtacular new reality show. “I think women are the most beautiful when pregnant,” said executive casting director Doron Ofir . “It’s with respect and curiosity I chose to explore the madness behind the glow.” So, there you go. Casting folks are scouring the nation for a couple to be featured on “Pregzillas,” billed as a “comic reality docu… >>

“Hell’s Kitchen” casting in Atlanta

Television chef Gordon Ramsay is ready to rumble again in the kitchens of Atlanta. His “Kitchen Nightmares” show descended upon Michon’s in College Park and Park’s Edge in Inman Park last year. Now he’s ready for more victims reality show participants. This time “Hell’s Kitchen” is on the hunt for reality talent. “We’re in search of America’s culinary elite who not only have the skills but the stamina to cook alongside the infamous Chef Gordon Ramsay,” the notice reads. The show is casting in a number of cities, including Atlanta. If slicing and dicing with Ramsay’s screeching concerto of… >>

Casting calls! ID Theft, Necessary Roughness, Diva, Single Ladies

“Drop Dead Diva” needs, curiously enough, a “fresh face” to play a coroner. If you are dying to nab this part, which can be a man or a woman, ages 24 to 44 and in good shape (since it takes a physically fit person to stare at bodies, evidently) email diva4atl@gmail.com with photos and info. Hurry! They need to hear from you ASAP. “ID Theft” needs guys ages 21 to 55 to play blue collar/laborer roles Monday through Wednesday of next week. You’d be playing the roles of painters or construction workers. Email your photo, age, height, weight, sizes and phone… >>

“ID Theft” seeking cars and drivers

The Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy “ID Theft” needs cars and drivers for a scene being filmed Thursday and Friday in Hampton. Casting folks are looking for guys ages 22 to 55 and cars of varying makes and models. No white or red cars, no custom paint jobs or bright colors. Maybe one or two black cars will be booked. SUVs and trucks are fine too, as long as they fall into the desired color scheme. Email IDTheftExtras@gmail.com with a photo of both you and your car, along with the car’s year, make, model and color and your age, height, weight… >>

“Single Ladies” looking for rockers!

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE? Work as a “Single Ladies” extra? You’re in the right place. Do just want to rock and roll all night? “Single Ladies” wants you to want them. They need you to need them. They’d love you to … work as an extra for an upcoming scene to be filmed May 14. The VH1 show needs guys and gals in their 20s to 50s who are working for the weekend. You know, people who are regular ole working stiffs and then declare “I WANNA ROCK.” Think vintage concert T-shirts, maybe some… >>

John Travolta reps produce photo, receipt to refute sex claims

AP photo John Travolta’s representatives have released a photograph and restaurant receipt that they say prove the actor was in New York on the night he is accused of improper sexual conduct with a massage therapist in Beverly Hills. The photo (presumably time-stamped) shows Travolta standing in a hallway; the restaurant receipt shows a $382 meal at Mr. Chow with a $100 tip added, issued at 11:38 p.m. Jan. 16. It does not contain Travolta’s signature or credit card imprint, that information possibly having been redacted prior to publication. Both are posted on the Daily Mail web site . Following the… >>

Queen Latifah to headline Gay Pride Festival

Queen Latifah will headline the 29th annual Long Beach, Calif. Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival on May 19. “From hip hop to R&B to standards, Queen Latifah is the voice of our generation, and her concert here will be phenomenal,” event co-president Pat Crosby said in a statement posted on the festival’s web site . “For her to make her worldwide pride debut here in Long Beach is a tremendous testament to the popularity of our celebration and to the strength of our community.” Latifah is known for keeping her private life private, but the announcement has generated buzz… >>

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