Living in New York City, I see celebrities fairly often.
Sometimes they are simply walking down the street in my neighborhood. Jerry Seinfeld, John McEnroe, and Kevin Bacon live within 2-3 blocks of me, so it’s not uncommon to see them with their kids.
Other times I see celebrities in the Times Square area in a bar or restaurant. I saw Daniel Radcliffe of “Harry Potter” fame get carded at a bar — by my friend Lucas, who was bartending — one of my favorite New York moments. And, of course, I have seen them from time to time when I do extra work on a movie or TV show.
But this week, I have discovered a new venue for celebrity sightings, and I wanted to pass this along to anyone coming to Manhattan for a visit.
A great place to see celebrities in NYC? The horse path in Central Park between 7-8am.
The past two mornings, the weather has been cool and brisk, and Rory Dog and I have been up early with all the other dogs and their people in the park. On Thursday morning, I saw a group of four runners go by, and one of them — I’m darn certain — was actor James McAvoy, who starred in “The Last King of Scotland,” “Atonement,” “Becoming Jane,” and “Wanted.”
I’m guessing the other runners were a combination of trainers/bodyguards in case a fan like me decided to take chase.
I don’t know that I would thought much about it except this morning, as Rory and I were walking along in the sunshine, I noticed another group of four runners similarly dressed coming towards me, and I wondered if it might be McAvoy again. But when I looked closer, I realized one of the runners was Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for “The Piano.”
Maybe both actors are staying at the same hotel or working with the same gym; I don’t know. But they are sending the celeb’s out in the park on the Upper West Side for their early morning runs.
Just so you know. In case ya wanna take a gander.
That’s New York City. Always something to see.
Most Annoying Celebrity Rag
You know how some TV show plot lines are ‘ripped from the headlines?’ I’ve decided People magazine rips theirs from any handy movie premiere calendar.
Easier than workin.’
Gwyneth is lovely — I’ll give you that. But the most beautiful woman in the world? Of all the choices in Hollywood and around the globe?
In the words of Jerry Seinfeld — speaking to his young son outside my brownstone one Saturday afternoon —
“Probably not.”
But it is far simpler — isn’t it People editorial staff — to crown Ms. Paltrow? She has Iron Man 3 coming out in a theatre near you…plus, your rival Star magazine just named her Most Hated Celebrity (which is probably more accurate).
Your advertisers are happy! Moms her age are happy! And Star has been put in its place.
Who cares if it isn’t true?
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