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Young ‘Swing Vote’ actress tastes a few local favorites
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Swing Vote” actress Madeline Carroll immediately ingratiated herself with the local media Monday.
For starters, she’s adorable and 12. Plus, at the conclusion of each interview, she hugged each of the media folks covering her, including B98.5 FM’s Steve McCoy and Vikki Locke, “Atlanta and Company” co-host Tom Sullivan, “Good Day Atlanta” road warrior Mark Hyman and “Better Mornings” reporter Corinna Allen.
Between interviews, the pint-size thespian had a rather un-divalike lunch request — a 12-piece box of nuggets, fries and a sweet tea from Chick-fil-A.
Madeline plays Kevin Costner’s daughter in the political comedy opening Aug. 1. Costner, his wife Christine and son Cayden arrived in town with Madeline and her mom Sunday. The families got the exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Georgia Aquarium (Madeline loved the whale sharks) before the entire party hit the Varsity in Midtown for a quick dinner.
And yes, the supper venue was also Madeline’s idea.
We’re told Costner ordered a chili burger while Madeline enjoyed a hamburger and the Varsity’s famous onion rings.
After members of another dining family approached the actor at the fast-food fixture and told him admiringly, “You look just like Kevin Costner!” he happily posed for pictures with the fans.
One potential downside to Madeline’s trip to Atlanta? Even though it’s technically summer, a school tutor was waiting for her when she arrived in town.
She hugged her temporary teacher anyway.
A NIGHT WITH PARIS
Atlanta, lock up your Chihuahuas. Hotel heiress and reality television tart Paris Hilton is headed this way. “The Simple Life” simpleton and her Good Charlotte rocker boyfriend Benji Madden are booked as the celebrity guests Aug. 2 at Pure Atlanta nightclub on Clairmont Road. Essentially, Hilton is now a rentable nightclub guest who will no doubt cause much neck strain in Pure’s plush Blue Room, Gold Room and Red Room VIP areas.
Madden is scheduled to do a live DJ at the club.
Want to get within spitting distance?
It’ll cost you. According to the club’s Web site, advance tickets just to get in the door are $20. The top-tier package for tables on either side of Hilton in the Gold Room where the sometime model is scheduled to hang will run from $1,500 to $3,000. Lower priced tickets that guarantee admission, open bar and access to all VIP areas are $150. Eighty dollars will get you inside and VIP access.
But the package most preferred by Buzz? The $100 deal, which guarantees admission and an open bar all night with absolutely zero promise of VIP access…
For more info: www.pureatlanta.net or 404-886-3467.
BIG WEEK FOR HILSON
This is election week to some, “Energy” week for Keri Hilson.
Atlanta record producer Polow Da Don shot us an e-mail alerting fans of the budding singer-songwriter that Hilson would be co-hosting “106 & Park” Monday — known as “Takeover of Nas” Day at BET.
(Part-time Atlantan Nas’ latest CD hits stores today, and Hilson is featured on the rapper’s first single, “Hero,” produced by Da Don).
On the show, Hilson also debuted the video for her first single, “Energy” — from her upcoming CD “In A Perfect World…”.
On Wednesday, Timbaland — who shares production and record label credits with Da Don on Hilson’s debut — will join her on MTV’s “TRL,” where she will also unveil “Energy.”
GOLDBERG GOING TO ‘XANADU’
Whoopi Goldberg is going back to Broadway.
Goldberg, a co-host on ABC’s “The View,” announced on the air Monday that she will appear in the Tony-nominated roller-skating musical “Xanadu” as one of the show’s evil sisters, Caliope.
Goldberg, 52, has previously been on Broadway with her own one-woman show as well as in revivals of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
She begins her six-week “Xanadu” run on July 29, taking over for actress Jackie Hoffman, who will return to the production on Sept. 9, said Karl Nilsson, spokesman for “The View.”
The show — an unexpected critical favorite — was loosely adapted from the cult 1980s film starring Olivia Newton-John.
OVERSCENE
Poncey-Highland resident Jane Fonda and friends taking in the Joachim Trier-directed Norwegian indie hit “Reprise” at the Regal Tara movie theater on Cheshire Bridge Road.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor Philip Carey (“One Life To Live”) is 83. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 47. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin (“Malcolm and Eddie”) is 40. Actor Brian Austin Green (“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 35. Actress Lana Parrilla (“Swingtown”) is 31. Guitarist Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance is 31.
Contributing: Sonia Murray and news services.
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