Mayor of Hollywood Dies

The honorary mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant has died at the age of 84 of natural causes. Grant was found dead on a bed in the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, where he lived, in a 14^th floor suite.

In his lifetime he inducted more than 500 celebrities into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He hosted red carpet Oscar arrivals and Walk of Fame festivities. He was in bit parts of movies and produced Hollywood’s annual Christmas Parade. He was an USO ambassador that brought entertainers to war zones to perform in front of the U.S. military during the Korean and Vietnam wars and battles in the Middle East.

Nick Lachey’s Choir Wins Clash of the Choirs

Nick Lachey and the hometown choir he put together won in Thursday night’s finale of NBC’s “Clash of the Choirs.” They won $250,000 that will go to Cincinnati Children’s Hopsital Medial Center. Lachey’s choir beat four other choirs that were led by other music celebrities, such as Patti LaBelle, Kelly Rowland, Michael Bolton, and Blake Shelton, who went to their hometowns to find talented singers. The choirs performed live in four different airings in New York. The winner was determined by viewer voting.

http://www.nbc.com/clashofthechoirs

Celebrities Serve Thanksgiving Meals to Homeless

Celebrities, including, Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford, Nia Long, and Calista Flockhart, spent this past Wednesday serving hot meals to homeless people on Skid Row. Wearing red aprons and plastic gloves, they worked with volunteers to pass out nearly 3,000 plates of food to men, women, and children. A house band played music as people drank bright green and orange punch at rows of tables outside.