A SHORE THING
By Kim Devore/ Entertainment Writer
Just because he doesn’t always dress the part, let it not be said that Adam Sandler has no interest in style. Mr. Deeds was right up there with fashion plates Jane Seymour, Mariel Hemingway and Tova Borgnine, checking out the goods at this year’s QVC’s Cure By The Shore.
The Malibu beachside brunch and celebrity fundraiser was emceed by Don Diamont of “The Young And The Restless” and pulled in an impressive roster of other soap studs and daytime drama queens. DD hosted a live telecast on QVC that featured the wares of divine designers such as Gucci, Valentino, Christian Dior and Kate Spade. The celebrity shopping sweep helped raise thousands of dollars for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
GET A GRIP
Playing the father of our country is a role that’s certainly taken a hold of Kelsey Grammer. But on the set of his new TV movie, “Benedict Arnold,” it was no laughing matter. The star hopped a moped between scenes when-YIKES-his flowing cape became wrapped around the bike’s rear wheel, throwing KG to the ground. Luckily, our hero escaped with nothing more than a few scrapes and possibly a bruised ego.
THE VISION THING
It isn’t easy to fill the sneakers of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, but for the right price, you can try. O’Neal’s jumbo-sized Nikes helped raise a good chunk of change at this year’s Hollywood Cures Blindness fundraiser, flying off the auction block for $7,000.
Six hundred VIPs, celebrities and show biz luminaries gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the black tie bash including composing-crooner Burt Bacharach and It-boy Colin Farrell, as well as high profile pals like Jeffrey Katzenberg and Jon Voight.
Vision awards were presented to a long list of honorees for their “sight, foresight and insight” in creative arts, technology and medical research; 2002 trophies went to Dr. Mark Humayan, Dr. Vincent Chow and Alan Chow-three high-tech pioneers who are working to make retinal blindness a thing of the past. The event raised $450,000 for the cause.
BOOGIE WONDERLAND
They were the dancehall wonders of our disco days and now after 30 years, 30 million in record sales, half a dozen Grammies and a spot in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the soulful singers of Earth, Wind and Fire have a new honor to celebrate. The smooth-singing bros with ‘fros received this year’s ASCAP Music Award.
Maurice White, Verdine White and Philip Bailey were feted for their long string of ’70s standards like “Sing a Song” and “Shining Star.” Their glitzy Bev. Hills bash drew some of the biggest names in pop, soul and R&B. The ASCAP award was presented by the legendary Stevie Wonder, who toasted the trio for defining a decade.