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Thursday, April 13, 2006
‘Office’ actor to lend support to ATL troupe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hot on the heels of his featured turn in the “Michael’s Birthday” episode of the hit NBC sitcom “The Office,” series regular Brian Baumgartner will return to his hometown this month.
The former Sandy Springs-based actor plays “Kevin in Accounting” on the boundaries-pushing, cult cubicle comedy. Baumgartner will fly in for an Actor’s Express benefit April 30 at a most appropriate venue, the 27th-floor corporate dining room of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP at 1100 Peachtree St. in Midtown. In addition to a VIP cocktail reception hosted by Mellon Wealth Management on the building’s 15th floor, Baumgartner will participate in a James Lipton-esque (presumably without the scary dyed facial hair…) “Inside The Actor’s Express Studio” Q &A with Express artistic director Jasson Minadakis.
So how did the hipster theater snag the actor? It helps that his mom, Cherry Baumgartner, serves on the Actor’s Express board.
Via a statement, the actor tells Buzz: “I’m thrilled and excited to be returning to Atlanta to support Actor’s Express. There is nothing more important to the cultural landscape of a city than a thriving theater community. Producing new and challenging works is never an easy thing.”
Alas, within the confines of a canned, prepared statement, Buzz could not immediately ascertain whether Baumgartner’s “Office” co-workers Jim and Pam (gleefully referred to by online bloggers as “Jam”) will finally get horizontal this season.
Natch, we also would have asked if he got to keep the “American Pie 2” DVD and the 69 containers of Cups of Noodles his character received in a recent episode when Kevin experienced a brief skin cancer scare.
For both the cocktail party and the Q&A, tickets are $150 per person. Contact 404-875-1606.
Renaissance Festival fare
Proving once again that the way to a Georgia Renaissance Festival lover’s heart is through his or her gullet, the festival has added new taste treats for the 2006 season. When the 21st annual jousting joint lowers its drawbridge this weekend (just off I-85 South, Exit 61, milord), in addition to its time-tested turkey legs and macaroni and cheese on a stick, the fest will offer Gator Bites: “large chunks of fried alligator served on a skewer along with a tangy remoulade sauce.” Also on the menu: fried Bananas Foster and gazpacho served up in “a translucent glass, garnished with tomato, cucumber and a breadstick.”
Ah, but the big news is the addition of lobster rolls. We’ll just let Renaissance Fest rep Sarah Petermann’s hilarious description speak for itself: “Titanic hunks of supremely fresh lobster, given the Hellmann’s treatment, with a fine dice of celery and a finger-twitch of chopped scallion, all shoved into a warm, buttery bun.”
Heck, we might even tempt fate with those ever-roaming Kissing Wenches to experience that…
Mishap for Britney’s boy
As it turns out, life isn’t all free booze and photo ops at Vision nightclub. California child welfare officials and a sheriff’s deputy have paid a visit Britney Spears’ home because her infant son was accidentally dropped from a highchair, according to published reports.
Six-month-old Sean Preston fell April 1 as his nanny lifted him from the highchair and something in the chair snapped, Star magazine is reporting. The infant slipped from her arms and fell, bruising his head on the floor, the magazine said.
People magazine and the Los Angeles Times also reported the incident on Wednesday.
Though a doctor examined the baby at the house, Sean Preston’s concerned mama and nightspot-hopping hubby Kevin Federline took the baby to the emergency room to have him examined — six days later, People said.
Spears’ attorney, Martin Singer, said in a statement that the hospital made a report to the Department of Children and Family Services as required by state law.
“DCFS immediately responded and determined there was no problem and no reason to open a formal investigation. They determined that the parents weren’t involved in the injury and nothing was improper within the home,” he said.
In February, DCFS visited Spears’ home after publication of photographs showing the 24-year-old singer driving with then 4-month-old Sean Preston in her lap, rather than in a car seat as required by law.
Celebrity docket
Rocker Pete Doherty failed to appear at a London court Wednesday for a review of his progress in drug rehabilitation.
Doherty’s representatives told Thames Magistrates’ Court that he had been unable to return from Paris, where his group, Babyshambles, had played a concert Tuesday night.
Proving once again that rich drug-addled rockers are treated differently than drug-addled nobodies, the case was adjourned until May 12.
Doherty, 27, was sentenced in February to 12 months of community service and ordered to submit to regular drug tests after pleading guilty to drug offenses.
Celebrity birthdays
Musician Al Green is 60. Singer Peabo Bryson is 55. “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” bandleader Max Weinberg is 55. Actor Rick Schroder is 36.
Contributing: news services. If you have a tip, 404-526-2749. Or e-mail: buzz@ajc.com.
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