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'Queens' star Remini wedsLOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Leah Remini plays a wife on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens." Now, she's a wife in real life.
The Brooklyn-born actress married Angelo Pagan in Las Vegas Saturday before 150 guests, publicist Samantha Hill said Monday. Remini, 33, and Pagan got engaged on Christmas Eve last year. Her credits include the recently released movie "Old School" with Will Ferrell. Pagan, a musician and actor, has made guest appearances on several television shows, including "The King of Queens," "24" and "Dharma & Greg." Latin Grammy nominationsMIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Sergio George, who wrote Bacilos' "Mi Primer Millon," led the Latin Grammy nominations with six on Tuesday, while Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes received five.
George was nominated for record of the year, song of the year and other honors for the Bacilos' hit song, as well as album of the year for producing Bacilos' "Caraluna." Bacilos, the Miami-based rock group, received three nominations, including best pop album by a duo or group with vocal. Juanes, already a four-time Latin Grammy winner, earned nominations including record and song of the year for "Es Por Ti" and best rock solo album for "Un Dia Normal," among other nominations. Other multiple nominees included Gustavo Santaolalla, who also had five, and Natalia Lafourcade and Anibal Kerpel, who each had four. Organizers also announced that a special tribute to the "Queen of Salsa," Celia Cruz, will be held at the September 3 awards ceremony. Cruz died last week, and a burial service was being held Tuesday in New York; 75,000 attended a Miami memorial service Saturday. This will be the first year the Latin Grammys are held in Miami. They were granted to the city in 2001 but three weeks before the show, organizers moved the ceremony to Los Angeles after Cuban exile groups threatened to protest the event because performers from Cuba would have performed. However, the show, slated for September 11, was never held. Chicks to Rock the VoteSANTA MONICA, California (AP) -- The Dixie Chicks have hatched a plan to re-enter the political fray with an activist message designed not to offend anyone: vote.
The Texas trio announced Monday that they've joined forces with the Rock the Vote campaign to urge young people to participate in elections. They said they wouldn't advocate a particular political party. The country stars endured a vitriolic backlash earlier this year after singer Natalie Maines made a remark about President George W. Bush at a London concert shortly before the Iraq war. "Just so you know," she said, "we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." After sales of the band's discs plummeted and some radio stations banned their singles, Maines apologized for the phrasing of her remark but has continued to say she had the right to criticize Bush and his policies. The group's involvement with Rock the Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1990, is an indirect result of the Bush uproar. "We never had intentions to become a political band but like it or not we have been placed on a unique political platform in the past months," Maines said Monday. "We feel it would be irresponsible not to make something positive come out of that." Besides lending their images and music to a Rock the Vote Web site that will guide people through the voter registration process, bandmates Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison said they would urge people at their concerts to become politically active. The Dixie Chicks won't, however, be speaking out on any political issues for a while. "We won't as a band, and we probably won't on the stage," said Maguire. "But we will feel free to give our opinion in our personal lives. And we've always answered questions when people ask us, so we will not be afraid of that." Kristin Gore's 'Hill' novelNEW YORK (AP) -- Kristin Gore, daughter of former Vice President Al Gore, is writing a novel. "Sammy's Hill," the story of a health care analyst working for an Ohio senator, is tentatively scheduled to come out in 2005. Financial terms were not disclosed. Gore, who will be published by Miramax Books, has a background in both show business and politics. She gave speeches during her father's 2000 presidential campaign and wrote for the animated Fox television series "Futurama." At least one child of a famous politician has become a successful author. Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman, wrote a series of popular thrillers, including "Murder at the White House" and "Murder in Georgetown." VH1's top 200 pop iconsLOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey is No. 1 on VH1's assessment of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons," a 10-episode ranking of actors, musicians, politicians, academics, sports figures and fictional characters.
Superman is in second place, followed by Elvis Presley. Eminem is No. 31, right after Bill Cosby at No. 30 and ahead of President John F. Kennedy at No. 32. The wrestler The Rock is at the bottom, with Queen Latifah at 199 and big-boned "South Park" cartoon character Cartman weighing in at 198. The list, a result of months of watercooler-style arguing among the staff at the music channel, was designed to reflect celebrities who've had the most influence on pop culture. The series debuted Monday on the channel. Robert Weiss, a VH1 programming executive who oversaw the special, said the show tries to justify its rankings in each segment. Among the tests were: Can you dress as them for Halloween? Would you recognize them by a one-word name? And has "Saturday Night Live" ever parodied them? "I really think pop culture is a moving target, and this list is very much about now in 2003," Weiss said, acknowledging the fickle nature of listmaking. "If we did a list next year, I think there'd be some changes." Among other oddities on the show, JFK Jr. came in ahead of his father at No. 24, and Albert Einstein at 108 came in ahead of guitarist Jimi Hendrix at 109. Former President Bill Clinton was No. 18, while former White House intern Monica Lewinsky ranked 161. The Associated Press & Reuters contributed to this report.
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