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November 06, 2007

Naked Harry Potter coming to N.Y.

Potter

Only in Albus Dumbledore's wildest fantasies did this seem possible: Daniel Radcliffe's play Naked Harry Potter is coming to Broadway in September 2008. (Okay, we know the play's official title is Equus. Same diff.) The 18-year-old actor strips to the buff for the play, a story about a disturbed youth who blinds horses. "It’s a good thing, it’s healthy," Radcliffe told BBC News. "I'm obviously nervous but I'm very, very excited." He said he hopes the play will become a different kind of Broadway sensation: "If we can get a straight play to really succeed in the world of theatre that is so besieged by musicals, that would be a real achievement and I think the time is absolutely right to do it there. For a kid who grew up listening to showbiz tunes in the car, Broadway is a big, big thing. All the people I know in New York say New York is ready for this kind of play." For what it’s worth, Muggles, Radcliffe's Harry Potter co-star Richard “Uncle Vernon” Griffiths will also reprise his role in the show.

(Photo: AP)

July 11, 2007

Orlando enclave may get funnier

Comedian Chris Tucker will soon be able to call Florida home.

Tucker, who's new movie Rush Hour 3 opens next month, bought a $6-million mansion just outside Orlando, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The 14,000-square-foot waterfront home sits on little more than an acre in a gated community in southeast Lake County called Bella Collina.

The two-story home boasts five bedrooms, 6 1/2 baths and a basement built like a pirate ship, with a wooden deck and rails, a mast, a sail and rigging. Seats along the stern face a giant home-theater screen. The community's other famous residents include pro golfers Nick Faldo and Hale Irwin, as well as Lucille O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal's mother.

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