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Gwen Stefani Gives the Clothes Off Her Back

sara — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:10:58 +0000

Hots Nancy O’Dell of Access Hollywood and Samantha Harris of “Dancing with the Stars” kicked off the two-week long Isabella Oliver Celebrity Maternity Fashion Auction yesterday to benefit the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation. Founded by Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford, the foundation holds celeb charity auctions to benefit children’s programs. This year’s programs include America’s Second Harvest, The Art of Elysium, H.E.L.P. Malawi and Hope North.

While there were many famous faces at the kickoff tea and fashion event, including Denise Richards, Alison Sweeney, Julie Benz, and Anne Dudek, the list of stars who gave up some threads for charity is even more impressive. Along with garb given by many of the launch attendees, donations include a maternity top from Gwen Stefani, a wrap dress from Melissa Joan Hart, and items from Lindsay Lohan, Teri Hatcher, Julianna Margulies, Jenna Elfman and others.

Bidding continues until August 27. For more info, click here.

The Green Quote: Bradley Whitford’s Charity Inspiration

Michael Parrish DuDell — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:56:17 +0000

“It was in the wake of 9/11 and there was this ridiculous discussion about whether [the industry] should have awards shows, and there was an idea floating around that we should go ahead and have them. You know, you realize when you’re in the public eye that you can raise money, and Jane and I were in this bewildered state where you’re walking down a red carpet and people are asking you what you’re wearing. We thought that was an opportunity [to use] the celebrity culture we seem to be in. The intention is to advocate for children using some of the ridiculousness that is show business.”

- Bradly Whitford on Broadway.com discussing the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation — a charity he and his wife (actress Jane Kaczmarek) started that auctions off celebrities’ clothing for children’s causes.

Neve Campbell And Bradley Whitford Burn Up For A Global Warming Mini-Series

Michael Parrish DuDell — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:36:08 +0000

What does Party Of Five and The West Wing have in common? Well, absolutely nothing…except for the fact they both have two very eco-savvy alumni. Bradley Whitford and Neve Campbell are both involved in a new mini-series that deals with global warming, entitled, Burn Up. Campbell and Whitford agree that they joined the project because of their strong passion for the environment and the subject of global warming. In the series, Neve plays an environmentally conscious oil company worker opposite Whitford’s less than green, oil company lobbyist.

Wait a tick-Neve Campbell plays an environmentally conscious oil company worker? Something about that seems awfully strange…oh yeah, it’s the words “environmentally conscious” and “oil company” in the same sentence. In response to that little paradox, Campbell says, “(My character) figures out how to fight for what she wants and how to do that in the sense of going along with what the oil company needs for its purposes, but also trying to angle things so that she can be helpful to the environment.”

Whitford is known not only as an actor, but as an outspoken environmental and political activist. Regarding our current president, Whitford says, “George W. Bush is the worst president we have ever had at the most dangerous time we have ever had, and you can quote me on that.” Well Mr. Whitford, considered yourself quoted.

U.S.-based Alchemy Television is distributing the project globally and is already talking to American networks about acquiring the two-parter. Check your local listing for more information.