Grenier helps out at soup kitchen

Grenier helps out
at soup kitchen

NEW YORK — Adrian Grenier, who’s usually busy either being a celebrity or playing one on TV, took a break to hang out in more humble surroundings and serve up some grub at a soup kitchen. The native Brooklynite returned home Friday with his mother and uncle to volunteer at Neighbors Together Soup Kitchen in the Brownsville section of the borough. “It’s so important to give back during the holidays and throughout the year, and I wanted to do my part by helping people here in Brooklyn,” the actor said in a statement. “It isn’t right that millions of families suffer from hunger and worry about getting their next meal. We all need to help in whatever way we can.” Grenier, who plays Vince Chase on the HBO hit series “Entourage,” was taking part in an effort by America’s Second Harvest and Netflix Inc. to draw attention to food bank shortages. Grenier has appeared in more than 20 films. His HBO show follows the antics of Chase and his pack of friends as they navigate a cutthroat Hollywood.

Skateboarder seeks
to open theater

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Bam Margera has been on screen plenty of times. Now he wants to own one.

The professional skateboarder, prankster and MTV star is teaming with a business partner to open a theater in his hometown of West Chester. The theater, so far unnamed, will feature musical acts, standup comedians and films. Construction is under way for a projected opening in the spring. “This is the real deal,” said Margera, 28. “I just want to own a piece of West Chester.” Margera has used the quaint town outside Philadelphia as a backdrop for episodes of MTV’s “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam.”

Today’s birthdays

Newspaper columnist William Safire is 78. Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is 77. Magazine publisher Robert Guccione is 77. Actor George Lindsey is 72. Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 71. Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 70. Actor Bernard Hill is 63. Actor Christopher Cazenove is 62. Actor Ernie Hudson is 62. Comedian-actor Eugene Levy is 61. Actor Wes Studi is 60. Pop musician Jim Bonfanti (The Raspberries) is 59. Rock singer Paul Rodgers is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Wanda Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 56. Actor Bill Pullman is 54. Actor Barry Livingston is 54. Country singer Sharon White is 54. Producer-director-writer Peter Farrelly is 51. Rock musician Mike Mills (R.E.M.) is 49. Pop singer Sarah Dallin (Bananarama) is 46. Country musician Tim Chewning is 45. Country musician Duane Propes is 41. DJ Homicide (Sugar Ray) is 37. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas is 37. Actress Sarah Paulson is 33. Actress Marissa Ribisi is 33. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 33. Actress Milla Jovovich is 32. Singer Bree Sharp is 32. Actress Jennifer Carpenter is 28. Actress Vanessa Zima is 21. Actor-singer Nat Wolff is 13.