Danny DeVito serves lemon liqueur at festival

Danny DeVito serves lemon liqueur at festival

NEW ORLEANS — Actor Danny DeVito served up his own premium “Limoncello” liqueur flavored with zesty Italian lemons and gave a cry of “Salut!” to a drink-sipping crowd at Tales of the Cocktail, a New Orleans cocktail and culinary festival.

Wife and actress Rhea Perlman accompanied DeVito as he shared stories Friday about his New Jersey upbringing and spoke of his passion for Sorrento, Italy, where his liqueur is produced. The occasion: a “Drink Italy” event at the Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter.

DeVito said his premium brand is crafted from Italian-grown organic lemons, sugar, water and alcohol. He said it goes well with tequila or in a martini with vodka — or even chilled alone.

This fall, DeVito returns as Frank Reynolds in the fifth season of the FX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Underwood to entertain troops at Fort Campbell

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Carrie Underwood will headline a Salute to the Troops Concert next month at Fort Campbell.

A spokeswoman for Underwood says the show is one of only a handful of live performances she is doing this summer as she works on a new album for later this year.

The Aug. 14 concert for the soldiers and their families will also feature John Rich and Jake Owen.

The performance kicks off the Week of the Eagles, a celebration honoring the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division.

Fort Campbell is a sprawling Army post that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line.

Artie Lange charged with DUI in New Jersey

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey.

Toms River police say Lange’s 2009 Nissan struck the rear of another vehicle around 1:30 p.m. Friday. Police say the responding officers’ observations led to charges against the 41-year-old Lange, of Roseland. He was taken to police headquarters for processing.

Lange is a “Howard Stern Show” regular and recently wrote a best-selling book, “Too Fat to Fish.”

Today’s birthdays

Actor Patrick Stewart is 69. Actor Robert Forster (“Banyon”) is 68. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is 67. Actor Harrison Ford is 67. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 63. Actress Didi Conn is 58. Country singer Louise Mandrell is 55. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 52. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 47. Actor Michael Jace (“The Shield”) is 44. Country singer Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shriver) is 44. Singer Deborah Cox is 36. Drummer Will Champion of Coldplay is 31.