Sam Waterston to Narrate at Cathedral Choral Society Event

Sam Waterston (Law & Order) will act as narrator for a portion of a presentation of Cathedral Choral Society's “When Lilacs Last in The Door-yard Bloom'd” by Paul Hindemith, on Sunday March 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at the Washington National Cathedral. This is an official event of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Sam will be narrating a part of the event with Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait and Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

More details about the performance and ticket information can be found at the Cathedral Choral Society web site.



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Isabel Gillies’ Memoir Featured At Starbucks

Isabel Gillies, who plays Kathy Stabler, Elliot Stabler’s (Chris Meloni) wife on Law & Order SVU, will have her memoir featured at Starbucks locations across the United States. According to Associated Press, her memoir, "Happens Every Day," covers the collapse of her marriage to DeSales Harrison. The book will be published March 24. Starbucks also released a statement, where Gillies describes her story as "loving your life even when it's falling apart." She is currently married to Wall Street Journal reporter Peter Lattman.


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Steve Zirnkilton: The “Voice” of Law & Order

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Have you ever wondered about the guy who voices all the introductions for all of the Law & Order franchise episodes? You know, “The Voice” that announces, for example, “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

That is the voice of Steve Zirnkilton, the guy who has the distinction of being listed in as “narrator” for every single episode in the franchise. His voice is heard in every episode, and there isn’t any one else in the entire Law & Order universe that can make that claim.

“The Maine Campus” (A University of Maine student publication) recently conducted an interview with Steve, titled Steve Zirnkilton: The man behind the voice. Some excerpts:

MC: What would the big break in your voiceover career be?

Zirnkilton: Well, anyone who knows anything about my career would know there's only one answer to that. That's when I had the opportunity to do "Law & Order." I played an on-camera detective in the pilot episode, and then I got a call from a big time producer who said he had something he wanted me to record. I had no idea what it would be, and he stood next to me as it was read, and he told me how he wanted it done. And that was that.

MC: You were on-screen for the pilot episode?

Zirnkilton: That's right, the first episode, actually the only episode that didn't have my intro. So that's the trivia part of it. I'm the only one who's been in every episode.

MC: The only "Law & Order" person to be on every episode? That's a pretty good claim to fame.

Zirnkilton: [laughs] Yeah, it's a good trivia question.

MC: Is that something you want to get into again, making more on-screen appearances?

Zirnkilton: It's something I've always enjoyed. I've had the opportunity to do some theater since then. It's been very enjoyable and it wasn't something our kids were interested in, so I got away from that. I did some on-camera commercials for "Law & Order," which people can see on TNT's Web site. But it's fun, and you never know.


You can read the full interview here. It's interesting to learn about the man behind the voice!



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Anthony Anderson On The Town For Fashion

Anthony Anderson (Law & Order) was spotted at two fashion events in the last week. He was at the celebration of the 2009 "What is Sexy?" List, which was held at The Bowery Hotel in New York City on February 11, 2009. He also attended Chambord Fashion Week Activation on February 16 during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009. This event was at the Tents in Bryant Park in New York City on February 16, 2009.

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Chris Meloni Attends Monarchy Fall Fashion Show

Chris Meloni (Law & Order SVU) was photographed attending the Monarchy Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Promenade at Bryant Park on February 14, 2009 in New York City. Here are a few pics. My fashion statement to Chris: Ditch the pork-pie hat!

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S. Epatha Merkerson To Receive Matrix Award

New York Women in Communications have named the recipients of the Matrix Awards for 2009. The Matrix Awards honor the extraordinary achievements of outstanding women in the communications industry. S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order) will be honored in the arts and entertainment category. She will be officially recognized at a luncheon on April 27, 2009, sponsored by Seventeen magazine, part of the Hearst Magazines unit of the Hearst Corporation. The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Congratulations to Epatha!



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Sam Waterston: New LIncoln Readings

Here are a few a videos from CNN, just posted today, of Sam Waterston (Law & Order) reading President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, and Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. This was in honor of today’s bicentennial of Lincoln’s birthday.

The Gettysburg Address



The Emmancipation Proclamation



Lincoln's Second Inaugural





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Chris Noth To Host Toronto’s One Night Live Benefit

Toronto’s City News reports that Chris Noth (Law & Order Criminal Intent) will host the second annual One Night Live benefit concert, which will be held on May 21 at the Air Canada Centre. The proceeds are going toward the Women & Babies Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
You can read all the details at Canada’s City News.ca/news, or hear Chris talk about it in the video below






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Sam Waterston and Lincoln’s Cooper Union Speech

With the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday coming up on February 12, and as Sam Waterston (Law & Order) has frequently performed in many shows as Lincoln, I thought this was a good time to highlight Sam’s special reading of one of Lincoln’s important speeches.
In May of 2004, Sam reenacted Lincoln’s Cooper Union (New York) speech, which, despite not being a very well known speech by most Americans, is considered one of Lincoln’s most important. It is believed that this speech contributed greatly to Lincoln being elected president, even though he wasn’t even the nominee for the presidency at the time he made the speech.

In this video, “Sam Waterston Delivers Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech” (link to C-Span), Sam delivers an impassioned performance as Lincoln. The speech is lengthy – a little over an hour – but Sam’s performance at the end should not be missed. Sam appears about 15 minutes into the video if you want to save yourself some time in viewing the entire program.

If you’d like to read along, you can find a transcript of the speech here, along with an audio only of the same reading by Sam. Further reading about Sam’s performance can be found in this New York Times article published in May of 2004, here.




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Merkerson and De La Garza at NY Premier of “The International”

Law & Order (NBC) stars S. Epatha Merkerson and Alana De La Garza were in attendance at the New York premier and after party for the film “The International” on Monday, February 9. The screening was hosted by The Cinema Society and Angel by Thierry Mugler and was held at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City.

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Law & Order Stars: More Writers Guild Awards Photos

I posted some pictures yesterday from Saturday’s Writers Guild Award red carpet arrivals. More photos have been made available, so here are a few more pictures of Sam Waterston, Alana De La Garza, Linus Roache, and S. Epatha Merkerson. Enjoy!

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Law & Order Stars Attend Writers Guild Awards

A few of the stars of Law & Order – Sam Waterston, Linus Roache, S. Epatha Merkerson and Alana De La Garza – were spotted on the red carpet at the 61st Annual Writer’s Guild Awards New York Ceremony. The event was held on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

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Jeff Goldblum Attends Berlin International Film Festival

Jeff Goldblum (Law & Order Criminal Intent) was in attendance at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival at the Cinema Paris, which was held on February 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. He was there for the showing of his film, “Adam Resurrected.” Here are a few photos of Jeff on the red carpet.

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Ice-T Mentors Through Music and Tupperware

Yes, you read that right. Times must be changing, and this probably isn’t your mom’s Tupperware anymore. According to PR Newswire, Ice-T (Law & Order SVU) is partnering with Tupperware to host “an interactive hip-hop workshop for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, followed by a celebratory Tupperware Party benefiting the organization. In celebration of Black History Month and inspired by our country's renewed declaration to "give back," now more than ever the importance of 'mentorship through music' is relevant and impactful.” They go on to say that Ice-T will share his “inspiration and motivation for creating music, and will be discussing his emotional and creative process behind writing raps.”

It is also being reported that he will be having a “star-studded Tupperware Party in Manhattan, with net proceeds from the sale of Tupperware benefitting the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. Guests will enjoy signature 'Ice-Tini' cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served on Tupperware products, as well as music provided by celebrity DJ, D-Nice.” I can only image what Ice-T’s wife Coco will be wearing…maybe some strategically placed Tupperware bowls?


Ice-T has also helped to promote Tupperware before. You may recall that Ice-T hosted a Super Bowl Tupperware party in 2008, calling it the “Tupperbowl”. (I don’t make up this stuff, I just report it.)

Personally, I find Ice-T and Tupperware a very odd combination. Still, all kidding aside, it is nice that he and Tupperware are partnering for a good cause.


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Bowling With Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston (Law & Order) took off his DA hat and put on the bowling shoes for a special event. He participated the 23rd annual Second Stage Theatre All-Star Bowling Classic fundraiser at Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge in New York City on February 2, 2009.Here are a few photos in case you don’t believe me. I found the one of him standing over a group of bowling balls a little funny. (Anthony Edwards, formerly of the NBC show ER, is also in some of the pictures. I still get choked up every time I see him. He had probably one of the saddest death scenes ever on television.)

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Eric Bogosian To Appear At Oberlin College

Eric Bogosian (Law & Order Criminal Intent), who is an alumnus of the Oberlin College (Ohio) theatre program, will be appearing at Oberlin College on Wednesday, February 4, at 8:00 PM. He will be giving a talk titled "Bitter Honey: A Reading” as part of Oberlin College's 2008-2009 Convocation Series. The event is free to the public. In the days surrounding Bogosian’s visit, Oberlin College will also be presenting his play "subUrbia."

For further information, visit Oberlin.edu





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Meloni And Goldblum Attend Super Bowl Party Hosted by NBC Universal

Chris Meloni (Law & Order SVU) and Jeff Goldblum (Law & Order Criminal Intent) were in attendance at the NBC Universal Pre-Super Bowl party. The event was held on January 31, at Portofino in Orlando Florida.

Here are a few photos from the arrivals!

(Photos by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

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