Salma Hayek To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Christies held "A Bid to Save the Earth" Live Auction on April 22nd.
Proceeds goes to four environmental organizations: Conservation International, Oceana, NRDC and Central Park Conservancy.
The carbon neutral auction featured world-renowned works of art, exotic travel packages and unique celebrity experiences. Greenopolis TV host Melissa McGinnis worked the Green carpet, getting some tips from the stars!
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Salma Hayek Jimenez was born on September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. She is the daughter of Oil Company executive Sami Hayek and Diana Jimenez, a talent scout and opera singer. Salma Hayek had a paternal Lebanese ancestry and a maternal Spanish descent. Raised in a Catholic family, Salma attended the Academy of Sacred Heart in Louisiana until she was ejected for behavioral problems. She then returned to Mexico and then to Texas, where she stayed until 17 years old. She then returned to Mexico to pursue a course in International Relations at the Unibersidad Iberoamericana. Salma Hayek then dropped out of college to purse an acting career.
When she was 23 years old, Salma Hayek landed a lead role in a Mexican daytime drama, "Teresa", which made her an overnight star in Mexico. In 1994, Salma Hayed starred in the critically acclaimed "El Callejon de los Milagros", which has won a number awards that no other Mexican movie has beaten.
In 1991, Salma Hayek moved to Los Angeles to study professional acting under Stella Adler. However, it was Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan who gaveSalma Hayek her first break in Hollywood, landing her the lead role in Desperado (1995). She also played a small, but memorable role in the movie, "From Dusk Till Dawn".
Salma Hayek attended the “Dora The Explorer” Tenth Anniversary Celebration at Nickelodeon Animation Studio on Tuesday (March 2).
Salma Hayek looked gorgeous in a navy dress as she posed for pictures, made a speech and even read a “Dora” book aloud to the audience.
On the career front, Salma Hayek is staying quite busy - she has a new film called the “Grown Ups” coming out this June, followed by another flick called “Puss in Boots” hitting theaters sometime in 2011.
Furthermore, Salma Hayek is not slowing down one bit. According to imdb’s website, she is in talks for several other films as well called “La banda,” “Diego Ascending,” “Bones Family,” and “Wild Roses, Tender Roses.”
Salma Hayek-Reporte Hollywood... Salma Hayek reads at Dora the Explorer event in Hollywood
She appears in in Grown Ups film as Roxanne Chase-Feder, Lenny's wife.
Grown Ups is an upcoming 2010 American ensemble comedy film starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade. James, Rock, Schneider, & Spade have all worked with Sandler on films before, though this is the 1st film w/ all five. Sandler and Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan is directing.
Five friends and former teammates reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesnt mean growing up.
Grown Ups film is produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison and 'll be distributed by Columbia Pictures. Grown Ups Filming commenced in Southborough, Massachusetts on May 18, 2009, but most of the filming was done at Chebacco Lake in Essex, Massachusetts. It is set to be released on June 25, 2010.
5 best friends (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade) and former teammates reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph) and kids in town, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn't always mean growing up.
Salma Hayek She appeared in Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant as Madame Truska.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is the 2009 film adaptation of the 1st three books of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan.
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant tell about... A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
Salma Hayek- "Vampire's Assistant"- Reporte Hollywood
The Vampire's Assistant film has received mixed reviews. The Vampire's Assistant currently holds a 37% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a rating of 4.9 out of 10.
According to Metacritic, The Vampire's Assistant film holds a score of 43 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on 25 reviews.
On IMDB the response from viewers has been much more positive -- it currently has a score of 6.4 out of 10 based on more than 2500 responses.
On Darren Shan's messageboard, he listed 123 reviews (every review that he could find online up to October 23rd) which broke down into 55 positive reviews, 45 negative, and 23 neutral.
The Vampire's Assistant film opened in 2,754 theaters in the USA and made close to $14 million dollars, reaching number seven in the charts. The Vampire's Assistant has performed stronger in other countries, making €12.4 million dollars by the start of 2010, getting to number one in Ukraine, number two in Russia, nuber three in Portugal and number five in the UK.
The Vampire's Assistant movie is scheduled to open in many more countries between now and June 2010, and on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK and USA in February, so there is still a chance that it will ultimately perform well and generate a sequel, despite its subdued opening in the USA.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary
of Earth Day, Christies held "A Bid to Save the Earth" Live Auction on April 22nd.
