Hello, finally I’m getting around to writing in this blog. Well the strike is over, Hallelujah! And today was my first day back on the set of Scrubs, one of the few shows to survive the cuts that came as a result of the strike imposed "hiatus". Needless to say we are overjoyed. The Scrubs set is unique in that we’re really like a family, many of the crew members and cast have been with the show since the begining. I’m a "newbie" I came on board the fifth season and I’m still hanging in there.
So much happened during the strike, I wanted to write about it but honestly, I was depressed for the first month and then scrambling like my co-workers to find work. Work…well a semblence of it. I did 3 small feature films. It seems that the smart writers and producers who’ve had scripts tucked away took advantage of the available crews to hire us at bargin basement prices to get their independent films produced. Mostly it was a blast, I had the opportunity to help some really talented people see their dreams become reality. One of the projects "Beauties and the Beast" was written, produced and directed by one of the Scrubs writers, Aseem, who is a doll. It was great to see the old crew, we shot at the Scrubs lot/hospital and really had a ball. The plot involved southern belles and their daughters and beauty pagents, it’s your guess who were the beauties and who the beasts. Keep your eyes peeled for it.
I will be adding some behind the scenes pics for your viewing pleasure in addition to access to the products we use to create the looks on our glamourous cast of doctors, nurses and guess stars so stay tuned and send me your questions, whatever info I can pass on I’m willing.
Welcome to the first edition of Haute Off The Set, for all of you loyal supporters of Hauteofftheset.com this is the beginning of the re-birth or "re- launch" if you will, of the first online e-zine for people like us… Beauty, Fashion and Entertainment Aficionados who have a “need to know” what’s new and Hot! Stay tuned…for video clips of Hollywoods top stylist, doing what they do on set with their celebrity clients and…if you have a question you’d like answered by a stylist, let me know, post your questions and comments to this page.
Well, this year has been (another) busy one, I am back on Scrubs, the 2 time Emmy nominated Hospital "Dramedy" starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Judy Reyes and Sarah Chalke, not to mention our fabulous co-star of the last few episodes (and Zach’s characters new love thang) Ms. Elizabeth Banks. I’m waiting to hear back from the Celebrity Fit Club on when we begin our 5th season with VH1, who would’ve thought that a show about celeb’s trying to get back in shape would be so successful?
HauteZine.com went behind the scenes of the first annual charity fashion show hosted by the students of Beverly Hills High. The procedes from the event went to the Vaghn Setian Charitable Foundation, an organization founded by the students in honor of their fallen student, Vaghn Setian. All of the makeup used on the students and for the charity auction was donated by a host of big hearted cosmetics companies (Hautelines) All of the makeup artist in attendance, IATSE Local 706 Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Union and the cosmetics companies, volunteered their time for this great cause. And all of the models were from the student body of Beverly Hills High.
This is a very cool Chanel Runway show, you’ve got to check it out! (no I wasn’t there…. this time!) Keep checking back for interesting beauty and fashion videos, if you have something cool you’d like to post send me a note.
No stranger to the entertainment world, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is one of the few actors in Hollywood who can boast a career that began over 15 years ago. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey Malcolm-Jamal began acting at a very young age. HZ:What drew you to acting? MJW:"I was 9-years-old and willing to do anything to keep my mother’s foot out of my ass. She was always looking for things for me to do besides going to school, hanging out, and trying to get into trouble. She tried a lot of different things, but theater was what stuckat might have had something to do with the curtain calls," he smiles. Regarding his early influences: "I have my mother, father, God and Bill Cosby to thank for my success." Say’s Malcolm-Jamal . "Seeing my mother and father work so hard instilled in me a healthy work ethic at a very young age. Growing up watching Mr. Cosby working hard despite his success totally solidified that work ethic for me. Success in this business is not so much about achieving, but sustaining over the long haul." HZ:What were you like as a child?"In grade school I was the dreamer, the talker and the kid learning that to be a leader you have to also know how to listen. My father used to tell me that the less you talk the more you are able to observe and to learn." Such early success alone is worthy of noting, but add to it the fact that Malcolm-Jamal is still in his 20′s and we begin to see one of the many facets of this diamond in the rough. Rough only because of his relative youth. Malcolm-Jamal ‘s talents are still being excavated, few people are aware that in addition to acting and being one of "Malcolm and Eddie’s" resident directors, Malcolm-Jamal is also a spoken word artist as well as musician. His band, "Miles Long," in which he plays electric and upright bass, has been performing all around the Los Angeles area to packed houses. "Our vibe has been labeled ‘jazz/funk’, but we’ll go from Living Colour to John Coltrane in the same show. The album will reflect that diversity." If that is not enough,he and his partner/labelmate,-Lionel Cole, have just recently formed "the wonder factory,rg" a record label which features other alter- native artists in addition to "Miles Long." "Aside from the jazz/funk sounds of my band, our artist roster ranges from The Lionel Cole Quintet?imagine Al Green meets The Dave Matthews Band?to the pop/soft rock melodies of cellist Cameron Stone. Because my entire livelihood doesn’t rely on how many records I sell, I’m in a fortunate position where I get to really be an artist and I want to share that with other artists that I believe in. There’s a certain musicality that1s missing in most popular music today and I envision "the wonder factory, rg" as a safe haven for artists who don’t want to compromise their art for the sake of getting a record deal." "I’ve been involved in music all my life." Malcolm-Jamal ‘s musical tastes tend to be diverse. "Musically,my influences are Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers,Earth,Wind and Fire,Miles Davis, War, Gil Scott Herron, Brand New Heavies and Led Zeppelin." How much control do you have over your music? MJW:"A tremendous amount, we all do", referring to the other members in his band. "One of the reasons we started "the wonder factory" was so that we didn’t have other people dictating to us what our voices are. I’m very aware of the stigma attatched to actor/musicians so I wanted to take the time to make the album sound exactly the way I want it to. Every bit of my heart is in this record and it1s going to surprise alot of people. When asked how he feels about his music: "Until recently, it’s been rather difficult for me to embrace the concept that I am an artist.. I’ve been a working actor for almost 20 years and a working director for about 11 of those years. As an adult, I’ve realized that the acting, directing, writing, poetry, the music are all the same to me?avenues with which I can express my creativity. This is the first time since I was 9-years-old that I1m doing something soley out of the desire…" Look for their first single release in June and the album debut this summer! For a sneak peek at Malcom and "Miles Long" in action, be sure to check out the season finale of "Malcolm and Eddie" with special guest star Cindy Herron of Envouge, airing May 25th on UPN. (Check your local listings for times) Haute-Zine went behind the scene at Los Ange -les club, El Rey, with photographer Michael Higgins, and captured Malcolm-Jamal and "Miles Long" in the mix. For more info on Malcolm-Jamal and his band check out Haute Flash OUT TAKES "The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is thank God." "The most luxurious thing I’ve ever done is to pick my mother up at the airport in the car I just bought her." ("I don’t put alot of energy on material things, but I did pick my mother up from the airport one day in a car I’d just bought her. She cried for almost a half hour. The car could in no way equal what she’s done for me, but it was a thank you that meant alot to both of us.") "I have two children, a five year old rottweiler and a four year old pit bull." Favorite food, "Jerk Chicken Pizza". Favorite sport "Basketball". Favorite movies, "Raging Bull, Black Orphius, Psycho (the original),Princess Bride, Monty Python’s Holy Grail,and Eve’s Byou.""On a scale of 1-10, ten being best I consider myself a 9.5." (he’s humble too)
