Posted Oct 11th 2009 10:02AM by TMZ Staff
Stephen Gately, part of the Irish boy band Boyzone, was found dead while on vacation in Spain. He was 33.
The circumstances of his death are still unclear -- the band released a statement that simply said he "tragically died."
Boyzone was one of the biggest acts in Ireland in the 1990s. The band had announced a comeback tour last year.
Gately became something of a gay icon in the U.K. after he announced he was gay 10 years ago. He married his partner Andrew Cowles (Elton John introduced them) in a civil union in 2006.
Filed under: R.I.P.
Tags: boy band, BoyBand, boyzone, dead, died, irish, spain, stephen gately, StephenGately
Posted Aug 11th 2009 3:00PM by TMZ Staff
Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger played it close yesterday in Barcelona -- with Renee making a grab for her alleged man's backside.
The two have not confirmed they're dating ... yet.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Paparazzi Video
Tags: barcelona, bradley cooper, BradleyCooper, bridget jones, BridgetJones, hookup, jerry maguire, JerryMaguire, justin bartha, JustinBartha, renee zellweger, ReneeZellweger, spain, the hangover, TheHangover, zack galifanikis, ZackGalifanikis
Posted Aug 8th 2009 12:55AM by TMZ Staff
Heather Graham took her rockin' bod to the beaches of Spain and gave everybody on the shore something to stare at.
Too bad they don't make roller skates that work in the sand.
Filed under: Hot Bodies, Photo Galleries
Tags: beach, bikini, celebrity bikini, celebrity body, CelebrityBikini, CelebrityBody, heather graham, HeatherGraham, hot bods, HotBods, spain, sun, tan
Posted Jul 21st 2006 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
Paris Hilton was spotted yesterday afternoon with bff Caroline D'Amore and Kimberly Kardashian at LAX en route to Spain - and with the looks of the trio's luggage - we're hoping it's for more than a week.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Paparazzi Photo, Paris Hilton
Tags: airport, brandon davis, BrandonDavis, hyde, lax, Nicky hilton, NickyHilton, paris hilton, ParisHilton, party, spain
Posted Feb 24th 2006 6:37PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- More "Desperate Housewives" -- in Spanish and Portuguese.
Hoping to replicate the worldwide success of the Golden Globe-winning ABC drama, Disney's intonational production arm announced Thursday plans to produce four local Latin American editions, each with its own cast and cultural flavor.
Spanish versions of the show will in Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador, and a Portuguese version will air in Brazil.
"The script of the series perfectly fit the profile of what the Latin American audience looks for," said Fernando Barbosa, senior vice president of Buena Vista International Television Latin America. "It looks similar to the telenovelas."
Each new version will be filmed on one set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and follow the format of the U.S. original, but with adaptations to reflect each cast's local culture.
"In the U.S. version there's a plumber (actor James Denton as Mike Delfino) in that neighborhood. In Latin America, a plumber is very unlikely to live in such type of neighborhood, so we'll have to switch that profession," Barbosa said.
The couple played by Eva Longoria and Ricardo Antonio Chavira -- who as Gabrielle and Carlos Solis represent Hispanics in the United States, Barbosa said -- will reflect permanent immigrants in each community. For example, in the Colombian version, the couple will be from Ecuador.
Production on the Argentine version begins April 15 in Buenos Aires, and the first episodes could air in Argentina as early as June or July, Barbosa said.
Four actresses have already been cast as the lead desperate housewives for the Argentine version: Araceli Gonzalez as Gabriela (Gabrielle on the U.S. version), Gabriela Toscano as Susana (Susan), Carola Reyna as Elisa (Bree) and Mercedes Moran as Lia (Lynette).
Tags: argentina, desperate housewives, DesperateHousewives, disney, eva longoria, EvaLongoria, james denton, JamesDenton, portugal, spain, teri hatcher, TeriHatcher
