Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

New York, NY (CNS) - Actress Tea Leoni was honored with her family, the Pantaleonis, and Chip Lyons for their work for UNICEF in a winter wonderland theme in Cipriani 42nd Street.

"My grandmother founder the U.S. fund for UNICEF in the late '40s," the 41-year-old actress explains. "She and my father are being honored, and I'm just skidding along on their coattails. But to be honest, I'm also excited for the chance to dress up without jelly all over me".

Leoni's friends and supporters who attended included Julian Moore and husband Bart Freundlich, Amy Fine Collins, Pamela Fiori, Susan Fales-Hill, Lauren Bush and David Lauren among others.

"We're really good friends with Tea Leoni, and that's why we're here tonight," Moore says.

Host Bryant Gumbel remarks, "The fact that we've managed to fill up this room means we've already raised over two million dollars."

Leoni had stated in an issue of Life magazine that she became a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF partially because her paternal grandmother was the president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for 25 years.

She is married to X-Files actor David Duchovny and they celebrated their 10th anniversary last May 6.

Thanks to http://www.allheadlinenews.com/!

Daily Variety (SAG Awards Preview) [Nov 29, 2007]

Garry Shandling on David Duchovny
::Actors on Actors::

"It's the small moments to watch for in 'Californication.' The tiniest moments that show the character and actor's core without Dave almost doing anything, but allowing it to happen. It's the glance to the side, the roll of the eyes, or the fearful openness he has when he asks his wife, 'Was I ever mean to you?' Then there's a broad moment where his head goes through an expensive painting just as he's climaxing with yet another woman. It's all unpredictable in a new way that he hasn't been. Closer to the bone. Courageous, yet still hiding. That's Hank. It's impossible to like him, isn't it? He fucks everything that moves, and doesn't have enough focus left to write anything, which is his occupation. He's lost, and yet not. He's oblivious, and yet not. But, here's what he is for sure: present. Don't misunderstand. Hank is not David. He has crafted a character that allows him to explore and go further. And don't mistake the womanizing as a flimsy gimmick. Hank's just got it, and it's a key clue to his psyche, because for him it is just one more way he escapes the moment while fully being in it."

UNICEF 2007 SNOWFLAKE BALL presented by BACCARAT at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 27, 2007 in New York City.

The Pantaleoni family was awarded with the 2007 Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award in honor of their pioneering and enduring committment to UNICEF" and for the "global impact they have made toward saving children".

I have wanted this complete interview for months now and today I finally got it! Scans of Vegas Magazine [July 2007] with Tea on the cover.

I wonder if the family still stay this whole school year in NY as Tea mentions it's a possibility... Enjoy!

David was sighted in NY with his kids on Nov 19 and was photographed back in LA on nov 20... Wonder if he came to LA to pack his bags and head up to Vancouver?

Sighted: “Just went to get lunch down in the 30 Rock concourse and saw David Duchovny with his two kids in the Swarovksi store. He looks fiiine. The dream of seeing my childhood crush in person has been fulfilled." Source

November 20: Healthy David Duchovny has PInkberry yogurt after yoga class...

US band The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing over the right to use the word Californication.

Showtime Networks has a television series which goes by the name Californication, but it is also the name of the band's 1999 album and one of its singles.

The suit filed in Los Angeles seeks a permanent injunction barring Showtime and the other defendants from using the title Californication for the show, damages and restitution and disgorgement of all profits derived by the defendants.

From: http://ukpress.google.com

David Duchovny, among other starts, supports WGA strike at Time Warner Center, in NY.

By Paul J. Gough
Nov 9, 2007


NEW YORK -- Writers received a large boost from celebrities Thursday as their fourth day of picketing returned to Midtown Manhattan.

More than 100 noisy, boisterous picketers lined Columbus Circle in front of Time Warner headquarters. Walking with them on a chilly Manhattan morning were Robin Williams, who brought bagels for the writers, and David Duchovny.

Others included Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, "SNL" star Seth Myers and "Sopranos" creator David Chase as well as "Law and Order: SVU" actors Chris Meloni and Richard Belzer.

Chase, carrying a "Fair Share for Net and Air" sign, said he wasn't striking for himself but instead for writers' residuals for those who aren't as well off.

"There are a lot of people who depend on those residuals to get by," Chase said.

The appearance of hard-hatted Teamsters emboldened the picketers after a brief lull, adding whistles and renewed chants of "Pens down, contract now."

The appearance of hard-hatted Teamsters emboldened the picketers after a brief lull, adding whistles and renewed chants of "Pens down, contract now." The inflatable rat was replaced by an equally large and "greedy" pink pig.

"Good luck, you guys," said one woman walking by.

Former sitcom star Roseanne Barr stopped by to show support. She said the strike wasn't affecting anything she was currently doing as she is mostly blogging.

Thanks to Hollywood Reporter!

David Duchovny and wife Téa Leoni at the Set of her new movie, "Ghost Town" and walking around Madison ave in NYC. November 02, 2007