Wednesday 18 January 2012

David Hasselhoff Joins The Celebrity Apprentice Australia; Dog Day For The Hoff



"The Hoff" flew in to Sydney, Australia yesterday off the long flight from London, but Hasselhoff didn't look too worse for wear.

Yesterday he was doing Bondi Beach and today he tipped off the world via his Twitter that he would be at Alexandria today, and "The Hoff" didn't disappoint.

Today he appeared in a motivator type role for Australia's Celebrity Apprentice as he participated in the celebrity dog wash antics at Sydney Park, Alexandria, in front of an appreciative crowd of almost a thousand (and a few hundred dogs).

Ian "Dicko" Dickson and Vince Sorrenti appeared to be the most vocal on the megaphone in getting pooch (and Hoff) lovers to part with their hard earned cash. All had to work hard as the celeb dog wash and other doggie activities occurred in 30 something degrees heat. Hoff was able to cool off a bit with his young girlfriend and was seen reaching for the sweat rag more than once. Hoff's son seemed to enjoy himself, and former AFL star Jason Akermanis was frequently running around the park's stalls. Even Batman and The Joker from DC Comics fame showed up for the fun. On the other side of the park the women's team got into the spirit of things too, but Hoff's team drew the biggest crowd 10:1. All the talent we spoke with today were very friendly and seemed to genuinely appreciate the strong turn out.

When quizzed about his favourite breed of dog, Hasselhoff joked "Hoff Dog", which got a nice reaction from the crowd. His shirt removal appeared to get the biggest pop from the crowd and as you would expect news media and fans focused in on Hoff's chest.

To their credit, event organisers offered water to the crowd. Police were on hand for the event and its understood things ran smoothly throughout.

Channel Nine producers believe former Baywatch star Hasselhoff will guarantee the second series of Apprentice will make global headlines.

Hasselhoff is appearing on the show to raise money for his nominated charity, Starlight Foundation.

Today he joined other signings including outspoken and gay AFL identity Jason Akermanis, former Australian Idol judge Ian "Dicko" Dickson and others. Also participating in today's dog mania was comedian Vince Sorrenti, Ben Dark and Tania Zaetta and Lauryn Eagle were on the ladies team.

Thousands of dollars was raised today but we understand you will have to tune into Channel Nine to find out exactly what the final $ bottom line was.

Filming of the new Australian celebrity Apprentice began in Sydney this week.

The show will once again be hosted by Australian finance guru Mark Bouris.

This coming Celebrity Apprentice is expected to rate higher than the last series, and if a success, producers will consider a third time lucky run. Woof.






Websites

Celebrity Apprentice Australia

Celebrity Apprentice Australia Facebook

David Hasselhoff official website

Vince Sorrenti official website

Starlight Children's Foundation (Australia)

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

Eva Rinaldi Photography

Music News Australia

Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson Adventure to Bondi Beach

Via Flickr:
Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson Adventure to Bondi Beach

Actor’s Vanessa Hudgens(Suckerpunch and High School Musical) and Josh Hutcherson (Hunger Games and Journey to the Centre of the Earth) were at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach while touring the harbour city for their latest film JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUSISLAND.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives acoded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist.

It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.
Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter(Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton (Cats Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore). It also stars Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson, and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mum, Liz Anderson.
JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND releases in cinemas nationally on January 19th
(Please note – This is an alert for media coverage only and is not an invitation to attend the screening)

Websites


The Mysterious Island official website
www.themysteriousisland.com

Village Roadshow
www.village.com.au

Roadshow Films
www.roadshowfilms.com.au

Dwayne The Rock Johnson official Facebook
www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson Adventure to Bondi Beach




Actor’s Vanessa Hudgens(Suckerpunch and High School Musical) and Josh Hutcherson (Hunger Games and Journey to the Centre of the Earth) were at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach while touring the harbour city for their latest film JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUSISLAND.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives acoded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.
Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter(Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton (Cats Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore). It also stars Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson, and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mum, Liz Anderson.
JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND releases in cinemas nationally on January 19th
(Please note – This is an alert for media coverage only and is not an invitation to attend the screening)






Websites

The Mysterious Island official website

Village Roadshow

Roadshow Films

Dwayne The Rock Johnson official Facebook

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

Eva Rinaldi Photography

Music News Australia

 

Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson arrives at Sydney Airport for the latest film Premiere: JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.





Vanessa Hudgens (Suckerpunch and High School Musical) and Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Hunger Games) will land in Sydney for the red carpet premiere today.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes and more than one astonishing secret.

Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather Hank (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore). It also stars Michael Caine, Alexander Anderson and Kristin Davis.










Village Roadshow

Roadshow Films

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

Eva Rinaldi Photography

Music News Australia

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