Dan Gross: Margera at the Murano
LOCAL "JACKASS" Bam Margera has been living for nearly a week at the Murano (21st & Market), with his purple Lamborghini in the building's garage.
LOCAL "JACKASS" Bam Margera has been living for nearly a week at the Murano (21st & Market), with his purple Lamborghini in the building's garage.
Last month, Margera told TMZ.com that he had been hospitalized after going on a "four-day bender" stemming from marital problems. "I may get a divorce . . . booze helps," he said.
Margera's wife, Missy, has not been seen at the condo building, where he moved last Friday.
Last night a spokesman for the Murano, which made headlines in June for auctioning off 42 of its unsold units, said that the Murano couldn't comment on whether anyone was or was not a resident.
It's unclear whether Margera, who owns a home in Pocopson Township, Chester County, has purchased a unit at the Murano or is subletting someone's place.
Margera's spokesman did not return our request for comment.
Wanted: 'Women
of Rittenhouse'
Suburban banker Robin Burwell makes it very clear that the pilot she's casting, "The Women of Rittenhouse Square," is not affiliated with Bravo's "The Real Housewives of . . ." series, which has featured Orange County, New York, Atlanta and New Jersey.
Burwell, of start-up company Ocean Front Media Productions, says that her show will be different from the successful Bravo franchise.
"Philadelphia women are unique and special, have a lot to say and are opinionated," says Burwell, who lives on Rittenhouse Square herself. We asked if she was hoping for drama and conflict such as can be found on "The Real Housewives of . . ." Says Burwell: "Nobody's going to watch TV without strong personalities."
Burwell, who has not yet spoken with any networks about the pilot, is seeking women over 18, but says that all ages are welcome.
For info, visit Oceanfrontmedia productions.blogspot.com, or apply by sending bio, contact info and a photo to realityshowsubmission@gmail.com.
* We asked Bravo yesterday whether it
had considered Philadelphia for a "Real Housewives of . . . " A station spokeswoman said that only Washington, D.C., was in development.
Rhea Hughes welcomes a son
Rhea Hughes is used to working early hours, but shortly after 2 a.m. yesterday, the 610 WIP morning show co-host gave birth to Clark Hughes Cohn, the first child for her and husband, Joseph Cohn, project manager at Patriot Construction. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
Out and about
_ Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal yesterday shopped the Bethayres Market (650 Welsh Road), in Huntingdon Valley, where they were gracious to fans who approached and signed a few autographs while shopping.
The couple dined at Morimoto (723 Chestnut) Monday night.
* Actor Charles Dutton ("Roc," "Get On
the Bus") was in town over the weekend shooting an intense scene for "The Gift" at TJS Auto Imports (2149 Penrose). In the scene, Dutton faces off with Michael Wright ("Oz," "Five Heartbeats"), who plays a crooked cop. Dutton plays the father of an aspiring rapper, played by Jamie Hector, of "The Wire," who is running a credit-card scam to get money he needs for his son's surgery.
Tailor Made, Feldman
in TV court
George "Tailor Made" Weisgerber, of VH1's "I Love New York," has sued Celebrity Boxing promoter Damon Feldman for $4,500 over being kicked off a May fight card. The pair will now settle their differences, not in the ring, but in the TV courtroom of "Judge Jeanine Pirro."
Feldman says that Tailor Made was booted after he hung in the parking lot taping his own reality-show pilot and didn't come inside to dress for the ring.
Feldman, Tailor Made and "Tailor of Terror" Daniel Morroni, Tailor Made's intended challenger, are in Chicago today taping the Pirro show. The series returns at noon Sept. 7 on CW Philly, but it's not yet known when this episode will air.
* Speaking of Feldman, Scott Cummings has signed on to fight somebody at CBF 11 Sept. 12 at the Maple Zone Sports in Boothwyn. Rodney King and an as-yet-undetermined opponent will headline the fight night.
The Mayfair Civic Association president will be outside City Hall at noon today promoting a book he's written about celebrity protection. Cummings worked in Donald Trump's security detail for five years and served for two days in the early '90s as Michael Jackson's bodyguard, making the assertion on his Web site, BG2S.com, that he is "Jackson's former bodyguard" seem exaggerated. Nonetheless, Cummings and Mickey J, a Michael Jackson impersonator, and "Thriller Ghoul" dancers will be outside City Hall. Cummings' book can be pre-ordered at BG2S.com, and features stories and pictures of Henry Kissinger, Elton John, Peyton Manning and many others.
Stephanopoulos speaks
ABC News chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos will be the featured speaker at the 209th annual meeting of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 7 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. New chamber prez Rob Wonderling will set out his agenda to advance area business, and board chairman David L. Cohen will introduce new board members.
'Always Sunny' live at Tower
The cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" brings a show-inspired rock opera, "The Nightman Cometh," to the Tower Theater on Sept. 17. South Philly's Rob McElhenney, his wife/co-star Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, and Danny DeVito will be in the show. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday online at Live Nation.com.
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