– Actress Valerie Bertinelli and guitar god Eddie Van Halen are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli’s publicist has confirmed. “They have been separated for four years and it’s amicable,” the spokesman said.
– Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe has married fellow Japanese thespian Kaho Minami, the couple announced Wednesday. “Last Samurai” star Watanabe can be seen next in “Memoirs of a Geisha.”
– The Joyce Foundation, an $800 million Chicago philanthropy, said this week that it will boost funding to area arts organizations by 40 percent, to nearly $1.73 million, in 2006. The foundation said new initiatives include expanding creative opportunities for minority artists and encouraging more participation by minorities on arts groups’ boards and staff.
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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.
