– Jay Leno will step into the critic’s chair next week with Richard Roeper as he takes on guest co-hosting duties for “Ebert & Roeper.” Leno will be the first guest co-host for the movie review show while Roger Ebert recuperates from cancer surgery. Kevin Smith will be the second guest host.
– Daniel Radcliffe will strip off his Harry Potter eyeglasses and robes for his London stage debut next year. The 17-year-old actor, who plays the schoolboy wizard in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s novels, will star as a troubled stableboy in Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” Richard Griffiths, who plays Harry’s Uncle Vernon in the films, is lined up to play the psychiatrist who interviews the troubled youth.
– Will Ferrell and his wife, Viveca Paulin, are expecting a baby, People.com reports. They have a son, Magnus, 2.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
