*Actor George Clooney praised producer Jerry Weintraub as a good friend, then presented the maker of “Ocean’s Eleven” and its sequels with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday at a Boston Film Festival tribute dinner. Previous festivals honored William H. Macy and Susan Sarandon.
*Will Ferrell is auctioning a cameo appearance in his new movie, “Step Brothers,” to raise money for his friend Craig Pollard’s Cancer for College foundation. Online bidding is to begin Monday and close Sept. 26, and Ferrell will announce the winner Sept. 27.
*Evan Handler, who played Charlotte York’s husband, Harry Goldenblatt, on “Sex and the City,” has signed on for the upcoming film version. The movie is set to start shooting this month.
*It was an international event: Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd of “Fantastic Four” fame married British actress Alice Evans in Mexico on Friday, according to People.com.
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Personals was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
