Jennifer Coolidge @ GirlBar Dinah Shore Week!

Photo Credit: Phil Lobel / Lobeline Communications Inc.
Makeup By: Lanny Lee Leyda

Palm Springs, CA – 4/2/10 -Jennifer Coolidge (center) joins co-producers Dr. Robin Gans (left) and Sandy Sachs (right) at their 20th Anniversary Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week® in Palm Springs, California. Coolidge, best known for her iconic film roles in “Legally Blond” and “Best In Show,” is performing her stand up comedy routine at a Saturday night benefit concert for the HRC (Human Rights Campaign) Fund.

The Top Ten Q & A: Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge is one of my favorite Actresses and she always “makes me want a hotdog real bad!” She is best known for playing "Stifler's mom," the consummate "MILF", in the film American Pie, and Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde. This Silver Screen Diva will hit the stage for an incredible evening of laughter at Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week (GBDS) on Saturday night, April 3rd @ the Hotel Zoso Grand Ballroom! A portion of this event’s proceeds will go directly to the Human Rights Campaign Fund.

Do you have a genre of film, or type of film that you a particularly drawn to? How do you make your choices since so many of your characters have become so iconic? I am usually drawn to a hilarious comedy or a dramatic role with a great plot. But it’s easier for me to land a comedy because I have been in so many.

Which one of your previous characters was the most fun to play? I played a rap singer on Nip/ Tuck was one of my favorite jobs I’ve had! Her name was “Hot Coco” with a new song “Yo Stank” It was hilarious. It just shows how cool and fun the writers are on that show! It came out of no where and it was a thrill to be a part of it!

Any plans on performing “Yo Stank” on stage? I would have to look into getting permission for that. It would be fun! I love doing that character!

One of my favorite Interviews you did was on The Graham Norton Show in the UK with Enrique Iglesias. Enrique seemed so intimidated what was his deal? Do you have the problem with men feeling intimidated often? I don’t know if he felt intimidated but Enrique did seem kind of shy. Gay men and women are never uncomfortable! I love doing UK press, anything goes! When you show up to a TV Interview in the states everyone is so uptight!


How does it feel to be a Gay Icon? (If you didn’t know, the gays LOVE you!) I don’t know if I’m a gay icon but whatever I am I LIKE IT! I love the gays (men and woman) it’s been a mutual feeling for as long as I can remember. I feel incredibly lucky to be loved by the group that I love! I love the fact that the White Supremacists aren’t seeking me out to do a show!


Why do you think the GLBT Community relates to you so much? I don’t know, it is a mutual feeling of love. Maybe it’s that they think I could be a man in drag? Lol Maybe it’s because I’m “cartoony” and bigger than life? Lol

Have you ever seen a Drag Queen Impersonate you? If so, how did it make you feel? I was just in Raleigh, NC there was this drag queen named Eunyce Ray at FLEX and she knew every line I ever did in any of my movies. She was very big and dramatic looking! I was very impressed… she knew everything it was so flattering! These people spend hours learning and studying mannerisms and lines, It was AMAZING!

Most of us have only seen your films. What can we expect from you at Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week? I like that stand up Im not edited and I can say whatever I want… I like the freedom that I don’t get on TV or Film

What are you looking forward to most about “Girl Bar Dinah Shore?” Usually when I do a stand up act its really fast, I fly in and fly out. But not this weekend, I get to be there from the beginning to the end! I actually get to stick around and have fun… I love that im not going to miss the Full experience of Dinah! I hope to be the last person standing.

I think our readers would love to know how you first go into show business. I thought I might pursue acting because it was the only thing I attempted to do that people complimented… I never got compliments on anything growing up… No one ever said “OMG Jennifer you’re so organized, or you would be a great leader.” I got “You were great as the princess in Rumpelstiltskin!” In 3rd grade I remember that being the first moment in my life that someone came up and said something positive.

What was YOUR inspiration for wanting to be an actress? Acting inspired me, the more I did it the better I got! When doors started opening I realized what my calling was. At one point I was in school to be a makeup artist, but that door never opened but when I acted it happened! I feel like Acting chose me.

Did you feel that comedy was your best vehicle from the start of your career or did it just evolve? I was trying to be a dramatic actress forever! No one would see me that way! I was in acting class and a friend told me that I should try the comedic route.

What do you prefer, Film, TV, or Stage and why? I have reasons why I love all of them: I love Film, because I feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel there is a beginning, middle and end. TV can kind of drag out but it allows me to spend time with my dogs at home … Stand up allows me to travel and meet new people all over the world! I love the social aspect of it!

For Jennifer’s Official Website visit www.jennifercoolidge.net

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GirlBar Dinah Shore Week in Palm Springs!

GIRL BAR DINAH SHORE WEEK
20TH ANNIVERSARY ROCKS YOUR WORLD

In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week in Palm Springs, CA. The girls unleash a blockbuster talent line-up of global proportions, happening March 31-April 4, 2010 at the thirty million dollar renovation of the Renaissance (formerly The Wyndham Palm Springs) host hotel. This is the party week of a lifetime, where it is “All Girl Bar – All the Time!” And in the hottest hotel in the Desert Valley!

Grammy-winning superstar Kelly Rowland (“When Love Takes Over”) hits the stage live as she headlines this years main event, “CIRCUS A GO-GO,” on Saturday, April 3 at the Renaissance Hotel (formerly Wyndham) Grand Ballroom. Thirty world-famous Girl Bar Go-Go’s keep the action going, along with Hoopnotica Girls, showing off the latest craze.

R&B powerhouse Kelis (“Acapella,” “Milkshake” & “Bossy”) will shake things up with a live performance on Friday, April 2 at the “PURE WHITE PARTY” at the Hotel Zoso Ballroom. Party begins at 8pm. Back by demand, outrageous comediennes Michele Balan, Poppy Champlin and Dana Goldberg will leave you rolling with laughter on Thursday, April 1, at “FUNNY GIRLZ 5” at the Hotel Zoso Ballroom. Event starts at 8pm.

Hilarious Actress/Comedienne Jennifer Coolidge (“American Pie,” “Legally Blonde” & “Best in Show”) makes a rare comedy appearance at our SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT for Human Rights Campaign Fund on Saturday, April 3 at the Hotel Zoso Ballroom. Jennifer loves her gays and is really excited about coming to Dinah this year, “Usually when I do a stand up act its really fast, I fly in and fly out. But not this weekend, I get to be there from the beginning to the end! I actually get to stick around and have fun… I love that im not going to miss the Full experience of Dinah! I hope to be the last person standing.” – Jennifer Coolidge. A portion of proceeds goes to HRC. Doors @ 8pm.

Michael Jackson’s hot guitarist Orianthi (“This Is It!”) rocks Girl Bar’s world with a not-to-be-missed performance on Sunday, April 4th at "SPLASH," the hottest pool party of the weekend, at the Renaissance Palm Springs. Pool opens at 9 am.

To commemorate the 20 year history, FenceSitter Films will be on hand to document this historic week for the feature length documentary “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” Scheduled for the festival circuit in the fall of 2010, the film chronicles the incredible twenty years of the Girl Bar Dinah Shore, from its humble beginnings, to the world-wide phenomenon it is today.

“Our 20th Anniversary event will be truly unforgettable,” said co-producer Sandy Sachs, adding, “And this year, in the City that plays host to the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, we have an award-winning documentary crew bringing a bit of Hollywood on-site, chronicling the event’s legacy.”

Co-producer Dr. Robin Gans adds, “We’re once again offering our VIP packages at The Hotel Zoso, which is an amazing value.” Adding, “Remember if doesn’t say Girl Bar – it isn’t!”

Calendar of Main Events

Thursday, April 1- FUNNY GIRLZ 5 at Hotel Zoso Ballroom at 8pm. With Comediennes Michele Balan, Poppy Champlin and Dana Goldberg

Friday, April 2- “PURE WHITE” PARTY at Hotel Zoso at 9pm with a performance by: Kelis.

Saturday, April 3 MAIN EVENT “Circus A Go-Go”- at the newly remodeled Renaissance Grand Ballroom at 8pm with a performance By: Kelly Rowland

Saturday, April 3 HRC Fund at The Hotel Zoso Ballroom at 8pm with a performance by: Jennifer Coolidge

Sunday, April 4 SPLASH DANCE Pool Party at the newly remodeled Renaissance Pool with a ROCKING performance by: Orianthi

To purchase: www.dinahshoreweekend.com