Like TV, like life for teen actress

Keke Palmer has played various roles in her short movie career. The 15-year-old actress was a girl quarterback in “The Longshots,” a reluctant school spelling champ in “Akeelah and the Bee” and a rope-skipping double Dutch competitor in “Jump In!”

Palmer is now set to be a fashion diva.

As the star of “True Jackson, VP,” which shows on the Nickelodeon cable-TV channel, she plays a 15-year-old fashion maven who, to the chagrin of her older co-workers, lands a job as head of a major label’s youth division.

And just like real life, Palmer suddenly is paying attention to labels and designers. “Before, I was just like, ‘Anything that looks good, throw it on,’ ” she says.

Although still not a fashion expert, Palmer says she has a lot in common with her character. “She’s a lot like me,” she says. “She’s persistent and hardworking and doing an adult job at a young age.”

SNL goes country

Tim McGraw’s spokeswoman, Jessie Schmidt, says McGraw will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 22, joining a short list of country stars, including Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, to host the show.

McGraw co-stars with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming holiday movie “Four Christmases,” due out Nov. 26.

Pitt still in a Jolie mood

The answer: “Probably.” The question posed to Brad Pitt from Oprah Winfrey: Are you going to have more children with companion Angelina Jolie? The elaboration: “It’s the greatest endeavor I’ve ever taken on,” Pitt said. “Why stop now?”

‘Oldboy’ goes ‘Jurassic Park’

Steven Spielberg and Will Smith seem poised to adapt Korean director Chan-wook Park’s film “Oldboy.” The ultraviolent revenge tale is about a man (Min-sik Choi) inexplicably locked up for 15 years, then released and given 24 hours to find the reason for his punishment.

Arnold may terminate her

Rocker Melissa Etheridge wasn’t happy about the passage of the gay-marriage ban in California. And she plans to hit back. Etheridge, 44, says if she’s not “allowed the same right under the state constitution as any other citizen,” then she won’t pay state tax.

His entourage was pleased

Jonas Brothers brother Kevin Jonas celebrated his 21st birthday, which came last Wednesday, by gifting himself a new car. To be exact: a $225,000 Lamborghini.

Christmas is coming

For a celeb-mad pal, think of giving “Even More Outrageous Celebrity Meltdowns.” The pop-up book includes Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan flashing their privates, Rolling Stone Keith Richards falling out of a coconut tree, and Mel Gibson delivering his drunken anti-Semitic tirade.

The birthday bunch

Comedian Jonathan Winters is 83. Jazz singer Mose Allison is 81. Singer Marshall Crenshaw is 55. Actor Stanley Tucci is 48. Actress Demi Moore is 46. Actress Calista Flockhart is 44. Actor Philip McKeon (“Alice”) is 44. TV personality Carson Kressley is 39. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 34.