People: Liu a first-time mom to new son, Rockwell
There’s a new guy in “Elementary” star Lucy Liu’s life and he won’t be hard to detect: a bouncing baby boy.
The actress took to Instagram and Twitter on Thursday to reveal that the 46-year-old is a new mom to Rockwell Lloyd Liu, “brought into the world via gestational carrier.” He is her first child and a publicist said both “are healthy and happy.”
Liu plays Dr. Joan Watson opposite Jonny Lee Miller’s Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama. Her other on-screen credits include “Ally McBeal” and the films “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill.”
Springfield brings tush back to fair
Rick Springfield was a big hit at the opening day of the 2015 New York State Fair. So was his tush.
The singer best known for his 1981 No. 1 hit “Jessie’s Girl” returned to the suburban Syracuse fairgrounds for the first time since he was sued after falling off the stage during a 2004 concert there. A New York woman said she suffered serious head injuries when Springfield’s buttocks hit her.
In January, he won a seven-year legal battle when a state Supreme Court judge said the performer didn’t injure the woman.
The Post-Standard of Syracuse reported during Thursday night’s performance, the 66-year-old thanked fans for supporting him during the trial.
One fan held up a sign that read, “Rick your butt can fall on me anytime.”
Copeland wows in Broadway debut
The stage lights have been hard to get used to and there was limited rehearsal time, but ballerina Misty Copeland has put aside her nervousness and is finding her feet on Broadway.
Copeland made her Broadway debut this week in “On the Town,” playing a love interest for one of three sailors enjoying a few hours of shore leave in 1940s New York. The role requires both acting and singing, in addition to plenty of dancing, including a 15-minute ballet at the end.
Copeland, who recently became the first African-American woman to be a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, had only six rehearsals before going on. But each time she appeared, the crowd went wild, cheering her entrances and giving her a thunderous standing ovation at the end.
The birthday bunch
Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 76. Actor Ben Jones is 74. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 72. Comedian Lewis Black is 67. Actor David Paymer is 61. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 58. Actress Cameron Diaz is 43. Actor Michael Gladis is 38. Tennis player Andy Roddick is 33. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 29.