Celebrity Portraits

Actress Zooey Deschanel at the Le Meriden Hotel, Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles. The young actress who made such an impression in “Good Girl” has a starring role in the new indie film, “All the Real Girls” which got a lot of buzz at Sundance. She’s also the daughter of the great cinematographer, Caleb Deschanel.

Actress Diane Lane, Tuesday afternoon near Bel Air. She stars with Richard Gere in the upcoming film, “Unfaithful”.

Actor Christian Bale at the the Ritz Carlton Huntington hotel Sunday in Pasadena October 15, 2006. It seems to the actor’s season, with three performances this fall that are all attracting note –The Prestige, Harsh Times and Rescue Dawn — and for his generation of actors, he seems far more serious, from the choices he makes in his roles, to the off-the-celebrity-radar way he lives his life.

Emma Roberts in Beverly Hills Monday May 21, 2007. She stars in the new movie Nancy Drew, opening June 15.

PASADENA CA – June 03, 2008: Actor Tim Roth at the Hilton Pasadena in Pasadena Tuesday, June 03, 2008. The independent film actor of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs fame is making his leap into mainstream movies by playing the heavy in The Hulk. (Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times).

Jimmy Kimmel on the roof with of the El Capitan theater Thursday February 15, 2007. Kimmel’s show has grown a lot this year both in ratings and in status in the industry. He feels his first Oscar special last year really boosted his viewership and ABC is giving him another special this year.

Actor Colin Farrell at the the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills Thursday January 10, 2008. He stars in the film, “In Bruges” which is opening the Sundance Film Festival.

Actress Kirsten Dunst at the Four Seasons Hotel, Thursday morning in Beverly Hills.

Rex Lee at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills Tuesday April 03, 2007. He plays Lloyd, Ari’s gay assistant on HBO’s Entourage.

Ryan Phillippe at the Four Seasons hotel Sunday in Beverly Hills October 08, 2006. The young actor has been quietly building up his resume, first in Crash and now as navy shipman John Bradley in Clint Eastwood’s World War II epic, Flag of Our Fathers.

Cate Blanchett at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills Sunday September 16, 2007. She is reprising the role that originated in seven Academy Award nominations for the movie, Elizabeth.

British actor Jason Statham outside BWR Wednesday in Beverly Hills August 23, 2006. He is starring in a new film called Crank where he plays a hitman given a chinese poison that will kill him within an hour unless he keeps moving.

Actor/writer/director Zach Braff at the Four Seasons Hotel Saturday in Beverly Hills August 19, 2006.For a profile about the actor — his latest movie is The Last Kiss.

Alanis Morissette in the green room at NBC Studios, Tuesday afternoon in Burbank. The famed singer is marking the 10th anniversary of her breakthrough album, “Jagged Little Pill” by doing it all over again — she has done an entirely new recording of the old songs.

The Foo Fghters backstage during KROQ’s LA Invasion at the Home Depot Center in Carson Saturday September 15, 2007. From left; Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett.

Jeff Goldblum at the Four Seasons hotel, Wednesday afternoon in Beverly Hills. He is in the soon-to-be-released film, The Life Aquatic. He plays a debonnair oceanographer.

Actor Forest Whitaker at the Four Season hotel in Beverly Hills Thursday August 23, 2006. He usually takes on quiet, internally driven roles, but he is now playing the murderous and probably psychotic Ugandan president Idi Amin in the Last King of Scotland.

Acting great Michael Caine at the Peninsula Hotel, Monday afternoon in Beverly Hills. Caine stars in the Quiet American, based on Graham Greene’s novel. Set in 1952 Vietnam, Caine plays an English journalist in love with a Vietnamese woman. The third leg of the romantic triangle is an American CIA agent.

Kyra Sedgwick at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills Monday May 21, 2007. For or a story pegged to the Season 3 start of The Closer.

Actress Naomi Watts at the Chateau Marmont, Tuesday afternoon in Hollywood.

Audioslave at the Casa del Mar Hotel, Tuesday afternoon in Santa Monica. From left; Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, and Chris Cornell. Audioslave is a new band formed by three ex members of Rage Against the Machine (Morello, Wilk and Commerford), and Cornell from Soundgarden.

Actor Paul Bettany at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saturday afternoon in Marina Del Rey. He has a major supporting role in the upcoming “Master and Commander”, starring Russell Crowe.

Actor Freddy Rodriguez at the Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel Sunday in Beverly Hills November 05, 2006. Rodriguez has emerged from a run in HBO’s hit six Feet Under, to a very active film career. He’s getting attention in two upcoming films: Harsh Times and Bobby .

Bill Wyman in the light during the former Rolling Stone’s birthday bash and new book celebration at Bar Marmont, Thursday night in Hollywood.

Paula Patton outside the Wolf Kastellar offices Thursday in Beverly Hills October 05, 2006. She is the star of the new Denzel Washington film Deja Vu. She is a former USC directing student and non-fiction TV producer who is getting her first big acting break in this time-traveling thriller.

Actor Max von Sydow at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Friday November 09, 2007. He is currently in, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”.

Singer-songwriter Neko Case at her record company, Anti Records, Thursday in Los Angeles. Her new album arrives March 7 with some excellent advance reviews, and she will be making her national TV debut March 9 on The Tonight Show.

Actor Antonio BanderasÊat the Four Seasons hotel, Saturday afternoon in Beverly Hills. He talks about the release of Shrek 2 on dvd, and about the impact of Puss in Boots and the movie.

Actor James Caan takes a moment to himself backstage before going on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, Friday evening in Hollywood.

Gretchen Mol at the Four Seasons hotel, Wednesday in Beverly Hills. She was annointed HollywoodÕs Next Big Thing by no less than Vanity Fair. Then she seemingly disappeared. Whatever happened to Gretchen Mol? The easy answer is that she simply slid off the radarÑsheÕs been working all these years, just not in anything that anybodyÕs ever heard of. She hopes to change that with her starring turn in HBOÕs ÒThe Notorious Bettie Page.Ó

Laker center Shaquille O Neal is caught in a shaft of light at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ca. When the Lakers are losing, everyone wants to know what’s going on with Shaq.

Actress Neve Campbell at her home, Wednesday afternoon in Mandeville Canyon. She was an early producer on the new Robert Altman film, The Company, about a dance company similar to the Joffrey.

Matt Dillon, Monday morning in Los Angeles. He directs his first film, “City of Ghosts” — an indie drama about Americans in Thailand.

OutKast’s Andre 3000, left, and Big Boi at the Four Seasons Hotel Saturday in Beverly Hills August 12, 2006. The Grammy-winning multiplatinum-selling rap group are stars of the new movie, Idlewyld.

R & B singer Faith Evans at The Mondrian, Monday morning in West Hollywood. She’s done a lot of music with famed group Notorious B.I.G

Actor Hugh Jackman at the Peninsula hotel Tuesday in Beverly Hills October 17, 2006. He is having an incredible year: He’s been in X-Men 3, one of the biggest box office hits of the year, starred in the Woody Allen movie Scoop, and still has several movies coming out, among them, the animated movie Flushed Away, The Prestige and The Fountain.

Actress Scarlett Johansson, Saturday afternoon in the Hollywood Hills. She has become the ‘it’ actress of the year with her roles in the movie, LOST IN TRANSLATION and the upcoming, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.

Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas at his studio in Los Angeles Wednesday December 27, 2006. He is up for several Grammys this year including producer of the year.

The Killers behind the El Capitan Theatre Wednesday in Hollywood October 04, 2006. The band’s debut album, “Hot Fuss” became a worldwide hit, and now they’re back with the crucial follow-up.

Actor Jason Patric at the Fairmount Miramar Hotel, Tuesday morning in Santa Monica. He gives a surprising, quietly intense performance as a tough but troubled cop in the gritty, visceral movie, Narc.

Rachel McAdamsÊ, Monday afternoon in West Hollywood. McAdams is an up-and-comer. She starred in The Notebook, and has three movies coming out this summer, Red Eye, Summer Storm and the hilarious Wedding Crashers.

Paul Oakenfold at his home, Friday in the Hollywood Hills, May 19, 2006. He is one of the world’s premeir DJs and a hero of the electronic music scene. He has a new album coming out with plenty of early buzz.

John Stamos, Thursday afternoon in the Hollywood Hills.He returns to TV with a new comedy on ABC called Jake In Progress. Stamos, 41, feels like he’s in progress himself, on the heels of a public divorce and back in the dating scene again.

Beverly Hills CA – June 18, 2008: Actress Olivia Thirlby at the L’ Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills Wednesday, June 18, 2008. She stars in, “The Wackness” as the star’s way-out-of-his-league crush of a teenage pot dealer. When she returns his affections, it sets both on a path toward adulthood. (Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times).

Scarlett Johansson has become the it actress of the year with her role in the movie LOST IN TRANSLATION and the upcoming GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING. She is photogrphed in Los Angeles on October 18, 2003. Photo by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times.

Directors Joel and Ethan Coen at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, Saturday, January 26, 2008. Their oscar-nominated, “No Country for Old Men” is racking up the critical acclaim and is currently the favorite to win best picture, among others of its 8 nominations.

Pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph at Le Mondrian hotel, Monday evening in West Hollywood. The king of the sacred steel, Randolph had long been a jam band opening act staple, but his career is now shifting into high gear.

Author James Ellroy at his home in Los Angeles, Ca. Monday July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)

Young British actor Charlie Hunnam at the Elixer, Friday afternoon in West Hollywood. He plays the title character in a new production of Nicholas Nickleby. The strikingly handsome Hunnam also appears in “Abandon” with Katie Holmes, and is heading to Romania for Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” with Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, et al.

John Malkovich – actor, director and producer – at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Sunday in Beverly Hills. He is the producer and costar of the new Johnny Depp film, “The Libertine”, in which he plays Charles II of England.