Damages is in its third season and stars the phenomenal Glenn Close and
Ted Danson. Damages recently added Martin Short and Lily Tomlin to the
cast. Craig will guest star in several episodes this season.
Craig is now on Facebook too
using his name, Craig Bierko.
There are a lot of fake Craig Bierko's out there, so
be sure you find the Facebook
page with a painting of Craig holding an
umbrella.
Posted: January 16,
2010 01:57 PM
on the
HuffingtonPost.com
Like most Americans I
have been horrified by
the devastation in Haiti
- and deeply moved by
the waves of
humanitarian compassion,
a significant portion
inspired by celebrities
like my friend Alyssa
Milano who challenged
corporations to match
her generous donation of
$50,000.
These are difficult
times for many people
financially and yet many
are finding a way to
participate by texting
ten dollar donations
through the Red Cross,
Yele and other charities
offering immediate,
desperately needed aid.
Sadly, according to
reports from Haiti, the
state of emergency is
long from over - and, in
the words of a newly
arrived humanitarian
volunteer, recovery will
not be a sprint but a
marathon.
Last night I made a
donation while watching
CNN. A young girl had
been trapped between two
massive sheets of
collapsed cement. She
was terrified and the
rescue workers kept her
spirits high as they
labored to free her,
which they eventually
did. Overcrowded
conditions and the
general mayhem of
disaster complicated her
delivery to a hospital
and, by the time
rescuers finally got her
to a doctor the young
girl had died.
My
heart ached for this
child - and it broke for
her injured mother who
was too weak to be told
the news just yet.
I thought of my mother,
my nieces, my beautiful
girlfriend Meg and our
dog Boo. I felt my heart
swell to the point of
bursting because all of
the beautiful ladies in
my life were healthy and
out of harm's way
tonight.
And that's when the ache
in my heart became an
idea.
Valentine's Day is
approaching - a day
reserved for couples to
celebrate their love for
one another by giving
flowers, candy, sharing
a romantic dinner,
exchanging gifts or
spending a night in some
cozy out of the way
hotel. I am
suggesting we dedicate
Valentine's Day to those
men and women who lost
the love of their lives
this week - or, right
this moment, await news
regarding a husband,
wife, boyfriend,
girlfriend or child.
I'm not talking about
romance - I'm talking
about love.
And I'm talking about
money. The money you'd
spend on the flowers,
the candy, the dinner,
the cozy out of the way
hotel. That money.
Ladies, take your
boyfriend or husband by
the hand and tell him
that instead of roses,
candy and dinner, you
prefer to celebrate the
miracle of love this
year by giving -
together, as a couple.
Let's unite our hearts -
right now, today - and
offer a piece of the
love in our own lives to
those who need it
desperately.
Gay, straight,
Republican, Democrat,
high school sweethearts,
elderly and middle-aged
couples alike - let's
celebrate this
Valentine's Day early by
making love now.
Ladies, you know that
this will be a lot
easier if it comes from
you, not us. Let your
man know you'd like to
donate the money you'd
spend on indulging
romance - and offer it
together as a gesture of
gratefulness for your
good fortune - and in
the name of those who
suffer alone in misery.
I always knew Craig was a
Marshmallow!
EXCITING NEWS
Craig Bierko joins the cast of
FX's "Damages," starring Glenn Close
and Ted Danson,
beginning January 21st, 2010.
Lily Tomlin and Dominic Chianese
also joins the cast.
Several well-known celebrities
have signed on to a fund-raiser for
Loma Linda University Children's
Hospital.
Carrie Fisher, Ryan Reynolds from
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and
others were recruited by actor Craig
Bierko ("Unhitched" on TV, the movie
"Cinderella Man") for a one-time
performance of a New York theater
hit in Los Angeles.
"Celebrity Autobiography: In
Their Own Words" features performers
reading excerpts from books by other
performers.
In its New York home on the Upper
West Side, the cast often includes
current and former "Saturday Night
Live" comics such as Rachel Dratch.
The show has been profiled on
CNN, "The View" and National Public
Radio.
Senior market specialist Kelly
Jackson said it was unusual for the
hospital to have a benefit that far
outside the Inland area.
Bierko is starring on Broadway as
Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls"
and will fly to LA on his day off
for the show.
He said in a phone interview that
he first visited the hospital a
little over a year ago, when he was
working in Southern California,
through the request of a cousin who
lives in the Palm Springs area.
When he arrived, he met with
Joanna de Leon, director of the Loma
Linda University Children's Hospital
Foundation.
She asked him how long it had
been since he visited a children's
hospital.
"I said, basically since my birth
-- it's been awhile. I didn't
remember a lot of it. I wasn't
blithe about it, but I thought, 'It
will be like a children's hospital,
probably a little sad. And there
will be sick kids.' And soon as I
walked in, the waterworks started."
He said when he visited tiny
premature babies surrounded by
doctors and nurses and gigantic
humming machines, he almost couldn't
comprehend what he was seeing.
"For the next two hours, I felt
like my heart was exploding."
In a separate interview, De Leon
described Bierko as being really
quiet on that day and sniffling. She
thought he might be under the
weather. At lunch, he told her he
was overcome with emotions.
"I think subconsciously I had
been looking for this place," he
said. "And this place found me."
De Leon said Bierko has given the
hospital tickets to "Guys and Dolls"
that were included in a travel
package and auctioned at an earlier
fundraiser, bringing in $10,000.
She said Loma Linda doesn't have
as high a profile in Southern
California as some out-of-state
children's hospitals.
"We have incredible resources
here, an incredible legacy of care.
And it's very hard to bring that
awareness and attention to the
Inland Empire sometimes. It's a
struggle that we constantly have. So
we really appreciate Craig doing
that for us."
Other stars who have been
announced include Matthew Perry of
"Friends," Fred Willard of "Best in
Show," and "Celebrity Autobiography"
creator Eugene Pack.
Bierko said casting will continue
until the performance date.
Bierko has done it a few times in
New York and said Pack usually
assigns him to read Burt Reynolds
opposite an actress representing
Loni Anderson using a text culled
from their respective books.
He cautioned the humor in
"Celebrity Autobiography" can get
"R-rated."
Coincidentally, Performance
Riverside's Inland production of
"Guys and Dolls" opens Friday.
'Celebrity
Autobiography'
When:
June 15
Where:
Largo at the Coronet,
366 North La Cienega
Blvd., Los Angeles.
Tickets:
$60, $120 with reception
Information:
www.celebrityautobiography.com
Loma Linda
University Medical
Center:
lomalindahealth.org
Updated
May 18th, 2009
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"Ugly Betty" Creator Silvio
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WHO: Point Foundation is
thrilled to announce that Ugly
Betty stars America
Ferrera, Mark Indelicato, Ana Ortiz,
Tony Plana, and Michael Urie
are scheduled to appear at our gala,
Point Honors...New York.
Plus: Craig Bierko (Guys &
Dolls), Curtis Holbrook (West
Side Story), Angela Lansbury
(Blithe Spirit), Karen Olivo
(West Side Story), Thomas Roberts
(CNN), John Tartaglia
(Avenue Q, Shrek the Musical), and
Leslie Uggams.
Scheduled performances
by Vanessa Williams and "West
Side Story" stars Matthew
Cavenaugh & Josephina Scaglione!
Hostedby Susan
Lucci & Cameron Mathison
(All My Children)
WHAT: Join us in honoring
current and future champions of the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LGBT) community at Point Honors...New York.
Silvio Horta, Creator and
Executive Producer of the ABC-TV
series, Ugly Betty, will
receive the Point Courage Award;
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
will receive the Point Inspiration
Award; and the inaugural Point
Legend Award will be presented to
play writer, librettist, screen
writer, novelist and director,
Arthur Laurents (Gypsy, West
Side Story).
Bierko and Taylor to Read
Columbus and Amsterdam for Naked
Angels
By Adam
Hetrick
24 Apr 2009
Craig Bierko
and Lili Taylor will take part in the
Naked Angels private reading of Eugene
Pack's Columbus and Amsterdam on
April 27.
Pack, known
for creating the popular Celebrity
Autobiography: In Their Own Words
series at the Triad, will direct the
invitation-only reading of his play,
which begins when "a chance encounter
with a woman from their past
inadvertently turns upside down the
emotional and sexual lives of two
Manhattan couples," according to press
notes.
The reading
will feature Bierko (Guys and Dolls),
Lili Taylor (Aunt Dan and Lemon,
"High Fidelity"), Nadia Dajani, Josh
Pais ("The Bronx Is Burning") and Dayle
Reyfel (Celebrity Autobiography).
Pack's plays
also include Elinor Adjusting,
Something Flexible With Meaning, Stan
the Man and The Long Island
Express-plays.
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It's a free
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If you can
"avoid"
sitting on
the far
right or far
left.
The theater
is very
small and
you'll be
able to see
from almost
every seat.
You won't
see Craig's
pores from
the the
balcony, but
you will be
able to see
his
performance
perfectly.
The far
right and
far left
keep you
from seeing
the entire
stage.
Also, I know
many of you
love the
first row.
You'd hate
it in this
theater
because you
won't have
any leg room
so try a few
rows back
and your
legs and
neck will
thank you.
If you
haven't seen it yet, get your tickets
early.
Updated April 12th, 2008
Craig will be featured in this Sunday's
edition of the
NY Times, Arts & Leisure Section.
I heard
that another actor, whose name escapes
me at the moment,
will be
starring in Shrek on Broadway.
Updated March 24th, 2008
NEWSWEEK: BATHING JOHN MALKOVICH
Oh,
no.
Regret
is for
suckers.
I was 30
years
old when
that
happened.
Matthew
Perry is
a good
friend
of mine,
and when
I
auditioned
for that
part I
did a
Matthew
Perry
imitation.
And I
got the
part. At
the time
I got
offered
two
shows.
One was
"Friends"
and the
other
was
called
"Best
Friends."
And I
actually
preferred
the
other
show.
Things
happen
for a
reason.
And
Matthew
has me
over to
clean
his
pool, so
it's all
worked
out.
Craig
Bierko (inset), who's got an
even wackier show in the works. Called
"Bathing With Bierko," the off-the-wall
Web show on Ted Turner's
Super Deluxe broadband channel features
Bierko, er, sponge-bathing guests. No
kidding. His first guest is
John Malkovich, the A-list
actor who calls Cambridge home. "He's an
adventurous, terrifically funny,
amazingly down-to-earth guy," Bierko
told online busybodies
Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith.
"I went to ask [Malkovich] to be on the
show, and he said, 'Yeah, I'll do it.'
And, I said, 'Let me explain one more
time. . . .' And, he said, 'Yeah. Yeah!
I'll do it.' I had to keep myself from
asking him why." Will Bierko be bathing
female guests, too? "Maybe a female
guest would have to get behind me and
bathe me."
Read
Complete Article
Whatever gave
him the idea to do a show while bathing
guests?
Oh, I'm insane.
I'd always thought that I'd like to do a
talk show. I remember
running home to watch the Mike Douglas
show and Merv. I love
that stuff. It's such a weird, American,
patently false feeling between host and
guests. I started
thinking about that sharing of false
intimacy with genuine intimacy, asking,
'What's a talk show that hasn't been
done?"
Read Complete Article
Craig will
be in the upcoming "Superhero Movie"
playing the role of Wolverine. SM
will be released March 28th.
Superhero Movie spoofs Spiderman and
other superhero movies. Drake Bell
plays the dorky teen, Rick Riker whose
genetics are altered after being bitten
by a dragnonfly, transforming him into
the superhero, The Dragonfly.
Christopher McDonald plays supervillain,
"The Hourglass" who has the ability to
absorb the lifeforce of individuals.
But it is easy
spreading rumor and gossip. There
is talk this week that Craig
Bierko might take the title
role in Shrek: The Musical
which is coming to The Broadway next
fall. Craig is a movie and tv star
who has done his time on 42nd Street.
He was seen in Susan
Stroman'sThe Music Man several years
ago. I met him on opening night of
that show and he was very nice.
Seems like a good choice, but there is
no "official word" as of yet.
Posted by Michael Musto at 1:05 PM,
February 15, 2008
Craig Bierko
might very well play Shrek in the upcoming musical show based on the
hit movie franchise, according to a poster on one of them there often-right
Broadway boards. (If it's true, Bierko will be joining Sutton Foster, who's
playing Fiona in the singing and dancing troll-athon.) "But isn't Shrek
the straight man?" asked another poster, quizzically. Well, I know this is not
what they meant, but Janeane Garofalo once told me she'd dated Bierko and "We
both read gay, but we're both straight!"
News Updated February 14th, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day
We're Back!
And, we're back just in the nick of time for the
"Unhitched" pre-premier fun! For those out of the Craig loop,
he has a new sitcom called Unhitched on fox network, premiering Sunday, March 2,
9:30PM est. Unhitched, formerly The Rules of Starting Over, is
produced by those zany siblings, Peter and Bobby Farrelly (The Truth
About Mary.)
Craig has the role of a 30-something divorcee, Jack
"Gator" Gately. He co-stars with Rashida Jones as Elaine,
Johnny Sneed as Tommy, and Shaun Majumder as Dr. Freddy Sahgal.
Unhitched, which premieres on Sunday, March 2nd at 9:30 pm, has a few
things going for it that make it watchable, including Executive Producers Peter
and Bobby Farrelly -- collectively known and The Farrelly Brothers. ...The third
thing going for the show is its star Craig Bierko, who plays Jack "Gator"
Gately. Now, when Craig was on
Boston Legallast season I wasn't his biggest fan. Frankly, I thought he had too much
swagger, too much piss and vinegar, for his own good. On Unhitched,
Bierko is more down-to-earth and at home with his character.
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