Olivia Wilder Times™

EDDIE HUANG is widely known as chef/owner of the popular Taiwanese restaurant, Baohaus, in New York's East Village, and an advocate for the young, cultured as well as experienced foodies alike. "Fresh Off The Boat" is the the popular sharing moniker with many of Eddie's projects. His ingenious food show has become of of 'Vice' magazines most popular online properties. In January 2013, his memoir 'Fresh Off The Boat' was released  and became a New York Times Bestseller in it’s first week. With all of this success, under his belt by the age of 30, Eddie’s raw voice represents his generation and defies others.http://www.baohausnyc.com/   ANTHONY PAZOS is back for season 2 of "LA Hair," on WEtv starting June 6th. As hairstylist/diva extraordinaire for celebrity stylist Kim Kimble, Anthony has immersed himself in the world of beauty and style since he was a child. The Vidal Sassoon classically trained stylist is known for his exciting work with hair, he has created fabulous looks for some of the biggest names in Hollywood.  http://anthonypazos.com/   NANCY REID and LISA SMITH host a longtime popular podcast on Blogtalkradio and a website, http://bigblendmagazine.com/ They have set off on the "Spirit of America" tour, where they intend to visit each of the National Parks by the end of the National Parks Centennial, on August 25, 2017. See more about this exciting endeavor here: http://bigblendspiritofamericatour.com/

Zoe Bell is "the industry's most famous stuntwoman," and is transcending into leady lady. The beautiful New Zealand daredevil breaks down these barriers in her role opposite Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise in the blockbuster theatrical release (April 19th) of "Oblivion." Set 60 years after an alien invasion has destroyed planet earth, "Oblivion" is an action-packed adventure thriller that pays homage to classic science fiction films of the 1970's. Zoe portrays 'Kara,' of the underground group, lead by Morgan Freeman,  of renegrades who are tracking how to save the planet. (Personal note: I saw the film and loved it.)   Best known as Quention Tarantinos go-to stuntwaman, Bell has worked in dozens of high profile thrillers, including "Kill Bill, Vols. 1 & 2;" "Inglourious Basterds;" "Django Unchained;" and the cult favorite, "Xena:Warrior Princess." With an impressively established resume of stunt work and a bold transition into starring roles, Bell has now combined her talents in her newest project, "Raze," a much-anticipated thriller, which premiers at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. She not only stars in the film, but choreographed many of the stunts, setting the overall vision for the fight scenes, and is a producer on the film as well. The film is dubbed as "Fight Club" meets "Hostel." and co-stars Sherilyn Fenn and Rachel Nichols, with a cameo by Rosario Dawson.    Bell was born in Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and Andrew Bell, a doctor. She grew up on Waiheke Island in Auckland, and participated in competitive gymnastics, dance, high diving, scuba, and track and field activities, and Tae Kwon Do. Bell began her career in 1992 when her father treated a stuntman for a head injury and came home with a phone number for her to call.

Susan Blakely is a Golden Globe award-winning actress, and member of the ensemble cast of TNT’s hit series, “Southland.” In 2010 she starred in the sequel to “Beverly Hills Chihuahua.”    First gaining international recognition and garnering a Golden Globe (twice) for the "Rich Man, Poor Man" miniseries, she was again nominated for "Will There Really Be A Morning," the Frances Farmer autobiography, and won Best Actress award from the California Independent Film Festival for her starring role in "Hungry Hearts." Recently, Blakely starred opposite Pauley Perrette ("NCIS") in a short film, "To Comfort You," and shared the Best Actress award for the film, which won the jury prize as Best Picture in the 2010 Beverly Hills Short Film Festival. She co-starred in the Lifetime series, "Side Order of Life," and starred in "Hate Crime," for which she won Best Actress in the Sedona Film Festival, and recurred as a guest star on episodes of C “Two and a Half Men,” and guest-starred in the highly rated series, “Nip/Tuck,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Cougar Town” and “Worst Week.” Famed 3-network CEO, Fred Silverman called Susan "one of television's all-time best actresses," and legendary filmmaker/director Stanley Kubrick wrote, "Susan Blakely is one of the ten best actresses in the world."   Before she became an actress, Susan Blakely was one of the world's top fashion models, gracing the covers of Vogue, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan Magazines. She was seen in hundreds of commercials, as one of the star-models of the Ford Agency. She was the only model to appear on the cover of TV Guide.  Complete bio at: http://susanblakely.com/

Will Ackerman is universally recognized as the preeminent pioneer in the new age music movement and founder of Windham Hill Records, with a career that spans more than three decades of remarkable vision, determination, business savvy and a complete love of the mystery of making music. In the glory years at W.H. with Will at the helm, the careers of an abundant list of acoustic instrumentalists became household names, with the primary influence cast on contemporary music over thirty-plus years emanated from folk roots, acoustic guitar, and piano. This legacy remains with Ackerman ina uniquely prolific and peerless career.   The walls of Will's "Imaginary Road" studio are lined with gold, platinum, and multi-platinum records representing the millions of albums sold when Windham Hill Records rose to prominence. The first being George Winston's "Autumn." The studio is a feverish hub of activity, with a revolving door of acoustic instrumentalists from across the country, and around the world, with piano and guitar continuing to be the most popular solo instruments recorded and produced under Ackerman's direction.    Will's latest recording titled, "Meditations," was released in 2008. In July of 2008, Meditations chated at No. 1, with the second highest reporting numbers ever recorded by "New Age Reporter," only superceded by Jeff Oster's "True," produced by Ackerman.   Read his complete amazing bio here: http://www.williamackerman.com/contact-will/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109

Rory Bushfield is a monster of talents to say the least. Raised in Balzac Alberta, a small town outside of Calgary, Rory's been in his own class of insane, yet highly skillful stunts his whole life.    After years of mogul skiing which resulted in several gold medals including Junior World Championships, Rory shifted his focus into Freeskiing. His pro Freeskiing career kicked off heavy after winning the Planet X-Games in 2002. Ever since, Rory's been traveling the world, living his ultimate dream of pushing the boundaries of what is thought to be humanly possible.   In 2010 Rory Bushfield married legendary fellow freeskiier, Sarah Burke. In 2012 Sarah passed away from injuries sustained while at practice doing what she loved most. Rory and her family have set up the Sarah Burke foundation in her honour, a foundation dedicated to providing inspiration and support for those in need.    Inspired by Sarah, Rory continues to live his life to the fullest through his passion for adrenaline. In 2012 Rory joined up with Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus and toured the world performing jaw dropping stunts in front of sold out stadiums of up to 75,000 people. Rory's incredible skills are showcased through his impressive film segments with the top film companies in the action sports world.   In March Rory began filming the ABC diving competition show,"Splash" alongside other celebrities, such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar. With appearances on shows like Access Hollywood, Rory is enjoying an upward rise in his extreme sports career that is headed for super-stardom.http://sarahburkefoundation.com/

A native of Finland, Stefan Richter called Germany home for most of his childhood. He completed a three-year culinary apprenticeship in Germany, then moved to Switzerland to study at the rigorous Hotel and Culinary School. In 1993, he hearned his Certified Master Chef diploma from Fachhochschule Wurzburg-Schweinfurt in Germany. Stefan has cooked in some of the best restaurants in the country, including Celestina Drago's Kitchen, the Villagio Inn & Spa, Napa, the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, and the Bellagio in Las Vegas.   "America has given me many opportunities. If I didn't leave, I would probably be chopping wood for someone else or something. But I came to America and have been cooking for 25 years. I love cooking, but I don't know how far I would have gone if I stayed in Germany or Finland....I love America' I've been here for 12 years and I would go back for money."     After his stint on "Top Chef," Stefan opened his first restaurant, "Stefan's at L.A. Farm," in Los Angeles in 2010, and opened "Stefan's Steakhouse" in Tampere, (Finland) in 2011. A burger place is also in the works. Recently he competed on "Top Chef Seattle."http://www.stefansrestaurants.com/

Recently exploding onto the international music scene, Doreen Taylor has been featured on Fox Studio 11 LA, Lifetime and The CW Networks; "The Daily Buzz", Live ON Lakeside NBC 3 WKYC Cleveland, WGRZ NBC Channel 2, WKBW ABC's AM Buffalo and WFMZ Allentown 69.

Taylor won the coveted "2012 Suggested Artist of the Year Award" by the 'Song of the Year' international songwriting contest and was named by guyism.com as the celebrity "One To Watch" for 2013. She has been called one of the "hottest, new artists to shine from the overpopulated country music market" and has been featured to millions of subscribers on sites such as examiner.com, starpulse.com, shockya.com and Huffington Post. With the release of such chart topping hits and music videos like "Last Call (for Alcohol)", "Heartbeat" and "Judgment Day" from her debut solo album "Magic", Doreen recently exploded over 1,000,000 views on her official youtube.com channel and has had air play on radio, internet and television throughout the entire world.

Doreen is preparing for her 2013 national "Magic" tour and will kick if off in Philadelphia at the World Cafe Live on Thursday, May 23, 2013 and all proceeds will be donated to the Jaws Youth Playbook.

Website: http://doreentaylormusic.com/

Chef Khristianne Uy, or "Chef K," as she is called, is an accomplished chef with a strong combination of award-winning menu creation, preparation and background, combined with over ten years of culinary experience and management skills. Chef K is thoroughly familiar with a wide assortment of international cuisine. Her application of nutritional knowledge necessary to adjust traditional recipes to lighter alternatives and high skill in creative flavor and presentation in her catering business put her in demand with high-profile clients including The Royals of Saudi Arabia, director James Cameron, The Coppolas, and Charlie Sheen, who tweeted during her winning finale on ABC's "The Taste," recently, "The fate of my personal chef "K" rests on the finale of "The Taste" tonight on ABC..! Watch...and C. The Sheenius only works with #winners."   Chef K was on former two-time recent guest, Chef Brian Malarkey's team. Her winning combination spoons ("tastes") started with a Peking Duck Confit as her first course. Next, she served up Seafood Bouillabaisse, and her final spoon was Rootbeer-Braised Short Ribs. My mouth waters just reading and reliving these moments!   Chef K also appeared on Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker" on this week's episode, March 19th.   Her website is http://chefkla.com/ And you can follow her on Twitter @CHEFKLA

Lulu may well be the first singer/actress to be known by one name only. She first burst onto the scene in the 1960's at the tender age of 15, with her enduring megahit, "Shout." Since then, she has topped the charts in every decade, working with everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, and The Beatles, to Elton John, Sting, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney. Lulu has also become an accomplished actress, starting with the cult classic, "To Sir, With Love," with Sidney Poitier, to legendary guest appearances on the BBC comedy, "Absolutely Fabulous."   From a young age, Lulu found inspiration in the R & B and Soul records of American artists. She was showcased in the 2003 Figgis/Scorsese docmentary, "Red, White and Blues," alongside other British artists, including Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.   When she turned her hand to writing, she was nominated for both Grammy and Ivor Novella Awards for the worldwide number one hit by Tina Turner, "I Don't Wanna Fight." While mentoring the hopefuls on AmericanIdol, Lulu stopped the show with a powerhouse version of, "To Sir, With Love," arranged by Barry Manilow, to a stunned audience of 70 million.   Never one to slow down, Lulu still regularly performs with her band throughout Europe. She enjoyed two successful sold-out tours of her “Here Come The Girls” show which paired her with Anastacia and Chaka Kahn. Now she looks forward to bringing her unique brand of rock n’ soul to the United States.   On March 28th, Lulu will be introducing her skincare line, "Time Bomb" on QVC.

Todd Tucker is a celebrity special effects make-up legend, entrepreneur, and Illusion Industries CEO best known for creating iconic creatures in classic and award winning films such as the Brad Pitt "Baby” in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," all the gritty pirates in "Pirates of the Carribean,"  ‘Big Momma’ in "Big Momma's House ll," Robin Williams’ transformation in "Mrs. Doubtfire,"  Jesus’ shockingly gruesome wounds in "The Passion of the Christ," ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’ in "Van Helsing," and the terrifying “Boar Puppet” in "Hannibal," is set to unveil new special effect magic in the upcoming studio films "Iceman,"(May 3rd, 2013), Paramount’s "GI Joe: Retaliation," (March 29th, 2013), and Sony’s "The Smurfs," (July 31st, 2013).     After working on over 100 films and television shows with some of the biggest actors and directors in the industry, this visionary entrepreneur recently founded Illusion Industries in Los Angeles, and has expanded to locations in New Orleans and Moscow in the last two years, specializing in prosthetic makeup, animatronics, puppets, specialty costumes, design and much more.   Todd will talk about his groundbreaking creative process, cinematic career and the story behind creating and developing Hollywood’s premier special effect makeup powerhouse. His full service special effects makeup production company specializes in prosthetic makeup, animatronics, puppets, specialty costumes, design and much more.  See more here:  http://vimeo.com/57180911