SHOW BIZ
Clown prince DeLima playing the Palace
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
FRANKLY, MY DEARS: Frank DeLima, Hawai'i's clown prince of comedy, likely will do most of his special-events shows at the Ohana Reef Towers' Palace Showroom this year — beginning with a Valentine's Day dinner-time to-do for dear hearts and lovestruck people on Feb. 14. Showtime is 8 p.m.; buffet service will be from 7 p.m.; cost is $39.50 for adults, $19.50 for children 12 and under, with show-only options available. Over lunch at the Pineapple Room over the holidays, DeLima said he's doing his Secretary's Day shows and other holiday-oriented gigs from his home base, instead of bookings at such venues as the Ala Moana Hotel and Wisteria, which had been sites in the past.
DeLima is still grappling with his diet ("I cheated during the holidays," he said, so the pounds have not melted away), cutting back his beer (limiting himself to four a day, he says, so don't ask how many he used to guzzle), hustling for money (to fund his Transition Convention for middle schoolers heading to high school and for his year-'round school tours) and huddling with writer Patrick Downes to insert new material in his ongoing Friday and Saturday shows at the Palace. "I've been swimming at the Y," he said of his exercise regimen, only to be somewhat put down by a Wisteria (his hangout) regular, who opined, "Whales swim, too, and you don't see skinny ones." Ouch! ...
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NAMES 'N' PLACES: Janel Parrish, the local lass who has moved to Burbank, Calif., was home for the holidays in what well may have been her last Christmas here. She will appear on CBS TV's "Star Search" at 7 p.m. today on KGMB-9, and if she makes the cut, will advance to the finals that could yield a $100,000 prize. Because of her age (14), she is in the young singers category, though with pipes like hers, she can outsing many an adult. ...
Audy Kimura, the singing poet at Hy's Steak House, will be Lionel Richie's opening act at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blaisdell Arena. ...
At Ruth's Chris Steak House, g.m. Al Hosoi said he spotted Gov. Linda Lingle dining at Jose's across the way at Restaurant Row, figuring she ought to have steak, or at least a salad, at his establishment. "But Bob Awana's at your place," the governor said of her aide. Clearly, she's a no-nonsense leader who enjoys the simpler things in life ...
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MAUI MATTERS: Out Maui way, the celebs have been keeping star-gazers busy. Leonardo DiCaprio spent the holidays on the Valley Isle, with nary a sighting except at the airport; maybe Bing Crosby's "Mele Kalikimaka" on the soundtrack of his "Catch Me If You Can" sent him this way for fun in the sun. ...
Rapper Ice Cube chilled out at Kimo's in Lahaina; his entourage of 17 jammed Kimo's open-air lounge for cocktails and pupu. ...
At Leilani's on the Beach in Ka'anapali, singer Michele Branch ("Everywhere," "The Spirit Room" and "The Game of Love" with Santana) dined with her father. Former soaper A. Martinez (also in "Profiler," "L.A. Law") also found his way to Leilani's; and the O'Connell Brothers — Jerry and Charlie —("Crossing Jordan," "Sliders") found their way there. Expect Jerry's Woody Hoyt character from "Jordan" to spin off into his own NBC series shortly. ...
At Roy's Kapalua, sometimes Maui resident Kelsey Grammer found time for a quiet night out. ...
New York Yankees pitcher Andrew Pettitte and his family of six were repeat visitors to Lahaina's Pacific 'O, thrilling the two East Coast transplants cooking in the kitchen, Chris Johansen and Keith Parietti. Chef James McDonald asked Pettitte to sign a baseball cap for them, and he not only did the honors, but trekked to the kitchen to personally give the cooks the caps. "The guys were stoked all night," said restaurant g.m. Greg Butterfield. "Andrew Pettitte is a class act." ...
And that's Show Biz ...
