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Scott Caan, the Golden Globe-nominated actor who plays Danno Williams on CBS’"Hawaii Five-0," is taking on a new role: fatherhood.
Caan’s girlfriend, Kacy Byxbee, is pregnant, according to Life & Style magazine, which learned about the impending bundle of joy when a photo of Byxbee (with a baby bump) was posted on Instagram with the hashtag #babycaan.
Byxbee has been on the arm of Caan not only at the Globes, but at the Emmys. Word is they met during "Five-0" filming. Won’t be long till Caan will be bookin’ diapers. …
NAMES ‘N’ FACES: Hawaii’s Bruno Mars didn’t score a Billboard music award last week, so that might have been the pits. But he did host Brad Pitt, the "World War Z" actor who is the partner of Angelina Jolie, at the Make It Right gala in New Orleans.
Pitt — dressed in a black shirt and jeans, with a slicked-back hairstyle — showed he had rhythm and jive when he played along on tambourine during Mars’ "Sex Machine." The event (with tables going for as much as $25,000) supported the pet project of Pitt, who founded the Make It Right foundation in 2007 to help rebuild the lives of Hurricane Katrina victims. Who knew Pitt was a music groupie? …
And if you’re in Los Angeles next weekend (and if you can score tickets), local boy Mars will be at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday and June1. Pharrell Williams is his guest star.…
PERSONALITIES: Don’t know where he gets his energy, but comedian Augie T is revving up his batteries again for more live shows. He regularly does commercials and TV, he’s back on radio (93.1 the Pa‘ina) and he’s lined up a "So Dumb 2014" tour starting Aug. 1 in Hilo (venue TBA), Aug. 8 at the Aston Aloha Beach Hotel on Kauai, Aug. 15 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Theatre, Aug. 22 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall and Aug. 29 in Kona (venue TBA). …
Orchids to third-generation radio legend Harry B. Soria Jr., who will mark the 35th anniversary of his "Territorial Airwaves" radio show June 13. The program originated on KCCN and since has been heard on other call letters; it’s now archived on demand at www.territorialairwaves.com.…
CALENDAR CUES: Lots of keen Hawaiian music awaits those who take in Na Mele no na Pua, the monthly Sunday showcase at the Waikiki Beach Walk’s plaza stage. Marlene Sai and Friends take the limelight Sunday (because she was rained out last Sunday), and in the weeks ahead expect Kapena on June 15, Melveen Leed on July 20, Maunalua on Aug. 17 and Na Kama on Sept. 21. Serenades are from 5 to 6 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month, weather willing. …
Playtime: Keali‘iwahine Hokoana‘s "Koi, Like the Fish" premieres Thursday for a run through June 29 at Kumu Kahua. Call 536-4441 or go to www.kumukahua. org. …
FRIENDS AND NABORS: A shout-out to jovial and beloved actor/resident Jim Nabors. Gollee, it’s been 50 years since "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." made its TV debut in 1964. Lucky for us that Nabors calls Hawaii home; he spreads his Gomer-style aloha wherever he goes. OK, besides "Gollee," do you remember Gomer’s other catchword?It was "Shazam." …
And that’s "Show Biz." …
Wayne Harada is a veteran entertainment columnist; reach him at 266-0926 or wayneharada@gmail.com; read his Show and Tell Hawaii blog at www.staradvertiser.com.
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