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Slideshow: Celebrities to Appear in Chicagoland at ‘The Hollywood Show’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 21, 2012 - 8:56pm
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“The Hollywood Show” and will be on March 24th and 25th. 2012, at the Hilton Rosemont Hotel, 5550 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois. Click here for celebrity biographies, hotel, preliminary autograph reservations and ticket information.
© 2012 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com
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CHICAGO – “The Hollywood Show” is coming to Chicagoland – the Rosemont (Illinois) Hilton Hotel at 5550 North River Road to be exact – this upcoming weekend, March 24th and 25th. If you’ve ever wanted to interact with, get autographs from or take pictures with some of your favorite TV and movies stars, “The Hollywood Show” does it in a relaxed and fun setting.
HollywoodChicago.com has been covering this event for the last three years, and “The Hollywood Show” in 2012 promises more convenience on-site and access to the stars that are appearing. The Rosemont Hilton Hotel is also easy to get to by public transportation from the city, simply by taking the Blue Line towards O’Hare, getting off at the Rosemont CTA Station and heading two blocks south to the hotel.
Among the celebrities scheduled to appear at the event are favorites from “The Brady Bunch” (Barry “Greg” Williams, Christopher “Peter” Knight, Mike “Bobby” Lookinland and Susan “Cindy” Olsen), Lee Meriwether (portrayed Catwoman on the 1960’s TV “Batman”), two cast members from “The Munsters” (Pat “Marilyn” Priest and Butch “Eddie” Patrick), John Savage (star of “The Deer Hunter”), Shannon Elizabeth (star of “American Pie”), Denny Laine (founding member – with Paul and Linda McCartney – of the band “Wings”), Cindy Morgan (Lacey Underall in “Caddyshack”) and Richard Anderson, the star of“The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman.” For a full list of celebrities click this link.
HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce collected some of his celebrity photos on file to provice an overview of who will be appearing at “The Hollywood Show.” Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
- HollywoodShow1: Mike Lookinland, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen of ‘The Brady Bunch’
- HollywoodShow2: John Savage, star of ‘The Deer Hunter’ and ‘Hair’
- HollywoodShow3: Richard Anderson of ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and ‘The Bionic Woman’
- HollywoodShow4: Denny Laine, Founding Member of Paul McCartney’s band ‘Wings’
- HollywoodShow5: Pat Priest, Portrayed Marilyn on ‘The Munsters’
- HollywoodShow6: Lisa Loring, Played Wednesday on 1960s TV ‘The Addams Family’
- HollywoodShow7: Cindy Morgan, Lacey Underalls from ‘Caddyshack’
- HollywoodShow8: Rex Smith, Broadway Star and 1970s Singer of ‘You Take My Breath Away’
- HollywoodShow9: Erika Eleniak of TV (Baywatch) and Movies (Beverly Hillbillies)
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
