2008 Woodie Awards
Striking a pose for LA
Students compete for chance to mingle with "Entourage" cast
Maggie Cassidy
Issue date: 9/10/07 Section: News
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The contest, based on the popular HBO series about a young movie star and his group of friends who tag along with his Hollywood lifestyle, required participants to "strut down the red carpet in front of the paparazzi for [their] chance to grab the spotlight," according to a press release.
Rex Lee, an Entourage regular, was on hand at the end of the event. On the show, Lee plays the character Lloyd, the mild-mannered assistant to high-strung agent Ari Gold (played by Jeremy Piven).
Contestants walked down the red carpet, on the Forsyth Street side of Qdoba, either by themselves or in groups of two to five people, striking poses for an array of photographers. The photos from all three venues were examined by judges including Lee. The finalists, decided later that night at the Hard Rock Café in Fanueil Hall, earned a chance to go to Los Angeles and meet cast members of the show. with a small group of friends - their very own "entourage."
The finalists from Northeastern included Gram and Evan Burenger; Kierra Cook and Elsie Paul; Rachel Chepkunov and Megan Cowell; and Rashar Bryer and Giovanna Brown.
The winners will be decided through online public voting ,which should open by Friday at www.rcncommunity.com, said Paul Panagopolous of RCN.
Lee, who grew up in the Boston area, said he was watching the contestants to get ideas for new poses he could strike at his own red carpet events.
"When I go to events and I watch the women pose, they have so many options and the guys don't," he said. "So when I was watching the other guy pose, I'm like oh, I gotta steal that. If you go online and see pictures of me I literally just sort of stand there and smile."
In an email, Panagopolous said about 300 people competed at Qdoba, which was preceded by a stop at Tufts and followed by one at Boston University. Almost 400 contestants and nearly 5,000 images were recorded in total, he said. Many at the Northeastern stop were students, including winners freshmen Cook and Paul.
The pair of friends struck funny poses and got down on the ground to get the winning shot.
"I came up with it in high school," Cook said. "I bent over, and it made it look like my friend had a gigantic butt. I knew nobody else would have it."
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