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The stars shine for Turk Pipkin
Austin’s Turk Pipkin is no stranger to celebrity. Yet for the past few weeks, the stars twinkled extra-brightly for the comic entertainer and humanitarian.
Wednesday, his second big documentary, “One Peace at a Time,” produced by wife Christy Pipkin, opened in Los Angeles with Dennis and Kimberly Quaid, Peter Fonda and Billy Bob Thornton in attendance. Pipkin reports that the best review came from ex-Austinite Matthew McConaughey, who arrived with girlfriend Camila Alves: “That movie was bad-ass!”
Filmed in 20 countries, “One Peace at a Time” advocates basic rights for every child. Some of the proceeds from the premiere helped raise money to build Mahiga Hope High School in Kenya.
[Later in the evening, Quaid was pulled over by the cops, but we’ll let others detail that.]
AP Photo of Kimberly and Dennis Quaid with Turk Pipkin
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By ChiefBuffalo
October 23, 2009 9:25 AM | Link to this
Wonderful work and caring from a fellow San Angeloan.