Julie Ben-Victor created a darling video a while back that she has graciously allowed me to share with you. It is called Home and it features herself, her husband Paul Ben-Victor, and the too-cute-for-words Cowboy. After watching this, I want a Chihuahua!
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Victor Friedman’s Artist Reception
- Victor Friedman
On March 13, an artist’s reception was held for Victor Friedman, Paul Ben-Victor’s father. The exhibit, entitled “Captured and Constructed,” celebrates 40 years of Victor Friedman’s impressive photography. The reception, held at the Jeanie Madsen Gallery in Santa Monica, gave admirer’s a chance to meet the artist in person. It was filled to capacity.
Paul Ben-Victor and his father Victor Friedman
Paul and Julie Ben-Victor
Paul Ben-Victor, Julie Ben-Victor, Leah Kornfeld Friedman, and Victor Friedman
Evan Handler and Victor Friedman
A full house
For those of you in the LA area, the collection can be seen at the Jeanie Madsen Gallery until April 20, 2010. There will be a closing reception on April 15, 2010. Visit the gallery’s website for hours and location.
Jeanie Madsen Gallery
If you are in the Houston or New York areas, Victor Friedman’s work can also be seen in the permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas; the Brooklyn Museum; the Museum of the City of New York; and the New York Public Library. Victor Friedman’s photos can also be viewed on his website.
Victor Friedman.com
Thanks to Paul and Julie Ben-Victor for allowing me to share these photos with you.
Julie Ben-Victor Wins Outstanding Performance Award
StageScene LA has given Julie Ben-Victor (Julie Austin Felder) the honor of Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actress (Drama) for her role in The Miracle Worker. Congratulations to Julie!
Paul Ties the Knot!
Some of you may have already heard this news, but for those of you who haven’t, you may be happy to know that on July 5, Paul Ben-Victor married Julie Austin Felder!
I would have gotten this notice up earlier, however, I’ve been having ongoing computer problems. But I want to thank Julie Ben-Victor, BB Fenix of Pure PR Associates, and Marc Bennett for being so gracious and allowing me to share the following pictures and video with all of you.
The wedding took place at a Los Angeles yacht club under a large white tent. Most of the guests wore white. It was a beautiful setting. There were so many wonderful pictures to choose from that I had a hard time deciding which ones to pick, but I can only post a few so, first up, here are the happy couple. Don’t they make a lovely pair?
Photo courtesy of Julie Ben-Victor, photographer unknown
Photo courtesy of Julie Ben-Victor, photographer unknown
Photo courtesy of Julie Ben-Victor, photographed by Hart Nw Houston
Here are Paul and Julie lip-syncing to their own pre-recorded voices. What fun!
Not surprisingly, there were several celebrities in attendance, but since this blog focuses on the I-Man cast, there is one in particular that I know all of you are interested in: Vincent Ventresca. Check out the photos!
Photo courtesy of Marc Bennett
Photo courtesy of Pure PR Associates, photographed by Angie Pines
Photo courtesy of Julie Ben-Victor, photographed by Hart Nw Houston
Congratulations, Paul and Julie!
The Miracle Worker
Paul’s financee, Julie Austin Felder, is currently playing the role of Helen Keller’s mother, Kate Keller, in the stage production of The Miracle Worker. The play is getting great reviews and so is Julie!
LA Splash says: “…with the wonderful Julie Austin Felder playing mother, Kate Heller…both giving impassioned performances of parents realizing the greatest of fears, the sickness of their beloved child, Helen Keller.”
Socal writes about Julie: “…Both actors delved profoundly into their character and the peculiarities of the age lingos and accents and succeed in making the Kellers fully believable. Him, stern, patriarchal… and paternalistic, her, concerned, emotionally involved and… maternalistic.
Lynne Bronstein at Stage Happenings says: “Julie Austin Felder also is outstanding as Kate Keller, maintaining a balance between soft-heartedness and underlying strength.”
The Miracle Worker can be seen every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from now through June 28 at the Edgemar Center for the Arts. The Center is located at 2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90405. Tickets are $25.
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Catching Up On Paul Ben-Victor News, Part 2
Paul Ben-Victor news continues…
Sunday’s post would have been too long and unwielding, which is why I decided to split it up into two posts.
Let’s start with another interview. This one is from Hollywood 411.
Paul’s Pad
Paul’s Santa Monica home has been featured in a couple of publications and websites. There’s good reason for this too. Paul has excellent taste. According to Statement magazine Paul “probably could have distinguished himself as an architect or a designer” — and I have to agree. So take a look at Paul’s place and maybe you’ll get some decorating ideas for your own home.
First up is a brief video tour of his home on the Modern Home & Living website. Just scroll down a bit to watch the video on the lower right side of the website. Paul’s home is the very first one shown in the video.
Modern Home & Living
Next up is an eight-page spread in Statement magazine. A digital version of the magazine (No. 5, 2008) can be found here. But you’ll have to scroll to page 96 to get to the article. It’s a bit of a pain. You can also download a PDF version of the entire magazine from the website if you wish. It’s a pretty cool magazine. To make things a bit easier, however, I pulled out just the article from the PDf download for you.
But before I go any further there is a very newsworthy piece of information on the first page of this article that you might be interested in, namely, that Paul is engaged to actress Julie Austin Felder. Yes ladies, Paul is officially off the market. I want to give a big huge congratulations to Paul and Julie and wish them much happiness!
Statement Magazine Article: Details, Details
Coming soon: I’ll talk about Julie’s new play.