New York, NY (WFN) -- Tony Bennett will be singing the praises of presidential candidate Richard Gephardt this Thursday (Dec. 11). Bennett is performing two fundraisers for Gephardt in New York but there are no plans to substitute "Gephardt" for "heart" when he sings, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."

HOLLYWOOD -- Actor Chad Lowe is stepping behind the camera to direct. Lowe -- the husband of actress Hilary Swank and brother of Rob Lowe -- will be directing an upcoming episode of the CBS series, "Hack," scheduled to air Saturday (Dec. 13).

STUDIO CITY, Calif. -- If Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni had a daughter, what would she look like? That's the question on the mind of casting director Matt Casella, who is looking for a 12 to 15-year-old "strong comedic actress" to play Sandler and Leoni's daughter in the upcoming movie, "Spanglish." Casella, the man who discovered ex-Mouseketeers Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, is holding auditions today at the Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City, California.

BERLIN -- It's a hard "hobbit" to break: "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson says he'd like to helm a movie version of "The Hobbit --" the prequel to the epic trilogy. However, he tells reporters in Berlin he'd have to wallow through some complicated rights issues to get the film made.

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