Celebrity Sightings – January 2016

Santa Clarita Valley resident Elizabeth Teagle was spotted with Jamie Foxx at an after party for the Video Music Awards (VMAs).  A triple threat, Jamie Fox is a talented singer, comedian and actor.  He’s even directed, written and produced for films.  Born in Texas, Foxx has emerged as one of the most diversely talented entertainers of his generation.  Landing his first TV spot on In Living Color in the early 90s, Foxx has since earned two Oscar nods and a win for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ray.  More recently, Foxx starred in Django Unchained and appeared in the 2013 action film White House Down co-starring Channing Tatum.  In 2014, he starred as the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 alongside Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.  He also lent his voice to the character Nico in the animated film Rio 2.
During the Comics for the Cause event to support local non-profit SCV Youth Project, publishers of The Magazine of Santa Clarita Moe and Linda Hafizi met Maz Jobrani before the show.  Maz Jobrani is the founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which first aired on Comedy Central.  He has had two Showtime specials, Brown and Friendly and, most recently, I Come In Peace. Jobrani has also performed stand up on The Tonight Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  With more than 50 guest star appearances, Jobrani can regularly be seen on television’s most popular shows.  Recent guest appearances include: Mission Control, True Blood and Shameless. Jobrani has also been featured on CNN and BBC, as well as in The New York Times and Time Magazine.  He also has given TED Talks on breaking stereotypes through comedy.
Valencia resident Erick Arndt spotted guitar legend Zakk Wylde in Valencia at Yogurtland.  Zakk Wylde is an American musician, singer and songwriter who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.
“Zakk was really nice and great with my son.  He even grabbed my camera to take the selfie.  Later on, I played Guitar Hero with my son, Blake, and showed him not only is Zakk’s song in there but so is Zakk,” Erick said.
Santa Clarita Valley residents get your cameras ready and be on the lookout!  Do you think you have a celebrity sighting to share?  Email us at Kirsten@santaclaritamagazine.com.  May the odds be ever in your favor!