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A&E: Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft
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August 22, 2008
Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft


(NECN/ABC) - Jerry Seinfeld will soon be back on the small screen, not in a sitcom but in an ad for Microsoft. The comedian will be paid $10 million to appear in the ads alongside Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. The company is trying to appeal to younger computer users.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is in New York rehearsing for his Broadway debut in "Equus," which opens next month. The 19-year old already starred in the play in London last year and said it has given him more confidence. As for his nude scene, Radcliffe said it's only 7 minutes near the end of the play and no big deal.

It's another girl for Matt Damon and his wife. Little Gia Zavala was born Wednesday. She has two big sisters ages 2 and 10. Damon has joked that he is resigned to being outnumbered.

Meanwhile Damon's buddy Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner are confirming the rumors that they are indeed expecting their second child. The news comes as Affleck heads back to work starring as an ambulance-chasing attorney in a comedy called "Extract."

ABC's Carla Wohl has more in this showbiz wrap-up.

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