SUPPORT KIDS' HEALTH: SICKKIDS HOSPITAL'S "DO THE HAPPY" CAMPAIGN

Toronto SickKids Hospital's Do The Happy Campaign

Toronto's SickKids Hospital is raising awareness towards Children's Health Issues this May. Problems at the forefront include Childhood Obesity which has tripled in the last 25 years, and Traumatic Brain Injuries - the leading cause of Death and Acquired Disability in Children under 14. You can help by pitching-in to raise awareness and funds simply by attending one of their Do The Happy Events or by making a Donation!

See some Stars in Toronto show their support for the Do The Happy Campaign - a few connections which Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven might have played a small part in making happen!

Lear more about the Do The Happy Campaign here.

(Photo/video credit: SickKids Hospital)

SIMON HELBERG, MAYIM BIALIK & KUNAL NAYYAR OF "THE BIG BANG THEORY" IN TORONTO FOR CTV'S 2011 FALL UPFRONTS

Cast members of the number Canada's number one-rated Show came to Toronto today to celebrate CTV's Fall 2011 Upfronts. Held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch were among many other Stars in attendance for the event, attended mostly by Media and Advertising Executives.  Anderson Cooper, Christina Ricci, Debra Messing, Kelli Garner, Wendy Cummings and many more flew into the City by surprise to help ring-in the festivities.

Only having visited last CTV's eTalk Live last Fall, Helberg and Nayyar had nothing but fond memories of Toronto.  Helberg in particular is a huge Fan of our v. own Tim Horton's Coffee.  Outside the venue, one Fan delivered him a true blue Canadian treat - a box of Timbits (Donut Holes), which drew a big smile from him.  "You're so sweet", he told her.  Helberg was only able to pose for one Photo and I was the lucky one!  Bazinga, Bitches! 

Read more about their last visit to Toronto here.

See the Photos below:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER OF "30 ROCK" IN TORONTO FOR "HOW TO BEAT UP ANYBODY"

Judah Friedlander & Mr. Will-W.

Okay, true story. I received a tip-off from a friend last night that 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander, known best for his role as Writer Frank Rossitano, had just arrived at his Hotel in Yorkville. Friedlander had been slated to do an Autograph Signing at Chapters Festival Walk in Toronto's Entertainment District today in addition to a round of Press which included appearances on Q Radio with Jian Ghomeshi, George Stromboulopoulous Tonight and CTV's eTalk with Ben Mulroney.  The Big Boys.

Being a huge fan of the NBC sitcom in which he stars, I played my cards safely, double-confirming that indeed he had checked-in. Let's face it, Time is valuable to all and I have lived my days of young Fandom, waiting about ad nauseum in front of Hotels in the freezing cold. "Can you please put me through to the room of Judah Friedlander?" I asked, clearing my voice of a combination nervous phlegm/residual Dairy from two Lattes earlier. "Please hold", the Receptionist chimed. This is the turning point of the Call which decides your fate for the next hour or sometimes few hours, depending how badly you want to meet that Celebrity. Within seconds, I was put through to the room of the scene-stealing, 20 year veteran Comedian who got his industry breakthrough as a Cameraman for Chris Rock's Who is Chris Rock?. "Hello?" he answered in surprise at receiving a call in his Hotel Room. Holy shit. Fuck. Jesus Christ. OMG. What the fuck? I hung up in a nervous fervour. Judah Friedlander was in town, indeed.  Yes he was.  Click.

But get this - my Cell Phone began ringing instantaneously and on my Call Display was the number of his Hotel. Shit. Shit. Christ. Fuck. OMG. What the fuck have I gotten myself into? While in an all-about debate to whether or not I should answer, I lost my golden opportunity to convince Friedlander that in fact I was not a crazy lunatic and that this somehow was a big misunderstanding - that I meant well.  So I let him go through to my Voice Mail. Oh God. I went to Starbucks and ordered another Latte, deciding to put in an hour or so of my time to see if he might happen to pop out for some of Yorkville's couture Cuisine. In what played out like a scene so outlandish - not unlike those of 30 Rock itself - this episode ended with my decision to call it a day and meet him at his Autograph Signing (today).

THE CAST OF BIG BANG THEORY VISIT eTALK LIVE IN TORONTO

Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar and
 Simon Helberg at eTalk

BAZINGA! was the word of the day in Toronto as three cast members of the number one-rated program The Big Bang Theory flew in for a special taping of eTalk Live at CTV Headquarters on Queen St.  With its season premiere pulling in a stellar 3.3 million viewers in Canada, there was cause for celebration as lucky audience members were treated to Hot Dogs, Chips and Beverages.  Some even lined-up in the wee hours of the morning to get a close spot to the sitcom's stars Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg and recent Emmy winner Jim Parsons.

Sitting down for half an hour to chat with Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, the cast members revealed many interesting tidbits about the show like:

• the stairwell featured on the show is actually a decoy, and has three years' worth of Chewing Gum from star Johnny Galecki who was not in attendance today
• Nayyar who often is seen on the show sipping on his favourite libation, The Grasshopper, revealed that when filming they use a Dairy concoction mixed with green Food Colouring claiming it isn't v. delicious at all
• Kaley Cuoco who also wasn't in attendance today has a knack for memorizing Scientific terminology, but Parsons claimed that Cuoco and Galecki are the most likely to fumble their lines when filming.  Cuoco recently injured her leg.
• Nayyar actually is rather amazing at Ping Pong in real life, although his co-stars Helberg and Parsons claim he is unnecessarily dramatic in his exaggerated moves
• Parsons once was invited to a Ping Pong Tournament organized by Susan Saradon who heard he was great at the sport.  He claimed to have been extremely starstruck.
• Helberg laughed off jokes that he wears Boys' Size XL clothing on the show
• Parsons claimed not to know what a Cylon was until he researched it for his role, after Host Mulroney presented him with a Cylon Toaster - often seen on the show.

WATCH BARENAKED LADIES PERFORM THE THEME TO THE BIG BANG THEORY LIVE AT eTALK IN TORONTO

....just a taste of what's to come later tonight on Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven. Check out Barenaked Ladies performing the theme song to The Big Bang Theory as cast members Kunar Nayyal, Simon Helberg and Jim Parsons arrive at eTalk Live in Toronto. Enjoy and check back for some amazing photos and a recap of their visit today.

KATY PERRY IN TORONTO AT eTALK LIVE & AUTOGRAPH GIVEAWAY

Who doesn't love Katy Perry? The sweetheart singer-songwriter arrived in Toronto Thursday and has been on a non-stop media blitz which will extend until next Wednesday, including a performance at the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday.  And I have a feeling by then Perry and I will practically be like roommates with the amount of times we'll be seeing each other!

I was lucky enough to get invited to a taping of eTalk Daily today, hosted by Ben Mulroney where she made him rather nervous after drawing attention to his Dressy Top and Pants, while going sans socks in a pair of Sperry Top-siders.  She mentioned that she felt a little more nervous than usual today.  During the half hour interview, Perry told audience members about how she met now fiancé Russell Brand (who by the way is not in town) at the MTV Video Music Awards where he took advantage of the celebrities on the Red Carpet, getting them to do faux interviews for his just-released hit comedy Get Him to The Greek.  Within moments they were making out (playfully) she claimed, and one thing led to another and the rest is Rock 'n' Roll history.

With her big Wedding Day down the pipe, Perry told us that she will mark the occasion specially with a well-executed Plan and Dress, as she believes truly that this will happen only once in her life, so she must make the best of it.  She also joked about her playfully seductive image claiming that she went with wearing Fruits for her debut album One of the Boys, while this time around on follow-up Teenage Dream, she is going with the theme of wearing Sweets (as seen on her California Gurls video).  Next time around she said she will wear a Bacon Dress, which drew laughter from the audience.  "Showing a little of my back is no more harmless than a photo of Miley Cyrus baring her back!", she reminded Mulroney who eluded to her not wearing enough clothing in her new video.