Life imitates art for these newlyweds

June 27, 2011 at 1:43AM

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, who play husband and wife in the upcoming film "Dream House," have taken the roles to heart and gotten married.

Craig's representative, Robin Baun, confirmed the marriage but offered no details. The Daily Mail in London reported that the couple were wed Wednesday in New York and that only four others attended: Daniel's daughter Ella, 18, and Weisz's son, Henry, 4, and two friends.

The British actors had been quietly dating after breaking off other relationships.

Craig, 43, is the latest James Bond and will star in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." Weisz, 41, won an Academy Award for "The Constant Gardener" and starred in "The Mummy."

A prize for really selling itA new prize for advertising effectiveness, handed out Saturday at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, went to the British campaign for PepsiCo's Walkers brand of potato chips. The campaign, by the British office of advertising giant BBDO, brought actress Pamela Anderson, Formula One racer Jenson Button and other celebrities into the sleepy British town of Sandwich, Kent, for a day to illustrate the tagline: "Walkers can make any sandwich more exciting." In the days following the event, amateur and professional footage of surprise appearances by the celebrities and the residents' shocked reactions got spread around YouTube and similar sites. The videos drew 1.6 million views. Media outlets, including the BBC and MTV, also reported on the event.

MORE FROM MORGAN: In his first comedy performances since he was heavily condemned for anti-gay remarks at a show he played in Nashville, Tracy Morgan suggested he had been misunderstood. "You're all sitting here waiting for me say something about the controversy, right?" he told the crowd Saturday night at Carolines in New York City to cheers and applause. Morgan continued: "I'm 42, man, and now all of a sudden I'm homophobic?" Laughing, he continued: "My father was the lead singer in the Village People. I would sing the 'Y.M.C.A.' the loudest. ... " Morgan previously apologized.

NO LEE MUSEUM: Plans for a Bruce Lee memorial museum in the Hong Kong house where he spent his final year have been abandoned, government officials said Sunday. Yu Panglin, the billionaire owner of the house where Lee lived from 1972 until his death at age 32 in 1973, had offered to donate the place to Hong Kong for a lavish museum. But a Hong Kong official said only a more modest museum could be housed in the quiet residential area.

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