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Posted at 09:01 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Kelsey Grammer may run for office; ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ spinoff planned

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Kelsey Grammer. (Frederick M. Brown - GETTY IMAGES)

Kelsey Grammer may run for political office, maybe in New York. “I look at my political aspirations as that last piece of my life — where I hope to do something good for people and pay back a little,” the conservative actor told the New York Post. For the time being, Grammer will play a fictional politician: the mayor of Chicago on “Boss.” (New York Post)

We now live in a world where Alec Baldwin and Grammer could go head-to-head during the 2013 mayoral race in NYC.

PBS announced it will air an animated spinoff of “Mister Rogers’ Neigborhood” starring the son of Daniel Striped Tiger, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” (Vulture)

Amy Winehouse’s grandmother said she was planning to adopt a 10-year-old from St. Lucia before her untimely death. Update: A rep for the late singer told Gossip Cop the story is not true. (The Mirror)

Angelina Jolie teared up as she was presented with a heart-shaped statue at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival. The actress’s directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey” is set in Bosnia. (Daily Mail)

Soulja Boy didn’t buy a $55 million jet as he and management team claimed, his spokesperson told TMZ. But he did buy himself a boatload of publicity with the made-up story. (TMZ)

Al Pacino’s 21-year-old daughter, Julie, was arrested on suspicion of DWI in New York City on Saturday. (People)

Check out extremely creepy pictures of Tom Hardy as Bane on the set of “The Dark Knight Rises.” (Buzzfeed)

Matt Damon made a speech at a teachers rally near the White House this weekend. (The Answer Sheet)

Sarah Jessica Parkeris not a fashion icon, according to supermodel Emily Sandberg: “Please stop calling them icons when the only thing they've done to deserve the title is fit into the sample size of a dress a stylist picked off a runway.” (Supermodelblogger.com)

Ashton Kutcher’s “Two and a Half Men” trailer is about six times as big as my studio apartment. (TMZ)

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