Tale of the Tape: Blake Lewis vs. Blake Lively vs. Blake Fielder-Civil
The Hollywood Gossip staff is proud to bring you Tale of the Tape, in which we break down prospective matchups within the celebrity world you probably never considered. Because they are pointless, and above all, not real.
Today's showdown features a trio of namesakes - each of which was an unknown before bursting onto the Hollywood gossip scene (for varying reasons) this year.
That's right, it's a battle of the Blakes - American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis, Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil, and Gossip Girl star Blake Lively! The gloves are off, ladies and gentlemen - let the battle begin!
1. BIRTHPLACE
Blake Lewis: Redmond, Washington
Blake Lively: Burbank, California
Blake Fielder-Civil: London, England
Edge: Lively
2. GENDER
Blake Lewis: Male
Blake Lively: Female
Blake Fielder-Civil: Male
Edge: Lively
3. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE
Blake Lewis: Baby face, earrings
Blake Lively: Long, blonde hair
Blake Fielder-Civil: Track marks
Edge: Fielder-Civil
4. NOTABLE TALENT
Blake Lewis: Beatboxing
Blake Lively: Acting
Blake Fielder-Civil: Witness tampering
Edge: Fielder-Civil
5. EARLY WORK
Blake Lewis: Joined a cappella group KickShaw after high school in 1998; went solo beatboxing under the name B Shorty in 2002
Blake Lively: Starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Blake Fielder-Civil: Was a record company assistant
Edge: Lewis
6. LOOKING FORWARD TO
Blake Lewis: Big sales of debut album
Blake Lively: Her 21st birthday
Blake Fielder-Civil: 36 months in jail
Edge: Fielder-Civil
7. FAN CLUB NAME
Blake Lewis: Blaker Girls
Blake Lively: Blake Lively Fan Club
Blake Fielder-Civil: Come on
Edge: Lewis
8. CHIEF RIVAL
Blake Lewis: Jordin Sparks
Blake Lively: Blair Waldorf
Blake Fielder-Civil: Sobriety
Edge: Lively
9. HARSHEST CRITICS
Blake Lewis: Simon Cowell
Blake Lively: Lily van der Woodsen
Blake Fielder-Civil: Amy Winehouse's parents
Edge: Lewis
10. LITTLE KNOWN FACT
Blake Lewis: Makes a cameo in Jordin Sparks' "Tattoo" music video
Blake Lively: Bart Johnson, who plays Troy's (Zac Efron) dad in High School Musical, is married to Blake's sister, Robyn Lively!
Blake Fielder-Civil: Parents' names are Giles and Georgette
Edge: Lively
THE VERDICT: It was a lengthy matchup - and luckily, the lovely Lively wins it with four points, narrowly edging her male Blake competitors with three each. For whatever it's worth, however, Fielder-Civil is the only Blake we've seen naked ...




December 12th, 2007 6:00 PM
FYI for Blake fans:
Blake Lewis returns to Seattle Dec 20 for Album Release Party
To celebrate the release of his new album "Audio Daydream", American Idol's most original finalist Blake Lewis returns to Seattle's Showbox next Thursday December 20th. After an incredibly busy schedule this week where Lewis will appear on Entertainment Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Action Sports Championship on CBS, Blake will join up with his long time hometown friends in Mob Law and Doxology for a special hometown show. Blake was the #1 Artist on AOL.com last week and his album is outselling Idol winner Jordin Sparks at outlets like iTunes and Amazon.com. "Audio Daydream" is receiving great reviews from the likes of People Magazine (3 out of 4 stars), New York Daily News ("...the most distinctive sound ever to come from an "Idol" star...the best album by any "Idol" alum yet.") and USA Today.
Blake will be backed at the Showbox by his band A.D.D. which features Blake himself on Guitar, keyboard and Loop Pedals, KJ (Quantize) Sawka on Drums/Sampling, Kent Halvorsen on Keys/Sampling/Trumpet, Johnny Nails on Guitar/FX and Jeremy Lightfoot on bass.
Thursday December 20
BLAKE LEWIS and his band A.D.D.
With special guests
MOB LAW
DOXOLOGY
DJ Hyperfunk
$15.00 advance at Ticketmaster.com
ALL AGES
8pm Doors
The Showbox at The Market
1426 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12
December 30th, 2007 11:10 AM
BLAKE UR HOTT!!!!