Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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NORM: X Girl doubles for Knightley

Roberta Lorincz, the lead dancer in the X Girls topless revue at Aladdin's V Theatre, spent seven hours Saturday in a love scene as the body double for Keira Knightley, who appears in the upcoming film "Domino." Keira Knightley, 19, needed a double for her "Domino" role. Martin Sheen hosted a party at the Riviera Sunday. Tobey Maguire was seen dining at a Bellagio restaurant.

This was not your run-of-the-mill modeling job for local topless entertainer Roberta Lorincz.

This was a dream job for the former lead ballarina for the Romanian National Opera.

The call came out of the blue on Friday, from Envy modeling agency.

On Saturday, Lorincz, the lead dancer in the X Girls topless revue at the V Theatre (Aladdin), spent seven hours in a love scene as the body double for Keira Knightley, who starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean."

"Stuff like this you don't even dream of in Romania," said Lorincz, 28, who sat next to Knightley during the shoot at the Valley of Fire for the film "Domino."

Knightley, 19, is cast as Domino Harvey, who turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter. Harvey is the daughter of British actor Laurence Harvey.

Knightley backed out of the love scene, said Lorincz, "because she didn't feel comfortable showing her body. Coming from Europe, it was not uncomfortable for me," said Lorincz, who had temporary tattoos applied to her neck and had to wear her waist-length black hair under a wig that resembled Knightley's short hairstyle.

"She is very beautiful," said Lorincz, who said four takes were needed to shoot the scene.

"Domino" is directed by Tony Scott, who directed "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Days of Thunder" and "Spy Game."

The Scene

and Heard

Wayne Newton's E! Entertainment show, "The Entertainer," is taping its finale Tuesday at the Las Vegas Hilton showroom, and they need an audience. It's a free show, and Newton will be part of it. The taping starts at 2:30 p.m. and will continue until about 8 p.m. ...

KTNV-TV, Channel 13, reporter Scott Burton and Kirvin-Doak publicist Samantha Cannon got engaged in London last week and plan a September wedding.

Sightings

Martin Sheen of NBC's "The West Wing," hosting a party for the crew at the Riviera Convention Center on Sunday night. ... Tobey Maguire, dining at FIX restaurant (Bellagio) during breaks in a poker tournament. Also: Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox. ... Retired heavyweight boxing champ Lennox Lewis, drinking orange juice all night at OPM nightclub (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Saturday. Asked whether he was in training to unretire, Lewis told my spy, "Crazier things have happened. ... You never know." ... At OPM on Sunday: Audley Harrison, undefeated heavyweight contender and Olympic gold medalist. ... The X Girls, appearing in VH1's "The Fabulous Life of Leonardo DiCaprio," which aired Monday night.

The Punch Line

"John Kerry announced today that he will go to Iraq next month. I guess he heard they are having presidential elections." -- Jay Leno

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.