David Hasselhoff is getting more than an acting job out of "The Producers." Ne-Yo takes time for toy drive on a day he was nominated for two Grammy awards. Pink, who married motocross legend Carey Hart this year, was nominated Thursday for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

A monster year for celebrity couple recording artist Pink and her husband, motocross legend Carey Hart, soared even higher Thursday.

Two-time Grammy winner Pink was nominated for a third on Thursday, this time for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

She was nominated for "Stupid Girls," from her "I'm Not Dead" album.

Her Grammy nomination capped a year that included getting married, being chosen to sing the theme song for "NBC Sunday Night Football," doing a European tour and signing a 2007 tour deal with Justin Timberlake.

The Grammy news "was the silver lining to a rough day," said Hart, who received an e-mail from Pink after she finished her show overseas.

"She strained her back. Then she found out (about the Grammy) right after the show," Hart said in a telephone interview from Cabo San Lucas, where he is opening a second Hart & Huntington Tattoo shop.

It's been banner year all the way around for the couple.

Hart returned to the X Games for the first time since his horrendous, career-threatening motocross accident three years ago.

"It's pretty ironic that you can watch 'Sunday Night Football' and she's doing the intro and I did the Miller Lite 'man law' commercials," he said.

Pink won her first Grammy for her collaboration on "Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil' Kim. Last year, Pink walked away with the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

During an interview this week, David Hasselhoff let slip that he has more than a role in "The Producers." He has a percentage. "I'm not at liberty to talk about this, because I haven't discussed whether I should be talking about it," he told "The Strip" podcasters Steve Friess and Miles Smith (www.thestrippodcast. com). But, he added, "I don't do anything unless I own a piece of it." Mel Brooks is bringing the show to the Paris Las Vegas next month, with Hasselhoff, the former "Baywatch" hunk, playing flamboyant director Roger DeBris. "The Producers" opens Jan. 31, with media and VIP openings Feb 8-9. ...

Hot Spots & Cool Stuff: Flavor Flav hosts his album release party at Studio 54 (MGM Grand) on Saturday night.

MAY I RECOMMEND ...

Las Vegas attempts to set a world record for largest Santa gathering Saturday at the 5K Great Santa Run and Kris Kringle Jingle mile run at the Fremont Street Experience. Siegfried & Roy will lead off the mile run, which starts at 10:10 a.m., 10 minutes after the 5K run takes off. The event, a fundraiser for Opportunity Village, is the warmup for the New Las Vegas Marathon.

SIGHTINGS

Ne-Yo, back at the KLUC-FM, 98.5 toy drive Thursday, shortly after hearing he was nominated for two Grammys, for Best Contemporary R&B Album and for Best Male R&B Performance. ... Johnny Knoxville of "Jackass" fame at the National Finals Rodeo on Thursday. ... Brett Barrett and Rebecca Spencer of "Phantom: the Las Vegas Spectacular" helped celebrate the birthday of Liberace tribute artist Wes Winters on Wednesday at Carluccio's restaurant. Barrett, who shares the phantom role, sang "Embraceable You" while Spencer performed "I'll Be Seeing You." "Phantom" musical director Jack Gaughan assisted Winters. ... Bull-riding legend Tuff Hedeman has a meet-and-greet at 1 p.m. today at the Silverton.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Oakland is doing so bad that Raider fans are now wearing eye patches over both eyes." -- Jay Leno

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