WASHINGTON — George Takei, best known for playing Sulu on “Star Trek,” and partner Brad Altman have been together for 21 years but wasted little time once the opportunity presented itself.
Altman said he proposed marriage to Takei by getting down on one knee in their kitchen while Takei was eating a sandwich after seeing on TV that the California Supreme Court had legalized same-sex marriage. It surprised Takei, who thought he would be the one who popped the question.
They bought each other turquoise and silver wedding rings.
Takei and Altman plan to marry Sept. 14 in the Democracy Forum at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles.
Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in “Star Trek,” will be the best man and Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, will be the matron of honor. Castmate Leonard Nimoy will be among the 200 guests, but probably not William Shatner. Takei has said Shatner didn’t treat him and most of the cast very well.
Takei, who had a recurring role on NBC’s “Heroes” last year, and Altman plan to honeymoon for a month in South America.
As for what they’ll wear on their big day, Altman said they’ll both walk down the aisle in white tuxedoes, which seemed to catch Takei off-guard.
“Well, now that you’ve announced it on the air, I guess it’s settled,” he said.
Ed McMahon faces foreclosure on luxury home
LOS ANGELES — Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.
The former “Star Search” host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed a default notice Feb. 28 with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office, the Wall Street Journal first reported late Tuesday.
McMahon, 85, has been a pitchman for the American Family Publishers’ sweepstakes.
However, he has been unable to work as a pitchman for various products since he broke his neck 18 months ago, said his spokesman, Howard Bragman.
The six-bedroom, five-bath house is in a hilltop gated community overlooking Mulholland Drive called The Summit and is listed for sale at $6.25 million. It has been on the market two years, according to real estate agent Alex Davis, who has the listing.
Associated Press
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