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  • But the organisers ask him to step down in order to give newcomers a shot, so Garner, irrationally offended, takes up the spatulas in his place, and finds herself pitted against a stripper (Wilde) to whom Bob owes money, as well as an impossibly sweet 10-year-old African-American girl, Destiny (Yara Shahidi), lately fostered by loving lefties Alicia Silverstone and Rob Corddry.

    Butter – review 2011

  • Meanwhile, the wife of said champion, played by Jennifer Garner, decides to take the crown for herself, and must best a young girl played by Yara Shahidi.

    Casting Notes: Olivia Wilde and Alicia Silverstone in Butter; Kevin Bacon Joins Steve Carell Comedy | /Film 2010

  • A terrific cast includes Ty Burrell as her husband, Yara Shahidi as a black child who becomes her competitor, and Rob Corddry and Alicia Silverstone as her foster parents.

    Marshall Fine: Live from Toronto Film Festival: Tuesday 9.14.11 Marshall Fine 2011

  • Also new to the cast is Ty Burell, of Modern Family and also quite well known for being a selfish jerk in the Dawn of the Dead remake, and the young Yara Shahidi.

    Rob Corddry Cast in Oddball Satire Butter; Takes Role Once Linked to Jim Carrey | /Film 2010

  • John Shahidi, chief executive of RockLive, a mobile application developer in Los Angeles, said his company started working on a soccer game in August, with an eye toward Christmas.

    NYT > Home Page By JENNA WORTHAM 2011

  • Although RockLive's app, called Heads Up, sailed through Apple's review process and went on sale this month, Mr. Shahidi said he was keeping an eye out for any bugs or problems that might require a software update.

    NYT > Home Page By JENNA WORTHAM 2011

  • A broad, sometimes shrill mash-up of Alexander Payne's "Election" and Alan Ball's "American Beauty," this satire centers on a vicious butter-carving contest (like ice carving but with, you know, butter) in Iowa between a ruthless Christian conservative with a Palin-esque twang, Laura Pickler (a hardworking Jennifer Garner), and an African-American foster child, Destiny (Yara Shahidi), who's a stand-in for you know who.

    NYT > Home Page By MANOHLA DARGIS 2011

  • The role of BBC Persian broadcasts in the ousting of the Shah is detailed in Hossein Shahidi.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Ms. Shahidi, an actor and mother of three, says she has undergone multiple knee surgeries because of playing basketball, has an "irrational fear of dog poop" and used to ride a motorcycle in college.

    NYT > Home Page By TANZINA VEGA 2011

  • "My agent wouldn't even tell me who the company was," said Keri Shahidi, 42, one of the women chosen for the campaign, because the agent did not want the knowledge to affect her answers.

    NYT > Home Page By TANZINA VEGA 2011

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