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"    Photo: Getty Images   Fresh off the glitzy heels of the Golden Globes, a select group of industry folks rushed back to NYC last night to volunteer their skills (and pride) in the Labyrinth Theater Company Celebrity Speed Charades Benefit Gala. The event, housed in an ornate Gladiator-themed venue, was not your average game of summer camp charades. The participants (actors, designers, and athletes) came together under one common bond: prestigious recognition in their field. &amp;quot;I have an Emmy, Cynthia [Rowley] has a CFDA, Chris Rock has a couple of Emmys\u2026so I think you have to win some type of award to qualify to be here,&amp;quot; Top Chef host and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi shared with us.   On this lucky evening, however, celebrities, like Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen and Heisman winner Eddie George, weren&amp;#039;t the only ones who got to participate. With Philip Seymour Hoffman having a case of the flu and Zosia Mamet having a case of the my-new-hit-show-just-scored-a-Golden-Globe-and-I-haven&amp;#039;t-slept-in-60-hours, two very lucky, and very generous, patrons made matching donations of $11,000 each during a live auction to step in as Hoffman and Mamet&amp;#039;s replacements. The room was abuzz with laughter when Chris Rock squatted on his knees to do an impression of a dwarf from Snow White, and when Sam Rockwell sent out a very cheeky message describing the show Happy Endings (use your imagination). &amp;quot;This really was so much fun,&amp;quot; actor Paul Rudd told us after his team took home the championship trophy. The laughs continued late into the night at the Mondrian Soho Hotel, where VIPs toasted champagne. Rockwell showed off his salsa skills, while his boys club of Rudd, Rock, Jeremy Renner, and Bobby Cannavale looked on laughing; and Rowley and Lakshmi danced and giggled like best friends with Billy Crudup. Rowley has so much fun at this event that she is even toying with the idea of starting a charades league of her own. And what would one wear to such a sport? A Cynthia Rowley designed uniform, natch. She told ELLE.com, &amp;quot;It would have to be something form fitting to look intimidating, and something with stretch, because you have to really move around in it. You can&amp;#039;t wear a little dress and heels when you&amp;#039;re playing charades.&amp;quot; She then offered up her best advice for keeping her cool onstage as well as in life: Have fun. &amp;quot;Having a sense of humor about everything and not taking it too seriously lets you feel like you can make your way in any situation,&amp;quot; she noted. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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