USA: SAN DIEGO: PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT OPENING

(26 Mar 1995) English/Nat With Oscar fever mounting, Hollywood stars descended on San Diego, California, Saturday night for the opening of the latest Planet Hollywood restaurant. Fans turned up in their thousands to catch a glimpse of the celebrity guests. It looked like a dress rehearsal for Monday’s Academy Awards Ceremony - but the venue wasn’t the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ... but a restaurant in San Diego. For California’s star-gazers though this wasn’t just any restaurant opening - they thronged the street outside the new Planet Hollywood craning their necks for a glimpse of the celebrities. The waiting paid off. A host of stars filed past on their way to dinner. This is the opening of the 19th Planet Hollywood - a chain of restaurants set up and owned by the actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. Crammed with film memorabilia and serving a range of Tex-Mex food, the venture has proved a runaway success throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The San Diego opening was the stuff Hollywood premieres are made off - the stars smiled, waved and the crowds screamed. And despite the media scrum, the cameras rolled on. Most of the guests wore the regulation jackets with the Planet Hollywood logo emblazoned on the back. The recently-married Roseanne Barr arrived with her new husband. Also there was Baywatch star Yasmine Bleeth. Bruce Willis, sporting a new haircut was accompanied by his wife, actress Demi Moore. Luke Perry, star of the popular series Beverly Hills 90210, even had a few mementos to hand out to the waiting fans. The guest list also included Hollywood veterans like James Coburn... ...and funny girl Whoopi Goldberg. Arnold Schwarzenegger drew huge cheers from the crowds. He brought his mother along to the event. Last of the co-owners to arrive was Sylvester Stallone. Hundreds of guests packed out the restaurant and only a lucky few were able to sit down to enjoy their Planet Hollywood meal! Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: