Stars turn out for George Lopez charity golf tournament

Mother Nature Network | Gerri Miller

Links-loving stars turned out for the 5th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting theGeorge Lopez Foundation to raise funds and awareness for kidney disease and organ donation. Held at the Lakeside Country Club, the event raised $500,000 for the cause. "It goes to send kids to camp and help people who are sick and may need a kidney and also may need information. It's nice to see it get bigger every year," said Lopez, himself a kidney recipient, who regularly donates a portion of his concert proceeds to the cause. He's currently doing warm-up dates in preparation for a new HBO special, "It's Not Me, It's You," that he'll perform July 14 from L.A.'s Nokia Theater.

He's also hosting a Fox summer dating show premiering June 7 called "Take Me Out," based on a successful European format involving 30 women competing for the affections of one man. "I like the fact that I'm able to do so many different things. I've acted, produced, done voice stuff, toured and hosted and promoted and this is just another thing. If it's fun for me, I think it will be fun for people to watch," he said, noting of his now-defunct talk show, "it was a great two years." He's already done a recording session for the sequel to "The Smurfs" and is writing a book targeted for Father's Day 2013 release. As for green living, he's careful about using "as many environmentally friendly products in the house as I can and how I dispose of the things that I use."

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