FOR SALE

Props used by 1950s television comedian Ernie Kovacs, including a pair of eyeglasses with images of eyes on the lenses, are being sold this weekend by a Dallas collectibles auctioneer. Kovacs wore the glasses in character as drunken poet Percy Dovetonsils. Three gorilla masks used in comedy bits involving the "Nairobi Trio" also will be part of the auction online and in Dallas at Heritage Auction Galleries. Other items in the auction of music and entertainment memorabilia include items consigned by the daughter of Frankenstein actor Boris Karloff.

NERVOUS HOST

Broadway and Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is suffering from a trace of preshow jitters, according to ABC's Barbara Walters, who interviewed Jackman for her annual Oscar-night special. Jackman will host the broadcast. Walters also sits down with Oscar nominees Anne Hathaway and Mickey Rourke and teen rock idols the Jonas Brothers for her hourlong special at 11 p.m. Sunday.

CHATTER

"I could never really be in the military. For one thing, I couldn't live without my hair."

Kevin BaconUP , actor, who shaved his head for his role as a military officer in Taking Chance, an HBO movie premiering Saturday

NO CASH FOR 'NASH'

Don Johnson has sued a trio of entertainment companies, saying he is owed millions of dollars in profits from the TV series Nash Bridges. Johnson filed his suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. He says he owns half of the copyright to Nash Bridges and has not been paid his share of a $150 million syndication deal. The series aired for six seasons on CBS.

Johnson, also of Miami Vice fame, says he has been blocked from developing Nash Bridges for online platforms.