Adam Sandler Nominated for Record 11 Razzies
The former Saturday Night Live actor is up for a record 11 Razzies, which celebrate the worst of Hollywood each year.
Actor/Rapper Donald Glover Has “More to Prove with Music”
Record store clearance bins are filled with albums recorded by actors and actresses who should’ve stuck to their day jobs, but Community star/up-and-coming rapper Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) is aiming a little higher with his first proper studio album, Bonfire.
DebbieSpendItNow.com Actress Apologizes for Portrayal of Chinese People
U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra (R-Michigan) didn’t win himself too many fans with a recent campaign ad that portrays Chinese people as job-stealers with goofy voices, and the 21-year-old actress who portrayed a Chinese woman in the spot probably wouldn’t a popularity contest right now, either.
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Actress Literally Breaks a Leg on Stage
Before British actress Aicha Kossoko took the stage for a recent performance of The Taming of the Shrew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, someone surely told her to “break a leg,” without actually wishing that one of her limbs would snap in half.
Homeland’s David Harewood Urges Black British Actors to Head to the States for Better Roles
As far as British actor David Harewood is concerned, there’s no point for young British actors to stay in the U.K. when they could be trying to make a name for themselves in America.
High-School Dropout Ezra Miller on Learning from Fellow Actors: “It’s the Education of a Lifetime”
Dropping out of high school at sixteen to star in movies, We Need to Talk about Kevin actor Ezra Miller didn’t take the most conventional route to fame and fortune.
Rashida Jones on Being Recognized as “Actor/Writer/Producer”: “It Was the Best Moment of My Life”
Fans of NBC’s Thursday night comedies are used to seeing Rashida Jones’ name in the credits of Parks & Recreation and The Office, but until recently, the actress had never been associated with writing scripts.
‘Blair Witch’ Actress Heather Donahue Recounts Hazy Days in New Memoir
As she details in her new memoir, GrowGirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot, Donahue had greener pastures on her mind when she steered away from what could have been a successful Hollywood career.
Elizabeth Banks Loved “Running Around Chasing Bad Guys” for ‘Hunger Games’ Role
The Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks was so thrilled to be a part of the big-screen adaptation of the popular novel of the same name that feeling pressure to live up to the book, one of her personal favorites, never even entered her head.
Katherine Heigl on Returning to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: “I’m down with it if they want me to”
Since leaving Grey’s Anatomy two years ago, Katherine Heigl has certainly kept busy with her film career. However, on Monday’s installment on daytime talk show The View, the 33-year-old actress admitted to missing being a part of ABC’s hit medical drama.
How Did Thomas Horn Get Cast in ‘Extremely Loud’? “I was on an episode of kids’ Jeopardy and someone [on the film] saw me”
Appearing on Jeopardy! and coming home with over $30,000 would be the highlight of most kids’ formative years, but 14-year-old Thomas Horn is one-upping himself with a starring role in the big-screen adaptation of 9/11 aftermath novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which arrived in select theaters on Christmas and will receive a wide release January 20.
Jon Heder Talks ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and How Mormonism Plays a Role in His Career
“I did get a lot of offers, especially back (in the mid-2000s), of stuff that I’m not comfortable with. A lot of the projects just seemed too raunchy…”
Nick Offerman on Looking Attractive: “It Seemed Smarter to Go in the Opposite Direction. There’s Always Room for the Freak”
How did Parks and Recreation breakout star Nick Offerman rise to the top of the sitcom world?
Alison Brie Recalls An Early Audition Horror Story: “I left and cried in my car”
“My worst audition haunts me, because of this producer who was holding it. When I hear his name I’m like the kid in Ransom. I pee my pants,” said Brie.
It’s Paul Rudd vs. Amy Poehler in the 2012 Pawnee City Council Election!
Obama who? Ron Paul what? Forget the 2012 Presidential election for now — the candidates in this year’s Pawnee City Council race have been announced!
Jeremy Irvine’s 1st Role Was Playing a Tree on Stage. His 2nd was a Starring Role in ‘War Horse’
You’d think that for someone whose screen credits didn’t extend beyond bit parts on the Disney Channel and who had recently played a tree on stage, a simple “You got the role!” would’ve sufficed, but for young British actor Jeremy Irvine, Steven Spielberg informed him he’d been cast in upcoming drama War Horse in a more creative fashion.
Hulu Unveils Impressive Face Match Feature
Hulu’s Face Match is coming to rescue you. When the ambitious program is complete, you’ll be able to get the vitals on any actor or actress just by scrolling over their face on the video-streaming website.
Back on Broadway, Stick Fly’s Dulé Hill Says : “At the Root of it, I’m a Dancer”
Whether he was tiptoeing around the Oval Office as the President’s personal aide on The West Wing or breaking out antiquated hip-hop moves as co-owner of a psychic detective agency on Psych, Dulé Hill has always been about the dance.
Michael Fassbender on ‘A Dangerous Method’ and Working with Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley: “You Get to Heights You Wouldn’t Reach on Your Own”
It’s a risky undertaking to portray such a celebrated figure as psychologist Carl Jung, but as A Dangerous Method’s Michael Fassbender explains, it was all about channeling the influential doctor’s humor and ego.
Nick Offerman on ‘Parks and Rec’: “I Didn’t Think a Job That Excellent Could Exist”
Until a couple of years ago, the 41-year-old earned his keep as a journeyman actor in Los Angeles and Chicago, never aspiring for more and always leaving time for his woodworking – again, just how Swanson makes it through life.