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‘Super 8’ Casting Director Kidnapped and Molested Young Boy in 1996

Jason James, registered as a California sex offender under the name Jason James Murphy, has been working in Hollywood since moving there in 2005.

Kal Penn on Why He Changed His Name: “Half of it was curiosity to see if it would make a difference”

In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Harold & Kumar star Kal Penn explained the origin of his stage name and how it’s gotten him more auditions than his given name ever did.

Colin Hanks’ ‘Dexter’ Role: “Completely Different from Anything Else I’ve Done”

Like father, like son. While Tom Hanks’ eldest son Colin got his start in teen comedies like Orange County and Whatever It Takes, he’s since moved into more dramatic (and religious) fare. Following an impressive stint as a priest on AMC’s ‘60s drama Mad Men, he’s currently starring as a

Glee’s Dot-Marie Jones: “This overnight success 20 years later is working pretty well for me. It was the longest night of my life, but I’ll take it.”

“Over the last 20 years, I’ve played every tough-chick role imaginable,” she said.

The Guild’s Felicia Day: “Sustaining an Audience with a Web Series is an Impossible Task”

Felicia Day may make it look easy with her popular Web series, online gaming comedy The Guild, but as she explained in a recent interview, there’s a lot more than being funny that goes into the equation of running a successful online series.

Joel Edgerton on Success: “The Moment I Get Swept Up, It Can Come Crashing Down”

“I’ve been banging the drum for so long, I figure at some point it would all culminate into something, except that ironically it sort of feels like the opposite, in a way,” he said.

Steve Guttenberg: Landing a Role in Broadway’s ‘Relatively Speaking’ “is something a little divine”

The 53-year-old actor hopes a role in legendary director Woody Allen’s latest Broadway production will put him back in the spotlight.

Lisa Edelstein on why she left ‘House’: “I Want to Have a Little Bit of Fun”

Lisa Edelstein played Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House for seven years, but as she tells in a recent interview, it was time to leave her starring role on Fox’s popular medical drama.

Ryan Gosling: “I Don’t Want to Act Much Longer”

On one hand, it seems extremely early for 30-year-old actor Ryan Gosling to retire from Hollywood. On the other, he has been in front of the camera since age 12, when he starred on children’s variety show The Mickey Mouse Club, along with future headline-grabbers Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and

Casey Wilson “Hoped Against Hope” for “Happy Endings to Come Back

As Happy Endings star Casey Wilson explained in a recent interview, the ABC comedy almost didn’t have such a satisfying conclusion. Unable to blow the network brass with its first season ratings, the show hung in the balance for much of its initial run, but was eventually picked up for a second season last May.

‘Community’ Star Jim Rash Making Screenwriting Debut with ‘The Descendants’

“After people hear that we’ve written a movie, they’ll ask if it’s a comedy and we’re like no, it’s a dramedy,” Rash observed.

Zooey Deschanel Explains Inspiration Behind ‘New Girl’ Theme Song

“I wanted something upbeat that really felt like a theme song,” explained Deschanel

Malcolm McDowell Talks Resenting “A Clockwork Orange,” Finally Appreciating It

“It was 10 years ago in Los Angeles when I went to a screening of it and I couldn’t believe what I saw, the accomplishment of the movie, the pure talent of Stanley Kubrick.”

Once a Victim, British Lottery Winner Helps Fund Anti-Bullying Musical ‘Stand Tall’

In 2005, Watson won £2.3 million (around $3.6 million) after he grandfather purchased her the winning ticket. Not so lucky prior to that, she had been the victim of bullying during her formative years and now wants to help young children who hear insults and taunts every day.