Meryl Streep donates $10,000 to Rhode Island School in Viola Davis’s Honor
Veteran actress and Oscar winner Meryl Streep has generously donated $10,000 to the Central Falls school in Rhode Island in lieu of actress Viola Davis of The Help.
Russell Brand to Star in Eric Idle’s ‘What About Dick?’ at L.A’s Orpheum Theatre
Comedian Russell Brand is taking on a new challenge, expanding on his resume that will now include stage actor.
Greg Kinnear on ‘Thin Ice’ with Co-Star Alan Arkin: “I just basically steal from great actors like Alan”
It’s hard to believe that actor Greg Kinnear, who is best known for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine and As Good As It Gets, has never had any type of professional training when it comes to acting
Raza Jaffrey talks ‘Smash’: “I did Bombay Dreams on stage in London, a year’s worth of auditions and workshops for that, there’s an awful lot of similarities”
Jaffrey, who plays Katherine McPhee’s very likeable on screen boyfriend, Dev Sundaram, has plenty of experience when it comes to both Broadway and his latest role in the TV series that follows the glam, glitz, and the downfalls of working in theater.
Raquel Welch Thinks Mae West Was a Man: “She resembled a dock worker in drag”
Welch believes that her former co-star, Mae West, from 1970’s film Myra Breckinridge was a man.
‘Mad Men’s Bryan Batt Balances Acting and His Own Brick-and-Mortar Business
Mad Men actor Bryan Batt is a man with a plan. Known for his role as Salvatore Romano, an art director on AMC hit show, Business Insider recently caught up with Batt to talk about his backup plan, a New Orleans shop called Hazelnut.
Randy Jackson Tweets to Betty Buckley About Idol Singer’s Sounding ‘Too Broadway’: “I have the upmost respect for all broadway actors and singers”
American Idol judge Randy Jackson has released his response to an upset singer and actress Betty Buckley, who was coined “The Voice of Broadway” by New York Magazine.
Vera Farmiga on ‘Safe House’, Box-Office Clout and Burning Scripts
Tastefully straightforward and funny, actress Vera Farmiga gave SMH time out of her busy schedule to discuss her recent role in the movie Safe House, a thriller where she co-stars alongside Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington.
‘The Descendants’ Shailene Woodley Talks Getting Direction From Alexander Payne and Working at American Apparel on Her Hiatus
From the small screen, as the lead star of The Secret Life of The American Teenager, to the big screen with George Clooney in The Descendants, twenty-year-old actress Shailene Woodley has come off the heels of what she calls a “mind blowing” award season
Academy Award Nominee Demian Bichir on ‘A Better Life’: “This is my ‘Hamlet'”
Star of A Better Life, actor Demian Bichir, recently told USA Today that he considers himself very lucky to play a gardener in the Chris Weitz directed film that earned him a SAG and Academy Award SAG nomination this year.
John Hawkes on His Preparation for the Sundance Hit, ‘The Surrogate’
America Gangster and The Perfect Storm actor John Hawkes scored rave reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival after viewers witnessed his portrayal of Mark O’ Brien, a man in an iron lung who hopes to lose his virginity, in the Ben Lewin directed movie The Surrogate.
Anne Heche Posed As a Stripper in Preparation for Her ‘Carlito’s Way’ Audition
Long time actress Anne Heche has revealed to SF Gate, that she daringly went to a strip club and danced in preparation for an audition for the 1993 film Carlito’s Way, starring Al Pacino.
Channing Tatum: “You gotta do the ‘Dear Johns’. You gotta do ‘The Vow’. I’m conscious about why I did those parts, those movies”
Channing Tatum has continued to maintain a constant presence in the movie industry in the last few years with his appearances in G.I. Joe, The Eagle last weekend’s Haywire and the upcoming 21 Jump Street.
Katherine Heigl on Trying to Balance Acting and Motherhood: “I couldn’t enjoy the work because I was so distracted by the little being in my trailer”
“I have also always known I wanted to be an actress. From the moment I walked onto my first set when I was 11 years old, I knew I had found my passion.”
‘Downton Abbey’ Actor Dan Stevens: “I didn’t study acting – I learned on the job by watching”
For the unknown, Stevens’ alter ego is an attractive lawyer who ends up the designated heir of the late Hugh Bonneville’s country estate.
Condola Rashad On Her Broadway Debut, ‘Stick Fly’ and the Way She Finds Her Big, Emotional Moment
Actress Condola Rashad, the daughter of The Cosby’s Phylicia Rashad and broadcaster Ahmad Rashad, is garnering rave reviews for her recent work in the soap opera Broadway musical Stick Fly.
Giovanni Ribisi Talks ‘Contraband’ and Asking Not to Audition: “You have to trust me”
Ribisi spoke about his approach to acting, a craft he has been perfecting since he was just eleven years old.
James Marsden Talks Coming Back to T.V., ’30 Rock’ and Hot Dogs
X-Men and Superman Returns actor James Marsden says he would be willing to take on a regular role on a TV show. Scheduled to appear as a guest star on the NBC hot comedy series 30 Rock, Marsden spoke with the L.A. Times, telling the news outlet that he’s “open
Rooney Mara Talks Working on ‘Dragon Tattoo’: “I spent over a year at 100 miles-per-hour, just working on pure adrenaline for a lot of it”
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s Rooney Mara shared that she feels empty since finishing on the set of the David Fincher directed thriller.
Tom Hiddleston looks back on 2011, quotes ‘Hamlet’ and reveals what Woody Allen taught him
The last year for Hiddleston has involved a jam packed schedule of filming. Luckily the actor has found himself working along some of the best directors in the movie industry, from Kenneth Branagh to Steven Spielberg, and Woody Allen.