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Expect More Stars to Emerge From ‘Degrassi’
The rapper we now know as Drake wasn’t always a hip-hop heavyweight. Before his days of collaborating with Lil Wayne, he was Aubrey Drake Graham, a Canadian teen star known for his role as the paraplegic Degrassi High School student, Jimmy Brooks.
Ian McKellan Believes Gay Stars Are Still Pressured to ‘Stay in the Closet’
Hollywood still has a ways to go when it comes to accepting gay actors and actresses, according to openly gay actor and longtime LGBT rights activist Sir Ian McKellen, who told PopEater on Thursday that he fears agents and managers are still forcing stars to stay in the closet. “I don’t think any gay person is going to be happy and bring joy to themselves and other people unless they can be honest about their sexuality, and if other people don’t like that honestly, that’s a comment on them and not on the person who is being honest,” McKellen said at the Savannah Film Festival.
Has Carey Mulligan Already Moved on After Her Split from Shia?
Just one day after it was confirmed that Carey Mulligan had split from her boyfriend Shia LaBeouf , it appeared the actress has already found a comforting shoulder: British actor Tom Sturridge. The Daily Mail reports that Carey was in Los Angeles at the Annual Hollywood Awards Gala where she presented the Breakthrough Actor Award to her friend — and ‘Never Let Me Go’ costar Andrew Garfield.
5 most favorite ‘American’ movies (AP)
LOS ANGELES – George Clooney, all hunky, mysterious and frequently shirtless, plays an assassin in “The American.” That’s sort of a ho-hum name for a thriller starring one of Hollywood’s most powerful leading men, but it also makes you realize just how many movies have the word “American” in their title. This week, I’m choosing five of my favorites — with “American,” mind you, not “America.” We’ll have to find some other excuse to talk about the greatness of “Team America: World Police.” And naturally, because there are way more than five to choose from, I’ve had to exclude some biggies that are probably your favorites.
Emmy Countdown: Nominees party at pre-Emmy soirees (AP)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The champagne is popped and the hors d’oeuvres are served as the television world begins partying in preparation for Sunday night’s 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, going live to all U.S.
Rip Torn denied probation over armed drunken bank escapade
Rip Torn, the veteran actor, faces a jail sentence of at least one year if convicted. Photograph: Stephen Chernin/AP Rip Torn, the 79-year-old character actor, will have to make another appearance in court after a judge refused to let him avoid charges of breaking into a bank while drunk and carrying a loaded gun.
Alfred Molina to join new `Law & Order’ series
LOS ANGELES – Film and Broadway actor Alfred Molina is joining the cast of “Law & Order: Los Angeles.” The new NBC drama’s executive producer, Dick Wolf, said Saturday that Molina joins a list of outstanding character actors who have been part of the “Law & Order” group of series. “Law & Order: Los Angeles” debuts on NBC this fall.
Actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr marry
SYDNEY (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr have married, her employer said Friday. Upscale Australian department store David Jones, which employs the 27-year-old Australian model as a…
Services scheduled for actor, Waukegan native Justin Mentell
WAUKEGAN — A funeral in Texas and a memorial service at the Jack Benny Center have been arranged for actor Justin Mentell, a 2001 Waukegan High School graduate who died…
