If you head to the theatre to see the Melissa McCarthy film, Tammy, this week, it might be hard to suspend disbelief that Susan Sarandon is her grandmother. At 67 years old, the Oscar winner isn’t a grandmother in real life, even though her daughter Eva Amurri Martino is weeks […]
Mark Ruffalo might be on everyone’s radar for his role as the Hulk in Marvel’s Avengers franchise, but he’s in theaters right now with a smaller film. Begin Again is an indie film with the 46-year-old actor playing a recently-fired record executive who comes across a broken-hearted musician played by
Written by Rob Adler Every year, hundreds of trained actors move to Los Angeles from various cities around the country after finishing their BFA or MFA Training. Brimming with talent honed in the world’s foremost drama schools, many dive into Hollywood and belly flop. Actor training programs are providing their
Actor Terry Notary is 1 of 5 actors playing the apes in the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. “When you see armies of apes,” he says, that’s “five of us.” Check out the video where you can watch his performance capture work.
Karen Olivo had the career many aspiring New York actors dream of: Broadway shows listed on her résumé, a Tony Award and even a series regular job on the show Harry’s Law. Yet she packed up and moved to Wisconsin in late 2012 after she decided she needed a change
If you haven’t seen Season 2 of Orange Is the New Black yet, there are spoilers ahead…you’ve been warned. The newest character on this season of Orange Is the New Black, Brook Soso, made quite an impact on the inmate population. From her lack of showering to her hunger strike,
Peter Cullen reveals the inspiration behind the voice he has used for Optimus Prime.
Michael Bay‘s The Last Ship is the story of what happens when a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet’s population and the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction. Starring Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra ,
Actors are always trying to think outside the box to stand out and promote themselves in a crowded talent pool. One New York City-based actor has taken an approach that hasn’t necessarily booked him a role, but it has gained him a bit of notoriety. Dan Perino posted 2,000 fliers
Michael Bay‘s The Last Ship is the story of what happens when a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet’s population and the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction. Starring Eric Dane and Adam Baldwin, the
When True Blood returned last week on HBO for its seventh and final season, fans noticed that the character of James looked a bit different than before. With little explanation off-screen, original actor Luke Grimes had been replaced with former Bunheads star Nathan Parsons. A week into the season and
Few actors make Forbes‘ annual list of most powerful celebrities, but the ones who do have a lot of weight to throw around when it comes to making their movies. According to the magazine, the most powerful actor on the list is Robert Downey, Jr., who comes in at #10.
By Sarah Romine, author of Ghost Light Once upon a time, I was that girl: I picked up everything and moved to LA to pursue a career in acting. To offer a little back-story, I had a tumultuous breakup with my teenage love and ran to Chicago after college three
Both How I Met Your Mother‘s Josh Radnor and Boardwalk Empire‘s Gretchen Mol will make their Broadway returns after more than a decade absence in Disgraced, written by novelist and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar. Disgraced won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was previously produced in Chicago, London, and off-Broadway
With each performance Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera sets the record for longest-running Broadway show in history (it will cross 11,000 performances by the end of July), and the Phantom website boasts that more than 130 million people have seen a version of the musical in its various productions all
This summer’s hottest teen romance film, The Fault in Our Stars, handily beat Tom Cruise‘s Edge of Tomorrow at the box office last weekend. Much of that success is credited to its 22-year-old star, Shailene Woodley, who embodies the role of the cancer-stricken Hazel to great aplomb. Director Josh Boone
Holler If Ya Hear Me, the Broadway musical featuring the music of Tupac Shakur, might be the only new musical on Broadway this summer but unless there is a dramatic change in business soon it likely won’t last to see fall. According to The Broadway League, in its first three
As a young actor, Chris Sheffield is having quite a year. He’s been cast in the Michael Bay-directed pilot, The Last Ship, and he’s starring in FOX’s new show, The Maze Runner, which will debut in September. While both projects had big budgets, The Last Ship is on TNT. Sheffield compared
[Warning: Season finale spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned!] The Season 4 finale of Game of Thrones left many fans speechless about the end result. Just before the final show of the season aired, The Wall Street Journal spoke with 17-year-old Maisie Williams who plays Arya Stark about her character’s development
22 Jump Street hit theaters last weekend and audiences were treated to a breakout performance by Jillian Bell. She plays Mercedes, Maya’s [Amber Stevens] roommate, who’s always throwing insults at Jonah Hill‘s character, Schmidt, with such deadpan comedy. HuffPost Entertainment talked to the actress via email about her role in
