The sun will stop coming up soon for Broadway’s Annie. It was just announced that the new production of the Tony Award®-winning musical, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 5th, 2014. Upon closing, the production, which opened on November 8, 2012 at the Palace Theatre, will […]
Betty White can add one more accolade to her accomplished career. She has been awarded the Guinness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female.)” Her career began in 1939, and she went on to star in some of television’s most beloved series, like The Mary Tyler Moore
If you’re going to take acting advice from anyone, it should be Robert De Niro. Here’s a 1-minute clip from what, I think, is his appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. In the clip, he states that “actors tend to try and… give it [acting] something.” He goes on to
Vin Diesel has been familiar to moviegoing audiences since Steven Spielberg‘s film Saving Private Ryan was released in 1998. He’s become an action star since his first big break all of those years ago. Diesel is back in theaters on Friday as Riddick which is the third installment in the
It isn’t easy to juggle a leading role on a popular sitcom and a film career, let alone a career as a film writer/director too. However, How I Met Your Mother‘s Josh Radnor has found himself wearing all three hats since directing his first film in 2010, Happythankyoumoreplease. He also
Oscar-nominated star Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine, My Week with Marilyn) will make her Broadway debut starring as Sally Bowles in the Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of Cabaret, which will open in early 2014. She will replace Emma Stone in the role, who was set to make her own
After seeing “Jack Nicholson retires from acting” all over the news this morning, I knew I would likely have to write a lengthy post about Nicholson for Daily Actor. How could I not? Few film actors have ever been as great as Nicholson, who is one of only three male
It’s been over a decade since Julia Stiles made her name in starring in modern updates of Shakespeare’s plays (10 Things I Hate About You, 2000’s Hamlet, O), and though she’s certainly not as visible as in the early 2000s she’s been working steadily as an actress ever since. She’s
Forbes released their annual highest-earning actresses on television list and the name at the top isn’t very surprising. Sofia Vergara is in the No. 1 position for the second year in a row. The Celebrity 100 list is in its 14th year and it ranks women based on salary from
The two talk about the craft of acting, booking roles and more!
Sandra Bullock might get the most praise from critics for her dramatic roles in films like The Blind Side, Crash, and the Venice International Film Festival hit Gravity, but it’s important to remember that among her top grossing films are comedies like The Heat, The Proposal, and Miss Congeniality. It’s
Sometimes you do a project for art, sometimes you do it for money. French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet helmed the Oscar-nominated film Amelie back in 2001. Not only was it a critical success, but it also took in $152 million at the box office. Jeunet decided to sell the rights to
For Latino actors in Hollywood, it can be frustrating to continually get cast in stereotypical roles. One actor is challenging the entertainment industry head on by creating vehicles that cater to the Latino market and give him control of his own career. Hector Echavarria, actor and martial arts champion, told
Ron Howard‘s movie Rush is about the real-life rivalry between Formula One drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Chris Hemsworth stars as Hunt in the film, but according to Howard in an interview with MTV, Hemsworth wasn’t originally able to audition for the part in person because of other commitments.
It often happens in the theater, but it does not happen often on TV. For British actor Mark Strong, he’s reprising his role as Frank Agnew in the new AMC series Low Winter Sun. He originally played the character in a 2006 British miniseries which was the inspiration for the
British actor Idris Elba is having a year that many actors would envy. With Pacific Rim already released, he has the third installment of the miniseries Luther on BBC America debuting in September and the two upcoming films, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Thor: The Dark World, coming soon. He
Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian is suing producers because he paid to be a member of the Lone Survivor cast.
Actor Ethan Hawke is on a roll. He’s rolling into theaters today with his new film Getaway with co-star Selena Gomez. He’s also coming off of two big box office hits, 2012’s Sinister and this summer’s The Purge. He talked to Reuters about the film and what it was like
If you’re watching a movie that stars Will Ferrell or Paul Rudd (or both), there’s a good chance Kathryn Hahn is going to make an appearance at some point. Hahn has appeared in roles (both big and small) in movies like Anchorman, Step Brothers, Wanderlust, How Do You Know, and
Starting today, Actors’ Equity Association will be retweeting their members’ tweets all weekend. They are joined by American Rights at Work and the other entertainment unions: SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Directors Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America (WGA). Also joining in are the National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League
