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John Mulaney on His Life: It's 'Like a Tornado Picked Me Up'

Comedian talks with GQ about stormy past few years, from drugs to life with Olivia Munn, kids

(Newser) - "Once such a consummate urbanite that you half expected to see a pigeon on his head and his pockets stuffed with takeout menus, today he looks every inch a suburban dad, in his white lace-up Vans, olive jeans, long-sleeve shirt." That's how Brett Martin describes John Mulaney...

Dave Coulier Has 'Very Aggressive' Cancer

Full House star diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma is now undergoing chemo

(Newser) - Just weeks ago, Dave Coulier learned he has cancer—"very aggressive" cancer. Last month, the 65-year-old Full House star was experiencing an upper respiratory infection that caused his lymph nodes to swell, per People . Then, a lymph node in his groin suddenly grew to the size of a golf...

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead
K-Drama Star
Song Jae-lim
Found Dead
Nov 13, 2024 11:05 AM CST

K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead

Seoul police say there was a note found in the 39-year-old's apartment

(Newser) - Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor and former model, was found dead in Seoul on Tuesday. The 39-year-old's body was discovered in his apartment by a friend who planned to have lunch with him, CNN reports. Police in the city's Seongdong district said there was no evidence of...

He Played One of the Scariest Characters on the Big Screen

Actor Tony Todd, known for playing title role in horror film Candyman , has died at 69

(Newser) - Tony Todd, the actor best known for his roles in Candyman, The Crow, and Final Destination, has died at the age of 69. Rep Jeff Goldberg tells TMZ that Todd, who had more than 240 movie and TV credits to his name over a 40-year career, died of natural causes...

Saoirse Ronan: That Viral Moment Is 'Really Telling'

Actor says in a new interview that the reaction has been 'wild,' but she wants viewers to give it context

(Newser) - On Friday, Saoirse Ronan made waves on The Graham Norton Show when she took issue with actor Paul Mescal's self-defense joke, saying, "That's what girls have to think about all the time. Am I right, ladies?" On Virgin Radio UK on Wednesday, Ronan addressed the moment that...

Looks Like Magic Mike Star Is Back on the Market

Channing Tatum's engagement to actor/director Zoe Kravitz is over, sources tell People

(Newser) - The Halloween season has had its ups and downs over the years for Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz. In 2021, that was when the two went "Instagram official" on their relationship, and late October of last year is when the Magic Mike star popped the question to his Batman...

Comic Actor Teri Garr Dies at 79
Comic Actor Teri Garr
Dies at 79
obituary
Oct 29, 2024 12:58 PM CDT

Comic Actor Teri Garr Dies at 79

One of her early big films was Young Frankenstein

(Newser) - Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie has died at age 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis "surrounded by family and friends," said publicist Heidi Schaeffer, per the AP...

Laurence Olivier's Nose Will Soon Be Up for Grabs

The prosthetic one he donned for 1955's Richard III is headed for the auction block

(Newser) - The prosthetic schnoz that Laurence Olivier donned to play the title role in 1955's Richard III is so famous that it's appeared on lists of "best/worst fake noses in cinema history." Now, the costume nose is headed for the auction block next month, part of a...

Cheers Stars Settle Decades-Old Dispute

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer put the past behind them in podcast episode

(Newser) - Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer starred together in the hit 1980s-'90s TV show Cheers, but it didn't exactly bond them. On Wednesday, the actors alluded to an argument during their time on the show that apparently led to decades of silence, or distance at least. "I feel...

Francesca Eastwood Arrested in Beverly Hills

Clint Eastwood's actor daughter, 31, was booked on felony domestic violence charges

(Newser) - Francesca Eastwood, daughter of famed actor/director Clint Eastwood and Titanic actor Frances Fisher, was arrested over the weekend, accused of domestic violence. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the 31-year-old Fargo and Twin Peaks actor was driving with her boyfriend on Saturday night in Beverly Hills when things first got...

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?
Guess Who's
Not Retired
Anymore?
Oct 2, 2024 9:40 AM CDT

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is back after 7-year hiatus to appear in Anemone , directed by son Ronan

(Newser) - If an actor claims they're retiring, do they actually really mean it? That's a nay for Daniel Day-Lewis, the Academy Award-winning thespian who announced seven years ago , at age 60, that he was leaving the biz. He's now apparently retracting that decision, with a new movie in...

UK's Weird Medieval Sheep Tradition Snags Billions Actor

Damian Lewis shepherds a bunch of sheep over the River Thames, because Britain is Britain

(Newser) - Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition, reports the AP . Lewis is among thousands of people granted the honorary title of Freeman of the City of London, which in medieval times came with the right to bring...

Potter 's McGonagall, Maggie Smith, Dead at 89
Actress Maggie Smith
Is Dead at 89
OBITUARY
Sep 27, 2024 8:44 AM CDT

Actress Maggie Smith Is Dead at 89

Dame considered the preeminent British actress of a generation

(Newser) - You may have known her as professor Minerva McGonagall or Dowager Countess Violet Grantham, but Dame Maggie Smith had many memorable roles throughout her decades-long career in film, stage, and television, which came to a close Friday with Smith's death at the age of 89. "She passed away...

Streep: 'A Squirrel Has More Rights' Than Afghan Girls

Actor calls attention to the ongoing stripping of women's rights under the Taliban

(Newser) - Birds, squirrels, and cats have more freedom than Afghan women, the actor Meryl Streep said in a powerful speech at United Nations headquarters on Monday, calling attention to the stripping of women's rights under the Taliban. A bird can sing in public, a squirrel can frolic in a park,...

Karate Kid Actor Also Happened to Be Steve McQueen's Son

Chad McQueen has died at the age of 63

(Newser) - Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the Karate Kid movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen's attorney and friend Arthur Barens confirmed to the AP that his client died on Wednesday. The cause...

Kathy Bates Drops Bomb About Post-Matlock Life

Oscar winner says she's always felt like something of a 'misfit' in Hollywood, is retiring after CBS drama

(Newser) - A reboot of Matlock, the Andy Griffith legal drama from the '80s and '90s, is set to hit the small screen in two weeks—and the Independent reports that Kathy Bates, the franchise's new star, is already announcing her retirement ahead of the premiere. "This is...

Gidget , TJ Hooker Actor James Darren Dead at 88
'Always Cool'
Gidget Star
Dead at 88
OBITUARY
Sep 3, 2024 10:49 AM CDT

'Always Cool' Gidget Star Dead at 88

James Darren starred opposite Sandra Dee in 1959 smash, also starred in TJ Hooker for 4 seasons

(Newser) - James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film Gidget, died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, said son Jim Moret, per the AP . Moret told...

Best Leading Actor Ever? Stats Site Breaks It Down

Leonardo DiCaprio is top male actor, Audrey Hepburn is top female actor

(Newser) - The site Stat Significant tackles a dicey challenge: naming the "greatest leading actor" of all time. And, yes, Daniel Parris acknowledges "the absurdity of quantifying something so personal, human, and deeply subjective," but nevertheless digs in. The ranking uses three factors—online ratings of the actor's...

Hangover Actor Is the New Recipient of a Restraining Order

Nathalie Fay is charged with domestic battery after allegedly punching her beau

(Newser) - An actor who appeared in films The Hangover and Old School has been arrested for allegedly punching her boyfriend, who's taken out a restraining order against her. Nathalie Fay, a Canadian-born actor whose real name is Nathalie Tordion, was arrested Saturday in Miami and now faces a charge of...

Wesley Snipes Just Earned 2 Guinness World Records
Wesley Snipes
Just Earned
2 Guinness
World Records
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 10, 2024 4:50 PM CDT

Wesley Snipes Just Earned 2 Guinness World Records

Blade cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine gives him longest career as a live-action Marvel character

(Newser) - Wesley Snipes has broken not one but two Guinness world records, thanks to his Blade cameo in Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine. Per Guinness , the 62-year-old actor showed up unexpectedly in the franchise's latest flick, which Gizmodo notes "was a shock to many." That appearance earned Snipes...

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