Irvin Rivera/Getty Images for IMDb Eric Stonestreet and Gabriel Iglesias can be seen, respectively, as the Mad Santa and Kris Kringle in the second season of Disney+’s hit The Santa Clauses, but the pair previously collaborated on Stonestreet’s former show Modern Family. In one season 9 episode, Iglesias pretended to be Manny’s biological father in an elaborate April Fools’ Day prank on Rico …
‘Rustin’ star Colman Domingo reveals the rejection that nearly made him quit acting
Netflix/David Lee With an Emmy for Euphoria already under his belt, and likely on the Oscar track thanks to his Golden Globe-nominated lead role in Rustin, Colman Domingo is on top of the world. But to The New York Times, the celebrated actor said it wasn’t always that way — in fact, he nearly quit …
President-turned-movie producer Barack Obama nominates some of his own movies among year’s best
‘Leave the World Behind’ – Netflix With the year winding down, many critics are dropping their lists for the year’s best films, and former president-turned-movie producer Barack Obama has now done the same. Obama did include some of his own movies in the list, so he admits it’s not exactly an impartial ranking, explaining, “I’m …
Danny Masterson admitted to state prison after rape conviction
California Department of Corrections Former That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson was admitted to state prison on Wednesday after being convicted of raping two women. Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in September after a jury found him guilty of two counts of forcible rape during a retrial of a case …
The Year in Entertainment 2023: The year these celebrities called it quits
The heart wants what it wants, as the saying goes, and the same goes for Hollywood: Here’s a timeline of the stars who won’t be kissing their former significant others on New Year’s Eve: March After 12 years of marriage, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth announced in a now-deleted Instagram post that “with a great …
Scoreboard roundup — 12/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 132, Washington 102 Philadelphia 112, Orlando 92 Milwaukee 144, Brooklyn 122 Phoenix 129, Houston 113 Oklahoma City 129, New York 120 Cleveland 113, Dallas 110 NATIONAL …
‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson says childhood bully asked him for a selfie
Prime Video While his onscreen character Jack Reacher certainly can’t stand bullies, the actor who plays him, Alan Ritchson, says he “obliged” a former high school bully who wanted a picture. In a chat with The Wall Street Journal, Ritchson talked about his “strict” childhood, his first brush with fame as an American Idol hopeful …
‘Percy Jackson’ conjures up big numbers on Disney+
Disney+ The first episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted on Disney+ on December 19, and by Christmas Day it had drawn an audience of some 13.3 million viewers across Disney+ and Hulu. The numbers put the adaptation of author/producer Rick Riordan‘s bestselling books in the top five season premieres of the year for …
Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo dead at 86
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Tom Smothers, of The Smothers Brothers comedy duo and co-star of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, has passed away at 86 years old, his comedy partner and younger brother Dick Smothers has confirmed. In a statement, Dick announced that his fellow Television Academy Hall of Famer was at home with his family …
Taraji P. Henson reveals she “fired” all her reps for not taking advantage of ‘Empire’ fame
Getty Images for Warner Bros. In a wide-ranging interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation about her career, Taraji P. Henson says she “fired” her entire team for not helping her capitalize on her Empire fame. Henson was Emmy nominated for playing fan favorite Cookie Lyon on the one-time Fox phenomenon, but the actress expressed frustration with …