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Ella Rubin Is The Chair Star Finding Inspiration In New York Museums
Who’s Watching? introduces a rising screen star, who details their latest role, and how they got there, in their own words. Kicking it off is the actress Ella Rubin, a filmmaking major who is balancing college with concurrent roles in Netflix’s drama The Chair, about the faults of academia at a university’s English department led by Sandra Oh’s Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, and HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot. Name: Ella Rubin Age: 19 Astrological sign: Virgo Born in: New York, N.Y. Where she lives now: I grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and still live there. But I’m in college right now, studying filmmaking, so during the year, I’m there. Her first gig: I started acting when I was 11, and the first thing I ever did was a movie called The Rewrite where Marisa Tomei played my ...
Nicholas Brendon Arrested for Prescription Drug Fraud
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has been arrested for prescription drug fraud after being found in possession of pill bottles prescribed to individuals other than himself. TMZ reports that Brendon, 50, was pulled over by Indiana police last week after he failed to signal and swerved into different lanes. According to an affidavit, officers say they observed Brendon sweating profusely and appearing “nervous due to a visibly racing pulse on his neck and shaking hands,” which prompted them to search his vehicle. Officers found several small plastic bags with “crystal/powder residue” as well as prescription drugs listed for “Nicholas Bender” and “Kelton Schultz.” Kelton Schultz is the name of Brendon’s twin brother, and Brendon initially identified himself as such to offi...
Paul Reiser on The Kominsky Method, Mad About You, and Stranger Things
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Paul Reiser sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his role in The Kominsky Method, for which he’s Emmy nominated for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.” Advertisement Related Video The actor/writer/musician discusses how the Netflix series shines a light on friendships as you get older, and the meta-moment where his character is watching the movie Diner, which Reiser also starred in 1982. After discussing finding renewed success in his later career, Reiser also hits on the lasting appeal of Mad About You, his 2017 series There’s… Johnny!, being part of the Stranger Things universe, and his 2010 album with Julia Fordham. Strea...
Ken Jennings Favorite to Become New Jeopardy! Host: Report
Executives at Sony Pictures Television are scrambling to find a new permanent host of Jeopardy! following the ouster of Mike Richards late last week. Though Ryan Reynolds and many other fans of the quiz show are Team LeVar Burton, all-time Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings has reportedly emerged as the favorite to land the job. According to Matthew Belloni’s What I’m Hearing newsletter, Jeopardy! insiders say “it’s now Jennings’ job to lose.” “[Jenning’s] been a good soldier for the show this week, giving interviews lamenting the ‘backstage drama’ but not overtly criticizing anyone,” notes Belloni, the former editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter. “Plus, he already consults for the show, and producers were planning to incorporate more of him into the game.” Advertisement Related Vid...
Ryan Reynolds Backs LeVar Burton as New Jeopardy! Host
Ryan Reynolds is throwing his support behind LeVar Burton as the new host of Jeopardy! following the ouster of Mike Richards. The actor cryptically addressed the Reading Rainbow icon’s campaign to helm the game show on Twitter by comparing the situation to his role as Deadpool. “Pretty consistently from 2013 to 2015 Deadpool would explode on Twitter with fans wanting me to play him. It was awkward because I agreed with them but the studio didn’t see it. Ultimately the fans won and the rest is glorious history. I’m forever grateful,” he tweeted on Friday before adding a cheeky “Hi @levarburton” at the end. Advertisement Related Video For his part, Burton quickly took note of the shout-out, and responded directly to the tweet using a series of praying hands and purple heart emojis. Chec...
FX Drops Tense New Trailer for American Crime Story: Impeachment: Watch
“Hi, handsome.” FX unveiled a brand new full-length look on at the upcoming season of American Crime Story: Impeachment. Telling the story of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the trailer centers around the friendship between Beanie Feldstein’s Monica Lewinsky and Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, with the latter becoming the White House intern’s confidante regarding her secret affair with President Bill Clinton (played by Clive Owen). “I have to admit, you’re a knockout; you must be dating some big D.C. player,” Paulson-as-Tripp says to a coy Lewinsky. “Tell me about him. Someone from work…Someone important?” Advertisement Related Video The trailer then pivots to show Tripp betraying Lewinsky by recording their conversations and turning the tapes over to the FBI. “Monica can never find out,” she ...
8 Actors Who Got Extremely Famous After Their Characters Exited The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead has been on the air so long, it’s hard to believe there was ever a time when it wasn’t. When it premiered in 2010, it singlehandedly revived the zombie genre (and AMC, finally giving them the ratings hit that critical darlings like Mad Men and Breaking Bad struggled to provide). The show, along with Game of Thrones, also ushered in a new era of prestige genre series, where the goofiest sci-fi, fantasy, and horror premises are elevated by feature-quality budgets and large ensembles of Hollywood’s hottest actors. Since its Frank Darabont-produced beginnings, in fact, The Walking Dead has practically acted as a clearinghouse for new, exciting talent. The show, at least in its prime years, delighted in building up a rotating roster of main characters it could kill off (or othe...
2021 Emmy Awards Attendees Need Both Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination and Negative Test
The day after Los Angeles topped 4,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since January, the Television Academy announced that everyone attending the 2021 Emmy Awards must provide proof of full vaccination in addition to a negative COVID test. The requirement is stricter than most other live events in the pandemic era, as many venues have mandated one or the other but not both. The Primetime Emmy Awards take place Sunday, September 19th at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. The audience has been limited to just nominees and a guest, and they will be required to take a COVID test on or after Friday, September 17th. If you’ve been following venue testing closely, you’re probably used to thinking of testing windows as either 72 hours or 48 hours. The maximum testing window for the Emmys would be 6...
First Look: The MTV Floribama Shore Cast Is Ready To ‘Party Like An Animal’
Welcome to Floribama Georgibama Shore. Jeremiah Buoni, Codi Butts, Aimee Hall, Kirk Medas, Nilsa Prowant, Candace Rice and Gus Smyrnios will be “back on the road” beginning September 16. Things are going to “get wild” as the crew travels to Georgia — and there are a few non-human additions to the group. “Piggy, are you ready to go to Athens?” Aimee asks her petite pet in the first look above. Oh, and there’s an adorable dog as well. How would Nilsa describe her pregnancy? And who is getting into a (mini) food fight? Watch the promo, and do not miss the premiere of MTV Floribama Shore on Thursday, September 16 at 8/7c. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with...
‘Every Buddy Needs Somebody’: Double Shot At Love Sets Season 3 Return Date
When it comes to a double shot at love, every buddy needs somebody. And now Vin is “ready to go all in.” Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’s most eligible bachelor, Vinny Guadagnino, returns to find his perfect match on Double Shot at Love Season 3 beginning on September 16. After seeing first-hand how DJ Pauly D and Nikki Hall found love on the hit show, Vin is ready for his shot at love again. But the Staten Island native won’t be alone on his journey: Although Pauly is officially off the market, he and new love Nikki will be by his side every step of the way, guiding Vinny toward finding his own happiness. Here’s Vin’s heart — so “please don’t break it!” Let us know if you think Vin will finally find love, then see if he does when Double Shot ...
New Jeopardy! Host Mike Richards Faces More Scrutiny Over Past Sexist Comments
What is: another scandal for $1000? Mike Richards, the newly-named Jeopardy! host set to replace the late, great Alex Trebek, is facing a new round of backlash over his past comments about women. According to reporting by The Ringer, the comments in question stem from Richards’ own podcast, The Randumb Show, which he hosted from 2013 to 2014 while working as an executive producer on The Price is Right. The TV executive is heard in one particular episode referring to his co-host and former assistant Beth Triffon as a “booth hoe,” “booth slut,” and “boothstitute” during a discussion of her past work as a CES model. In another, he lambasts a photo of his co-host and her female friends, calling them “really frumpy and overweight” and saying, “They all look terrible in the picture…They look fat...
New Jeopardy! Host Mike Richards Faces More Scrutiny Over Past Sexist Comments
What is: another scandal for $1000? Mike Richards, the newly-named Jeopardy! host set to replace the late, great Alex Trebek, is facing a new round of backlash over his past comments about women. According to reporting by The Ringer, the comments in question stem from Richards’ own podcast, The Randumb Show, which he hosted from 2013 to 2014 while working as an executive producer on The Price is Right. The TV executive is heard in one particular episode referring to his co-host and former assistant Beth Triffon as a “booth hoe,” “booth slut,” and “boothstitute” during a discussion of her past work as a CES model. In another, he lambasts a photo of his co-host and her female friends, calling them “really frumpy and overweight” and saying, “They all look terrible in the picture…They look fat...
