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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pedro Pascal has become one of Hollywood’s most popular and beloved figures, but his journey to this point couldn’t have been possible without his parents’ harrowing journey from their home country of Chile. The “Last of Us” actor appeared on this week’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, where he
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Jodie Comer stopped Wednesday’s matinee of the Broadway play “Prima Facie,” in which she stars, when she had difficulty breathing due to the current severe weather conditions and poor air quality in New York City. “Today’s matinee of Prima Facie was halted approximately 10 minutes into the performance
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Actress Shannen Doherty is letting her social media followers in on the spread of her breast cancer. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star on Tuesday posted a video on her verified Instagram account of her receiving treatment as tears filled her eyes. The caption on the video began, “January
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Elliot Page is sharing a lot in his new memoir. In “Pageboy,” the star writes that he “was taken aback the moment” he saw “Juno” co-star, Olivia Thirlby. At the time, he was portraying a pregnant teen girl in the 2007 independent film. Page came out as gay
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Simon Cowell hit the golden buzzer for a very special contestant on “America’s Got Talent.” Seventeen-year-old Putri Ariani blew the judges away with her audition, receiving a standing ovation from the audience and the judges following her performance. “They are going crazy for you,” judge Sofia Vergara told her. Ariani
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The many lives of Arnold Schwarzenegger get neatly divided into three equal parts in “Arnold,” a Netflix documentary-cum-self-led tour through his remarkable success story as bodybuilder, actor and politician, each more improbable than the other. Now acting again (in a series for Netflix, conveniently), Schwarzenegger’s missteps aren’t ignored
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN (CNN) — Every child under the age of five in California is now qualified to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to the state’s expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The newly expanded book-giving program will bestow California with the most extensive Imagination Library nationwide, also making
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford is officially in Marvel mode. On Tuesday, actor Anthony Mackie, who stars as Captain America in the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) “Captain America” franchise, shared a photo of himself hanging out with Ford on set. “When Harrison Ford tells you how kicking a–
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Foo Fighters are showing love to their fans after kicking off their summer tour. In a photo of a handwritten note posted to the band’s Instagram page on Tuesday, frontman Dave Grohl said he “felt compelled to reach out and thank you all for being there for us.”
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It has been 25 years since “Sex and the City” first premiered and the impact of the titillating series still thrives today. Based on Candace Bushnell’s newspaper column of the same name, the series sashayed onto television screens in June of 1998 clad in, of course, a chic pair
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son. No cause of death was immediately available. She was reportedly 83.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son. No cause of death was immediately available. She was reportedly 83. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you thought Poorna Jagannathan was not to be played with as mom Nalini Vishwakumar on “Never Have I Ever,” just wait. The actress from the hit Netflix series is next set to play a mafia head in the forthcoming comedy “The Out-Laws” and an “aunty-gangster” in the
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Few sports broadcasters are more polarizing than Bill Walton, who often seems to be talking about everything except the game that he’s actually watching. Yet Walton’s improbable second act as a basketball analyst – overcoming a stutter – is only part of “The Luckiest Guy in the World,”
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Game of Thrones” was good to Peter Dinklage, but don’t try and discuss the prequel with him. The actor, who portrayed Tyrion Lannister on the hit HBO series (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery), recently told “Entertainment Tonight” he has not watched “House of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Susan Boyle returned to the stage that made her famous 14 years ago and shared a bit of news. The Scottish singer performed with the West End cast of “Les Misérables!” during the final of “Britain’s Got Talent.” After the performance, she was asked how it felt to
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Pete Davidson is wondering why he ever bought that decommissioned Staten Island ferry with his former “Saturday Night Live” castmate Colin Jost. Davidson was at the premiere of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” in New York on Monday where he gave “Entertainment Tonight” an update on “that thing” he says
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Disney is set to conjure up another sequel to a beloved film. According to a recently published New York Times profile of Sean Bailey, who is president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, “Hocus Pocus 3” is in development. “Hocus Pocus 2” was released in October, almost
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It was an improvised scene the audience didn’t see, but Jeremy Strong freaked out the “Succession” creator with his performance in the series finale. The creator, Jesse Armstrong, appeared on a recent episode of NPR’s “Fresh Air” and was asked about Strong climbing over the railing at
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It was an improvised scene the audience didn’t see, but Jeremy Strong freaked out the “Succession” creator with his performance in the series finale. The creator, Jesse Armstrong, appeared on a recent episode of NPR’s “Fresh Air” and was asked about Strong climbing over the railing at the
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