Hollywood Exclusive by Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith

11/24/2009 Beck/Smith Hollywood's 2009 Tacky Taste Awards
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all, and a big thank you to readers of this column who submitted candidates for this year's Tacky Taste Awards. From lofty heights to lowlifes, cheesy reality TV stars to the Nobel Prize Committee — 2009 marks ...

11/23/2009 Jesse Ventura: Governor to Mexico to 'Conspiracy Theory'/Louis van Amstel Chokes Up with Emotion Over Kelly' Osbourne's Journey
Former wrestler and Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura tells us politics has been the last thing on his mind in the past few years. He and his wife have been enjoying living the simple life in Mexico. "I haven't been doing anything in politics ...

11/21/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: I'm curious about Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs." Is he married? How did he get his job? A little background, please. — Hannah A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR HANNAH: The single, 47-year-old Rowe hails from Baltimore and now ...

11/20/2009 Ray Romano Talks about What Drives Him/Mark Indelicato Keeping the Faith Despite 'Ugly Betty' Move
Production has just wrapped on the first 10 episodes of Ray Romano's new TNT "Men of a Certain Age" series. Now he waits anxiously for the Dec. 7 unveiling of his new baby to see whether audiences accept him in a dramedy far different from ...

11/19/2009 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Weighs in on That NYT 'Douche' Report/'Grey's' Star Kevin McKidd Admits Story Line Difficult
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Weighs in on That NYT 'Douche' Report/'Grey's' Star Kevin McKidd Admits Story Line Difficult "Douche" is just fine with Julia Louis-Dreyfus — and she doesn't care who knows it. The comedienne's ...

11/17/2009 Bill Engvall Feeling Thrown by Show Cancellation/Dave Annable Gives 'Brothers & Sisters' Lowdown
Bill Engvall is fuming about the cancellation of his sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show" and he calls TBS idiots for pulling the plug. "I've been on shows that have been canceled before, but this one really threw me because we had a ...

11/16/2009 Gibson Caught Up in Dark 'Criminal Minds' Including Hasan's/Sarah Chalke Pregnancy First on Show, Then in Real Life
"Criminal Minds" starts its holiday production break around Dec. 18, and from the way Thomas Gibson makes it sound, it might be just in time. Gibson, who stars as Unit Chief Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner in the CBS drama ...

11/14/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: On "Californication," there is an actress named Embeth Davidtz. What kind of name is that and does it have a meaning in another language? — Rae P., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR RAE: Davidtz, who was born in the U.S.A. but ...

11/13/2009 'Dancing' Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Finding Peace in Personal Life/Ralph Macchio Calls Will Smith Stand-Up Guy for 'Karate' Call
Carrie Ann Inaba may have her share of stresses being a judge on the popular ABC show "Dancing With the Stars," but she tells us she's found peace at home. "I've got a good, balanced home life now. I'm in a good relationship and ...

11/12/2009 James Tupper Discloses Details on His Proposal to Anne Heche, but.../'90210' Death Scene Left Actress Jessica Stroup Shaken
James Tupper tells us he's been ecstatic since recently proposing to the mother of his child, Anne Heche, but if it's up to her, they may never walk down the aisle. "Anne always jokes that we're eternally engaged. I think some year, we ...

11/10/2009 Mia Michaels: Why She's Departing 'SYTYCD' and What's Next/'Glee' Moment a Long-in-the-Making Dream Come True
Emmy-winning choreographer Mia Michaels, who has become a huge part of "So You Think You Can Dance," left fans clutching their leg warmers for comfort when recently announcing her departure from the popular show. While it's hard to imagine ...

11/09/2009 Mark Harmon Attributes 'NCIS' Success to Team's Camaraderie/Katharine McPhee: 'Marriage Is Definitely Not Easy,' but...
While dozens of series stars and producers are lamenting dwindling audience numbers in these time of fragmenting viewership, Mark Harmon's "NCIS" has managed the seemingly impossible feat of increasing its audience numbers — by more ...

11/07/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: We haven't heard from Roseanne Barr for a while. What is she up to? — Dawn D., Elmhurst, N.Y. DEAR DAWN: Barr is slated to appear on Showtime's six-part comedy/discussion series, "Behind the Green Door," debuting ...

11/06/2009 YouTube Clip Flap No Concern to Meredith Vieira/Lauren Holly Says 5-Year-Old Son Has Fun with Little Career
Quite some fuss being made over the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" clip currently getting lots of play on YouTube in which Meredith Vieira refers to herself as a "horny old woman" as she blatantly flirts with a Naval officer ...

11/05/2009 George Lopez Sees Talk Show as a Step Forward for Latinos/'Paranormal Activity' Actress Palmer's Life Changing Fast
George Lopez is premiering his new show, "Lopez Tonight," on TBS Monday night (11/9) — which will make him the first Hispanic late-night talk show host on mainstream U.S. television. If done right, he says, it could be a big step in ...

11/03/2009 Amy Poehler's Sense of Humor Intact Despite Hectic Pace/Hopper Comments about Good Health Poignant
Things could not be much busier for Amy Poehler, but if she's feeling stressed, it certainly isn't hurting her sense of humor. We caught up with the blond dynamo, who's enjoying the kudos that have been heaped on her "Parks and Recreation" ...

11/02/2009 Bruce Greenwood Talks about the Next 'Star Trek'/'Cougar Town' a Fun Fit for Christa Miller
The second "Star Trek" feature of the J.J. Abrams era — the 12th big-screen edition of the "Star Trek" franchise overall — is in the works, reveals Bruce Greenwood, who played the Enterprise's Captain Christopher Pike ...

10/31/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: "The Good Wife" really is good. The actress who plays Kalinda, Archie Panjabi, looks very familiar. What other films/TV shows has she done? Background? — G.L., Staten Island, N.Y. DEAR G.L.: You may have seen London-...

10/30/2009 Hamilton Counting Down Days Till Hard-Sought Comeback/It's Tacky Taste Voting Time Again
Skating great Scott Hamilton is anxiously counting down the days till Nov. 7 — when he'll perform on ice for the first time in five years and eight months. "I'll never feel like I'm ready," he says. "The last time I came ...

10/29/2009 Tracy Morgan: No Response from Family to His Autobiography/Rob McElhenney: Rowdy Roddy Piper Picked for 'Philadelphia'
Tracy Morgan is back at work on "30 Rock" this week after doing the full court press for his "I Am the New Black" autobiography. The book has won widespread acclaim for its surprisingly serious yet inspirational tone as the ...

10/27/2009 Romano, Bakula, Braugher Had 'Men' Chemistry Fast, Says Bakula/'Chicago 8' Film a 'Labor Of Love' for Actors, Says Bialik
If Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula look like they're having a good time together on those spots for their upcoming "Men of a Certain Age" TNT series — shown heavily during the baseball playoffs — it's because they ...

10/26/2009 Disgusted Gina Gershon Would Like To Say Bye Bye Critics/For Marla Sokoloff, Wedding No. 7 Will Count
"Bye Bye Birdie's" star Gina Gershon would like to say bye bye critics after the Broadway revival was met with some pretty scathing reviews. One critic went as far as to describe the show as "boneheaded." "I'm so ...

10/24/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: Will there be another "Simpsons" movie? — Terry W., Canton, Ohio DEAR TERRY: Maybe. However, the show's creator, Matt Groening, has indicated he'll wait to take on such a job until after the beloved animated Fox ...

10/23/2009 Nick Zano: Sexy Scenes with Courteney Cox All in a Day's Work/Kathleen Turner Planning Return to Stage
Sssssssssssssssssss. That's the sound of steam coming from the set of "Cougar Town" while filming was under way on episodes with Courteney Cox Arquette getting it on with her first "cub," Nick Zano. The actor of "What I ...

10/22/2009 New Series Entries Falling Fast Amid Changing TV Landscape/Ian Ziering Uninterested in Appearing on ‘90210' -- Unless…
It's that time of year when series that were launched with high hopes and hoopla in September are tagged for termination. With the meltdown of traditional primetime TV viewing habits, this year's lot of losers is a big and painful one. Already, ...

10/20/2009 Edwards Touts 'Motherhood,' Marathon for Kids' Hospital/Christine Baranski Happy That 'Wife' Is Letting Her Stay Home
Anthony Edwards is gearing up to run the New York City Marathon Nov. 1 — and there's much more than just the thrill of personal achievement in it for the altruistically inclined actor. "It's part of an organization called Shoe4Africa ...

10/20/2009 Edwards Touts 'Motherhood,' Marathon for Kids' Hospital/Christine Baranski Happy That 'Wife' Is Letting Her Stay Home
Edwards Touts 'Motherhood,' Marathon for Kids' Hospital/Christine Baranski Happy That 'Wife' Is Letting Her Stay Home Anthony Edwards is gearing up to run the New York City Marathon Nov. 1 — and there's much more than just the ...

10/19/2009 Tiffani Thiessen: 'SBTB' Cast Mates Sorry for Diamond/Van Praagh Special Could Lead to 'Celebrity Séance' Series
Dustin Diamond's "Behind the Bell" tell-all about his days on "Saved by the Bell" includes his tattle tales of possible teen sexcapades, pot smoking and steroid use among his old cast mates — although he's only guessing, ...

10/17/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: Actress Reshma Shetty of USA's "Royal Pains" is breathtakingly beautiful. Where is she from, and what's her background? — Jeffrey H., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR JEFFREY: Born to East Indian parents in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, ...

10/16/2009 Bass Says Britney Remains 'Family': 'She's Always There for Me'/'Eastwick' Stars Begging ABC for More Ads, Says Newman
Britney Spears ended on bad terms with Lance Bass' N'SYNC band mate Justin Timberlake a number of years ago, but that hasn't kept Bass from maintaining a close friendship with the pop star. In fact, he got up close and personal with Spears when she ...

10/15/2009 Another Kristen Bell Fan Geek Vehicle and She's Fine with That/'Crash' Inspires Comeback Hopes for Peggy Lipton
Kristen Bell has gone from "Veronica Mars" to "Heroes" to "Fanboys" to the Oct. 23 release animated flick "Astro Boy" — and thereby has a permanent place in the hearts of nerdy fans everywhere. ...

10/13/2009 Hank Azaria Enjoying New Role as Dad, Talks Highly Timely Film/Peter Facinelli Races from Carlisle Cullen to Dr. Cooper
Hank Azaria's girlfriend, Katie Wright, and their 4-month-old baby, Hal, just joined him on the Pittsburgh location of "Love and Other Drugs" — which couldn't please the actor and funnyman more. Although his son was born ...

10/12/2009 'Nights' Night Duty a Challenge for Kyle Chandler/Abigail Spencer Mum on Character's 'Mad Men' Romance
Kyle Chandler reports he's been shooting episodes one, two and three simultaneously for the fourth season of "Friday Night Lights" — and that it's a challenge. All three episodes are set at night, "And shooting at night can ...

10/10/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Judy Carne of "Laugh-In" fame? Is she still with us? — Jodie P., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR JODIE: Now 70 years old and living in her native England, Carne has lived through an incredibly tumultuous ...

10/09/2009 Ed Begley Jr. Keeping Sense of Humor about Limbaugh Slam/Falling in Love for the Camera Got Very Real for Jason Ritter
The "Jay Leno Show" bit in which Rush Limbaugh drove Leno's electric car obstacle course — featuring life-size cutouts of environmental figures Al Gore and Ed Begley Jr. that Limbaugh ran into on purpose — has been getting lots ...

10/08/2009 Corbin Bleu: More Biracial Families Should Be on Screen/Laura Silverman Delves into the Art of Playing It Straight
Twenty-year-old "High School Musical" cutie Corbin Bleu is more than glad that his character's family in his new "Free Style" movie is biracial, just like his own family. He made a point of seeing to it that casting was done that ...

10/06/2009 A Wiser Christian Slater Looks Back on Life Turmoil/Mario Lopez Looking for Dog First, Good Woman After
There was a time when Christian Slater was quoted as saying, "Work is my hobby; staying sober is my job." That's not true anymore, says the star of ABC's new "The Forgotten" series. Slater, who plays a detective haunted by ...

10/05/2009 Natascha McElhone Staying Strong After Husband's Death/Phil Keoghan: The Key to 'Amazing Race's' Success Is...
"Californication" star Natascha McElhone suffered a great tragedy last year when her 43-year-old husband was found dead in their house in England from dilated cardiomyopathy, but the English actress tells us she's picked herself up and is ...

10/03/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: I enjoy Jada Pinkett Smith's "Hawthorne" and would like to know if Will Smith is ever going to come on the show? — Leslie D., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR LESLIE: Will Smith already appeared on the medical drama, as an ...

10/02/2009 Kathleen Turner Glad for Medical Advances, Still Fights Pain/Ty Pennington: 'Miraculous' Builders Still Want To Do 'EM:HE'
Veteran actress Kathleen Turner has had a well-publicized battle with rheumatoid arthritis for years, which led her to a difficult bout with drinking and very much affected her acting career. Thanks to advances in medicine, not only is Turner's career ...

10/01/2009 'The City' Reality Star Whitney Port Seriously in Design, Really/Drew Barrymore Got Assist from Spielberg in First Directing Gig
Whitney Port of MTV's "The City" is adamant that her Whitney Eve apparel line will not be a fly-by-night operation. Port, who is following in her former "Hills" co-star Lauren Conrad's footsteps in creating fashions, says it's ...

09/29/2009 Sarah Silverman Says She's Not Trying To Court Controversy/Blair Brown Racking Up Huge Commuter Miles for 'Fringe'
Sarah Silverman, who's been busy shooting the third season of "The Sarah Silverman Program" for Comedy Central, is not known for holding her tongue, but the comedian tells us she never sets out to be controversial. Her opinions just happen ...

09/28/2009 UFC Hall of Famer Liddell Scoffs at Idea He's Finding Feminine Side on 'DWTS'/'Glee' Star Morrison Says Expect the Unexpected
With his first week of "Dancing With the Stars" competition under his belt, Chuck Liddell tells us he's "just hoping to be a little more relaxed" on tonight's (9/28) installment of the popular ABC show. "I think each time, it ...

09/26/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: This past season on "Ghost Whisperer," Jim died and his ghost entered the body of a man who died and whose spirit crossed over. What is the name of the actor whose body Jim's ghost inhabits? — Sarah L., Huntington, Ind. ...

09/25/2009 Ed O'Neill Spooked by Rave Reviews For Hot Show, Used to Being No. 2/Love Scenes with the Star's Wife No Problem for David Ramsey
The raft of rave reviews that preceded Ed O'Neill's "Modern Family" sitcom onto the ABC lineup this week is being received with a mixed response by the actor. "It's kind of spooky," says the man who first found television ...

09/24/2009 Skateboard Champ Dyrdek Becoming Too Busy for TV Stardom?/Kathy Ireland Gives Away 'DWTS' Money, Gets Dress from Liz Taylor
Skateboarding superstar Rob Dyrdek may have amassed a huge fan following with his "Rob & Big" and "Fantasy Factory" MTV reality shows, but he foresees the day when he might be too busy to remain a television star. "...

09/22/2009 Debbie Allen: 'Fame' Reminder of Importance of Arts Education/'Zeke & Luther's' Hicks Having a Blast with Star Experiences
Debbie Allen is hoping that the freshly imagined "Fame" feature that opens Friday (9/25) will do more than entertain — it will serve as a reminder of the importance of arts education at a time when "the money dries up right and ...

09/21/2009 Denise Richards on '9/11 Truthers,' Her E! Show Decision and Dogs/Tyce Diorio Stepping Up His Career Thanks to 'SYTYCD'
Anyone who follows Denise Richards' Twitter feed knows that the actress has been besieged this month by inquiries as to whether she — like former husband Charlie Sheen, who wrote to President Obama about the subject — is among the "...

09/19/2009 Ask Stacy, September 19
DEAR STACY: I used to enjoy watching Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry on "L.A. Law," but haven't heard about them in years. Any update? — Sasha D., East Hampton, N.Y. DEAR SASHA: Michael Tucker has turned his talents to ...

09/18/2009 Trainer Bob Disavows Run That Landed 'Loser' Competitors in Hospital/Borgnine Says He and Wife of 38 Years More in Love Every Day
Lots of "Biggest Loser" fans felt things went too far on this week's premiere episode — when contestants Mo DeWalt and Tracey Yukich wound up hospitalized after a surprise challenge that called for a mile run by the newcomers, some of ...

09/17/2009 Kelly Osbourne's 'DWTS' Transformation Wows Louis Van Amstel/Sad Week of Hollywood Goodbyes
"Spiritual" and "inspiration" are words many people would not attach to Kelly Osbourne. But that's bound to change once Season Nine of "Dancing With the Stars" gets underway Monday (9/21) — according to her partner ...

09/15/2009 Omnipresent Mario Lopez Wants To Expand His Reach Even More/Christine Lahti Will Be a Different Kind of ADA on 'SVU'
Move over, Ryan Seacrest! Mario Lopez is quickly becoming one of the busiest men in show business as he's hosting "Extra" and "America's Next Best Dance Crew," which is currently in its fourth season — and now he aspires to ...

09/14/2009 Dennis Hopper Reflects on Sordid Past, Miraculous Present/Stars Return for Sequel to 'Mi Vida Loca' 16 Years Later
Perhaps the latest proof that Dennis Hopper's sordid past has been forgiven comes with his disclosure that after a wait of 16 years, he's finally found the financing to direct a film based on a story he wrote, with production expected to start "...

09/12/2009 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: Can you please tell me something about the girl with Michael Jackson in the video "Thriller"? — Ken B., Manhattan, N.Y. DEAR KEN: St. Louis native Ola Ray, a 1980 Playboy centerfold, was the gal in that monster hit. ...

09/11/2009 Brand Says His Agenda Includes Utopia, Not Offending at VMAs/Knight Says Tour May Be 'See You Later,' Not Farewell
Bad boy English comedian/actor Russell Brand is known to stir the pot, but MTV clearly doesn't mind. After offending viewers with remarks about the Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears and George W. Bush at last year's Video Music Awards, Brand is back to ...

09/10/2009 Aaron Carter Adds Pop Star Pals for Jackson Memorial Song/'Glee' Bad Boy Will Show Off His Own Singing Ability
Aaron Carter reports he's had "so much great feedback" on his "Follow You to Heaven" song in honor of his late friend Michael Jackson — "and I haven't even finished the record yet." The pop singer started ...

09/08/2009 Jeremy Irons Defends Alfred Stieglitz, Applauds Joan Allen/Heartthrob Cody Linley Mixing It Up with Fans, New Movie
Jeremy Irons, who plays the world-renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz in Lifetime's Sept. 19-debuting "Georgia O'Keeffe," comes to the defense of the man with whom O'Keefe engaged in a turbulent 20-year relationship. The Oscar, ...

09/07/2009 Craig T. Nelson Making Political Waves, Refusing To Pay Tax/'Greek' Star Jacob Zachar Glad To Be Getting More Freedom
Craig T. Nelson reveals he'll be making a return visit this month on controversial Fox News personality Glenn Beck's show, and says that once again, he'll vow to protest our government's behavior by vowing to stop paying his income tax. The ...

09/05/2009 Ask Stacy, September 5
DEAR STACY: Any information about the young man in the FreeCreditReport.Com commercials would be gratefully appreciated. — Marge R., Howard Beach, N.Y. DEAR MARGE: The curly-haired cutie you see on those hugely successful spots is French ...

09/04/2009 Foxworthy Part of Effort To Combat Negative Stereotypes of Teens/George Hamilton: Why Failure Is Valuable
Jeff Foxworthy thinks it's time to stop negative stereotyping of teens. The comic and "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" host wants to get the word out about 7 Days Across America, an effort to showcase the good deeds of today's youth, ...

09/03/2009 Bakula Amazed By Damon's Darkly Comedic, Chubby 'Informant'/Heidi Klum: 'I'm Turning into My Grandmother'
Get ready to see a very different Matt Damon when "The Informant!" opens Sept. 18. That's the word from Scott Bakula, who plays one of the FBI agents to whom Damon's real-life corporate whistle-blower character tells all. "Matt's ...

09/01/2009 O'Donnell Says Family Is Reason He's Back in Series Game/Pounder: Scott Waiting To Return to Botswana Till Baby's Older
Chris O'Donnell is back in the limelight with the new CBS spin-off series "NCIS: Los Angeles," premiering Sept. 22, and he tells us much of the reason he joined the show is because of his family. "I had been interested in doing ...

08/31/2009 Kermit the Frog Surprised by Christian Bale Comparisons/No Acting for Brooke Hogan -- At Least, Not Yet
Kermit the Frog was surprised — and pleased — to learn about the viral Internet photo spread comparing him to actor Christian Bale. He tells us, "I had absolutely no idea. But now that I look at the internet, there sure are a lot of ...

08/29/2009 Ask Stacy, August 29
DEAR STACY: Please tell me what became of actress Didi Conn, who was one of the Rydell High Schoolers in "Grease"? — Wilma K., N.Y., N.Y. DEAR WILMA: Conn's post-"Grease" performing credits range from her role as ...

08/28/2009 It's Claws Out as Kristin Cavallari Stirs 'The Hills' Pot/'Shark Tank' Billionaire John Says He'd Have Failed on the Show
If you thought "The Hills" was full of drama before, Kristin Cavallari tells us you ain't see nothing yet! The former "Laguna Beach" star has taken the place of Lauren Conrad on the MTV show, which returns for a new season ...

08/27/2009 Lou Diamond Phillips Goes for Variety at a Fierce Pace/Nicole Sullivan: Pregnancy a Big Difference in 'Rita Rocks'
Lou Diamond Phillips is taking a breather, "waiting for my marching orders from 'Stargate Universe'" — and getting in some much-wanted family time. It's been a couple of years of back-to-back projects for the actor-director &...

08/25/2009 Foxx, Butler Showing New Sides In Gray's "Law Abiding Citizen"/Chevy Chase Says Returning To "SNL" Is Tough Emotionally
Director F. Gary Gray is taking a lot of pleasure in the fact that that his upcoming "Law Abiding Citizen" thriller is going to show moviegoers new aspects of both Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. "The chemistry between them reminds ...

08/24/2009 Tupper, Heche 'Trepidatious' Juggling Two Series, Bi-Coastal Family/How 'Pitchmen' Will Carry on Without Billy Mays
James Tupper is already feeling the pangs of missing family time with Anne Heche, their 5-month-old son, Atlas, and Heche's 7-year-old, Homer. "Fatherhood — oh, my God, there's no way to express it," declares the actor, who's ...

08/22/2009 Ask Stacy, August 22
DEAR STACY: Any chance Gabrielle Union will return to "Ugly Betty"? She was amazing as Wilhelmina's (Vanessa Williams) psycho sister a couple seasons ago. — Stephanie H., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR STEPHANIE: Not likely, although, as ...

08/21/2009 Toni Collette Absorbed with 'Tara' Even During Vacation/'Sons of Anarchy' Hottie Hunnam Says Show's Changed His Life
Toni Collette, Emmy nominated for her portrayal of a woman with multiple personalities on Showtime's "United States of Tara," admits that she finished up the first season of the dramedy feeling plain exhausted. And what's more, "I was ...

08/20/2009 Borgnine Keeping a Pace that Could Scare Guys Half His Age/How Sabara Tricked Goldthwait into Casting Him as Mean Teen
Ernest Borgnine may be 92 years old, but he's keeping up a pace that could scare a man half his age. The "Marty" Oscar winner just wrapped up work on "The Genesis Code," a big-screen drama with Louise Fletcher and Fred ...

08/19/2009 Luke Talks 'Trauma's' Gay Character: 'As Actors, We're Excited'/Osment: 'Hannah Montana' Writers Inspired by Teen Actors
Derek Luke is surprised that word has already gotten out about a gay paramedic character being among the personalities on NBC's soon-due "Trauma" series. He says he doesn't even know which character it will be. Could it be Luke's guy, ...

08/18/2009 Kathryn Morris: Questionable Activity For "Cold Case" Heroine/David Gray Out To Match '90s Success
Fans of "Cold Case" can expect detective Lilly Rush to take a turn off the straight and narrow in the forthcoming seventh season of the CBS drama. That's the word from series star Kathryn Morris, who tells us, "There's a lot of ...

08/17/2009 Kathy Najimy Saddened by Demise of 'King of the Hill'/Jennie Garth Likes Acting Her Age
"King of the Hill" fans hoped Fox execs would change their minds about canceling the animated series, but star Kathy Najimy, who provided the voice of Peggy Hill, says it's definitely over. "Isn't that terrible? It's the worst ...

08/15/2009 Ask Stacy, August 15
DEAR STACY: "Smallville" isn't as good without Lex Luthor. Any chance Michael Rosenbaum will return to the show? — Lucas F., Canton, Ohio DEAR LUCAS: CW chief Dawn Ostroff recently told press that "I wouldn't rule it out ...

08/14/2009 Hamilton's Mama Wouldn't Have Gotten Zellweger Casting/Does Barack Obama Watch 'CSI'?
Debonair actor George Hamilton says he's amazed at how well the movie "My One and Only" turned out — but admits he's not so sure his mother would have felt the same. In fact, says Hamilton of the feature, which is loosely based ...

08/13/2009 Drew Barrymore -- No Goofing Off When She's Directing!/Rob Morrow Positive About 'Num3ers'' New 'Medium' Lead In
Drew Barrymore doesn't sound much like the fun-loving free spirit who once flashed David Letterman when she talks about being a director — as she is on her upcoming "Whip It" movie, in which she also stars. What kind of director is Ms. ...

08/12/2009 Romijn Credits Hubby for Making It All Possible, Twice/Tamala Jones Sizes Up Working with Clooney, Rock, Ice Cube
Rebecca Romijn credits husband Jerry O'Connell for making it possible for her to keep up with the intense schedule of her forthcoming ABC "Eastwick" series — and their twin baby daughters at the same time. "I'm really lucky to ...

08/11/2009 Kathy Griffin: 'Being Offensive Does Pay Off'/Improv Skills Help Wayne Brady Make a Deal
Kathy Griffin, who showed up at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night with Levi Johnston — a.k.a. Bristol Palin's ex-fiance and the father of her child — tells us she aims to insult "as many deities as possible" when she hosts ...

08/10/2009 Eric Roberts Claims He's Aiming To Retire In Next Two Years/Cameras Everywhere She Goes No Big Deal To Tori Spelling
Eric Roberts tells us, "I hope to retire young, in the next year and a half or maybe two years." For real? "I probably will. Unless someone offers me my own series and it's incredible, I think I'm going to hang it up in about a year and ...

08/08/2009 Ask Stacy, August 8
DEAR STACY: Are they making another season of "Secret Life of a Call Girl"? If so, when will it be on? — Pat K., Spokane, Wash. DEAR PAT: The British import starring Billie Piper as the title upscale prostitute began shooting ...

08/07/2009 With Adopted Daughter Added To Family, Joely Gets Used To Five/Edie Falco: 'My Knees Would Buckle At the End of The Day'
Joely Fisher was relieved when she learned that her Fox sitcom "Til Death" had been granted a fourth season — but she's certainly had plenty of other things happening at home to keep her mind off business. For one, she's got five kids ...

08/06/2009 Chris Kattan Learned More From the Downs Than the Ups/New 'Desperate Housewives' Bad Girl, New Energy on Show
Chris Kattan has been on and off the radar since leaving "Saturday Night Live" in 2003, but he tells us it's all good — he's learned so much since his departure. "It was a great experience, but it really ages you, and you'...

08/05/2009 Sigourney Weaver's Emotional 'Prayers' Journey Continues/Joanna Cassidy Talks Jada Pinkett Smith's Loyal Ways
Sigourney Weaver's Emmy nomination for Lifetime's "Prayers for Bobby" underscores the huge and lasting emotional impact the movie has had upon the esteemed actress. Sigourney plays real-life gay rights activist Mary Griffith, a deeply ...

08/04/2009 Ally Sheedy Mum On "Wartime," Glad For Eclectic Career/Alanis Morissette In Fun Songwriting Mood
Award-winning filmmaker-provocateur Todd Solondz has sworn the cast of his "Life During Wartime" film to secrecy — to the point that the only thing Ally Sheedy will say about it is that she'll be on hand for the feature's debut next ...

08/03/2009 Kevin Bacon Enjoying Directing 'Both My Girls' on 'The Closer'/Dean Cain Would Be Tickled If Son Wanted To Make Movies
It's a family affair on the set of Kyra Sedgwick's "The Closer" these days — with the actress's 17-year-old daughter, Sosie, on board for a four-episode arc of the TNT series, beginning tonight (8/3) — and husband Kevin Bacon ...

08/01/2009 Ask Stacy, August 1
DEAR STACY: A friend lent me a DVD of "Nip/Tuck" and I've become a fan of Julian McMahon. Is he married? Age? Background? Other movies or shows? — Tina M., Canton, Ohio DEAR TINA: Born in Sydney 41 years ago, McMahon is the son ...

07/31/2009 Heidi Klum Saddened By Paparazzi Confrontation/'Cosby' and 'Different World' Faves Back As Reality Couple
Heidi Klum is saddened by the recent confrontation between paparazzi who were swarming her and her young children in a New York City park — and other parents on the scene who took matters into their own hands and started pelting the offending ...

07/30/2009 Sabato Shocked Ex-Wife Contestant On His Love Reality Show/'Wizards' Hottie Henrie Takes Romance In Stride
Antonio Sabàto Jr. tells us he knew it'd be hard finding love on television with his VH1 reality show "My Antonio" — but he never expected his ex-wife to be in the running. "I was shocked because I didn't know she was going ...

07/29/2009 Celebrity State of Schlock Has Never Been Worse/Shalhoub Fits In Big-Screen Love Letter To Home State
Has there ever been a time when the celebrity scene has been more crowded with really awful people with no discernible talent? Seriously, we've moved beyond innocuous famous-for-being-famous types like Vanna White — and are now having ...

07/28/2009 Mia Tyler Helping Herself By Helping Others/'SYTYCD' Judge Murphy Admits Hardest Part Of Her Job
Mia Tyler, the 30-year-old daughter of legendary Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, declares that she feels more empowered than ever before, and is finally taking charge of her life and doing what's best for her: "2009 has been the year of doing ...

07/27/2009 Elisabeth Moss, Fred Armisen Having Fun Planning Wedding/Vanessa and Angela Simmons Set The Record Straight
Elisabeth Moss, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy honors for her work in "Mad Men," has a lot to celebrate in her personal life as well as her professional one. She tells us she and fiance Fred Armisen of "...

07/25/2009 Ask Stacy, July 25
DEAR STACY: Peter Tork of The Monkees fame was reported to have cancer awhile ago. I would like to know how he's doing. — Sarah M., Bayside, N.Y. DEAR SARAH: Tork, diagnosed early this year with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a rare, slow-...

07/24/2009 After 50 Films, Daniels Seeks Roles Where He 'Might Fail Miserably'/'Fashion Show' Breakout Castell Wants To Dress The Stars
Jeff Daniels is aware that his "The Answer Man" "is going to need reviews" to make it a success. "It stands a chance of being seen. What we want to do is get people above the age of 22 to go see it, and that audience doesn't ...

07/23/2009 Kris Adapts To Fame, Refuses To Be Pressured on Adam Friendship/Real and Chance Look Back on Treatment by New York
The "American Idol" summer tour hits Little Rock Saturday (7/25) — which means a homecoming for Kris Allen, the Conway, Ark.-born winner of Season 8. He tells us he's really looking forward to the concert where friends and family are ...

07/22/2009 Bruckheimer Talks 'Treasure,' 'Pirates' and Guinea Pigs/Bill Nighy Accesses 'Inner Fascist' For Villain Role
Superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer tells us that he's not sure when the next "National Treasure" will go into production, but he does know "We've got a really good story for that now. We're working on it. "And we're working on ...

07/21/2009 Cybill Doesn't Want To Get Stuck In Other People's Perceptions/Megan Over Heartbreak Of Bret Michaels, But Still Sends A Zing
Show business survivor Cybill Shepherd is re-inventing herself again. "I'm thrilled to be the character actor," declares the one-time screen siren and TV glamour girl. "I think you can get stuck in perceptions of how people think you ...

07/20/2009 Joan Rivers Girds Herself For Forthcoming Roast/Emmy Nomination Surprises 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Actors
Joan Rivers can dish it, but can she take it? "We'll see on Aug. 9," says Rivers with a laugh as karma comes knocking on her door for the "Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers." "If you sign up for a roast, you're going ...

07/18/2009 Ask Stacy, July 18
DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Lana Wood, the actress sister of the late Natalie Wood? Seems to have dropped from sight after writing her tacky tell-all book. — Daisy A., Canton, Ohio DEAR DAISY: Now 63, the one-time Bond girl and TV ...

07/17/2009 Talk Show Host Wendy Williams Insists Family Still No. 1/Real Terror Made For Method Acting Moments In 'Hellhounds'
Wendy Williams tells us she'll be spending her 45th birthday tomorrow (7/18) "at home, as in the house, with my makeup off and my hair in the drawer, with my husband and son, enjoying the life I begged for." As Wendy watchers know, the ...

07/16/2009 Family Travail Gave Brooke Hogan Something To Sing 'Bout/Brody Broadens Career With 'Death In Love,' 'Dicks,' 'Jennifer's Body'
Brooke Hogan, whose parents went through a bitter divorce, says some good has come out of the chaos. For one, it helped inspire her newest album, "The Redemption," hitting stores Tuesday 7/21. "Have you heard how crazy my family is ...

07/15/2009 Tony Shalhoub Talks About Bitty Schram's 'Monk' Return/'The Closer's' Corey Reynolds Misses Broadway, But …
Tony Shalhoub reports that his one-time "Monk" costar Bitty Schram is due to make her much-talked-about return to the USA Network series in early September, and "We're all looking forward to that. We're all excited to see what the ...

07/14/2009 Vartan Wants Hiatus Movie Jobs, Will Settle For Oz And Dog/Morissette Penning An Autobiographical Non-Memoir
With "HawthoRNe" about to wrap production for its first season, Michael Vartan says he's hoping to fill the TNT show's eight or nine month hiatus period with movie work. "One would be fine. Three would be great. Or I'll have down time ...

07/13/2009 Dreams Require Discipline, Says Sugarland Star Bush/An Action Movie For Catherine Bell, Thanks To Hubby
Country superstars Sugarland — Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles — are hard into their summer tour schedule, and he tells us they plan to stay on the road here in the United States all the way through October. That's on the heels of their ...

07/11/2009 Ask Stacy, July 11
DEAR STACY: My husband would like to know the name of the singer on the commercial for Massachusetts. He has a really good voice. — Marlene C., Oceanside, N.Y. DEAR MARLENE: That's Brian Setzer, the multi-Grammy-winning rock 'n' roll, ...

07/10/2009 Carradine Movie Producer Finds Irony In Promotion Plans/Anna Chlumsky Playing Politics, In Brit Satire and ABC's 'Rules'
David Carradine died just weeks before he was set to start promoting the DVD release of his film "Break," and while he obviously wasn't able to fulfill his commitment, he has already done more for the movie in death than he could have ever ...

07/09/2009 Chappelle Wows 'em at Impromptu Comedy Store Appearances/'True Blood' By Night, Soap By Day Made Jones a Busy Girl
Superstar stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle seems to be getting the itch to perform again as he's been making impromptu performances over the past week at the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Chappelle — who abruptly quit his extremely ...

07/08/2009 Dance Wiz Gibson: Remembering Michael, Reteaming With Puffy/Billy Mays' Family Considering Future of His Final Projects
It will no doubt be a while before adoring fans and associates of Michael Jackson begin to recover — not only those at the Staples Center memorial, but elsewhere in the world. Puff Daddy's longtime choreographer, Laurie Ann Gibson, who ...

07/07/2009 Julie Benz Branches Out Far Beyond "Dexter"/New "Real Housewives Of Atlanta" Member Already Gets Flack
Julie Benz has been branching out beyond her "Dexter" role — and how! In "The Boondocks Saints II: All Saints Day," due in September, "I get to play a badass. I've always been the damsel in distress. In this I play this ...

07/06/2009 Ultra-Action 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' Grueling for Adewale/Valerie Cruz, 'True Blood's' First Latina Vampire
Paramount's big-screen, big-budget "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" had a big, grueling production to go with it, and a big, punishing training program for the actors — including Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and Adewale ...

07/04/2009 Ask Stacy, July 4
DEAR STACY: I admire Gary Sinise as an actor and for his work with the USO. An acquaintance told me that Sinise is considering going into politics. Is there anything to that? — Greg D., Canton, Ohio DEAR GREG: No. Rumors to that effect ...

07/03/2009 Frenzy Over Jackson's Death Is Warranted, Says Elfman/Gretchen Bonaduce Rules Out Cougar Relationship
The frenzy over the death of Michael Jackson that continues to envelope the world is no more than deserved, stresses Jenna Elfman. The star of the popular '90s sitcom "Dharma & Greg," who returns to the tube this fall as the lead ...

07/02/2009 Dean Cain Getting Ready For a Really, Really Bad 'Vacation'/Gary Sinise Wouldn't Mind His Kids Going Into Show Business
Dean Cain, who has The Hallmark Channel's "The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger" ready for airing July 11, is enjoying some highly prized togetherness time with his 9-year-old son as the holiday weekend approaches. Soon he'll be heading ...

07/01/2009 Kagasoff: Dads Rights Question To Heat Up On 'Secret Life'/What Actor's Brave Enough To Work With Cher and Xtina?
"The Secret Life of The American Teenager" is poised to press another hot button issue — fathers rights. Expect friction to escalate over unwed teen father Ricky's visitation with his baby son on the ABC Family Channel's very hot teen ...

06/30/2009 Ben Bratt: Whoopi's "Cleaner" Role Originally For White Guy/Michael Jackson Addicted To Plastic Surgery?
With the second season of his "The Cleaner" A&E drama now launched, star Benjamin Bratt tells us he couldn't be happier to have Whoopi Goldberg aboard in her recurring part of Paulina Kmec, a former drug addict, clean and sober for years,...

06/29/2009 Judds, With Boundaries, a Harmonious Convergence These Days/Looks Like Mark Feurstein Has a Winner At Last
Naomi and Wynonna Judd are doing "a full-out concert" at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun resort next week. It's one of the occasional dual performances put on by the superstar mother-daughter act, who went separate ways in 1991, toured together in ...

06/27/2009 Ask Stacy, June 27
DEAR STACY: What song/band is that we hear on the GEICO Cash commercials? — Ray T., Santa Ana, Calif. DEAR RAY: The music heard in six GEICO Cash spots is Mysto & Pizzi's remake of Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," ...

06/26/2009 Tim Hutton Combining Business and Fatherhood This Summer/Bill Engvall Gets Series Kudos From Country Crowd
Timothy Hutton, in the midst of filming his second season of TNT's "Leverage" in Portland is combining business with fatherhood. His 7-year-old son, Milo, by Hutton's current wife, French illustrator Aurore Giscard, attends school in ...

06/25/2009 Cassavetes' Wife Irked By 'Sister's Keeper' Advance Naysayers/Benz Says Lithgow's Presence On 'Dexter' Kicking It Up a Notch
Fans of Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper" have been peppering Internet message boards with negative comments over the Cameron Diaz big-screen adaptation opening tomorrow (6/26) — due to the fact that filmmaker Nick Cassavetes changed ...

06/24/2009 Horton's Ambitious 'The Philanthropist' Needs Following Fast/Jenner Draws The Line On Love And Reality
Peter Horton is aware his ambitious NBC "The Philanthopist" drama, debuting tonight (6/24), "is one that's going to have to be supported by the public rather quickly — more than usual. It's so different, like nothing we've had ...

06/22/2009 With 'Monk's' Days Numbered, Shalhoub Getting Nostalgic/Is Series Work Losing Its Luster for Neil Patrick Harris?
Tony Shalhoub reports that his "Monk" series troupe is just passing "the halfway point of the season" — in production of the eighth and final season for the USA Network show that's earned him three Emmys for his portrayal of ...

06/20/2009 Ask Stacy, June 20
DEAR STACY: Please give some background on Sam Page, who was so effective in the role of Dr. Greg Harris on "Mad Men." I'd like to see more of him. — Grace R., NY, N.Y. DEAR GRACE: If things had gone a little differently, ...

06/19/2009 Why Joan Cusack Doesn't Want Her Sons To Be Actors/Rumer Willis Talks Cold Nights, Skimpy Lingerie
"Mothers don't let your sons grow up to be actors." That could well be the refrain actress Joan Cusack might sing when she talks of the future of her sons, who are currently ages 12 and 9. After decades in the business, Joan, ...

06/18/2009 Lo Bosworth Braces For Arrival of Kristin On 'The Hills'/Aronoff Talks John Fogerty's 'Blue Ridge Rangers' Dream Team
Will it be a case of dueling divas clawing each other on the next round of MTV's "The Hills"? Audrina Patridge has already admitted she's not a fan of Kristin Cavallari joining the cast of the show after the departure of Lauren Conrad,...

06/17/2009 Angie Dickinson Weighs In On Frank Sinatra Movie Plans/'Closer' Actor Robert Gossett In Talks For 'DWTS'
Angie Dickinson has been following with interest developments on Martin Scorsese's planned big screen biography of Frank Sinatra. She was, after all, an honorary member of the fabled Rat Pack as well as Sinatra's leading lady in "Ocean's Eleven&...

06/16/2009 Voight Blasts Letterman, Thinks Over Next Political Move/Raunchy "Osbournes: Reloaded" Still Very Alive Says Sharon
Count Jon Voight among the many who are appalled by David Letterman's tacky sex jokes last week about former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's daughter. "It's disgusting … the lowest kind of behavior," says Voight of the lines (...

06/15/2009 Shawn and Mark Look Ahead, Declare Selves Friends For Life/Dr. Drew Gets To Business With Tough New Celeb Rehabbers
"Dancing With the Stars" winner and Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson tells us now that the ABC show is a memory, it's back to gymnastics training for her. "I'm not sure yet what's next," says the 4'10" 17-year-old. &...

06/13/2009 Ask Stacy, June 13
DEAR STACY: On "Dancing With the Stars" they have a teacher named Lacey Schwimmer and I want to know how she can teach if a couple of years ago, (when she was 18), she was on "So You Think You Can Dance" and she did not win? How ...

06/12/2009 Regis Hopes For Upgrades For 'Millionaire' Anniversary Gig/An Unknown Lead Actress In Ortega's 'Footloose' Remake?
Regis Philbin, who'll be celebrating the 10th anniversary of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" by hosting 11 fresh prime-time episodes of the show in August, is hoping for improvements in the program that will make his life easier. He ...

06/11/2009 Gosselaar Confronts the Idea of Bringing Back Zack For Real/The Duke's Grandson Admits Fears Over Taking On Remake Role
Mark-Paul Gosselaar's recent appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show, when he dressed up as the beloved Zack Morris from "Saved By the Bell," has been all over the Internet. It's got people talking TV reunion. "Jimmy Fallon has been ...

06/10/2009 Alanis Tells Why Now Is 'My Favorite Place I've Been In'/Jack Black Antics a Test Of Cast Mate's Ability Not To Laugh
Alanis Morissette, who is currently appearing on "Weeds" as Mary-Louise Parker's obstetrician, tells us she's excited about doing more acting — but music isn't far from her mind. However, things will be different now that she's ...

06/09/2009 Beleaguered Town Glad for a Dose of 'Hammertime,' Says Star/Tosh Calls Producing Work on His Comedy Central Show Awful
It's almost "Hammertime" — as in A&E's reality show built around the '90s pop-rap sensation MC Hammer, his wife and his six kids — and the artist born Stanley Burrell lets us know that among those pulling for the series are ...

06/08/2009 Penn Jillette Amazed by Lack of Suits, Legally Speaking/Lance Reddick Facing Big NY-To-Vancouver Adjustment
With their "Penn & Teller Bulls—-!" series returning to the tube June 25 for its seventh season, the duo lays claim to having Showtime's longest-running show. But it sounds as if what really amazes Penn Jillette is the program's ...

06/06/2009 Ask Stacy, June 6
DEAR STACY: I've never before seen Annie Wersching, currently playing an FBI agent on "24." Can you tell me about her? I think she's terrific, and would hope to see more of her. — Ben S., Bayville, N.Y. DEAR BEN: Wersching knew ...

06/05/2009 Francis Ford Coppola Talks About Losing Stars After Building Them/Lauren Conrad Talks About What's Next
Francis Ford Coppola is enjoying the reception meeting his "Tetro" newcomer Alden Ehrenreich, who's being likened to Leonardo DiCaprio. "With all my instincts, I believe he's a young star of tomorrow," Coppola tells us. He's ...

06/04/2009 'Nurse Jackie' Experience Far From 'Sopranos' for Edie Falco/ Rachel Dratch in Candid What-Went-Wrong Interview
Edie Falco tells us the experience on her Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" is great, but it couldn't be further from the fun-loving cast and crew of her longtime show "The Sopranos." While she misses working with her onscreen ...

06/03/2009 Jesse McCartney To Make Darker 'Gonzo Files' Movie After Tour/'Twilight's' Elizabeth Reaser Sizes Up Directors
Jesse McCartney's having himself quite a summer, with his 25-concert swing with New Kids on the Block launching tomorrow (6/4) in Atlanta — followed by production of the big-screen "The Gonzo Files" in Vancouver in August. ...

06/02/2009 Jada Pinkett Smith Tells Why Work Is Good For Her Kids/Kim Alexis Into R & D For Staying Beautiful
The Will Smith family takes off for a three-month stay in China — where 10-year-old son Jaden will star in the remake of "Karate Kid" — as soon as mama Jada wraps the first season of her TNT "HawthoRNe" series next ...

06/01/2009 Osbourne Says There's No Trouble With Simon, Despite Reports/Tori Spelling Focusing On Work While Mama Spouts Off Again
Reports all over the Internet have Sharon Osbourne poised to thumb her nose at Simon Cowell by joining the U.K.'s "Strictly Come Dancing" — in direct competition to Cowell's "X Factor" show that she left last year. Sharon ...

05/30/2009 Ask Stacy, May 30
DEAR STACY: Where is the little girl who plays Jasmine on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne?" — Isaac E., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR ISAAC: The 10-year-old actress who played Jasmine Payne, China Anne McClain, left the show and was written ...

05/29/2009 Cho Happy To Be 'A Wild Child Again' On Atlanta Club Scene/Jamie Lee Curtis Delighted By Fundraiser Result
Funny lady Margaret Cho tells us she's found a new social life in between shooting scenes of her July 12-debuting "Drop Dead Diva" series. "We're about a third of the way through the first season, shooting in Peachtree, Ga. It's ...

05/28/2009 Hollywood's Putting Anti-Prop. 8 Feelings On Display/Pending Papahood To Change Ruthless 'Weeds' Character?
Their state may have voted against same-sex marriages, and their state supreme court may have ruled to uphold California's Prop. 8 ban, but Hollywood very clearly does not agree — and you can expect to be seeing many more illustrations of that ...

05/27/2009 Catherine Bell Glad Adulterous Love Scenes Over/Tanna Frederick Anxious To Show She's Not Neurotic Character
Catherine Bell is relieved that her "Army Wives" extramarital affair is behind her — though viewers will certainly be seeing repercussions of her character Denise's indiscretion becoming public knowledge in the third season of the hit ...

05/26/2009 Who'll Be The Woman Between Kevin Spacey and Colin Firth?/Pacino, Hudson Get Second Chance With 'Revolution' In Obama Years
With Kevin Spacey and Colin Firth already on board his adaptation of George Orwell's "Catalonia," esteemed filmmaker Hugh Hudson reports, "We're looking for the lady — the woman between the two men" in the story that takes ...

05/25/2009 Def Leppard's Rick Allen Source of Inspiration To Amputee Vets/TV Movie Duty Made Nancy Travis Appreciate Series Job
With Def Leppard setting off on a cross-country tour this summer, you'd better believe that some of the fans most looking forward to catching one of their shows are Iraq War veterans — who've found drummer Rick Allen to be a source of ...

05/23/2009 Ask Stacy, May 23
DEAR STACY: Would love to know what happened to that very nice, very rotund contestant on "Hell's Kitchen" who had to quit the show because he had a heart problem. How about an update? — Kim B., Detroit, Mich. DEAR KIM: You're ...

05/22/2009 Heidi-Lauren Reconciliation? Don't Believe It, Says Spencer's Sis/Shaun Cassidy's Family Channel Show a Family Affair
"The Hills" star Lauren Conrad, who's had an infamous ongoing feud with former friend Heidi Montag and her now-husband Spencer Pratt, was pictured in Us Weekly attending their wedding, but … Spencer's sister, Stephanie, tells us there's ...

05/21/2009 Downey Has Trepidations About Daughter's Acting Aspirations/Paul: How 'Breaking Bad' Will Bend Time, Pregnancy
Former "Touched By an Angel" star Roma Downey reports her 13-year-old daughter, Reilly, has taken an interest in performing and has been involved in school productions including "Suessical the Musical." However, "A part ...

05/20/2009 Expect Gloves-Off Treatment of Sinatra In Scorsese Pic/Dule Hill Out To Promote Tap Dancing
Just because Nancy Sinatra is producing Martin Scorsese's planned movie biography of her father, Frank, don't expect the picture to shy away from the controversial, less flattering aspects of the show business legend's life. At least, it won't ...

05/19/2009 No End In Sight For 'CSI: NY' As Far As Gary Sinise Is Concerned/Shelley Berman Finds At Last He Is Old Enough To Play Old
With his "CSI: New York" having ended its fifth season with a bang — make that a crash, as in a truck plowing into a restaurant window — last week, Gary Sinise is already looking forward to the start of Season 6 production in ...

05/18/2009 Sharon Gless's 'Timely' Lesbian Movie Gets Attention/Edie Falco Gets Real On 'Nurse Jackie,' Says Facinelli
Sharon Gless is dividing her time between her duties on USA cable's top-rated "Burn Notice" series that returns June 4, and keeping tabs on "Hannah Free." The indie feature is getting attention on the film festival circuit — ...

05/16/2009 Ask Stacy, May 16
DEAR STACY: On my favorite new series, "In Plain Sight," the actor who plays Marshall (Frederic Weller) bears an uncanny resemblance to Peter Weller of "Robocop" fame. Are they related? — Anne S., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR ANNE:...

05/15/2009 Carnie Wilson Says She's Ready To Waddle Up The Red Carpet/Swedish Supermodel Victoria Silvstedt Talks Socialism
Carnie Wilson is expecting her second child next month, but that isn't keeping her from planning to attend the Game Show Awards, taping tomorrow (3/16), for airing on the Game Show Network June 6. She just might pick up a Favorite Dating or ...

05/14/2009 Brad Garrett: Fingers Crossed For Series, Charity Tourney/Who'da Thunk: Neil Boyd Cites Simon Cowell As Great Mentor
Brad Garrett is keeping his fingers crossed that come Tuesday (5/19), his "Til Death" sitcom will be placed in a timeslot it can live with. "May 19 at the upfronts, we'll know exactly where we wind up," notes the star, whose ...

05/13/2009 Bonaduce TV Reunion 'Turned Into a Nightmare,' Says Gretchen/Selena Gomez Keeping Album Under Wraps 'Til Late Summer
Gretchen Bonaduce tells us she and ex-husband Danny have been able to remain on good terms for the most part since their divorce, but things turned ugly when he appeared on her upcoming reality show "Re-inventing Bonaduce." "I ...

05/12/2009 'Biggest Loser' Finale Like Graduation Time To Trainer Bob/Vaugier Enjoys Stirring Things Up With Sheen
"The Biggest Loser" has its Season 7 live finale tonight (5/12) — which, for trainer Bob Harper, is a little like graduation time. "I feel like a school teacher, living vicariously with my students as they go on in life,&...

05/11/2009 Gleeson Touched By Encounter With Churchill's Daughter/Speedman Would Rather Live 'Nomadic Lifestyle' of Movie Actor
With his "Into the Storm" telefilm coming up at month's end, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson's portrayal of WWII British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is already drawing advance raves. The notice that stands out most for him came the other ...

05/09/2009 Ask Stacy, May 7
DEAR STACY: We just watched that wonderful movie, "Big." The boy who played Billy, the friend of Tom Hanks' character, did a great job, with a couple of takes that were just priceless. Whatever became of him? — Melinda M., Cleveland, ...

05/08/2009 Motherhood Most Challenging Role For Marissa Jaret Winokur/'Southland' Star Has Choice Words For Critics
Tony-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur has had some challenging roles in her career, but to hear her tell it, being a mom is by far her toughest. It's especially been difficult trying to balance motherhood with hosting the upcoming Oxygen reality ...

05/07/2009 Kathryn Morris Optimistic For 'Cold Case's' Seventh Season/Network Doesn't Want Too Much Wealth On 'Pains'
Things look bad for Det. Lilly Rush, who is currently stuck in a Ford Taurus under 18 feet of water at the bottom of a river thanks to a driver who sideswiped her with murderous intent — but it's safe to predict she'll manage to emerge in Part 2 ...

05/06/2009 Weitz Bringing His Own Style To 'Twilight' Sequel, Says Facinelli/Emilie De Ravin Stepping Far Away From 'Lost'
The highly anticipated sequel to "Twilight" is now before the cameras — with Chris Weitz ("American Pie," "The Golden Compass") directing instead of the original film's director, Catherine Hardwicke. So, will "...

05/05/2009 Jesse James Would Love Adding To His, Sandra Bullock's Family/LaKisha Jones Staying On Concert Trail Despite Discomforts
Sandra Bullock recently admitted she'd love to have kids of her own even though she's in her mid-40s. Her husband Jesse James, who has kids from a previous marriage, tells us he's on board. "I would love to have more kids. Kids rule, so if ...

05/04/2009 If 'Scrubs' Goes To Season 9, Chalke 'Would Love To Be Part of It'/Single Mom King Likes Staying Home In 'Southland'
Sarah Chalke is awaiting word on the possible renewal of "Scrubs" with an open mind. If the show does go on, "I would love to be a part of it," says the funny lady who has played Dr. Elliot Reid for eight seasons. Word last ...

05/02/2009 Ask Stacy, May 2
DEAR STACY: What's happened to Edward Herrmann, who gave such a great performance as Franklin Roosevelt in "Eleanor and Franklin" back in the '70s? I don't think I've seen him since "Gilmore Girls." — Claire T., Spokane, Wash....

05/01/2009 Do Tell-All Books Escalate Tori-Candy Woes? Tori Inconclusive/'Please Don't Hate Me' Actress Asks Jonas Fans
Tori Spelling and her mother Candy have had a very public up and down relationship, which has only seemed to escalate thanks to the fact that neither has shied away from dishing out details about each other in their respective books that they've been ...

04/30/2009 A Late-In-The-Day New Career Day For Herb Alpert, Lani Hall/Riding a Hit, Day26 Going Without Sleep
It took 30 years of marriage before Herb Alpert and Lani Hall got around to recording together. But now that the trumpet great and the Brasil '66 lead singer have collaborated, they show no signs of stopping. The couple has been getting raves for ...

04/29/2009 Janice Dickinson Ponders Blagojevich Reality Involvement/With Torture In The News, Root Calls 'Unthinkable' Timely
Sure, ousted Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich was the big talk of NBC's press day last week when he showed up to promote the upcoming "I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" That is, even though it turned out he can't do the show because ...

04/28/2009 Christine Baranski Could Be On One, Two, Or No Shows In Fall/Will Cavill Break String As 'Unluckiest Man In Hollywood'?
It's that time of the year — the run up to the networks' announcements of new season lineups — when television stars are awaiting word on what their lives are going to be like in coming months. Christine Baranski, for example, could wind ...

04/27/2009 Wayne Brady Finds Musical Improv a Draw Despite Recession/Lachey: New Album Will Be Different, 'Cause He Feels Different
Musical improv master Wayne Brady is happy to report his show in Vegas "Making It Up" is as strong as ever. And they say these are dire times! Not for the people who like to laugh! "I've been doing the show in Vegas for the last ...

04/25/2009 Ask Stacy, April 25
DEAR STACY: I would like to know what other TV or movie roles have been played by the beautiful Bridget Regan from "Legend of the Seeker." — Keith F., N.Y. DEAR KEITH: Clearly the 27-year-old actress from San Diego is making her ...

04/24/2009 Kristen Bell Pours Self Into Cause of Rescuing Child Soldiers/Things Get Heady For 'The Tudors'' James Frain
If all has gone according to plan, Kristen Bell is wrapping up a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C. today (4/24), having met with White House and Senate staffers to press the case of children who are being abducted and forced to become soldiers in ...

04/23/2009 Perlman Grateful Amid 'Anarchy,' 'Hellboy,' 'Mutants' Work/Jerry O'Connell Loving Family Life, But …
Ron Perlman's into some pretty interesting double duty this week, doing his promotional bit for his "Mutant Chronicles" flick that opens tomorrow (4/24) while preparing to start second season shooting of his FX "Sons of Anarchy" ...

04/22/2009 Lurie Hopes Second Chance Takes Sting Out of 'Truth' For Beckinsale/'My Boys'' Scott Finds Changes Welcome On 'My Boys'
Filmmaker Rod Lurie is hoping that next week's DVD release of "Nothing But the Truth" takes a bit of the misery out of the political thriller's abortive big screen past. Lurie recalls riding a wave of high expectations — and ...

04/21/2009 Jackman, Bennett, McCartney -- Stars Lining Up For Jones Tribute/Lunden Keeping Positive Amid Seven Offspring And Several Careers
Hugh Jackman, Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney are among the friends and admirers of Shirley Jones who've given a tentative yes to joining in a proposed concert special celebrating the 75th birthday of the musical star cum Oscar-winning actress cum ...

04/20/2009 'Nip/Tuck' Cast Feeling the Pangs of Wrapping up For Good/ Reality TV Matchmaker Shows Lack of Love to Competition
Although fans of "Nip/Tuck" can look forward to seeing new episodes of the show into 2011, in real life the cast and crew are getting ready to wrap it up for good — and feeling all the emotion that goes with the ending of production on ...

04/18/2009 Ask Stacy, April 18
DEAR STACY: Could you tell me what happened to Timmy Hovey who was in movies such as "The Toy Tiger" in the '50s, and what other movies he appeared in? — Bruce L., Woodbridge, Va. DEAR BRUCE: Hovey's successful career as a child ...

04/17/2009 Downey As Hefner, Murphy As Robber On Ratner Movie Agenda/Busy Time For Legendary Tunesmiths Marilyn, Alan Bergman
The script has been completed for filmmaker Brett Ratner's planned movie about Playboy chieftain Hugh Hefner — in which Robert Downey Jr. is likely to star. It will "basically cover the heyday" of the Hef, according to Ratner. &...

04/16/2009 Woodard Blasts NBC For 'Enemy' Moves, Is Gratified By 'Violet'/Johnny Depp Declares John Dillinger A Real-Life Robin Hood
Alfre Woodard has high hopes for her new Fox "Maggie Hill" pilot, playing mentor to Christina Cole as a beyond brilliant cardio thoracic surgeon who happens to be schizophrenic. But that doesn't mean the four-time Emmy-winning actress is ...

04/15/2009 Romance, Typical Teen Stuff, Side Effects of Fame Part of 'Jonas' Show/Shiri Appleby Wasting No Time Moving On From 'ER' Farewell
The Jonas Bros. will be seen poking fun at some of the not-so-funny side effects of fame when their "Jonas" Disney Channel series debuts May 2. "We touch on those subjects — friends who only want to be friends because you'...

04/14/2009 Griffin Glad A-List Awards Has A-Listers For A Change/Radio Tour Leaves Yamin Surprised By Tough Shape Of Industry
Kathy Griffin admits she was "a little bit leery" about getting serious in the midst of her Second Annual "The A-List Awards" to eulogize the late Natasha Richardson — but now that it's done, she's glad. "They put ...

04/13/2009 Triple Duty For Hines -- 'Standing By' On 'Motherhood' Shooting/Spade Says Don't Look For Practical Jokes On 'Rules' Set
Cheryl Hines and her "In the Motherhood" cast mates are "standing by," she says — waiting to hear when they'll be called back to complete the show's 13 episode order. For now, they're on hold. "We did the first seven, ...

04/11/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: When "House" started, he had Chase and Cameron on his team. The new team is good, but I thought Case and Cameron made it more interesting. Will they ever be back as his team? — Grace G., Shelton, Conn. DEAR GRACE: It'...

04/10/2009 Howie Mandel Recalls When Nobody Was Laughing/Martha Coolidge Happy To Find Strong Femme Characters
Howie Mandel tells us he finds it interesting when he gets messages from people who say, "'I went to school with you. You were so funny.' "The truth is," he candidly admits, "nobody told me that then. It was more like people ...

04/09/2009 Mizrahi Says 'Fashion Show' Will Fly On Its Own Merits -- Or Not/Spelling Claims '90210' Salary Stories Out Of Proportion
Now that the "Project Runway" legal war has finally been resolved and the Heidi Klum-hosted show will re-emerge on Lifetime in August, all eyes turn toward its successor on Bravo. That is, "The Fashion Show," hosted by designer ...

04/08/2009 How Winkler Went From 'Zipzer'-Like Underachiever To Star/Mario Lopez Enjoys Juggling Multiple Commitments
Henry Winkler reports he and his writing collaborator Lin Oliver have just completed penning their 16th Hank Zipzer kids' book — in which the mother of thier learning-challenged hero gives birth to a sibling for Hank. "And, like my oldest ...

04/07/2009 "Dance Flick" Testing Talents Of Next Wayans Generation/Jewel Stands By Her Man Ty Backstage As "DWTS" Steps On
Damien Dante Wayans is delighted — and nervous — about the fact that Paramount pushed the release date of "Dance Flick," his directorial debut movie, up from August to Memorial Day Weekend, May 22. That's clearly a major ...

04/06/2009 Vivica A. Fox Happy To Be Part of Cougar Shift/Ben Mckenzie Felt Compelled To Make The Move To 'Southland'
Vivica A. Fox is happy that her April 15-premiering TV Land show, "The Cougar," could add more momentum to the trend toward older women getting romantically involved with younger men. The sexy Vivica, 44, is a self-proclaimed cougar, what ...

04/04/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: On the TV show, "The Bachelor," Jason has a son. Can you tell me where the little boy's mother is? — G.P., the Bronx DEAR G.P.: Model and aspiring designer Hilary Madison Wynn — Jason Mesnick's ex-wife — ...

04/03/2009 Trainer Bob Needs Break After 'Longest And Biggest' Season/Emily De Ravin Anticipates Return To 'Lost'
Trainer Bob Harper admits he felt more than ready for a break when he wrapped up the current season's production of "The Biggest Loser" last week, in advance of its May 12 live season finale. "This was the longest and biggest season we'...

04/02/2009 Eric McCormack Wasting No Time Moving On Post-'Trust Me'/Amy Poehler Isn't Letting Internet Disses Get Her Down
Eric McCormack certainly isn't sitting around nursing his wounds over the fate of his TNT "Trust Me" series, whose cancellation "is not official, but it's not looking healthy," as he puts it. The former "Will & ...

04/01/2009 Brittany Murphy Says She Won't Be Hurt By Internet Slams/Marilu Henner The Last Person To Make It Through 'ER' Doors
"If I allowed any unkind Internet things to bother me, I would never get out of bed," says Brittany Murphy. The actress was slammed on a celebrity site as having a career that's gone "kaput" and as having "stooped pretty low&...

03/31/2009 Tracey Ullman Responds To Renee Zellweger Zing/So What If She Lost On "DWTS"? Belinda Carlisle Has Lots To Do
Tracey Ullman tapped into celebrity impersonations this past year when shooting her Showtime series "State of the Union." While most of the people she parodied took it in stride, one person who wasn't laughing was Renee Zellweger. During an ...

03/30/2009 David Spade Is On a Roll, But Says Career Runs 'Hot and Cold'/David James Elliott Glad To Finally Get Chance To Be In Fantasy
David Spade is on a roll — but isn't venturing a guess as to how long the good times will last. "It goes hot and cold with me," says the co-star of "Rules of Engagement," who made the move from "Saturday Night ...

03/28/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Veatrice, the black female security guard on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show"? — Margaret C., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR MARGARET: Veatrice Rice died of cancer this past January, and a tribute to her ran on the ...

03/27/2009 George Lopez's Roster of A-List Industry Pals Ready To Join Him on Show/Kathy Baker Nervous about Coming Aboard "Saving Grace"
George Lopez, who is up for Favorite Movie Actor honors — for "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" — at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, is heading to the show with an ulterior motive. Speaking of his fellow nominees Jim Carrey, Will ...

03/26/2009 Virginia Madsen Finds The Fun In Playing Terror/Andrew Lawrence Brings Real-Life Emotion Into Film
Virginia Madsen will be seen as a mother battling supernatural forces in a "life and death struggle" to save her son in "The Haunting in Connecticut," opening tomorrow (3/27). But the actress doesn't mind admitting that things were ...

03/25/2009 Jerry O'Connell Loving His Real-Life Role As Mr. Mom/Hit Film, Landmark Episode And Kid Flick DVD Release For Kwapis
Jerry O'Connell is playing Mr. Mom on the set of wife Rebecca Romijn's pilot for a possible ABC series version of "The Witches of Eastwick" — and sounds like he couldn't be happier about it. "Nothing prepared me for what it ...

03/24/2009 Soldier-"Real World" Star Conklin: Tough Returning To Iraq/"Suburbia" Ideal Situation For Saget, Says TV Wife Stevenson
Soldier-turned-reality-TV-star-turned-soldier Ryan Conklin is adjusting to life on the base where he's tried to keep his TV experience under wraps. "Being back in the Army, I didn't want people to think of me as a guy on 'The Real World' ...

03/23/2009 Drew Carey Back To Brisk Pace After Ravaging Pneumonia/Gavin Macleod Happy To Be Back On Ship In 'Suite Life'
Drew Carey hasn't been letting a major case of pneumonia keep him away from working to spread the word about his new love — The Seattle Sounders soccer team. Not only was the comic determined to be on hand in Seattle last week for the ...

03/21/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I haven't heard anything about Clarence Gilyard of "Walker, Texas Ranger" in a while. What has he been up to? — Geri G., Austin, Texas DEAR GERI: Gilyard — who also co-starred in "Matlock" with Andy ...

03/20/2009 Bonnie Hunt Grateful For Renewal In These Tough Times/Diesel, Walker Step Up In New 'Fast & Furious,' Says Leading Lady
Bonnie Hunt is grateful — and relieved — that her syndicated talk show has been renewed for a second year. She points out that it was not something she was able to take for granted. "In daytime," she says, "it's very ...

03/19/2009 Gerald McRaney: Horton Foote Colleagues Aim For Tony?/Comic Doug Benson Wants To Un-Villify Pot?
The theatrical family-of-sorts left behind by legendary playwright ?and? screenwriter Horton Foote, who died this month at 92, is out to make ?sure that Foote receives all the accolades due him. That includes? recognition for "Dividing the Estate,...

03/18/2009 Nick Lachey Welcomes Break From Media Scrutiny/George Huff: 'Idol' Money Went To Help Family Post-Katrina
Nick Lachey's relationship with Vanessa Minnillo has certainly been the topic of tabloids at times, but the musician, for the most part, has had a break from media scrutiny since his much-publicized marriage to Jessica Simpson. He admits it's been a ...

03/17/2009 Garry Marshall Plans AnnaSophia Robb, Abigail Breslin Pic/Why Whoopi Wouldn't Stay In Hotel With Other "View" Stars
Moviemaker Garry Marshall, who had fun putting on his actor's cap and playing a UFO-obsessed author in Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" with Dwayne Johnson, may very well be continuing his association with another one of the feature's stars....

03/16/2009 Pelley: Hunger For Info In Troubled Times Boosts '60 Minutes'/'L Word' Creator Chaiken: Still Uphill Battle To Sell Gay Shows
"60 Minutes"' Scott Pelley reports that life couldn't be much more hectic. Says the journalist, whose many honors include eight Emmys and a Peabody Award, "We've been doing so many breaking stories for the show that I went four weeks ...

03/14/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: My husband and I would appreciate your help on a TV question. The program: "The Closer." Kindly tell us the actor's name who plays the father of the show's star. Also, what other shows has he appeared in through his career? &...

03/13/2009 Hugh Laurie Regrets Having Talked About Depression/Chris Gorham Goes From Murder Mystery To Mr. Mom
The list is long of show business luminaries — ranging from Emma Thompson, Mike Wallace and Billy Joel to Drew Carey and Harrison Ford — who have been victims of clinical depression. "House" star Hugh Laurie qualifies for that ...

03/12/2009 Sean Astin Doubts 'Hobbit' Reunion/Stacy Keach Upbeat About Nixon v. Nixon Comparisons
Sean Astin says he'd be surprised to be called in for the "Lord of the Rings" prequel film, "The Hobbit" — despite cast mate Dominic Monaghan's recent declaration to MTV that he's convinced he and Sean, Elijah Wood and Billy ...

03/11/2009 Dennis Haysbert Relieved 'The Unit' Is Back In First Run Duty/Rick Springfield Stalls Telling Sons About Lullaby Album
"The Unit" leading man Dennis Haysbert is happy — and relieved — that his acclaimed CBS series is finally back in first-run mode after a frustrating period of re-runs. "It's been disturbing," says Haysbert, who ...

03/10/2009 George Lopez Celebrates Four Years of Health By Giving Back/'Idol' 13 Reveal Plans, Makeovers, Hopes
George Lopez reports that next month will mark the fourth anniversary of his kidney transplant, and "You know what? I feel fantastic. I've been healthy four of my 47 years, and it's great. I sleep great. And it doesn't pass me by a single day ...

03/09/2009 Belinda Carlisle Counts on Yoga and Chanting For 'DWTS' Assist/Anne Hathaway Has More Talents Than We Know, Says Demme
Many of this year's celebrity "Dancing with the Stars" contestants have youth on their side, but the Go Go's Belinda Carlisle tells us she has her own secret weapons. "I chant every day and do a ton of yoga. Besides keeping you flexible,...

03/07/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to William Smith? He played Joe Riley on "Laredo," Kimo on "Hawaii Five-0" and Falconetti on "Rich Man, Poor Man." — Jeff, the Bronx, N.Y. DEAR JEFF: At age 74, Smith continues ...

03/06/2009 Spiro, Cannavale, Fillion -- Making The Best of Economic Realities of TV
Jordana Spiro is certainly keeping her sense of humor about the fact that they're doing a short season of her TBS "My Boys" series. "We're right in the thick of shooting right now on No. 5 of our whopping nine episodes," she says. &...

03/05/2009 Colin Hanks Thanks 'Mad Men' For New Career Chapter/Shame on 'Bachelor' Humiliation Team -- No Rose For You
It's a landmark month for Colin Hanks, what with the official opening of "33 Variations" — the play in which he makes his Broadway debut starring with Jane Fonda and Samantha Mathis — coming up March 9. And with the release of ...

03/04/2009 Christian Bale's Costar Shawn Hatosy Comes To His Defense/Aussie Celebs Impress With Soccer Match For Bushfire Victims
Christian Bale has been dubbed difficult to work with since that audiotape was released of him going into an angry tirade on the set of "Terminator Salvation" — a rant subsequently heard everywhere from NPR to YouTube to cell phone ...

03/03/2009 For George Eads of "CSI" The Agony Is Real/From "Superbad" To Super Scary For Martha MacIsaac
George Eads' character, Nick Stokes, goes to the depths with a traumatic breakdown in the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" episode airing Thursday (3/5). If Eads' suffering seems real — it is. "Since Dec. 5th I've had a ...

03/02/2009 Amber Tamblyn Reticent To Play Cop, 'Til She Read 'Unusuals' Jonathan Bennett Finds Place For Hot, Dorky Guys: 'Van Wilder'
Amber Tamblyn admits her first reaction to ABC's "The Unusuals," in which she'll be seen starting next month, was not exactly positive. "I said, 'Oh, God. A cop show when I'm 25 years old? It sounds not good.'" But her agent said, ...

02/28/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Could we have some information about the star of "Hannibal Rising," Gaspar Ulliel? — Martha C., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR MARTHA: The 24-year-old former model, who hails from the upscale Parisian suburb of Boulogne-...

02/27/2009 Disney Pulling Out Stops For 'Hannah Montana' Feature Launch/Wimbrey Stands Up For Dr. Drew
Expect Disney to pull out all the stops in launching its big-screen "Hannah Montana: the Movie" starring Miley Cyrus in April. "Hannah" costar Jason Earles tells us, "I know they're planning premieres all over the place —...

02/26/2009 Harry Hamlin Explains Why He's OK With Wife's Nude Pictorial/Sean Penn's Oscar Omission Gets Free Pass
Lisa Rinna, host for the TV Guide Channel, has made news as of late for posing for Playboy at the age of 45 in their May issue, and her hubby Harry Hamlin tells us he stands by his woman in her decision. "I've seen the photographs, and ...

02/25/2009 Jeff Conaway Declares He's Now Cured and Sober/Janine Turner Applauded For Defense of Single Moms
Jeff Conaway, most known from his roles on "Taxi" and "Grease," gained a new reputation in the last few years as an addict. The actor, who was seen hunched over and suffering from a severe back injury, appeared on VH1's "...

02/24/2009 With Strangeness In Movie Biz, Paxton Grateful For "Big Love"/Danielle Fishel Juggles "The Dish" And The Books
Bill Paxton, who stars as the head of a polygamist household in HBO's esteemed "Big Love," is grateful the show has been picked up for a fourth season — and hopes it will be renewed for several seasons after that. He makes it sound as ...

02/23/2009 Having Tasted Highs and Lows, Carter Savors Latest Chapter/'Friday The 13th' A Bonanza of Attention for Escarpeta
Lynda Carter is savoring the latest chapter in her career with the kind of appreciation that can only come after experiencing years of life's ups — and downs. With singing engagements coming up at New York's Lincoln Center, Washington's Kennedy ...

02/21/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Brie Larson, who plays Kate on "United States of Tara," is beautiful and talented. Please give some information about her. Where have I seen her before? — Ben S., Hawthorne, Calif. DEAR BEN: The Sacramento-born 19-...

02/20/2009 'The Bachelor' Ratings Bump, Wild Finale, Have Fleiss Smiling/Mickey Rourke Planned To Have Beloved Dog Good Luck Charm
"The Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss is adamant that this season's main man, Jason Mesnick, has "by far the wildest finale we have ever had on the show — by tenfold. It's out of control what happens here," claims Fleiss of the ...

02/19/2009 Eriq La Salle Blasts Industry Minority Representation/Country Star John Rich Stunned To Get Hip-Hop Following
Eriq La Salle, who directed and stars in the Hallmark Channel film "Relative Stranger," debuting March 14, was moved by the story of a man returning to the family he'd left behind years before. He was delighted to work with Cicely Tyson and ...

02/18/2009 Cranston Over His Apprehension About 'Breaking Bad' Wait/Pressly Didn't Plan Back-To-Back Movies, But Here They Are
Bryan Cranston admits that when he first learned that AMC planned to wait until March 8 to bring back his Emmy-winning "Breaking Bad" drama, his heart sank. "I thought, 'Oh, no. It's going to be well over a year after the first season ...

02/17/2009 Saget: 'Guess I've Purged Myself,' Shifting Away From Raunch/Reality TV King Jonathan Murray Delving Into Scripted Fare
With his ABC "Surviving Suburbia" set to debut on April 6, Bob Saget is hitting the road to polish some new stand-up material that will be markedly different than the raunch that's marked his comedy routines. "I don't know what's ...

02/16/2009 Will Joaquin Phoenix's Retirement Stick? Don't Count On It/'Spectacular!' Stars Weigh In On 'HSM' Comparisons
It's been four months now since Joaquin Phoenix announced that he was through with acting and would henceforth focus only on his music career — and announced it, and announced it, and announced it again. He even reportedly has pal and brother-in-...

02/14/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What happened to Marc Blucas? He hasn't made a movie in about two years. I miss him so. Did he ever marry? And, where is he? — S.S. Flemington, N.J. DEAR S.S.: Blucas — who's romantically linked with producer and former ...

02/13/2009 Green 'Torn' on Prospect of '90210' Return, Has Beefs About Show/Sutcliffe Gives The Skinny on Kate Walsh, Jennifer Westfeldt
"90120" fans have been all abuzz about the possibility of Brian Austin Green appearing on the CW show now that Tori Spelling is back, but the actor tells us he's still trying to figure out the show. "There's a part of me that ...

02/12/2009 Double Duty on 'Madea,' Notorious,' Hair-Raising for Derek Luke/'SNL' Troupe Relieved Election Frenzy Is Past
Derek Luke does a big changeup from his role as hip hop maestro Sean "Diddy" Combs in the current "Notorious" to a buttoned-down attorney in the Feb. 20-opening Tyler Perry flick, "Madea Goes to Jail." What made the two ...

02/11/2009 Klang Blasts Danity Kane Girls Took 'Everything for Granted'/Time To Face Facts, Etta James
Now it's Donnie Klang weighing in on the breakup of Danity Kane — news that shocked and saddened fans of the girl group that was formed in 2005 on MTV's "Making the Band" and proceeded to turn out hit after hit, burnishing the star-...

02/10/2009 Benz Happy Acting Between "Dexter" Real Life Husband And Wife/Inaba Likes The Feisty "DWTS" Contestants
Say you're the leading lady who's just married your leading man on a TV series, but in real life, he's just married the actress who plays his sister. Sound, um, possibly awkward? Well, such is not the case for "Dexter's" Julie Benz, ...

02/09/2009 Mantegna Grateful Mamet Association Survived False Start/Roker Still Excited About Obama Encounter
Joe Mantegna won't have much time for movie work between seasons of CBS's "Criminal Minds." He doesn't mind. Says the actor who's racked up some 60 feature films, dozens of TV credits and numerous award-winning stage performances, &...

02/07/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The actor who plays Dr. Spencer Reid on CBS's hit show "Criminal Minds" is my absolute favorite on the show. What could you tell me about him — age? Married? — Brenna R., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR BRENNA: Matthew ...

02/06/2009 Sinise Gets Help From 'CSI:NY,' Family To Juggle Commitments/Dyrdek Talks Barker in Aftermath of Plane Crash
Gary Sinise admits there's a certain irony to the fact that he spends so much time traveling — visiting with U.S. troops here and overseas, appearing on behalf of his Operation Iraqi Children charity, touring with his Lt. Dan Band that just ...

02/05/2009 Morris Talks Love, Motorcycles, Producing and 'Cold Case'/Mccartney Talks New Musical Entity
"Cold Case" heroine Kathryn Morris expects to spend Valentine's Day with her guy, producer/director David Barrett, at a Supercross competition. It's a sport to which she was introduced by Barrett, who was a professional motocross racer as a ...

02/04/2009 Robert and Susan Downey Glad To Be Working Together/Now It Can Be Told: Ron Howard Feared Opie-Bama Backlash
Robert Downey Jr. got an assist from his wife in order to be present at this week's Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon. Susan Downey is one of the producers on his currently shooting "Sherlock Holmes" movie, and she was able to rearrange the ...

02/03/2009 "Fanboys," "Couples Retreat" Double Duty For Kristen Bell/Patrick Warburton In A "Waterworld" Broadway Musical -- Not!
It's a good thing Kristen Bell has stamina! The "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" star has been doing double duty — finishing work on the Jon Favreau comedy "Couples Retreat," while helping to launch the Weinstein Co.'s Friday (2/6)...

02/02/2009 Mickey Rourke Convinced He'll Lose Oscar To Sean Penn/Oscar Nominee Melissa Leo Glad To Be In America Ferrara Pic
Mickey Rourke is convinced he'll lose out as Best Actor to Sean Penn at the 81st Academy Awards — and he doesn't mind. The actor, who's been generating raves via his comeback role in "The Wrestler," feels that Penn's portrayal ...

01/31/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: When is season three of the Showtime series "The Tudors" scheduled to begin? — Muriel H., Leesburg, Va. DEAR MURIEL: On April 5, Showtime will launch the new season of the series that gives us a young and sexy ...

01/29/2009 'Nip/Tuck' Starts Last Season, 'Time To Let Go,' Says Roma'Celebreality All-Stars' Dive Into Drama on 'I Love Money 2'
Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Roma Maffia and the rest of the "Nip/Tuck" cast return from hiatus on Feb. 11 to begin what will be the final episodes of the FX show. "We're wrapping it up," reveals Maffia of the series in ...

01/28/2009 Camilla Belle Feels 'Able To Handle Things' Including Stardom/Reality Producer Thom Beers: Slow Economy Not Affecting Him
The Feb. 6 release "Push" sci-fi thriller has sparked predictions that ingénue of the hour Camilla Belle is about to break into full-fledged grownup movie stardom. As for her reaction to that, the ever-more-gorgeous 22-year-old actress tells ...

01/27/2009 Ty Pennington Says "Extreme" Team Saddened By Foreclosures/Shontelle Says New Song With Akon A Matter Of Serendipity
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is booming despite the flagging economy — but such is not the case for some of the people lucky enough to get one of the dream houses built on the show. As the financial crisis continues, admits host Ty ...

01/26/2009 Teen 'Idol' Archuleta To Launch First Solo Tour, Nervously Romantic Gena Rowlands Pulls For a Ryan-Rachel Happy Ending
"American Idol" breakout star David Archuleta will be launching his first solo tour at the end of February, and he admits he's anxious. "Hopefully, I'll be ready, but I can't help being nervous about it. It's a really big step, and you ...

01/24/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you give some background on Jennifer Carpenter of "Dexter"? Other shows, films? Love the show, watching episodes on DVD. What's the status of season four? — Lee S., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR LEE: The new Mrs. Michael C....

01/23/2009 Steve Martin Says He Still Finds Comedy 'Humbling'/New 'So You Think You Can Dance' Prospects Hot, Says Lythgoe
The great ones never take things for granted. Comedy master Steve Martin, who scores a record with his 15th turn as guest host of "Saturday Night Live" Jan. 31, admits he still finds hosting the show a daunting prospect. In fact, says ...

01/22/2009 Aisha Tyler Shows Edgy, Crazy Side In Comedy Central Special/'DWTS'' Cheryl Burke Quickstepping Between Tour, Show, DVD
Aisha Tyler shows "a really different, crazier, edgier, more fun side — a side of me that people don't know" in her Feb. 21 Comedy Central special, "Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore." The actress, known for TV ...

01/21/2009 Joe Mantegna's Tip of The Hat To Good Guy Italian Americans/Whitney Port Staying in Touch with BFF Lauren Conrad
It's no coincidence that the character Joe Mantegna plays on CBS's hit "Criminal Minds" is Italian American David Rossi. It's Mantegna's way of balancing the scales. David Rossi is a good guy, says Joe of the character who's a former ...

01/20/2009 Comeback 'Idol' Alum Justin Guarini Happily Planning Wedding/Whoopi's Words Of Wisdom
"American Idol" alum Justin Guarini has had a TV resurgence thanks to a hosting gig on the TV Guide Network, and now the season one runner-up has even more to celebrate. He's engaged, and he tells us wedding plans are keeping him and his ...

01/19/2009 Health Back, Flatley Wants To Do New 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'/Aisha Tyler: People Want To Be Scandalzed By Comedians
Michael Flatley's re-emergence on the entertainment scene started with his hosting of NBC's current "Superstars of Dance" competition show — and there's more to come. The Irish-American dance great says he's training hard these days ...

01/17/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Have not heard anything new about Siegfried & Roy in a long time. How is Roy doing? Are they through with performing? — Douglas S., Canton, Ohio DEAR DOUGLAS: As a matter of fact, the duo is set to make what is being ...

01/16/2009 Miley Plays Teen Stardom Closer To Real In Movie, Says Emily/Cybill Shepherd Calls 'L Word' One of Her Best Decisions
When Miley Cyrus's "Hannah Montana: the Movie" gets released in April, fans of the 16-year-old superstar will be seeing their girl changing things up from the sitcom schtick and slapstick to which they're accustomed — and playing her ...

01/15/2009 Ira Glass Has New Respect For 'Dramatic Cunning' of Reality TV/Lil Mama: Struggle To Gain Respect for Women In Rap
"This American Life," the Showtime series, may be cutting back from six episodes this year to several specials. The sticking point is not its success — the Emmy-winning show, like its public radio counterpart, has an avid following. It'...

01/14/2009 Mark Burnett's Reality: TV Business Is Booming/Dougray Scott Went To Dark Emotional Places For 'Diplomat'
No bailouts are needed for mega TV producer Mark Burnett, who tells us he's having one of his best years despite the flagging economy. "I'm the busiest I've ever been," reports the "Survivor" creator enthusiastically. "...

01/13/2009 Close Close To 'Quirky Victorian Drama' As "Sunset Blvd." Sits/Brody Jenner Happy To Be Showing Another Side
Glenn Close has wrapped her second season of FX's outstanding "Damages" series and will now return to development of the movie she describes as "a very quirky drama set in late Victorian times. It's a very different kind of story and if ...

01/12/2009 McGinley Says 'Scrubs' Might Not Be Scrubbed After This Season/Blonsky Wants To Return For 'Hairspray' Sequel
"Scrubs" co-star John C. McGinley reports that when the stock of 18 episodes comprising the eighth season of the show were shot last year, "It was assumed that would be the end. But with the numbers we pulled this week, well, don't ...

01/10/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The actor who plays Sheldon on "Big Bang Theory" is Jim Parsons. I seem to recall him on another series awhile back. Can you tell about his background, etc.? With his physicality and his timing he's incredibly talented. — ...

01/09/2009 Bell Objects To 'Completely Inappropriate' Travolta Coverage/Colantoni Misses Kids While 'Flashpoint' Keeps Him on The Move
Catherine Bell complains that some of the coverage is "completely inappropriate" in the media rush to report on all aspects of the passing of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett. That coverage, of course, has extended into ...

01/08/2009 Pam Grier Role In 'L Word' Goes Beyond Production/Paxton, Tripplehorn Help 'Big Love's' Smith on His Music
Production on the Jan. 18-premiering final season of "The L Word" wrapped months ago, but Pam Grier makes it clear she continues to consider herself part of the trailblazing series about a community of lesbians. For one thing, she expects to ...

01/07/2009 Edward Norton Makes It Hard For Keri Russell Not To Laugh/Mick Foley Retired From Wrestling, But Not Thrill-Seeking
Get ready for a very funny Edward Norton in the upcoming "Leaves of Grass" feature, to hear costar Keri Russell tell it: "I had a hard time not cracking up in some scenes. I couldn't control myself." "Leaves of Grass&...

01/06/2009 "Call Girl" Star Billie Piper Shrugs Off Controversy/"The Real World" Gets Back To Its Compelling Basics
Starring as an upscale prostitute on Showtime's "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," British actress Billie Piper finds she's still immersed in controversy, even as the show is going into its second season Jan. 18. "Some people hate me ...

01/05/2009 Eric McCormack Careful In Picking 'Trust Me' Follow-Up Series/'American Idol' Former Exec Producer Surprised By Judge Add
Eric McCormack, who will always be remembered for playing Will Truman on "Will & Grace," admits he had a big decision to make when it came to picking his next big project. He believes his new series, "Trust Me," will show him ...

01/03/2009 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Watching reruns of "Roseanne" from the late '90s, I always thought "Becky," portrayed by Lecy Goranson was hot!!! What's she been doing for the past 12 or so years? — Steve K., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR STEVE: She's ...

01/02/2009 Jason Priestley Found Directing an Eye-Opening Experience/As SAG Strike Ballots Go Out, Actors Talk Strike Fears
Jason Priestley believes, "Every young actor should have to direct something." The one-time "Beverly Hills, 90210" star — who will be at the helm of an episode of the new "90210" later this month — says he had ...

01/01/2009 'Lost' Cast Finds New Focus, Excitement, Says Jorge Garcia/Jillian Michaels Ready To Rev Up Your Metabolism
The final finale of "Lost" isn't expected 'til 2010, but already things are heating up on ABC's one-of-a-kind series, which begins airing its fifth season Jan. 21 with a three-hour premiere. Jorge Garcia — aka Hurley — ...

12/31/2008 Ringing In The New Year With Celeb Predictions For 2009
With this monumental and nerve-racking year nearly complete, it's time to start looking forward instead of behind us. There's a reason they make windshields bigger than rear-view mirrors, you know. Thus, it's time to make our fearless predictions ...

12/30/2008 George Jones Savors Kennedy Center Honors Experience/David Henrie Meets Up With Kin He's Never Met Before
Country legend George Jones says he's still "almost speechless" about being selected as one of the recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors (airing tonight (12/30) on CBS). "As far as I'm concerned, it was a big surprise to even ...

12/29/2008 Milla Jovovich Shows Off Physicality In 'Perfect Getaway'/No Grudges Against Colleagues For Rose Parade Host Edwards
Milla Jovovich shows off her amazing constitution in one of her most physically demanding performances to date — which is saying a lot for the "Resident Evil" actress — in David Twohy's forthcoming "A Perfect Getaway" ...

12/27/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: How is Kristy McNichol doing these days? — Dick T., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR DICK: Now 46, the two-time Emmy winner looks good, and according to reports from associates, she is happy. You may recall she left show business in 1992 ...

12/26/2008 'Smallville' Villain Says Doomsday Story Intensifying Soon/Web Comedy By 'Daily Show's' Corddry Mocks 'Grey's Anatomy'
Whether "Smallville's" Superman (Tom Welling) has a catastrophe in store for him versus super villain Doomsday (Sam Witwer) — in the tradition of Superman lore — remains to be seen. Witwer, however, says, "I have to believe ...

12/25/2008 Emily Osment Happy To Spend Holiday Breather With Big Family/A Quiet Holiday For Daddy Jason Priestley
Emily Osment is appreciating her Christmas breather today, especially since she's been juggling work on "Hannah Montana" with myriad other activities of late. "We've been working on the show right up 'til Christmas, doing four ...

12/24/2008 Our Virtual Stocking Stuffers For Naughty 'N' Nice Celebrities
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the town, big spending celebs had gone underground. The economy was busted, their fans had lost jobs. It was time to skip parties and lavish gewgaws. What to do for their gifts? We knew in a flash &...

12/23/2008 Change Up "A Good Laugh" For Guy Pearce/Final Episodes Of "Battlestar Galactica" An Epic Experience
Fans of Aussie star Guy Pearce who are used to seeing him in fare like "Memento," "L.A. Confidential" and "The Time Machine" will get a whole different Guy when they see him playing the smarmy, oily villain of Adam ...

12/22/2008 Producer Says All Was Calm and Bright When Georgie Met Babs/Fashion Guru Marin Touts Ashton-Kyra 'Love Child'
All eyes were turned toward Barbra Streisand and President George W. Bush when the two adversaries met — and shared their notorious hug and pecks on the cheek — at the recent 31st Kennedy Center Honors. It would seem to have been a nerve-...

12/20/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is the actor who plays Jennifer Love Hewitt's husband on "Ghost Whisperer" leaving the show? If so, why? It's not very often that you see a happily married couple on a television series. — Sarah L., Huntington, Ind. ...

12/19/2008 Daly Prepping For Big New Year's Eve Show, Facing Changes In '09/'The Hills'' Whitney Port Steps Forward With New Show
Carson Daly admits he hasn't been giving a huge amount of thought to Christmas. For the "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" host, "It's pretty much all New Year's Eve until after the 1st. This is the busy time of the year, the good ...

12/18/2008 Adrien Brody Exploring New Genres/Kathy Bates Lauds 'Revolutionary' Choice of Leo And Kate
Oscar-winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") has already proven his immense gifts as an actor. Now he seems to be going for variety as the spice of his professional life. He tells us that this year he's been enjoying "exploring a number of ...

12/17/2008 Jennifer Beals' Thrown a Curve By 'L Word' Final Season Change/Kellie Pickler Feels Safer Than At Home On Yuletide USO Tour
Jennifer Beals reveals she was "completely" surprised to find out that the final season of her "The L Word" series has been transformed into flashbacks. She admits to this column that she's been thrown "a little off-balance by ...

12/16/2008 Brody Jenner: Internet Media Meanness Has Gone Too Far/'A Tight Race' Going Into Biggest Loser Finale, Says Sweeney
Brody Jenner acknowledges that he puts himself in a position to be criticized by being on a reality show as popular as "The Hills" — but he believes certain media outlets have taken it too far. "I feel like a lot of media ...

12/15/2008 Neil Meron Talks Zac Efron -- 'Footloose,' and Maybe More/Little Madison Pettis Finds New Fan In Will Smith
It's full steam ahead for a summer production start for the new big screen "Footloose" starring Zac Efron and produced by the team behind the big screen "Hairspray," Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. That's the word from Meron, who adds, ...

12/13/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Please tell me who the adorable gal is in the Glade commercials. She is so pretty and perfect for the role, even when she gets caught red-faced. — Janice F., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. DEAR JANICE: That's actress Dori Kelley, aka Dori ...

12/12/2008 Brandy Misses Daughter While Pushing Hard on Comeback/Al Roker Weather Channel Show Reports False, Says Roker
Brandy Norwood admits she's missing her 6-year-old daughter Sy'rai as she does the full court press for her new "Human" album — her comeback record after four years of drama, trauma and single parenthood. "I think it's hard ...

12/11/2008 Bijou Phillips Talks 'Vultures' Who Ply Performers With Drugs/Chelsea Staub Happy 'Jonas' Rolling After Delays, Changes
Bijou Phillips, who plays a drug-addicted singer in "Dark Streets," opening tomorrow (12/12), certainly didn't have to do any research to understand the perils of musicians when it comes to drug abuse. "A lot of people in these ...

12/10/2008 'Adam Resurrected' Fate Rests On Goldbum Noms, Says Schrader/New '24' Costar Graden Knows a Thing or Two About Secrets
Filmmaker Paul Schrader feels the fate of his stunning "Adam Resurrected" film, starring Jeff Goldblum, "will all depend on whether Jeff picks up any nominations — whether reviewers create that kind of buzz." Notes the ...

12/09/2008 Carol Burnett Gets A Kick Out Of Grandsons As Fans/"Lethal Weapon 5" A No-Go
Carol Burnett is getting a kick out of the fact that her 2-year-old grandson, Dylan, has become a huge fan of "Horton Hears a Who!," this year's animated comedy with Jim Carrey supplying the voice for Dr. Seuss' famous elephant, Steve Carell ...

12/08/2008 Keri Russell Thinking of Expanding Family/Tom Smothers: USA Still 'Critically Repressive'
Keri Russell reveals that she and husband Shane Deary are thinking of expanding their family. Son River is a year and half old now, and, she notes, "One sure is a handful, but yeah, if everything were to line up and work out, we would like more ...

12/06/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is that Barry Manilow singing in the Toyota commercial, "Saved By Zero"? — Laurel G., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR LAUREL: No, it's the '80s New Wave band, The Fixx, heard in the spot that was found annoying enough to have ...

12/05/2008 Tim Hutton's New TV Series Came To Him Out of The Blue/Ty Pennington Would Love To Settle Down, But Not Yet
Timothy Hutton tells us he wasn't particularly in the market to take on another series when TNT's "Leverage" came his way. After all, the Oscar-winning actor has been busy going from feature assignment to assignment — the upcoming &...

12/04/2008 No Down Time For Hyphenate 22-Year-Old Drake Bell/Former Bond Roger Moore Weighs in on Later Editions of 007
There won't be much in the way of down time for 22-year-old actor-comedian-singer-songwriter-producer-director Drake Bell this holiday season. He's pouring his energy into finishing his ambitious third album, which he's described as a ...

12/03/2008 'Everybody Hates Chris' Star Williams Keeps Feet on the Ground/Clooney Film Explores Psychic Soldiering
Tyler James Williams, who portrays a young Chris Rock on "Everybody Hates Chris," has become a celebrity, thanks to the show's success, but the 16-year-old actor tells us he hasn't let it go to his head, and he doesn't plan to start now. ...

12/02/2008 Wright: "Cadillac Records" Time To Bury Color Line 'Nonsense'/Lisa Lavie Taking YouTube Stardom To The Next Level
Will "Cadillac Records" be the film that finally buries the so-called international color line — wherein films in urban American settings with black stars often perform poorly abroad? Jeffrey Wright is adamant: "There is no reason ...

12/01/2008 World Music Awards a Crazy Affair For Michelle Williams/Goines Shoots To New Prominence Thanks To Beyonce Video
If songstress Michelle Williams looks a little breathless hosting the World Music Awards airing on Fox tomorrow (12/2), there's good reason. "I didn't find out until the day of the show that I was going to be hosting," reveals the former ...

11/29/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What happened to Denise Austin? She did an exercise show weekday mornings. I hope she is OK. My wife enjoyed her. — Anthony D., Queens Village, N.Y. DEAR ANTHONY: Denise Austin's contract was not renewed with Lifetime TV, but ...

11/28/2008 Nikki Blonsky Still Experiencing Effects of Airport Brawl/Reality TV Stardom = Drastic Changes For Real And Chance
Nikki Blonsky's biggest dream came true when she was plucked out of obscurity to star in the movie version of "Hairspray," but the young actress saw a much darker side of the business when she made tabloids for an airport brawl between the ...

11/27/2008 'Biggest Loser's' Alison Sweeney: Today's The Day To Let Loose/Guttenberg Shines Light On Foster Kids In Need
She may keep a close watch on her calories the rest of the year, but "The Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney tells us with a laugh that she fully expects to indulge today (11/27). She reports that she and her family are "having ...

11/26/2008 Beck/Smith Hollywood's 31st Annual Tacky Taste Awards
With Thanksgiving almost upon us again, it's time to dish those celebrity turkeys whose behavior you found hard to swallow this year — the 2008 Tacky Taste Awards, voted on by readers. Here are the Top 10 results: 1. Sarah Palin. The ...

11/25/2008 Why Cheech & Chong Quashed Reality Show /Mr. T Insulted By The Idea of a Cameo In Big-Screen 'A Team'
Cheech & Chong's reunion tour could have become a reality TV show — but the '70s comedy icons quashed that plan fast. "Our managers thought it would be a good idea, but Cheech and I know what it's like having a camera in your ...

11/24/2008 Life Post-'Dancing' Looks Good For Cody Linley/Jim Belushi Going Back To College As a Football Star -- On Film
Weep not for Cody Linley. The 18-year-old heartthrob may have been forced to hang up his dancing shoes after being voted off "Dancing with the Stars," but he seems to have a bright future ahead of him. After all, his life has already changed ...

11/22/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: On the NBC show "Life," is that Steve McQueen's son who plays on the show? I think they call him Charlie. He looks so much like Steve McQueen. — S.J.H., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR S.J.H.: Many people have commented on the ...

11/21/2008 Dixie Carter Vows No Self-Promotion Virus, Reality TV For Her/David Alan Grier Half Satisfied With Obama's Election
"You're not going to see me on a reality show. I can't go down that road," declares Dixie Carter. The one-time "Designing Women" star, who won an Emmy nod for her work in last season's "Desperate Housewives," is quite ...

11/20/2008 Between 'Bolt' And 'Paris,' Travolta Getting Rigorous Workout/'Terminator' Awaited Fate 'Til Last Minute, Says Dillahunt
It's a good thing John Travolta has strong stamina. He's been doing the full court promotional press on behalf of his fun, new Disney romp, "Bolt" — in New York and Florida in addition to this week's Hollywood premiere, where he ...

11/19/2008 Wedding Preparations Going Smoothly For McCall & Hewitt/Redone: Lady Gaga Has Only Good Things To Say Re Aguilera
Celebrity weddings are often over the top and sometimes very stressful, but actor Ross McCall tells us things couldn't be going more smoothly as he and his fiance, Jennifer Love Hewitt, are planning their big day. "My love life is going ...

11/18/2008 Wilmer Valderrama's Turn To The Dark Side/Ireland's Anúna Ready To Launch Yuletide Stateside Blitz
Fans of Wilmer Valderrama who are used to his nice guy image have a shock in store when the big-screen "Days of Wrath" gets released. The indie ensemble drama, with Ricardo Chavira, Laurence Fishburne, Amber Valletta, Taye Diggs and ...

11/17/2008 Back To The Scenes of The Horror For Friedkin and Blatty/'Old Christine' Actor Finds Brenda Blethyn Like Own Mom
Filmmaker William Friedkin will be reuniting with "The Exorcist" author William Peter Blatty in February to do an on-camera tour of "all the locations in Georgetown" where the iconic horror film was shot. "We're going to the ...

11/15/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What is Vin Diesel's ethnicity? And is Diesel his real name? And is he married? And what is he up to? — Mark S., Canton, Ohio DEAR MARK: The actor, born Mark Vincent, reportedly is of Italian and African-American ancestry, ...

11/14/2008 Wyle Not So Sure Clooney a Definite 'No' For 'ER' Return/'Wicked' Songstress Out To Prove Self As R&B Singer With Album
George Clooney's reps have stated that the actor has no intention of returning for the finale of the long-running TV show "ER," which helped catapult his career, but his former co-star Noah Wyle says he's not so sure Clooney is a definite no....

11/13/2008 Carson Kressley in Waiting Game/Kimberley Locke Talking Potential Musical
Carson Kressley is playing a waiting game at the moment. He's finished shooting the pilot for his prospective Lifetime talk show. It's being edited now, and "then we'll show it to the network, they'll do some testing on it, and we'll see. ...

11/12/2008 Color of Magic' a Painful Experience For Tim Curry/'Hotel For Dogs' Gives Lisa Kudrow a Wanna-See For Her Son
For Tim Curry, playing the evil maniac, Trymon, in "Terry Pratchett's The Color of Magic" was a painful experience — literally. He tells us that after playing King Arthur in "Spamalot" in New York and London, he was ...

11/11/2008 Chad Michael Murray Presses To Go From Hunk To Hyphenate/KaDee Strickland Hopes Appetite For TV Back Post-Election
Chad Michael Murray is in a full court press to go from hunk to hyphenate. The 27-year-old "One Tree Hill" hottie penned Monday's (11/17) unusual episode for his series, and he's directing another episode now. It's all part of his plan "...

11/10/2008 Lamont Dozier: Stars Angling For 'First Wives Club' Musical/Heaven Will Soon Begin Battling Hell, on 'Supernatural'
"The First Wives Club," the musical, isn't due to be unveiled until next summer, but already "You wouldn't believe the phone calls" from actresses and their representatives angling for a shot at the show. That's according to the ...

11/08/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I was surprised to hear that the very gifted actress Carrie Snodgress is no longer alive. She wasn't that old, was she? When did she die and what was the cause of death? — Eliot F., Brunswick, Ohio DEAR ELIOT: Snodgress ...

11/07/2008 Blue Collar Comedy Reunion Tour a Maybe, Says Engvall/Arnold and Maria's Election Night
Attention, Blue Collar Comedy fans. Bill Engvall tells us there's a possibility of a Blue Collar Comedy reunion tour. "Would I love to do a reunion tour? Yeah. Maybe do 10 or 12 cities in one year. I don't think I see it going any further ...

11/06/2008 Belushi Is Ready To Wind Up 'According To Jim'/Jillette Finds Suspension of Reality On 'Numb3rs'
James Belushi, who'll be back on the air with a fresh batch of his ABC "According to Jim" segments on Dec. 2, has informed his series troupe that there's no hope for another renewal of the eight-year-old sitcom. "I'm directing ...

11/05/2008 Sabrina Bryan Assures Solo Outing Won't Spell End of Cheetahs/Jordan Pruitt Says Jo-Bros Her Role Models
Sabrina Bryan tells us she's beginning the process of doing a solo album — but she assures fans it doesn't mean the end of her popular all-girl group "The Cheetah Girls." "It's not like we're going to leave and go our ...

11/04/2008 Applegate Faced Cancer Best Way Says Fellow Survivor Watson/Carradine's Badges Of Honor Go Skin Deep
"She's a brave one, a true gem in this business," says Barry Watson, speaking of his "Samantha Who?" leading lady, Christina Applegate, who was announced free of breast cancer after a double mastectomy in August. "And as a ...

11/03/2008 'Brothers & Sisters' Cast Saves Drama for Cameras, Says Emily/Coolio's Mixed Feelings About Son Following in Footsteps
Reports of drama on the set of "Brothers & Sisters" began surfacing during cast member Balthazar Getty's affair with British actress Sienna Miller last summer. You'll recall they were caught, by paparazzi, cavorting on the Amalfi Coast ...

11/01/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you please tell me if that's Melanie, the folk singer from the '60s and '70s singing in the CVS pharmacy television commercial? Also, what is she doing these days? — Charlie B., N.J. DEAR CHARLIE: Singer and songwriter ...

10/31/2008 Marlee Matlin Wrapping Up Memoir She Hopes Will Inspire/Wayne Brady Plots Film on Reality TV Star Wannabes
There's no down time for Marlee Matlin. She's wrapped work on the sixth season of "The L Word" — yes, she's back — and is now completing editing her forthcoming Simon & Schuster "I'll Scream Later" autobiography. ...

10/30/2008 Chenoweth Awaits Word: Last Rites For 'Pushing Daisies'?/'Chips' Making Its Way To Big Screen At Last, Says Wilmer
"Pushing Daises" has been a big hit with critics, but the show's bubbly Kristin Chenoweth admits she's feeling less than bubbly about the show's future. "Things are going great, but I have to be honest, I'm afraid we're on the bubble,&...

10/29/2008 Neil Patrick Harris Wants To Be a Dad, Hopes Prop 8 Doesn't Pass/Al Sharpton Wants To Show He Can Laugh
Neil Patrick Harris, who's open about his relationship with the man he refers to as his better half, actor David Burtka, reveals, "I'd eventually like to be a parent, because I've always thought I would be an awesome dad." But, he notes, &...

10/28/2008 Cody Linley Surprised By Cloris Leachman/Scott Porter Looking To Leave Youth Behind
"Dancing with the Stars" is inching closer to its finale and the show's youngest competitor, Cody Linley, tells us the competition is heating up amongst the remaining celebrities. The one thing he says they didn't expect was for 82-year-old ...

10/27/2008 Penn Jillette Glad To Be Part of New Medium Mix/Mariah Carey Performance Will Surprise Public, Predicts Costar
"I'm not much of a scorekeeper, but Sony was very pleased when I hit two million views," reports Penn Jillette, speaking of his Crackle.com and YouTube.com "Penn Says" Internet bites. "They sent me a basket of candy." ...

10/25/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I used to watch "Growing Pains," and enjoyed the two TV movie reunions. Any chance of a third? — Kelly C., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR KELLY: Kirk Cameron doesn't discount the possibility. The 38-year-old actor says he keeps ...

10/24/2008 They're No Longer Mocking Ed Begley Jr.'s Eco-Minded Ways/Jaime Pressly To Unveil Different Type of Character
They're still laughing at Ed Begley Jr., but no longer with a sense of mockery, he says. The co-star of CBS's "Gary Unmarried," who has been a leader in environmental causes since long before it was fashionable, notes that at the ...

10/23/2008 Hectic Time for Henry Winkler Between TV, Stage & Page/Obama, McCain Hot Getups for Halloween Joined By Mystery
It's hectic time for Henry Winkler, who'll soon be heading off to London to play Captain Hook in a pantomime version of "Peter Pan," has his 15th Hank Zipzer kids' book — "A Tale of Two Tails" — about to be released, ...

10/22/2008 Thewlis, Farmiga Have Uphill Push With 'Boy in Striped Pajamas'/Foley Sounds Off On WWE Departure/Jonas Bros. Show Change
David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga are hoping that word of mouth does for their Nov. 7 release Miramax adaptation of "Boy in the Striped Pajamas" what it did for John Boyne's young adult novel — which has sold more than three million ...

10/21/2008 Big & Rich Taking A Break, But Only From Each Other/Vanna White Filled With _X__M_NT Over $1 Million Winner
Country star John Rich reports he and Big Kenny (Alphin) are taking a break from their group Big & Rich — but fans can expect new music next year. "We've done three Big & Rich albums right in a row with no breaks so we ...

10/20/2008 From Cruise To Scooby, Arsenio Hall a Changed Man/Foxworthy Admits Daughters' Embarrassment
Arsenio Hall laughs about what a changed man he's become since making son Arsenio, 9, his priority in life. "Twenty years ago, you would never have heard the name 'Scooby Doo' coming from my lips," acknowledges the comic, actor and former ...

10/18/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I left the TV on after "Project Runway" the other night and got caught up in "Tabatha's Salon Takeover." Who is this Englishwoman with the white hair and too much (it looked to me) cosmetic surgery? I hated everyone's ...

10/17/2008 Cheetah Sabrina Has No Intention of Feeding The Tabloids/Jason Ritter Would Love To Be Tom Skerritt's Love Child
Sabrina Bryan won't be feeding the tabloids like such young Hollywood contemporaries of hers as Lindsay Lohan. At least, not according to the 24-year-old Cheetah Girl and former "Dancing With the Stars" competitor. For one thing, she ...

10/16/2008 Parminder Nagra's Predictions on Clooney 'ER' Participation/'Prison Break's' Garrison Hosts a Show While Incarcerated
With past stars including Noah Wyle and Anthony Edwards making return visits to "ER" for its 15th and final season, George Clooney's lack of participation is a sore spot. Edwards was quoted saying Clooney would be "a fool not to do it.&...

10/15/2008 Wayne Brady Sets Out To Win Back His Ex-Wife/Brody Jenner Sets Out To Meet a New Best Buddy
Wayne Brady is aiming for a reconciliation with his ex. The multi-faceted performer/"Don't Forget the Lyrics" host and wife, Mandie, divorced last April after a marriage of some eight years. Wayne wants us to know that they would ...

10/14/2008 Hulk Hogan: 'I've Had A Lot Of Fastballs Thrown At My Head'/Drew Pinsky Avoiding More Tangles With Cruise, Scientology
Pro-wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan is eagerly looking forward to the release of his son Nick from jail, who will be home in a few weeks for good behavior. However, he wants to set the record straight about the release. "He's not getting ...

10/13/2008 No More Chipmunks for Jason Lee/Cooper in Fine Company With Fiennes, Thompson, Mirren
With a worldwide box-office gross of $360 million, Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks" landed among the top 10 money-earning movies of last year. So it's not surprising that there's talk of a sequel. Don't expect Jason Lee to be involved, though....

10/11/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I like Jessica Stroup of "90210." She was on "Reaper," correct? Can you give some background about her? — A.D., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR A.D.: Yes, Stroup played the recurring role of Cady, ex-girlfriend of Sam (...

10/10/2008 Tom Arnold Frees Himself From Demons of Childhood Sex Abuse/Dean McDermott Opens Up About His Impoverished Past
Tom Arnold, who was sexually abused as a child by a babysitter, admits he had some tough demons to face when recently portraying a child molester in the independent film "Gardens of the Night." Accepting the controversial part was a ...

10/09/2008 Lance Bass Says He's Got The Itch To Do More TV/Candidates Take Kids' Votes Seriously, Says Ellerbee
Lance Bass says his experience on "Dancing With the Stars" is whetting his appetite for more TV work. "I've been enjoying going in front of the cameras again. I missed it. I've been bitten by that bug again," admits the one-time 'N ...

10/08/2008 Andy Garcia Busy With 'City Island' -- Not Lucky Luciano/Internet Star Getting Help From Leading Lady Christina Ricci
Andy Garcia shoots down reports that have him starring in "The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano." "Never believe what's on the Internet," advises Garcia, who is, for real, enjoying the success of Disney's "Beverly Hills ...

10/07/2008 Cheadle's Miles Davis Bio-Pic On Track For '09 Production Start/Jonas Bros. Add Teen Idol Touch To Davis' Diabetes Fund-Raiser
Forget reports of the demise of the long-talked-about Miles Davis film biography. Erin Davis tells us he's just finished reading the script for the feature that Don Cheadle plans to direct, with Cheadle himself starring as the mercurial music legend.
10/06/2008 Foxworthy Wants His '5th Graders' To Avoid Messed-Up Kids' Path/Paris Bennett: Baby Won't Change Life
Jeff Foxworthy might be a hoot as he leads contestants through questions on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" — but he's deadly seriously when he talks about the problems that could await the youngsters who comprise the panel of ...

10/04/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what my favorite actors from the "Third Watch" series, Jason Wiles and Skipp Sudduth, are doing now? — Erin W., Branford, Conn. DEAR ERIN: Wiles is cast in the 2009 remake of "The Stepfather"...

10/03/2008 Ed Harris Appetite Whetted For More Directing/Faustino Capitalizes on 'Married, With Children' Notoriety
Jeremy Irons's despotic rancher character in Ed Harris's new "Appaloosa" has been deemed "a Wall Street raider in spurs." But Harris lets us know that any resemblance between his critically hailed Western and today's news is ...

10/02/2008 Cookin' Coolio Flays Flay/Victor Garber Confident Audience Will Show Up For 'Eli Stone'
Coolio, who rose to fame with his hit song "Gangsta's Paradise" in the '90s, is now turning heads as an unlikely chef with his own online cooking show, "Cookin' with Coolio." As he's moving toward a second season of the show, the ...

10/01/2008 Pacino, De Niro Finish Especially Grueling Euro Promo Tour/Paris Hilton, The Unbilled Barack Supporter in Zucker Flick
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro have returned from a whirlwind promotion tour of their "Righteous Kill" film, a jaunt producer Lati Grobman recalls as "basically insane!" She relates, "At the beginning I mentioned to ...

09/30/2008 'Green Zone' Will Return For More Shooting, Says Isaacs/Rocky Carroll Promises 'NCIS' Will Be Same Show Despite Change
Jason Isaacs reports the third season of his Peabody Award-winning "Brotherhood" Showtime series will wrap production on Election Day, and sometime after that he'll be off to finish shooting of Paul Greengrass's highly anticipated "...

09/29/2008 Cameron's Regrets Over Past Rifts in Real and Series Families/Brooke Hogan Ready To Get Bro Nick Well Fed When He's Sprung
Kirk Cameron, whose big-screen "Fireproof" is in its first week of release, notes that even his marriage can profit from the drama about a fireman who's a hero at work and a failure as a husband. Cameron has been married for 17 years ...

09/27/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I remember that someone was going to make an animated feature out of one of my kids' (and my) favorite children's books, "The Night I Followed the Dog." Whatever became of that? — Jennifer W., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR ...

09/26/2008 Townsend Figures Theron Disappointment Story 'Fabricated'/Heavy D Retires From Hip Hop
Stuart Townsend shrugs off a report that his girlfriend, Charlize Theron, was disappointed over one of the parts in his "Battle in Seattle" film going to Michelle Rodriguez instead of her. "I think it was fabricated," says ...

09/25/2008 Dax's Body Obsession Probably Taxed Girlfriend Bell, He Says/Rachel Mcadams Talks About Her Filmland Disappearance
Dax Shepherd admits he was probably more than a little annoying to girlfriend Kristen Bell during production of their upcoming "When in Rome." Dax plays an aspiring model who's rarely seen with a shirt on in the comedy — and he went to ...

09/24/2008 Alfre Woodard Goes Full Throttle Acting and Politicking/Parton Delights Crowd at '9 To 5: The Musical' Opening
How does she do it all? During the last 14 months, Afre Woodard has made three movies, started a series, tubthumped continually across the country for Barack Obama, and "been there for my daughter's horse shows and all that," she says....

09/23/2008 George Lopez Working In Triple Time/Robert Guillaume Still Grateful For Aaron Sorkin's Kindness
George Lopez is keeping up a whirlwind pace, doing three jobs at once. He's starring in "Operation Troop Master" in Vancouver, which he and wife Ann are producing. He's keeping up a comedy concert tour that last week had him flying to San ...

09/22/2008 Corbin Bleu Ready To Graduate From Disney Teen Stardom/Ed Asner: Another Series Would Be Welcome
Teen sensation Corbin Bleu reveals exclusively to Beck/Smith Hollywood that his Disney days may be coming to a close now that "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" has been completed. Asked if this might be his farewell to Disney-type ...

09/20/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I like Christopher Gorham on "Ugly Betty." Can you give some background about him? Married? Other work? -- Leslie S., Briarwood, N.Y. DEAR LESLIE: The 34-year-old actor left "Betty" -- and his adorably goofy accountant ...

09/19/2008 Bernie Mac's Last Movie His Best, Says Jennifer Coolidge/Anne Archer Happy For Moral Underpinnings of 'Privileged'
Bernie Mac's last movie will be his best. That's the word from his funny "Soul Men" co-star Jennifer Coolidge, who tells us she still can't believe he's dead. "I think this is one of the best things he's done. He was hilarious,&...

09/18/2008 Hall Surprised By Recognition for Serial Killer Show/Michael Richards Still Not Welcome at Laugh Factory
Michael C. Hall tells us it's a great feeling being nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Emmy honors for his work on "Dexter" — but admits the nod is something he never expected to receive for playing a serial killer. <...

09/17/2008 Palminteri Segueing From 'Tale' One-Man Show To 'Sweetwater'/Mary Tyler Moore Comes Clean About Her Computer Illiteracy
Chazz Palminteri, who's been wowing audiences as he tours with his "A Bronx Tale" one-man show, will be segueing back into film work come January. "I'm going to do 'Sweetwater,' about the first black player in the NBA, for six weeks,&...

09/16/2008 Blaine 'Giddy In A Weird Way' Prepping For Inverted Spectacle/"Entourage" Zimmer Feeling The Pangs Of Leaving Baby Behind
David Blaine's schedule of late is downright scary. He's preparing for his next endurance spectacle — hanging upside-down from a wire 50 feet in the air in New York City's Central Park Wollman Rink for three days and nights starting Sept. 22. ...

09/15/2008 Paris Hilton Delineates Musts for Friendship With Her/That Mclovin' Feeling Invades Mintz-Plasse's Life
What are the absolute musts to become Paris Hilton's new best friend? According to Herself, said person must be "someone who I can trust, who is honest, who I can tell anything to, who is not going to call the newspapers if something goes on. I'...

09/13/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Eric Stoltz? — D.D., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR D.D.: The 46-year-old actor-director of "The Mask" and "Pulp Fiction" fame might just be busier than ever right now. As an actor, he has the ...

09/12/2008 Pam Grier's Forthcoming Memoirs Promise To Be Memorable/Demi Lovato on Dealing With The Rumor Mill
Pam Grier is finding time between "The L Word" camera calls to continue work on the memoirs for which she has a March deadline. What a book it's bound to be — including not only her life as the Blaxploitation movie queen of "Coffy&...

09/11/2008 Shepherd Recalls Long Drive To Get 'Cybill' Out /Chris Brown: Encouragement For Britney
Cybill Shepherd feels a sense of vindication in getting her sexy "Cybill" show out on DVD next week. "It took 10 years to talk them into it," says the actress, whose 1995-1998 series scored solid ratings and critical acclaim ...

09/10/2008 Jermaine Dupri's Ominous Prediction for MTV, Music Channels/'Californication's' Handler Puts in Good Word for Duchovny
Music mogul Jermaine Dupri says if MTV and other music channels don't start playing more music videos, they're going to have a hard time keeping up with the huge popularity of the Internet. In fact, he revealed he's only working with new artists right ...

09/09/2008 Peter Krause: "Dirty Sexy" Changes And Reshoots/Erica Durance Finds Playing Lois Lane Empowering
Look for changes — big changes — in "Dirty Sexy Money" when the ABC series returns to the tube for its second season on October 1. "We're retooling the show," reveals Peter Krause, who stars as the morally ...

09/08/2008 Reid, Dreesen -- Poignant Saga of Their Days as Black-White Duo/Rock Says He'd Rather Be a Good Person Than Successful Jerk
The poignant story of comedy duo Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen is coming out as a book next week — "Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White." And who knows, it could wind up a film. Dreesen tells us that he was dining ...

09/06/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I would like to know what else actress Alicia Witt has been in besides "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"? I hope she sticks around. — Keith F., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR KEITH: The red-haired 32-year-old is remembered by ...

09/05/2008 Kirk Douglas Loving MySpace Interaction, Response To Drive/Dr. Travis Stork Happy To Return To Tube in Professional Arena
"To think young people would listen to a 91-year-old man — it's almost thrilling. I love the contact," declares Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, who is undoubtedly the most senior movie star to keep a MySpace page. Douglas had his Internet ...

09/04/2008 Mary Tyler Moore Opens Up on Grief, Alcohol, Vision/Struggles/Widowed Mcelhone Has Endless Admiration of Cast Mate Adlon
Mary Tyler Moore, who's just turned in the manuscript for her autobiography, "Growing Up Again — and, Oh, I'm a Diabetic" to St. Martin's Press, spares herself little in the text. In the book, the beloved actress, who does a ...

09/03/2008 Hunt Gets Daring with New Show, Plans 'Intelligence'/Keisha Whitaker Juggles TV Show, Kids, Business, Forest
Bonnie Hunt is planning something daring with her "Bonnie Hunt Show" daytime offering that premieres Monday (9/8). Brace yourselves: She's using words like "authenticity" and "intelligence." She's also invoking ...

09/02/2008 Hunt's Self-Designed Mommy Track Has Room for Labors of Love/Brian Austin Green Too Busy With 'Sarah Connor' For '90210'
Helen Hunt is deep into writing the script for what she hopes will be the follow-up film to her "Then She Found Me" directorial debut, but she's not in a rush to get it — or herself — before the cameras. Nowadays, says the ...

09/01/2008 How '60 Minutes'' Simon Learned From Bullfighting Injury/Gosselaar's 'Raising The Bar' Journey
"60 Minutes'" Bob Simon has left for Spain to interview the latest superstar of that country's storied matador dynasty — the dashing, super handsome, sometimes Giorgio Armani fashion model Cayetano Rivera Ordonez. Bob plans to stay ...

08/30/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: How old is "Supernanny" Jo Frost? Does she want to have children of her own some day? I'm a fan of her no-nonsense approach. — Danielle G., Springfield, Mass. DEAR DANIELLE: The 37-year-old, single Londoner has made ...

08/29/2008 Bostwick Shocked By MTV 'Rocky Horror' Remake Plans/Oliver Stone's 'W.' Not Anti-Bush, Says Gaston -- But…
Word that MTV is planning to remake the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was greeted with apprehension by more than a few fans of the original film — and by Barry Bostwick, who starred in that 1975 feature with Susan ...

08/28/2008 Dickinson Sticks Up for Ciccone Tell-All on Sis Madonna/Bill Pullman Pulls Festival Duty Again and Again and …
Janice Dickinson is about as outspoken as they come, so it's no shock when she comes roaring to the defense of her old acquaintance Christopher Ciccone — whose recently released "Life With My Sister Madonna" tell-all memoir has been ...

08/27/2008 Aids Activist Performer Ralph Calls for Lincoln Memorial Sit-In/Ewe Boll Tired of Video Game Fans' Criticism
"On Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., I'm going to lead a sit-in on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial," announces activist actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph. "As a tax-paying American, I am demanding help and attention for HIV and AIDS." ...

08/26/2008 Jay Mohr Back To Flying High, Literally, And With Humor/Chris Noth Says Residual Checks Small Change
Jay Mohr is flying high again — literally. He's overcome the anxiety attacks that plagued him since he was featured on "Saturday Night Live" in the '90s, and made him, among other things, unable to tolerate a plane flight. And ...

08/25/2008 Life Achievement Honoree Rowlands in No Hurry for Next Job/Brooke Hogan Questions Release of Brother's Jailhouse Tapes
Gena Rowlands, whose illustrious movie work is being celebrated with her Lifetime Achievement honors at next month's Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, tells us she's in no hurry to get back in front of the camera. Does that mean ...

08/23/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I used to watch a Tony Randall show called "Love, Sidney." It was a spin-off of the movie. Is the movie available on DVD? — Cindy C., Rock Creek, Ohio DEAR CINDY: No, which comes as somewhat of a surprise, ...

08/22/2008 Guy Pearce Goes for New Kind of G-Man in 'Traitor'/Kevin Nealon Sees Prolonged Future for 'Weeds'
Aussie film star Guy Pearce is looking forward to a breather. His dance card has been full of diverse projects on several continents — from playing Harry Houdini in the recent "Death Defying Acts" to filming Adam Sandler's Christmas ...

08/21/2008 Jay Thomas Sets Record Straight on Relationship with Son/De La Rosa Says She's No Longoria
Jay Thomas would like to correct the misconception out there in the media right now that he's just gotten together with the biological son he never knew he had: "Everybody's making like it was last Tuesday. I knew I had a son and that he was put ...

08/20/2008 No Resting on Laurels for 'Pushing Daisies' Team, Says Pace/Darkest Villains To Unite on 'Prison Break'
"Pushing Daisies'" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy nominee Lee Pace says he and the rest of the show's team "were really surprised" by the show's 12 nominations. Due to the writers' strike, "We only did nine episodes.&...

08/19/2008 Michael Madsen Sets The Internet Movie Site Record Straight/"Betty" Best In N.Y., Back To Top Form Says Indelicato
Michael Madsen is attached to over 20 film projects, according to Internet sources. Well, not quite. Some of the most-used, best-known movie sites are "pretty notorious for giving out false information," declares the actor, who tells us he's ...

08/18/2008 Virginia Madsen Glad To Take Risks and Be Out of Comfort Zone/Josh Bernstein Explains Decision To Leave History Channel
Virginia Madsen is taking a new turn, professionally speaking. Madsen, who already pulled off the magic act of reigniting her career with her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004's "Sideways," is now adding producer to her credits. She has a ...

08/16/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Paul Michael Glaser's son? — Jessica L., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR JESSICA: Jake Glaser, 23, remains active in the fight against HIV/AIDS. For years, he's been a spokesman for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS ...

08/15/2008 Comedy Stars Glad To Spill Heckler War Tales To Jamie Kennedy/'True Blood's' Carrie Preston Touts New Kind of Vampire Story
Getting such stars as Craig Ferguson, Lewis Black, Henry Winkler, Criss Angel, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Griffin and Louie Anderson to weigh in on today's world of criticism was no problem for Jamie Kennedy. It seems he touched a raw nerve. "Everyone ...

08/14/2008 Miley Going Bad? Not So, Says Costar Barry Bostwick/Mark-Paul Gosselaar Learned Defender Role From The Inside
Miley Cyrus has been getting a bad rap since her controversial "Vanity Fair" photo shoot and other questionable Internet photos surfacing, but her co-star in "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Barry Bostwick, says he's seen troubled ...

08/13/2008 John Rich Says He'd Never Public Opinionate ala Dixie Chicks/'90210' Actress Says Secrecy on Show New Experience
John Rich of Big & Rich tells us he's working hard to get John McCain into the White House, but one thing he won't do is pull a Dixie Chick. "Speak your mind about whatever you want to speak your mind about — I'm out campaigning with ...

08/12/2008 Danica Patrick Has No Desire To Race Into Show Business/Brandy 'Coming Hard' With Fifth Studio Album
Petite IndyCar racing star Danica Patrick has garnered supersized attention with her cheesecake photos and pulls-no-punches charisma, so it's no surprise she's been getting inquiries from various Hollywood entities about stepping in front of the ...

08/11/2008 Bochco: New Drama Intense, But Not Due To Controversy/Bobby Brown Has Become Great Pals With Whom?
Looks like the advocacy groups that created such a fuss over the nudity and language in Steven Bochco's "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue" won't have cause to come to the attack against his new TNT "Raising the Bar" ...

08/09/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I love Jeffrey Donovan of "Burn Notice." Is he married? Where from? Where else can we see him? — Teri L., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR TERI: With "Burn Notice" lighting up his career, the single, 40-year-old ...

08/08/2008 Williams Ups the Editrix Wickedness in New 'Ugly Betty' Season/MTV's 'American Mall' Musical Star Lyons Has Phoenix Story
Vanessa Williams — who recently garnered her second Emmy nomination for her deliciously wicked portrayal of Mode magazine diva Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty" — lets us know things are getting even more wicked when the hit ABC ...

08/07/2008 Cheetah Girl Would Like To Mix It Up With Boys/Carla Bruni -- France's First Lady -- Responds To 'Dope' Critics
Kiely Williams lets us know as much as she loves her fellow Cheetah Girls — and as much as she enjoyed working with the actresses in Anna Faris's forthcoming "House Bunny" comedy set in a sorority house — she's ready for some co-...

08/06/2008 MJ Recording, Album ETA Unknown, Says Superproducer Redone/Reyes' Maternal Instincts Brought Out By Film
Michael Jackson continues to spend time in Las Vegas, where he's been recording with producers Akon and RedOne off and on since spring — but it's anyone's guess as to when the long-embattled music icon will be coming out with another album. <...

08/05/2008 No Slowing Down -- Or CGI -- For Septuagenarian Carradine/Smart Hopes Bizarre Theme Won't Keep Men From "Munday"
David Carradine may be 72 now, but you'd never know it by his latest project, "Kung Fu Killer" — which he acknowledges was one of his most strenuous roles to date. He makes it clear he has no intention of slowing down. "I ...

08/04/2008 Thomas Sorry For Lohan After Seeing Paparazzi Plight/Cole Predicts Upheaval In Show Business Will Get Much Bigger
Emmy-winning actor Jay Thomas says he has newfound compassion for Lindsay Lohan after working with her on the recently wrapped "Labor Pains." "It was pretty weird to see the paparazzi following her. They're like jackals," says ...

08/02/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Sally Pressman of "Army Wives" is so lovely. Where have we seen her before, and can you tell a little about her? — Paula W., East Islip, N.Y. DEAR PAULA: Born Sally Bernstein in New York City in 1981, Pressman is a ...

08/01/2008 Chris Pine Ready For Tsunami of 'Star Trek' Fame/Bill Pullman Made a 'Bottle Shock' The Hard Way
Chris Pine says he's ready to ride the tsunami of attention — and loss of privacy — sure to come his way next year when he's seen as James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' re-imagined "Star Trek" movie. "It's definitely something I ...

07/31/2008 Don Cheadle Out To Break Muslim Stereotypes In 'Traitor'/Mickey And Jan Rooney Celebrate Big 3-0
Don Cheadle puts a sympathetic face on Islam and its followers in the upcoming indie film "Traitor," as a devout Muslim who makes it clear it is against his religious doctrine to kill another. "I think that's one thing most ...

07/30/2008 Simon Baker Overcame Burnout, Reluctance Before New Series/Audra McDonald Gets Darkly Dramatic On 'Private Practice'
Unless the nation's critics are wrong, Simon Baker's upcoming CBS "The Mentalist" series will be the runaway hit of the fall season. The Aussie actor is obviously pleased by the reaction to the show in which he stars as a brilliant ...

07/29/2008 Daly: Using Celebrity Power For Good, Not Going Off Half-Cocked/Murphy: "So You Think You Can Dance" Winner Too Close To Call
Tim Daly is after his "Private Practice" bosses to give him time off to attend both the Democratic and Republican conventions — from start to finish. Daly is convention co-chair, with actress Terry Washington, for The Creative ...

07/26/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Ben Curtis, the infamous former Dell Dude who ended up being arrested for marijuana? — Mel G., Cleveland, OH DEAR MEL: Curtis started working as a waiter at New York's Tortilla Flats restaurant in the ...

07/25/2008 Reality TV Not Cause of Hogan Family Meltdown, Says Brooke/Stacey Keibler Finds Her Inner Samurai, Sort Of
Brooke Hogan, daughter of wrestler Hulk Hogan, admits it's been difficult dealing with her parents' bitter divorce and her brother Nick's jail sentence, but she doesn't blame reality television and their newfound fame for their downfall. "There's ...

07/24/2008 Jane Seymour Wants To Set the Record Straight About Angelina/Neil Patrick Harris' Emmy Prediction
Jane Seymour wants to set the record straight about Internet reports that have her criticizing Angelina Jolie for being too thin. "That was so unfair," says Seymour. "I never said that. It's upsetting." What she did say was ...

07/23/2008 Carroll Uncaring About Damone Reaction To Damning Tell-All/'Twilight' Actor Says Upcoming Film Delivers For Book Fans
Diahann Carroll makes it clear she couldn't care less about the reaction of ex-husband Vic Damone to her upcoming "The Legs Are the Last to Go" autobiography. The veteran superstar of stage, screen and TV says of the tell-all text, in ...

07/22/2008 Jon Cryer Not Holding Out Hopes For Emmy Win/Comedian Caroline Rhea Finds Sex Scenes No Laughing Matter
Jon Cryer isn't holding out hope that the third time will be the charm for him when the winner of the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy is announced at the Sept. 21 awards show. The last two times Cryer was nominated for "Two and ...

07/21/2008 After Karina Breakup, Mario Has No Time For Settling Down/Will Ferrell And John C. Reilly Made Adam Scott Feel Guilty
Mario Lopez, who's coming off his recent split with Karina Smirnoff, tells us he's too busy to think about a serious relationship these days. "I won't be settling down any time soon. I don't have time. I can barely take care of myself,&...

07/19/2008 Ask Stacy, July 19
DEAR STACY: I would like to know about Michael Learned, formerly of "The Waltons." Is she still acting? I always enjoyed her performances on that show. — Betty L., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR BETTY: Learned definitely is still working....

07/18/2008 Josh Kelley's Answer To Hounding Paparazzi: They Need A Hug/Rainn Wilson Wants To Go Bad
Pop rock singer-songwriter extraordinaire Josh Kelley comes off remarkably calm about the fact he and wife of seven months Katherine Heigl have been getting relentlessly pursued by paparazzi. "It gets a little bit rough. Sometimes you want to ...

07/17/2008 Abrams' 'Star Trek' Isn't Your Granny's 'Star Trek,' Says Collins/Airport X-Ray Machine Wrecks Footage of Hauser-Sorvino Flick
Filmmaker J.J. Abrams has made it clear he's boldly going where no "Star Trek" has gone before with his upcoming big-screen saga of Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew's early days, while reportedly promising, "We're serving the people ...

07/15/2008 Lane Wary Of Actors Stepping Forward Politically, But … /Del Toro's Che Performances Have Colleagues Talking The Big O
Nathan Lane has been steeped in politics of the fictional kind all year  -- between starring as thuggish, corrupt President Charles Smith in David Mamet's "November" on Broadway, and playing Democratic presidential campaign manager Art ...

07/14/2008 'Scrubs' Ready for Last Scrub, But Reyes Says, 'You Never Know'/A-Lister Appeal in Soderbergh-Henson Pic on Amazing FBI Guy
"Scrubs" was snatched from the jaws of death by ABC, but will this eighth season on a new network indeed be the show's final swan song? "We can say yes, but you never know," says Judy Reyes, who plays Nurse Carla Espinosa on ...

07/12/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what the B.D. stands for in "Law & Order: SVU" star B.D. Wong's name? — Nora B., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR NORA: Bradley Darryl, a fact he enjoyed keeping "mysterious" for years. He ...

07/11/2008 Elizondo Finds 'Monk' Role Soothing Disappointment Over 'Cane'/'Weeds' Troupe Feeling The Effects of Industry Strike Nerves
Hector Elizondo reports joining the new season of "Monk" has taken the sting out of the cancellation of "Cane," the CBS drama about a well-to-do Latino family in Florida in which he starred with Jimmy Smits and Rita Moreno. &...

07/10/2008 Fonzworth Ready To Step Out From Under Diddy's Umbrella/Joan Lunden Sees Changes In Female Broadcaster Longevity
P. Diddy's former umbrella-carrying personal assistant, Fonzworth Bentley, is about to step out from under Diddy's umbrella — now that the debut album he's been working on with Kanye West and Andre 3000 is almost a wrap. "I've been ...

07/09/2008 Hamilton Anticipates Olympic Spirit To Shine Despite Politics/Colbert, Sedaris, Rouse, Dinello Together Again -- Not!
Boycotts and protests against China might have marred the Olympic torch journey, but legendary Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton believes the true spirit of the Games will prevail when the Beijing Olympics kick off next month. "...

07/08/2008 Roker Hoping Celebrity "Feud" Goes On And On/Coulier And Clean Guys Expand Family Friendly Comedy To Net
When Al Roker says he's a long-time fan of "Family Feud," he's not kidding. "It's the only game show I've ever wanted to host. The original with Richard Dawson was especially great. When he did 'The Match Game' it was brilliant, but ...

07/07/2008 When an Actor Needs a Bucket Off-Stage -- Julie Benz On 'Saw 5'/Cisco Adler Moves On For Good From Whitestarr
Shooting the gruesome "Saw 5" was almost the straw that broke the camel's back, reports Julie Benz, who stars in the latest installment of the graphic horror films due out in the fall. "I had quite an intense year," says the ...

07/05/2008 ASK STACY
DEAR STACY: Did David Letterman ever get married? — Cathy W., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR CATHY: He's never officially tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko, mother of his four-year-old son Harry. The late night host did wed back ...

07/04/2008 Jojo Hurries To Finish New, By Far Most Personal Album/Even More Juggling Ahead For Mom-To-Be Alison Sweeney
Joanna Levesque — a.k.a. 17-year-old pop star JoJo — is barely taking a breath for the Fourth of July holiday before getting right back into her hectic schedule. "We're about three-quarters of the way through my next album, '...

07/03/2008 Suvari Assures 'Garden Of Eden' a Close Adaptation/Ribeiro Finds 'Fresh' Recognition Has Gotten Stale
Mena Suvari assures that fans of Ernest Hemingway will not be disappointed with her upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Nobel Prize-winning author's "Garden of Eden." "There's a lot of preparation in bringing a book into a ...

07/02/2008 A Whole New Tim Allen in 'Six Wives,' Says Rising Starlet Dewan/'Journey 3D' Actress Goes The Extra Mile and Then Some
"Tim Allen completely impressed me playing a totally different character than I've seen him do before — a womanizing, gotta-love-him older man," reports Jenna Dewan, who'll be seen alongside Tim in the upcoming "The Six Wives of ...

07/01/2008 Griffin Promises 'No More Jesus Comments' At Emmys, But…/Noth 'L&O: Ci' Departure No Surprise
If Kathy Griffin wins another Emmy, she promises "No more Jesus comments" – ? la her infamous "Suck it" remark last year upon winning the Emmy for best reality program for her Bravo show "My Life on the D-List." &...

06/30/2008 Miley Mania Takes a Sad Turn/Ormond Strives To Raise Awareness of Slavery
Miley Mania has taken a sad turn. With kids out of school for the summer, it looks like the viewer action as far as provocative YouTube clips of Miley Cyrus is getting hotter and heavier — which is a shame. Tagged with such titles as &...

06/28/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: A friend told me there's going to be a movie version of "Welcome Back, Kotter" with Ice Cube. What can you tell about it? Also, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs was my favorite on the old show, playing Freddie "Boom Boom" ...

06/27/2008 Luke Perry Extols The Cowboy Way/'Cold Case's' Thom Barry Ready To Rock Out
Luke Perry is very much in touch with his inner cowboy these days — to the point that he's told Hallmark Channel honchos that whenever they want him for a Western, he's in. A horse owner himself, he feels more at home on the range than in, say, ...

06/26/2008 Kyra Sedgwick Talks 'Closer' Romantic Travails/David Morse Hungry for Break
Kyra Sedgwick's "The Closer" character Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is planning a wedding when the new season debuts July 14. But will she and fiance, FBI agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney), make it to the altar? "Honestly, I wouldn'...

06/25/2008 'Friends' Feature Reports News To Lisa Kudrow, Starring in 'Kabluey'/Flanigan Hopes For More Character Development On 'Stargate Atlantis'
Reports on the Internet and in print that Courteney Cox Arquette is bent on getting a big-screen "Friends" movie made on the heels of "Sex and the City's" success as a feature — and that everyone but Jennifer Aniston is on ...

06/24/2008 Lucas Recalls Drama Of Childhood As Activists' Son /Johnson Admits She Tried To Dissuade Daughter's Modeling
Josh Lucas' involvement in this season's hot documentary, "Trumbo," took the "Glory Road" and "Sweet Home Alabama" actor back to his own dramatic, sometimes traumatic, boyhood. "I remember being, like, 6 years ...

06/23/2008 Cybill Shepherd Enjoying Fresh Wave of TV, Movie Action/Elizabeth Perkins Tips Changes Ahead on 'Weeds'
Cybill Shepherd is busy working back-to-back assignments these days — with her role as James Roday's mother on "Psych" being unveiled in the show's new season next month, another season of "The L Word" ahead, and two ...

06/21/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I watch "Lil' Bush" on Comedy Central. Is the show going to be over when W. leaves the White House? — Ken C., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR KEN: No. Creator/writer Donick Cary recently told us, "There's definitely the ...

06/20/2008 Frank Caliendo Blasts 'MADtv' Attack Humor/'Entourage' Cast Ready To Keep Rolling, But Not Locked Down
With his comedy tour a hot ticket and his "Frank TV" series taping its second season — having outperformed expectations at TBS on its initial limited run — comic impressionist Frank Caliendo is feeling on top these days. He's ...

06/19/2008 Roach: 'Austin Powers 4' 'Nothing But Good Intentions' So Far/Bill Bellamy Taking 'Last Comic' Comics On Road
With Mike Myers's "The Love Guru" coming out tomorrow (6/20), next he'll turn his attention to "Austin Powers 4" — NOT!! Turns out that the next installment of the far-out franchise is "not as fast-tracked as has been ...

06/18/2008 Fatherhood Figures in O'Donnell Perspective of Movie Scene/Abigail Breslin in Historical Mood
Chris O'Donnell, who has a role in Mark Wahlberg's fall-debuting "Max Payne" feature, scoffs at word that the filmmakers are trying to get a PG-13 rating for the adaptation of the violent, hugely popular video game. "Good luck. I'...

06/17/2008 Lesley Stahl And wowOwow Colleagues Competition For 'View'?/Justine Bateman New Series An Internet Offering
Sounds like Barbara Walters and her "View" could be finding competition in wowOwow. WowOwow was created last year by a group of notables that include Lesley Stahl, Peggy Noonan, Liz Smith, Whoopi Goldberg, Mary Wells, Candice Bergen, Lily ...

06/16/2008 Sarandon Recalls 'Generosity of Possibility' When Sexuality Unlabeled/'Real Housewives'' Jo Wants To Set The Record Straight on Slade
Susan Sarandon, whose "Bernard and Doris" HBO telefilm with Ralph Fiennes is considered an Emmy frontrunner, admits, "I didn't anticipate such a strong response or the range of people who would find something identifiable in it."
06/14/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what actors play the store manager and the innocent young man on the Fiber One commercials? They both look familiar. — Margaret T., Yorktown Heights, N.Y. DEAR MARGARET: I believe you are referring to busy New ...

06/13/2008 Brendan Fraser Ready For More 3D Journeying, Says Producer/Harris's New, Most Important, Role Exhausting -- Fatherhood
Even though Brendan Fraser's "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" won't be out 'til July 11, "We're ready for the sequel now," reports producer Charlotte Huggins. "He's ready to tackle the next one." And that's ...

06/12/2008 Another Trip To The Dark, Strange Side For Nick Stahl/Terry Fator Makes Good, Thanks To 'America's Got Talent' Win
Nick Stahl gained a whole new understanding of life as a disabled person while prepping for his role in "Quid Pro Quo," opening tomorrow (6/13), in which he plays a partially paralyzed investigative reporter for public radio. "I ...

06/11/2008 Smits Bounces Back From 'Cane' With 'Dexter,' Film, 'Capitol 4th'/'Battlestar' Final Farewell Has Sharma in Tears
"I would be spinning if I told you I wasn't smarting from that," admits Jimmy Smits, speaking of the untimely demise of his first-class "Cane" drama series. The CBS show, about a wealthy rum-producing dynasty in South Florida, drew ...

06/10/2008 Tatum Has Work Secured -- Regardless of Drug Bust Outcome/New Character Replacing Diane Neal's ADA on 'L&O: SVU'
One thing Tatum O'Neal doesn't have to worry about as she waits to learn how the courts will handle her recent arrest for buying crack cocaine: One way or another, she'll be welcomed back to her FX series, "Rescue Me," with open arms. ...

06/09/2008 'Dancing With The Stars' Opened Up New World For Laila Ali/'Tenth Circle' Adaptation Faithful To Best Seller, Says Preston
Laila Ali's move into new career territory has surprised even the boxing champ herself. "The plan was just to take some time off boxing and move into some fitness/wellness type stuff. Then 'Dancing With the Stars' came along, and at first ...

06/07/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is the actress who plays Kandi on "Two and a Half Men" the same actress who played Stefania on "Everybody Loves Raymond"? — Joyce W., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR JOYCE: No. Kandi, ditzy girlfriend of Alan (Jon ...

06/06/2008 Byrne May Stay 'In Treatment,' Blair Keeps Busy And Sexy/Lainie Kazan Happy Her Sex Scene Cut From Sandler Pic, But …
HBO has been in huddles with Gabriel Byrne about resuming his role as the therapist in "In Treatment," the American spin-off of an Israeli series that is now in second-season production in its homeland. This is the word we get from ...

06/05/2008 Jason Priestley Negotiating With New '90210' -- To Direct/Liv Tyler Admits Marital Separation Cloud Over Pics Debuts
Jason Priestley is negotiating to direct one or more episodes of the CW's planned updated new series version of the show that made him a star, "Beverly Hills, 90210," should the show get picked up for its back nine first season episodes. As ...

06/04/2008 Life With The Hammer Down And No Regrets For Billy Ray Cyrus /Menzel Wants To Do ‘Wicked' Movie, But …
Billy Ray Cyrus glowers over an L.A. Times report that paparazzi are gunning for a first shot of 15-year-old daughter Miley Cyrus getting kissed — for an expected payday between $30,000 and $150,000. "They're a little late on that," he ...

06/03/2008 Collins To Make Broadway Return in 'Spamalot' at Perfect Time/David Morse: 'Adams' Shows Politics Always Down 'N' Dirty
Stephen Collins is getting ready to make his return to Broadway after 14 years, and it's a long way from "7th Heaven." He's brushing up his upper-crusty British accent and taking over the role of King Arthur in "Spamalot," ...

06/02/2008 Wayman Tisdale Back After Bone Cancer Battle/Demi Lovato Can't Wait To Unveil Her Rock Sound
Former NBA star-cum-superhot jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale happily reports he's back on track after recovering from bone cancer last year. "I'm feeling great," says Tisdale, whose new Rendezvous Entertainment CD is appropriately titled &...

05/31/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I watch "Judge Judy" every day. I heard her show comes from California. So why is she showing scenery from New York as if she was still taping here? — E.W., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR E.W.: It's because Judith Sheindlin was a ...

05/30/2008 Regis Achievements, From On-Camera Hours To 'Password'/Redux Tyrell All-Star Benefit Recording a Labor of Love
Regis Philbin says he's bowled over by having been chosen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award honors at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards June 20. "This kind of thing is usually reserved for the giants in this business," says the "...

05/29/2008 'Movie Awards' Producer Burnett Advises How To Fix The Oscars/Haylie Duff On Dating And Hunting And Auditioning, Oh, My
Mark Burnett has some advice for how to fix the Academy Awards: "The Oscars, I think, could certainly be shorter. The show seems very long," notes the ultra-successful and influential producer. "I think it would be really appropriate to ...

05/28/2008 Pantoliano's Hard Charge To Cut Stigma Against Mental Illness/Engvall Feeling Vindicated Thanks To Show's Success
It was only last October that Joey Pantoliano announced on the National Alliance on Mental Illness blog that he has been suffering from clinical depression for the last decade — but has he ever accomplished a lot since then! Pantoliano charged ...

05/27/2008 Emotional Roller Coaster For Mena Suvari Playing 'Stuck'/Rita Rudner Wants Aging Crowd To Get Their Laughs, Too
Ready or not, Stuart Gordon's controversial "Stuck" film finally arrives on screens in limited release Friday (5/30) after a year of playing festivals from Cannes to Toronto to Philadelphia. Sounds as if it's taken about that long for star ...

05/26/2008 Latest Journey Lead Singer A Keeper, Despite Racist Response/George Takei Free Of Barricades At Last
Journey singer/songwriter/keyboardist Jonathan Cain reports the band is sticking by its new Filipino lead singer Arnel Pineda -- despite some racist responses from concertgoers when Arnel was introduced earlier this year. "As much as we ...

05/24/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I'd like to know the name of the song on the Geico commercial that starts out, "Everywhere I go there's always something to remind me of another place and time." It has such a great nostalgic '70s sound. — Glo S., New York, ...

05/23/2008 Hilary Duff Impresses With High-Pressure 'War' Performance; Idina And Taye Make Togetherness Time Before Dc Event
Sounds like Hilary Duff had to do a little guerilla-style recording for John Cusack's indie film, "War Inc" opening today (05/23) in New York and L.A. "Hilary was due to leave on a particular weekend," recalls actor/singer/...

05/22/2008 Gless Relishes Sick 'N' Twisted Talent Agent Role; Stamos Takes On True Crime TV Pic About Murdered Kissel Bros.
Sharon Gless will be back on "Nip/Tuck" next season as the worst talent agent ever -- the unlicensed, fraudulent, potentially homicidal and suicidal Colleen Rose. It'll just be a brief appearance, to wrap up her storyline as she who has been ...

05/21/2008 Can Lindsay Shine Up Her Stardom With "Betty," "Labor Pains," Album?; Beverly Johnson Invokes Paula Abdul As Role Model
With the luster of Lindsay Lohan's stardom dimmed  -- a lot -- due to her record ofhard partying, legal woes, drug trouble and flops, Lohan watchers are speculating over her chances of post-rehab redemption via her "Ugly Betty" arc that ...

05/20/2008 Hall Declares "Dark Knight" As "The Biggest Movie Of My Career" Uh-Oh, "Reno: 911" Troupe To Teach Iraqi Soldiers How It's Done
Anthony Michael Hall can hardly wait for the ban to be lifted on discussing "The Dark Knight" plot and his mysterious role in the hugely anticipated "Batman" flick — which, as he told us a year ago, he's legally prohibited to ...

05/19/2008 'In Plain Sight' Meant All-Day, All-Night Hours for McCormack/Van Praagh Says Ghosts on Britney, Gets Shout Out From Heath
Mary McCormack tells us that shooting the USA network's "In Plain Sight," debuting June 1, "I honestly for the first time understood why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. I got pregnant between the pilot and the series ...

05/18/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Heather Menzies from "The Sound of Music"? — Dave A., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR DAVE: The actress, who lost her husband of 26 years, popular actor Robert Urich, to synovial cell sarcoma[live link] in ...

05/16/2008 'Narnia's' Young Cast Gets a Worldwide Workout/John Walsh Celebrates 1,000th 'Most Wanted' Capture
The young cast of "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" are getting a royal workout as they traipse around the globe to promote the feature that opens today (5/16). "We just got back from Mexico City. We go to Japan Saturday, then back ...

05/15/2008 Betty White And Sandra Bullock, New Buddies/'EM:HE' Paige Hemmis Makes Music With Ten Tenors Singer
Betty White reports she's "in hog heaven" making the big-screen "The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock in Boston — despite the fact the romantic comedy has the beloved 86-year-old star working hours that would daunt a person half ...

05/14/2008 Scott, Forlani Try To Avoid Hollywood Couple Pitfalls /New 'Friday The 13th' More 'Visually Stimulating'
As Dougray Scott and his wife, Claire Forlani, are nearing their one-year anniversary in June, the star of "Ever After," "Enigma" and "Desperate Housewives" fame tells us they've been trying to avoid the pitfalls so often ...

05/13/2008 Charlize Theron Impresses With Just Plain Folks Behavior, Marg Helgenberger Shows New Side In "Columbus Day"
Sounds like Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron certainly hasn't let her megastar status go to her head. "She drove to New Mexico because she had her, like, 50-year-old dog with her and couldn't fly," reports Jennifer ...

05/12/2008 Joan Cusack Goes The Distance For John's 'War, Inc.' Satire/Sabrina Bryan, Mark Ballas Find Little Time Together
Joan Cusack admits that it was tough shuttling back and forth between her Chicago home and Bulgaria location for her brother, John's, "War, Inc." big-screen political satire that opens in limited release May 23 — but she was glad to do ...

05/10/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The actress who played Bunny Swan on "Madtv" is a virtuoso performer. What happened to her? They should put whoever took her off that show in jail. — D.S., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR D.S.: Actress/writer/producer Alex Borstein ...

05/09/2008 Shia Lebeouf: How Spielberg Had Him Prep For 'Indiana Jones'/Haylie Duff Weighs In On The Miley Mess, Role Modeling
Superstar in the making Shia LaBeouf speaks out for the first time on how Steven Spielberg had him prepare for his role in the hugely anticipated, May 22-opening "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The filmmaker &...

05/08/2008 D'onofrio Ready To Re-Up For 'L&O: CI' -- If He Can/'Supernanny' Jo Frost on a Mission To Support New Dads
Vincent D'Onofrio's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" contract is coming up for renewal, but producer Dick Wolf need have no concern that the actor will be leaving his role as the series' Det. Robert Goren. "I have no plans to ...

05/07/2008 Joe Jonas First Among Jonas Bros. -- At Least, In 'Camp Rock'/Lily Tomlin E-Cards Had Lawyers Worried
Is Joe Jonas emerging as first among the Jonas Brothers? That was a question being bandied about following the first showing of the white-hot pop trio's "Camp Rock" Disney Channel movie the other night — with middle brother Joe and the ...

05/06/2008 Kelly Preston, John Travolta Ready for Daughter To Take Center Stage/Steve Tyrell's Bittersweet Recording Experience
John Travolta and Kelly Preston are ready for the next generation to take center stage, says proud mom Preston. "It was a complete — as Oprah calls it — 'full-circle moment,'" says Preston of shooting daughter Ella Bleu ...

05/05/2008 Dern Hopes Bipartisanship Makes 'Recount' Skeptics 'Hush Up'/Frank Sinatra Jr. And Sinatra Clan Push New Sinatra Stamp
Laura Dern is well aware that partisans are already lining up on each side of the political debate to greet with enthusiasm — or annoyance — "Recount," HBO's May 25 movie about the hotly disputed 2000 election, in which she plays ...

05/03/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: How could they leave us hanging on "Kyle XY"? When is the show coming back? What's up? — D.L., Astoria, N.Y. DEAR D.L.: ABC Family renewed "Kyle" for a third season of at least 10 episodes last fall. No ...

05/02/2008 Usher's Soon-Due Album More Personal, Mature/Aggressions Came Out In 'CSI,' 'Two And A Half Men' Switch-Off
Sounds like Usher's long-awaited follow-up to his multi-Grammy-winning 2004 "Confessions" CD will be an even more intimate look into the superstar singer's life. "It's very personal. Usher is in a completely different place than ...

05/01/2008 Sniders Have Beef With 'Rock The Cradle' Portrayal/Racy Ads Appropriate For 'Gossip Girl' Direction, Says Ed
Just how much reality is in the "reality" shown behind the scenes on MTV's "Rock the Cradle"? Not a lot, to hear father and son Dee and Jesse Snider tell it. The Thursday night program is pitting offspring of famous ...

04/30/2008 Famke Janssen Bent on Defying Odds Against Aging Actresses/Comedy Central Show Tough on Kenny-Spenny Relationship
Famke Janssen is intent on defying the odds against film actresses. "It's a tricky business, and there are not that many great parts for anyone, and as you've always heard, especially not for women as they get older. But I'm finding I get to do ...

04/29/2008 'Prince Caspian' Ben Barnes Battens Down for Tsunami of Fame/Peter Coyote Went Dark To Play Brutal 'Lena Baker' Assailant
Ben Barnes is battening down for the tidal wave of fan attention that already is starting to come his way as "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian's" title star prepares to launch the flick opening May 16. The 26-year-old already ...

04/28/2008 Foley: Kids in The Hall Plotting Big Screen Movie/Perkins Admits 'Weeds' Cliffhanger Had Everyone Worried
It's reunion time, big time. The Kids in the Hall are getting along so well on their reunion tour that the beloved comedy troupe is plotting to turn their funny business into a movie. Dave Foley, who moved on from the Canadian group that ...

04/26/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: How does Harvey Levin go from being a lawyer and a TV host of legal-themed issues to hosting "TMZ," a show of ambush journalism that presents celebrities being photographed in unflattering situations? — Martin D., Queens, N....

04/25/2008 Who's Getting Rich On 'L&O'? Not Co-Stars/Editing 'Difficult' On Daryl Hannah Sex Slave Documentary
Richard Belzer, who played Det. John Munch on "Homicide: Life on the Streets" for six years before he began his current 10-year run with the character on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," straightens out a misconception ...

04/24/2008 Trebek Snaps Back From Heart Attack With Pepsi and Snickers/Ortiz Poised To Go From 'Ugly Betty' Sister To Psychotic Mom
The heart attack that struck Alex Trebek several months back certainly hasn't changed his life. Says the four-time Emmy winner, who's gearing up to start the 25th year of "Jeopardy!," "I drink Diet Pepsi and eat a Snickers for ...

04/23/2008 Broderick-Parker Offspring Has Performing in His Genes/Cole Says Cherry Keeping Him in the Dark About 'DH' Mystery
Matthew Broderick says he wouldn't be surprised if his and wife Sarah Jessica Parker's 5-year-old son, James, winds up becoming a performer. "He's a very good singer. He's funny. He's very convincing if he wants something. He just has these ...

04/22/2008 Busy Henry Winkler Hopes 'Plumm Summer' Finds its Way Amid Flashy Fare, Gathering of Vocal Stars to Celebrate Andy Williams' Achievements
Henry Winkler is all too aware his gentle family film, "A Plumm Summer," "is up against very stiff competition" amid the flashy, big budget fare hitting theaters this spring. "What works for this story is that it's a true ...

04/21/2008 America Ferrera Comes Clean About Her Personal Life/Scott Baio Says He'll Likely Return For Third Season of Reality Show
Are America Ferrera and longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams engaged to be married, as recent reports would have it? "I make a point of not talking about my personal life," declares the "Ugly Betty" star. "But Ryan ...

04/19/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: How about an update on Larry Hagman? — Shawna S., Cleveland DEAR SHAWNA: The TV icon of "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie" fame's last major TV role was in a five-episode arc of "Nip/Tuck" in 2006 &...

04/18/2008 Tila Tequila Gets Surly on 'Shot At Love 2'/Greg Grunberg Has Fun With 'Group Sex'
Tila Tequila says it's no more Ms. Nice Girl for her on her "A Shot At Love 2" show that premieres Tuesday (4/22) — and if you know the controversial star of Internet, MTV and men's magazines, you know that's a scary thought. &...

04/17/2008 Al Pacino Has '88 Minutes' Costar Alicia Witt All Awe-Inspired/'The Visitor' New World of Recognition For Jenkins
Alicia Witt's character in the Friday (4/18)-opening Al Pacino thriller, "88 Minutes," is that of a teacher's assistant who's completely gaga over her boss. To hear Alicia carry on about Pacino, her feelings of idolization must have been ...

04/16/2008 Doing Double The Talk Duty, Bush Grateful For Return of Voice/Filmmaker Found Leading Lady Tori Up in The Air For Real
"Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush is launching his Westwood One "The Billy Bush Show" music and talk radio program this week — grateful his voice is back to 100 percent after a staph infection in his larynx that caused him ...

04/15/2008 Luke is OK With Diddy on Set of 'Notorious,' Fall Out Boy Readies Video Homage to Michael Jackson Classics
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is a constant presence on the currently shooting "Notorious" biopic of his close friend, slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. — but Derek Luke, who plays Diddy, says he's feeling no pressure from his real-life ...

04/14/2008 Bob Saget Cuts Back on The Profanity, Amps Up for The Cause/Karina Smirnoff Says No Super Mario Two in Her Personal Life
Bob Saget appreciates the irony in the fact that while his erstwhile "Full House" castmate Dave Coulier is heading out on a CleanGuys(cq) of Comedy tour, Saget himself has become known for standup that's anything but clean. But that's going ...

04/12/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: James Roday is so funny and charming in "Psych." Can you tell a little about him: age, where from, past credits, marital status? — Lauren W., Cleveland DEAR LAUREN: San Antonio-born James David Rodriguez is 32 and ...

04/11/2008 Keeping Secrecy on 'Crystal Skull' Huge Task for Spielberg/Mol Brought Heightened New Motherhood Emotions Into Part
John Hurt confirmed this week that "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" will open at the Cannes Film Festival — and you'd better believe it won't be a moment too soon in terms of Steven Spielberg's gargantuan efforts to ...

04/10/2008 Larroquette Not Sounding Off On Presidential Race, Maybe/Elizabeth Berkley Steps It Up for Inspiring Teen Girls
John Larroquette won't be sounding off on the presidential race. Probably. Taking a stand far different than many actors who feel their opinions carry heavy import, Larroquette makes the point, "The fact I'm some sort of a quasi-celebrity ...

04/09/2008 'Baby Mama' Fate To Affect Future of Femme Comedies, Says Pyle/Gossett, Garner Enjoying Reunion on 'Capture The Flag'
There's a lot more riding on the soon-to-open Tina Fey/Amy Poehler movie "Baby Mama" than just scoring at the box office. The future of female comedies could be at stake. At least that's how comedic actress Missi Pyle sees it. Pyle ...

04/08/2008 Barry Watson Firm: No Child Actor Careers for His Kids, How Ashlee Simpson Helped Lucy Walsh Learn to be a Pop Star
Barry Watson's decade of serving as the eldest sibling on "7th Heaven" has convinced him of one thing: He will stoutly steer his two young sons from engaging in juvenile acting careers. The current costar of Christina Applegate's &...

04/07/2008 Flavor Flav Hanging Up 'Flavor Of Love,' Moving on With Sitcom/Kelly Preston An Other Woman On 'Medium'?
Flavor Flav, the self-proclaimed biggest star of VH1, reveals he's reached the end of his days as the master of his own reality show harem of sorts. He tells us, "I'm not going to do any more 'Flavor of Loves.' It's getting a little repetitious ...

04/05/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Why did Jorja Fox leave her role as Sara Sidle on "CSI"? This saddens many of us. — Beverly L., North Bergen, N.J. DEAR BEVERLY: Fox left the show last year, saying she wanted a break from the rigors of weekly TV ...

04/04/2008 Back To Recording -- Plus TV, Clothes Line and Kids -- For Mel B./Dave Coulier & Co. Pressing Forward With Clean Comedy Acts
Mel B. — a.k.a. Melanie Brown a.k.a. Scary Spice — is busy laying tracks for a new album she expects to have ready for release late this year. "It's an R&B-pop kind of thing, a cross between Pink and Destiny's Child. Urban pop. ...

04/03/2008 Brittany Snow Moves Jarringly Beyond Blond Darling Image/Michelle Greene Becomes Multi-Media Force
If you're used to thinking of Brittany Snow as the blond darling of "American Dreams" and "Hairspray," brace yourself. The 22-year-old actress has a string of movies on the way that take her acting to a whole new level — a ...

04/02/2008 Pat Sajak Blasts 'American Idol,' 'Nasty' Shows/Spelling Finding Second Pregnancy More Challenging Than First
Pat Sajak has some strong complaints about "American Idol." The genial host of "Wheel of Fortune" blasts the Fox singing competition for its cruelty and charges that its success is not in finding winners, but in "voting ...

04/01/2008 Lewis Laughs Over Attention Paid to His Romantic Life, Sanders Sees Lack of Positive African-American Family Shows
"Sex and the City" blond sex symbol Jason Lewis laughs off the latest reports about his romantic life — that have him "canoodling" with supposed new interest Teri Hatcher, just a month or so on the heels of reports he was ...

03/31/2008 Carradine Enjoying China Productions, Finds Many Changes/Wyle To Play Sleazy Celeb Reporter In 'Dreams' Sequel
With his "Son of the Dragon" Hallmark Movie Channel HD miniseries — which airs Wednesday (4/2) and Thursday (4/3)— and the two "Chronicles of the White Crane" movies he has in the can, David Carradine's been spending a ...

03/29/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I liked Sasha Alexander on "NCIS," and I was sorry when she left. What's she up to now? — James B., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR JAMES: Lots! She married actor Edoardo Ponti — son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren — ...

03/28/2008 Marlee Matlin So Busy She Wishes She Could Double Herself/Erik Palladino's Action Movie Complaint
With her current stint on "Dancing With the Stars," her "Sweet Nothing in My Ear" CBS telefilm debuting April 20, her ongoing activities as an author, the prospect of more "The L Word" segments looming — plus four ...

03/27/2008 Fate of 'CSI' Hinges on New Actor Contracts, Says Helgenberger/Fraser's 'Journey' a New Kind of 3D Experience, Says Briem
"CSI" regular Marg Helgenberger says the fate of the show is definitely up in the air — "every actor's contract is over this season" — but she for one is "interested in having a new contract." Of the show's ...

03/26/2008 'Walk the Line' Unlikely To Change Minds With DVD Additions/Tom Kenny Revving Up For 'Kids' Choice Awards'
Back when the Joaquin Phoenix-Reese Witherspoon "Walk the Line" was released, Kathy Cash, one of the late Johnny Cash's daughters by first wife, Vivian, stormed out of a screening of the film over its depiction of her mother as, she said, &...

03/25/2008 Demi Sticks by Ashton's Side on "Miss Guided" Set/Monica Seles in "Very, Very Happy Place" After Dark Years
Demi Moore was a steady presence by Ashton Kutcher's side during shooting of the new "Miss Guided" sitcom he produces — and such behavior had a profound effect on the series leading lady, Judy Greer. Reports Judy, "It was ...

03/24/2008 Paulina Porizkova Shrugs Off Hypocrisy of Latest Venture/Oliver Stone Forces Looking to Fill Famous Roles in "W" Bio
Paulina Porizkova, who became just as famous for her disparaging comments about the fashion industry as she did for her supermodel success, says she's the first one to admit how hypocritical it is that she is now a judge on cycle 10 of "America's ...

03/22/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Melissa George on "In Treatment" on HBO looks very familiar, but I can't place her. Can you give some background on this beautiful actress, including credits and marital status? — Stan H., Coram, N.Y. DEAR STAN: ...

03/21/2008 Boreanaz Reveals "Bones" Season 4, Possible Foreign Location/Braeden Complaints Pay Off
David Boreanaz and "Bones" creator Hart Hanson report that the series has just received its season 4 renewal for 20 episodes — with the popular Fox network show looking likely to location abroad next season. "Some of the ...

03/20/2008 Katie Couric Still Missed at "Today" Says Al Roker/"Hannah Montana" Movie Pushed Back
Even though the "Today" show is happily going strong with Meredith Vieira, Al Roker doesn't mind admitting that the "Today" team still misses Katie Couric's presence a year and a half after her departure for CBS's Evening News ...

03/19/2008 Jesse McCartney Will Wait Out Shock Before "Departure" Tour/Richard Gere Goes Doggy on Set
Jesse McCartney tells us he won't be departing on tour in support of his forthcoming "Departure" album until at least fall. The 20-year-old heartthrob is unveiling a new, more grownup sound — and image — on the album as ...

03/18/2008 Grunberg a Nervous Hero as Band from TV Joins "Idol Gives Back"/Farina Busy in Films but Will "Never Say Never" to TV Return
"Heroes" regular Greg Grunberg, "House" star Hugh Laurie, "Desperate Housewives'" James Denton and the other members of the Band from TV will be rockin' the house on Fox's second "American Idol Gives Back" ...

03/17/2008 Buzz Over Underwood's Psychically Bruised Pilot Portrayals/Guttenberg All Soft and Cuddly with "DWTS" Comp -- Er, Friends
Blair Underwood's "In Treatment" performance as a U.S. Navy pilot in psychotherapy trying to deal with his role in the bombing of an Iraqi madrassa is already generating Emmy buzz. Underwood himself calls his part in the five-night-a-week ...

03/16/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What has become of "Cane"? Last I watched, Alex was being accused of murder. Is the show coming back? — Lindsay S., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR LINDSAY: "Cane" is not expected back, though it's not official as of ...

03/14/2008 Baio Credits Show for Getting Him Through Roughest Year of Life/Penn Drops 50 Pounds Prepping for "Dancing with the Stars"
Scott Baio lost his father Mario this past year, and his wife miscarried one of their twins at 11 weeks gestation. Still, the star tells us, he's glad he kept working on his VH1 show "Scott Baio is 46 … and Pregnant" despite being ...

03/13/2008 Dane Cook Confident He'll Keep Marathon Comedy Record/First Kiss For "Chris" Another Day on the Job for Tyler
Dane Cook is confident his marathon stand-up comedy record is going to, well, stand up. That's in spite of the fact that Dave Chappelle broke Cook's three-hour, 50-minute record at L.A.'s Laugh Factory in April last year. Then, after reportedly ...

03/12/2008 "Criminal Minds" Extra Pressure "A Good Thing" Says Mantegna/Season's "Biggest Loser" Title Still Up for Grabs Says Sweeney
Joe Mantegna reports that since his "Criminal Minds" series returned from its strike-induced production break, the team has been putting in extra hours, including Saturdays, "to put us back on track. We're under the gun, but it's a good ...

03/11/2008 Spelling Family Together But Not on Camera/Borgnine, 91, On-Set Inspiration Says Boxleitner
Tori Spelling tells us her Oxygen reality show, which returns in June, will focus on her and husband Dean McDermott's move back to Los Angeles but will not, however, feature her mom Candy and brother Randy. No, the Hollywood family is not feuding ...

03/10/2008 "Scrubs" Future No Longer in Question Says McGinley/"Superhero" Reshoots "Punches it Up" Says McDonald
"Scrubs'" fate is no longer up in the air, reports John C. McGinley. "I've been told to show up at work on March 24, and the 18 episodes we're going to do starting that day will be on ABC next fall," says the actor known as the ...

03/08/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: On the cooking show "Lidia's Family Table," we see her son, her daughter and her grandchildren, plus her mother. The question is, who and where is her husband? — Rose G., Forest Hills, N.Y. DEAR ROSE: Lidia is ...

03/07/2008 Return to Work "A Celebration" for Morris and "Cold Case" Team/Playing Teen Runaway Sparks Davidson into Helping Real Teens
"Cold Case" star Kathryn Morris reports that with the series having returned to production last week, "everyone is under the gun — the writers, the cast, the crew – but it's an excitement everyone welcomes." ...

03/06/2008 "Big Brother" Competitor's Possible N-Word Use Sparks Criticism/Gloria Reuben Samples Life Behind the Cameras
Internet reports that a "Big Brother" contestant dropped the N-word live on line the other day are "completely unconfirmed at this point" says exec producer Allison Grodner. "I'm not even saying the word was used, but ...

03/05/2008 Friedman Bugged by Brenner Dissing in New Book/Mike Fleiss Laughs Off Idea of Working with Cousin Heidi
Improv impresario Budd Friedman isn't happy with David Brenner's quotes about him in Richard Zoglin's new "Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-Up in the 1970s Changed America." "David Brenner calls me a Shylock … and says I'm still a b—&...

03/04/2008 Margulies Says Long Series Hours Will be Different this Time/Warrant Makes Up and Reunites
It's hurry-up-and-wait time for Julianna Margulies. Fox has pushed forward the debut of "Canterbury's Law" series from April 14 to March 10, and she's trying hard to spread the word about the show because, she relates, "they're going to ...

03/03/2008 Inspiring Women Keeping Single Mom Turner Inspired/Milo Ventimiglia Finds Pluses and Minuses in Fame
Janine Turner tells us that working on her labor of love project for the last two years has been a life-changing experience. That project is her book: "Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History.&...

03/01/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie on "The Honeymooners"? — Eugene M., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. DEAR EUGENE: Randolph appeared in the 2000 movie "Everything's Jake," but for the most part, her ...

02/29/2008 Romantic Comedy a Welcome Change-Up for Carradine/Brain Fitness Regime Drawing Attention Says Coyote
With counterculture heroes and vicious killers at the forefront of his repertoire, David Carradine is delighted to be showing a different side in his forthcoming "Chatham" film with Mariel Hemingway, Bruce Dern and Rip Torn. "...

02/28/2008 Joan Allen Revved over Fourth "Bourne," "Bonneville"/"Rose McGowan Found Needed Break Watching Lots of Movies
Joan Allen is anxiously awaiting word on whether she'll be involved in the fourth "Bourne Identity" movie. The highly respected, three-time Oscar-nominated actress relates that she was getting her hair and makeup done in preparation ...

02/27/2008 Griffin Has Girls' School Plans, "Like Oprah," with Wozniak/"Music Man" redux Makes it a Triple for Shirley Jones
Comedian Kathy Griffin reports she'll be heading to Mexico in April for the launch of a girls' school — "like Oprah," she says, referring to Oprah Winfrey and her famous Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. What does ...

02/26/2008 Tyson Beckford Enjoying Men's "Supermodel" Success/"Reno 911's Lennon Delivers the State of the State
Tyson Beckford is enjoying the fact that so far, "the men are doing way better than the women" on Bravo's "Make Me a Supermodel" reality show, which Beckford cohosts with Niki Taylor. "When we first started the show, I ...

02/25/2008 Arnold Movie of "Legal Lynching" of Lena Baker Brings Tears/Alyssa Milano Feels the Mafia Vibe in "Wisegal"
Tichina Arnold reports work has been completed on her "The Lena Baker Story" — the wrenching saga of the first African American woman to be executed in Georgia — and that meetings have begun with potential distributors. "...

02/23/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Lena Headey of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" is beautiful. Can you tell her age, marital status and a little background? — Mark J., Torrance, Calif. DEAR MARK: The 34-year-old British actress is known to ...

02/22/2008 Sequels Already in the Air for Jonas Brothers' "Camp Rock"/Steven Seagal Gears Up for Resurgence a la Sly
The Jonas brothers' hotly anticipated "Camp Rock" musical is already spawning a sequel or two, reports Maria Canals-Barrera. "They've been talking about doing more," says the "Wizards of Waverly Place" regular who ...

02/21/2008 Sex Sells, Notes Fiennes, But There's More to "Duchess" Story/Louis-Dreyfus Recalls Fun of Chiding Longoria on Picket Duty
Ralph Fiennes is sure that distributors of his recently wrapped "The Duchess" film with Keira Knightley will push the sexual aspects of the story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire — though in his view "it was her spirit that was ...

02/20/2008 Untameable Carlin Ready To Rip On Unquestioning Americans/Tori Spelling Feels She's Dispelling Old Image
Legendary comic George Carlin reports he'll go straight past this historic election year to blast on the "general BS of America" in his live HBO concert special, "It's Bad For Ya," airing March 1. "America is founded on ...

02/19/2008 McDonald Preps 'Carmen Libre,' Touts 'Raisin,' Awaits 'Practice'/Mendes Film a Modern-Day 'Network,' Says Costar
Four-time Tony award-winning singer-actress Audra McDonald certainly made the most of her time while her "Private Practice" series was shuttered due to the writers' strike — getting ready for her next big stage show. "There'...

02/18/2008 Noth Plots Vietnam Photographers Miniseries/Freeman, Walken, Macy Great Comedy Trio Says Harden
With the "Sex and the City" feature in the can for May 30 release and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" en route back to production post-writers' strike, Chris Noth expects to be turning his attention back to the project he calls &...

02/16/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: SVU" has done well as an actress, but whatever became of Jane Mansfield's other daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield, who posed for Playboy years ago? — Ron F., Cleveland DEAR RON: &...

02/15/2008 "Narnia" Producer Talks 5, 6, 7 Films/Charles Dutton Complains About Lack of Diversity for His N.O. Production
With the release of the highly anticipated "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" — the sequel to the 2005 blockbuster "Narnia" film — set for May 6, producer Mark Johnson is pushing to get the third in the series of ...

02/14/2008 More McConaughey Skin on View in Upcoming "Surfer Dude"/Mariska Hargitay Gets Babyish
If you think Matthew McConaughey is showing off the body beautiful with his endless beefcake poses in magazines and cavorting shirtless on screen with Kate Hudson in "Fool's Gold," well, you ain't seen nuthin' yet. In his upcoming "...

02/13/2008 "Michael Clayton" Director Gilroy in Whirl of Double Duty/Britney "Replacement" Rarin' to Go
"Duplicity," with Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Wilkinson, is due to begin production next month with Tony Gilroy at the helm — which has meant double duty for the double Oscar-nominated "Michael Clayton&...

02/12/2008 Arquette Awaits "Medium" Production Start with Trepidation/Davison Very Good When He Gets Very Bad
Patricia Arquette has her track shoes on, waiting — with trepidation — for the signal to sound that production is resuming on "Medium." Though Patricia is worried about "the long-term economic effects the Writers ...

02/11/2008 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" Fete Reminds Gossett of Past/Tim Robbins' Courting Controversy with "The Heretic"?
Anyone in need of a reminder of how race relations in the United States looked not all that long ago should screen "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." So says Louis Gossett Jr., one of the luminaries who will be on hand tonight (Feb. 11) when ...

02/09/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me how tall Ashley Tisdale and Brenda Song are? Ashley looks tall compared to Brenda on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," but I don't think Ashley is very tall. — Rose F., Canton, Ohio DEAR ROSE: &...

02/07/2008 No Down Time for Busy Best Actress Nominee Laura Linney/Grammy-Nominated Patti Austin Plans Change for Next Album
Best Actress Oscar nominee Laura Linney doesn't have anything in the way of free time to savor the ramp-up to this year's Academy Awards, where she's in contention for the third time with her Best Actress nod for "The Savages." Lovely Laura ...

02/06/2008 Paris Says Her Sweeter, Softer "Hottie" Character Is the Real Her/Cyndi Lauper Gets Margaret Cho Singing
Paris Hilton's "The Hottie and the Nottie" costar and new close pal Christine Lakin says that the movie, opening Friday (Feb. 8), shows more of the softness and sweetness she sees as the real Paris than any of Paris's previous projects. And ...

02/05/2008 Ted Danson's "Damages" Fate Hangs in the Balance/Van Ark, Cougars' Titillation Factor Kicks in on "Nip/Tuck."
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been busy campaigning for pal Hillary Rodham Clinton — something the couple would be doing whether or not there was a writers' strike, Ted makes clear. However, as it happens, work-wise he's at liberty, ...

02/02/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Will "Judging Amy" ever be released on DVD? I loved that show and now it's not even on in reruns. — Sara, Cleveland, Ohio DEAR SARA: Sorry to inform you, there is still no such release slated. As you may have heard, ...

02/01/2008 Wright Admits Waters Role Giving Him that Panicky Feeling/Brody, Nivola Both Prepping to Play Leonard Chess
"Right now, I'm panicking a little bit," admits Tony-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Jeffrey Wright. He's panicking because he's supposed to take on the role of the late, great blues singer Muddy Waters in the film "Cadillac ...

01/31/2008 "Ratatouille" Filmmaker Bird Optimistic on Strike, "1906"/Shirley Jones Tackles Showcase Role of Dying 90-Year-Old
With recent signs of willingness to move forward between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, "on a feeling level, everybody is generally more optimistic now that the strike will be resolved ...

01/30/2008 Newhart Sees Pleshette Star Unveiling Chance to Pay Respects/Meat Loaf Recovering from Vocal Cord Cyst Sans Surgery
The installation ceremony for Suzanne Pleshette's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is tomorrow (Jan. 31), and the late actress's former TV mate, Bob Newhart, will be leading the proceedings. "I understand these are normally postponed if given ...

01/29/2008 Drew Carey Responds to CBS Pulling the Plug on 'Power of 10,' Von Teese Steers Clear of Internet Dissing
Drew Carey wants us to know, "I am hardly distraught" that CBS decided last week to pull his "Power of 10" from the prime time lineup. "Boo ho," he says. "Now I've only got one show on the air. Feel sorry for me.&...

01/28/2008 Jessica Alba in Nesting Mode, Looking Forward to Career Break/Ashton Kutcher to Play Alfie-Style Womanizer
Jessica Alba has another week of rigorous promotional chores in New York and a Hollywood premiere ahead for her Friday-opening (Feb. 1) horror thriller "The Eye" — and then the 26-yeear-old mom-to-be says she'll be getting back to the ...

01/26/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I rented "Galaxy Quest" the other night, and it was the first time I'd seen it since it first came out. I was blown away when I saw that the little boy who plays Daryl Mitchell's character as a youngster was the now superhot ...

01/25/2008 Reba and Kelly Want to Keep Joint Concert Tour Going/L.A. Courthouse Celeb Sighting Makes Jury Duty Interesting
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson have been having such a blast on their 2 Worlds 2 Voices tour together they might just keep it rolling. "Kelly and I are all for it," says McEntire, who's supposed to wrap up her tour with Clarkson mid-...

01/24/2008 Garcia Glad He Was Fingered to Play Brutal Bad Guy/Cheryl Hines Awaiting Word on Future of "Curb"
Andy Garcia doesn't mind admitting he enjoys being bad. "It's a treat to play a character who is so unredeemable that it's hard to understand why he behaves the way he behaves," explains the actor, who plays the nefarious crime boss, Fingers,...

01/23/2008 Viggo Mortensen Couldn't Resist Traveling McCarthy "Road"/John Rich Fearless Leader of Motley Musical Competitors
Viggo Mortensen says that although he already had a full plate of projects this year, he couldn't pass up the chance to play the father in the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oprah Book Club selection) post-...

01/22/2008 Billy Ray Cyrus Keeping Up Hectic Pace/Niecy Nash-Robert Wagner Love Scene "All for WAMU," She Says
There's no down time for Billy Ray Cyrus in the foreseeable future. As daughter Miley's monster-hit Best of Both Worlds tour has been rolling on, Billy Ray's been bouncing between movies and his own musical endeavors. He's just wrapping up his own ...

01/21/2008 Brendan Fraser Talks "Mummy 3," "Air I Breathe" Departure Role/"Hard to Keep Up with Stallone," Says "Rambo's" Julie Benz
Brendan Fraser lets us know we can expect the third installment of his "Mummy" franchise — "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" — to be even more of a spectacle than the first two blockbuster big-screen adventures.
01/19/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What is Melissa Gilbert doing now? — Nikki H., Queens, N.Y. DEAR NIKKI: The former Screen Actors Guild president is involved with a new stage musical version of "Little House on the Prairie," this time playing ...

01/18/2008 "Hannah" Feature on Idle While Mileymania in Full Throttle/"There Will Be Blood's" Dano Taking Awards with Grain of Salt
"Hannah Montana: the Movie" looks like it could become a casualty of Mileymania — at least temporarily, reports Mitchel Musso. The big-screen version of Miley Cyrus's hit Disney Channel show (not to be confused with the Hannah ...

01/17/2008 Hot "Atonement" Star Wants Career Break for High School/"Mad Men's" Moss Feels Show's Earned Validation
With her Golden Globe-winning "Atonement" a frontrunner for Oscar glory and a list of highly anticipated features on the way to screen, Saoirse Ronan is clearly on a fast track toward the kind of success grown-up stars might envy. However, ...

01/16/2008 Franklin Bio-Pic Won't Shy Away from Past Scandals/"Reno 911's" Tom Lennon Finds the "'You Can't Write' Thing" Intense
Multi-Grammy-winning gospel superstar Kirk Franklin promises Lionsgate Films' upcoming planned biopic on his life, "Church Boy," will be no holds barred. "Oh, yeah," declares Franklin, who's also co-producing the project. &...

01/15/2008 Belushi Awaits His Turn as Director/Rob of "Rob and Big" Happy to Die for Pacino and DeNiro
Look for Jim Belushi to turn producer/director/movie star — as soon as his strike-crippled industry is allowed to return to work. He wrapped shooting of his "According to Jim" sitcom Friday night (Jan. 11), grinding out new ...

01/14/2008 Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn Ready for Parenthood/Bruno Tonioli Promises "Dance War" Stepping Up Intensity
Jerry O'Connell and bride Rebecca Romijn will soon be joining the ranks of expectant parents — if their plans come to fruition. "Rebecca and I are both looking forward to the next logical step," reveals the star of ABC's &...

01/12/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: On "October Road," isn't Bryan Greenberg the same actor who played in the movie "Prime" as Uma Thurman's boyfriend? Had he ever acted on TV before? He is perfect for this. How old is he? — Dorothy T., East ...

01/11/2008 Tommy Lee Jones not Concerned About Awards Season -- At All/Pete Wentz Planning New Look
Tommy Lee Jones isn't sure what he's going to be doing Sunday night, but he won't be sitting around feeling sad that he's not at the Golden Globes awards show that isn't happening. That's in spite of the fact that "No Country for Old Men," ...

01/10/2008 TV Stars Plan Mini Music Tour for Charity as Strike Drags On/Ice Cube Kisses Off Jude Law
"House" star Hugh Laurie, Jamie Denton of "Desperate Housewives," Greg Grunberg from "Heroes," "Cashmere Mafia's" Bonnie Somerville and the rest of their Band from TV cohorts aim to make the most of their strike-...

01/09/2008 Griffin Goes for High -- Really High -- Comedy/Rashad Promises TV "Raisin in Sun" Adaptation Faithfully Done
There's no stopping Kathy Griffin, who this week becomes the first comedienne to do a trio of headline performances at Hollywood's Kodak Theater, wraps up the month with a three-night sold-out gig at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, and squeezes in ...

01/08/2008 Jennifer Garner Says She Gets "Ribald" in Gervgais's Comedy/Roots of Racism Explored in "Man Who Came Back" Says Assante
Jennifer Garner will be heading into a new kind of territory when she joins Ricky Gervais to make the big-screen "This Side of the Truth" comedy this spring. "It's, well … 'raunchy' isn't the word. It's a little bit more … let's ...

01/07/2008 Howie Long in Post-Season Blur, Looks Forward to Family Time/Young "Traveling Pants" Actresses Charm Shohreh
NFL Hall of Famer cum Fox Sports analyst Howie Long admits that in the thick of the playoffs and all the attendant intensity leading up to the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, "this is the time of year when everything gets to be a blur" — in a good ...

01/05/2008 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Shields and Yarnell are a husband-and-wife mime team, and they had their own TV variety show on CBS back in 1977-1978. Can you please give an update about them and tell me where I can write to them? — Craig V., Holbrook, N.Y. ...

01/04/2008 Awards Contender Holbrook Says Faith in Critics Renewed/Kressley Happy to Spell out the "Naked" Truth
Hal Holbrook, who's being widely praised for his work in "Into the Wild," says the film has given him a renewed hope in movie critics. "To tell you the truth, I was afraid that the critics might not take to it. It's very unusual. ...

01/03/2008 Blonsky Found "Queen Sized" Cathartic/Clooney Faced Danger with "Leatherheads" Tough Stuff
"Hairspray" star Nikki Blonsky reports filming the Lifetime Original Movie "Queen Sized" proved to be cathartic for her. "It was a really cleansing experience," says the plus-sized actress who plays Maggie Baker, ...

01/02/2008 Duke Goes to Exceptional Lengths for "Cover" Feature/A Newish Look for Bob Saget
Esteemed actor-filmmaker Bill Duke is going to exceptional lengths to get his "Cover" big screen thriller out to the public. He's a man on a mission, because "Cover" is not only a murder mystery thriller but it's also a wakeup call,...

01/01/2008 Simmons Making January Media Blitz to Get Country Exercising/Cat Deeley Doesn't Believe Strike is Reality TV's Gain
It's a brand new year, and Richard Simmons wants to get the country up and running, or walking, or moving some other kind of way. "America is not exercising!" points out the fitness guru, who expects to be all over the tube very soon as he ...

12/31/2007 Famous Fold Uncork Memorable Moments of '07, Goals for '08
Ready or not, 2008 is upon us, and famous folks are definitely among those gearing up for the New Year with a wide variety of goals and resolutions. Here are some celebrities' most memorable moments of '07 — and plans for a bigger, better year ...

12/29/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Did Sacha Baron Cohen sing the song "I Like to Move It" in "Madagascar"? He played the Meerkat King, right? My friend says that's not him singing, and I say it is. — Ben S., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR BEN: Your ...

12/28/2007 Pete Wentz Sees 2007 as the Year He Allowed Himself Happiness/Yeardley Smith Finishes Novel and Movie While Strike Wears On
Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz is chalking up 2007 as an outstanding year for lots of reasons. He candidly tells us, "On a personal level, this year I've allowed myself to find happiness. In some bizarre way, I've always felt guilty about being happy ...

12/27/2007 Hardin Says Efron's Stepping Up His Acting in "Seventeen"/"American's Got Talent Winner Keeps His Pre-Win Commitments
"The Office's" Melora Hardin might just be the busiest actress around in this post-holiday, strike-stricken town. She's been busy on several films, one of which is her directorial debut. She has her brand-new "At the Water Cooler" ...

12/25/2007 Virtual Gifts for Naughty (and a Few Nice) Celebrity Boys and Girls
With 2007 going down as a celebrity year that's light on sugar, heavy on spice, full of naughty with only so much nice, certain stars better watch out. Santa's Tinsel Town Bad List is pretty long. 'Course, there are some stars so good that extra ...

12/24/2007 Filmmakers, Stars -- Including Lohan -- to Make the Scene on Capri/Stars Plan Christmas Near and Far
Mark Canton, chairman of the 12th Annual Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival, has received word that Lindsay Lohan plans to be among the celebs arriving on that Italian isle for the Dec. 27-Jan. 2 event — a fact that, in and of itself, ...

12/22/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I would like to know more about David Morse. I've seen him in many movies and always enjoy his work. I would like to know how tall he is, how old he is and if he has a family. — Mrs. Gloria G., Monroe Township, N.J. DEAR MRS. ...

12/21/2007 George Lopez Hitting on All Fronts as Year Draws to Close/Kevin Nealon Finds Hosting Gigs Attractive
"People think when your show is over, your career is over, but I've just been making a transition," says George Lopez — who's making a rather spectacular one after five years of his self-titled series. Lopez's Dec. 26-31 concert stand ...

12/20/2007 Viggo Gives Cronenberg Props for How He Shot Nude Fight/Ellen Page Glad to Have Avoided Young Woman Stereotypes
Viggo Mortensen tells us if there's one director he's comfortable being naked in front of, it's David Cronenberg.  We're of course talking about their work on screen in the Golden Globe-nominated thriller "Eastern Promises," for which ...

12/19/2007 Four Years After Family Tragedy, Harden Pitches Fire Safety/Catherine Bell Finds Good Use for Her Strike-Inflicted Time off
With the holidays fast approaching, Marcia Gay Harden is imploring friends and fans and the general public to be fire safe. "You'd be shocked how common candle fires are, and the highest amount of candle-related fires occur on Christmas Eve, ...

12/18/2007 Stallone's Ready for Holiday Break from "Rambo," Business/Jessica Simpson's Red-Carpet Wisdom
Sly and the family Stallone will be heading down to Mexico for a week's vacation right after Christmas, and his wife, Jennifer Flavin-Stallone, doesn't mind admitting she can hardly wait.  "It's a much-needed break. He's been working night ...

12/17/2007 Saget Feels He's Found a New Home on Broadway/Austin Happy for Grammy Nom, Sad for Jazz's Treatment in U.S.
Bob Saget feels he's found a new home. "I love Broadway. This is like a crazy, fun dream. If they'll have me, I'll do it off-and-on for the rest of my life," says the actor, comic and "Drowsy Chaperone" star. Saget debuted ...

12/15/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I'm a big fan of "I Love Lucy" and have watched the shows many times over. I have never seen a show that takes place around Christmas involving the Ricardos and the Mertzes. Was there a reason for that? — M.L., Cedar Park, ...

12/14/2007 "Scrubs" Scrubs Farewell Show, Probably, as Strike Rolls On/"Kite Runner" Gets Support from Shohreh Though She's Not in It
Looks like another casualty of the Hollywood writers' strike will be a "Scrubs" farewell show, wrapping the final season as the series team would have liked. That's the word from Judy Reyes, who plays the take-no-prisoners Nurse Carla ...

12/13/2007 Carnie Wilson Happy to Have Survived Living with Bobby Brown/Pastor Ben Vereen Ministering in TV Role
"I lived with Bobby Brown, and the fact I'm still alive and survived is a miracle," says Carnie Wilson of her stint on the CMT reality show "Gone Country," debuting the Jan. 25. "This is the craziest s—- I've ever been a ...

12/12/2007 Allen Planning National Initiative for Kids in Theater/Springfield Gets Heart-Rending Mail from Gold Star Parents
Debbie Allen is laying plans for what she terms a national initiative for 2008 to bring music and dance productions that can involve student performers, along with professionals, into some 10-20 cities. "I am really concerned about growing ...

12/11/2007 'Kite Runner' Star Glad Oscar Buzz Gets More People To Movie/Ventimiglia Busy Doing Webisodes While 'Heroes' Prod'n Down
Audiences who've seen "The Kite Runner," premiering Dec. 14, are already talking Oscar for lead actor Khalid Abdalla. It certainly comes as great news for Abdalla, but he tells us he's more concerned with getting people to see the movie. ...

12/10/2007 Chestnut, Union, Latifah, Howard Face "Holiday" Challenge/"Christmas Song" Mannheim Steamroller Album Hit for Davis
Morris Chestnut is giving his all to promoting his "The Perfect Holiday" movie, opening Wednesday (Dec. 12), with Gabrielle Union, Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard. The handsome star is doing a six-city swing to beat the drum on behalf of ...

12/08/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is Reba McEntire acting in any new TV shows or movies? I miss her, though I enjoy the "Reba" reruns. — Florence C., Torrance, Calif. DEAR FLORENCE: No, McEntire's been focused on the music side of her career in ...

12/07/2007 Cameron Diaz Among Stars Working Hard Before Actors' Strike/Bowden Hopes "Next Great American Band" Launches a Dozen
Cameron Diaz hurried from production of "What Happens in Vegas" with Ashton Kutcher into production of her currently shooting psychological thriller, "The Box" with James Marsden, with barely any time in between. She'll work right ...

12/06/2007 "Dancing with the Stars" Different Now Says O'Hurley/Tierney Back to Comedy with Edgy Ferrell-Harrelson "Semi-Pro"
Two-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves brought home the gold in the recent "Dancing with the Stars" finale, and now he's also getting the thumbs-up from original competitor John O'Hurley. "I think he's a wonderful representative of ...

12/05/2007 Jennifer Garner Happy to Shuffle Work Times with Ben Affleck/David Henrie Moves Up on the Hottie List
Jennifer Garner is delighted that her "Juno" cast mate, critics' It Girl Ellen Page, won Breakout Actor honors at this week's Gotham Awards. And, Garner says, "I hope she didn't use of up her good acceptance speech there because she's ...

12/04/2007 "Recount" Historically Sound, Even-Handed Says Begley/Prepon Grateful "October Road" Still in Production
Revisiting the Florida election chaos of 2000 in all its hanging-chad outrageousness might seem like a recipe for igniting anger — but HBO's currently shooting "Recount" movie takes an even-handed, historically sound approach, insists ...

12/03/2007 Corbin Bleu Rides to New Challenge in First Feature Starring Role/Broza "Masada: The Sunrise Concert" May Lead to Tour
Things aren't slowing down for Corbin Bleu — who's gone from the rigors of "High School Musical 2" and its national and international concert tour and touring in support of his own album to appearing in "Freestyle," the ...

12/01/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I read somewhere that David Boreanaz of "Bones" is the son of Dave Roberts, who is the weatherman on ABC in Philadelphia. Why the different last names? — Gail E., Princeton, N.J. DEAR GAIL: David Thomas Boreanaz ...

11/30/2007 Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Will Keep Collaboration Private/D'Onofrio Father Role Strikes Personal Chord
Don't look for Fall Out Boy cutie Pete Wentz and his girlfriend, Ashlee Simpson, to be performing together soon — or at all. "I never say never, but the world should not expect there to be a Pete Wentz-Ashlee Simpson song, or a Fall Out Boy-...

11/29/2007 Once Fired From "Law & Order," McCarthy Makes Auspicious Return/Environmental Woes Cause Shark Swarm in Schneider Miniseries
Andrew McCarthy turns up on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" tonight (Nov. 29) as an ambitious Bronx district attorney in a story that has a certain familiarity about it for those who followed the Duke lacrosse team rape-accusation case. ...

11/28/2007 "Unfabulous" Emma's Back-to-Back Movies Don't Include Drew 2/Keke Palmer Blown Away by Her Own Performance
Star on the rise Emma Roberts doesn't know when — or if — she'll return to playing teen sleuth Nancy Drew. The follow-up to the unenthusiastically received first installment of what was intended as a feature franchise "is on hold for ...

11/27/2007 Mira Admits Juggling Career, Family Harder than She Expected/Nichelle Nichols Hoping for "Heroes" Superpowers
Mira Sorvino has become used to juggling the demands of career and motherhood since the birth of her and husband Christopher Backus's daughter, Mattea, age 3 — plus their 1-year-old son, Johnny. However, she admits, "I never knew how ...

11/26/2007 Blonsky Setting Herself for Stage, Recording and Movies in '08/"Big Brother" Producer Heeding the Call from CBS
"Hairspray The Musical" star Nikki Blonsky has big plans for 2008 — for both her music and acting careers. She says she already has "a handful" of songs written for an album that she has her sights set on recording in ...

11/24/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: As a fan of "Dancing with the Stars," I'd like to know if there's truth to the rumor that Louis van Amstel tiffed with judge Carrie Ann Inaba and that's why he's not dancing on the show anymore. — Valerie S., Brooklyn, N.Y.<...

11/23/2007 New, "Definitely More Grown-Up" Sound for Vanessa Hudgens/Ana Ortiz Makes Plans Now that Show's Not Going On
Expect a new, "definitely more grown-up" sound from Vanessa Hudgens when the "High School Musical" princess's second album gets released next year. That's the word from Vanessa, who tells us she's seven songs into the record, which ...

11/22/2007 Carlton Thanks Nicks for Help Through Dark Times/A Holiday Season of Healing for Stamos and Family
Three-time Grammy nominee Vanessa Carlton says it's legendary singer/songwriter and former "Fleetwood Mac" vocalist Stevie Nicks she has to thank most this year — for helping her through a dark night in her soul. "I almost ...

11/21/2007 Beck/Smith Hollywood's 30th Annual Tacky Taste Awards 2007
After three decades of tallying up votes that have run the gamut of celebrity strangeness and bad taste, 2007 goes down among the absolute tackiest. The competition was tremendous, we're sorry to say. Here are the Top 10 stars deemed tackiest of 2007 ...

11/20/2007 Regis Back in High-Energy Form but Admits it Took Awhile/Lee Majors as God? Believe It
Regis Philbin expects to exchange tennis shots with Venus Williams, hear fashion critiques of beachgoers from "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn and enjoy a good soaking in The Cove Atlantis 63-acre water amusement park next week when "Live ...

11/19/2007 Kathryn Morris: "Cold Case" Bitter Strike Realities Setting In/Peggy Lipton Finds Comedy Coaching Help from Her Daughter
"Cold Case" star Kathryn Morris reveals that the Hollywood writers' strike has made things "very emotional on our set. Writers on a lot of other shows on the Warner Bros. lot tried to pump out a few extra scripts to help the crews get ...

11/17/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Why was Alexis Cruz killed off "Shark"? — Michelle F., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR MICHELLE: His character was never given much to do on the series, so when it came time for some cast trimming, away he went. The show's ...

11/16/2007 Ellen Burstyn Extols Hilary Duff Departure-Role Performance/Frank Caliendo Makes the Best of Being Stopped Short by Strike
Expect to see a very different Hilary Duff in her forthcoming big-screen "Greta." "It's a very good role for her, a real stretch," reports esteemed Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn. She plays Duff's grandmother in the ...

11/15/2007 Mekhi Got a Little Help from His Friends for "This Christmas"/Role Entails Sore Muscles for "Heroes" Dana Davis
"ER" star Mekhi Phifer reports all he had to do was go through his Rolodex to round up such stellar talent as Delroy Lindo, Chris Brown, Idris Elba and Regina King for "This Christmas," premiering on the big screen Nov. 21. &...

11/14/2007 John Stamos Standing Up for Writers -- And More/George and Ann Lopez Make Kidney Disease Prevention a Priority
While soundstages around them lay vacant because of the Hollywood writers' strike, the "ER" troupe continues with work that will help fill a stockpile of shows to keep the series on the air until February. "Our writers were ...

11/13/2007 John Legend and "August Rush" Cast Went Extra Miles for Film/"Carpoolers" Finding its Audience, Says Jerry O'Connell
John Legend, Keri Russell, Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Terrence Howard and Jonathan Rhys Meyers went above and beyond the usual call of duty to make "August Rush" — the highly anticipated Nov. 21 release that's a modern-day fairy ...

11/12/2007 Vanessa-Stephan Romance Over, But They Still Made Beautiful Music/Partially Paralyzed, Teddy Pendergrass Still Singing His Song
Multi-platinum recording star Vanessa Carlton's getting critical acclaim for a record she collaborated on with Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind — who was her boyfriend but isn't now. That sounds like a bittersweet victory, to say the least, ...

11/10/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I like Ana Ortiz of "Ugly Betty." Can you tell me a little about her background? — Claudia G., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR CLAUDIA: Born in Manhattan and raised in Philadelphia, the 36-year-old is the daughter of Angel L. ...

11/09/2007 Hollywood Odd-Couple Jones and Ingels Mark 30/Kenny Goes from "SpongeBob" to "Star Wars"
Beloved ladylike actress Shirley Jones and her wacky, perpetually over-the-top husband, Marty Ingels, celebrate their 30th anniversary Tuesday (Nov. 13), much to the surprise of many and dismay of some. Shirley is insisting that there be no mariachi ...

11/08/2007 Heidi Klum, Seal: Bigger Family, Bigger Challenges/Perez Doesn't Care About Multiple Enemies
Supermodel mogul Heidi Klum admits it's getting to be a bigger and bigger challenge to move her family from place to place to accommodate the demands of her hectic career and husband Seal's — particularly when he jets from one foreign land to ...

11/07/2007 Waterston Doesn't Mind Reduced "L&O" Presence/Angelina's Humanitarian Side Up Front at "Mighty Heart" Event
When "Law & Order" reappears on the NBC lineup, Sam Waterston's exposure will be just a fraction of what was during his first 13 years of service on the series. He doesn't mind a bit. His new role, replacing Fred Thompson as the ...

11/06/2007 Romijn, O'Connell Would Work Together More if Not for Stigma/Joey Fatone on the Run with Multiple Assignments
"If there weren't the 'Gigli'-type stigma, we'd do it more often," says Rebecca Romijn — referring to working on camera with her real-life mate, Jerry O'Connell. The two have already mixed it up on her series, "Ugly Betty," ...

11/05/2007 Masi Oka Displays Superhuman Effort for Real/Molly Shannon Recalls Profound Effect of Mom's Passing
"Heroes" regular Masi Oka reports it sometimes took superhuman effort to juggle shooting of his hit NBC show with the upcoming big-screen adaptation of "Get Smart," staring Steve Carell. Recalling last season's "Heroes&...

11/05/2007 He says the troupe was able to get a jump-start in anticipation of the writers' strike, but they're only halfway through their 24-episode order for this season. Oka says he understands the pros and cons of the strike but points out that while producers,
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11/03/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: We haven't heard from Patrick Swayze in a while. What's he been up to? — Laurie M., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR LAURIE: Swayze's in the holiday movie "Christmas in Wonderland," about a pair of kids who find a bag full of ...

11/02/2007 Shocked Loser Bryan Still "Definitely" Wants to Join "DWTS" Tour/Dane Cook Promises to Bring His White Thunder to Comedy Tour
Sabrina Bryan ain't done dancing yet — count on it.  The 23-year-old Cheetah Girl, who was thought of as "Dancing With the Stars'" frontrunner until her stunning cut from the show this week, tells us, "I definitely want to ...

11/01/2007 Noth Juggles "Criminal Intent," "Sex and the City," Rainforest/Nnenna Freelon Ready to Show Billie Holiday a New Way
It's a hectic time for Chris Noth, who's going back and forth between shooting his episodes of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and production of the big-screen "Sex and the City" movie — while lining up talent and ...

10/31/2007 Gwyneth Paltrow's Brother Hesitant to Cast Her in "Night"/Sarah Silverman to Go … Bollywood?
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow had to practically beg to star in the indie film "The Good Night," reports her brother Jake Paltrow — who makes his feature-film directorial debut with the darkly humorous film opening this Friday (...

10/30/2007 After Brush Fire, Close Call/Taylor Hanson: Seeing Africa AIDS Crisis "Life Changing"
David Charvet reveals that he and fiance Brooke Burke will wed once their new house is finished being built in Malibu, and "It's almost done." But last week, it appeared those plans were very literally about to go up in smoke — ...

10/29/2007 Michelle Ryan Tips Lookout for "Bionic" Romance/Cruz Having a Blast Working with Gay-Friendly Barrymore
Things are going to be heating up for "The Bionic Woman" — and as that "Woman," Michelle Ryan, tells us, "It's definitely time." As the 23-year-old British actress says of her heroic character, "Everything she ...

10/27/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I haven't seen Scott Bakula in anything in a while. What's he up to? — Jeff M., New York, N.Y. DEAR JEFF: The former "Star Trek: Enterprise" and "Quantum Leap" star is scheduled to be working onstage ...

10/26/2007 Katie, Tom Show Off New Sides on "Mad Money"/Jane Goodall Has No Intention of Retiring
Katie Holmes shows a heretofore-unrealized comedic bent in Callie Khouri's forthcoming "Mad Money." That's according to Khouri, who tells us, "She's usually a little more reserved, but in this movie, she really lets go. She's physically ...

10/25/2007 Duchovny Feels Vindication on "Californication"/Rising Star Ryan Starts Eastwood Pic on Heels of Triple Play
David Duchovny feels a sense of vindication now that his Showtime "Californication" series has landed in the winner's circle — with a second season already set and a sizeable collection of critical kudos as its first season finale is ...

10/24/2007 Miguel Ferrer's Strike Dread Typical of Industry Feelings/Rising Young Star Emile Hirsch Steers Clear of Tabloids
With the current Writer's Guild of America contract due to expire one week from today and a strike by film and TV writers already authorized by vote, the clouds of dread are thickening.  For instance, "Bionic Woman" actor Miguel ...

10/23/2007 McDowell Makes the Most of "A Clockwork Orange" Release/Jewel's Drive on Behalf of Homeless Teens
Malcolm McDowell doesn't mind admitting that he agreed to contribute his talent and time to Warner Home Video's six-film DVD release of Stanley Kubrick's works — if the studio would also release McDowell's 1973 "O Lucky Man!"  &...

10/20/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: In light of the fact that Christina Applegate has a new show — "Samantha Who?" — it reminded me of her old sitcom with this very handsome Spanish-type leading man. Can you help me remember his name and the name of the ...

10/19/2007 Borgnine "Grandpa" Movie Strikes Chord from Painful Past/Binoche's Pancakes: Thrill of Gastronomy, Agony of De-Wheat
If Ernest Borgnine's performance in the Hallmark Channel's forthcoming "A Grandpa for Christmas" comes off as deeply felt — and it does — it could be because the beloved 90-year-old movie-and-TV star had his own painful ...

10/18/2007 For Divorcing Heche and Tupper, Life Together "A Journey" He Says/Natalie Zea Denies Engagement Reports
Anne Heche may be going through a messy divorce with estranged husband Coley Laffoon, but her "Men in Trees" co-star-turned-boyfriend, James Tupper, tells us their main concern continues to be her son, Homer.  "It's been a ...

10/17/2007 Kyle Chandler Convinced "Lights" Will Benefit by TiVo Count/Will Ferrell Flick Gives Adam Scott Something to Laugh About
Word that Nielsen is widening its viewer research samplings of this fall's shows to span seven nights of TiVo recording in its weekly ratings, rather than just a program's broadcast night, comes as encouraging news to "Friday Night Lights" ...

10/16/2007 R&B Star Mario Recounts Journey Helping His Mother Off Drugs/Angus T. Jones Sheltered from Show's Raunch, Says Ferrell
R&B singer Mario tells us he's had one of the most introspective years of his life as he's put his career on hold to help save his mother from a serious drug addiction.  "About two years ago, some stories came out about my mother's ...

10/15/2007 David Spade's Heart Goes Out to Privacy-Deprived Brad Pitt/Tracy Scoggins Loves Being in with the Gay Crowd
David Spade feels sorry for Brad Pitt. Seriously. The CBS "Rules of Engagement" funny man says of Angelina Jolie's significant other, "I don't know how he keeps his head on straight, with camera phones and paparazzi constantly ...

10/13/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I would like to know whatever happened to Tamara Dobson of "Cleopatra Jones" and its sequel. I heard she passed away some time ago — at what age and of what? Also, actress Jayne Kennedy — what has she been doing? And ...

10/12/2007 Washington's "Gangster" "Romanticized," Says Assante/50th Anniversary of Parents a Magical Occasion for Guttenberg
Denzel Washington's Nov. 2 release "American Gangster" may be gritty and violent, but it's still "a romanticized world," says costar Armand Assante. "Every gangster film in Hollywood is a romanticization," adds ...

10/11/2007 Sean Astin Pulling for Iowa Folks Who Invested in "Final Season"/Conner Finding Closure in Hinted Abuse, But Wait for the Book
Sean Astin is pulling for his "The Final Season" feature that opens tomorrow (Oct. 12) to do well enough "for people to feel good about investing in family entertainment movies. The money for this film is Iowa money — literally, ...

10/10/2007 Mira Sorvino Aligns Stars, Corporate Types for Darfur Concert/"Lion King the Musical" May Be Heading to Screen
Mira Sorvino reports that entertainment and corporate forces are gathering on behalf of a large-scale concert to help Darfur.  Sorvino, who has the Focus Features drama "Reservation Road" opening Oct. 19, tells us she is aiming to put ...

10/09/2007 Joely Fisher Touched by Brad Garrett's Act of Support/Katee Sackhoff Wants To Go Out in a Blaze of Glory
Joely Fisher is deeply touched that her TV hubby, Brad Garrett, has decided to be on hand tomorrow (Oct. 10) at the Beverly Hills Hotel when she's honored by the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary for her work on behalf of breast cancer research. ...

10/08/2007 Wayne Newton Refutes Stories That He's Lost His Singing Chops/Tia and Tamera's Grown-up Movie Moves Forward
Has Wayne Newton lost the ability to sing? That's the word that has spread from a Las Vegas critic to a syndicated columnist and is, says Newton, "Absolutely, positively untrue. All someone has to do is come to one of my shows and draw ...

10/06/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What's happened to Billy Crystal? — Nancy L., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR NANCY: This Thursday (Oct. 11), Crystal will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,...

10/05/2007 Rap Producer Gotti Wants to Show World He's a Good Guy/Time to Re-Evaluate Nielsens, Says "Jericho" Actress
Hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti spent years defending himself on charges that his music company was being used to launder drug money — years that tore apart not only his business but also his family life. He tells us now he's a changed man since being ...

10/03/2007 Pat Sajak: "'Wheel' Wouldn't Sell Today"/Tyler Perry Wanted Tasha Smith Role to Be Something Special
With his "Wheel of Fortune" now celebrating its 25th nighttime season, Pat Sajak admits, "If you went in today and tried to pitch the show, they'd say, 'No — it's too old-fashioned. You need women with suitcases,' or whatever you ...

10/02/2007 Travis Tritt Enjoying Fresh Wave of Career Energy/Albert Reed Will Get Half Naked on "Dancing With the Stars"
It's a fast-paced fall for country superstar Travis Tritt, who's out touring in support of his "The Storm" album and "adding more dates every day. New things are coming in all the time," he says. The album, co-produced by &...

10/01/2007 Craig Ferguson Saves His Wildest Stuff for Live Shows/Kirk Franklin Offering "The Fight of My Life"
Craig Ferguson is squeezing in a stand-up gig at The Orleans in Las Vegas from Oct. 26 through Oct. 28 despite the ongoing rigors of his CBS "Late Late Show." "I'm an immigrant; we do more than one job," deadpans the ...

09/29/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I just watched an old "Saturday Night Live" "Land Shark" clip on the Internet. Hilarious! Whatever happened to Laraine Newman? — Steve F., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR STEVE: The "Saturday Night Live" ...

09/28/2007 Kingsley Compares "Love Guru" Mike Myers to Charlie Chaplin/Jerry Mathers' Fond Memories
Sir Ben Kingsley has just wrapped up his role in Mike Myers' currently shooting film "The Love Guru" with Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake — marking three comedies in a year for the revered Oscar-winning star, who says he's having a ...

09/27/2007 Taymor, Bono, Edge Ready to Cast "Spider-Man" Web, But … /Crazy Whirl of Varied Assignments for Sheryl Lee Ralph
"Spider-Man the Musical" is looking for a place to hang its web, reports Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor. "We want to open in New York, and there aren't enough Broadway houses," says Taymor, adding that Bono and The ...

09/26/2007 Stewart Says She's Not Making Turn to the Political/Rainn Wilson Confident Audiences Will See His Range
Just because Martha Stewart has former President Bill Clinton on as her guest for a special one-hour interview show today (Sept. 26), don't think that the doyenne of domestic divas is taking a turn toward the political. "I'd like to be ...

09/25/2007 Seth Green Wants Kiefer to Get Animated/John Cho: How "Harold & Kumar" Went from Flop to Cult Hit
With his incredibly juvenile — but, yes, sometimes you can't help laughing — "Robot Chicken" animated comedy show setting ratings records this month for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (Teenage Boy Swim would be more like it), ...

09/24/2007 Boreanaz Wants to Enlist Garner to Play His Grandpa/Dancy's Rwanda Filming Experience Life-Changing
If David Boreanaz has his way, James Garner will be showing up on Fox's "Bones" this fall playing his grandfather. "We're trying to get him. I'd love that. My mom thinks I look like a young James Garner," volunteers the handsome ...

09/23/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Please tell me who is that amazing actor playing Seaweed in "Hairspray"? My mom and I just saw the fabulous movie and can't get over his resemblance to the late Sammy Davis Jr. He's not related, is he? — A.C.A., Cleveland, ...

09/21/2007 Oedekerk Pondering "Almighty" Flick with Female Lead India.Arie, Sheryl Crow, Prince Among Sheila E. Collaborators
Wanda Almighty? Oscar-nominated writer/director/producer Steve Oedekerk ("Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius," "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective") says when — and if — a follow-up to "Bruce Almighty" and "Evan Almighty&...

09/20/2007 Scandal-Plagued Tara Conner Wouldn't Change a Thing/Beckham Causes Changes for "Rules of Engagement" Star
Despite the scandals that plagued her reign last year, former Miss USA Tara Conner says if she had the chance to do it all over, "I wouldn't have done anything differently." Controversy became Conner's last name after reports surfaced ...

09/18/2007 Vincent D'Onofrio Finds Pluses in Move From Network to Cable/Rose Byrne Admits Insecurities Despite 'Damages' Hit
Let TV pundits masticate over "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" being demoted from network to cable. To hear star Vincent D'Onofrio tell it, the show's move from NBC to the USA Network Oct. 4 is full of positives. "USA is ...

09/17/2007 'Dancing With the Stars' as Health Aid? Ask Jane Seymour/Merv Griffin's Psychic Star Says He Loved His Funeral
With the new season of "Dancing With the Stars" one week away, contestant Jane Seymour sizes up the competition: "I think it's a very even race, actually. "Wayne Newton is older, but he's a performer, and half the ...

09/15/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I know that Jonathan Taylor Thomas is still acting, but what's up with the other two "Home Improvement" sons, Zachery Ty Bryan and Taran Noah Smith? — D.J.S., West Haven, Conn. DEAR D.J.S.: Zachery Bryan, as he is ...

09/14/2007 Cassel Downplays Homoerotic Aspect of 'Eastern Promises'
The homoerotic relationship between Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel is not the focus of David Cronenberg's new film ''Eastern Promises,'' as some reviews would make it seem — at least as far as Cassel is concerned. ''I think those ...

09/13/2007 Hectic Days for Soon-to-Feast Jimmy Kimmel/Anniston's Singing Cowgirl Convict Project Moves Along
It's a hectic time for Jimmy Kimmel, who's juggling work on his late-night ABC show with preps and promotions for the 6th Annual Precious Cheese Feast of San Gennaro Italian festival. It'll kick off with a gala fundraiser one week from today, followed ...

09/12/2007 John Schneider Gets Down 'n' Dirty as Port Star on "Nip/Tuck" / TV's "First Openly Gay Judge" Dreams of Being Broadway Belter
John Schneider, porn star? Say it ain't so! Yep, the former "Smallville" regular, who played Superman's dad for the last six years, says he may be leaving his wholesome image behind for good when he pops up on the new season of "Nip/...

09/11/2007 Holland Taylor Loses the Glam for "The Chosen One"/Eeek, "Lost" Getting Scarier
The deliciously outspoken Emmy-winning actress Holland Taylor says she had to think long and hard about taking the role of Rob Schneider and Steve Buscemi's mother in the upcoming indie feature "The Chosen One," which she shot this ...

09/10/2007 Shatner Says He'll Sit Out "Star Trek 11," Wasn't Asked/Sheryl Lee Ralph's Africa Trek Gave New Perspective
Is William Shatner joining the cast of the soon-to-shoot J.J. Abrams' film tentatively known as "Star Trek 11"? "I'm not. They haven't invited me to do it," says Shatner, who figures the movie forces have solved the problem ...

09/08/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Recently I watched a movie called "The Dog Problem" starring Giovanni Ribisi. Could you please tell me what breed of dog that was in the movie? I know it was some sort of terrier. What an adorable dog! — Brandy B., ...

09/07/2007 Gless Getting Ready to Seek Later-in-Life Sex Onstage/"Michael Myers" Gets Hitched
Sharon Gless is moving forward with a decidedly daring project that might end up with the "Cagney & Lacey," "Queer as Folk" and "Burn Notice" actress baring it all onstage. It's the theatrical adaptation of ...

09/06/2007 O'Dell Finds Special Challenges in Postpartum Return to Work/Love Finds Eva La Rue's Series Character
  Nancy O'Dell is plunging back into work after her three-month maternity leave — and how! The "Access Hollywood" beauty is breastfeeding her daughter, Ashby Grace, with plans to continue for "at least six months — a year if ...

09/05/2007 Tia Mowry Reveals Wedding Plans/Gerald McRaney Takes To NY Stage To Play Guy 'Dumb As a Brick'
Tia Mowry reveals it'll be an April 12 wedding in Malibu for her and her fiance, handsome actor on the rise Cory Hardrict of "Lincoln Heights." "We had thought of December, but I wanted to give all my attention to the wedding,&...

09/04/2007 Wentworth Miller Says 'Prison Break' Changing As They Shoot/Blair Underwood Designs Sexy Detective Character For Self
Wentworth Miller, in Dallas shooting the third season of his Fox "Prison Break" series, reports that changes are being made in the storyline as the days progress. When we last saw his Michael Scofield character and three cohorts, they ...

09/03/2007 Anthony Michael Hall Determined To Turn Filmmaker/Katee Sackoff Manages 'Bionic' And 'Battlestar' At Once
Anthony Michael Hall has a long-running winner with his "Dead Zone" USA series — but that doesn't mean he's resting on his laurels. "I want to take that leap and become an independent filmmaker like Spike Lee and Quentin ...

09/01/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Could you provide any background, age, etc. on Drew Fuller from "Army Wives"? — Holly P., New Windsor, N.Y. DEAR HOLLY: Known as Chris Halliwell to "Charmed" fans, the 27-year-old actor and former model ...

08/31/2007 Wettig Treated Like Rest of Cast, Though Show's a Family Affair/Kevin Bacon in The Market For Something Light
Multi-Emmy-winning actress Patricia Wettig reveals her character on ABC's hit drama "Brothers & Sisters" will be even more of a thorn in Sally Field's side when the series returns Sept. 30. Wettig's character, Holly, was the ...

08/30/2007 Lorre Vows Not To Forsake 'Two And A Half Men' For 'Big Bang'/Perez Hilton Upset By Roseanne Shooting Remark
"Two and a Half Men" creator/exec producer Chuck Lorre is juggling his CBS sitcom with the launch of his new series, "The Big Bang Theory," but he says no way is he leaving his established hit to anyone else. "I just ...

08/29/2007 'Moonstruck' Filmmakers Plot Romantic Comedy For Huffman/Nealon Finds 'Weeds' Admirers on The Continent
If all goes as planned, Oscar nominee Felicity Huffman will be starring in "The Accordion," a big-screen romantic comedy reteaming renowned director/producer Norman Jewison with his "Moonstruck" screenwriter, John Patrick Shanley.
08/28/2007 Lesley Stahl Chasing the Money With Alan Greenspan/New Young Spock, 'Heroes' Star Quinto, Buddying Up With Nimoy
"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl completes a three-interview session with former United State Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan next month that should provide valuable insight into America's financial crisis. She ...

08/27/2007 Dream Job Has a High Price For Patricia Arquette/Teri Hatcher Finds Film Role Uncomfortable -- And Then Some
Patricia Arquette, whose grueling nonstop work schedule as the lead of NBC's "Medium" caused her to collapse and the show to be put on a week's production break last year, is back to work on the latest season of the drama — and her &...

08/26/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: In watching an old "Gunsmoke" rerun on TV Land recently, I saw an old familiar face — the very handsome and excellent actor Steve Ihnat, a guy who was all over television in the '60s and '70s, then all of a sudden ...

08/24/2007 Baldwin Back To Focus On '30 Rock' Work/Solo Outing For Monahan Won't Be End For Train
Alec Baldwin left audiences wondering about his fate on "30 Rock" when he visited "The View" last April and said he'd offered to quit the series in the wake of his highly publicized tongue-lashing of his 11-year-old daughter —...

08/23/2007 Madden Says Fatherhood 'Best Thing That's Happened To Me'/Iron Chef Cat Cora Takes Feline Theme To The Max, And Beyond
Joel Madden leaves no doubt where he stands when it comes to his and Nicole Richie's impending parenthood: "It's the best thing that's ever happened to me, the greatest thing I've ever experienced in my life. I can only imagine what it will be ...

08/22/2007 Ethan Hawke Gets Into Mindsets of Beautiful Women/Devito Abandons 'Trump vs. Wynn'
"Somebody who is beautiful and a real heartbreaker at the same time radiates an intrinsic feminism," says Ethan Hawke. How is that? "There are beautiful women who, all they are is interested in being an object of men's assessment....

08/21/2007 Emmy-Nominated Anna Paquin Recalls Awfulness of Oscar Win/Mulroney Happy To Have Been Replaced By Kidman
Anna Paquin plans to be in L.A. for the Sept. 16 Emmys, but gives the impression she's not particularly looking forward to the event. The 25-year-old actress, who earned an Oscar at age 11 for "The Piano," is up for Emmy honors for ...

08/20/2007 'Criminal Minds' Rolling Along Sans Mandy, Plus Joe/Kathryn Morris Ending Streak Of Films With Rod Lurie
"Criminal Minds" regular AJ Cook says in the wake of Mandy Patinkin's unexpected departure and ensuing brouhaha, the cast and crew has "rolled with the punches. "We're not going to lie and say we weren't surprised and ...

08/18/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Kari Matchett of "Heartland" looks familiar. Some background, please, on this appealing actress? — H.P.L., New York DEAR H.P.L.: Raised in Spalding, a small rural town in Saskatchewan, Canada, Matchett decided she ...

08/17/2007 Will Landau End Emmy Jinx?/Another Teenylicious Landmark For Jonas Bros.
Martin Landau won't be on hand at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium Sept. 16 to learn firsthand if he's finally ended his Emmy jinx. The noted actor, on his sixth Emmy nomination for his guest appearance as Bob Ryan on HBO's "Entourage," is ...

08/16/2007 Travolta Daughter Gets Into The Act/Best Supporting Actress Nominees Agree To Mud Wrestle
Get ready for Ella Bleu Travolta. Yes, that's the 7-year-old daughter of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, and she's working on her very first feature film assignment right now, in Mom and Dad's "Old Dogs" comedy with Robin Williams. &...

08/15/2007 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Keeping Practical Outlook on 'Christine'/Jaime Pressley on Emmy Nom, New Baby and Wedding Prospects
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who is getting ready to go back into production on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" next week, is keeping a practical outlook about the series' demotion to mid-season replacement status with a half-season order. ...

08/14/2007 Sinead Surprised By Reaction To Her Bush Christianity Comment/Another Tango Project For Robert Duvall
Irish songstress Sinead O'Connor sounds downright surprised by the amount of attention being given her comment to the Associated Press last week that George Bush is "bringing Christianity into disrepute." Via cell phone from Russia on ...

08/13/2007 Bacon Happy To Direct, But Not Act In Sedgwick's 'Closer'/21-Year-Old Zima: Strange Doing Steamy Scene With Duchovny
"Even though I am sleeping with the star, it's still a gig that's not easy to get," quips Kevin Bacon of directing his second episode of "The Closer," starring his Emmy-nominated wife Kyra Sedgwick airing tonight (8/13). "I ...

08/11/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What is Amber Tamblyn from "Joan of Arcadia" up to? — Roy N., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR ROY: Tamblyn has been making a name for herself on the big screen since the popular 2005 film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling ...

08/10/2007 Ashley Tisdale Learning Producer Ropes With 'Picture This'/People Just Loves That Sexy Bod Of McConaughey
Rapidly rising 22-year-old starlet Ashley Tisdale says she's learning behind-the-scenes aspects of the business as fast as possible as she's about to start production on "Picture This," her first feature starring vehicle. "It's ...

08/09/2007 Rzeznik Passes on Hollywood Offers, Glad To Go Home At Last/Claire Danes Philosophizes About Scandal's Effect on Career
Although the Goo Goo Dolls' "Fiction (Before It's Too Late)" soundtrack song for "Transformers" turned out to be a win/win for the band and the movie, they're not rushing to do more Hollywood tunesmithing. "I've turned down ...

08/08/2007 Spelling Wishes Younger Stars Would Use Celebrity For Good/Zimmer, Will.I.Am Head To Africa On 'Madagascar 2' Music Quest
Tori Spelling would like to see the young stars of today doing more positive things with their celebrity status. It certainly wouldn't hurt to see the likes of Lindsay Lohan staying out of trouble. "I feel like when you're given a huge ...

08/07/2007 Looking Forward To Toning Down His Sexiness/WWE Diva-Turned-'Anchorwoman' Jones Insists She's Serious
The oh-so-sexy Taye Diggs reports he's looking forward to toning down his own heat in ABC's new fall series, "Private Practice," the highly anticipated spin-off from the network's megahit "Grey's Anatomy." "I don't ...

08/06/2007 Devito to Scene of Limoncello 'Crime" to Launch New Venture/Raven Symone Out of Cheetah Girls' Third Movie Installment
It'll be a return to the scene of the "crime" for Danny DeVito. He's going to launch his Danny DeVito's Premium Limoncello Sept. 5 on "The View" — where he made a drunken appearance last November after an all-night bout of ...

08/04/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What is Benjamin Bratt doing these days? He was good on "Law & Order." — Paul S., Cleveland, Ohio DEAR PAUL: When he started NBC's now-defunct "E-Ring" drama a few years back, Bratt told us that he was ...

08/03/2007 Marlo Wonders, Will Today's Young Women Let Rights Get Away/'Two And A Half Men's' Hinkle Decries Being Left In The Dark
Marlo Thomas, once at the forefront of the women's movement, finds today's younger women "taking it for granted. I hope they don't lose the rights that we worked for," she says. "Like democracy, you have to watch it; people will ...

08/02/2007 Vanessa Hudgens Uncomfortable With 'Zanessa' Reports/Rainn Wilson Basking In Emmy Nomination, Bobble Head
Beautiful Vanessa Hudgens — aka Baby V — admits she's uncomfortable about the attention being focused on her relationship with her "High School Musical" leading man, Zac Efron. The two young stars have been popping up shown hand-...

08/01/2007 Perez Nervous About Broadway Outing in "The Ritz"/Romijn's Sense of Responsibility Grows with Transsexual Role
Rosie Perez admits she's nervous as she's getting ready to star in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's "The Ritz" — especially when it comes to dancing in the musical, despite her background as a choreographer. "If I ...

07/31/2007 Sam Waterson Ready for "Law & Order" Change/ Wedding Bells in Jewel Kilcher, Ty Murray's Future?
Sam Waterston admits he thought about not returning to "Law & Order" for its 18th season, soon to begin shooting for midseason launch. However, he adds, "I've had that thought every single year I've done the show." ...

07/28/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What is magician David Copperfield up to lately? — Art C., Cleveland DEAR ART: Your main magic man is currently on tour with his show "An Evening of Grand Illusion." He'll be performing the show at MGM's Hollywood ...

07/27/2007 Rob Thomas Working on Sophomore Solo Album/Daniel Baldwin Relishing Devilish Roles
Multi-Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas — currently in the studio working on a new Matchbox Twenty album with his band mates — says he's already begun work on his sophomore solo CD. "I've got a record or so written, ...

07/26/2007 Duvall Denies Reports of Movie Teaming Him, Hoffman, Hackman/De Jesus Defies Latina Stereotypes in "Illegal Tender"
Robert Duvall wants to set the record straight. He says we can forget reports that he is set to team with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman in "Bit Players," a big-screen crime drama about a trio of retirees in pursuit of a Wall Street shark ...

07/25/2007 Sheen Would Like a Little More Drama In Professional Life/Coen Bros. "No Country" Film Described as Stark, Violent
Newly engaged Emmy nominee Charlie Sheen admits he has a hankering to get back to doing drama. "It would be a nice shift for people to be reminded that's where I came from," says Sheen, who rose to fame in such fare as Oliver Stone's ...

07/24/2007 'It' Rapper/Comedian Nick Cannon Going Dramatic Route/Smits' New CBS Drama Bringing In Big-Gun Talent
"It" rapper/comedian/actor/producer Nick Cannon is banking on the just-wrapped drama "American Son" to widen Hollywood's perception of his talents. "It's something that's extremely dramatic," says Cannon, who plays ...

07/23/2007 Tatum O'Neal Finds 'Rescue Me' Firing Up Her Comeback/O'Neal Supportive of Cancer-Plaugued Farrah Fawcett
Tatum O'Neal jets from New York to L.A. tomorrow (7/24) for a round of meetings with Hollywood honchos, aiming to fill out the summer months while her FX "Rescue Me" series is on hiatus. The cable show, in which she plays the ...

07/21/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: After seeing her in "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "Bridge to Terabithia," I think AnnaSophia Robb is one of the most gifted young actresses to come along in the movies in years. Please give her background and fill us in ...

07/20/2007 Leguizamo Disillusioned by State of U.S. Comedy Movies/Another Grownup Cartoon in the Works for Gaffigan
John Leguizamo is steering clear of big-screen comedy. He tells us he's too disappointed with the state of American movie humor to put his focus into being funny on film. "I've been disillusioned with comedy a little bit. My heart's been ...

07/19/2007 Maria Menounos Takes Workaholic Ways To Extreme/'Dirty Sexy Money' Not a Paris You-Know-Who Takeoff
Even among other self-admitted workaholics, Maria Menounos is an extreme case. The "Access Hollywood" It personality/actress/producer/director/fashion plate has been squeezing in hosting chores for "Netflix Live! On Location"...

07/18/2007 Garry Compares Young Stars, Troubled (a la Lindsay) And Not/Brett Ratner Calls 'Rush Hour 3' Funniest By Far of Series
Garry Marshall, currently serving as a judge on Fox's "On the Lot" show in which novice filmmakers unveil mini movies of their making, reveals, "Sometimes when I work with young people I have to give them a pep talk — my speech ...

07/17/2007 Ted Danson Enjoying Break From Comedy/Spencer Grammer Has Choice Words for Anti-'Greek' Protestors
Ted Danson says he's enjoying a respite from comedy now that he's playing Glenn Close's adversary in the FX "Damages" series premiering next Tuesday (7/24) — with Danson as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and Close as the hurricane-...

07/16/2007 Drake Bell Warns, 'College' Gets Raunchy/Sara Evans Bouncing Back, Says Pal Cheryl Burke
Two-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner Drake Bell warns that his upcoming big-screen Lions Gate comedy "College" is definitely "not for the Nickelodeon audience" used to seeing him in the popular hit series "Drake & ...

07/14/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Please give some information about Sandra Lee of "Semi-Home Cooking." What is her background? Did she go to cooking school? Married, children? — Miriam C., Brooklyn, N.Y. DEAR MIRIAM: Lee, 41, was born in Los Angeles ...

07/13/2007 George Foreman Envisions Great Film Bio -- After He's Gone/'4400' Star Did Dual Country Duty To Make 'National Treasure'
With the success of his latest autobiographical book, "With God in My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir," heavyweight boxing champ-turned-entrepreneur/TV personality/preacher George Foreman acknowledges there's interest in turning his hugely ...

07/12/2007 Drew Carey Laughs Off 'Price Is Right' Reports, But… /Scott Baio's Day of Reckoning With Exes Arrives on VH-1
Drew Carey laughs about rampant reports on the Internet that he's a contender to replace Bob Barker on "The Price Is Right." "There are all kinds of rumors all over the Internet, aren't there, because rumors are all people have ...

07/11/2007 Book About Kennedy Offspring Goes Gutter Trolling/Spying, Lying The Same Then And Now, Finds 'Company's' Molina
One cannot libel the dead — a fact that has been used to a sorry degree by C. David Heymann, in his new, exploitative book, "American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy." Using dubious sources at times to make his ...

07/10/2007 Teen Heartthrob Zac Efron Eager To Take On Grownup Roles/Superman Brandon Routh Eager To Branch Out Dramatically
Teen heartthrob Zac Efron tells us that although his summer movie "Hairspray" will be fun, he's looking forward to fans seeing him transition into a more grownup film. "I love that 'Hairspray' definitely involves my audience, but it's ...

07/09/2007 Shalhoub Says 'Monk' May Be Coming To An End/Light Says Christian Community 'Open' With Help on 'Save Me'
"Monk" star and exec producer Tony Shalhoub says the sixth season of the Emmy-winning USA Network show returning July 13 could be the last for the beloved obsessive-compulsive detective. "My contract is up in November, and we're ...

07/07/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Would you please write about Katharine Houghton, before and after "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"? — George S. Flushing, N.Y. DEAR GEORGE: The 62-year-old actress, author and playwright hails from Hartford, Conn., and ...

07/06/2007 Working Clean Has Rewards, Finds Comic Jim Gaffigan/'HSM' Star Grabeel Keeping Focus on Acting
Being a standup comic in 2007 who doesn't work blue or use profanity isn't the easiest thing — but it's paying off for Jim Gaffigan, who is getting ever more popular with his work on Conan O'Brien's show, his "Beyond the Pale" Comedy ...

07/05/2007 Rhames, Masterson, Phillips Make Underwood Labor of Love/ABC Reality Show Trainers Have Words To The Wise
Ving Rhames, Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips had no problem going the guerrilla filmmaking route for the big-screen drama "The Bridge to Nowhere," reports Blair Underwood, who makes his feature directorial debut with the recently wrapped ...

07/04/2007 Life Intensifying For Rising Teen Idols The Jonas Bros./Soap Idol Braedon Goes Western For 'Man Who Came Back' Movie
Teen idols The Jonas Brothers are taking the Fourth of July holiday off — but that's just about the only breathing room that 19-year-old Kevin, 17-year-old Joseph and 14-year-old Nicholas are getting this summer. Their self-titled first ...

07/03/2007 Despite Solo Work, Black Eyed Peas Will Go On, Assures Apl.De.Ap/Live Earth's Macy Gray Happy To Be Back In Tour Mode
Will.i.am and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas have had tremendous success with their recent solo projects, but band member Apl.de.ap assures us it will have no effect on the band. "We're not breaking up," he told us. "We're doing ...

07/02/2007 Jewel Joins Forces With Branson in Making World Better/Stars Attracted To The Prehistoric
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Jewel has joined forces in philanthropy with flamboyant British billionaire Virgin Group chieftain Sir Richard Branson. Tonight (7/2) she performs at the Rock the Casbah gala at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, ...

06/30/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: As a longtime admirer of wonderful Betty White, I'd like to know where we will see her next. Is she coming back to "Boston Legal"? — M.K., New York DEAR M.K.: "Not that I know of at this point," answers the ...

06/29/2007 New Loves For Sally, America Amid Hot Stuff In Works For Fall/'One Tree Hill' Making Five-Year Leap
Summertime, and the livin' isn't easy for TV writer-producers who are busy grinding out next season's storylines at full speed — especially with many series going back into production earlier than usual to stockpile episodes before a threatened ...

06/28/2007 Kevin Sorbo Ready for Gay Time in 'The 300' Spoof/Rigors of Movie Promos More Work Than Movie, Finds Blonsky
Uh oh. Kevin Sorbo reports to New Orleans next month to begin filming a big-screen spoof of "The 300," this year's highly stylized hit rendering of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which lots of men in togas fought to the death for glory....

06/27/2007 Jimmy Smits Glad His CBS 'Cane' Getting Star Treatment/Return of 'Dead Like Me' Gets Undertaken
Jimmy Smits is working hard — and riding high — preparing for the launch of his fourth series, which, as he puts it, "is thankfully one of the darlings of CBS at the moment," "Cane," which will have the nice-guy ...

06/26/2007 Kenny Loggins Finds Post-Divorce Catharsis in Latest Music/Justin Long Looking Forward To More 'Waiting' With Old Pals
If Kenny Loggins' tour performances this summer seem especially heartfelt, there's good reason. He tells us that performing his new album," How About Now," has been a cathartic experience. The multi-Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, ...

06/25/2007 L.A. Move Infusing 'Nip/Tuck' With New Excitement, Says McMahon/Brett Ratner Turning Attention To New 'Boys From Brazil'
Julian McMahon, who just started production on the fifth season of FX's "Nip/Tuck" series, reports the show's new setting — Los Angeles instead of Miami — has "given a new injection of life to everything. "It's ...

06/23/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Whatever happened to Amanda Bearse of "Married … With Children"? — M.J. Bronx, N.Y. DEAR M.J.: Bearse honed her directing skills while playing Marcy Rhoades on the sitcom, helming more than 30 episodes. She ...

06/22/2007 Denzel's Latest Directing Stint Called History in the Making/Brenda Russell Gets Back To the Recording Side
Will Denzel Washington follow in the footsteps of such esteemed actor-cum-directors as Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford? The Oprah Winfrey-produced movie, "The Great Debaters," marks Denzel's second time in the director's seat — and &...

06/21/2007 Jennie Garth: Urgent Need for New Aids Awareness in Youth/Anthony Michael Hall Gets an 'Entourage' Break
Jennie Garth is convinced there is an urgent need to raise AIDS awareness among today's youth. The former "What I Like About You" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star declares, "We're talking about AIDS in Africa, but we're not ...

06/20/2007 Botti Back To Italian Roots, Teaming With Martin/Takei Pleased With Online 'Trek' Storytelling Event
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti expects to complete recording of his next album this week, and reveals that not only is he going back to his Italian roots with the record — he's pairing with a late, legendary singing icon from his ...

06/19/2007 'Mighty Heart's' Futterman Denies Acting Career Over/New Album, Cabaret Gig, Hillary Support for Mary Wilson
Even as headlines that "A Mighty Heart's" Dan Futterman has quit acting circulate around the world via the Internet, the actor and Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Capote") assures us he hasn't hung up his thespian career. &...

06/18/2007 Hunter Sees Hard-Livin' New Character as 'Extremely Female'/'Hills' Stars Play Coy About Engagement
Academy Award winner Holly Hunter disputes those who've described her cop character in TNT's new "Saving Grace" series as being chock full of masculinity. As far as she is concerned, the cynical, hard-livin', butt-kickin', sexually predatory ...

06/16/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Please tell me what Bob Eubanks and Jim Perry are now doing. They both were emcees on "Card Sharks." — J. B., Woodmere, N.Y. DEAR J.B.: Perry, who enjoyed career success both in Canada and the United States, is now ...

06/15/2007 Newton-John Putting Her All Into Health and Healing/Comedy Central Hoping 'Body Shop' Gets 'Reno 911!' Style Success
Olivia Newton-John is putting her all into promoting health and healing. The multi Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/actress and longtime breast cancer survivor tells us, "I'm building a hospital in Melbourne, Australia. It's a cancer and wellness ...

06/14/2007 Danson Glad to be Done Shuttling Between Jobs in Two States/Seth Green Tells How He Got Animated With George Lucas
Ted Danson's relieved to have wrapped up his role in the big-screen "Mad Money" flick with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes. He's been juggling work on two productions for the past few weeks — flying back and forth between ...

06/13/2007 Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20 Cutting First Album in Five Years/Chandra Wilson Burnt Out On Talk of 'Grey's Anatomy' Dramas
Multi Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas reports he and his Matchbox 20 mates have just gone in the studio to work on the band's first album in five years. "We'll be in L.A. for a month," says Thomas, who went solo in 2005. &...

06/12/2007 Paxton, Hanks Moving Forward on JFK-Oswald 10-Hour Miniseries/Tyrese Expects Career Transformation From 'Transformers'
Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton are planning ahead. They and Hanks' production partner, Gary Goetzman, are tying up rights to the film version of "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," with the aim of turning ...

06/11/2007 Sam Jackson, Keke Palmer Drama Gives Harlin Dream Come True/ Rockmond Dunbar Revving Up to Play 'Black' NASCAR Driver
Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes and Keke Palmer have given Renny Harlin a dream come true with their forthcoming "Cleaner" film, according to the director known for such fare as "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and "...

06/09/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is there a sequel to the Brandon Routh-Kevin Spacey "Superman" in the making? And what is Spacey doing nowadays? Terrific actor. — George S., Cleveland DEAR GEORGE: The two-time Oscar winner concludes his starring ...

06/08/2007 Bynes Sought Musical-Making Wisdom From Travolta/Orlando Back To Roots As Judge For Internet Song Of The Year
Amanda Bynes admits that she took full advantage of being around musical veteran John Travolta while filming the July-debuting "Hairspray." "He's such a nice guy, and he's such a legend that you want to take notes and sort of ...

06/07/2007 'American Idol' Winner Stunned and Saddened by Roth Threats/No Rest for Busy Brad Pitt
"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks was disturbed and dismayed to learn that obesity expert MeMe Roth was receiving death threats for calling Sparks "a vision of unhealthy." Sparks, at 17 the youngest "Idol" ...

06/06/2007 Victoria Beckham in Mad Whirl Juggling Commitments/Tagawa-Lively Stereotype-Busting Couple in 'Johnny Kapahala'
Life has been a mad whirl for Victoria Beckham of late, as she's getting ready to make the move to Los Angeles this summer with her soccer legend hubby, soon-to-be L.A. Galaxy player David Beckham, and their two little boys. The former Spice ...

06/05/2007 Shakira Plans Break From Music, Directs Attention To Acting/Gabrielle Anwar Made Ira Character Too Real
Shakira is looking to take a long, long break — at least from music — according to insiders who work with the multi-Grammy-winning, international singing star. She just wrapped her Oral Fixation tour with a record-breaking concert ...

06/05/2007 'Betty' Troops Hurry Back, Ana Ortiz Cuts Short Honeymoon/Adam Sandler Doing Double Duty
"Ugly Betty" regular Ana Ortiz reports she'll have to cut her upcoming honeymoon short since the hit ABC dramedy is now scheduled to start shooting its second season next month. Hollywood studios are speeding production and trying to ...

06/04/2007 Shakira Plans Break From Music, Directs Attention To Acting/Gabrielle Anwar Made Ira Character Too Real
Shakira is looking to take a long, long break — at least from music — according to insiders who work with the multi-Grammy-winning, international singing star. She just wrapped her Oral Fixation tour with a record-breaking concert ...

06/02/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: With the new Nancy Drew movie coming out, we started wondering what's become of the 1970s' Nancy Drew, Pamela Sue Martin. An update, please? — Toni B., West Haven, Conn. DEAR TONI: Martin has the Season 2 DVD release of the &...

06/01/2007 Amos Plans Amistad Sailing Voyage for Gang Members/Longoria Gets Bridal Slumber Partied By Gal Pals
"Men in Trees" regular John Amos reports he's working on an extremely ambitious experiment with rival gangs as part of the documentary he'll be producing and directing for the Amistad America Project. "Amistad America is ...

05/31/2007 Dave Navarro Jumps Into (SET ITAL) New (END ITAL) New TV Arena With Internet Show/Elisabeth Shue: 'Gracie' Family-Inspired Film Had Conflict
Dave Navarro, who has been at the forefront of reality television with his and former wife Carmen Electra's two MTV series and his CBS "Rock Star: INXS" show, is now throwing himself into the newer new arena of Internet TV. He's ...

05/30/2007 Venezuela's Actress Alonso Calls For Talk With Glover/Jones Happy To 'Graduate' To Characters Like Aunt Eller
"He knows I'm looking for him. He knows I want to talk. If he's really a humanitarian and an honest, good human being, as people say, I expect him to get a hold of me," says actress Maria Conchita Alonso, speaking of Danny Glover. ...

05/29/2007 Love, Aging, Cutbacks & Hubby Directing Ahead on Kyra 'Closer'/Debra Messing Turns Ed Burns Fan With 'Violets'
Kyra Sedgwick expects to be working with her hubby, Kevin Bacon, on her TNT "The Closer" series, which returns to the tube June 18 — but only off-screen. He'll keep his involvement behind the camera, as director, she says. ...

05/28/2007 Hayden, Jansen Panettiere Plot 'Play Room' Project Anew/Kroeger Says He's Up For Challenge of Latest Nickelback Tour
It TV starlet Hayden Panettiere — a.k.a. "Heroes'" cheerleader — went off to make "Fireflies in the Garden" with Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Emily Watson, Ioan Gruffudd, Willem Dafoe and Carrie-Ann Moss after wrapping ...

05/26/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" has been on for several weeks, but the students have had on the same clothes for the entire time. What's up with that? Did they tape the whole season at once? — Celeste H., Bronx, N.Y.<...

05/25/2007 Isaacs Too Busy for 'Potter' With 'Brotherhood' and 'Good'/Reality TV Maestro Gets Into Detective Work
Jason Isaacs, known to "Harry Potter" fans as eeee-vil Lucius Malfoy, is not going to be able to make the July premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" — and that is just fine with him. "I ...

05/24/2007 Jolie Shrugs, 'Atlas' Winces?/Hill's 'Broken Trail' Success May Lead To Series
Angelina Jolie's statement that she'll take a year off from the movie world next year might be great news for her family, but maybe not so great for the long-awaited screen version of Ayn Rand's classic "Atlas Shrugged." The project ...

05/23/2007 Gugino Hopes 'Victory' Helps Fill Void of Femme Role Models/Kiss' Criss Takes Risks With New Album
Sexy Carla Gugino has just headed to Philadelphia to begin starring stints in the big-screen "Our Lady of Victory" with David Boreanaz and Ellen Burstyn — hoping that the feature helps fill a need. "Today I don't think we ...

05/22/2007 Newton-John Denies Reports of Reteaming with Travolta/Hall Returns To 'Dexter' with New Perspective
Forget reports that Olivia Newton-John is close to re-teaming with her longtime friend and "Grease" co-star, John Travolta, in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of "Dallas." Travolta has been widely quoted saying he and ...

05/21/2007 Hall's 'Dark Knight' Role Being Kept in the Dark/Hollywood Hot for 'American Idol' Singer Mcphee
"Dead Zone" star Anthony Michael Hall reports the plot of the latest Batman saga, "The Dark Knight," is so secret he's forbidden to even say what character he's portraying. "I signed a confidentiality agreement, and I ...

05/18/2007 In Studio, Britney's Right on Track, Insists Sean Garrett/Barry Gibb Pooling Talent With Sons
Even as reports swirl of Britney Spears prancing around in her underwear in an L.A. club the other night — songwriter/record producer Sean Garrett insists the tempest-tossed singer is on track and in good spirits about the comeback album she's ...

05/17/2007 Rydell Lucky With Major Stars Hungry To Act in 'Even Money'/'Heartland' Shows Spiritual Side of Transplants, Says Matchett
When you're a revered filmmaker and you have a script good enough to attract Kim Basinger, Nick Cannon, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Carla Gugino, Ray Liotta, Jay Mohr, Tim Roth, Grant Sullivan and Forest Whitaker, you shouldn't have much trouble ...

05/16/2007 Selleck's New Role Will Mean Schedule Squeeze/Good News and Bad News for Ira Glass
There's no question that Tom Selleck's new starring role in NBC's "Las Vegas" is going to mean some schedule juggling for the one-time "Magnum, P.I." star. With his fourth Jesse Stone movie, "Sea Change," coming up ...

05/15/2007 Kelly Ripa Says She Might Be Done With Acting/Franco-Rogen Pot Pic 'Super Bad and Very Funny,' Says Cole
Soap star-turned-talk show host Kelly Ripa got back into performing with her sitcom "Hope & Faith," but now she tells us she might be done with acting. "As much fun as 'Hope & Faith' was, it was a lot of work. It made me ...

05/14/2007 'Pirates' Inspires Outdoor Advertising Thieves/Diabetes Diagnosis Turned Out a Blessing for Brenda Russell
If poster theft is any indication of how big "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is going to be, someone had better be battening down the hatches. We get word that as of late last week, more than half of the "Pirates" ...

05/12/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I am interested in Eric Mabius of "Ugly Betty." What has he been in before? Is he married? Background? — Lauren T., Cleveland DEAR LAUREN: Mabius, 36, is married — and his wife, interior designer Ivy Sherman, ...

05/11/2007 Carlos Mencia Realized His Fame Thanks To Fight/John Amos Partnering Up With Cash Kin for First Country Album
You know you've become famous when … people you don't even know dislike you. That's the discovery of comedian Carlos Mencia, who tells this column that he wasn't aware of his fame until the story of his fight with "Fear Factor" host ...

05/11/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The song that Cheryl and Ian danced the waltz to on "Dancing With the Stars" on April 9 brought back some nice memories. I haven't heard it in many years. What is the name of that song, and who was the original artist who ...

05/10/2007 Stars Gather To Support Karan Dream To Unite Medical Worlds/Kapoor Among Series Names Awaiting Multiple Fates
If superstar designer Donna Karan's efforts to bring together Eastern and Western medicine fail to jell, it certainly won't be due to a lack of celebrity support. Michael J. Fox is set to speak at her Urban Zen company's huge, two-week Well-...

05/09/2007 Tyler Perry Unveiling Different Janet Jackson in New Pic/'Brothers And Sisters' To Go Out With A Sob
Get ready for Janet Jackson as you've never seen her before. So says Tyler Perry, who has Jackson starring along with himself, songstress Jill Scott, and Sharon Leal of "Dreamgirls" fame in his forthcoming "Why Did I Get Married?" ...

05/08/2007 Fatone Weighs Offers, But 'Odd Couple' With Bass Off List/Maples Thought Twice About Return To Spotlight
"Dancing with the Stars" contender Joey Fatone is weighing offers that have been pouring in thanks to his fresh burst of popularity, but says he's not rushing into anything. "There have been talks about doing things, but I'll start ...

05/07/2007 Director Badham Plans Princess Diana Pic -- But Not With Lohan/Girls Lining Up in Hopes of Joining 'Kit Kittredge' Movie
"Saturday Night Fever" director John Badham tells us he plans to make a movie about the late Princess Diana, but don't expect him to be calling Lindsay Lohan about the part. The hard-partying starlet told reporters a few months ago that she ...

05/05/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I would like to know if Gary Sinise of "C.S.I.: New York" is an amputee. I saw him in "Forrest Gump," and he didn't have any legs. — Della J., Austin, Texas DEAR DELLA: Sinise's appearance as an amputee in &...

05/04/2007 Ross Weighs Prospects for 'Girlfriends' Future/China Commits to Special Olympics Extravaganza
"Girlfriends" ends its seventh season with an hour-long cliffhanger Monday night (5/7) — as Tracee Ellis Ross' Joan character must weigh a marriage proposal. Behind the scenes, the cliffhanger is about whether the show will return for ...

05/03/2007 Sinise, Heading to Iraq, Says Supporting Troops Is All Positive/'CSI's' Hall Re-Ups, Looks Forward to Character Growth
Gary Sinise takes off Sunday (5/6) with his Lt. Dan Band for Europe, where "We'll play at six or seven military bases 'til the 16th. Then I'll go on to Iraq on my own until the 24th, then come back and work on the Memorial Day show," he says,...

05/02/2007 Alicia Keys in 'Musical Cocoon' Working on Third Studio Album/Apolo Ohno Will Go for Gold Again in 2010 Olympics
Sounds like Alicia Keys finally has her much-anticipated third studio album cookin' on a front burner. The multi-Grammy-winning singer's reps recently announced that because she's been busy in recent months concentrating on her acting ...

05/01/2007 D'oh! 'The Simpson's' Movie Secret Even to Fat Tony!/Locke, Loaded and Ready to Roll!
D'oh! Joe Mantegna, the voice of mob boss Fat Tony on "The Simpsons," says even he doesn't know where the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of the hit animated series will take America's favorite dysfunctional 'toon family. &...

04/30/2007 Now It's Three Directors in the Family for Gena Rowlands/Production Seeks Double for Brad's Backside
Gena Rowlands just might be the only actress to have been directed in major feature films by three different members of her immediate family — her late husband, John Cassevetes; her son, Nick, and now, her daughter, Zoe. "Her first ...

04/27/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I miss watching the show "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye." Can you please tell me what happened to Deanne Bray? — D.R., New York City DEAR D.R.: Since the ending of her popular PAX drama, the actress has appeared on "Law &...

04/25/2007 Eric Roberts Adds 'Dark Knight' To Crowded Schedule/Carlson Says He'll Never Dance Again
Eric Roberts has just been set to play a mafia kingpin in Christopher Nolan's latest Christian Bale "Batman" movie, "The Dark Knight," joining the production in June. It's the latest in an especially bountiful current crop of ...

04/24/2007 Stone Cold Envisions Movie Career a la Bronson or Mcqueen/McLendon-Covey: Lifetime Cuts 'Lovespring' Stripping Episode
Wrestling icon Stone Cold Steve Austin says his ultimate goal is to be far more than just another former wrestler-cum-action star. "I would love to do movies like Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen or Clint Eastwood — good movies with ...

04/23/2007 Big Kenny Alphin Aims To Keep Light Shining in Face of Tragedies/Catherine Bell Back on Base, This Time as Military Wife
Kenny Alphin — Big Kenny of country's ultra-hot Big & Rich duo — is near tears when speaking about the tragedy of 33 lives lost at the hands of a deranged gunman at Virginia Tech last week. "It tears me up that this could happen. ...

04/21/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I was watching the movie "Deuces Wild," which came out in 2002 with Stephen Dorff. I would like to know who sang the song "To Be Loved" in the scene where a guy is looking through the window at a girl who is disrobing. ...

04/20/2007 Kelly Ripa: Regis' Return Not a Moment Too Soon/'Brady Bunch's' Marcia, Maureen Mccormick, Pens Book
Kelly Ripa tells us Regis Philbin's planned return to "Live With Regis & Kelly" Thursday (4/26) isn't coming a moment too soon as far as she is concerned. "Without Regis, it's a lot of work. He really holds down the majority ...

04/19/2007 Selleck: 'Vegas' Reports 'Premature' (But Don't Bet Against 'Em)/'Bachelor' Host Feels Show Making up for Lost Luster
Reports that Tom Selleck is to be the new marquee name of NBC's "Las Vegas" series now that James Caan is leaving are "way premature," according to Selleck — but don't be surprised if they come to pass. "It's not ...

04/18/2007 Carlos Mencia Weighs in on the Imus Affair, Prepares for Flak/McRaney and Burke -- Fairytale Renewal of Marriage Vows
Now it's Comedy Central's "It" Bad Boy comic, Carlos Mencia, leaping into the Don Imus media firestorm. He tells this column that he's taping a bit in response this week that will soon find its way onto his show. It certainly won't calm ...

04/17/2007 Rick Schroder Relents On Kids' Show Biz Desires/Gold Medalist-Turned-'Dancing' Celeb Ohno Turns Actor
Rick Schroder is giving up protecting his children from the pitfalls of show business. The actor, who broke into the business at age 5 and was starring in the big-screen "The Champ" at the age of 9, had vowed that his four offspring ...

04/16/2007 John Legend Preparing to Add Acting to His Resume/Molly Shannon Wants to Get Dramatic
Having already proven himself in multiple areas of the music world, five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-musician-producer John Legend is now preparing to add the word actor to his resume. "I'm working with a coach, and I think ...

04/14/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Tequan Richmond of "Everybody Hates Chris" looks so familiar. Did he do another show before this one? Some background, please? — J.D., Cleveland DEAR J.D.: You might recognize the 15-year-old Burlington, N.C., native ...

04/13/2007 Thank God Show Wasn't the Bad Decision He Thought, Says Grier/'Heroes' James Kyson Lee Heads to Japan for Real for First Time
David Alan Grier admits he had doubts about hosting NBC's new "Thank God You're Here" improvisational comedy show. "You can't really rehearse it, so when we started taping, it was mostly me standing there doing interstitials &...

04/12/2007 Trouble-Plagued Daniel Baldwin Insists He's Staying Sober/Laura Prepon Intends To Make It as a Director
Trouble-plagued Daniel Baldwin wants the world to know he's not crying wolf this time when he claims he's six months sober — and means to stay that way. The actor, who plays himself playing Tony Soprano in a fictional movie in "The ...

04/11/2007 'Queens' Co. Getting Emotional as They Near End, Says Leah/Reyes Speculates on When 'Scrubs' Will Get Scrubbed
The often tough-talking Leah Remini tells us she's become quite emotional now that the cast and crew of the long-running "The King of Queens" is in its last stretch. "We're not celebrating. We're all pretty sad about it. It's ...

04/10/2007 Charles Gibson Not Pleased Katie Couric Far Behind/Superstars, Star Dancers Turning Out For Ms Gala
Charles Gibson is anything but pleased that "The CBS Evening News" is running a distant third in the ratings with Katie Couric at the helm. Says the anchor of ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson," "To be honest, I ...

04/09/2007 Mike Myers Taking On Walter Mitty/Michael Shanks Goes Ba-a-a-d
If all goes as Mike Myers hopes, he'll be taking on James Thurber's famous Walter Mitty character in a contemporary version of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Myers' vehicle, which is currently being scripted by Jay Kogen, is not to be ...

04/07/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: As a former faithful viewer of "Touched by An Angel," I wonder what Roma Downey has been doing. I haven't seen her in a long time. — Rose M., Cleveland DEAR ROSE: The Ireland-born actress starred in a February-March ...

04/06/2007 Thompson Tests Her Heavy Drama Mettle in 'Life Interrupted'/Caveman Series a Step Closer to Becoming Reality
Lea Thompson took a major departure from the lighthearted fare for which she's best known in the upcoming "A Life Interrupted," playing real-life rape victim-turned-lobbyist Debbie Smith. "What I love about her story is, it's a ...

04/05/2007 Debra Messing Gave Her All Dancing with Fishes/Three 6 Mafia Making The Most of Reality Show
Debra Messing was put through such physical paces during filming of the May 4 release "Lucky You" with Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana, it almost sounds as if the multi-Emmy-winning actress was doing an action flick. But it was all for laughs, ...

04/04/2007 Dean, Christopher Cain in Mormon Film Controversy/Marques Houston Gets Personal, But Not Too Much
"He just wants people to see the movie and draw their own conclusions," says Dean Cain, speaking of "September Dawn" — the May 4 release written and directed by his father, Christopher Cain, in which Dean plays Mormon Church ...

04/03/2007 Jon Cryer and Lisa Joyner Plan June Wedding/Joe Mantegna Pulls Eclectic String of Roles
"Two and a Half Men's" Jon Cryer has big plans for this year's hiatus, but they don't involve work. "I'm going to get married!" reports the actor, who's been the man in the life of beautiful TV reporter Lisa Joyner for close to two ...

04/02/2007 Jay Mohr a Changed Man Thanks to Nikki Cox/'Lincolon Heights' Return Planned
People who think of actor/comedian Jay Mohr as caustic and angry probably haven't talked to him lately. "I was bananas for a long time. I'm not proud of who I was. It was a result of unhappiness," admits "Ghost Whisperer's" ...

03/31/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The dog in "Bridge to Terabithia" is adorable. What breed is it? — Michelle R., Staten Island, N.Y. DEAR MICHELLE: Paddy, the pooch who plays troll-hunting dog Prince Terrien in the lovely Walden Media feature, is ...

03/30/2007 Mo'nique Found Prison Comedy Show Visit Profoundly Affecting/Randy Spelling: Hard To Keep Doing Show after Father's Death
Former "The Parkers" star Mo'Nique went to prison to do a comedy show — and says she found the experience more profoundly affecting than she could have imagined. "Don't misunderstand me. Most people who are in prison should ...

03/29/2007 Andrew Dice Clay Aims for 50,000-Plus Crowd in Stadium Event/'Nashville Star' Winner Completes First Album a Week After Show
Andrew Dice Clay declares now that his currently running VH-1 reality show, "Dice Undisputed," has brought him back in the spotlight. "I want to do something bigger than I've ever done! "I've always called myself the ...

03/28/2007 No Acting for Rzeznick, Who Hates It When Actors Want a Band/Rita Wilson Wows Celeb-Packed Audience in L.A. Stage Bow
Hollywood might be interested in Goo Goo Dolls singer/songwriter/guitarist Johnny Rzeznick, who's known for his charisma and sex appeal, but Rzeznick has no interest in turning thespian. "You know what, the world doesn't need another ...

03/27/2007 Jamie Lee Curtis in the Market for Acting Work -- A Little/Colbert a Tough Act to Follow for Little
Jamie Lee Curtis was believed to have closed the book on her acting career last year. However, that's not quite the case. "If I can make a stupid analogy, honestly, I am open for business. But my operating hours are limited. My focus is ...

03/26/2007 Joel Madden Annoyed by Personal Swipes in Album Reviews/Hardin Shoots Down 'Office' Pregnancy Rumor
Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden is aggravated by personal swipes in a number of reviews of the band's new "Good Morning Revival" album — attacks in the form of snarky comments about his romantic involvements with Hillary Duff and ...

03/24/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR MS. SMITH: In February, you answered a question regarding obtaining "The Six Million Dollar Man" TV series on DVD and stated such DVDs were available at certain websites and specifically mentioned TVAddicts.tv. I followed your advice ...

03/23/2007 Williams Flies Back into Series Game/Smiley Sees 'Covenant' Movement as Parties Prep for Primaries
Treat Williams begins production of his forthcoming "Heartland" series in Los Angeles Monday (3/26), with plans to commute back and forth to the Park City, Utah home he and his family established during his "Everwood" tenure. <...

03/22/2007 Legend Doing Tour, Songs For 'Pride,' Aretha, Whitney, Jennifer/Ira Glass' Fans Chary Over TV Move
John Legend reports he and Aretha Franklin have been in the studio of late, recording a tune for her forthcoming J Records album that he wrote especially for the legendary songstress. "It's different for her — a party song called 'Turn It ...

03/21/2007 Penn Jillette Criticizes Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Moore/Jennifer Lopez' Costar Claims Its All About The Work On Set
Illusionist/debunker/host Penn Jillette takes aim at Sacha Baron Cohen and Michael Moore, scoffing the notion of their respective movies as representing reality. "Michael Moore and Sacha Baron Cohen are doing the same thing — taking ...

03/20/2007 George Lopez Setting Sites on Big Screen 'Richest Man/Daryn Kagan's Reinvention Moving Right Along
Now that "The George Lopez Show" has wrapped for the season, the comic-cum-actor-producer-director says he'll be concentrating on the big screen. "I have a movie at Universal called 'The Richest Man in the World,'" says ...

03/19/2007 Foxworthy Takes Exception to 'Dumbing Down' Claim/Paulina Porizkova's 'Dancing with The Stars' Just for Fun
Jeff Foxworthy takes exception to claims in the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times that "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" is a flagrant example of the dumbing down of today's quiz shows. "I only get about 40 percent of the ...

03/17/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: An update, please, on George Carlin. Haven't seen him in a while. Age? Upcoming activities? — Jeff M., Cleveland DEAR JEFF: The revered and reviled comedy master has had to deal with heart failure and breathing problems in ...

03/16/2007 Bishop and Tarantino Ready To Roll with Modern Biker Flick/Loughlin Lines Up New Project
Larry Bishop and Quentin Tarantino have set an end-of-April production start for "Hellride," Bishop's modern-day take on those 1960s motorcycle flicks he used to turn out for B-movie masters American International Pictures. It's the project ...

03/15/2007 Schedule Turned Out To Be a Little Too Tight for Tori/Another Thing Joe Simpson's Got That You Don't
Before she went into labor, Tori Spelling was wondering whether she'd bitten off a little more than she could chew — juggling her TV commitments and the impending birth of her son. Turns out she was right. Spelling and hubby, Dean ...

03/14/2007 Trump, The Daughter, Says 'Apprentice' Will Highlight New City/Busey Normal for 'Three Minutes at a Time,' Says Costar
Look for "The Apprentice" to come to you next fall from Miami, or Las Vegas or Chicago or … Ivanka Trump notes that the Trump Organization has properties in development in each of the three urban areas — properties that would ...

03/13/2007 Debra Messing Challenged as Never Before with 'Starter Wife'/Andy Bell of Erasure Upbeat About Tour Despite HIV Status
Talk about a change of pace. Debra Messing traded in the lifestyle of an established sitcom star for the most demanding assignment of her career, leading the cast of the USA Network's six-hour miniseries "The Starter Wife." "It ...

03/12/2007 Louis-Dreyfus Old 'Seinfeld' Cohorts May Visit 'Old Christine'/'24's' Itzin Talks of Working with Lohan Before the Shutdown
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whose "The New Adventures of Old Christine" returns to the tube tonight (3/12), reveals that the hit sitcom might feature a guesting by one — or more — of her old "Seinfeld" buddies, if the right ...

03/10/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: The late Paul Lynde was one of the funniest performers ever. He died at a fairly young age, didn't he? When did he die and what was the cause? I've heard different things, such as that he died of AIDS. — Noah J., Westchester, N.Y....

03/09/2007 Margaret Cho Enjoying Success Her Way/Comedy Central May Add African American 'News' With Grier
It's hectic time for Margaret Cho — with her role on Fox's "'Til Death," plus her starring stint in the comedy/burlesque show "The Sensuous Woman," which is bound for off-Broadway in the fall. She also recently completed ...

03/08/2007 Sam Neill Debunks 'Jurassic Park IV' Internet Rumors/Arab Comic Hopes To Laugh People Into New Attitudes
Forget reports that have Sam Neill lined up to reprise his paleontologist character Dr. Alan Grant in "Jurassic Park IV" with plans to go before the cameras this year. "I know nothing about it. I haven't heard from anyone," informs ...

03/07/2007 Jill Hennessy Shifting Her Focus to Music Realm/British Tabs Invented Victoria-Bianca Rivalry, Says Kajlich
Now that "Crossing Jordan" has wrapped, star Jill Hennessy is aiming to prove herself in the music realm. She reports she'll soon be totally focused on finishing her as-yet-untitled debut album. "We have 14 songs, but only ...

03/06/2007 Kyle Chandler & Co. Wrap 'Friday Night Lights,' Await Fate/McConaughey, Hanks, Grammer Make Use of Reality
The critically adored but ratings poor "Friday Night Lights" wraps for the season — or forever — in Dallas at the end of this week, with its cast and crew holding out hope that NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly has not ...

03/05/2007 Perlman Getting into Shape for Del Toro 'Hellboy' Sequel/Kelly Sutton Bio-Pic on Fast Track to Lifetime
Acclaimed "Pan's Labyrinth" filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has just set off for Budapest to "zero in on the beginning of principal photography" for "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" — the big screen sequel to his surprise ...

03/03/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: My wife and I watch the reruns on TBS of "The Steve Harvey Show." How did Merlin Santana, who plays Romeo, die and how old was he? — Ralph and Ann M., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR RALPH AND ANN: Santana was a mere 26 years old ...

03/02/2007 'Wild Hogs' Quartet of Stars Rarin' for Sequel, Says Travolta/Lawrence Hurrying Into 'The Better Man' Action in Louisiana
John Travolta says he and Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy are rarin' to get back in the saddle to do a sequel to the big-screen comedy "Wild Hogs," opening today (3/2). "If it does as well as they think it will do, ...

03/01/2007 Heterosexual Male Ty Pennington Joins Design Mag Market/Armand Assante Gets Surprisingly Philosophical
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's" tireless host Ty Pennington might need an extreme makeover himself by summer. In addition to making over homes in 25 different states for this season of the popular ABC reality show, Pennington is keeping ...

02/28/2007 'Raines' Cutback Had Silver LiningFor Jeff Goldblum/Bob Saget Gets in his Licks on the L-o-o-ng Oscars
It looked like bad news for Jeff Goldblum in December, when NBC decided to cut its order for his March 15-debuting "Raines" series from 13 episodes to seven. But the change turned out to be in the actor's favor — on the big-screen side ...

02/27/2007 Richard Lewis Getting Well Grounded In Urban Farming/Julie Andrews Rolling Along, Prepping 'Dumpy' Children's Shows
Comic Richard Lewis reports he's been juggling his standup gigs with some earthly digs now that he's on the board of Urban Farming, a nonprofit organization founded by singer/songwriter Taja Sevelle to help eradicate hunger by planting food crops on ...

02/26/2007 Anxiety Rules as Sims & Co. Await 'Las Vegas'' Fate/Patricia Heaton Says She Couldn't Resist 'Action' with Kelsey
Angst was evident among the cast and crew of "Las Vegas" the other day as they completed fourth season production with the future of the show in limbo. This is the word from "Las Vegas" co-star Molly Sims, who notes, "...

02/24/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what actress Lark Voorhies ("Saved by the Bell") is doing nowadays? Is she married? — Mel O., Bronx, N.Y. DEAR MEL: Wed to actor Miguel Coleman since 1996, Voorhees continues to act and develop ...

02/23/2007 Lopez Makes Immigration Top Topic on Comedy Special/'Black Donnellys' Pet Project for Haggis and Moresco
George Lopez says he's pulling no punches in his live HBO comedy special, "George Lopez: America's Mexican" airing tomorrow night (2/24) from The Dodge Theatre in Phoenix. "The HBO special is a little more adult," says Lopez....

02/22/2007 Madsen Calls Carrey 'Bizarre Behavior' Story Bald-Faced Lie/Nominee Hudson Makes Time To Coach N.O. Student On BET Show
Virginia Madsen leaps to the defense of her "The Number 23" leading man, Jim Carrey, in the wake of the recent, devastating report in Radar magazine that the actor's "bizarre behavior and on-set tantrums" are giving him a ...

02/21/2007 No Time To Bask in Glory for 'The Queen's' Stephen Frears/Reality Show Headliner New York Says She's Found Love
Oscar-nominated "The Queen" director Stephen Frears isn't taking any time to bask in the glory being heaped upon his film — and leading lady Helen Mirren. "The next day, it's all back to normal," says Frears, who's set ...

02/20/2007 Daly Poised To Make Prime Time Show of Viewer Videos/Ondrasik Doesn't Want To Skip Kids' Milestones To Tour
Carson Daly, who's celebrating the fifth anniversary of his late-night NBC show, could soon have two ongoing programs on that network. In addition to his "Last Call With Carson Daly," he's going into high gear with preparations for &...

02/19/2007 Levinson: Movies Sometimes Don't Match Critics' Expectations/Wilson Says 'Evening' Goes Deeper Into Characters Than Book
Barry Levinson took a critical hammering for his Robin Williams "Man of the Year" comedy last year, but the Oscar-winning filmmaker is philosophical about reviewers singing his praises — or not. "Through my career there are these ...

02/17/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: I've fallen in love with the voice of Josh Groban. Can you tell about his background? And is he married? — Barbara L., Cleveland DEAR BARBARA: Groban, who turns 26 years old Feb. 27, is not married. Last summer, he and actress ...

02/16/2007 Carrie Fisher Moving Full Speed Ahead on 'Awful' Adaptation/A Departure from a Departure for Jacqueline Bissett
Carrie Fisher reports she's moving full speed ahead on the TV adaptation of her best-selling book, "The Best Awful," which fictionalized Fisher's relationship with gay agent Bryan Lourd, father of her daughter, Billie. "I ...

02/15/2007 Aniston Guesting on 'Dirt' Sent Series Team Into Scramble/Stahl Autism Report Missing Hoped-For Breakthrough
Jennifer Aniston's upcoming guesting on buddy Courteney Cox Arquette's FX "Dirt" sent the show's behind-the-scenes team into scramble mode. Yes, we mean the much-talked-about segment in which Aniston is playing a lesbian and shares a kiss ...

02/14/2007 Filmmakers Back to the Scenes of the Crimes for 'Zodiac'/Jane Seymour Enjoying String of Sexy Comedies
David Fincher's March 2-opening "Zodiac" made for an intense journey from book to screen, reports Phoenix Pictures senior vice president of production, Brad Fischer. The feature, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark ...

02/13/2007 Josh Holloway Says He Paid For 'Married, Not Buried' Line/Liu, Curz Among Names to Pop Up on 'Ugly Betty'
Watch what you say around the media. "Lost" hunk Josh Holloway says he's still getting fallout from his remarks a few months ago about marriage and having a roving eye. It might not seem all that bad: "I still like to look around,...

02/12/2007 Cusimano Pooh-Poohs Tabloid Tales of Another Woman/ Howie Mandel: Keeps Kids at Home If You Come to Standup Shows
Forget those tabloid stories that link domestic maven Rachael Ray's husband, The Cringe frontman John Cusimano, to another woman. That's the word from Cusimano, who wants us to know those tales are not even a fly in the soup for him and his wife. <...

02/10/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: As a fan of "Night Court," I've been curious for a while as to what has become of Harry Anderson. Please fill us in. — Paul K., Cleveland DEAR PAUL: Magician Harry and his wife, Elizabeth, were well known as ...

02/09/2007 Ty Pennington Out to Tout 'Edition' He's 'Most Proud Of'/ Cowboy Troy Pushes Envelope Even Further With New CD
"This is the one show I'm most proud of," declares "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" host Ty Pennington of this Sunday's (2/11) special two-hour episode. In it, the team makes over a house for Jason Thomas, the ex-Marine who helped ...

02/08/2007 Hollywood Star Debut a Quick Break for Busy Stiller & Meara/ Collins & Castmates Wonder If It's (Finally) Over
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are getting ready for the unveiling of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame tomorrow (2/9) — with their offspring, Ben and Amy, and other family members expected to be on hand, along with past and present ...

02/07/2007 Aretha Franklin Looking For Fresh Movie Involvement/Melissa Etheridge Sizes Up Oscars Vs. Grammys
Legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is ready for Hollywood to open its doors for her — seriously. "Tell Hollywood to give a sister some 'Respect,'" says the 18-time-Grammy-winning songstress, quoting the title of one of her ...

02/06/2007 Bassett and Vance Tell Their Own Story of Transforming Love/Armand Assante Brings Personal Passion to Arms Dealer Role
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance will be launching their "Friends: A Love Story" book on Valentine's Day, with a tour kicking off in New York at month's end that will keep the show business power couple busy into summer. It almost ...

02/05/2007 Davis Dismisses Hudson 'Idol' Comments, Plans Her Album/Perkins Not Looking Forward To Resuming 'Weeds' Character
Music mogul Clive Davis shrugs over Jennifer Hudson's widely reported quotes in Essence magazine that she considered her stint on "American Idol" "abusive." Says the industry superpower, who has signed a number of "American ...

02/04/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: My wife and I were watching the film "Matilda" the other night, and we were wondering what Mara Wilson, the actress who played Matilda, is doing these days? — Paul and Florrie P., Chattanooga, Tenn. DEAR PAUL AND ...

02/02/2007 Mandy Moore Ducks Relationship Questions at Movie Premiere/Humperdinck Offers Sentimental Alternative to Half-Time
Mandy Moore has been seen getting cozy with Nicole Richie's ex-fiance Adam Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, in recent pictures, but her possible new love interest was nowhere to be seen — at least by the cameras — at the premiere of Moore's new ...

02/01/2007 No (Mr.) Big Excitement Over 'Sex and The City' Pic for Chris Noth/'Lost's' Kim Admits Parents 'Freaked Out' Over Acting Career
Chris Noth isn't getting worked up about the prospect of reprising his role as Mr. Big in a big-screen version of "Sex and the City." He's heard the chatter that the film will finally be made, but says he doesn't believe it. On the ...

01/31/2007 Jaclyn Smith Gets Reality Show, Thanks to Emmys, Great Hair/Holland-Dozier-Holland Size Up 'Dreamgirls'
Think it's not important to be an awards show presenter? Think again. Original Charlie's Angel Jaclyn Smith will be making a return to weekly TV as a reality star — thanks to her latest awards show appearance. "Bravo saw her on the Emmys ...

01/31/2007 Jaclyn Smith Gets Reality Show, Thanks to Emmys, Great Hair/Holland-Dozier-Holland Size Up 'Dreamgirls'
Think it's not important to be an awards show presenter? Think again. Original Charlie's Angel Jaclyn Smith will be making a return to weekly TV as a reality star — thanks to her latest awards show appearance. "Bravo saw her on the Emmys ...

01/30/2007 Jewel Says Yes to Country Album, No to Pursuing More Acting/Barry Bostwick Finds Meryl's Daughter a Gem of an Actress
Three-time Grammy nominee Jewel reports she's gearing up to record her first country CD — but it's not a matter of simply capitalizing on her current exposure as the co-host of the USA Network's "Nashville Star" talent show this season....

01/29/2007 Binoche Finds 'a Lot of Work' Making Comedy with Carell, Cook/Melissa Peterman Mourns End of 'Reba' Series
What's it like for an elegant French Oscar-winning actress to work with a couple of knucklehead American comedy stars? In the case of the recently wrapped "Dan in Real Life" with Juliette Binoche, Steve Carell and Dane Cook, "It was ...

01/27/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Is Kay Panabaker playing Nancy Drew in the new movie of the detective books? — Jamie L., Canton, Ohio DEAR JAMIE: No, Emma Roberts has the role of the teen sleuth in "Nancy Drew: the Mystery in Hollywood Hills," ...

01/26/2007 Steve Harvey 'Moving In Better Direction as a Man' Sans Series/Kelly Hu Happy Doing Naughty Bawdy Scenes
Don't expect Steve Harvey to jump back into the TV series game any time soon. Harvey says he's in no rush to return to the grind. "I could easily go back," says the former star of "The Steve Harvey Show" and "Steve ...

01/25/2007 Third 'Pirates' A Wrap At Last, Nighy Enjoys Company Of Ladies/'Heroes' Hayden Panettiere Sifts Through Big-Screen Offers
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" wrapped reshoots in Hawaii last week, reports Bill Nighy — that's Davy Jones to "Pirates" fans, matey. Since it started shooting in the first quarter of 2005, concurrently with last ...

01/24/2007 Sense of Urgency For '60 Minutes' Team, Says Kroft/Rapper Common Finds Acting New Challenge
"60 Minutes'" Steve Kroft reports that he and his fellow correspondents on the storied show have been putting their shoulders to the grindstone since Mike Wallace stepped back last year and Ed Bradley met his untimely death of leukemia in ...

01/23/2007 Affleck: Choosing Different Career Road Paying Off/Williams To Jump Back Into Music Once 'Betty' Wraps Season
Ben Affleck tells us he's no longer in the market to do big Hollywood effects kinds of movies. "Not any time soon. You never say never — but right now, and for the next two or three years, I have other plans," says the actor, who is ...

01/22/2007 Lopez Ready For Miss America Gig, But Not To Admit Romance/Williams Jealous Of Ben And Casey Affleck Brotherly Bond
Mario Lopez tells us that although many celebrities are currently vying for a spot on "Dancing With the Stars," his famous friends aren't interested. "They saw how much work I was going through so they said, 'Forget that,'" ...

01/20/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what happened to David Schwimmer after "Friends," and also, is he married? — Shirley S., Cedar Rapids, Iowa DEAR SHIRLEY: Schwimmer, who provided the voice of hypochondriac giraffe Melman in the hit ...

01/19/2007 George Lopez' Show Comes Back Aiming to Make Noise/ Ashleigh Banfield Talks About Her Big Life Change
"George Lopez" leading lady Constance Marie admits that "at first we were nervous" about ABC's decision to put the five-year-old series on its midseason replacement list, and the show's absence from the air this past fall. However, ...

01/18/2007 Surprise Goodbye Of 'Er's' Laura Innes Is Permanent/Jamie Foxx His Toughest Ever As Revenge-Minded Military Man
Last Thursday's "ER" turned out to be a shocker for viewers when Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) bid adieu to the action after nearly 12 years with the show. Innes stresses that as far as she's concerned, there will be no returning. "...

01/17/2007 Art Garfunkel Out To Help Soothe Overly Stressed World/Johnathon Schaech, Heather Locklear Share Divorce Bond
Art Garfunkel takes to the road this month, performing selections from his Jan. 30 release, "Some Enchanted Evening," album of great American songbook classics — a disc he says he's been waiting years to record, and which he considers &...

01/16/2007 Joely Fisher Savors Renewal of Vows, Even Without Dad/'Project Runway' Winner Ridicules Fashion's 'Old Boys Club'
Joely Fisher, busy playing Brad Garrett's better half on Fox's "'Til Death" sitcom, is still savoring her remarriage to cinematographer Christopher Duddy, which took place on the sands of Mexico's Vallarta Nayarit on New Year's Eve. ...

01/15/2007 Craig Ferguson Braces For 'Risky' Live Show/'Babel's' Japanese Star Grateful For Brad Pitt's Assistance
"The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson admits doing a live, post-Super Bowl show on CBS Feb. 4 will be "a little risky, but you only live once. "The plan is this: I will leave Friday night after that night's show, fly to ...

01/13/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: What has become of the TV show that was to star the daughter of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin? I thought it was supposed to be appearing soon. — Katie N., Cleveland DEAR KATIE: In October, the 26-part Discovery ...

01/12/2007 De Laurentiis' Life as Celebrity Chef Glamorous, But … /Elizondo Believes Stardom Harder for Young Actors Today
Giada De Laurentiis is very much the cooking star on the rise, what with her new "Giada's Weekend Getaways" premiering today (1/12) on the Food Network, plus her ongoing "Everyday Italian" show, her "Behind the Bash" ...

01/11/2007 Aretha Franklin Advancing on Autobiographical B'way Show/Kathleen Marshall's Mixed Feeling About 'Grease'
Cicely Tyson, "American Idol's" Fantasia, Billy Dee Williams and gospel star Karen Clark are among the talents Aretha Franklin aims to line up for "From These Roots," the Broadway-bound play based on her best-selling autobiography ...

01/10/2007 Eva Longoria Not Desperate Enough to Ban Bachelor Party/Rickie Lee Jones to Tour Supporting CD Inspired by Jesus's Words
Forget reports that "Desperate Housewives'" Eva Longoria has decreed that there'll be no bachelor party for her fiancé, NBA star Tony Parker. Longoria is not that desperate a future housewife, says her rep, who adds, "That was the most ...

01/09/2007 Nicole Richie Still Making the Scene, and 'Simple Life 5', Too?/Garcia Biopic Actor Being Lined Up Even As Fans Debate Casting
Her harrowing wrong-way-on-the-freeway DUI arrest last month doesn't seem to have slowed Nicole Richie down too much. She's been out making the scene — as the widely seen photos of her kissing Good Charlotte's Joel Madden at the Ghostbar ...

01/08/2007 Oscar Prospects Full of Tough Subjects in Non-Feel-Good Year/Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett Pic Sorely Needs Academy Boost
It's the final week of Academy Awards nominations voting, with the ballots that were mailed out the day after Christmas due in by Saturday (1/13). And you'd better believe there's a lot of last-minute viewing going on, as Academy members wind up this ...

01/06/2007 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: We were talking about great movies, and "Ordinary People" came up. My boyfriend says Mary Tyler Moore made the film a cathartic experience because of her own son's death. I thought he died later. Can you clear this up? — ...

01/05/2007 John Goodman Misses 'SNL' Desperately, But Doubts Return/Kathy Gfiffin Seeks Liza Minnelli
With multiple hostings and unforgettable sketches, John Goodman is all over the "Saturday Night Live" retrospective DVDs, but the beloved actor tells us he doubts he'll ever do the show again. "I owe 'Saturday Night Live' a lot. ...

01/04/2007 Jill Hennessy Shows Her Funny Side and More/Ne-Yo Finding Fulfillment Behind Cameras As Well As In Front
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that 2007 is going to be a year of expanding horizons for "Crossing Jordan" star Jill Hennessy. With the series poised to launch its sixth season Jan. 14, she's putting fresh energy into the music side ...

01/03/2007 Aly & A.J. Use Sex Offender Incident as Warning For Fans/Erik Estrada Serious About Reserve Officer Training
Teen pop stars Aly & A.J. are chilled to have learned that a convicted sex offender was prowling one of their recent concerts. The 17- and 15-year-old sisters — Alyson and Amanda Michalka — are celebrity chairpersons for the AmberWatch ...

01/02/2007 Former 'Raymond' Brothers Team Up For Comedy Concert Trek/Former Pop Princess Tiffany Readies Album With New Sound
Brad Garrett is teaming up with "Everybody Loves Raymond" cohort Ray Romano for a concert tour that will take them cross-country and conclude in April at Las Vegas's Mirage Hotel. Garrett credits Ray with getting him back on the ...

12/30/2006 Ask Stacy
DEAR STACY: Watching reruns of "CSI: Miami" on A&E, I realized how much I miss Rory Cochrane and how good he was. Why did he leave and what has he been doing? — M.B., Hurley, N.Y. DEAR M.B.: The notoriously long hours of ...

12/29/2006 Five For Fighting Attempting to Harness Video Power For Good/Carrie Fisher Turns Her Attention to 'Best Awful' Miniseries
Platinum-selling singer/songwriter John Ondrasik — a.k.a. Five for Fighting — is calling on tech-savvy fans and other nascent filmmakers to make a difference. Ondrasik is about to release "World," the second single off his ...

12/28/2006 John Wynn Girds Self For Live TV With Tommy Lee/Shock Comic Mencia Going After Richards
"CD USA" co-host John Wynn admits he's girding himself at the prospect of doing live TV with wildman rocker Tommy Lee. "My goal is not to die," says the Asian-American hottie, whose show is broadcasting America's Party, the ...

12/27/2006 Noah Wylie Calling in Favors To Make Film Directorial Debut/'In Case Of Emergency' Pushes the Envelope and Then Some
Former "ER" regular Noah Wyle reports he'll be making his feature film directorial debut in the spring. "We raised money for a comedy called 'The Prince Test' that hopefully will start in February," says Wyle, adding at this ...

12/26/2006 Duhamel Puts Down Reports That He's Engaged to Fergie/Actress/Playwright Regina Taylor Penning Labor of Love
"Las Vegas" star Josh Duhamel and his lady love, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, head out to — well, he'd rather not say — for some year-end vacationing this week, happy together but not getting married. "There's no ...

12/25/2006 'Feliz Navidad,' the Movie, Upcoming With Feliciano in Cast/Britton Spends Break Time on African Orphan Film Project
Multi-Grammy-winning guitarist Jose Feliciano reports he'll be showing off his acting chops in "a movie coming out next year called 'Feliz Navidad.' "It's the story of a little girl who wants to get a certain type of doll, but she ...

12/22/2006 Fields Goes From Helming Najee Special To Awaiting Baby/New '24' Has Scarily Feasible Threat, Says Morrison
With her labor of love "Najee: Sax in South Africa" special premiering on BET J Christmas Eve (12/24) and a more personal production — her and musician boyfriend Chris Morgan's baby — on the way as well, Kim Fields couldn't be ...

12/21/2006 Our Virtual Stocking Stuffers For Naughty 'N' Nice Celebrities
You'd better watch out. Santa Claus is comin' to town. He knows if you've been bad or good — and we all know there's been an awful lot of naughty out there in the celebrity realm in 2006. With so many famous folk making the jolly fat man's Bad ...

12/20/2006 'Southern Baptist Sissies' Opens New Chapter in Delta's Career/Kate Walsh's Holiday Diet -- Small Portions And Snacking
Delta Burke reports she's been getting asked lately, "'How does it feel to be a gay icon?' It feels pretty good." She answers. "Everyone's good to me — respectful, supportive and very nice." This is on the heels of the ...

12/20/2006 'Southern Baptist Sissies' Opens New Chapter in Delta's Career/Kate Walsh's Holiday Diet -- Small Portions And Snacking
Delta Burke reports she's been getting asked lately, "'How does it feel to be a gay icon?' It feels pretty good." She answers. "Everyone's good to me — respectful, supportive and very nice." This is on the heels of the ...