Liz Lemon Dates a Mad Man

Rumor has it Mad Men star will play love interest on 30 Rock

(NEWSER) - Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better for Tina Fey, she’s about to get a hot, albeit fictional, new beau. A “Rock-solid mole” tells Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello that Jon Hamm of Mad Men fame has signed on for a multi-episode stint on 30 Rock. He’ll apparently be romancing Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, as her neighbor. More»

Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, 'Mad Men,' 'Glee' also among winners

(NEWSER) - Avatar and The Hangover captured the top film awards, Meryl Streep and Drew Barrymore charmed with stream-of-consciousness acceptance speeches, and host Ricky Gervais generally behaved at tonight's Golden Globes ceremony. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock established themselves as Academy Award favorites with victories in the leading dramatic role categories, as did Mo'Nique and Christoph Waltz of Inglourious Basterds in the supporting categories. More»

First-time nominees Family Guy, Hamm, Morgan could win big

(NEWSER) - Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for a best supporting actor nod has widened the playing field to new contenders like Entourage costar Kevin Dillon. More»

'Hi, I'm Madonna, may I take your donut order?'

(NEWSER) - It hasn’t always been glossy magazine covers and red carpet appearances for Tinseltown’s VIPs. Perez Hilton offers up 30 celebs and the decidedly less glamorous jobs they took before becoming famous:

• Alexander Skarsgard: The True Blood vamp once served in the Swedish military.
• James Franco: Among the renaissance man’s many jobs? A stint at McDonald’s.
• Madonna: The Material Girl hawked donut holes at Dunkin' Donuts.
• Tina Fey: The funnywoman worked at the front desk of a YMCA.
• Steven Spielberg: Who says unpaid internships aren’t good for you? Spielberg had one at Universal Studios before he became a household name.

Tina Fey, but she has to share the honor

(NEWSER) - Tina Fey is the highest-paid woman on television, but she’ll have to share the top spot with a Desperate Housewife. Forbes ’ annual ranking covers the period between May 2010 and May 2011, during which the top 10 ladies made a total of $94 million, and includes salaries, syndication deals, and endorsement deals. The top five: More»