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actor stories: 198 news summaries

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Can Keanu Outact a Robot?

Whoa—Day the Earth Stood Still
remake scores Matrix star

Aug 27, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keanu Reeves is coming back to sci-fi—the Matrix star will play the mysterious alien Klaatu in an upcoming remake of 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still, Variety reports. In the original, Klaatu threatened Earth with destruction if humans didn't stop fighting amongst themselves. No word yet on the... More »

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film • Keanu Reeves • Klaatu • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Scott Derrickson • The Night Watchman • David Ayer • actor • movies

Brady's Ex Starts Her Bunch

Quarterback, actress welcome newborn boy with promising genes

Aug 23, 07 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Bridget Moynahan gave birth to a baby boy last night, and ex-boyfriend Tom Brady was at her side in LA to kick off his parenting career. The New England Patriots quarterback and the movie star split last November, and Moynahan announced she was pregnant early this year, the Boston ... More »

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New England Patriots • football • parents • baby • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Bridget Moynahan • actor

Bill Murray's Perfect Day Ruined

Actor admits to driving golf cart under the influence in Sweden

Aug 22, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray stole a scene out of “Caddyshack” today by admitting to driving a golf cart through downtown Sweden while under the influence. When cops pulled him over, the lively thespian refused to take a breathalyzer test but did sign a statement admitting he had been drinking. Police said... More »

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golf • drunk driving • Sweden • Bill Murray • Stockholm • golf cart • actor

Chase Parks Lohan in Court

Driver sues starlet
over alleged drunken car pursuit

Aug 14, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - An apparent drunken car chase has already landed starlet Lindsay Lohan in trouble for drugs and in rehab—when she gets out she'll have small claims court on her busy docket. A passenger in the other car is suing, claiming the alleged pursuit was "one of the most frightening... More »

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Hollywood • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • alcohol abuse • drunk driving • drug abuse • car chase • actor

Juror No. 1
Is a 10

Pitt mingles with other panel members; trial ends in no contest plea

Aug 10, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt showed up for jury duty in Los Angeles after a judge ordered him to serve or be slapped with contempt charges, the BBC reports, drawing on a series of breathless updates by TMZ.com. Luckily for the busy actor, yesterday's trial ended immediately after a no... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Los Angeles • jury • jury duty • juror • actor

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

Aug 7, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.
  1. Matt Damon
  2. Brad Pitt
  3. Vince Vaughn
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Jennifer Aniston
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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • film • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • Matt Damon • Jennifer Aniston • actor • movies

Ving Rhames' Dogs Kill Caretaker

Animal control takes actor's four dogs into custody

Aug 3, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames mauled a man to death today, the LA Times reports. The victim, who has not yet been identified but was apparently a caretaker for the dogs, and was found lying dead on Rhames' front lawn this morning. Rhames is currently abroad working on... More »

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pets • death • Ving Rhames • maul • actor • dog

Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces

Vanity Fair anoints
a young generation
of leading men

Aug 2, 07 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - They're pretty, they're talented, and they're all the rage. Vanity Fair presents seven hot new young things.
  1. Shia LaBeouf: Transformers, Indiana Jones
  2. Kevin Zegers: Transamerica, The Jane Austen Book Club
  3. Michael Pitt: Dreamers, Last Days, Silk
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Hollywood • Shia LaBeouf • Indiana Jones • film • list • Kevin Zegers • Michael Pitt • Henry Cavill • Paul Dano • Ben Foster • Eddie Redmayne • actor • movies

Opera Star Beverly Sills Dead at 78

Soprano captured America's heart

Jul 3, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soprano Beverly Sills, whose ebullient personality and brilliant singing voice not only made her a star but helped demystify opera in America, died Monday night in her Manhattan home from inoperable lung cancer, the New York Times reports. She was 78. Sills spent much of her singing career with the... More »

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music • theater • obituary • opera • Beverly Sills • celebrity • New York City Opera • actor

Cruise Can Film in Germany Despite 'Cult' Status

Berlin does an about-face on anti-Hitler movie

Jun 29, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Cruise will be allowed to shoot his new movie, about a German military officer who tried to assassinate Hitler, on German soil. Earlier reports said the megastar would be banned because of his ties to Scientology, which Germany regards as a threat to democracy and keeps under "official... More »

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Hollywood • film • Scientology • Tom Cruise • Germany • Berlin • Claus von Stauffenberg • Valkyrie • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • World War II • Neo-Nazi • actor • movies

Satire Finds a Stage in Baghdad  

Iraq's waning community of actors is free of censorhip, but under siege by extremists

May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least someone is laughing: At Iraq's National Theater a one-act play called "The Intensive Care Unit" satirizes the country's bombed-out chaos. The prevailing mood, the Washington Post reports, is jovial and non-sectarian; performances are all matinees because no one dares venture out at night. More »

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Iraq • theater • satire • censorship • play • actor

Australia Cuts Stallone Down to Size

Action star draws fine for importing drugs without a prescription

May 21, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muscle-bound "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone was hit with nearly $10,000 in fines and court costs today after being convicted of bringing body-building hormones into Australia without proper documentation. Customs officials busted him with human growth hormone and testosterone in February while he was promoting "Rocky Balboa" en... More »

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film • steroids • Australia • Sylvester Stallone • hormones • trial • Rocky • Rambo • human growth hormone • actor • movies

De Niro and Pacino Reunite

Producer: "This is an event in world history."

May 18, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - They were both in Godfather II, but never on-screen together. They teamed up for Heat, but only for a few scenes. Now Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally going to tear up the screen together for a whole movie. "This is an event in world history,... More »

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film • Robert De Niro • Al Pacino • Cannes Film Festival • Righteous Kill • Nu Image • Jon Avent • actor • movies

On Broadway, It Looks Like 'Spring'

Would-be best musical leads the pack with 11 Tony Award nominations

May 15, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The rock musical Spring Awakening scored 11 Tony Award nominations today, including best musical, best book, and best original score for Steven Sater and pop musician Duncan Sheik. Tom Stoppard's 9-hour trilogy The Coast of Utopia (a best play competitor) and the musical Grey Gardens scored 10 nods apiece. The... More »

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entertainment • music • theater • Tony Awards • Spring Awakening • Broadway • Tom Stoppard • Coast of Utopia • actor

Grant Flings
For His Supper

British star arrested after assaulting a paparazzo—with a tin
of baked beans

Apr 26, 07 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Maybe Hugh Grant just needs a new cook. The actor was arrested in London late Tuesday night after allegedly throwing a tub of baked beans at a persistent paparazzo. Photographer Ian Whittaker claims that he asked Grant to smile for a photo, and the rom-com star kicked him and said... More »

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Hugh Grant • paparazzi • celebrity • baked beans • actor

Alec Baldwin Loses It On Voicemail

Furious attack on daughter causes judge to suspend visitation rights

Apr 20, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A savage voicemail from Alec Baldwin to his 11-year-old daughter Ireland is burning up the Web, thanks to the bitter battle between the "30 Rock" star and his ex-wife Kim Basinger. The recording, in which the furious actor calls his daughter a "thoughtless little pig," was leaked... More »

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Hollywood • New York City • Alec Baldwin • Kim Basinger • Los Angeles • actor

Chic Pups Are Channeling
Nic and Leo

Oscar knock-offs now come in teacup sizes

Mar 26, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Knock-offs of Academy Awards gowns—always a brisk business—now come in even-smaller sizes:  An L.A. company has released a new line of Oscar duds for dogs, from Nicole Kidman's red Balenciaga  to Leonardo DiCaprio's Armani tux. Little Lily's, which has been dressing posh pooches since 2002, has... More »

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pets • fashion • Nicole Kidman • Leonardo DiCaprio • Balenciaga • Armani • Academy Awards • film • awards • celebrity • actor • dog • movies • Oscars

Spielberg
Anoints a Star

Shia LaBeouf has two big roles in the can, and could soon be Indiana Jones's son

Mar 23, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wide-eyed child star Shia LaBeouf is making his debut as Hollywood''s next it boy, thanks to Steven Spielberg. The former Disney Channel star has already been cast in Spielberg's upcoming Disturbia and Transformers, and is on the short list to play Harrison Ford's son in the upcoming Indiana Jones revival.... More »

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Hollywood • Shia LaBeouf • Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • child actors • young Hollywood • Disney Channel • Michael Bay • film • actor • movies

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