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acting career stories: 18 news summaries
DOWDY DIVA

 Mariah Carey: I Look 
 'Rancid' in Precious 

Carey still embarrassed by her appearance in film

Nov 3, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Mariah Carey, who has her very own director of photography tag along to photo shoots to ensure the lighting and frame size are as flattering as possible, still finds her dowdy appearance in Precious “humiliating,” she tells Fox News . “When I first saw the film I thought... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity • acting career • Mariah Carey • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire • Mariah Carey Precious • Precious reviews

GLOSSIES

 I'm Too Hot 
 to Get Good 
 Roles: Biel 

Actress wishes she could at least audition

May 19, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Biel, whose latest film is going straight to DVD, wants a career like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman. What’s holding her back? Her looks, she tells Allure. Being so hot “really is a problem” when it comes to getting good roles, she says, adding, “I have... More »

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entertainment • beauty • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • acting career • Jessica Biel • celebrity interview

 How LiLo Can Save Her Career 

Starlet should take advice from Angie, Drew

Apr 30, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s hard to imagine Lindsay Lohan as the next Julia Roberts, but that once seemed to be her destiny. After the DUIs, rehab, bad movies, and drama-ridden relationships, can she ever stage a comeback? The New York Daily News asked the experts for advice:
  • “Get involved in
... More »

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rehab • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • celebrity • comeback • acting career • public image

 Joaquin a 'Crazy Person 
 With a Beard': Director

Gray echoes comments from last month

Mar 26, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Joaquin Phoenix’s transition to rapping is a hoax “then it’s the most elaborate thing that I have ever seen,” Two Lovers director James Gray tells the Times of London, citing the actor’s in-home recording studio and constant claims of being “tired” on-set as... More »

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celebrity • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • James Gray • acting career • Howard Stern Grid

 Paltrow: Phoenix 'Intense' But Just a 'Big Softy'

But he is a little 'intense'

Mar 15, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has defended increasingly bizarre Joaquin Phoenix as a "real softy, kind person," reports the Boston Globe. But Paltrow conceded the actor-turned-rap-wildman can be a bit ... distant. "He has trouble relaxing. He's very intense. Sometimes you don't want to disturb him," said the actress, who... More »

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rap music • Gwyneth Paltrow • Joaquin Phoenix • acting • acting career

 Warren Beatty 
 Courts LiLo ... 
 No, Not Like That 

Actor will consider Lohan for role, but only if she lives with him

Feb 26, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Warren Beatty wants to cast Lindsay Lohan in his upcoming film, but he’s not willing to gamble on the troubled starlet's reliability. The film icon will require the 22-year-old to live with him—or at least on his property—during production, Fox News reports. Lohan is said to be... More »

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Hollywood • film • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • movies • acting career • Warren Beatty

 Oscar Win Is 
 No Career Boost 

Past winners haven't had big hits in years

Feb 19, 09 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - That gold-plated statuette actors take home Oscar night may as well be a parting gift from Hollywood. Past winners—like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, and Adrien Brody—have had little luck at the box office in subsequent years, Reuters reports. The problem, says one film critic, is that the winners... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • film • award show • acting career • Oscars

 Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin 

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

Feb 12, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath... More »

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music • late night talk show • David Letterman • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • career • acting career • celebrity interview

 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Phoenix 
 'Breakdown' 
 More Like 
 a Put-On 

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

Jan 28, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

Glossies


 Is There Life 
 After Lost 
 for Fox? 

Leading man material, Fox looks forward to time off

Jan 21, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Watching his handsome mug on screen, it's easy to see Lost star Matthew Fox following George Clooney's footsteps and moving easily from small screen to big. And while the 42-year-old actor is indeed looking forward to the end of the series and a switch to movie roles, the down-to-earth Ivy... More »

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Ivy League • Lost • actor • Matthew Fox • acting career

 Globes Fave 
 Hoffman Calls 
 Acting 'Torturous' 

Nominee and veteran character actors talks shop

Jan 11, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A virtual shoe-in for a Golden Globes award tonight, Philip Seymour Hoffman insists that his supporting role in Doubt came "at a price"—as have most of his other parts as a veteran character actor. “For me, acting is torturous, because you know it’s a beautiful... More »

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film • award show • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Golden Globes • actor • movies • acting • acting career • characters • supporting cast



 Joaquin 
 Walks Away 
 From Acting 

Actor confesses career change in impromptu interview

Oct 29, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is Joaquin Phoenix bowing out of show biz? "I want to take this opportunity (to) just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor. I'm not doing films anymore," the two-time Oscar nominee told Extra unexpectedly at Monday night's... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career • celebrity interview

 Carefully, Williams 
 Opens Up 

Actress gives first interview since Heath Ledger's death

Sep 7, 08 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of the media circus surrounding Heath Ledger's death, ex-fiancee Michelle Williams laid low and threw herself into her work, refusing all interviews until the New York Times recently sat down to discuss the four movies the actress has shot since last summer. "I don’t want... More »

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independent film • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams • acting career

 LiLo at Work:
 'So Far,
 So Good' 

Producers surprised by actress' professionalism, talent

Jun 17, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is back at work on the set of the comedy Labor Pains, and after a week, the movie's producers are impressed with her skill and professionalism. "We were a little bit reluctant to work with her," producer Lati Grobman tells People. "But she's been amazing.... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • celebrity • film studio • producers • movie industry • acting career

 LiLo Going
 Full Frontal
 for $40K 

Lohan asks to bare all in upcoming movie

Apr 10, 08 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan wants to bare the full monty in an upcoming flick where she's making a paltry $40,000 to play a nymphomaniac waitress. The sex scene only required a topless shot but she asked for the direction change so she could prove she was a "mature actress,"... More »

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independent film • nudity • Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • celebrity • acting career

 Fred Stumps for Acting Roles 

Former candidate turns to Hollywood

Mar 25, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - He won't be president next year, but maybe he'll play one on TV. Fred Thompson, the former US senator whose folksy run for the White House failed to galvanize support, is returning to acting. He has signed with Hollywood's William Morris Agency to seek new movie and television roles, reports... More »

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White House • Sicko • Law and Order • Tennessee • Michael Moore • Election 2008 • Fred Thomspon • acting career • William Morris • No Way Out • In the Line of Fire

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