Phil Spector was sentenced on Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the music producer’s home six years ago. Spector (69) looked straight forward and showed no emotion as

Stuart Manning eyes fresh challenge - Entertainment.uk.msn.com
Stuart Manning is looking for a “completely different” challenge after five years on Hollyoaks. The 29-year-old actor, who has played teacher Russ Owen since 2004, will bow out of the soap at the end of the month in some dramatic scenes in which he

Phil Spector gets 19 years to life - The Washington Times
“The question now is where will he go and what will the rest of his life be,” she added. She noted that two other jurors from Spector’s second trial and three from his first trial, which ended in a deadlock, were also present. Spector’s young wife

Rick Springfield still a working-class dog - Reno Gazette
The continuing success of Rick Springfield begs a question: What is the difference between rock and pop? In this actor/guitarist/singer’s case, the songs have louder guitars mixed with melody, yet he usually isn’t categorized as a rocker. “I’ve

19 years to life for Phil Spector - San Francisco Gate
Spector, 69, who gained fame decades ago for the “Wall of Sound” recording technique that changed rock music, showed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered a term of 15 years to life for second-degree murder plus four years for

Interview: Comedy Darlings Garfunkel & Oates - Laist.com
Kate: We knew each other from auditions and things like that, like I knew who Riki was, but I didn t know her, really. And then we were both going to see our friend Doug Benson at Upright Citizens Brigade and we were both in the lobby and we were

Spector sentenced to 19 years to life - World Link
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the music producer’s home six years ago. Spector, 69, looked straight forward and showed no

Phil Spector faces sentencing in murder of actress - WTOP Radio
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Six years ago, Phil Spector was barely a blip on the American celebrity radar screen. Although his music lived on, his name and face were only dimly recalled by rock music aficionados until a shooting at his Alhambra mansion

Spector sentenced in actress’ death - Detroit News
Los Angeles — Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the music producer’s home six years ago. Spector, 69, looked straight ahead and showed no

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The next round of American Idol auditions is coming to Orlando. American Idol will have auditions for season 9 at the Amway Arena. The dates have not been announced yet but Orlando is one of nine audition cites

Local upcoming events - Charleston Daily Mail
- KEVIN MILLS: The entertainer will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. June 6 at Boulevard 7th Day Adventist Church, 622 Kanawha Blvd. A free-will offering will be taken. - RENT: The Charleston Light Opera Guild will hold auditions for the Tony Award-winning

Orlando Idol auditions slated for July - Myfoxorl and O
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The next round of American Idol auditions is coming to Orlando. The auditions for Season 9 will be held at the Amway Arena downtown. Orlando is one of nine audition cites. Other audition sites include Boston, Atlanta

Theatre group holds auditions for fall play - Abbotsford News
Nanaimo Theatre Group hosts auditions for John Patrick Shanley s Doubt June 25, 7-9 p.m., and June 27, 1-3 p.m., at the Bailey Studio on Rosstown Road. The play calls for a 30-40-year-old male; 50-60-year-old female; mid- to late-20s female and mid

Auditions For The Clumsy Custard Are June 1-2 - Chattanoogan
Stageworks Entertainment is holding auditions for The Clumsy Custard Horrow Show, June 1 and 2, from 6-8 p.m. at The Colonnade. The benevolent ruler of Zob Proper, King Dumb, announces that his fair daughter, the Princess Prince, has been kidnapped

Local auditions - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Artists are needed to exhibit at “Art & Soul on the Fox” as part of the third annual FoxFireFest of the City of Elgin, which is to be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2. Up to $2,000 in cash awards are given. The entry deadline is extended until

THE MUMMY star Rachel Weisz ensures her relationship with DARREN ARONOFSKY thrives all year round by only accepting acting jobs close to where her filmmaker fiance is working. The actress admits she has cut back on her movie workload since the birth

Danza to teach in A&E series - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Actor Tony Danza, arguably the most famous graduate from the University of Dubuque, is heading back to school in a different capacity. As reported in the New York Post last week, Danza, 58, will spend a year teaching 10th grade in a New York City

Plus 50 years, still the Beaver - Raleigh News & Observer
There is something familiar about the face, especially the eyes. People walking through the lobby of Raleigh’s Renaissance Hotel pause and glance over. How do they know him? He is a middle-aged, unimposing man of average size, brown hair growing gray

Weisz And Aronofsky’s Jetset Relationship - femalefirst.co.uk
The Mummy star Rachel Weisz ensures her relationship with Darren Aronofsky thrives all year round by only accepting acting jobs close to where her fiance filmmaker is working. The actress admits she has cut back on her movie workload since the birth

On location in Europe with her baby on board - Chicago Sun-Times
She sounds like any other working mother who takes her Oscar-winning self around the globe with her toddler to film movies. Rachel Weisz mom to toddler Henry Chance Aronofsky says that making The Brothers Bloom wasn t just a film

Jessica Biel Doesn t Want To Look Bad - Elites TV
Jessica Biel has already told us that she feels discriminated for her strikingly good looks when trying to get hired on acting jobs. Now, she tells Allure magazine that she won t leave her house if she doesn t look picture perfect and spends

A sizzling weekend - Philippine Star Online
Last weekend was something else (for lack of a better term because I wouldn t know how to best describe it). Saturday at past lunch time, I woke up to the call of Dr. Vicki Belo because she and Dr. Hayden Kho were ready with their statements, which

THE MUMMY PHOTOS - Contactmusic.com
THE MUMMY star RACHEL WEISZ ensures her relationship with DARREN ARONOFSKY thrives all year round by only accepting acting jobs close to where her filmmaker fiance is working. The actress admits she has cut back on her movie workload since the birth

Former Ames resident Eddie Nickerson left Los Angeles before he achieved success there as a screenwriter. Now living in Tennessee with his family, his screenplay Wrong Turn at Tahoe will be released on DVD this fall. Nickerson left Los Angeles

TheStar.com | entertainment | Playwright out to bring chills with - Toronto Star
One can’t help but feel that this summer might be the season when the talented Alex Poch-Goldin’s career finally blossoms the way it ought to. The 43-year-old actor/writer has given this city some truly wonderful performances, like his work in

ABC’s Lost - where acting is not forgotten - San Francisco Examiner
ABC’s Lost is an American serial drama television series. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes

LOS ANGELES One of the good-natured jokes in the Colfer family has been that Chris Colfer had better get an acting job. It seems the 19-year-old from Clovis has never really shown an interest in doing anything else. No need to worry about the

Shatner exposes Raw Nerve to Star Trek ’snub’ - Sydney Morning Herald
The publicity blurb for the show trumpets: “In each episode Shatner will attempt to probe his guest’s most sensitive subjects and touch upon a Raw Nerve “. It poses an obvious question. What is Shatner’s raw nerve? What topic would make him wince in

Padres-Giants: Drama Starts, Ends Day in Padres’ 3-2 Win - Bleacherreport.com
What a whirlwind day it had been for the San Diego Padres as a whole. The day started with a story reported by the San Diego Union Tribune that the Padres were close to a deal that would send ace Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. By high noon in

REDGRAVE WITHDRAWS FROM ROBIN HOOD - Contactmusic.com
Grieving star VANESSA REDGRAVE has pulled out of forthcoming movie ROBIN HOOD, giving up the role which would have been her first acting job since the tragic death of her daughter NATASHA RICHARDSON. The actress signed on to star in Sir Ridley Scott

American Idol gave us the purest definition of surprise: an expression of complete and utter disbelief as in Kris Allen’s face when Ryan Seacrest told him he was the first person in the top three on American Idol. This was not acting job, as

Romancing the Stone - Boston Herald
That s why the part of Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors (Sunday at 9 p.m.) was perfect for the pop singer s first major acting job. The role of King Henry s fourth wife required Stone to not only don 16th century garb but

Movie extras should never pay a fee to work - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Movie actors and extras, beware. These days, there’s plenty of work around town for both professional and nonprofessional actors, thanks to the activity in the film and TV production business here. But along with it comes pay-to-work offers that are

Monday, May 4, 2009 Fox, who has channeled his fame into fighting the degenerative neurological disorder that struck him when he was just 30 years old, has been on the road to promote his latest book “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable

Michael J. Fox’s ABC Special Airs Thursday Night - Cinema Blend
Those of us who grew up in the 80 s have a special place for Michael J. Fox in our hearts. Not only did he grace the small screen in Family Ties , playing Alex P. Keaton (resident republican and household black-sheep), but also played the heroic

The Kentucky Derby: Epilogue - Sporting News
The storyline of a horse bought for $9500 winning $1,417,200 is significant enough, especially when a bunch of self-described cowboys are the ones sitting stunned in their boots and bolo ties at the end of the race at their luck. (When the

The Midas touch - Guardian Unlimited
The Midas touch He was a DJ from Hackney struggling to find acting work when he landed the role of Stringer Bell, a hard-core Baltimore gangster in the cult TV show The Wire. Idris Elba has never looked back. Now, with his new film storming the US

Dom DeLuise’s acting roots traced to Cleveland in the early ’50s - Cleveland Plain Dealer
AP Dom Deluise, shown in all his glory, in 1987. You might know Dom DeLuise as the funny fat guy in those 1970s and ’80s Mel Brooks and Burt Reynolds movies. But did you know he got his start in Cleveland in the 1950s? Did you know he made so little

Why ‘bad acting’ can be so good - Guardian Unlimited
What is good acting? Like good drugs or good sex, it is surely subjective, and different strengths and techniques suit different occasions. Two things in the past week made me think about how we appreciate or interpret acting. First, it was announced