H ossam El-Deen Moustafa Waziry was a fat kid. Growing up in a family of two sisters and four brothers in Rod El-Farag, Shobra, he began shedding the pounds as he got older, but didn t realize how little strength he had until an eye-opening

Rotten Request, Dumping a CD - BackStage.com
Hello back to you! I am afraid your offer is not only creepy but also highly suspicious. I can only assume you are a semi-illiterate, punctuation-challenged scam artist. Come to think of it, you are probably not even a person named James, but a

Young People React to Chris Brown’s Domestic Violence Sentence - New California Media
To be honest, I don’t care about Chris Brown or his conviction. I think they did too much with him. I think that because he was famous they took him on a thrill ride, only to stiff him for next five years for potentially millions of dollars due to

A scene from “Twelfth Night,” with Ms. McDonald, center left, and Ms. Hathaway, center right. The show opens Thursday and runs through July 12. The next night a dewy mist descended. Intermittent drizzle soaked the grass covering the stage; one

Watch out for those shash windows, Sir Sean - Scotsman
IT WAS a hazardous position 007 would surely never have allowed himself to get into. But a jovial Sir Sean Connery was clearly immune to the dangers posed by a humble window frame as he tried to accommodate the demands of a pack of photographers

Michelle Pfeiffer: ‘My Leading Men Get Younger The Older I Get’ - Bridgeton News
Who could blame a teenager for falling in love with Michelle Pfeiffer? She looks luminous and beautiful as the older woman seducing a younger man in her new film, Cheri . Today, some might call her a cougar, but Pfeiffer plays a French courtesan in

Actor keeping busy - The Observer
Never mind Hollywood or New York, Matt Murray s acting career is taking him to the moon. The Sarnia native is the voice of Blip, the title character in a new cartoon about moon-based robots in the year 2080. People on Earth had reached such an

Stevie Vallance has funny voices, hundreds of them. She can also reach inside an old song and ring out the sweet truth of it. There’s distance, edge, soul and nothing funny in her singing. Odd combination: Emmywinning master of cartoon voices by day

Palm Desert High grad’s observations make for juicy book - Mydesert.com
Culwell, a 1991 graduate of Palm Desert High School, grew up with some now-famous contemporaries. Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age sat behind her in chemistry class. Marco Sanchez from Walker, Texas Ranger, and Vanessa Marcil of Beverly

Remembering My Father - Tucson Citizen
The old man had been an actor all his life and that was a rare thing. What was rare was that he d never done anything else. He d never sold shoes, never waited tables while he was at liberty, never driven a cab. Unlike some of his pals he

Actor keeping busy - The Observer
Never mind Hollywood or New York, Matt Murray s acting career is taking him to the moon. The Sarnia native is the voice of Blip, the title character in a new cartoon about moon-based robots in the year 2080. People on Earth had reached such an

Profile: Sacha Baron Cohen and the making of Bruno - Evening Standard
He was devastatingly handsome, elusive, and late. Sacha Baron Cohen arrived right at the end of the 2007 Evening Standard British Film Awards. The 6ft 3in comic, then 36, had won the Peter Sellers statuette for his buttock-clenchingly funny

The Great Outdoors: Not all the acting takes place in theaters - Sun and Press
With their arrival, I begin looking forward to fine acting jobs by their parents. The theatrics take place when a parent perceives that a predator has come too close to its ducklings. At that point, the parent pretends to be injured, hiding its

Walters has day out with dolphins - ninemsn
He may have stolen the limelight as Nullah in the blockbuster Australia, but Brandon Walters was happy to play second fiddle to a dolphin on Monday. Sea World resident Nila was the centre of attention at the Gold Coast theme park, performing wild

Never mind Hollywood or New York, Matt Murray s acting career is taking him to the moon. The Sarnia native is the voice of Blip, the title character in a new cartoon about moon-based robots in the year 2080. People on Earth had reached such an

The Great Outdoors: Not all the acting takes place in theaters - Star-Gazette
With their arrival, I begin looking forward to fine acting jobs by their parents. The theatrics take place when a parent perceives that a predator has come too close to its ducklings. At that point, the parent pretends to be injured, hiding its

Australia star Walters in cheeky encounter with dolphins - West Online
He may have stolen the limelight as Nullah in the blockbuster Australia, but Brandon Walters was happy to play second fiddle to a dolphin on Monday. Sea World resident Nila was the centre of attention at the Gold Coast theme park, performing wild

Profile: Sacha Baron Cohen and the making of Bruno - Evening Standard
He was devastatingly handsome, elusive, and late. Sacha Baron Cohen arrived right at the end of the 2007 Evening Standard British Film Awards. The 6ft 3in comic, then 36, had won the Peter Sellers statuette for his buttock-clenchingly funny

Remembering My Father - Tucson Citizen
The old man had been an actor all his life and that was a rare thing. What was rare was that he d never done anything else. He d never sold shoes, never waited tables while he was at liberty, never driven a cab. Unlike some of his pals he

There have been 6 alien films, not 4 - Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, AVP, and AVP Requiem. For the record, Alien 3 was a good film. It was in keeping with the original. It just wasn’t a blockbuster, which is why it doesn’t have mass

TEMECULA: Screaming fans still ‘all shook up’ by Elvis - North County Times
James Kruk snarls the song “You Gave Me A Mountain” during the semifinals competition for Elvis tribute artists at Pechanga Resort & Casino on Saturday. The finals are set for Sunday night. (Photo by Bill Wechter - Staff Photographer) Seve Botello

Jerry bares Hall: Model springs into action as a naked Calendar Girl - Daily Mail
Nine years after she last bared all on stage, Jerry Hall is peeling off again for her new part in the hit production Calendar Girls. The 52 year-old has been pictured for the first time in the role of Miss September wearing just a set of pearls - and

Simon Oates: Actor who starred as the scientist Dr John Ridge in - The Independent
When Simon Oates saw his photograph on the cover of Radio Times, he knew he had found fame after almost 20 years as an actor. This plaudit came at the height of his run in Doomwatch (1970-72) as Dr John Ridge, one of a group of government scientists

Miss Machismo: Zoe Lyons on cracking ‘the funniest joke’ at last year - The Independent
Zoe Lyons has been on the UK comedy circuit for six years, gigging in clubs and fringe festivals all over the country with her own brand of observational wit. She was made a patron of Pride in 2007, and will be performing at the Southbank’s

Eclipse portrait exhibit to open June 25 - North Adams Transcript
NORTH ADAMS — “Two Actors, Ten Painters: A Theatrical Portrait Exhibition,” will show at Eclipse Mill Gallery from June 25 to July 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. Two actors from the Main Street Stage community

“American Idol” hopefuls react to the camera as they wait in line for auditions to begin at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, June 14, 2009. “American Idol” is kicking off Season Nine auditions in Foxborough. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Yes

A Christmas Story auditions set for boys - Kansas City Star
Kansas City Repertory Theatre will be auditioning boys 8 to 13 years old for its world-premiere production of A Christmas Story. Instead of staging the annual Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, the Rep this year will present A

American Idol Auditions - WPRI
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WPRI) - Auditions continue today for the chance to become an American Idol. More than a thousand Idol fans waited in line for hours Friday at Gillette Stadium, just to receive a wristband that will get them an audition Sunday. The

James Nesbitt has said he may turn to Hollywood to get acting work because the recession-hit UK television industry is in financial trouble. He said he would miss his daughters but “there’s so little work happening here, it’s not a door that I’d slam

‘I was ACTING,’ protests Danny DeVito as he makes drunken appearance - Daily Mail
Danny DeVito’s stellar acting work, often in comedies, has earned him a legion of fans and the respect of Hollywood. But he hasn’t produced many things funnier than a recent interview with local news reporter Jenn Frederick for a breakfast TV show in

Corrie star Kelly splits from boyfriend - Digital Spy
Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly has split from her boyfriend Oliver Williams. Kelly, who plays barmaid Becky Granger, ended the relationship after Oliver received acting offers in the Far East and America. “They were spending too much time

MUSIC MAN COMES HOME - Finger Lakes Times
Megan Pugh / Kitchen Theatre Company Karl Gregory and Geneva native Tyrone Henderson (right) star in Gutenberg! The Musical! a production of the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca. GENEVA After performing in Geneva almost

Eat your heart out, Chelsy: But how will Prince Harry’s new squeeze - Daily Mail
The Gladiators host is a lads’ mag pin-up with a taste for lethal cocktails and calls the Prince ‘Jam’ (because he’s red and sweet) Picture the scene. It’s Sunday morning and behind the cream walls of Clarence House there’s a bit of light-hearted

Audition Confidence - BackStage.com
I bumped into a friend at a commercial audition the other day. He happens to be appearing in a great role in a Tony Award winning Broadway show; he’s young, good-looking, and exceptionally talented. Somehow the conversation segued to our fathers

Is this it? - The Guardian
Right now it’s The Take. Martina Cole’s an extraordinary writer, very harrowing and the cast is good. Tom Hardy’s very good. Where the hood at? We’re living in New York now, the missus, me and the little bubbas. It’s hard at the moment because we had

Eclipse portrait exhibit to open June 25 - North Adams Transcript
NORTH ADAMS — “Two Actors, Ten Painters: A Theatrical Portrait Exhibition,” will show at Eclipse Mill Gallery from June 25 to July 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. Two actors from the Main Street Stage community

Mike Lombardi gig aids Danbury firefighters - Danbury News-Times
By night, Mike Lombardi can be seen stealing scenes from loose cannon Denis Leary on the acclaimed FX series “Rescue Me,” as Mike “Probie” Silleti. By day — well, OK, it’s at night, too — the actor fronts a band called Apache Stone and it’s coming

Game 5 of the Calder Cup finals gave baseball aficionado Bob Woods a 2-for-3 boxscore line he didn’t like. “What do you worry about as a coach?” asked Woods, head coach of the Hershey Bears. “Well, you worry about officiating, you worry about bounces

Drugs or medication? It’s Vegas, who cares! - Orlando Sentinel
W hen I last went to Las Vegas almost four years ago, I made a list of reasons I’d never return: expensive; garish; badly dressed people; horrible traffic; too many ventriloquist, impressionist and magician shows; taxes and service charges on

A piece of my mind - Sunday Herald
MY NEW show Personal Affairs is a comedy drama based in a fictional investment bank. It has a kind of Ally McBeal meets Scrubs vibe - it’s quite intimate and dramatic, yet features these wonderful fantasy sequences. My character, Grace Darling, is

Actor quits day job for ‘Million Dollar’ gig - Arlington Heights Post
Billy Shaffer did what so many people are warned not to do. The Barrington resident quit his day job. It turned out to be a very smart move. The long-time drummer had been working days as a customer service representative at a power tool company

“She’s a unvampire! Her bite injects blood in you, and you feel better because of it.” However, from that seemingly silly premise comes a surprisingly endearing romantic comedy. Karin Maaka would seem to be your usual Japanese school girl, except

Danny La Rue: Female impersonator who turned drag into an art form - The Independent
When Danny La Rue started his career as a female impersonator, drag acts were an area of show business traditionally regarded as seedy and suspect, but he successfully elevated his performance to an art form. The transformation of something seen as

Shock! Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Literally Eat Some Food! - Hecklers Pray.com
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have something of a will they, won t they? relationship. That much is clear to see. By which we obviously mean will they or won t they find any form of meaningful acting work once they ve finished

David Silver and Samantha Micelli Will Never, Ever Die - Gawker
Both rappers who are real and rappers who were on silly shows from the early-mid 90’s are getting acting work in Hollywood. Plus TV stars of old and new get good news. And let’s just keep the good TV news coming. It was touch and go there for a while

Phil Spector Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for Clarkson Murder - FOX News
May 22: Music Producer Phil Spector listens during a hearing in the Lana Clarkson murder case at Los Angeles County Superior Court. Spector, 69, looked straight forward and showed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered a term of

Phil Spector sentenced to 19 years to life - Washington Missourian
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. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Spector, 69, looked straight forward and showed no

BioWare and Lucasart’s Star Wars: Old Republic MMO is going to be the world’s first large-scale massively multiplayer game to be all talk . As in, no text messages whatsoever. The amount of voice acting work that’s going to require must be absolutely

A Tragic End To A Stellar Career - POLLSTAR
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 emotion as Superior

Shock! Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Literally Eat Some Food! - Hecklers Pray.com
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have something of a will they, won t they? relationship. That much is clear to see. By which we obviously mean will they or won t they find any form of meaningful acting work once they ve finished

David Silver and Samantha Micelli Will Never, Ever Die - Gawker
Both rappers who are real and rappers who were on silly shows from the early-mid 90’s are getting acting work in Hollywood. Plus TV stars of old and new get good news. And let’s just keep the good TV news coming. It was touch and go there for a while

Audition Confidence - BackStage.com
I bumped into a friend at a commercial audition the other day. He happens to be appearing in a great role in a Tony Award winning Broadway show; he’s young, good-looking, and exceptionally talented. Somehow the conversation segued to our fathers

Phil Spector Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for Clarkson Murder - FOX News
May 22: Music Producer Phil Spector listens during a hearing in the Lana Clarkson murder case at Los Angeles County Superior Court. Spector, 69, looked straight forward and showed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered a term of

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