‘About My Father’ Star Sebastian Maniscalco on Moving His Dad to Tears, Writing a Feature and Bartending for Jerry Seinfeld

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Even if you haven’t watched CBS’ hit comedy Ghosts, chances are pretty good that you’d recognize Utkarsh Ambudkar — the actor-rapper best known for his breakout role as one of the Treblemakers in Pitch Perfect and as Mindy Kaling’s younger brother in The Mindy Project. But playing Jay Arondekar — the unseeing husband of Rose McIver’s Sam who can see the spirits who live inside their hotel — is his biggest achievement yet, and a job that should keep him busy for a long time. Here, the Maryland native talks about his start in rapping and acting and what’s so brilliant about playing a guy who can’t get spooked by spooky roommates.

A man who quit his job to hunt for the Loch Ness Monster has been living in a van on the shores of the loch for more than 30 years.

A visit to one of Scotland’s museums or galleries can be a great way to keep the kids, as well as the rest of the family, entertained.

Canadian Press Thursday. The blocks, which the company says will last through the month of June, are the test version of a program Meta is threatening to make permanent if Canadian Bill C-18, known as the Online News Act, becomes law. The act would require large tech companies like Meta to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.

Bam Margera has lost all contact with his son as his legal battle with estranged wife Nikki Boyd heats up!

Harrison Ford has more than just acting skills.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer HBO’s buzzy new original series “The Idol” has been steadily building momentum on the road to its June 4 debut — including a lavish world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by one of the most talked-about afterparties on the Croisette. The show follows an embattled young pop star named Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), recovering from a psychotic break after the death of her mother and hounded relentlessly by industry vultures that need her back on top. A sketchy Svengali named Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye) appears in her life, promising artistic and sexual liberation and fame beyond her wildest dreams. “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson steers the show with co-creators Tesfaye and Reza Fahim.

Father’s Day 2023 is almost here.For dads who enjoy attending live events, tickets make a great Father’s Day gift. After all, Father’s Day lands in June, the ideal time to plan a family outing to the ballpark—or send dad off to see his favorite band live.

Glitz and glamour! Hollywood’s biggest names brought their fierce fashion sense to France at the 2023 amFAR Gala during the 76th annual Cannes Festival.   

If Sebastian Maniscalco really is the most popular comic in the country at the moment, you’d never know why from his film debut in About My Father. So unfunny it’s embarrassing, this is an over-the-top, under-achieving generational comedy that feels like it was written in the mid- to late-1960s and has been moldering in a drawer ever since.

Todd Gilchrist editor Following a handful of supporting roles in “Tag,” “Green Book” and “The Irishman,” Sebastian Maniscalco makes his first bid for leading-man status with “About My Father,” a family comedy sourced from the same semi-autobiographical material that made his stand-up a commercial and cultural phenomenon. To say it’s better than all three “Meet the Parents” films may be a dubious compliment, but it’s one made more significant because it co-stars Robert De Niro — and more importantly, actually features recognizable human behavior amidst its suitably outlandish set pieces. Whether or not Maniscalco has a legitimate future as a movie star, he proves a likeable presence as a romantic lead, while director Laura Terruso skillfully delivers comedic payoffs that tap into his wheelhouse while introducing him to a wider audience.

, with Robert De Niro, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is reuniting with the two-time Oscar winner in the loosely biographical comedy,. While speaking to ET's Rachel Smith, Sebastian opened up about teaming up with the screen legend as well as working on his upcoming Max series, . In the movie, which opens in theaters on Friday, May 26, De Niro portrays a version of Maniscalco's immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo Maniscalco, who finds himself amid a culture clash with the parents of his son's fiancée (Leslie Bibb) after their two families get together for a summer weekend. «It's a classic situation between the in-laws,» De Niro said of the movie, describing Bibb's onscreen family as «very waspy and just the opposite of Salvo.» And as a result, «there's a lot of humor in it,» he said, adding that «anybody can relate to it.»  But when it came to telling this heightened version of his father, Maniscalco revealed, «My father said, 'You're not going to make this movie unless you get De Niro to play me,'» before joking that Salvo got to approve whoever ended up in the titular role.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The upper deck at France’s Hotel Du-Cap-Eden-Roc offers a stunning coastal view of nearby city Cannes, the kind that Jay Gatsby would covet to peep Daisy Buchanan. On Tuesday, at one of the hottest parties at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, that view belonged to Graydon Carter. Standing alone with a female companion, the creator of the digital publication Air Mail and iconic former editor of Vanity Fair observed not a long-lost love but a cliffside full of movie stars, auteur directors and Hollywood power players. Carter’s Air Mail co-hosted an evening celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Warner Bros. Pictures, the latter represented by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his top content lieutenants. Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Lily-Rose Depp, Sam Levinson, Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Rebel Wilson and more turned up to toast cinema and each other.

Joseph Michael, who has worked with Debra Messing, Ashley Tisdale, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Cassie Randolph, and more A-listers, sat down with ET at Juan Juan Salon in Brentwood, California, to spill which lock looks are in and out for the summer season, along with his top hair care secrets. «I began in the beauty industry around 16 years ago. I started out doing makeup and, from there, progressively moved towards doing hair.

“This was not planned,” says stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco about his auto-biopic comedy About My Father making it to the screen.

Offering his expertise! Howie Mandel poked fun at himself for his bombshell interview with Tom Sandoval ahead of Ariana Madix’s appearance on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

Ariana Madix isn’t saying goodbye to the her house just yet.

Ariana Madix is not actually making a move just yet.

Ariana Madix is making a move. On Monday, the  star was spotted moving boxes out of the home she owns with her ex, Tom Sandoval, following his cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss.Madix was dressed casually for the big day, wearing leggings, sneakers and a sweatshirt as she carried boxes to a moving truck.She posted about the move on her Instagram Story, smiling as she posed in front of her boxes.