Ricky Martin on his lack of acting offers: ‘If it’s because I’m gay, that’s sad’

IMDb TV is inviting Luke Bryan fans to crash his party this summer. Amazon’s streamer has set an August 6 premiere for Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, a five-part docuseries about the country star and American Idol judge.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ted Lasso” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among the first batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners.

Last year, “Ted Lasso” was simply an under-the-radar comedy about a character invented for a TV commercial. But after turning into a surprise hit with critics and audiences alike, it returns to the pitch for a second season as one of Apple TV+’s headliners.

Lisa Banes was an actress known for roles in movies including “Gone Girl” and “Cocktail.”“Cocktail” (1988) was one of Banes’ earliest films; she played Bonnie, who was involved in a love triangle with Tom Cruise’s character. In “Gone Girl” (2014), she was Marybeth Elliott, mother of Rosamund Pike’s main character.

EXCLUSIVE: French actor and composer Stephen Manas, known for his role on Apple’s hit comedy Ted Lasso, has signed with Defining Artists Agency for representation.

Grimes has posted footage of British DJ Chris Lake playing an unreleased collaboration live to a crowd in Arizona, US.The Canadian artist captioned the clip, which she shared via her Instagram yesterday (March 31), with: “@chrislake testing our Song! Shud we release this?”Fans responded emphatically, with one user writing: “Yes we are desperately in need” while another wrote: “DON’T ASK US JUST DO IT.”There is currently no news of a release nor the song’s title or where it may appear.

Not all actors are former professional athletes, or for that matter, former soccer players.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichiel Huisman has been cast in one of the lead roles of the upcoming Apple action-thriller series “Echo 3,” Variety has learned.Huisman joins recently announced cast member Luke Evans. Set in South America, “Echo 3″ follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family.

Michiel Huisman (The Flight Attendant) has been tapped to star alongside Luke Evans in Apple’s Echo 3 action-thriller drama series, from Oscar winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Apple Studios and Keshet Studios.

It’s been the question on the lips of Friends fans ever since the much-loved US comedy came to an end in 2004 – could a reunion ever live up to the humongous hype? So, we’re pleased to report that Friends: The Reunion – the documentary that reunites the show’s mega stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – is a lovely, nostalgic ride.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate prevailed in an auction for worldwide rights to make Fascinating Rhythm, the John Carney-directed musical drama based inspired by the life of American composer George Gershwin. Carney co-wrote the script with Chris Cluess (SCTV and Night Court). The deal was locked down by Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

Guy Lodge Film Critic“Paper Spiders” opens on a dynamic played out in countless American coming-of-age stories, as bright-eyed high school senior Melanie (Stefania LaVie Owen) and her doting single mother Dawn (Lili Taylor) tour the USC college campus on which the former has her heart set.

Coldplay performed their first-ever live TikTok set last night (May 24) to benefit Red Nose Day USA – you can watch footage of their performance below.The band livestreamed their performance from the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London to support the US charity, which is holding its latest fundraising event on Thursday (May 27).While broadcasting live on their TikTok channel, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told those watching live on the video-sharing platform about how the band “care deeply”

Fans of “American Idol” semifinalist and fan favourite Casey Bishop were given a special treat during the show’s season 19 finale on Sunday.