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The Sopranos actor Robert Iler has recalled his late co-star Tony Sirico, saying he was the main reason he wasn’t bullied or harassed in Hollywood.The actor – who played A.J. Soprano in the HBO series – discussed Sirico’s presence on set in a recent episode of The Sopranos podcast Pod Yourself A Gun.During a discussion about other teenage stars in Hollywood, Iler (who was around 13 years-old when he joined The Sopranos) said Sirico vowed to protect him if anyone “bothered” him.Speaking on the podcast, Iler said: “When all the molesting stuff gets talked about… people always say to me, ‘Did anything happen like that on your set?’ And I’m like, you think Tony Sirico was standing around, if there were people eyeing me the wrong way, like ‘Oh, Rob looks really cute today,’ Tony Sirico is just gonna stand there and not do anything?”He added: “Once we did the second or third episode, Tony Sirico just came over to me and said, ‘Hey, uh, if anyone ever… bothers you, or anybody says anything, you tell Uncle Tony, OK?’ And that’s how I felt in fucking school, too.“Like I was 13 years-old and I was like, ‘Oh, this kid thinks he’s gonna mouth off to me? I’ll have Tony Sirico come down.’ No matter how old you are, you see somebody that has like black hair here and silver hair on the sides – and just the way he always had a handkerchief in his pocket – you go like this dude will fuck you up.”Sirico, who played Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died aged 79 on July 8 after living with dementia for two years.His co-star Michael Imperioli paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone I’ve ever known.
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Dolph Lundgren has weighed in on the scrum around the announcement that a Rocky spinoff film called Drago is reportedly in the works at MGM. His message was essentially, “Keep me out of it.”
Billie Eilish celebrated the 1-year anniversary of Happier Than Ever with a surprise acoustic performance in front of an intimate crowd.
Billie Eilish played an intimate acoustic set at a record store in the US – check out the moment below.Eilish marked the one-year anniversary of the release of ‘Happier Than Ever’ with a surprise performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood.Eilish was accompanied by her brother Finneas and performed four songs during the set: ‘Billie Bossa Nova’, ‘Getting Older’, ‘TV’ and ‘Happier Than Ever’.Speaking to the audience between songs, Eilish said: “This is so cute…You guys are just the best, and it’s been the most amazing year. You guys have been so sweet and respectful about this album and I just love you.”Eilish also took requests from the audience, but joked about now singing one of her songs.
Billie Eilish celebrated the 1-year anniversary of with a surprise acoustic performance in front of an intimate crowd.The «Bad Guy» singer and her music partner and brother, Finneas, performed four songs Friday at the famed record store Amoeba Music in Hollywood. According to, the impromptu performance was limited to 500 ticket holders, who lined up the store hours before the GRAMMY-winning artists were set to appear.The outlet reported that the set started with «Billie Bossa Nova» before moving on to «TV.» Eilish then asked the crowd to chime in on what song they wanted to hear next.
Brooke Shields has accomplished a lot in her career, but she’s not slowing down anytime soon. In a clip shared on Instagram, Shields, 57, teased an upcoming interview with Gayle King for "Oprah Daily" in which she discussed aging in Hollywood, her career and her online platform "Beginning is Now." "I'm still in a career, I'm still working, I'm here and I was shocked by how unrepresented I was," Shields said to King. "You're either [in your] 20s and sexy and fabulous or you're in Depends and you've got dentures." Brooke Shields encourages all women to "try new things, to say look how long I've lived and look how much more I have." (Photo by Theo Wargo) Shields noted that she believes "from 40 on we start living in our lives," but society doesn’t seem to agree.
Gwyneth Paltrow is sharing her thoughts on the children of celebrities interested in entering the entertainment industry, explaining that from her perspective, they have to work “twice as hard” to be recognized as talented actors, as she is the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and late director Bruce Paltrow.The Hollywood star recently had a conversation with Hailey Bieber in her YouTube series ‘Who’s in my Bathroom?’ and revealed that “nepotism babies” have some advantages but they also have a lot of work to do.“As the child of someone, you get access other people don’t have, so the playing field is not level in that way,” Gwyneth explained. “However, I really do feel that once your foot is in the door, which you unfairly got in, then you almost have to work twice as hard and be twice as good.”She continued, “People are ready to pull you down and say, ‘You don’t belong there,’ or ‘You are only there because of your dad or your mom.’”Hailey agreed with Gwyneth’s statement, as she is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and seems to relate to her experience.
White Lotus and Euphoria actor, 24, said she'd like to start a family early, but she's worried about the career impact. “I want to have a family, I’ve always wanted to be a young mom, and I’m worried about how this industry puts stigmas on young women who have children and looks at them in a different light,” Sweeney explained. “I was worried that, if I don’t work, there is no money and no support for kids I would have." As a successful movie and television star, there's no doubt that Sweeney has more resources at her disposal than most. But earlier in the interview, she explains that her family's financial insecurity while she was a teenager, which led to her parents' divorce, may have made her more conscious of the economic burden of having a family. “We lived in one room.
Gwyneth Paltrow believes there are two sides to nepotism.
ABC used Norman Lear’s 100th birthday today to announce a career-spanning new special about the TV legend for Premiere Week. Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter will air Thursday, September 22.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeTelevision icon Norman Lear is celebrating his 100th birthday on Wednesday with some big news befitting the legend: ABC has revealed plans to celebrate Lear’s centennial with a primetime special this fall. Variety has exclusively learned that ABC will air “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter” on Thursday, Sept.
told People in its recent cover story.“They read the script, they loved the script, but I think there was a reservation or hesitation about working with me in particular on this film, because I guess they didn’t know how it would turn out.”Perry has made a name for himself in Hollywood by creating the effortlessly hilarious character, Madea — having released countless projects and films involving the old woman.However, Perry noted, “Too bad, so sad for them.”Even though several people turned down a role in “A Jazzman’s Blues,” his current cast brought his vision to life.Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Kario Marcel, Lana Young and Ryan Eggold take center stage in the film.“A lot of times these teams don’t necessarily understand the power of my audience and what I bring. The people who are in [A Jazzman’s Blues] made it exactly what it was supposed to be,” he said.“It’s better than I ever thought it would be, but it’s always been very important to me to break new faces.
“Who Is Alec Baldwin” dives into the life and career of the complex actor. Hosted by Fox News Channel’s Brian Kilmeade, the special premiered Monday night on the network’s subscription-based digital platform and features interviews with celebrity life coach Vivace Maxvictor, Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith, movie critic Christian Toto and The Federalist reporter Emily JashinskyThe experts reminded viewers that Baldwin wasn’t a superstar overnight, but he wowed his first — and then ex — wife, Kim Basinger, whom he married in 1993.
British actor Regé-Jean Page is in high demand in Hollywood. Since his appearance as Simon Basset in the Shonda Rhimes Netflix show Bridgerton, which earned him an Emmy nomination, he has appeared in big budget films like The Gray Man, and his role as The Paladin in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTony Dow, the actor and director best known for playing the stalwart older brother Wally Cleaver to Jerry Mathers’ Beaver in the iconic series “Leave It to Beaver,” has died. He was 77.His official Facebook page posted that he died Tuesday morning.
Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentShimada Yoko, the Japanese actor who earned a Golden Globe for her role as Mariko in 1980s miniseries ‘Shogun,’ has died, age 69.Japanese media reported that she died of multiple organ failure due to colorectal cancer, in a Tokyo hospital on Monday (July 25, 2022).Born in 1953 in Kumamoto, a city on the southern island of Kyushu, Shimada made her TV debut in the 1970 drama “Osanazuma.” She became popular in the 1970s playing pure and virtuous types on TV and in films, including the 1974 hit “The Castle of Sand.”Despite limited English-language skills, she had one of the few English-speaking roles in “Shogun” when she was cast in the role of Mariko (aka Lady Toda Buntaro), the love interest of Richard Chamberlain’s shipwrecked British navigator turned samurai. Nevertheless, her portrayal as an aristocratic woman who dies saving her foreign lover’s life earned Shimada her first and only Golden Globe.
Charlie Sheen was one of the highest-paid actors in television while making a name for himself as the lead role in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men." However, multiple personal scandals damaged his career and led to his firing in 2011. Recently, Sheen returned to the headlines after his 18-year-old daughter, Sami, announced in June she would be joining Only Fans, a subscription service that allows creators to post mature photos and videos for monthly monetary income.The 56-year-old initially opposed his daughter's decision and urged her not to "sacrifice her integrity." "She is 18 years now and living with her mother," Sheen told Fox News Digital in June." This did not occur under my roof.