ALYSON HANNIGAN MAKES HER DATES by Brad Balfour Though 29-year-old actress Alyson Hannigan made her rep as Willow Rosenberg, the dorky lesbian sorceress pal of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she has really established herself as a new comic talent through her work in films like those in the American Pie series of films and her new TV show How … Continue reading
Anthony Hopkins The World’s Humblest Thespian by Jay S. Jacobs You don’t want to upset Anthony Hopkins, do you? Then, whatever you do, don’t ask him to recite a certain famous line of his. “They want me to do the fava bean speech all the time,” the acclaimed actor acknowledges, laughing. “If someone comes up … Continue reading
Jenna Dewan The Two Sides of Jenna by Jay S. Jacobs With the face of an angel and a body built for revenge, Jenna Dewan has become the latest internet sweetheart. The twenty-six-year-old former dancer and model has become well-known by fans of MTV – she has starred in videos with Justin Timberlake and Ricky … Continue reading
Carrie Underwood Takes the Wheel by Jay S. Jacobs Carrie Underwood had over 29 million people show up at her coming out party. That day, when she and rocker Bo Bice vied for the final slot on Fox-TV’s mega-hit talent contest American Idol was the turning of a page for the young singer. Since winning the season four … Continue reading
Josh Radnor Have You Met Josh? by Jay S. Jacobs The sitcom as an art form had reached a low place recently, but suddenly in the past year there is a stirring of new life in those old bones. There are still too few funny series out there, but in 2005 a group of shows have … Continue reading
Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In … Continue reading
Teddy Geiger Life is a Marathon by Abraham Kuranga He’s got what every seventeen-year-old boy wants. What’s that, you say? It is a legion of adoring fans – who just happen to be teenage girls and some twenty somethings – all with raging hormones. Yeah, that’s the world of Teddy Geiger. Or at least it … Continue reading
KATHRYN MORRIS COLD CASE, HOT CAREER by Jay S. Jacobs Unlike the cases investigated by her TV alter ego, Detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia PD, there is nothing cold about Kathryn Morris. She is the face of Cold Case, the Sunday night police drama which has quietly become one of television’s biggest hits. The solidly crafted … Continue reading
Linda Cardellini Miss Versatility by Jay S. Jacobs Most actors have a very specific zone in which they are comfortable. There are wonderful dramatic actors, for example, who could not deliver a punch line to save their lives. On the other hand, many comic actors have trouble projecting pathos and tragedy. Linda Cardellini does not … Continue reading
NAOMI WATTS TAKES ON KONG by Brad Balfour For Australian-raised Naomi Watts, taking on the challenge of playing Ann Darrow – the role made famous by Fay Wray in the original King Kong – was both daunting and a career move as well. Having been known as industrious actress willing to do anything from the sexually provocative Mullholland … Continue reading
