Timothy Hutton Leveraging His Future by Ronald Sklar The Oscar-winning actor’s long and storied career proves he’s not ordinary people. “It feels like it has flown by,” actor Timothy Hutton tells me. He’s referring to his experience on Leverage, his current hit series on TNT, now in its fifth season and moving its action from Chicago … Continue reading
Thomas Jane Raw by Ronald Sklar An actor with raw talent runs a comic book empire called Raw Studios. Thomas Jane doesn’t shy away from controversial roles or from his passion for comic books and graphic novels. His early days as a struggling and often homeless actor have taken on the stuff of legend, but … Continue reading
Smash Mouth Return of the All Stars by Jay S. Jacobs Smash Mouth was one of the huge bands of the late Nineties, knocking hits out of the park with “Walking on the Sun,” “All Star” and their cover of the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” They originally formed in San Jose, CA, in 1994, when … Continue reading
Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums by Brad Balfour Iranian-born director and artist Marjane Satrapi lives in Paris, France, and has never lived in post-revolutionary Persia throughout her adult life. Yet her home country has shaped and influenced her creative work whether it be her written and drawn graphic novels or her feature films. In 2000, an independent … Continue reading
Mary McDonnell Taking on Major Crimes by Jay S. Jacobs Slow and steady does it. Not just for Captain Sharon Raydor, the former Internal Affairs officer in the popular TNT series The Closer who has just taken over the squad in the spin-off series Major Crimes, but also for Mary McDonnell, the actress who plays her. The actress has … Continue reading
Yaniv Rokah Earning His Big Coffee Break by Ronald Sklar A coffee break lands our favorite Israeli actor on a groundbreaking web series. “I’ve been making [filmmaker] Jon Avnet espresso for the last five years,” says actor Yaniv Rokah, who spends part of his time as manager of Santa Monica’s Caffe Luxxe coffee shop. “You … Continue reading
Zachary Gordon – Not Such a Wimpy Kid by Deborah Wagner and George Seth Wagner Summer is here and Zachary Gordon is busy promoting his new film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – in which he stars as every-kid Greg Heffley. He recently went to New York with his co-star Robert Capron (Rowley … Continue reading
Bebe Neuwirth Rare and Special Porcelain by Ronald Sklar Oh, snap! Morticia Addams was only one of many morphs in a continually evolving career. Bebe Neuwirth tells me this story, and it’s so Bebe Neuwirth (we’ll discuss in a moment): The “Lilith” part I auditioned for [on Cheers] was one scene. The character was described as … Continue reading
Matthew Modine Full Metal Press by Ronald Sklar The acclaimed actor goes full-metal digital with a new app and a stellar movie lineup. Shrouds of secrecy surround the sacred plot line to The Dark Knight Rises, the long-awaited conclusion to the Batman trilogy, due out this month. Matthew Modine has a pivotal role in the film, and yet … Continue reading
Wilmer Valderrama Don’t Mess With the Fez by Ronald Sklar Actor Wilmer Valderrama lends his distinctive voice to an anti-bullying campaign. As Fez on That 70s Show, Wilmer Valderrama played the funniest nerd who ever lived (“It takes a nerd to create a Fez,” he tells me). However, we all know that playing — and even being — a nerd … Continue reading
