Jack McBrayer and Robert Carlock A Final Tour of 30 Rock With Kenneth, Your NBC Page by Jay S. Jacobs The most amazing thing you learn when you get to speak with Jack McBrayer, a.k.a. Kenneth, your NBC page on 30 Rock, is how much he seems to have in common with his character. McBrayer … Continue reading
Matthew Perry Is Looking For Something to Go On by Jay S. Jacobs Having played one–sixth of the classic sitcom ensemble of Friends, Matthew Perry is a face that we are comfortable with in our living rooms. As Chandler Bing – arguably the most neurotic of that highly–caffeinated crew – Perry spent a decade asking … Continue reading
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
GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS (2003) Starring Lewis Abernathy, James Cameron, Dr. Lori Johnston, Don Lynch, Ken Marschall, Vince Pace, Bill Paxton, Charles Pellegrino and Tava Smiley. Directed by James Cameron. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Entertainment. 61 minutes. Rated PG. Back during James Cameron’s lost decade plus between filming the most popular film ever (Titanic) and then … 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
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
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
Eric McCormack It’s All a Matter of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs Eric McCormack is already something of a TV icon, after spending most of the past decade as Will Truman, the best friend of a neurotic Jewish New Yorker in the groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace. The series – which ran from 1998 to 2006, … Continue reading
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