THE RISE OF KAL PENN by Brad Balfour For Kal Penn, doing Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj – the spin-off of National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (which starred Ryan Reynolds) — keeps him employed and laughing. But this wasn’t what the real Kalpen Suresh Modi was doing when he started out acting. At first he played secondary characters … Continue reading
Rosemarie DeWitt Not Standing Still by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 30, 2006. In every new TV season, there are breakout stars who make viewers sit back and take notice – Who is that??? What have I seen her in? Why haven’t I seen her more often? Rosemarie DeWitt … Continue reading
TIM ROBBINS AND DEREK LUKE THE TWO SIDES OF CATCH A FIRE BY JAY S. JACOBS In any revolution, there are many foot soldiers – normal people who are pushed too far and play a vital role in the changing world values. The people like Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu may have played a larger role, … Continue reading
Eugene Levy Canada’s Everyman Funnyman by Marcie Somers Eugene Levy has one of those faces that are instantly recognizable. Mention his name to teenagers or to baby boomers and the answer you’ll likely get is “wasn’t he that funny guy in American Pie or Armed and Dangerous or The Man?” Over the past 30 years, Eugene Levy has appeared in … Continue reading
Joshua Radin He is Here by Abraham Kuranga Joshua Radin – a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio – was the born under a lucky star. He is an avid painter and was working towards a career as a screenwriter, but he virtually hit the jackpot early last year with a completely different art form. He … Continue reading
Stacie Orrico Waking Life by Jay S. Jacobs In the image-obsessed, party-hopping world of pop music, it’s kind of nice to find someone with her priorities straight. Stacie Orrico has been recording since she was twelve, but she’s never been part of the pop star scene – though she has certainly made significant strides towards … Continue reading
Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver & Douglas McGrath Living in Infamy by Jay S. Jacobs Imagine you have spent years of your life and incredible effort to put together a movie script. You finally get it finished, get interest for the sale of the movie and even get an all-star cast including Sandra Bullock, … Continue reading
“Weird Al” Yankovic Straight Outta the Box By Ronald Sklar Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 9, 2006. Some artists – Nirvana, for instance – didn’t feel that they had truly made it until Weird Al Yankovic had parodied them. Right on – the man who got his start with his silly but rockin’ accordion, … Continue reading
ERNST JORGENSEN FOLLOWS HIS DREAM By Ken Sharp When you’re an Elvis Presley fan, if a newly released CD, book or DVD has the name Ernst Mikael Jorgensen stamped upon it, you’re guaranteed one thing, a flawlessly executed, rigorously researched and historically sound project of exceptional quality, class, and listenability. From his highly praised work … Continue reading
jason segel how he got on mother by jay s. jacobs Jason Segel has gotten a bit of an odd specialty in his Hollywood career – he has become an integral part of some of the most interesting TV ensembles of recent years. His first meshing was on the cult favorite Freaks and Geeks – in which he … Continue reading
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