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ctor Donan Whelan climbed behind the wheel of

ctor Donan Whelan climbed behind the wheel of director Allan Hunt's vintage Jaguar XKE and drove it behind the audience for his surprise entrance. It was Aug. 5, 2005, and he was about to perform his final scene in the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company's 1960s-themed outdoor staging of The ...

Simpson and Lachey Finalize Divorce

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, who let America pry into their marriage with their MTV reality show, "Newlyweds," have finalized their divorce.

Recently we ran a Talk Back by actor Graham

Recently we ran a Talk Back by actor Graham Sibley, whose film Zombie Honeymoon made a big splash at the Slamdance Film Fest in 2005. Unfortunately, Graham hasn't seen any extra dough since the movie was picked up for distribution and is still slinging won-tons in an L.A ...

elieve it or not, Rory Cochrane, most famous for

elieve it or not, Rory Cochrane, most famous for his stoner role as Slater in writer-director Richard Linklater's cult classic Dazed and Confused, says he's never done any serious drugs. Yet the actor has shown a keen ability to play various types of drug addicts throughout his career ...

MPAA Reaching Out to Younger Membership

This week, the 80-year-old organization will announce it's inviting one of the youngest people ever into membership — 12-year-old actor Dakota Fanning.

Comedian Jan Murray Dies at 89

Funny man and game show host Jan Murray, a member of a comic rat pack that included Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis and Jack Carter, has died. He was 89.

Lights up. The scene: Another audition, another

Lights up. The scene: Another audition, another dank hallway. JEN, an actress, enters, sits, relaxes, and goes over her sides. BUBBLEHEAD, another actress, exits the audition room, a bit flustered.

Garden Party Has Group Seeing Green

The woodstock fringe organization is thinking green to make green: money, that is.

actors be allowed to wear Marine and Navy

actors be allowed to wear Marine and Navy uniforms as costumes. "The head of security at that time basically said, 'No 'f'ing inmate is going to wear a U.S. military outfit in this prison,' " she remembers. But a couple of hours later, they had permission for all the ...

Write Fest. Attic Theatre & Film Center's

Write Fest. Attic Theatre & Film Center's one-act marathon featuring three world premieres. Attic Theatre, 5429 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. Through Jul. 26. (323) 525-0600. www.attictheatre.org.