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    Jon Cryer Talks About His New 'Shorts'

    While most of his contemporaries have long since faded away, Jon Cryer has quietly built himself one of the most respected and successful careers in Hollywood.

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    Seinfeld to Salute Cosby with Top Humor Prize

    The comedian who kept NBC viewers entertained on Thursday nights well after "The Cosby Show" was gone will salute Bill Cosby when he receives the nation's top humor prize.

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    Rourke: Sports Helped Me Pick Myself Up

    Mickey Rourke blames himself for being out of spotlight for over a decade but says his early interest in sports gave him a spirit that allowed him to pick himself up.

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    Among Actors, Jane Lynch Is a Leading Lady

    Jane Lynch looks fresh, well-rested — a surprise, given she seems to have appeared in, well, what seems like every film and television show this year.

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    Spotlight on the Healing Arts

    Strains, sprains, breaks, aches, and pains are all-too-familiar results of the extreme movement work required of many professional performers.  This week Back Stage shines the spotlight on the healing arts.

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    Equity Reins in Twittering CD

    It only takes 140 characters to spark a controversy. New York casting director Daryl Eisenberg used the social-networking tool Twitter set Internet message boards aflame and attracted scrutiny from Actors' Equity Association.

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    'Avatar' Trailer Now Available Online

    The first trailer for James Cameron's long awaited new feature film is now available online. Check it out here.

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    The Obstacles of Outreach

    The outreach programs of New York's Stella Adler Studio of Acting have a twofold purpose, according to artistic director Tom Oppenheim: "to address educational and economic inequity and bring free training to those who wouldn't have it otherwise."

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    Diane Kruger Tailor-Made for Tarantino Film

    When filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was looking for a German actress to play a 1940s German screen siren-turned-spy in his movie "Inglourious Basterds," Diane Kruger knew she was perfect for the part.

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    'Twilight' Goes on U.S. Tour

    Producers of the "Twilight" movies are putting together a series of "Twilight" fan conventions, which will take place at various locations nationwide over the next three years.