U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. has landed a voiceover role in his favorite show after asking producers to consider him for a part.
The drummer will lend his voice to a pair of characters in the upcoming season of “The Cleveland Show” - a mobster and an Elvis Presley impersonator.
Show star Mike Henry, who voices the lead character, Cleveland, tells the BBC, “We just recorded him doing a couple of different parts and he was very funny.”
Natalie Portman was so determined to give an authentic performance as a soldier’s wife in Brothers she contacted the families of troops serving in the Middle East. The actress plays a woman who falls for her brother-in-law while her husband is at war, and admits the research she completed before filming gave her a new insight into the lives of army families.
She tells Playboy magazine, “I spoke to many military wives, and that was really helpful. They were able to provide details (more…)
Zac Efron is eyeing a move into comedy - the High School Musical star would love a role in The Hangover sequel. The actor moved away from his Disney roots with 2009 drama Me and Orson Welles, and this year sees the release of his fantasy film The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud.
However, the 22 year old wants his next role to be more light-hearted.
He tells Access Hollywood, “(A role in The Hangover sequel) would be amazing. I think that they’re amazing and I love (more…)
The doctor embroiled in the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death is set for a starring role on TV. The late superstar’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, quit private practice to work with the Thriller hit-maker until his untimely death this summer.
Investigators probing Jackson’s passing have focused their case on the cardiologist, who stands accused of administering powerful prescription drug Propofol to the superstar prior to his death on June 25th. And it’s now (more…)
NEW YORK – The John Lennon-Paul McCartney songwriting team broke up 40 years ago but their influence lives on in music, pop culture and now in two prominent new books about music.
Lennon is one of the five seminal artists who shape the backbone of “Corn Flakes With John Lennon,” a memoir by Robert Hilburn, the influential former critic and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Author Peter Ames Carlin focused on Lennon’s partner
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Elvis Costello, the British singer-songwriter who swept through the London pub scene, the punk movement and the New Wave fad while retaining his signature sound, continues to release great work 30-plus years into his career. His latest project, the country- and folk-inflected “Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane,” arrived June 9 on Hear Music.
Costello is determined to make his mark on TV as well as popular
Jessica Lucas feels very comfortable playing her role as Riley Richmond on the CW’s contemporary Melrose Place. Riley is a fresh faced 1st grade teacher who recently moved from Boston to LA with her fiancé Jonah and the couple is starting to have doubts in their relationship. Although Jessica does not have a fiancé she had to move from Canada when she was younger and plays a role close to her age. We got to sit and chat with Jessica and discuss the future of her role, Ashlee’s lack of diva (more…)
Meryl Streep was so determined to land the lead in Julie & Julia, she auditioned for the director during a night out at the theater.
The veteran actress plays culinary queen Julia Child in the new film, which was written, directed and produced by Nora Ephron.
Streep was unaware of her pal’s project until they met up in New York - and the 60 year old proved her star credentials with an unexpected audition piece.
Ephron says, “I was at the theater one night, (more…)
Bruce Willis is set for a shock - his actress daughter has revealed she’ll strip for the right role.
Rumer Willis has yet to bare all on the big screen, but she insists it’s not a clause in her contract and she would go naked if it was necessary.
She says, “If it’s nudity just because they want you to get naked in a movie, then I’m kind of like, ‘You know what? No.’ But if it’s kind of pivotal, and it helps move the story along, then yeah, sure I’ll do it.”
Alexis Bledel — best known as Rory Gilmore on “Gilmore Girls” — stars in the new film “Post Grad” (Opening this Friday, August 21) about a recent graduate who’s not finding life too easy after college. Alexis discusses her new role and how it differs from Rory Gilmore and shares her experiences working with Michael Keaton and living legend Carol Burnett.
Alexis Bledel: Hi!
Mike: Hey, Alexis, how are you?
Alexis Bledel: Good. How are you?
Mike: Pretty (more…)
