Mickey Rourke was coming off of his big comeback with “The Wrestler.” He was getting nominated for awards all over the place, and guess who else was, too? That’s right, Robert Downey Jr. Downey was grabbing nominations for his hilarious (and often misunderstood) turn as Kirk Lazarus, the method actor who goes way over the line, … Read more
For Zac Efron, starring as wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw meant telling a true and moving story about a family of brothers with a dream. The 36-year-old actor walked the carpet at the DGA Theater on Monday for the Los Angeles premiere of his new drama, and he spoke with ET’s Cassie … Read more
Add to your saved storiesSave A few days after leaving Cuba in 1964 with her entire life packed in 21 suitcases, Juanita Castro stood before television news cameras in Mexico City. She looked nervous. She was about to condemn her older brother Fidel as a tyrant. “Cuba is an immense prison surrounded by water,” she … Read more
Career changes can be hard, even for Bill Gates — who credits a simple, lifelong habit for his switch from a narrow-minded, decades-long focus on computers and software to international philanthropy. “I had a long period from about age 18 to 40 where I was very monomaniacal … Microsoft was everything,” Gates, 68, recently told … Read more
Michael J. Fox is one of the latest stars to react to the tragic death of Matthew Perry. The Friends actor, famous for portraying Chandler Bing, passed away at the age of 54 in late October. Since then, so many celebrities have spoken out to remember him. In a new interview, Michael opened up and … Read more
Tyler Perry weighs in on his reasons behind helping the Sussexes out, back when they were in Canada Tyler Perry shares why he’s helped Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Tyler Perry finally sheds some light into the real reason he chose to help Prince Harry and Meghan Markle out despite him never having had any communication, … Read more
Add to your saved storiesSave Peter Tarnoff, a U.S. diplomat who rose to No. 3 in the State Department in the 1990s after years as a behind-the-scenes envoy, including helping to craft a plan to smuggle six State Department employees out of Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis, in a ruse recounted in the film … Read more
Bewildered, I asked, “You mean, how old am I?” “Yes,” she said. “50.” “You would be joining a young, progressive team, but you look much younger, so I think you’d fit in just fine,” she said. My excitement turned to apprehension as we wrapped up the interview. Driving home, her unsettling words playing in my … Read more
Following Matthew Perry‘s tragic death, fans of the late actor have been streaming his hit television series, ‘Friends,‘ on MAX, formerly known as HBO MAX, so much so that it is now the top-ranked TV show among American viewers. The 54-year-old late actor was best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the famous … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Ken Mattingly, a NASA astronaut who was scrubbed from the Apollo 13 mission a few days before launch after being exposed to measles, then wound up helping devise a plan to return the crew safely to Earth following an onboard explosion, died Oct. 31 in Arlington, Va. … Read more