Steve Bridges, a comedian and actor known for his impersonation of George W. Bush and other political figures, was found dead Saturday in his Los Angeles home. He was 48. According to the Los Angeles Times, Bridges had just recently come back to L.A. after a trip to China where he had been performing. more ›

Well folks, it looks like the woman suing IMDb for posting her real age has come to a crossroads: "Jane Doe" was told that she either needed to reveal her identity publicly, or the case would be dropped. The decision was issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. more ›

Lindsey Miller, 26, is among the millions of us living in Los Angeles who never seems to run into celebrities--especially the one she has a crush on. Miller, a cancer patient, says on her blog that she recently saw the film 50/50, and has a message for its star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt: She wants to go on a date with him. more ›

A 20-year-old Disney Channel star was busted Sunday in Burbank on suspicion he was driving under the influence. Mitchel Musso played Oliver Oken on the kid-friendly network's popular Miley Cyrus vehicle "Hannah Montana." more ›

While many of you out there may have enjoyed illegal downloads of "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "The King’s Speech," "127 Hours" and "Rabbit Hole," the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member who leaked the feature films to BitTorrent is facing the repercussions. Wes DeSoto has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal copyright-infringement charge. more ›

Actor Andy Whitfield, who starred in the television series Spartacus: Blood & Sand, died Sunday following an 18-month-long battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 39. more ›

Actor Danny DeVito was honored with the 2,445th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, and while on the famous Boulevard for the event, he stopped to take some time to...hug a tree! more ›

Actor Francesco Quinn, the 48-year-old son of the late actor Anthony Quinn died Friday night near his Malibu home of an apparent heart attack, reports Malibu Patch. Neighbor Tim Lawrence says Quinn had been running on the street with his son when he collapsed in front of the Lawrence's home. more ›

Bubba Smith, a former NFL player for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers, who segued successfully into an acting career, has been found dead in his Baldwin Hills home. He was 66. Smith, known by many as Moses Hightower in the long-running "Police Academy" movie series, also appeared on television, including in a couple episodes of "Married...With Children." more ›

Hey Vern! Are you hungry for video lunch? Are you wishing you could celebrate my would-be birthday by watching one of the vintage commercials that helped propel my wildly popular Ernest character into an unlikely stardom that included a TV series, a series of films and a Daytime Emmy for a Children's Series?! Knowhutimean, Vern? Happy birthday, Jim Varney. more ›

Five of the cast members of the classic television series "Happy Days" are reuniting, but not on the small screen. Anson Williams, Don Most, Marion Ross, Erin Moran and the estate of Tom Bosley are together as part of a $40 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles alleging the performers are "owed money for merchandise sales related to the comedy series," reports the Daily Breeze. more ›

He's ubiquitous. His talents include looking innocuous, fake waiter-ing, sitting in a meeting, sitting in a lecture hall, and walking past others. He excels at leaning against lockers. Meet....uh...wait a minute--we don't ever learn the names of the thousands and thousands of extras ("background artists") who fill the hospital wards, high school hallways, restaurant tables, civic demonstrations, and company shareholder meetings in movies and television shows. more ›

He's "Billy Madison," with some "Anger Management," issues: Actor Adam Sandler, who rose to fame as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member and in top-grossing comedy hit films was honored today with the 2,431st star embedded in Hollywood's iconic Walk of Fame. more ›

He played a California Highway Patrol officer in the 1970s TV show CHiPs, but lately actor Larry Wilcox, 63, has been on the other side of the law. Wilcox was sentenced today to three years of probation, 500 hours of community service, and a fine of $100 for conspiring to commit securities fraud, according to the AP. more ›

Actor Robert Duvall celebrated his 80th birthday, and his 50 years in the movie game today by becoming one of the names--and hands and feet--immortalized in the courtyard of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Duvall left his marks in the wet concrete block in front of a crowd of spectators. more ›

An actor who played a supporting role in the comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 45-year-old man who was given a life sentence yesterday for his role in a stabbing and slashing attack on his ex-girlfriend, the Daily News reports. Shelley Malil was convicted in San Diego for a 2008 attack that occurred when he showed up at his then-girlfriend Kendra Beebe's home, and found her with another man. more ›

Hollywood is a-tingle this morning, and not because of the impending arrival of Christmas. Awards season is on the horizon, and this morning brought with the dawn the announcement of the nominees for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Honoring the best in film and television, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's awards are considered a strong, though not always accurate, indicator of the ensuing Oscar wins. more ›

Mr. Cunningham has gone to the big Arnold's Drive-in in the sky. Actor Tom Bosley, the father from TV's long-running 'Happy Days,' has died at 83 years old from a staph infection and "a brief battle with lung cancer," according to family members who spoke to TMZ. People Magazine reports that Bosley died on Tuesday in California at his Palm Springs home. more ›

On Monday, "CHiPs" actor Larry Wilcox was all smiles in Hollywood as he celebrated 10-4 Day, which honors and celebrates the work police officers do. Then came Thursday, when federal regulators went after and charged several penny stock promoters, including Wilcox, according to the LA Times. more ›

Longtime Hollywood star Tony Curtis has died, reports the New York Times. He was 85. The actor died of cardiac arrest at his home in Las Vegas. Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx, New York, in 1925. After serving in World War II he took up acting classes, and fell in love with the craft. He worked in theatre until 1950 when he began working in film, and became a fan favorite, particularly for his good looks. He married MGM contract player Janet Leigh in 1951; their daughter Kelly was born in 1956, followed by daughter Jamie Lee in 1958. more ›

Happy 64th birthday, Jeffrey Jones...your gift is three years of formal probation and 250 hours of community service doing roadside cleanup. The Ferris Bueller's Day Off actor was in court in Los Angeles today to enter his plea of guilty for failing to renew his annual registration as a sex offender and to receive his sentence; Jones was arrested in late June. In the initial 2003 case, wherein Jones stood accused of paying a male minor to pose for sexually explicit photos, the actor pleaded no contest. Jones' sentencing today was lighter than it could have been; "he was facing a possible sentence of 3 years in state prison." more ›

Not bad for just moving to town to pursue your dreams. 22-year-old Elyse Porterfield arrived in Los Angeles in June and yesterday became an internet star overnight. more ›

Veteran actor Alfred Molina will be a part of the cast of Law & Order: Los Angeles (aka LOLA), the latest in the popular L&O TV franchise, notes ShowTracker. more ›

Actor Jeffrey Jones, who played the school's dean in the cult classic comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off faces renewed legal troubles after "failing to update his registration as a sex offender," according to LA Now. Jones has previously faced legal discipline for persuading a 14-year-old boy to twice pose for nude photos the actor took at his Hollywood home in 2003. Consequently, Jones was put on 5 years' probation, sent to counseling, and required to register as a sex offender. When Jones failed to renew his registration within 5 days of his most recent birthday, a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was taken in on June 23. He has since been released on bail. more ›

Jason Bateman today was on the receiving end of cat calls and evil eyes from exasperated Apple customers today after he was allowed to cut in front of hundreds (some say thousands) of people waiting at The Grove to purchase their reserved iPhone 4. The "Arrested Development" actor was reportedly sitting in line like everyone else until an Apple employee spotted and snagged him out to escort him into the store. Then, proudly a new owner of today's hottest phone, Bateman was promptly booed as he exited. more ›

No matter how much you bare and share while performing in an adult film, you are still entitled to you doctor-patient privilege. more ›

A 17-year-old who took photos of Jodie Foster as she walked with her children at The Grove has filed a complaint with police after she "poked him in the chest and grabbed his elbow, causing visible injuries," according to the New York Times, which notes that a representative said the teen is a professional photographer and that the report was a "fabrication." Foster "touched him on the elbow in an attempt to..." more ›

Actor Dennis Hopper has died. The 74-year-old longtime Venice resident died at his home following a battle with prostate cancer, reports the LA Times. more ›

Beloved actor Gary Coleman has died. The 42-year-old who made his name on Different Strokes was at his Utah home this week when he suffered a brain hemorrhage on Wednesday. "The actor was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and was conscious and lucid until midday Thursday, when his condition worsened and he slipped into unconsciousness," reported USA Today. "Coleman was then placed on life support." more ›