Racking up credits for the same series Guy D'Alema/FX; Eric Liebowitz/Netflix; Atsushi Nishijima/HBO No, you're not seeing double. It's just that sometimes multiple characters on the same TV show will be played by the same actor. Sometimes this is done for story reasons (some shows are even built around it), but other times it's for the sake of expediency or just a total accident. Though not an exhaustive list, here's our roundup of 20 actors who have pulled double (or triple, or quadruple, or more. Read More...
Once upon a time, there was a show on MTV called Superock. It was typical of the network’s video-based shows in the alt-rock era: A host (in this case Jackie Farry, who had become famous for being Frances Bean Cobain’s nanny) introduced some videos and spent time with a show-long guest for a few interview segments. Similarly-themed shows 120 Minutes and Alternative Nation operated the same way; in fact, a lot of artists (Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys, the Offspring) appeared on both Superock and Alternative Nation, and the two series’ playlists shared a lot of overlap. Read More...
The nominees for the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards are here with certified national treasure Dick Van Dyke becoming the oldest nominee in the awards' history. The 98-year-old actor has been nominated for his guest turn on Days of Our Lives, on which he played an elderly man with amnesia. "I have played old men before, but 'comedy old men,'" Van Dyke said of the role last year. "This is the first time I ever just played my 97-year-old self. Read More...
