Denzel Washington is starring in the Broadway production of August Wilson’s Fences, which opened Monday night. Washington plays the lead role Troy Maxson, a Pittsburgh garbage collector struggling with racism in 1957. Viola Davis plays his wife Rose.
Academy Award winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. announced Tuesday that he was battling prostate cancer. The 73-year-old actor said the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery.
He said he wanted to go public “to set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventive examinations and early treatment.”
Gossett won a supporting actor Oscar for his role as Sgt. Emil Foley in the 1982 romantic drama “An Officer and A Gentleman” starring Richard Gere. He will also appear in the upcoming Tyler Perry comedy “Why Did I Get Married Too” in April.
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The hotness that is Boris Kodjoe will star in the new NBC series “Undercovers,” which is about married CIA agents brought out of retirement and re-activated.
British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw who starred in “Doctor Who” will play his wife. J.J. Abrams co-wrote and will direct the pilot, which is the first he has steered since 2004’s “Lost.”
(l to r) Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon star in Screen Gems' action thriller ARMORED.
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In “Armored”, actor Columbus Short’s first action film ever, he was excited to be able to do all of his own stunts such as running, jumping and crashing armored trucks.
“It was pretty crazy and intense,” he said. “It is like a kid being able to play cops and robbers and shooting it up. It was fun.”
“Armored,” which opens this Friday also stars veteran actors Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon. Short plays a young armored truck driver who is coerced by his co-workers to steal $42 million.
On Sept. 2, Taye Diggs and his wife Idina Menzel welcomed their son, Walker Diggs. This is the first child for the couple, who are both age 38. The two wed in 2003 after meeting in the 1996 Broadway production of Rent.
“It’s been amazing just to come home to that little dude,” the Private Practice star, 38, told People magazine about the birth. “Every time I leave the house, it just makes me want to come back even more. It’s just a great prize waiting for me.”
Kunta Kinte has been harmed again. LeVar Burton, star of “Roots” and “Reading Rainbow” was injured in car accident after a 74-year-old woman turned left in front of his vehicle while driving in Los Angeles Monday night. The collision caused a five-car pileup with no serious injuries. The 52-year-old said he suffered from neck pain and was treated and released from a local hospital, reports People.
There was a lot of butt and crotch grabbing going on while Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx shared a very intimate kiss during Spike TV’s “Guy Choice Awards,” which will air late June. Foxx presented Berry with the “Decade of Hotness” award.
“Obsessed,” the movie starring Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba, debuted no. 1 at the box office this weekend, raking in $28.5 million. The two star in the Sony Screen Gems movie as a married couple that faces trials when a psychotic temp played by Ali Larter begins stalking the husband.
Kal Penn, who starred as Kumar in the movie, “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle,” is now part of the Obama administration. Penn most recently had a recurring role on the FOX series, “House.” There is no start date yet for his new job as associate director in the Office of Public Liaison. Penn will connect President Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific-Islander communities plus the arts & entertainment groups.
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