The former SNL star plays a 14-year-old Persian boy in the painfully funny TBS comedy Chad. The newTBSseriesChadstarsNasim Pedrad, a 39-year-old woman, as Ferydoon “Chad” Amani, a 14-year-old boy. Oddly enough, that’s not the most interesting thing about the show. Alexa Loo, Nasim Pedrad, and Jake Ryan in ‘Chad’.Liane Hentscher/TBS It’s the first day of high school, and Chad is determined to be popular. For him, that means downplaying, if not completely ignoring, his Persian heritage....

So, yes, its complicated for me." Natalie Portmanhas conflicted feelings about the film and filmmaker responsible for jump-starting her career as a child star. “So, yes, it’s complicated for me.” Natalie Portman in Luc Besson’s ‘The Professional’.Columbia Pictures She and Besson reportedly met when she was 12, the age of Portman’s character inThe Professional. The case was laterdismissedin 2021. “I really didn’t know. I was a kid working. I was a kid,” Portman told the publication....

Individuals approached the crew this past weekend, one of whom brandished a gun. “We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing.” Multiple calls and emails from EW to the Baltimore Police Department went unanswered. Natalie Portman seen in Rome on the press tour for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.'.Franco Origlia/Getty Images Sources tell EW that the investigation is still ongoing and information is still being gathered....

The braid may be gone, but Padme and Anakin’s romance lives on forever. “He had that little braid hanging down.” “Then I lost it,” she explained. Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman in ‘Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock “So that’s not very helpful.” Portman, presumably, kept the braid as a way to rememberPadme and Anakin’s romancethroughout the sequel. “This one is pretty incredible,” she said. “It’s got such, kind of, Japanese elements....

Natasha Bedingfieldhas leveled up on TikTok. “Who needs music when you got@natashabedingfieldto sing for you. “Did it with the song creator her self,” @yvngflickk captioned the dance clip. Natasha Bedingfield joins viral ‘Unwritten’ TikTok dance creators for in-person performance.Natasha Bedingfield/TikTok “Yes yes yhop! @rony_boyyand his team came to teach me the moves! @yvngflickk@digitalvibezinc@jubi2fye@iconicwill,” she wrote. “This dance to my song is brilliant - oh help! Now I gotta learn it,“she previously shared....

“She’s got that mission in mind, not her hero status.” “The attack we all anticipated never came. The once invincible Empire began to fracture. Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) in ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm Ltd. The small rebellion had become bold. But what’s even more important is how the narration ends. But one day, I realized there was more to it. Natasha Liu Bordizzo of ‘Ahsoka’ taken at Star Wars Celebration.Rachell Smith There was something else I was meant to do....

“There, I said it.” Natasha LyonneandBenjamin Brattare on the case. Or, more specifically, he’s onhercase while she’s onthecase. Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale and Benjamin Bratt as Cliff Legrand in ‘Poker Face’.Peacock There, I said it." Here, the duo explains. Who was there and what went down? And of course Karina is Rian Johnson’s brilliant, better half. And that led to us having a series of dinners. And in Rian, I really found this kindred spirit of doing this whole other game....

There was originally much more to the mustache. When audiences watchRussian Dollseason 2, they’re likely to notice a change to one of its leading stars. Yes,Charlie Barnett’s character Alan is now donning a mustache. Charlie Barnett — and his mustache — as Alan Zaveri in ‘Russian Doll’ season 2.Netflix “The mustache, in my mind, didn’t have anything to it. So we were sort of playing with those ideas.” and what the season’s emotional finale meant to them, watch the video above....

The Poker Face actress is opening up about a few roles that nearly went her way. No bluffing here:Natasha Lyonneis coming clean about the roles that got away. “Gosh, there’s a lot,” she admitted. “I mean, how far back do you want to go?” She continued: “Well, I didn’t get Six or Blossom [onBlossom]. I didn’t getSabrina the Teenage Witch.” Lyonne then added that she didn’t get a role in John Hughes' 1991 filmCurly Sueeither....

Natasha Lyonneis being purposely cryptic aboutRussian Doll’s much-anticipated second season. “It’s definitely a wild ride. I do have this dream that people get to do that with this show.” Natasha Lyonne and Annie Murphy in ‘Russian Doll’ season 2.Netflix ), plus many new clues about the era-spanning mystery to unpack. “It’s for sure a puzzle box,” Lyonne, again, teases. I can’t believe we pulled it off." Natasha Lyonne as Nadia Vulvokov, and Ákos Orosz as Father Laszlo in ‘Russian Doll’ season 2....

We can’t readNatasha Lyonne’spoker face … and we wouldn’t want it any other way. Just jump in the back of her ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda and enjoy the ride." Watch the teaser above for more. Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in ‘Poker Face’.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock Phillip Caruso/Peacock Karolina Wojtasik/Peacock

For our latestCelebrity Must List, heres a sampling of pop culture she loves. Ella and Louis, take the wheel! I love Broadway too much to pick a favorite show. Credit: Rozette Rago Im sure my answer doesnt leave yousatisfied, but Imhelpless. If I picked just one, Id constantly ask myself,whatd I miss? And I dont want to doubt myselfnonstop. Verve On the surface its a story about timing, but its much more than that....

It’s been nine years since we lostRobin Williams, but his costars are still singing his praises. Lane confided in Williams that he wasn’t ready to come out in a public forum. “We won’t talk about it.'” Nathan Lane and Robin Williams in ‘The Birdcage’.Everett Collection I don’t know." After DeGeneres came out andEllenwas cancelled, DeGeneres worried thatshe would never work again. “I just wasn’t ready to do that,” Lane said of coming out publicly....