Fred Armisen reveals hisSNL'Californians' character was based on Dana Carvey's son

“The way that he talks is based on Dana’s impression of his son,” Armisen shared. “It was a bit also we would do at the table. You know that moment before you’re actually reading the sketches?” Fred Armisen as Stewart in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch ‘The Californians’.Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images “When we came back, we would just start talking like, ‘Where were you?’ ‘Oh, I was in L....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Cathy Anderson

Fred Savage's accusers detail the harassment allegations that got him fired fromThe Wonder Yearsreboot

The female crew members state that Savage had inappropriate relationships with two women. This was in addition to reported verbal outbursts and harassment. “It is devastating to learn that there are co-workers who feel I have fallen short of these goals. Fred Savage.Credit: FOX Image Collection via Getty Images They also toldTHRabout Savage’s apparent favoritism towards another young woman that allegedly turned physical. “I said, ‘yo, don’t do this.’ I meant ruining the friendship,” the woman said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Bryan Mitchell

Freddie Highmore once hid in a closet to avoid a TV host who 'doesn't like seeing guests' before filming

Can we bring him out?'" The Good Doctor’sFreddie Highmoreis detailing a bizarre experience on the set of an undisclosed talk show. A dark broom closet," he said. Freddie Highmore.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Can we bring him out?' “You were stuck into a closet?” asked a surprised Kimmel. To which Highmore replied, “And then just walked out as if nothing happened!” Keeping his wits about him, the actor simply teased, “Close.” I was just put in a broom closet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Roberta Johnson

Freddie Prinze Jr. saysI Know What You Did Last Summerdirector made filming a 'miserable' experience

The actor says he almost quit the movie and acting due to conflicts with Jim Gillespie. “There was no passive aggressiveness, which I hate. Prinze said Gillespie would give him “psychotic notes” (“Don’t leave your mouth open. Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.Everett Collection “I almost caught a flight and went home. I had enough,” he said. “They had broken a ton of union stuff that they shouldn’t have, like union rules....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Karen Mayer

Freddie Prinze Jr. wouldn't see a movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar for 15 years after she spoiled a classic

Spoiler alert: Spoilers are bad for marriage! Sarah Michelle Gellarhas revealed the hefty price she had to pay for accidentally spoiling a movie forFreddie Prinze Jr. Night Shyamalan’s classic 1999 filmThe Sixth Sensetogether. “Can I tell you the most embarrassing story ever?” Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.Jesse Grant/Getty for Paramount+ Gellar asked fellow guest Shyamalan on Friday’s episode ofThe Graham Norton Show. “It’s a Freddie Prinze story. We’ve all seenSixth Sensehere?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Kelly James

Freddy or not:A Nightmare on Elm Streetstar looks back on his career

“I’m just a little too old.” “I always am asked if I feel bad about being typecast in horror,” says Englund. The actor sits down to discuss some of his most notable roles, fromStay Hungryto Krueger toStranger Things. Robert Englund.Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty The actor’s co-stars includedJeff Bridges,Sally Field, and real-life Mr. Universe championArnold Schwarzenegger. “I was his greaser. I was always oiling Arnold up in the background,” says Englund. “I remember the squirt bottle and a towel....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Ashley Osborne

Freida Pinto will play political staffer Huma Abedin in a TV adaptation of her best-selling memoir

Now let’s cast Abedin’s reported beau Bradley Cooper as… Bradley Cooper! Freida Pintois adapting Huma Abedin’s best-selling memoir,Both/And, into a TV series, EW has confirmed. Though she is notoriously private, she continues to make headlines today amidreports that she’s datingactorBradley Cooper. Freida Pinto; Huma Abedin.Don Arnold/WireImage; Paul Morigi/Getty Images (Hear us out: Cooper as Cooper in the TV series! Huma’s story is both extraordinary and immediately relatable, timely and relevant to so many of us....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Melissa Rogers

French lesbian dramaTwo of Usis quietly lovely: Review

From the title alone,Two of Us orDeux, as it’s called in its native France seems to swell with romance. And it very much is one, though it would be a lot simpler for Madeleine (Martine Chevallier) and Nina (Barbara Sukowa) ifa deuxwas all they had. Together for decades, the pair are finally ready to move to Rome and live out their golden years together except Madeleine is also a widow with two grown children, terrified to tell them her truth....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Donna Santana

Friday Five: Chrvches reckon with the past, Little Simz's battle cry, and more

The five best songs we heard this week. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. The meaning here is twofold. Credit: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images; Scott Dudelson/Getty Images; Gus Stewart/Redferns; CHVRCHES/YouTube; C Brandon/Redferns “But as long as we’re unified, then we’ve already won.” As always, there’s strength in numbers. “Black Gold” Flying Lotus feat. “Diamond Studded Shoes” Yola “Diamond Studded Shoes,” or, eat the rich....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Justin Snyder

Friday Five: Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin win, it's time for the 'Twerkulator,' and more

The five best songs we heard this week. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. “We Win” Lil Baby & Kirk Franklin It’s never easy to follow aclassic. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Courtesy Lana Del Rey; Anne-Marie/YouTube; Sharon Van Etten/YouTube; City Girls/YouTube It’s now fully fleshed out, with Yung Miami’s strongest verse yet. Together, on their first collaboration, they amplify that approach into something explosive....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Elizabeth Mcdonald

Friday Night Lightscast: Where are they now?

It’s been years since we last cheered on the Panthers. See where the cast of the beloved high school sports drama landed after leaving Texas. The show consistently captured audiences with its constant and varied drama. The cast of ‘Friday Night Lights’.Credit:Michael Muller/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty But where didFNL’s stars go after the lights dimmed on its Texas football field? Jason Street didn’t define Porter for long, as he booked a recurring role onThe Good WifebeforeFNLeven wrapped....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Eric Young

Friday Night Lightsseries finale: Ranking the tear-inducing moments

I wouldn’t blame you. And that’s okay too. Tissue scale: 1.5 out of 5 24. Credit: NBC And of course, she can’t resist. (That, and the fact that Stevie was hanging with them.) Tissue scale: 2 out of 5 22. And finally, when game time rolls around, Mr. Howard shows up. Yeah, good luck not crying at that. Tissue scale: 2.5 out of 5 21. In other words: romance + nostalgia = tears....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Noah Bailey

Friendscreator regrets misused pronouns for Chandler's trans mother: 'That was a mistake'

“Pronouns were not yet something that I understood,” Marta Kauffman told the BBC. “Pronouns were not yet something that I understood,” Kauffman continued. “So we didn’t refer to that character as she. Kathleen Turner played Chandler’s (Matthew Perry) transgender mother on ‘Friends’.Everett Collection That was a mistake.” “I don’t think it’s aged well. It was a 30-minute sitcom. Kathleen Turner on ‘Friends’.Everett Collection I said yes, because there weren’t many drag/trans people on television at the time....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Angela Wilson