Lena Dunham Was Fired from HBO’s ‘Mildred Pierce’
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Drama, Mini Series, HBO, Features,
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Despite Lena Dunham's great success with her HBO series Girls, the 27-year-old has revealed that she had been fired from her last HBO project, Mildred Pierce.
"I got fired off the one day I did. Fired might be a rough word but I got sweetly dismissed," Dunham said.
The Girls creator admitted that she didn't properly prepare for her role as a nurse in the period drama, which stars Kate Winslet: "I didn't practice. I looked over the script with my mom and since the project takes place in the '30s I was like, 'Am I supposed to do any kind of accent?' My mom was like, 'They are hiring you to be you. Just go for it.' "
Unfortunately for Lena, her mom's advice didn't work out: "You could just see everybody's face drop... It was like Ricky Gervais in Extras. They were like, 'This is a f***ing disaster.'"
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Bradley Cooper Recalls His Bad Experience on ‘Alias’
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Features,
Now that Bradley Cooper is an Oscar-nominated actor who commands top billing in critically-acclaimed films, he's open to talking about his struggles as an actor in Hollywood before he was a household name.
In the January issue of GQ, Cooper recalls his time working on the J.J. Abrams show Alias, which stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow. Despite having a recurring role as Bristow's best friend Will Tippin, Cooper was unhappy with his lack of screen time: “I would only work three days a week... And then for the second season, I got even more sidelined. I was like, ‘Ugh.’ And then next thing you know, I was like, ‘I want to f*****g kill myself.’"
With his growing frustration over his lack of work on Alias, Cooper then asked Abrams to write his character off. “J.J. was like, ‘OK,’ He probably would’ve fired me, anyway," Cooper quipped. He even considered quitting his acting career altogether: "At some point, you have to come to terms with 'The business just doesn’t want you,' you know what I mean?"
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Before They Were Stars: Taylor Momsen Shakes Her Chicken
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Commercials, Video,
Before she was collecting tips in her shoes … before she started resembling the Bride of Chucky … before she started shaking things up on Gossip Girl ... Taylor Momsen was shaking her chicken.
In this 1997 commercial for Shake ‘N Bake, a then 3-year-old star tells the audience that she “shooked and mom cooked.”
Is this child labor the reason why Momsen blames her parents for making her so miserable?
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Before They Were Stars: Lady Gaga on The Sopranos
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Cable, HBO, Video,
Before she wore outlandish costumes, before she sold out concerts, before she became a Twitter queen—Lady Gaga was just your average girl making brief appearances on The Sopranos.
In this clip from an April 2001 episode, a 15-year-old Stefani Germanotta can be seen hanging out on the bleachers with other little monsters.
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Before They Were Stars: Tina Fey’s Bank Commercial
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, 30 Rock, Commercials, Video,
UPDATE: Make sure to check out Paul Rudd as a Bat Mitzvah DJ here.
As painful as Liz Lemon’s commercial for “1-(900)-OK-Face” was to watch, we at least knew that clip wasn’t real. Unfortunately for Tina Fey, this spot for Mutual Savings Bank is.
After watching the video, keep one thing in mind: The things you did - or wore - in 1995 won’t necessarily prevent you from earning multiple Emmys in the future. (Until that time, you can revisit the classic 30 Rock spot after the jump.)
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