It was only two years ago that Dame Helen Mirren was building up serious momentum in what was ultimately a successful Best Actress Oscar run for The Queen. Mirren is attracting similar raves this year as Leo Tolstoy's wife Countess Sofya in The Last Station. Aristocratic, yes, but the temperamental Countess Sofya is no Windsor. Heading into Golden Globes weekend with a Best Actress nomination, Mirren talked to TIME about gracious award speeches, fiery plate throwing and the half a night she spent in a brothel. Read More...
Comedian and actor known for creating characters including Donnie Baker, Kenny Tarmac, and Floyd the Trucker. He portrayed Donnie Baker in the series The Bob & Tom Show. He was also a writer on the series. He is famous for his impressions of characters and people such as Tony Soprano, Charles Barkley, Jim Rome, and Morgan Freeman.
Before Fame In middle school, he did sports reports for the Franklin Central High School radio station in Indianapolis. Read More...
Actor James Gandolfini’s tough Mafia don character valued family but was incessantly anxious about his ability to keep them well. Tony Soprano kept his family safe, in his decidedly unconventional fashion. And Gandolfini, a husband and father of two, also looked after his own–until he was claimed by a heart attack at age 51.
Let’s not ignore the obvious: at just over 6 ft. (180 cm) and around 300 lb. (136 kg), he was an outsize personality in a dangerously outsize body. Read More...