Highlights
Billy Crudup confirmed his interest in acting and Broadway early on, earning an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started...
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started...
Billy Crudup confirmed his interest in acting and Broadway early on, earning an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started dating Mary-Louise Parker. He split with the then-pregnant girlfriend in 2004 for his "Stage Beauty" co-star Claire Danes.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started dating Mary-Louise Parker. He split with the then-pregnant girlfriend in 2004 for his "Stage Beauty" co-star Claire Danes.
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Chicago catches a 'Big Fish'
NEW YORK — A man in a Manhattan rehearsal room asks a young boy a question: "No soccer game this week?" A look crosses the kid's face. You can read love, loneliness, contempt. "It's not soccer season anymore, Dad." Chastened, the man talks of...
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'The Watch' review: Still looking for laughs
** (out of four) A movie called “The Watch” couldn't have worse timing. Just because 20th Century Fox changed the film's title from “Neighborhood Watch” to “The Watch” doesn't mean the comedy about an (eventually)...
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The Watch
Fox 5 San Diego staffWhen I was going to bring a friend to the screening of this, he asked what many people probably did when they arrived at the theatre. “What is ‘The Watch’? I never heard of it.” When you explain it’s the Ben Stiller/Vince...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Jemaine Clement, Politics, Seth Rogen
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Willam Belli dishes on 'Drag Race'
RedEyeOn this season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," Willam Belli infuriated Phi Phi O'Hara, tossed off hilarious one-liners and got kicked off for a mysterious rule infraction to be revealed at the finale. He also recently starred in a spoof video "Chow Down (At...Tags: Television Industry, Tuesday Weld, Entertainment, Game Shows, Bleep (euphemism)
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Good cast ensures a pretty good time on 'Thin Ice' ✭✭ 1/2
![There's something about the frozen Northern Plains, filled with folksy, trusting and righteous Dakotans, Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, that screams "insurance fraud" to screenwriters. The notion that there's nowhere in America quite so honest makes writers want to give the phrase "You can't cheat an honest man" a perverse workout.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68320535-23132217.jpg "There's something about the frozen Northern Plains, filled with folksy, trusting and righteous Dakotans, Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, that screams "insurance fraud\" to screenwriters. The notion that there's nowhere in America quite so honest makes writers want to give the phrase \"You can't cheat an honest man\" a perverse workout.")
There's something about the frozen Northern Plains, filled with folksy, trusting and righteous Dakotans, Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, that screams "insurance fraud" to screenwriters. The notion that there's nowhere in America quite so honest makes...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Entertainment, Movies, Lea Thompson, Fargo (movie)
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'Thin Ice' review: Sometimes it's more solid than you expect
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Call me a sucker, but “Thin Ice” played me like a violin.
In fact, a violin holds together a situation that seems like a retread through minor indie territory covered recently by “Cedar Rapids” and “Win...Tags: Alan Arkin, Entertainment, Lea Thompson, Greg Kinnear, Thin Ice (movie)
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Seth Rogen plays trophy husband at Sundance Film Festival
Ministry of GossipSeth Rogen is playing trophy husband at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Seth Rogen's wife Lauren Miller is producer and star of "For A Good Time Call," a Sundance entry, and Rogen is by her side helping her promote and sell the project.... -
Monster Mash: Intiman Theatre back? Kirsten Dunst joins cast
Culture MonsterKirsten Dunst will join Mark Ruffalo and Billy Crudup in a screen adaptation of Adam Rapp's Pulitzer finalist play "Red Light Winter." The Intiman Theatre in Seattle is launching a $1 million fundraising campaign to revive its suspended operations.... -
Tony Awards 2011: Pictures from the Beacon Theatre red carpet arrivals
Ministry of GossipTony Awards 2011: Pictures from the Beacon Theatre red carpet. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Edie Falco, Ellen Barkin, Samuel L. Jackson and James Earl Jones are only a few stars on the red carpet for the 2011 Tony Awards.... -
Television Review: 'Too Big to Fail'
!["Too Big to Fail," which premieres Monday on HBO, is the latest of that network's high-toned original films ("Recount," "The Late Shift," "From the Earth to the Moon," the upcoming "Game Change") in which a large cast of medium-big-to-big-named actors assume the skin of the real people to put you backstage at history. In this case — the story of the 2008 financial meltdown and the attempt to keep us all from ruin — the paint is barely dry on the actual events. Indeed, their ongoing consequences will affect the next election.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-05/61805901-22213859.jpg ""Too Big to Fail,\" which premieres Monday on HBO, is the latest of that network's high-toned original films (\"Recount,\" \"The Late Shift,\" \"From the Earth to the Moon,\" the upcoming \"Game Change\") in which a large cast of medium-big-to-big-named actors assume the skin of the real people to put you backstage at history. In this case — the story of the 2008 financial meltdown and the attempt to keep us all from ruin — the paint is barely dry on the actual events. Indeed, their ongoing consequences will affect the next election.")
"Too Big to Fail," which premieres Monday on HBO, is the latest of that network's high-toned original films ("Recount," "The Late Shift," "From the Earth to the Moon," the upcoming "Game Change") in which a large cast of medium-big-to-big-named actors...Tags: Entertainment, Finance, HBO (tv network), Fannie Mae, Paul Giamatti
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Friday's TV Talk Shows
Show TrackerThe Early Show People who lived through Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; photojournalist Ted Jackson. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Katy Perry; Emmy Awards preview; New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News Emmy Awards preview;...... -
Billy Crudup, Kathleen Turner, Matthew Rhys set for 2010-11 L.A. Theatre Works season [Updated]
Culture MonsterThe stars have aligned for L.A. Theatre Works' upcoming 2010-11 season. The company, which presents new and classic plays that are recorded for radio in front of a live audience, will mount 10 productions with a bevy of celebrity talent......
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