Who’s Hot in Hollywood

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“If I were 5-foot-10, I’d be way too overwhelming to people,” says actress Alanna Ubach, 37. “Thank goodness I’m just 5-2.” She isn’t short on roles, though, playing a mom opposite Scott Baio on Nick at Night’s See Dad Run … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: Liz Gutman and Jen King’s The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook

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The deadline for entering is Feb. 13, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. This contest is now closed.

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Q: I love Lucy Liu on the show Elementary. Is she married?

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Rick Johnston, Corinth, Miss. The Queens, N.Y., native, who plays Dr. Joan Watson to Jonny Lee Miller’s Sherlock Holmes on the CBS drama, has never been married, although the former big-screen Charlie’s Angel was engaged at one time to playwright … Continue reading

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Grammys 2013

LL COOL J

It’s a repeat performance for LL Cool J as the host of Sunday’s 55th Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 ET/PT). We checked in with the two-time Grammy winner, who’s also the co-star of one of TV’s top-rated shows, NCIS: Los Angeles. … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz (Feb 10 – Feb 16)

2.10 Chloë Moretz 16 Emma Roberts 22 Elizabeth Banks 39 Laura Dern 46 2.11 Taylor Lautner 21 Damian Lewis 42 Jennifer Aniston 44 2.12 Christina Ricci 33 Josh Brolin 45 2.13 Kelly Hu 45 2.14 Simon Pegg 43 Florence Henderson … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: Anne Bryn’s Unbelievably Gluten-Free!

Unbelievably Gluten-Free by Anne Byrn.

The deadline for entering is Feb. 6, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. This contest is now closed. Please check again on Friday for our next cookbook giveaway.

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Q: I watch Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Jimmy’s always downing Matt Damon. What’s up?

Running out of time?
Kimmel, Damon’s joke.

Frank Rael, Albuquerque Damon fans shouldn’t take it too seriously — the actor’s feud with the ABC late-night host and comedian is a running joke. A while back, Kimmel started to say, “My apologies to Matt Damon. We ran out … Continue reading

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Q: What is the intro music on the series Southland?

Southland plays out on L.A. streets, but its theme song has a Portuguese flavor.

Audrey Doherty, Lake Orion, Mich. The opening theme of the TNT police drama is a snippet of the instrumental version of Canção Do Mar, a tune by Portuguese singer/songwriter and world-music artist Dulce Pontes. (The song also appeared on the … Continue reading

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Q: Did Nancy O’Dell recently get married, and to whom?

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Margo Konopacke, Travelers Rest, S.C. Actually, O’Dell has been hitched for a while. The Entertainment Tonight co-anchor — who is from your neck of the woods, Margo, as a native of Sumter, S.C. — married her second husband, Conviva Networks … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Bernadette Peters and Audra McDonald “cracked the code on how to find longevity in the business, and that is to diversify. So I went after it,” says Megan Hilty, a Broadway actress and star of NBC’s Smash, which returns for … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz (Feb 3 – Feb 9)

2.3 Isla Fisher 37 Nathan Lane 57 2.4 Rob Corddry 42 Gabrielle Anwar 43 Alice Cooper 65 2.5 Michael Sheen 44 Laura Linney 49 2.6 Alice Eve 31 Rip Torn 82 2.7 Ashton Kutcher 35 Chris Rock 48 James Spader … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park’s Tiny Food Party!

The deadline for entering is Jan. 30, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. This contest is now closed.

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Birthday Buzz (Jan 27 – Feb 2)

1.27 Patton Oswalt 44 Alan Cumming 48 1.28 Elijah Wood 32 Alan Alda 77 1.29 Heather Graham 43 Oprah Winfrey 59 Tom Selleck 68 1.30 Christian Bale 39 Gene Hackman 83 1.31 Justin Timberlake 32 Kerry Washington 36 2.1 Michael … Continue reading

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Q: What happened to the Fox show Alcatraz?

Sarah Jones has already escaped Alcatraz for Vegas.

Arianna Chan, Fremont, Calif. The J.J. Abrams-helmed procedural about inmates from the infamous prison showing up in modern day found itself on death row all too quickly: Alcatraz was canceled after its first season of 13 episodes. All of the … Continue reading

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Q: What is the name of the last movie Whitney Houston made?

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Nathaniel Summers, Plainfield, N.J. Sparkle, in which Houston played the mother of an aspiring Detroit singer in the 1960s, was released in August after the pop singer’s unexpected death last February at age 48, three months after filming ended on … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Keith Urban is here to help.

Editor’s Note: After published, multiple sources confirmed that Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence have recently split. Keith Urban remembers the critiques he got on Australian singing-competition shows of his youth as a new judge on Fox’s American Idol. “I know … Continue reading

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Q: Whatever became of the fine actress Rachel Griffiths?

Rachel Griffiths

Herb Stark, Massapequa, N.Y. The Australian actress, 44, is still around, although not much on the small screen, where she found most of her success. Griffiths, who had her first role co-starring with fellow Aussie Toni Collette in the 1994 … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: Deb Perelman’s Smitten Kitchen.

The deadline for entering is Jan. 23, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. This contest is now closed.

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Q: Is the ABC series Missing coming back?

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No; the spy series starring Ashley Judd as an ex-CIA agent was canned last May. A silver lining: Judd, 44, was nominated for an Emmy (Julianne Moore ended up winning in Game Change). Politics are more of an interest lately … Continue reading

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Q: I heard a movie was to be made based on the musical Jersey Boys. What’s the latest?

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Neil Blumenfield, Brooklyn, N.Y. A film of the Broadway hit, tracing the origins of the ’60s pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, was to begin production in New York this month with Jon Favreau (Iron Man) in the … Continue reading

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