http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en dsnyder@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T14:43:22+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/a_prince_of_a_role/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/a_prince_of_a_role/#When:12:55:42Z
]]>Rumors are circulating that Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are in talks to join Disney’s adaption of “Into The Woods” as the musical’s princes. They have reportedly auditioned with director Rob Marshall and would join a cast of all-stars that includes Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep. Celebrities 2013-05-23T12:55:42+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/joyce_brothers_passes_away/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/joyce_brothers_passes_away/#When:12:54:37Z
]]>World-renowned psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers died on May 13 at the age of 85. Brothers gained fame by winning big on “The $64,000 Question” game show in 1955; she went on to have cameo appearances in movies such as “The Naked Gun” and TV shows such as “The Love Boat.” She was also a go-to expert for the… Celebrities 2013-05-23T12:54:37+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/an_expensive_bill/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/an_expensive_bill/#When:12:54:04Z A design company is in the process of suing Eli Roth’s Goretorium, alleging that the Las Vegas haunted house owes it more than $50,000. Roth, who directed the feature film “Hostel,” opened the Goretorium last September and hired The Uprising Creative to come up with promotional materials for the attraction. Uprising says that to date it has… Celebrities 2013-05-23T12:54:04+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/amy_winehouse_statue/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/amy_winehouse_statue/#When:12:46:02Z
]]>Last year, news broke that Mitch Winehouse, father of Amy Winehouse, had plans to honor his daughter’s memory by erecting a sculpture of the singer, who died July 23, 2011. Winehouse commissioned artist Scott Eaton, who recently shared, “She’s going to be installed on the balcony in the Roundhouse [Theatre] in the Camden area [of North London], because… Celebrities 2013-05-23T12:46:02+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/mila_is_a_sexy_woman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/mila_is_a_sexy_woman/#When:00:00:40Z
]]>FHM magazine has named Ukrainian Jewish star Mila Kunis as its sexiest woman of 2013. The exotic beauty moved up from ninth place from the magazine’s 2012 list. Kunis has emerged as a movie star in last five years starting with a starring role in the 2008 comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe… Celebrities 2013-05-17T00:00:40+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/back_together/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/back_together/#When:00:00:34Z
]]>Glee stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith have reunited after Monteith completed a one-month stint in rehab for substance addiction. Monteith has opened up in the past about drug abuse during his late teens and early 20s. Although Monteith relapsed, he was able to keep it out of the spotlight and checked himself into rehab, media reports say.… Celebrities 2013-05-17T00:00:34+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/segel_a_childrens_author/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/segel_a_childrens_author/#When:00:00:09Z
]]>“How I Met Your Mother” actor — and director Judd Apatow favorite — Jason Segel will be writing a series of middle-grade children’s books, Random House announced in April. The first book — “Nightmares!” — will be co-written by Kristen Miller, the author of the best-selling series “The Eternal Ones.” The stories will be about a group of… Celebrities 2013-05-17T00:00:09+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/new_clothes_for_bynes/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/new_clothes_for_bynes/#When:23:59:59Z During the past year or so, Amanda Bynes’ bizarre behavior has made her a fixture in the tabloids and celebrity blogs. Hopefully she soon will be in the news for a different reason: her new clothing line. In 2010, Bynes’ tweeted that she was retiring from acting. Bynes moved from Los Angeles to New York, where her behavior… Celebrities 2013-05-16T23:59:59+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/beastie_boys_sign_memoir_deal/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/beastie_boys_sign_memoir_deal/#When:19:35:18Z
]]>The two surviving Beastie Boys, Michael Diamond (Mike D.) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock), have signed a deal with Random House imprint Spiegel and Grau to write a book about the group’s career. The Jewish rappers plan on being as out-of-the-box in their writing as they were with their music. According to Luke Janklow, the group’s agent, Diamond’s first… Celebrities 2013-05-08T19:35:18+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/sarah_silverman_hbo_special_set_for_this_fall/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/sarah_silverman_hbo_special_set_for_this_fall/#When:19:34:44Z Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman can sometimes be so filthy it is enough to make you cringe, but most of the time that does not make her any less hilarious. This fall, Silverman will have her first HBO special, “Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles,” which will be taped in May and presented in association with Funny or Die. This… Celebrities 2013-05-08T19:34:44+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/amanda_bynes_continues_eccentric_tweets/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/amanda_bynes_continues_eccentric_tweets/#When:19:33:05Z It looks like starlet Amanda Bynes is in a downward spiral. In addition to a drastic makeover (or makeunder) and reported bizarre behavior in public, Bynes has sent out some disconcerting Tweets. On April 30, she Tweeted a picture of herself in just a bra and pants. The 5-foot-7 star included the caption, “About to put on makeup!… Celebrities 2013-05-08T19:33:05+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/jason_segel_jason_collins_were_high_school_teammates/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/jason_segel_jason_collins_were_high_school_teammates/#When:19:28:46Z
]]>Jason Collins made history recently when he became the first active NBA player to come out as gay. It turns out that in high school Collins played basketball with another famous Jason: comedian Jason Segel of “How I Met your Mother” and numerous Judd Appatow movies. While Segel was apparently nowhere near as talented as Collins as a… Celebrities 2013-05-08T19:28:46+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/mel_brooks_to_hit_the_twittersphere/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/mel_brooks_to_hit_the_twittersphere/#When:17:21:20Z
]]>With the explosion of Twitter over the past couple of years, something like this was bound to happen.  Comedy Central is partnering with Twitter for a comedy festival played out in 140 characters and six-second videos. #ComedyFest will debut on April 29.  Over five days, famous comedians will tweet jokes and post videos with the recently launched video… Celebrities 2013-05-01T17:21:20+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/neil_diamond_surprises_boston_with_sweet_caroline/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/neil_diamond_surprises_boston_with_sweet_caroline/#When:17:18:14Z
]]>Like many Americans, Neil Diamond was so devastated by the Boston Marathon bombings that he wanted to do his part to help the city’s recovery.  As soon as Diamond heard that the April 20 Red Sox game would go on as planned (it was the Sox’s first home game since the bombing), he and his wife took a… Celebrities 2013-05-01T17:18:14+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/paltrow_most_beautiful_woman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/paltrow_most_beautiful_woman/#When:17:17:33Z Gwyneth Paltrow has been getting a lot of flack lately, mainly for being so out of touch with “normal” people that she’ll brag about how her children basically only eat water and plants.  However, there is no denying she is unbelievably beautiful, and People magazine seems to agree, naming her the World’s Most Beautiful Woman.  Its World’s Most… Celebrities 2013-05-01T17:17:33+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/zach_braff_kick_starts_new_project/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/zach_braff_kick_starts_new_project/#When:16:54:03Z
]]>“Scrubs” star Zach Braff has turned to the website Kick Starter to fund his second movie.  His first was the immensely popular “Garden State,” starring Peter Sarsgard and Natalie Portman. Kick Starter is an American-based private for-profit company that was founded in 2009. It provides tools to raise funds for creative projects via Web-based crowd funding.  Braff got… Celebrities 2013-05-01T16:54:03+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/alison_brie_loves/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/alison_brie_loves/#When:14:32:50Z
]]>Alison Brie is the sweetheart for connoisseurs of high-quality television (“Mad Men,” “Community”). She’s also well known as being hilarious, so it’s always fun to hear her talk — about anything. In Esquire’s May edition, Brie shared what she loves. Apparently Brie loves 38 for being a “round and voluptuous number.” She loves how loud her mother laughs… Celebrities 2013-04-25T14:32:50+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/biebers_anne_frank_comment_draws_huge_reaction/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/biebers_anne_frank_comment_draws_huge_reaction/#When:14:23:07Z
]]>Justin Bieber, no stranger to controversy, stirred up another one with his visit to the Anne Frank House. Biebs, in the Netherlands last weekend for a concert in Arnhem, visited the landmark for two hours. Afterward, he wrote in the guestbook, “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully, she would have… Celebrities 2013-04-25T14:23:07+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/billy_joels_daughter_shaken_by_stalking/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/billy_joels_daughter_shaken_by_stalking/#When:14:22:37Z Alexa Ray Joel allegedly was the victim of a stalker, and the daughter of Grammy Award-winning singer Billy Joel is pretty shaken up by it. A Sheryl Finley of Minnesota allegedly sent Alexa more than “60 messages via Facebook, with some involving pedophilia, sadistic-sexual behavior, violent physical assaults and murder,” the New York Post reported. Alexa, a… Celebrities 2013-04-25T14:22:37+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/b.j._novak_signs_lucrative_book_deal/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/b.j._novak_signs_lucrative_book_deal/#When:14:21:46Z
]]>B.J. Novak, the head writer and a former actor in the hit TV series “The Office,” has been signed to a two-book deal by Knopf Publishers, reportedly with a seven-figure advance. Novak, better known as Ryan the temp, will start with fiction. His agent compares Novak to a “young Woody Allen.” Novak’s work has consistently been smart… Celebrities 2013-04-25T14:21:46+00:00