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Philadelphia-born Bobby Rydell (real name Robert Louis Ridarelli) shot to stardom in the early ’60s as a rock musician and teen idol with smash songs like “Volare,” “Sway,” “I’ll Never Dance Again” and “Wild One.” After a flood of rockin’ songs, Bobby Rydell took to the big screen and was cast as the jealous boyfriend,

Edd Byrnes, who became famous acting in movies like “Grease” and iconic TV shows like “77 Sunset Strip” is dead. Byrnes died unexpectedly Wednesday at his Santa Monica home of natural causes. His career had a bunch of high points. Edd played Vince Fontaine in “Grease,” he was the host of the famous National Bandstand

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jamie Foxx is a dancing machine who also knows how to quickly turn off the switch … especially when it comes time to explain why his new film is the most important one he’s ever worked on. We got the actor out Wednesday night leaving Avra in Bev Hills …

Play video content @adamglyn Adam Sandler got downright serious as he told us about bombing on stage in his early days. Adam was at the National Board Review Gala Wednesday night in NYC and revealed what fueled his drive to be a successful stand-up comedian … despite crashing and burning on the Sunset Strip. The

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Quentin Tarantino will do the line-of-autographs thing, but don’t push your luck … ’cause he’s got no problem telling you to screw off and to never bother him again. All love though. The acclaimed director — who’s clearly still riding out the high of winning big at the Golden Globes

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Laura Dern‘s “Marriage Story” character isn’t anything like the real-life divorce attorney she’s supposedly based on … so says the woman herself, who’s kinda salty about the portrayal. We ran into Disso Queen Laura Wasser Tuesday night at Craig’s in WeHo and asked how she felt about the movie …

East Coast-native Jeremy Blackman gained fame in the late ’90s when he took the role of the super-smart, quiz kid Stanley Spector — who carries the kids team and sings a few lines from the opera “Carmen” — in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s third feature film, “Magnolia.” Jeremy Blackman wets himself during a taping of the

Exclusive Details Getty The Screen Actors Guild buildings in L.A. and NY are on high alert after phone threats, one of which was related to President Trump and U.S. tensions with Iran. Law enforcement sources in NY tells TMZ … someone called SAG’s office in Manhattan just after noon PT and threatened an attack, saying

Exclusive TMZ.com The woman who was the inspiration for Jennifer Lopez‘s character in “Hustlers” is suing the production company, claiming they used her likeness and her story without permission, and they defamed her in the process. Samatha Barbash claims in her suit, producers approached her to get her consent for the movie and she turned

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Andrew Kimmel is finally saying “gracias” after his nightmarish trip to Mexico went viral … telling us he’s getting ready to make a movie about his wild 24-hour adventure. Andrew, a TV and digital producer in Los Angeles, was on “TMZ Live” Monday to download us on his scary excursion

Play video content Scootercaster As Harvey Weinstein‘s criminal trial in NYC gets underway … one of his most prominent accusers, Rose McGowan, is delivering a strong message to him. The actress was one of many Weinstein accusers who showed up Monday to the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection began in the disgraced producer’s trial. Rose

As the Golden Globes broadcast wound down, the after-parties fired up — and it was truly a who’s-who of Hollywood … ’cause everyone and their mothers came through. Some of the biggest studios in showbiz threw their own respective shindigs, including Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Netflix, Warner Bros. and others. That was more than enough to

Breaking News TMZ.com Terry Gilliam let it rip in a no-holds-barred interview in which he BLASTS #MeToo, defends white men “taking blame” … and misidentified his gender and race in jest. The director, writer and former member of the Monty Python comedy team recently sat down for an interview with The Independent, and rather than

Exclusive TMZ.com The 2 men who were featured in “Leaving Neverland” who accused Michael Jackson of molesting them as children have just won a huge legal victory … because a California appeals court has just given them the right to sue for sexual abuse. A trial judge threw out the cases of James Safechuck and

Ansel Elgort hit up the perfect spot to ring in the New Year with his bikini-clad GF … a villa in the Dominican Republic that had all the bells and whistles. Ansel has spent a week in the luxurious beachside of Cap Cana. The actor clearly doesn’t subscribe to the “twos company, threes a crowd

American actor Jacob Reynolds is best known for playing glue-huffing Solomon — who hangs around and huffs glue with the downright evil teenager, Tummler played by Nick Sutton — in Harmony Korine‘s 1997 cult masterpiece, “Gummo.” Other standout actors in the provocative film are Jacob Sewell as the frail Bunny Boy, Daniel Martin as Jarrod

Breaking News Ricki Lake‘s goal in 2020 and beyond is to be free and real — starting with her hair, which has been a major source of pain in her life … but she vows no more. The “Hairspray” star and former talk show host just revealed her new buzz-cut hairdo, and the story that

Getty/Alamy Composite John Boyega is leaving 2019 in a blaze of glory … defending himself to the death after he was accused of being sexist over a joke he cracked about his female costar, Daisy Ridley. The ‘Star Wars’ actor responded to a ton of mega fans Tuesday after a screenshot of a comment he

Exclusive TMZ.com Harvey Weinstein‘s embroiled in multiple court cases that could land him in prison, so maybe it’s not surprising he’s focusing on the simple things in life … like a bowl or 2 of ice cream. The former movie mogul was at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, New Jersey Saturday looking low-key

Barack Obama just announced his favorite movies of the year, and it looks like he’s a mild fan of the studio he and his wife have partnered with to make cinematic magic. The former Prez released a list of his top movies of 2019, and they include a ton of indie flicks … most of

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ron Perlman was the driver of the out-of-control truck plowing through an indie movie set, injuring crew members and nearly setting the entire area ablaze … and TMZ has the video. Multiple sources tell TMZ … the “Hellboy” star is behind the wheel in the footage, which shows a truck

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Marlon Wayans is a sideline dad who’ll go to the mat for his kid — and we think we mean that literally by the way he was screaming at the ref during a basketball game for teens. The actor and comedian was at his son’s high school basketball game Friday

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ice Cube‘s gone back to the drawing board with the fourth installment of “Friday” … and he’s clearly pissed. The N.W.A. rapper revealed there’s been some major beef between him and the film’s production studio New Line Cinema … for dragging its feet on the green-lighting “Last Friday.” The rub

TMZ.com President Trump has been 86’d from ‘Home Alone 2’ by Canadian TV … but the reason the network is giving for the omission is … well, sketchy. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation removed Trump’s cameo in the classic Christmas movie. The CBC claims it cut out the 10-second cameo in order to make room for

TMZ.com Martin Scorsese got absolutely owned on Christmas … by his own daughter, who poked fun at her pops with some simple gift wrapping paper. The famed director’s daughter, Francesca, shared on Twitter the wrapping paper she used for Martin’s gift … and it’s hilarious — Marvel Comics!!! In case you missed it … earlier

TMZ.com James Corden stars in the musical “Cats,” so it seems only appropriate for him to join the chorus … that the movie sucks!!! James was on a BBC radio show and told the hosts he hasn’t seen his movie yet, but he heard “it’s terrible.” It’s hard for him to argue otherwise. “Cats” has

@jenelleriley Judi Dench really gave “Cats” the finger … in fact, she gave the audience 5 of them and a wedding ring to boot, in a major flub/oversight. If you dared to subject yourself to the 2-hour-long feline flick, you may have noticed a decidedly human feature on Dench … a human hand with a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Wentz gives the third in the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy his stamp of approval, but after a 42-year journey amassing millions of fans and billions of dollars … he doesn’t expect everyone to agree. The Fall Out Boy bassist was out in Studio City, and we got him shortly after

AP Pete Buttigieg was able to get at least one Hollywood A-lister to endorse his bid for the presidency — but his opponent, Bernie Sanders, has him beat in that department. Kevin Costner showed up to a modest-sized town hall Sunday in Indianola, Iowa and publicly backed the Southbend mayor for Prez … reportedly telling

Exclusive Everett Collection Carrie Fisher is showing up in the new ‘Star Wars’ movie in the flesh — sans any digital magic — but her fam says they would’ve signed off on a CGI Princess Leia … if it was needed. The late actress’s brother, Todd Fisher, tells TMZ … while director J.J. Abrams and