Jewish actors
Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family's unknown Holocaust story in 'Finding Your Roots'
In Tuesday’s episode of the PBS celebrity genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” Caplan learns that one of her ancestors survived four camps - and that his wife and baby were murdered.
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Stranger Things fans ignore anti-Israel activists' boycott call after stars sympathized with Israel
Jewish actor Jerry Adler, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 96
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees
At a time of rising antisemitism, two shows about Jews caught up in a dangerous climate of hate received multiple nominations yesterday for the 2024 Tony Awards.
Series finale of HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ reunites Larry David-Jerry Seinfeld Jewish comedy duo
David, who created “Seinfeld” with Seinfeld, returned to write that final episode after having left the series after seven seasons.
Rebel Wilson calls Sacha Baron Cohen 'a**hole' in new memoir
On March 15th, Wilson initially teased the conflict on Instagram, revealing she had dedicated an entire chapter to a "massive a**hole" she encountered in Hollywood without naming anyone.
Jewish actor reportedly offered the role of the next James Bond
The iconic superspy who has become a fixture on the big screens may soon be played by a Jewish actor with significant acting chops.
Cameri Theatre offers ‘Angels in America’
Angels in America was quickly placed within the Western canon of theater by no other than late literary critique Harold Bloom.
Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76
Lewis had been in ill health for a number of years and last April announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years earlier.
Not all heroes wear capes: Robert Downey Jr. commended for Jewish life necklace
Jewish star Robert Downey Jr. wore the necklace as he accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in Oppenheimer.
‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Fleishman,’ Natasha Lyonne among Jewish nominees at strike-delayed Emmys
The awards come in a new context for show business and the Jewish world: one in which parts of Hollywood are wearing pins in support of Israeli hostages while the other criticizes Israel.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin speaks on behalf of child hostages held by Hamas
The Once Upon A Time actress shared the story of 4-year-old Roz Asher, who is currently being held by Hamas terrorists.
Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes a turn amid war in Israel
In the first celebrity conversation of the day, award-winning actor Julianna Margulies said “it is shocking” how few members of her industry have spoken out against antisemitism.
