The "High School Musical" pinup wants to shed his cheesy image. Can he succeed? Plus: A look at the heartthrobs who made the leap to adult fame.
By Sarah Hepola Mar 26, 2009
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The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook."
By Joy Press
March 13, 2009
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What do Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke have in common? The success stories of the year -- and the weathered mugs to show for it.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 20, 2009
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I began to study acting and got sidetracked 12 years ago.
By Cary Tennis
January 28, 2009
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He is a rogue, a gentleman and a brilliant actor. We loved him through good times and (very) bad, and we're so glad he's back.
By Salon staff
November 20, 2008
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A leading man with smarts, toughness and true versatility.
November 20, 2008
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This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is.
November 20, 2008
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Too much drama in the drama department -- should I have kept my mouth shut?
By Cary Tennis
September 16, 2008
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On her debut album the velvety-voiced actress's dreamily erotic charms are not lost in translation.
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 28, 2008
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Needy, whiny, goes to extremes, OK -- but is that reason enough to shun me?
By Cary Tennis
February 22, 2008
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I don't want to blow an opportunity, but I don't want to end up in the gutter either. What's my choice?
By Cary Tennis
February 7, 2008
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Does teen heartthrob Zac Efron's love of "mancake" foundation and "guyliner" put him on the edge of a new men's makeup breakthrough?
By Kibum Kim
October 30, 2007
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Rupert Everett's autobiography serves up plenty of Hollywood dish -- but even the the tastiest bits can't cover the bitterness of a fading career.
By Sean Kennedy
February 1, 2007
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I'm not a star. I'm not even a "name." I'm just a workaday actor trying to make a living. And after 20 years of waiting for that big break, I'm ready to move on.
By Peter Birkenhead
March 25, 2006
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HBO's "Extras" brings us inside the real actor's studio
By HH
November 29, 2005
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A book of starlet glam shots raises questions like: Was it bad choices or bad luck that kept Sharon Stone from ruling Hollywood after "Basic Instinct"?
By Charles Taylor
March 15, 2002
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In the wake of his "Law & Order" days, actor Michael Moriarty is exposing Canada to his bizarre antics and right-wing politics.
By Steve Burgess
November 30, 2000
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Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" remains a bloody and spectacular depiction of doomsday karma -- and the trickle-down theory of anarchy.
By Michael Sragow
September 21, 2000
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The unpredictable star talks about his overlooked boxing flick, "Play It to the Bone" -- and tries to avoid preaching.
By Michael Sragow
July 6, 2000
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Israeli porn producers are hiring actors who look like Egyptian stars.
By Jack Boulware
June 7, 2000
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Three snapshots of sexual encounters.
By Eric Bogosian
June 5, 2000
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The ambitious and radical star -- actor, producer, director -- crafted a remarkable and uncompromising slate of mainstream movies.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 20, 2000
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A new study of Oscar nominees shows that older guys and younger women get the statuettes.
By Jeff Stark
March 13, 2000
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One bad Hollywood experience is just one too many.
By Robin Strober
November 15, 1999
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Courtney Love's directorial debut -- in glorious plaid! Patenstein? Count Patula? The Wolfpat? Pollsters say Buchanan's more trick than treat.
By Amy Reiter
October 29, 1999
Zac Efron and the twilight of the teen idol
Sex, anarchy and Russell Brand
Here's looking at you, comeback kids
Is it time to follow my dream of becoming an actor?
The Sexiest Man Living 2008
The rugged intellectual
The HBO "It Boy"
Can Scarlett Johansson sing?
Bronzer gods
Sad, but true, Hollywood story
Confessions of a utility actor
A tale of two titties
Way back when
Seeking Mike
Lear meets the energy vampire
Woody Harrelson gets back in the ring
31 Ejaculations: Nos. 1-3
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