The 2008 Emmy nominations were announced this morning by Pushing Daisies’ Kristin Chenoweth and How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris (and both are 60th Emmy nominees as well!). Check out the Emmy nominations announcement video above or view the Emmy nominee list after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Rapper Bow Wow will be joining the fifth season of Entourage, playing a stand-up comic who becomes E’s (Kevin Connolly) new client.

According to Bow Wow, “After 16 years in the music industry and six successful albums, I’ve decided to shift my energy to something else I’m passionate about, acting. I’m going to try to be the next Will Smith.”

This isn’t Bow Wow’s first acting gig — he’s appeared in Like Mike, Roll Bounce, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Johnson Family Vacation, Ugly Betty, Smallville and Moesha.

“Entourage” star Jeremy Piven sits down for an interview on the NBC Golden Globes special in this video clip.

The Golden Globes TV winners have been announced (in a very bland Golden Globes ceremony, by the way).

Here is the list of TV Golden Globes winners:

• Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, “Damages”
• Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
• Series, Musical or Comedy: “Extras”
• Actor, Musical or Comedy: David Duchovny, “Californication”
• Miniseries or Movie: “Longford”
• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Queen Latifah, “Life Support”
• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jim Broadbent, “Longford”
• Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Samantha Morton, “Longford”
• Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
• Series, Drama: “Mad Men”
• Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock”

The new issue of Us Weekly features “The Hills” star Lauren Conrad as one of their fittest celebrities.

The issue also includes “American Idol” and “Celebrity Fit Club’s” Kimberly Locke, “Dancing with the Stars” host Samantha Harris, singer LeAnn Rimes, and “Entourage” star Debi Mazar. Read the rest of this entry »

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations were announced this morning, and the TV shows and actors selected seem right on the money:

Drama Series Cast

• “Boston Legal”
• “The Closer”
• “Grey’s Anatomy”
• “Mad Men”
• “The Sopranos”

Comedy Series Cast

• “30 Rock”
• “Desperate Housewives”
• “Entourage”
• “The Office”
• “Ugly Betty”

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Hurray! Award season is upon us, with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations this morning. Yeah, yeah, lots of great films and movie stars were nominated, but what about the Golden Globe TV nominations? Definitely some noteworthy shows and actors to choose from. The 2008 Golden Globe Awards air on January 13th at 8 PM on NBC. Here are the nominations:

Best Drama Series

• “Big Love”
• “Mad Men”
• “The Tudors”
• “Damages”
• “Grey’s Anatomy”

Best Comedy Series

• “30 Rock”
• “Entourage”
• “Californication”
• “Extras”
• “Pushing Daisies”

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Wait? Isn’t that what Julianne Hough said about her “Dancing with the Stars” partner, Helio Castroneves? Yes, sounds like rumors about Julianne Hough and “Entourage” star Kevin Connolly being a couple are being put to rest by Kevin.

According to Kevin Connolly, his relationship with Julianne Hough is friendly… and nothing more.
“I don’t want to bore you, but really, we are just friends. We’ve gone out to dinner a few times, we’ve gone to a Halloween party, but I don’t even know her. You meet people, you like them, you go out to dinner…People see you at dinner, they take pictures, and things get misconstrued.”