Best/Worst Hair on TV

Entertainment Weekly, always with the great photo essays, has one posted of the Best/Worst hair on TV.

What do you think? Do you like Chuck's do? How about Sock (pictured) from Reaper? The girls from Gossip Girl? Pam Beesly?

You can see the list by clicking HERE.

EW's Entertainers of the Year!

Just received this from Entertainment Weekly...

Each year Entertainment Weekly names the year’s top entertainers. This year’s list includes the most popular, the most buzzed about, the class clowns, the prodigies, the 8 to watch in ’08, the valedictorians, and EW.com readers’ pick.

This year's Entertainers of the Year are:

Taking the title of this year’s Entertainers of the Year is not an individual, but a visionary – J.K. Rowling.

Matt Damon, Carrie Underwood, Johnny Depp, Kanye West, and Katherine Heigl are crowned the most popular for the sole reason that they’ve been able to win over both the masses and the critics – a huge feat.

Gerard Butler, Amy Winehouse, Tyler Perry, and Mad Men constitute the people who really set tongues wagging at the watercooler.

What made you laugh this year? Odds are the comedy that had you rolling in the aisles – or off your couches -- was brought to audiences by Tina Fey, Judd Apatow and his gang (Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd), The Simpsons, Vanessa Williams, or FunnyOrDie.com’s Adam McKay and Will Ferrell.

With a combined age of 75 years, Zac Efron, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, and Shia LaBeouf are the four fresh faces that are leading an explosive youth movement in music, movies, and TV.

The Sopranos, Angelina Jolie, Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, the cable queens (Glenn Close, Mary-Louise Parker, Kyra Sedgwick, Holly Hunter), and George Clooney constitute the straight “A” crowd that gets their grades for a reason.

You can check it all out HERE.

She's Not in Bel-Air Anymore

Remember Will's cousin on The Fresh Prince? No, not the annoying snobby one. No, not the Tom Jones dancing machine... RIGHT! The normal one, Ashley! Well, she's back!

Tatyana Ali ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") makes her daytime debut on two episodes of CBS's THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. The episodes will air on Monday, Sept. 17 and Tuesday, Sept. 18 on the CBS Television Network.

Ali plays Roxanne, who is Devon's (Bryton) date for an evening at Club Indigo.

What's Your Six Degrees?

Ok, so everyone loves that Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game.

You know... someone says a celebrity and you have to connect them to Kevin Bacon somehow.

Someone in the TwoCents Office just suggested Kermit the Frog. So, let me think.

Kermit was in The Muppet Movie with Frank Oz, Frank Oz was in Spies Like Us with Dan Akroyd, Akroyd was in Nothing But Trouble with Demi Moore who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon!

Now, I'm going to check this cool site, http://oracleofbacon.org/oracle/ and see what the fine people at The University of Virgina say... HAH! I stumped them. They don't credit Kermit enough. But if I use Jim Henson (voice of Kermit), the computer beats me with a Bacon Number of 2! Jim Henson (I) was in Muppet Movie, The (1979) with Steve Martin (I), Steve Martin (I) was in Novocaine (2001) with Kevin Bacon.

A side note - I have a Bacon Number of 2 also. I was in a Community Theater play with someone who was in Sleepers with Kevin Bacon!

Do you have a Bacon number?

Jerry Sets A New Record

This weekend marked the 42nd Annual Labor Day Telethon hosted by the one and only Jerry Lewis!

This year, Jerry and his friends helped to raise a record-setting $63.7 million in donations and pledges Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association!

Well done everyone!

Oprah and Dave - Together Again!

The infamous Oprah - Uma moment...

Oprah shows up on Late Night...

And now...

David Letterman is heading over to Oprah's show for the first time!

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the two will get together for an interview that will air September 10th.

So, set those TIVOs now!

Can't Get Enough Seacrest? Watch the 2007 Emmys.

Ryan Seacrest will host the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS airing live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 16 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, FOX, said: “Ryan Seacrest is known and loved by television audiences around the world. His work on AMERICAN IDOL is unparalleled in the industry. He’s a consummate host of major live broadcast events and a proven talent who always makes it look easy, which makes him the perfect choice for this year's Emmy telecast.”

“Ryan Seacrest appeals to a broad audience, including the highly desirable young adult demographic, so he should serve as a magnet for attracting a diverse array of viewers to our Emmy telecast,” said Dick Askin, Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy. “He is charismatic and talented, and he will be very comfortable in the production environment that has been created for this year's telecast.”

Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS, said: “I’m excited about working with Ryan. This year’s show will be different in a number of ways; the freshness, enthusiasm and professionalism that Ryan brings to everything he does will be a perfect match for some of the innovative things we have planned. I’ve watched Ryan’s growth on live events with great delight, and we’re going to have a great time with him on the Emmys.”

Seacrest is the host of AMERICAN IDOL and currently serves as managing editor and lead anchor for “E! News.” He will host the entertainment portion of FOX’s Super Bowl broadcast this winter, marking the first time the event has featured a host and red carpet pre-game coverage. Seacrest also serves as executive producer and host of E!'s “Live From the Red Carpet” specials, the radio countdown show “American Top 40” and Los Angeles' No. 1 morning drivetime radio show, “On Air With Ryan Seacrest,” all under his Ryan Seacrest Production banner. Seacrest also executive-produces and co-hosts “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” live from Times Square in New York.

[image courtesy of FOX]

Is It News When Oprah Is The Richest??

Yup, another list, and another bit of proof that Oprah is rich.

This article on Yahoo lists the top money makers on TV.

TOP FIVE (all salaries are per year)

Oprah Winfrey ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"): $260 million

Simon Cowell ("American Idol"): $45 million

Judge Sheindlin ("Judge Judy"): $30 million

Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News Anchor"): $15 million

Zach Braff ("Scrubs"): $6.3 million

NETWORK PRIME TIME (all salaries are per episode)

William Petersen ("CSI"): $500,000

Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men"): $350,000

Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

Chris Meloni ("Law & Order: SVU"): $350,000

Hugh Laurie ("House"): $300,000

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("New Adventures of Old Christine"): $225,000

Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"): $200,000

Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"): $200,000

DAYTIME (all salaries are per year)

Judge Judy: $30 million

Bob Barker: $10 million

Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 million

Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million

Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million

Tyra Banks: $3.5 million

NEWS ANCHORS (all salaries are per year)

Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News" anchor): $15 million

Matt Lauer (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $12 million

Meredith Vieira (NBC "Today" co-anchor): $10 million

EW's Top TV Stars!

Yesterday we showed EW's list of their favorite Movie Stars!

Today they posted the top TV Stars they are crazy for!

The list includes our friend Melora Hardin (read her TwoCents) as well as some other favorites such as the Deadliest Catch guys, Katee Sackhoff, and Rex Lee (plays "Lloyd" on Entourage).

New Stars Added to Hollywood Walk of Fame

E! has the list of people who will get their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008.

The music category will see stars for George Harrison, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Brooks & Dunn, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Movie Stars getting stars are Cate Blanchett, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett, Stan Lee and the collective "Munchkins" from "The Wizard of Oz". A family of make-up artists also will be added.

TV stars will have the names of Susan St. James, Howie Mandell, Bill Geist (CBS News), Kate Linder ("Young & the Restless"), Vince McMahon (WWE), Sherwood Schwartz ("Brady Bunch", "Gilligan's Island" creator) and the late Brian Keith.

Stephen Schwartz, the man behind "Wicked", "Pippin" and "Godspell" on Broadway will get a star too.

Jimmy Kimmel Loses His Appendix!

Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," was in good shape after having an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. He's resting comfortably and they've cancelled his show tapings for at least the rest of this week.

Rest up Jimmy! We need you back soon!

Elite "Club" Opens Its Doors

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 115 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2007 to the Academy’s roster of voting members.

“These individuals are all exceptionally accomplished in their respective fields,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “We’re looking forward to having them join the Academy’s ranks.”

The membership policies that the Academy adopted four years ago in order to slow the growth of the organization would have allowed a maximum of nearly 150 new members in 2007, but as in the previous three years, the various branch committees endorsed far fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members for four years.

“The numbers are stabilizing nicely,” said Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis, “but at the same time some interesting changes are occurring. Like the recent lists of Oscar® nominees, our last few membership invitation lists have been increasingly international.”

New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September.

Some of the 2007 invitees include: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Eddie Murphy, Christopher Plummer (how has he NOT been in till now!?), Jennifer Hudson, and J.J. Abrams.

Click HERE for the full list.

Where is Paul Pfeiffer??

For all of us "Wonder Years" fans, PopCandy has found Paul Pfeiffer!!

He's a lawyer!

Man, I feel so old now...

Special Deliveries!!!!

Babies, babies everywhere!!

Hollywood's population just got a little bigger!

Tiger Woods and his wife had a baby! Kevin James and his wife had a baby! Julia Roberts and her husband had a baby! Keri Russell and her husband had a baby!

Anyone I miss?

I Have The POWER!!!!

When you get Oprah, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, and Tom Hanks together you have a pretty good party right?

Or in this case, you have a selection of celebrities on Forbes' list of top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities!

You can sort the list by name, rank, SALARY and more!

Check it out!

Kevin Smith Loves Him Some Glinda!

Kevin Smith, "Silent Bob" and director of those great View Askew movies (Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks, etc), has finally put up another real blog!

One of the highlights...he saw "Wicked" and it drove him to post: "Has anyone seen “Wicked” - the musical about the Witches of Oz? Jesus Christ, is it awesome! Clever, funny, and moving, I gotta confess: I cried like a fat kid surrounded by six jocks out to..." Well, you can read his blog if you want to see how that line finished, be warned, Smith isn't afraid of profanity in his movies, nor in his blog!

He also updates on some of his current projects and his new video diet journal that will be coming to People.com

Got A Problem? These 100 Can Help!

Time Magazine has released its list of 100 most influencial people in the world.

I love lists like this, because where else can you find Queen Elizabeth, Barack Obama, the YouTube guys and Kate Moss on the same list.

So, this list is supposed to be the 100 most influencial people in the world! Time's website lists them as: "Here's our list of the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world."

I would agree with certain celebrities like Oprah, Leo and Brad Pitt because of all the humanitarian efforts, but should entertainers like Tina Fey, Kate Moss, Sasha Baron Cohen, Tyra Banks and NFL football coach Tony Dungee make it when the leader of the free world, President Bush, isn't even on the list? You may or may not like him, but I would think the US President would break into the top of the list before America Ferrera.

All that being said, the list is a good read because the write-ups of each list member is done by another member of the 'pop' world. Example - Leo's piece was written by Martin Scorsese.

Billy Meet Mark, Mark This is Billy

Billy Crystal is going to be awarded the Mark Twain Award for comedy by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

The award will be presented on October 11th and will be broadcast on PBS.

Crystal is the 10th person to be presented with this award. Other recipients include Richard Pryor, Neil Simon and Steve Martin.

Here are some classic Billy Crystal moments:

The ending of "When Harry Met Sally"

Dealing with a stampede in City Slickers!

And of course his Oscar paradies! Like This One and This One

Matthew Perry Gets Some Fresh Air...

... driving home late last night I was listening to radio and something caught my attention.

Staying with my "Friends" theme of the evening, as soon as I turned it on it was a clip of Chandler doing his Mr. T starter kit bit about a gold bracelet Joey had bought him. So, I stopped and listened. As anyone who knows me can tell you, I'm a big fan of Perry.

It turned out to be an interview with Chandler himself, Matthew Perry on the NPR program called "Fresh Air". Perry discusses his new dramatic turn in "Numb" which is now playing at the Tribeca Film Festival and which Perry also directed. He also talks about Friends, Studio 60, Aaron Sorkin, back pills and other really interesting stuff.

You can listen to the interview on NPR's website. It's a good listen.

REEEG IS BACK!

Regis Philbin is back on his show today after having triple heart bypass surgery.

His first guest? David Letterman who had the same thing!

Welcome back Regis!!