Cuba Gooding Jr. Celebrates a Birthday in the New Year of 2008

Today marks yet another birthday for Hollywood actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in the New Year of 2008. If your birthday is on the 2nd day of January, be glad to have the distant ability to share it with one of entertainment's most talented celebrities. Cuba Gooding Jr. has come a long way since his days of playing a teenager living in the ghetto on Boyz in the Hood to demanding respect as a Navy man in Men of Honor.

By now, many are aware that Cuba Gooding Jr. is an Academy Award winner and has been nominated and won tons of other honors over the last decade. His latest films include the comedy Daddy Day Camp and the popular movie American Gangster with other notable actors including Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Cuba Gooding Jr. has a few new productions in the works that are to be released within the next two years. He has a leading role in most of these projects and a supporting role in the rest. Watch out for Cuba Gooding Jr. in 2008 and 2009. Until then, we can all wish him (or pray for or what ever best suits your lifestyle and beliefs) a very happy birthday today. Happy Birthday to Cuba Gooding Jr.!

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TV actors suspended due to WGA Strike

The cast on TV shows including The Office, Bionic Woman and 30 Rock were informed that they will be suspended for five weeks.

This is the result of an ongoing strike by members of the Writer's Guild of America.
The cast on these shows will be given half of their normal pay during the duration of their suspension by Universal Studios. TV hit shows Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy are among the productions that have already been affected by the strike. Other studios, including Warner Bros. TV may do the same as Universal Studios within the next few weeks.

These suspensions may affect who will be on the shows when (or if) they return to TV with new episodes. This is not a funny situation for actors nor TV fans. It seems that we will be watching even more reruns in the upcoming weeks. It may be time to break out the DVDs and popcorn.

Source: Hollywood.com and Hollywood Reporter

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Russel Crowe wants American Gangster director to win 2008 Oscar

Fresh off of the heels of a success with the movie American Gangster, actor Russell Crowe wants Ridley Scott to win an Academy Award for his contributions in film. "Best Director" is the goal when it comes down to it.

Ridley Scott directed American Gangster, which was number one at the box office in USA upon it's release this month. He has also worked with Russell Crowe before in Gladiator. "He is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and deserving of any honour that comes his way.", says Crowe. In this case, that honor is an Oscar in particular.

Both Crowe and his co-star, Denzel Washington envision American Gangster as the film that will bring Ridley Scott his deserving Oscar. By the time the Academy Awards roll around, Ridley Scott will be 70 years old. If he does not get the Oscar this time, who knows when it will be or if it will ever happen? It is not rare for talented and deserving Directors and actors alike to get passed on when it comes to an Oscar win. It took a long time for Martin Martin Scorsese to finally get one, when he could have had an Oscar or two within the last decade or so.

However, Scorsese did get the Oscar that he deserved. Therefore, it may be in the cards for Ridley Scott this tiem around. American Gangster has been received well, so Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington may be on to something with their prediciton of this being the movie that does it for Scott. Best of Luck for Ridley Scott. You have done many awesome movies. This may indeed be your year to shine brighter than ever before.

Source: BBC

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