Stephanie Izard
As a longtime country music fan, Top Chef Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard was more than willing to serve as executive chef at the 2011 CMT Artists of the Year gala airing Tuesday (9/8c, CMT) but looked to the honorees for inspiration when designing the evening's menu.
"I got a list from each of them, of the different things they like to eat and don't like to eat," Izard tells TVGuide.com. "Taylor Swift said she liked sausage and gravy from Cracker Barrel, so I did an itty bitty sausage and gravy thing for a passed hors d'oeurve."
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Chewbacca and Harry Shum Jr.
Christmas is the time for mistletoe, sleigh bells, egg nog ... and wookies?
Glee will welcome Chewbacca for the Fox musical's upcoming Christmas episode.
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Series stars, including Harry Shum, tweeted pictures with Chewie last month. Last week, Matthew Morrison — who also directed the Christmas episode — revealed additional details. "We're doing a...
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Harrison Ford
Chewbacca surprised Harrison Ford in his Jimmy Kimmel Live dressing room Wednesday — and Ford acts none too happy.
"What are you doing here, you son of a b----? You think you can walk in here and say you're sorry after what you did?" Ford says to his old Star Wars Wookiee companion. The actor, promoting his upcoming film Cowboys & Aliens, added: "Daniel Craig's my Wookiee b---- now."
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
The Harry Potter franchise is going out on a high note — a very high note.
The eighth and final film — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — broke records for top midnight grosses, largest opening day, largest opening weekend in the U.S. and...
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George Lucas
George Lucas says he already has 50 hours worth of scripts ready for a live-action Star Wars television series — but he's waiting for a technological breakthrough to lessen the cost of shooting.
In an interview with G4's Attack of the Show, Lucas said the project was...
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Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane continues his animation domination: Fox has renewed Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, the network announced Monday.
"For nine seasons, our viewers have been cracked up, delighted, surprised and, at times, gloriously disturbed by the mind of Seth MacFarlane — and they keep coming back for more," Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly said. "The Griffins and the Browns have become cornerstones of our Sunday nights, and we can't wait to find out what new adventures Seth, Mike and Rich cook up for them next season."
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Family Guy, which was...
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Glee
Glee (Tuesday, 8/7c, Fox)
Don't expect a firestorm like in the classic Carrie, but the battle for prom queen and king intensifies as our singing heroes provide musical background for the school dance. In other musical news Tuesday night, NBC's new hit...
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Brooke Mueller, Charlie Sheen
In the middle of his aggressive media tour, Charlie Sheen has run into some trouble on the home front.
Brooke Mueller got an emergency restraining order against her soon-to-be ex-husband Tuesday, TMZ reports.
Judge grants Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller divorce
The order, from Los Angeles County Superior Court, requires...
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Irvin Kershner
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner has died, according to the Agence France-Presse. He was 87.
Kershner died at his Los Angeles home after a long illness, his goddaughter Adriana Santini told AFP.
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Brothers & Sisters
Smallville (Friday, 8/7c, The CW)
Before she was a desperate housewife, Teri Hatcher was a memorably dithery Lois on the mid-'90s hit Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Now she's coming full circle in a guest cameo as the new Lois Lane's dearly departed ...
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