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Christian Bale 38
Gene Hackman 82

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Justin Timberlake 31
Minnie Driver 42

2.1
Michael C. Hall 41

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Emily Rose 31

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Isla Fisher 36
Maura Tierney 47
Nathan Lane 56

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Alice Cooper 64

Who’s News Column Contributors: Gayle Jo Carter, Brian Truitt

McIntyre’s No. 1 fan: his mom.

The new season of Starz’s Spartacus: Vengeance just premiered, and newcomer Liam McIntyre— who replaced the late Andy Whitfield — says the show already has its biggest fan: his mother. “You have no idea. She’s just that kind of mom,” says the Australian actor, 29, an only child. “That picture of me as Spartacus on the Internet — she’s learned how to use the Internet because of it — she’s sending it to all her friends.” His next dream gig? “All my friends used to say, ‘I’ll bet you’ll play James Bond one day.’ I guess I’m another step closer.”

Holden-Ried

Kris Holden-Ried, 38, is playing two notable, werewolf-y characters in the new Syfy series Lost Girl and opposite Kate Beckinsale in the film Underworld: Awakening. A former member of the Canadian national pentathlon team, he says he trained hard as an athlete, “but I really didn’t know my body.” His secret to playing action-packed supernatural roles in later years has been “energy work” with disciplines like tai chi and yoga. “I was all of a sudden able to bring those different energy levels to the characters. That’s been a fantastic tool.”

Who’s News Column Contributors: Gayle Jo Carter, Brian Truitt

Shue

Jacki Bork, Phoenix

Yes, Helgenberger, who has been on the show since its premiere, has left the show. (She had wanted to depart after last season, but producers talked her into sticking around.) This past week’s episode was the actress’s last as Catherine Willows, but her spot is being filled quickly: New series regular Elisabeth Shue makes her debut as Julie Finlay, an investigator fresh out of anger-management classes, in an episode Feb. 15 also featuring pop star Jesse McCartney.

Who’s News Column Contributors: Gayle Jo Carter, Brian Truitt

Great memory! Garrett Morris was one of the original cast members of the long-running late-night sketch show with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner; he starred on SNL from 1975 to 1980. Recently seen in commercials and a small role on Showtime’s Shameless, the New Orleans native, 74, is still hard at work doing comedy in 2 Broke Girls as the cashier at the Brooklyn diner where Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) work.

Who’s News Column Contributors: Gayle Jo Carter, Brian Truitt

Carole Freeman, Culpeper, Va.

The soap opera has been the launchpad for many actors since the 1960s — including Demi Moore, John Stamos, Vanessa Marcil and Richard Dean Anderson — but Nicole Kidman was never on General Hospital. American audiences were first introduced to her in the 1980s with the Australian series Five Mile Creek and the movie Dead Calm. Kidman will next be starring in The Paperboy, a thriller set in the 1960s that casts her with Zac Efron, John Cusack and Matthew McConaughey.

Who’s News Column Contributors: Gayle Jo Carter, Brian Truitt

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Mariska Hargitay 48

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Neil Diamond 71

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Alicia Keys 32

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Ellen DeGeneres 54

1.27
Patton Oswalt 43

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Alan Alda 7

Who’s News Column Contributor: Brian Truitt

Renner

Tom Pientka, Antioch, Ill.

Based on Robert Ludlum’s popular spy novels, the movie series is still going strong, although without Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. The Bourne Legacy, directed by Tony Gilroy, is slated for release Aug. 3 and stars Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner as a new secret agent operating in the same world as Damon’s three Bourne flicks. Renner co-starred with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, and he puts on superhero garb as ace archer Hawkeye in The Avengers, out May 4.

Who’s News Column Contributor: Brian Truitt

Britain’s Sophie Winkleman has gained an American following.

Gabe Renzo, Dearborn Heights, Mich.

The Londoner has been in mostly British TV and movie projects since 2002 until she starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom 100 Questions and recently guested on Two and a Half Men as a love interest for Ashton Kutcher’s character. The 31-year-old actress, who’s filming a new Titanic miniseries, also is part of English royalty: In 2009, she married Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Who’s News Column Contributor: Brian Truitt

Marrianna Getten, Whittier, Calif.

You and the rest of the actor’s fan base are in for a bunch of treats from D’Onofrio this year. First is his feature-film debut as a writer and director, Don’t Go in the Woods, a horror/musical hybrid in theaters now. D’Onofrio also is teaming with Ethan Hawke, with whom he co-stars in the horror film Sinister, for an upcoming TV cop drama for NBC called Blue Tilt.

Who’s News Column Contributor: Brian Truitt

Nate Parker

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