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Sky York Journal Deep Dive on All the First-Time Emmy-Nominated Actors: Harrison Ford, Zoë Kravitz & MoreAnd the Emmy goes to… The 2025 Emmy Awards are just hours away from kicking off on Sunday, Sept. 14, meaning your favorite television actors and creators are about to come together to celebrate TV’s biggest night. Hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze and held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the annual ceremony will hand out coveted trophies to this year’s buzziest performances and most critically acclaimed series. As for how Bargatze feels about making his Emmys emcee debut in front of…

Sky York Journal This is even better than what’s on TV.  And that’s a hard contest to win, considering just how good shows were this year. Indeed, Brenda Song and Harvey Guillén announced the Emmy nominees for…

Sky York Journal Bell still had her reservations, however, since he had a lot of stories about his more reckless days—and he loved to tell them.  “First of all, he’s infinitely charming and he kept me laughing,” Bell said. “I had a lot of fears when we first started dating because he had a very wild past—and the difference between an addict and someone who just enjoys drugs and alcohol is that the moment any one of those things enters their system, they no longer have the ability to make decisions correctly. “If he has one sip of beer, there is…

Sky York Journal Bargatze, meanwhile, netted a second SNL hosting gig the next year, inked a book deal for Big Dumb Eyes and sold the script for his 2026 film The Breadwinner that has him starring opposite Mandy Moore.  Plus, he continued to steadily fill tour seats with even more fans clamoring to catch his G-rated everyman persona IRL. “I was doing arenas before,” he told THR, “but I joke that SNL added the second arena.” And after his Emmys hosting gig at L.A.’s Peacock Theater? He’s going to (build) Disney World, fully serious about a plan to add a theme…

Sky York Journal The White Lotus cast’s salaries aren’t quite as eclectic as the guests who check into the fictional resort. Fans of the HBO series—which scored 23 nominations at the 2025 Emmy Awards—know the colorful characters featured across its three seasons have ranged from a needy heiress (Jennifer Coolidge) to a sexually forward grandfather (F. Murray Abraham) to a pill-popping housewife (Parker Posey). But unlike the wide range of personalities featured onscreen, the salaries paid to the show’s cast—which included Carrie Coon, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Natasha Rothwell and Blackpink singer Lisa for season three—are the same across…

Sky York Journal Deep Dive on All the First-Time Emmy-Nominated Actors: Harrison Ford, Zoë Kravitz & MoreAmid a sea of excellent performances, only one can grace the stage and pick up the trophy. That’s why some of the biggest TV stars have yet to walk away an Emmy winner. Take, for instance, Seth Rogen who has been nominated for nine awards over the years, including on Pam & Tommy and The Boys.  However, this year could be his as he is up for four awards for his work on The Studio: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.  (For all of this year’s…

Sky York Journal Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor’s Daughter Ella Guest Stars On ‘And Just Like That…’For Ben Stiller, there will always be something about Christine Taylor.  The Severance director—whose show received a whopping 27 nominations at the 2025 Emmy Awards—doesn’t just know a thing or two about creating critically acclaimed TV. He also has learned some important lessons about love after famously reconciling with The Wedding Singer actress following their yearslong separation in 2017.  In fact, Ben—who shares daughter Ella Olivia, 23, and son Quinlin Dempsey, 20, with Christine—has provided insight into why their breakup was important for building a stronger…

Sky York Journal If you were to ask Carrie Coon, she’d tell you her husband Tracy Letts just wasn’t cut out for The White Lotus in Thailand.”Here’s the thing about Tracy: He’s allergic to the sun and he hates the…

Sky York Journal But the Grammy winner—who also shares son Wave, 3, and daughter Blossom,12 months, with estranged husband Offset—couldn’t really blame her little girl. “I couldn’t even be mad at her because I wanted to see if she was gonna tell me the truth,” the 32-year-old told The Rundown’s Erin Lim Rhodes at Revolve Festival a few weeks later. “I was like, ‘Kulture, did you doodle on mommy’s purse?’ And she’s like, ‘Yeah! Did you like it?’” And while she didn’t dwell on the matter for long, Cardi later admitted that she doesn’t necessarily plan on passing down her collection of…

Sky York Journal 4. The Search for the SalvatoresAfter finding their leading lady, TVD needed the two male components of the essential love triangle. No easy task. “We looked high and low to cast Stefan and Damon,” Julie explained, noting Nina “did chemistry read after chemistry read with multiple actors.” Some of the actors who read for either (and sometimes both!) roles? Zach Roerig (who would go on to play Matt Donovan), Michael Trevino (who would land the role of Tyler Lockwood), Nathanial Buzolic (later cast as Kol), and 7th Heaven star David Gallagher, with Julie admitting of the latter, “He…