Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954-2025)

The actor’s signature catch phrase and a decades-long run in film and TV left an undeniable cultural imprint as friends and colleagues remember him as warm, funny, and a gentleman.

Carmen de Lavallade (1931-2025)

“You can take a lifetime to discover what you want to say in your art.” – Carmen de Lavallade

Courtney B. Vance Gets Star on Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Courtney B. Vance’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony Highlights Life Lessons We Should All Keep In Mind

We Grew Up Together, Bro

How Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan Blazed Their Way to ‘Sinners’

Guess Who’s Back?

Idris Elba’s New Luther Movie Confirmed At Netflix With Major Series Star Returning After 6 Years…

Actors on Actors: Natasha Rothwell + Sterling K. Brown

The first time Natasha Rothwell met Sterling K. Brown on the set of ‘Insecure’, she was too embarrassed to say hi. Now the two sit down for an in-depth conversation in the Actors on Actors chairs.

My Hand Is Already Up

Byron Allen got his first big break at age 18 in 1979 as a standup comedian on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” More than 45 years later, Allen is now a media mogul: But he’s still got his eyes on a late night prize.

Actors on Actors: Audra McDonald + Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal (‘Othello’) seeks Audra McDonald’s (‘Gypsy’) advice on vocal warm-ups as they express their mutual admiration for Stephen Sondheim and talk working with Denzel Washington.

Raoul Peck On George Orwell’s Intense Relevance To Today

“It’s catching the author at the moment of his life where there is a dramatic development, where there is a tension… Orwell, in the last year of his life, trying to finish 1984, knowing that he will probably die toward the end of the year and in out of sanatoriums,”

Marques Houston Talks About New Projects…

Marques Houston is on a mission to bring more Black audiences to theaters. That goal has served as his north star as the CEO of Footage Films, a production company where he executive produces and writes the majority of the titles.

Actors on Actors: Anthony Mackie + Tyler James Williams

In Variety’s Actors on Actors, Anthony Mackie (“Twisted Metal”) & Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”) have a conversation on acting in film vs. TV and how to build a long-lasting career in Hollywood.

Ashley Walters Almost Quit Acting

Now He’s an Emmy Nominee, Making Movies With M. Night Shyamalan and Getting Calls From Spielberg’s Office: ‘It’s Crazy, It’s Nuts, It’s Surreal’

Actors on Actors: Dave Chappelle + Mo Amer

Dave Chappelle makes a rare media appearance to have a conversation with his longtime friend Mo Amer.

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  • R.I.P.

D’Angelo (1974-2025)

D’Angelo, the influential four-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer who had several big R&B hits including “Lady,” “Brown Sugar” and “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and two Top 5 albums, died of pancreatic cancer. He was 51.