Former child star Natalie Portman made her big screen debut in "The Professional," in 1994 at the age of 12. After winning the Academy Award for Best Actress (Black Swan) last night, the pregnant star paid tribute to her own Hollywood Mom and Pop for always encouraging her to act, saying: “I want to thank
I know you all remember 80's teen star Blossom of the NBC TV show of the same name. What you may not recall is that Blossom was played by actress Mayim Bialik and that Bialik now stars on the popular sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. What I didn't know until this morning is that the former child
Hollywood is the only place I know where you, your kids, your pets and your property can all aspire to some small shot at fame. This adorable Super Bowl half-time commercial featuring *a pint-sized Darth Vader was shot in and outside of my in-law's lovely Tarzana, California ranch home. Kind of ironic that when it
The Osment Clan, Dad Michael, Emily Osment, Mom Theresa and Haley Joel Osment Some people call it a comeback, but at Hollywood Mom Blog we call it the "transition," the time when a child actor segues into more mature roles. Entertainment Weekly reports that actor Haley Joel Osment, 22, has reportedly joined the
I subscribe to a great service in Los Angeles called Nixle, which sends out alerts from the LAPD headquarters about breaking crimes relevant to the area. It's a great tool for determining when a specific area might be backed up with traffic due to a lock down or a crime of some sort - an
Author Terry McMillan (How Stella Got Her Grove Back) has ruffled some Twitter feathers with a tweet rant criticizing the parenting skills of Hollywood parents, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, even declaring they were "pimping" their children Willow and Jaden. Terry McMillan's tweets: "The Smith children already act like child stars. There's an arrogance in
Shane Harper Do your kids like to dance? How about watching dance competitions? How about hanging with their favorite young stars? On Saturday January 29th, 2011 in Ventura, CA they can do all of that at the second annual RISING STAR DANCE COMPETITION featuring celebrities from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, America's Best Dance Crew, So You
According to MTV.com, rapper Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter's sampling of "It's a Hard Knock Life" was merely a foreshadowing of a much larger endeavor. Turns out that Carter has partnered with actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith via their film production company Overbrook Entertainment to remake the classic film Annie. Other Overbrook partners include James Lassiter
As we had hoped, 14 year old ingenue Hailee Steinfeld has been nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best supporting actress for her stellar performance in True Grit. The photos at right are of gorgeous Hailee at the 2011 Golden Globes wearing a white, beaded gown by designer Prabal Gurung, where she
Helen Hunt, Academy Award-winning actress, film director and screenwriter, is starring in the film Every Day with talented teen actor Ezra Miller (hailed as one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue). Hunt recently stated to New York Magazine that she refuses to let her 6-year-old daughter
