Jewish actors
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.
Stranger Things fans ignore anti-Israel activists' boycott call after stars sympathized with Israel
Jewish actor Jerry Adler, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 96
Jewish actress Scarlett Johansson breaks Hollywood record, becomes highest grossing actor
Leading Israeli actor Alon Aboutboul dies at 60
Alon Aboutboul is survived by his wife, Shir Bilia, and their four children.
‘Shtisel’ star Sasson Gabay is happy to be back playing a complex haredi Orthodox Jew in ‘Kugel’
As a preview — a taste of the “burnt end” of the kugel, Nuhem might say — Gabay spoke with the New York Jewish Week about filming in Antwerp.
Noah Wyle, star of HBO’s ‘The Pitt,’ recites Shema on screen
Wyle, who is an executive producer on the show, collaborated with its creators, R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells, to help create the character of Dr. Robinavitch, who is Jewish.
Michelle Trachtenberg, Jewish ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ star, dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg was discovered Wednesday in a Manhattan apartment complex.
Jewish actor Wallace Shawn claims Israel is 'demonically evil,' worse than Nazis
The 81-year-old complained Israelis “invaded somebody else’s territory, they took people’s homes, and they did many of the things that the Nazis did to the Jews.”
Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield expresses support for Gazans
This is not the first time the actor expressed vocal support for Gaza.
Rob Schneider is trending online: Is he Jewish?
Schneider has recently found himself in the headlines, not for his comedic work, but due to a highly publicized conflict with his daughter.
Jennifer Jason Leigh becomes an advocate for Israel
She is happy to talk about her movies, but her life has changed since October 7, when she felt that she urgently needed to speak out against the antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment.
Jennifer Jason Leigh pleads for hostages' return at Jerusalem Film Festival
“Be strong . . . bring them home now!” Jennifer Jason Leigh told the audience in Hebrew.
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees
At a time of rising antisemitism, two shows about Jews caught up in a dangerous climate of hate received multiple nominations yesterday for the 2024 Tony Awards.