President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met US actor Sean Penn, who came as representative of the Haitian survivors of the earthquake that bashed the Caribbean nation in 2011, at the Government House, and backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty over Malvinas Islands.
"King's Speech" actor Colin Firth was awarded an honour by Britain's Queen Elizabeth today, joining more than 900 people from all walks of British life in the twice-yearly list.
Actor Gerard Depardieu has registered as a resident of the provincial Russian city of Saransk, where he plans to open a restaurant far from the high taxes of his French homeland, Russian media said today.
Charles Durning, a World War Two hero who became one of Hollywood's top character actors in films like "The Sting," "Tootsie" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," has died, a New York City funeral home said today. He was 89.
Daniel Radcliffe casts off boy wizard Harry Potter to play the voice of the 1950s Beat Generation in new movie "Kill Your Darlings" - a seductive tale of friendship, gay love and murder
British actor Richard Briers, best known for the 1970s TV sit-com "The Good Life" but also for his Shakespearean roles, has died at the age of 79, prompting a flood of tributes for "a national treasure."
New Orleans authorities will not pursue misdemeanor battery charges against actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after a run-in with a bartender at a Bourbon Street bar, according to a city spokesman.
Actor Al Freeman Jr., perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's 1992 film "Malcolm X," has died, Howard University said yesterday.
French actor Gerard Depardieu, accused of trying to escape the taxman by buying a house just over the border in Belgium, has put his sumptuous Parisian home up for sale.
John Travolta is being sued for $2 million by an unidentified masseur who claims the Hollywood star assaulted him sexually during a massage in January inside a room at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to court documents.
"The Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for his reality TV star girlfriend said today.
Actor Christian Bale, who plays Batman in "The Dark Knight Rises," expressed horror and grief for the victims of Friday's shooting spree that left 12 dead in a Colorado theater at a midnight showing of his new movie.
Argentine actor Alberto de Mendoza died at the age of 88 after being hospitalized various days at the Clínica de la Luz in Madrid, Spain due to a severe respiratory condition.
Actor Oscar Núñez, who appeared on television as well as national cinema, has died at the age of 83. The actor, who starred in the Argentine classic ‘Nueve Reinas,’ had been battling cancer.
John Howard Davies, a child actor and comedy producer best known for his lead role in David Lean's 1948 film "Oliver Twist", has died aged 72, his former employer the BBC said today.
Arnold Schwarzenegger took a trip down memory lane in Austria today, visiting his childhood home to open a museum dedicated to his life.
Actor Hugh Grant, known for films such as "Notting Hill" and "Bridget Jones's Diary," has welcomed a baby girl into his life following a brief affair with an unidentified woman, his spokeswoman said today.
Actor Nicolas Cage has avoided prosecution in New Orleans three weeks after he was arrested following a drunken argument with his wife, the press reported.
British actor Rowan Atkinson, known for his role as “Mr Bean,” was rushed into hospital in England today after being injured in a car accident, British media reported.
"Mr. Bean" star Rowan Atkinson left a UK hospital on Friday after a spectacular crash in his McLaren F1 supercar, according to media reports.
Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson pleaded no contest to hitting his ex-girlfriend during a heated argument and was sentenced to three years' probation and violence counseling.
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans after a drunken argument with his wife outside a residence in the French Quarter, police said today.
Actor Osvaldo Miranda, a film and TV legend, died this morning at the age of 95. He started his artistic career as a tango singer. Later he would star in renowned films, TV shows and theatre plays.
Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died, a spokesman said on Monday. He was 64. He died in hospital in Shropshire, western England, after suffering from cancer.
Actor David Nelson, the last surviving member of the wholesome television family portrayed in "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died at age 74, his spokesman said.
British actor Henry Cavill, will finally get to don Superman's cape in the new Man of Steel movie, its distributor said, almost a decade after he failed to make the cut for the previous film.