Jewish celebrities

In this May 21, 2018 photo, director Ari Aster poses for a portrait to promote his film 'Hereditary' at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

June 12, 2018, 11:22 pm

Director Ari Aster’s debut film is scarily good. And that might be a problem

As the terrifying flick 'Hereditary' opens worldwide, Aster shows his skills behind the camera portend something more than 'just' a career in horror. Will he get another chance?

By Jordan Hoffman

In this October 8, 2016 file photo, Drake performs onstage in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)

May 31, 2018, 2:34 am

‘Diss track’ outs Drake love child, features him in blackface

Rapper Pusha T claims the Jewish-Canadian hip-hop artist has unknown son with a former porn star, plans to reveal child's existence alongside an Adidas line named for him

By Yaakov Schwartz

'The Bed Sitting,' 1953. This rare and previously unpublished photograph is part of a series taken at the guest villa in the estate of Joseph Schenck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox. (© The Archives LLC / Iconic Images)

May 29, 2018, 2:00 am

Photographer’s lost trove of Marilyn Monroe photos sees daylight for first time

New portraits on display in London show a luminescent side of the iconic actress (and convert to Judaism), taken by life-long friend, business partner and confidant, Milton Greene

By Jenni Frazer

Composer Khaled Mouzanar, from right, director Nadine Labaki, actors Zain Al Rafeea, and Yordanos Shiferaw pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Capharnaum' at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

May 18, 2018, 4:53 pm

Cannes wrap-up: Few Jews, but some anti-Semitism on the silver screen

At France's prestigious film festival, only a Chosen few make the final cut; a Spike Lee joint features an undercover Jewish cop; and Han Solo stays in the Tribe

By Jordan Hoffman

Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in the new movie 'Solo: A Star Wars Story.' (Courtesy Lucasfilm)

May 17, 2018, 10:17 pm

Jewish actor flies solo through interstellar Ellis Island in new ‘Star Wars’

Opening worldwide May 23, the quick-moving Han Solo standalone flick's star Alden Ehrenreich is a force to be reckoned with

By Jordan Hoffman

The cast of Seinfeld. (Wikimedia Commons, Andromedoide)

May 17, 2018, 3:48 am

Over 70 hours of new footage revealed for 20th anniversary of ‘Seinfeld’ finale

Some of our favorite Jewish moments in honor of the groundbreaking sitcom which ended this week in 1998

By Yaakov Schwartz

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has attained pop culture icon status in the last decade. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures/via JTA)

May 4, 2018, 4:08 pm

‘RBG’ filmmakers hope to inspire Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s millennial fans

Ahead of Friday's opening, directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West say the goal of their film is to bring young fans the justice's extraordinary back story as a feminist pioneer

By Josefin Dolsten

Seth Rogan insults Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 'Drop the Mic' rap battle on April 29, 2018. (Screen capture; YouTube)

May 1, 2018, 8:48 am

Seth Rogen hits Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Jew jokes in TV show

'You’re like a glass of milk that went on Birthright/You prove you could be both too Jewish and too white,' raps Rogan in ‘Drop the Mic’ battle

By Gabe Friedman

David Copperfield in New York City, Nov. 7, 2016. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

April 21, 2018, 2:36 am

David Copperfield forced by lawsuit to reveal signature trick

Audience member claims he suffered brain and body injuries while participating in show

By JTA

Melissa Rosenberg, left, with Krysten Ritter at the New York premiere of the second season of 'Jessica Jones,' March 7, 2018. (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images/via JTA)

April 1, 2018, 6:38 am

Creator of Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’ becoming a feminist icon in the #MeToo era

Melissa Rosenberg talks about enduring years of misogynistic treatment that most women in Hollywood experience at the hands of powerful industry men

By Curt Schleier

Zach Braff stars in the new ABC sitcom 'Alex, Inc.' (ABC/Tony Rivetti/via JTA)

March 28, 2018, 12:14 pm

Zach Braff is happy he’s back on TV. ‘Scrubs’ fans should be, too

On the new primetime sitcom 'Alex, Inc.,' the star brings back the funny with a character based on the real-life Jewish podcast pioneer who founded Gimlet Media

By Curt Schleier

Colombian broadcaster Cathy Bekerman refused her news director’s order to make the sign of the cross during a newscast on March 14, 2018. (Facebook via JTA)

March 21, 2018, 10:42 pm

Colombian Jewish anchor told to quit after refusing to cross herself on-air

TV issues apology after news director said Cathy Bekerman should resign for disobeying order

By JTA

Sammy Davis Jr. shortly before his death in 1989. (Alan Light)

February 22, 2018, 2:18 am

Sammy Davis Jr. charms the world again in new documentary, ‘I Gotta Be Me’

The success of a film on the most famous one-eyed, African-American Jewish singer ever to have lived, surprises even its director, Sam Pollard

By Rich Tenorio

Amy Schumer speaking about her film 'Trainwreck' at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 19, 2015. (JTA/Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

February 16, 2018, 1:11 am

Amy Schumer ties knot with chef Chris Fischer

Comedian asks people to donate to gun safety causes instead of gifts as she weds in private ceremony

By AP

Paul Rudd and Sienna Miller appear in 'The Catcher Was A Spy' by Ben Lewin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute | photo by Dusan Martincek)

February 6, 2018, 5:13 am

Thriller spins true yarn of Jewish athlete-turned-WWII-assassin

'The Catcher Was a Spy' sees Paul Rudd playing Moe Berg, the genius baseball catcher who goes to Europe to kill a German scientist before the Reich becomes an atomic superpower

By Jordan Hoffman