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He was 45 years old. Lester was moved from theintensive care unit to hospice carein a Dallas hospital Friday. Lester grew up in Georgia, the son of a truck driver and artist. Credit: SGranitz/WireImage He began his acting career in the Nickelodeon-produced movie,Good Burger, in 1997. He followed that up playing the large offensive lineman Billy Bob in 1999sVarsity Blues. The gig followed closely to real life for Lester. I had the same feelings that my character had, he toldMoviewebearlier this year....

Sad day, Van Der Beek began. [Ron Lester] was a sensitive soul with a huge heart. Everything you loved about Billy Bob was authentically Ron. Credit: Paramount Pictures Lester wasmoved from the intensive care unit to hospice careat a Dallas hospital on Friday. He eventually died from liver and kidney failure. The actor previouslysaidof hisVarsity Bluescharacter, I had the same feelings that my character had. Freaks & Geekscreator Paul Feig also recalled working with Lester....

Ron Pope & The Nighthawks will release their first album together in January. Its like stepping into another world. It inspired me to write really classic sounding music. But the songs kept coming. And as Pope began to organize for his fall tour, so did the band. It was this really incredible accident, he says. But it was this domino effect, one said yes and then they all worked out....

Ronda Rouseys film career is burgeoning. Shes already playing the Patrick Swayze-inspired lead character in theupcomingRoad Housereboot. But whats her dream role? Credit: Andrew Lipovsky/Getty Images Ive always wanted to be Samus. That would be badass, she toldGamespot. I love how people found out later that it was a hot chick on the inside. I hope they make a movie out of that. Samus is an intergalactic bounty hunter who wears a weaponized exoskeleton suit....

Ronda Rousey and Tina Fey are stepping into the ring together. The pair are heading upDo Nothing Bitches, a comedy Universal bought Friday fromSisterswriter Paula Pell. Its the second time Fey and Pell have linked up for a movie. Credit: Getty Images (2) Rousey continues her recent trend of landing on screen. The UFC fighter keeps picking up movie gigs after turns inThe Expendables 3,Furious 7, andEntourage. She will also make herSaturday Night Livehosting debut Jan....

UFC fighter Ronda Rouseywas devastated following her November loss to Holly Holm. Honestly, my thought I was like, in the medical room and I was down in the corner. I was sitting in the corner like, What am I anymore if Im not this? Credit: Warner Bros. Rousey shared on TuesdaysThe Ellen DeGeneres Show. And I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing myself in that exact second. Discussing the loss with DeGeneres brought tears to Rouseys eyes as she recalled her first UFC loss....

And we hear “Be My Baby”! We jumped up, and we were, like, dizzy. [Then] we went for a swim. The Ronettes.Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images “Earth Blues” with Jimi Hendrix, 1970 I metJimi Hendrixbefore he became Jimi Hendrix. I’ll never forget the girls hanging on his mattress, all beautiful and smoking cigarettes. Then he took me to Electric Lady [Studios] to sing on his record. The next morning the bell rings, I go to the door, and it was Jimi....

(The real-life Cubs havent won a title since 1908.) Ive never done that, Nicholas toldESPN.com. Its kind of like my rally cap. Credit: 20th Century Fox/Getty Images The Cubs trail the Mets three games to none in the best-of-seven series. When we found out the Cubs were going up against the Mets, it was amazing. Its just like the movie, Nicholassaid. Its like art imitating life, life imitating art. The parallels are uncanny....

Movie math:Saw+ the last half hour ofThe Shawshank Redemption+Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt+Terms of Endearment=Room. Jack can’t fathom a world beyond the four walls that pen in his imagination. How long have they been in this room? Credit: Caitlin Cronenberg What cruel fate put them here? The movie doles out these answers slowly, making us feel as disoriented as these doomed souls in confinement. “A Best line:“Hello Jack. Thanks for saving our little girl....

Vincent) Mara admits that she was completely intimidated to work with Blanchett. I think I was 13. Shes just so incredible. Credit: Wilson Webb It was pretty easy to pretend to be enamored by her. And shes quick and witty and funny. Usually its not that great to meet your idols and work with them; its kind of a letdown. Interview Magazine Shes much different than I had in my head, but kind of better, in a way....

The vestiges of slavery and its legacy which is racism are alive and well in our culture. We must confront it so that defeat it. This has been an extraordinary experience. Credit: Casey Crafford/African Photo Productions/E Networks History will airRootsover four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. ET beginning May 30. It will also be simulcast on Lifetime and A&E. Steve Dietl/ A+E Networks A version of this story originally appeared inEntertainment Weeklyissue #1407, on newsstands now or available digitallyhere....

She’s in three new movies. In indie dramedyThe Meddler, she plays Susan Sarandon’s meddled-with daughter. InX-Men: Apocalypse, she reprises the role of CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert. Murray Close; Chuck Zlotnick; Larry Horricks And inNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising, she returns as Kelly Radner, oft-pregnant scourge of the Greek system. Pitched as a bro-heavy farce, the firstNeighborswas a stealth-missile showcase for Byrne. “We just wanted to do the opposite of that.” Lucasfilm...

WE ARE BEING POISONED. Donald & you ratings driven colluders, are holding us the public hostage and exposing us to disease. We, the public, need for you to look for your humanity, she continued. Credit: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival We, the public, need you to think differently and to do better. Its that easy to be a better person and to do the right thing no matter the cost....