Kevin Sussman Speaks

    "Big Bang Theory" star on writing, evil empires, and George Clooney.

    high time they were given the attention they deserve. Kevin Sussman has become a ubiquitous presence in TV and movies since he was first cast in the Barry Levinson feature film Liberty Heights in 1999. He is perhaps most recognizable as Walter on the one-time ABC dramedy,Ugly Betty. Kevin's character "Stuart Bloom" on CBS' The Big Bang Theory, is now a series regular, and he recently guest starred on Showtime's mini-series Weeds with Mary Louise Parker. And, along with writing partner and collaborator (Big Bang Theory co-star) John Ross Bowie,wrote a sci-fi comedy about two slackers working onboard an evil space station, Dark Minions, now an animated stop-motion TV pilot produced by Amazon Studios.

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    Sevendust's Lajon Witherspoon Gives Back

    Rock crooner on fatherhood, influences, and playing for the troops.

    Sevendust is a hard-rocking American band, often saddled with a "nu-metal" label. But the veteran rockers from Atlanta don't necessarily stick to the script, often incorporating soul (even rap) into their heavy repertoire. Earlier this month, the band scored their first-ever #1 on the Billboard charts with their eighth album, Blackout the Sun. We were fortunate enough to catch up with lead singer Lajon Witherspoon, who spoke with us mid-tour from Worcester, Massachusetts.

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    Hey, You're That Guy: Actor Alan Tudyk

    The "Suburgatory" star talks method acting and Jackie Robinson.

    Alan Tudyk is an actor who has built a solid reputation for stealing scenes from leading actors in such films as Patch Adams, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, A Knight's Tale, Knocked Up, The Wonder Boys, Death at a Funeral, 3:10 To Yuma, and I Robot, to name only a few.

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    Hey, You're That Guy: Actor Fred Melamed

    The venearble actor on Chekhov plays and Coen Brothers movies.

    Fred Melamed is an actor's actor, who has built a solid reputation for his stage and film work, having worked with such cinema giants Woody Allen and Joel and Ethan Coen. He's played a host of supporting roles on TV, including Larry David's psychiatrist on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and has appeared in such Woody Allen classics as Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Shadows and Fog, Husbands and Wives, and Hollywood Ending. But Melamed is perhaps most recognizable for his memorable portrayal as the home-wrecking Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers'film A Serious Man.

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    Sam Kinison Died for Somebody's Sins

    On this day in 1992, one of comedy's loudest voices was silenced.

    The 1980s was a very loud time in comedy. Stand-up comedy was exploding, and what was once a small showbiz niche became a huge movement. Between 1978 and 1988, over 300 comedy clubs sprang up around the country. The 1980s was also a time of cultural upheaval. Cultural conservatives and religious activists clashed with artists over issues of decency and censorship.

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    Hey, You're That Guy: Actor Chad Michael Collins

    "The Sniper: Reloaded" star talks about playing war and dayjobs.

    Chad Michael Collins has appeared in such popular shows as Once Upon a Time, NCIS, CSI: NY, 2 Broke Girls, Major Crimes, among many others. In 2010 Collins was hired to play the lead, opposite Billy Zane, in Sniper: Reloaded and starred this year in the WWII adventure film Company of Heroes. We recently talked to Chad about his growing career and his day job as a (wait for it) talent manager and Public Relations executive.

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