Category: Tony Shaloub

Tony Shalhoub Has Thoughts On Sarah Silverman’s Critique Of Non-Jewish Actors Playing Jewish Roles

October 8, 2021 / Posted by:

When it was announced last month that Kathryn Hahn would star as the late great Joan Rivers in a Showtime biopic about her career rebirth in the 1980s, it felt like the whole internet let out a collective gasp of joy. But not so! Sarah Silverman, a comedian who is also a woman and Jewish, wasn’t exactly thrilled about seeing a Jewish woman comedian played by a Gentile. In fact, Sarah’s not sure non-Jewish actors should be playing Jewish characters, to begin with. Well, one person who would like to respectfully disagree with Sarah is Tony Shalhoub, an example of what Sarah is talking about.

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The SAG Award Nominations Were Led By America’s Tree, Scarlett Johansson

December 11, 2019 / Posted by:

Love it or hate, it’s Scarlett Johansson’s world and we’re just living in it. Like literally, everything from the trees in the forest to all the hysterical wives in Brooklyn, it’s all Scarlett, all the time. Scarlett earned three Screen Actors Guild nominations today, and we have to assume her dear friend Woody Allen was one of the first calls she made when she heard the news. According to Variety, Scarlett got two noms for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story, as well as a nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category for Jojo Rabbit. Add that to her Golden Globe nomination announced earlier this week, they’re probably just going to go ahead and call movies “Scarletts” from now on.

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