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☆ Taylor Momsen recalls 'alienating' experiences as child actor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen has opened up about how “alienating” she found being a child actor. Although a festive hit, Momsen told the hosts on Wednesday’s episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast that the movie affected her. “The Grinch changed my life in a multitude of ways, one of them being I was made fun of relentlessly,” she said. “Every time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don’t even think the kids knew my name, I was just Grinch girl,” said Momsen, 30. I can just play in my band and I can tour and write songs?’” said Momsen.

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CNN —Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his acting on the hit television drama “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, according to his manager, Dan Spilo. “As a parent that’s the most fulfilling that I could ever feel at the moment,” Jones said after his win, according to Deadline. He was on and off a ventilator and had to learn to breathe, eat and walk again, the Times reported. Jones, right, starred as William Hill, the biological father of Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown, in "This Is Us." Ron Batzdorff/NBC/Getty ImagesBrown, who played opposite Jones in “This Is Us,” praised him in an Instagram post.

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☆ ‘Quantum Leap’ reboot brings a rare Asian American lead to network television
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Journalist Based Out Of Toronto. He Has Written For The New York Times | Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

When Raymond Lee first received an offer to star in “Quantum Leap,” a sequel to the beloved sci-fi series that aired from 1989 to 1993, he thought the show’s producers had made a mistake. “I got to play the lead in theater, [but] I didn’t know if the landscape was there for me to do it in television, let alone network television,” Lee told NBC Asian America. Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in "Quantum Leap." “I’ve always considered the way I look and my background to be a superpower,” said Lee, who is Korean American. Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Ben in "Quantum Leap."

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