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Gary Cole's been in a bazillion movies and TV shows and has played all kinda roles. Lately he's busied himself with the much-anticipated stoner comedy 'Pineapple Express', which opens this Wednesday nationwide. Though we remember him best as Katherine's creepy ex on 'Desperate Housewives', we just interviewed him about his gadget-usage and he seems like a really nice guy! He even gave his old ...

We know Robert Englund mostly as the scary guy that traumatized us throughout early childhood in the legendary Freddy Krueger movies. Dude usually gets typecast in creepy horror flicks (keep an eye out for 'Zombie Strippers', coming soon to your mall cineplex!) but he's about to expand his repertoire in 'Red,' a serious small-town drama about a misanthropic war vet whose dog is killed by local ...

We know Robert Englund mostly as the scary guy that traumatized us throughout early childhood in the legendary Freddy Krueger movies. Dude usually gets typecast in creepy horror flicks (keep an eye out for 'Zombie Strippers', coming soon to your mall cineplex!) but he's about to expand his repertoire in 'Red,' a serious small-town drama about a misanthropic war vet whose dog is killed by local ...

Remember that one kid in your class who wore the Hawaiian shirts and played 'Hotel California' on his guitar at each and every school talent show, 'cuz he just loved The Eagles that much? Well, he's super excited about onetime lead guitar Eagle Don Felder's new memoir Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001). Here, The Eagles' secrets will be revealed -- tensions will run high, ...

Hey, remember Season 6 of 'American Idol'? Remember that guy, what's-his-name, the hot one that did beatboxing and almost won but then didn't? Well, he didn't need your deciding votes! Runner-up Blake Lewis is doing just fine, thank you – after being ranked 21st-hottest on AOL's 21 sexiest single men list last July (aw, that's kinda sad actually), he cut an album with Arista records, and ...

If you grew up in the '90s, then you're sure to know singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. Her friend Ethan Hawke asked for a song for the soundtrack to the Generation X romantic comedy 'Reality Bites,' and director Ben Stiller later picked out Loeb's song, "Stay." The catchy track shot was soon released as a single and shot to number one, making Lisa Loeb the first unsigned artist to ever top the ...

Back in the '80s, UK musicians Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal co-founded Tears for Fears, a pioneering synth-pop band that found mainstream success with singles like 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' and 'Shout.' Smith left the band in 1990 to pursue a solo career, and steadily recorded through much of the '90s. Although he's released solo albums before, Curt's newest album, 'Halfway, ...

Hard-rocking Bret Michaels hit it big back in the '80s as lead singer for the wild hair-metal band Poison. The band stormed the Top 40 Charts and conquered the radio waves with hits like "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" and "Talk Dirty to Me," and it's still selling out concerts today. Aside from the band, Michaels has worked with other artists like Stevie Nicks and Kenny Chesney, and he's even ...

If there's one band we love to whip out come warmer weather, it's the Beach Boys, who are a natural fit for summer fun. Maybe that's why we're once again whipping out this interview, which was conducted just before last year's release of The Warmth of the Sun (Capitol), a compilation of greatest hits that were hand-picked and sequenced by members of the band (including Brian Wilson). The album ...

A former high-school homecoming queen, Elise Neal displays her talents in acting, dancing and singing. She's best known for her roles in 'Scream 2,' Spike Lee's 'Malcom X' and her recent performance in the critically acclaimed 'Hustle and Flow.' She's also danced and performed in videos with Aretha Franklin, 50 Cent and Vanessa Williams. In our latest Switched Questionnaire, Elise raves about ...

London-born Gavin Rossdale first achieved mainstream success in the mid 90s as lead singer of the grunge rock band Bush. Though the group didn't catch on in England, Bush found success stateside with big radio hits 'Glycerine,' 'Swallowed' and 'Machinehead.' Gavin married Gwen Stefani in the early 00s. Not content to work only in music, Gavin has acted in Hollywood with parts in movies like ...

Earlier this year in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was forced to share the stage with another major exhibition of consumer products, bigwigs and dealmakers. At the Sands Expo convention center, the annual Adult Video News (AVN) Adult Entertainment Expo -- a trade show in its tenth year showcasing adult talent and exhibitors -- was also in full swing. Since the event ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/04/14/what-makes-gossip-girls-leighton-meester-tick-and-type/'; Leighton Meester is beautiful, successful, and, like all celebrities with an ounce of ambition, inseparable from her BlackBerry. These days, Meester can be seen personifying teen angst in the popular show 'Gossip Girl' where she plays Blair Waldorf, a young socialite with a healthy ...

Born in Long Beach California, superstar MC and hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg got his start in the West Coast gangsta rap scene in the early '90s. After exploding into the rap world with Dr. Dre on The Chronic, Snoop Dogg spent his time creating some of the hottest tracks of the past decade, including 'Gin and Juice' and 'Drop It Like It's Hot,' while also finding time to star in films like ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/04/09/singer-taylor-dayne-has-two-blackberrys/'; In case you don't remember the name, you'll recognize Taylor Dayne's powerful voice as soon as you hear her massive late '80s hit dance single, "Tell It To My Heart." After a few years away from music-making, she's back with "Beautiful," a new single climbing up Billboard's pop charts. The track comes ...