Zeta-jones Fed Up With HollywoodSeptember 21st, 2009 CATHERINE ZETA-JONES has hinted she wants to give up her Hollywood career - because she's sick of the glaring spotlight cast on celebrities. The Mask Of Zorro star, who reaches the landmark age of 40 on Friday (25Sep09), has no desire to move to Los Angeles or take roles in big-budget blockbuster hits, insisting she's much happier splitting time between properties in New York and Bermuda with her actor husband Michael Douglas and their children.
Catherine Zeta Jones, hubby Michael Douglas to celebrate quiet B'daySeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Catherine Zeta Jones is planning to celebrate a quiet 40th birthday with hubby Michael Douglas, who is turning 65 the same day. The 'Entrapment' star will be turning 40 on Friday, September 25.
Douglas & Zeta-jones Plan Family Meal For Joint BirthdaySeptember 21st, 2009 MICHAEL DOUGLAS and CATHERINE ZETA-JONES are planning a low-key family dinner to celebrate their birthdays on Friday (25Sep09) - with the veteran actor's ageing father KIRK set to be the guest of honour. The Wall Street star turns 65, while his wife will reach the landmark age of 40 later this week.
Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to quit HollywoodSeptember 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Catherine Zeta-Jones has said that she has had enough of being in the Hollywood spotlight, and wants to give up her acting career. The 'Mask Of Zorro' star has said that she has no intentions to move to Los Angeles or take roles in big-budget blockbuster hits.
No more romantic leads for Michael DouglasSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Michael Douglas has said that he no longer gets offers to play romantic-lead in movies. "No love-interest stuff for me now," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
Lumley Shunned U.s. Over LooksSeptember 1st, 2009 Veteran British actress JOANNA LUMLEY deliberately avoided breaking into Hollywood movies - because she didn't think she was beautiful enough. The star is famed for her acting roles on legendary British TV shows including 60s spy classic The Avengers and comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
Catherine Zeta-Jones to star alongside Angela Lansbury in Broadway musicalAugust 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is all set to star in Broadway musical 'A Little Night Music', directed by Stephen Sondheim. The romantic musical is about the love lives of several couples, alongside British-born actress Angela Lansbury, reports Contactmusic.
Lansbury, Zeta-Jones to play mother and daughterAugust 23rd, 2009 LONDON - British stars Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones have teamed up to play mother and daughter on Broadway in a bid to revive Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music". Imdb.com reports that Lansbury only agreed to sign up for the musical, which will open in December, if producers lined up a big star to play her daughter in the show.
DOUGLAS' SON ARRESTEDAugust 3rd, 2009 MICHAEL DOUGLAS' actor son CAMERON has been arrested for possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute. Douglas, 30, was taken into custody by federal authorities in New York on Monday (03Aug09), according to TMZ.com.
Dannii Minogue 'signs up with big Hollywood agency to crack US'July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has decided to expand her career options in America by reportedly signing up to the biggest celebrity agency in Hollywood. Minogue, 37, who is not content with her presenting jobs on X Factor and Australia's Got Talent, wants to revive her acting career too, and has been signed up to the William Morris Endeavour agency by super-agent Ari Emanuel.
Music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death too surreal to handleJuly 3rd, 2009 Producer Quincy Jones says Jackson's death surrealLONDON — Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process. Jones is renowned in the music world for producing Jackson's most successful albums, including the best-selling "Thriller."
He told BBC Wales television that he never imagined Jackson would die before him.
Michael Douglas conferred Lifetime Achievement AwardJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Michael Douglas was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute in a star-studded ceremony in California. The "Fatal Attraction" actor was presented with the prize by veteran actor Jack Nicholson at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, June 11, reported contactmusic.com.
Catherine Zeta-Jones earns 1.55 mn pounds modelling for one adJune 1st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was paid a staggering 3,700 pounds a second to star in a shampoo commercial. The Oscar-winning actress earned 1.55 million pounds for the seven-minute TV advertisement for haircare product Lux which will only be broadcast in China and Japan, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Michael Douglas' father attempted to stop him from actingMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Michael Douglas has revealed he was told by his veteran actor father Kirk that he'd never make it as an actor, because the latter didn't want him to experience the "rejection" of Hollywood. The legendary actor was shocked when Michael initially decided to try out drama as a youngster despite his claims to study and become a lawyer, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Zeta-Jones stars in mini film for Lux shampooMay 26th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones has featured in a 7-minute Lux shampoo advert, which astonishingly also includes a motorcycle chase. Catherine portrays a lab technician, who steals a "youth-enhancing elixir" in the advert.