Hairspray

John Stamos Describes Hairspray Role As 'Sort Of Like A Straight Ryan Seacrest'


Posted on Jul 21, 2011 @ 02:30AM - 1 comment

by Radar Staff

Did Uncle Jesse really just say that?

John Stamos, appearing on Wednesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his upcoming production of Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl, raised eyebrows in describing his role in the iconic musical.

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Nikki Blonsky's 'Bogus Boyfriend' Speaks Out: 'We Never Dated!'


Posted on Jul 19, 2011 @ 06:00AM - 8 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

When Nikki Blonsky doesn't have luck in the dating department, she just pretends she has a boyfriend, a source close to the Hairspray star tells RadarOnline.com.

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'Hairspray' Star Nikki Blonsky Working In Shoe Store After Career Stumble


Posted on Jul 08, 2011 @ 02:20PM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

Nikki Blonsky was plucked from obscurity to play alongside Hollywood heavyweight John Travolta in 2007 hit movie Hairspray.

But it seems the voluptuous actress has fallen on hard times in her career and is now working in a shoe store in New York. The 22-year-old Big Apple native can now be found fetching size 9s for customers at the Steven Dann high-end shoe boutique in her home town of Great Neck.

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Amanda Bynes "Unretires"


Posted on Jul 25, 2010 @ 11:30AM - 3 comments

Amanda Bynes decided retirement was for the birds. Just weeks after announcing that she'd quit acting, the 24-year-old is back in the game, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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The What I Like About You and Hairspray star Tweeted the news to her fans. "I've unretired," she wrote on her Twitter page.

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Amanda Bynes Retires From Acting At 24


Posted on Jun 21, 2010 @ 08:30AM - 13 comments
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Amanda Bynes is taking herself out of show business, announcing via Twitter that she has quit acting.

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"Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem," Bynes wrote on June 19. "If I don't love something anymore, I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore, so I've stopped doing it."

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The twenty-four year old has been in entertainment for half of her life, landing the Nickelodeon show “All That” when she was ten.

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After getting her own show “The Amanda Show,” she starred in a string of films including Hairspray, She’s The Man, and What A Girl Wants. Her last film will be the comedy Easy A starring Emma Stone.

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She followed up her news with a note to her dad: “I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first I've retired... I wanna thank my dad for his words of wisdom!!!! ‘the truth will set you free’ one of his phrases I will never forget!!!!”

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In 2007, Bynes was on the Forbes list as the 5th highest paid celebrity under 21. She earned $2.5 million.

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In The Closet: Marissa Jaret Winokur's Dramatic Fashions


Posted on Jun 17, 2009 @ 11:54AM - Add a comment

Tony Award-winning Hairspray alum-turned-DWTS starlet Marissa Jaret Winokur embraces her figure and knows the secrets to flattering her curves.

RadarOnline.com's Style Guy got an exclusive look inside Winokur's large closet -- so big, in fact, she uses rolling racks to find everything!

Diane Von Furstenberg, Milly, and Marchesa are just a few of the many fab dresses Marissa loves so much! Preparing for her new show, Dance Your Ass Off, Marissa offers up some style tips for women -- real women!

Marissa has outfits so dramatic they rival Tracy Turnblad's!

Check it all out in our full clip!

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