Daily entertainment news covering Harry Connick Jr en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/14/harry_connick_jr_stands_behind_denouncin Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:08:30 EST Entertainment News 140924@http://www.starpulse.com/news HONG KONG (AP) — Harry Connick Jr. says he did the right thing by expressing his outrage at a blackface skit poking fun at the Jackson Five in Australia last week.

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Rapper / actor Ludacris (1977)

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/26/new_movies_on_dvd_may_26 Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:17 EST Entertainment News 123408@http://www.starpulse.com/news Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. headline New In Town about an ambitious Miami executive who meets the man of her dreams and begins reassessing her big-city values after accepting a temporary transfer to the middle of nowhere. Also on DVD: Forever Strong.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/20/leonardo_dicaprio_s_bid_to_play_sinatra_ Wed, 20 May 2009 08:41:27 EST Entertainment News 123253@http://www.starpulse.com/news Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly hired a vocal coach to teach him to sing in a bid to win the role of Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's upcoming biopic.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/29/harry_connick_jr_braves_a_big_chill_whil Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:04:14 EST Entertainment News 109172@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — According to Harry Connick Jr., winter in Canada counts as a fifth season. While filming the romantic comedy "New in Town" in Winnipeg last January,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/28/review_nothing_novel_about_new_in_town_ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:30:35 EST Entertainment News 109035@http://www.starpulse.com/news Good people of Minnesota: Stand up! Fight back! Take back your state and your culture and your accent!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/26/slideshow_memorable_chick_flicks Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:14:09 EST Entertainment News 108445@http://www.starpulse.com/news New In Town, starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr., opens Jan. 30. In honor of this and other chick flicks, check out our photo slideshow

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/23/renee_zellweger_gives_underwear_firm_a_b Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:03:28 EST Entertainment News 108694@http://www.starpulse.com/news Renee Zellweger has become an unofficial ambassador for underwear company Hanes after insisting the firm's pantyhose saved her life on the freezing set of her new film. The actress shot New in Town

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/22/get_in_the_mood_with_a_little_holiday_mu Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:47:17 EST Entertainment News 106575@http://www.starpulse.com/news Some old, some new, there's no other way to spice up the holidays with a little music. Check out a few of our December favorites below, and let us know some of your season picks!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/03/knowles_sisters_to_team_up_in_new_york_ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:25:27 EST Entertainment News 105060@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beyonce Knowles are her sister Solange will both perform in New York on Wednesday at the city's annual tree-lighting ceremony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/25/free_tony_bennett_and_harry_connick_jr_h Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:07:28 EST Entertainment News 104609@http://www.starpulse.com/news Columbia Records and iTunes have helped kick-off the holiday season with cheer by offering two great Christmas tunes for free this week. Tony Bennett's "Winter Wonderland" and Harry Connick, Jr.'s

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/24/china_state_media_blast_new_guns_n_roses Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:31:41 EST Entertainment News 104376@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEIJING (AP) - A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party is blasting the latest Guns N' Roses album as an attack on the Chinese nation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/17/regina_king_pays_tribute_to_close_to_hom Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST Entertainment News 101056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actress Regina King signed up to star in harrowing new TV movie Living Proof to pay tribute to the five women in her life who have won and lost breast cancer battles.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_77 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94399@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to: "Jurassic Park" actress Ariana Richards (1979), Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick (1979), singer/songwriter Ben Lee (1978), Coldplay guitarist Jon Buckland (1977), rapper/actor Ludacris (1977),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/01/notable_quotables_234 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 72778@http://www.starpulse.com/news "It weirds me out. Genetically, my legs are supposed to be huge. I can't really think about it, or I'll go crazy." Rihanna on the fact shaving firm Gillette paid $1 million to insure her legs as part of an advertising campaign.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/20/p_s_i_love_you_a_treacly_take_on_love_af Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:13:35 EST Entertainment News 72009@http://www.starpulse.com/news You can sort of see the allure ''P.S. I Love You'' might have held for Hilary Swank. It offers her a rare opportunity to play a romantic comedy heroine, though it also has its heavy moments to demonstrate her dramatic range.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/18/harry_connick_jr_i_m_probably_gay_ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:45:00 EST Entertainment News 71700@http://www.starpulse.com/news Romantic crooner Harry Connick Jr. is certain he has gay tendencies because he has spent his life surrounded by women. The singer insists he's far from a guy's guy and probably wouldn't know what to do in the company of macho men, because women have been running his life forever.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/23/starpulse_s_christmas_music_guide Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 68753@http://www.starpulse.com/news Okay, as of today the holiday season is officially upon us. Traditionally known as 'Black Friday' to shoppers across the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving marks the biggest shopping day of the year in the country. There will be sales galore and alarm clocks will be ringing in the wee hours of the night to get the masses ready to hit their local Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Target, etc., to hunt for those earlybird specials-- rewards for those who line up early to catch those 5-9am one-time-only superdeals while the rest of us are having breakfast.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/01/harry_connick_jr_hopes_to_revive_tourism Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:57:20 EST Entertainment News 61997@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer Harry Connick Jr. is urging people to return to his hometown of New Orleans, insisting it has recovered from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. The musician - who has helped repair the city's image since it was hit by the storm in 2005 - is hoping to boost tourism and return it to its former glory.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/13/harry_connick_revisits_his_childhood_hau Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:25:51 EST Entertainment News 59694@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Harry Connick Jr. walked through the Bourbon Street jazz club where he performed as a child, saying repeatedly how amazed he is that so little has changed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_46 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 58230@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to: "Jurassic Park" actress Ariana Richards (1979), Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick (1979), singer/songwriter Ben Lee (1978), Coldplay guitarist Jon Buckland (1977), rapper/actor Ludacris (1977), Jamaican dancehall musician Elephant Man (1976), British singer Richard Ashcroft (1971), Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley (1968), New Orleans singer Harry Connick, Jr. (1967), techno icon Moby (1965), bassist Victor Wooten (1964), actress Kristy McNichol (1962), actress Elizabeth Daily (1962), "Sideways" actress Virginia Madsen (1961), "Gilmore Girls" actor Scott Patterson (1958), "Star Trek" actress Roxann Dawson (1958), "Robocop" actor Felton Perry (1945), Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (1943), film director Brian de Palma (1940), and English novelist D.H. Lawrence (1885; d. 1930).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/22/movie_review_bug_begins_life_as_an_intri Tue, 22 May 2007 08:47:47 EST Entertainment News 43605@http://www.starpulse.com/news ''Bug'' is a different kind of woman-in-peril movie starring Ashley Judd, which has long been its own specific genre. Judd is indeed in peril here once again, following ''Kiss the Girls'' and ''Twisted'' and the like, but she gets to prove she can actually act with some depth, and not just look pretty under strain.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/18/harry_connick_jr_is_paranoid_about_his_g Fri, 18 May 2007 09:37:55 EST Entertainment News 43144@http://www.starpulse.com/news Crooner Harry Connick Jr. has become an early riser because he's desperate to hit the golf course before anyone can watch him make swing errors. The singer/songwriter has just started playing the game, but already he's hooked on becoming an expert.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/clarinetist_alvin_batiste_dies_before_fe Mon, 07 May 2007 16:30:17 EST Entertainment News 41332@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ray Charles' former clarinet player Alvin Batiste died from a heart attack yesterday, hours before he was set to take to the stage for a show in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 74-year-old jazz great was set to perform with Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival when he fell ill and passed away.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/joss_stone_john_legend_and_harry_connick Mon, 07 May 2007 09:55:46 EST Entertainment News 41160@http://www.starpulse.com/news Joss Stone, John Legend and Harry Connick Jr. have given a supportive hand to the rejuvenation of grief-stricken New Orleans, Louisiana, following 2005's Hurricane Katrina. The musicians - who were in the American city to perform at its Jazz Festival - have taken time off from performing to aid in the area's rebuilding.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/19/james_gandofini_shines_at_new_orleans_ca Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:03:50 EST Entertainment News 30566@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Sopranos star James Gandolfini braved the cold yesterday to wow revelers at this year's Mardi Gras - wearing a bizarre costume. The tough guy actor wore a black derby hat, a white tunic over white tights and black knee-high boots - while he threw coins to spectators at the famed New Orleans festival.

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