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Top celebrities in the geek entertainment and comic convention business. Our favorite geek advocates.
12 Reasons Why Samuel L. Jackson Is A Geek God
When it comes to someone of Samuel L. Jackson's immense stature in American pop culture, I should probably be saying "the" geek god, not "a" geek god. Seriously. Don't let this man's fear-inducing yells, those uber menacing facial expressions or the embroidered, 70s-style "Bad Mother$#&@er" wallet fool you. Samuel L. Jackson's geek cred is staggering. As an only child growing up, Sam was a devout comic book reader. Invincible Iron Man and Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos were among his many favorites. Go figure, right? But his appreciation for the medium didn't fade when he grew up to become one of the world's most famous film stars. Heck no! Even at the height of his fame, Jackson could still be found visiting his friendly neighborhood comic shop to browse the eye-grabbing goodies. With his roles as the Jedi Knight Mace Windu in the StarWars prequel trilogy and as Colonel Nick Fury in films and TV shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jackson has also become quite the familiar face on the comic book rack as well. From titles like Star Wars: Jedi and The Ultimates to Ultimate Spider-man and his own 2010 comic book ColdSpace, his distinctive mug has the comics medium covered.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
Carrie Fisher
CARRIE FISHER: AN INTERGALACTIC HERO Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21st, 1956 in Burbank, CA to legendary Hollywood actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher. Some could say that she was born into Hollywood royalty, but no one could predict the wonderful life that Carrie would lead.
By Gabriel Mero8 years ago in Geeks
The Guillermo Del Toro (R)evolution
Thirteen Academy Award nominations. That’s how many nominations the film The Shape Of Water has received. Three of those nominations are best original screenplay, best director and best picture of the year. These three nominations have the name Guillermo Del Toro attached to them. As good as the film is, what stands out even more to me is the fact that in the age of #OscarsSoWhite, in the age of the Trump regime, and in the overall state of open and institutionalized racism towards anyone who isn’t white, there has been one constant that has persevered; the success of Mexican filmmakers, particularly at the Academy Awards.
By Carlos Navarrette8 years ago in Geeks
7 Things Queen Elizabeth II and Anna Wintour Probably Talked About. Top Story - February 2018.
In case you missed it, Queen Elizabeth and Anna Wintour are now best friends. Okay, fine, they’re two awesome women who have met on at least two occasions and then hung out at London Fashion Week, and we’re going to go ahead and call that best friends. I mean, Anna’s own daughter did:
By Em DiMonaco8 years ago in Geeks
Just a List of Times Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Were Obviously in Love
Last night, Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir broke a world record and won their third gold (and fifth overall) Olympic medal. They now have more Olympic medals than any other figure skaters in history. They’re also like, really hot.
By Em DiMonaco8 years ago in Geeks
Be the Person Mr. Rogers Believed You Could Be
Mr. Rogers was a staple of my childhood, along with the likes of Bob Ross and Sesame Street. He was always calm, comforting, and loving of everyone who watched his show. We were all his neighbors. I still watch his show whenever I catch it. He taught us to love ourselves, as well as each other.
By James Howell8 years ago in Geeks
Larry Manetti Has No Reason to Say Aloha to Magnum After All These Years
Larry Manetti studied acting with the Ted List Players and landed his first role on Emergency in 1972. Sitting in the NBC commissary one day – basically trying to meet girls – Jack Webb entered in a rage. He had just fired the entire cast of a show called Chase. “You’re an actor right?” he grabbed Manetti, and a contract was his the next day. While lasting only six weeks, it left Manetti under contract at Universal Studios. There, Robert Conrad took a liking to him. Soon enough, he was on Baa Baa Black Sheep, and that paved the way for his signature role as “Rick” on Magnum PI. But the biggest name that can be dropped in association with Larry Manetti came when he was only seven and officially put a spark to his acting bug.
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Geeks
The Hate on Logan Paul Needs to End!
There is so much hate going around the internet. So. Much. Hate. And it's really only revolving one person. Logan Paul. It all started when he went to Japan for New Years. First, he disrespected a whole country. Then he filmed a suicide victim... And now the recent drama about how he "hasn't changed." People are only saying he hasn't changed because they WANT to hate on him! I get it, he is very easy to hate!
By Nina Marie8 years ago in Geeks
Love Letter to Jack Nicholson
The year is 1997 and the number one song is Celine Dion and I have a secret from my friends. Whilst they are swooning over Leo and his very 90s curtain haircut in Titanic, I am harbouring a crush on very different Hollywood star. Jack Nicholson. Although DiCaprio is often compared to Nicholson (by heretics), there is only one, and that one, for me, is the original Jack.
By Louise Mackin8 years ago in Geeks
How Donald Glover Took Over the World. Top Story - February 2018.
To the untrained eye, Donald Glover's recent success seems to have come out of nowhere. However, when you take a second to look into his history, Donald's success is not only well-deserved, but it had to happen.
By Azaria Brown8 years ago in Geeks
