Rob Schneider voices the title character in the new animated film “Norm of the North,” which was released on Jan. 15, Friday. The actor, who is of Jewish and Filipino descent, is known for starring in several films with “Hotel Transylvania” star Adam Sandler.
Fans were happy when “Spider-Man” actor James Franco took to Instagram to respond to Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach’s revelation that he is one of her celebrity crushes. The actor even made a combined photo of the two of them.
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach joined Sway Calloway and his co-hosts in the Sirius Satellite Radio show “Sway in the Morning” on Jan. 8, which is part of her media rounds. During the show, the hosts allowed callers to ask the Filipino beauty queen some questions.
Some Filipino cops are not happy about the recent episode of the ABS-CBN scripted show “On the Wings of Love.” In the episode that aired on Jan. 11, Monday, Clark (James Reid) stripped in a police uniform while his soon-to-be wife Leah (Nadine Lustre) was watching.
“Ang Probinsiyano” has been the top scripted TV show in the Philippines since it premiered on Sept. 28, 2015, on ABS-CBN. It consistently beat its rival “Marimar,” which recently concluded and starred Miss World 2013 Megan Young, 25.
Shin Ji-soo of the K-Pop girl group Tahiti took to Instagram to express her anger because of the indecent proposal she recently received. On July 12, Tuesday, she shared screen shots of the messages she received from an unidentified man who allegedly offered her money for sex.
Known for playing the title role in “Dr. Ken,” Ken Jeong, 46, is one of the voice actors of the upcoming 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film “Norm of the North,” which is set to hit theaters on Jan. 15, Friday. The South Korean-American actor will voice Mr. Greene.
Booboo Stewart, 21, recently starred in the action film “Lowlifes.” The actor and professional stuntman, who is of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Scottish, Russian and Blackfoot ancestry, starred with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “The Twilight Saga” films from 2010 and 2012.
Rachel Bloom, 28, won the award for best performance by an actress in a television series, musical or comedy at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10, Sunday. She defeated “Scream Queens” star Jamie Lee Curtis, “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Jane the Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez and “Grace and Frankie” star Lily Tomlin.
Nicole Bonifacio is set to appear in “Younger” Season 2 episode 2 titled “The Mao Function.” The actress, who is of Filipino, Indian and Polynesian descent, will play a ping pong player in second episode of the second season of the TV series created by Darren Star based on the Pamela Redmond Satran’s novel of the same name.
