Hank Azaria reveals how Bruce Springsteen feels about his EZ Street cover band

Hank Azaria reveals how Bruce Springsteen feels about his EZ Street cover band

Hank Azaria is living his own glory days. The actor and comedian, 60, appeared on “Today” Wednesday with his Bruce Springsteen cover band, the EZ Street Band, and they performed the legendary rocker’s 1984 hit “Dancing in the Dark.” Before the performance, Azaria told the hosts of the NBC morning show that Springsteen, 75, is … Read more

Hank Azaria is turning down acting roles to focus on his Bruce Springsteen cover band

Hank Azaria is turning down acting roles to focus on his Bruce Springsteen cover band

He was born to run.  Prolific actor Hank Azaria, 60, said he’s now turning down acting roles to focus on his Bruce Springsteen cover band, Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band.  “My whole life is about sharing vocal impressions,” he told Rolling Stone in an article published Sunday. “This, in some ways, is the … Read more

Hank Azaria details late friend Matthew Perry’s ‘sad’ funeral

Hank Azaria details late friend Matthew Perry’s ‘sad’ funeral

Actor Hank Azaria has shared new details of his late friend Matthew Perry’s funeral, saying the “sad” service had no shortage of tears and laughter. Azaria, who boasted a close friendship with the “Friends” star, attended the November 3rd ceremony in the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills. “I was at the funeral last weekend,” … Read more

Hank Azaria says ‘caring’ Matthew Perry helped get him sober: He brought me to first AA meeting

Hank Azaria says ‘caring’ Matthew Perry helped get him sober: He brought me to first AA meeting

Actor Hank Azaria paid tribute to his good friend Matthew Perry Sunday, calling the late actor “the funniest man ever.” Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Azaria, 59, recalled how he and Perry, who was found dead at his California home on Saturday, would often spend many nights drinking and laughing together. “Matthew was the first … Read more

Hank Green reveals cancer diagnosis, author says it ‘sucks so bad’

Hank Green reveals cancer diagnosis, author says it ‘sucks so bad’

Novelist and YouTuber Hank Green revealed Friday that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a cancer that attacks the immune system. The 43-year-old VidCon co-founder said in the 13-minute video announcement that he will be starting chemotherapy “very soon.” He’s not experiencing symptoms, but admitted to feeling “stressed.” “It seems likely that we caught mine early. … Read more

Hank Azaria opens up about voicing ‘dehumanizing’ Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

Hank Azaria opens up about voicing ‘dehumanizing’ Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

Hank Azaria, 59, opened up about voicing “The Simpsons” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as a white man on the latest episode of NPR’s podcast “Code Switch.” Apu is a recurring Indian-American character in the show who runs the Kwik-E-Mart convenience store, which often keeps him from his wife and eight children. Azaria was first publicly called out … Read more

How Bob Odenkirk drives the dramedy in new AMC series ‘Lucky Hank’

How Bob Odenkirk drives the dramedy in new AMC series ‘Lucky Hank’

Bob Odenkirk pivots effortlessly from his “Better Call Saul” bleakness to the world of small-town college academia in “Lucky Hank,” a pleasant AMC series that chugs along to the beat of its own foibles. He plays William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., a once-semi-successful novelist who’s now chairing the English Department at underfunded Railton College somewhere … Read more

Kid Rock mourns Hank Williams’ home destruction: I’m ‘sick of seeing history torn to the ground’

Kid Rock mourns Hank Williams’ home destruction: I’m ‘sick of seeing history torn to the ground’

Musician Kid Rock spoke out about the potential demolition of legendary country music singer Hank Williams’ antebellum home Tuesday on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”  Beechwood Hall, located near Franklin, Tennessee, was built in the 1850s and survived the Civil War. It was owned by Hank Williams and country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.  Fund manager Larry … Read more