Hollywood Popular Artists

Nov 1st 2013, 21:36, by Kevin P. Sullivan

Justin Long has been a busy man lately. That should be pretty evident by the fact that he had to movies to promote when he said down with MTV News' Josh Horowitz this week.

The first, "A Case of You," a film co-written by Long and his brother Christian with Keir O'Donnell, tells the story of a man who molds himself to be the perfect match for the girl he's fallen in love with.

The other is called "Best Man Down," a movie more serious than it's friendly title would have you believe. The day after his wedding, Scott (Long) finds that his best man and best friend Lumpy has died. The film was originally coming to be named after the deceased character, but it was changed recently.

Long explains during the chat how the story of the first movie resonates with him and why the original title of the second might have given people the wrong idea.

Nov 1st 2013, 19:01, by Kevin P. Sullivan

Lots of newscasters got into the Halloween spirit yesterday by dressing up for their broadcasts, but no one did it quite as well as Paul Gerke from KIVI in Boise, Idaho. Gerke did one hell of a Ron Burgundy, but dressing up wasn't enough for him.

The sports correspondent delivered his entire report in-character, and simply wowed us with his dedication to the bit.

Check out Gerke's full Halloween report above, and marvel at his luscious mustache and manly bravado. And feel small in comparison, little man. This is what a true hero looks like.

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Nov 1st 2013, 19:35, by MTV Act

By Claire Biggs + McKenna Ronquillo

Phones are like, super hot right now, but it doesn't matter if you have the latest technology or a phone that can barely dial the pizza place. Thanks to DoSomething.org, your phone can help change lives. Just donate your old cell phone to the organization, and you'll be helping survivors of domestic violence.

Today isn't the only time phones have been culturally relevant though. Here are the 10 biggest phone moments in pop culture history.

+ E.T. Phones Home

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This phone was just minding it's own business in baby Drew Barrymore's closet when it was launched in movie history thanks to a homesick extra-terrestrial. The phone's stint on "E.T." proves that even non-human moms want you to call and check in all the time. The next time you need to "phone home," consider ditching the latest technology and go hunting for your favorite vintage toy as an homage to this classic flick . We may be biased, but hey - it was good enough for Spielberg.

+ Hillary Clinton Sends Some Texts (LOL)

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You know what's hard? Running around with the Secretary of State AND trying to maintain the status of Internet celebrity. Hillary's Blackberry was just hanging out in her purse, when all of the sudden it became Tumblr-famous! Now it gets to text with Ryan Gosling, President Obama, and Anna Wintour? Texts from Hillary proves that a woman can handle it all, no matter what "all" means.

+ "Gossip Girl" Goes Global

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Spotted: a phone going from total social obscurity to international fame after a few scandalous texts from some über-privileged youths on the Upper East Side. People say they had no idea just how big "Gossip Girl" would be, but let's not kid ourselves, shall we? All other phone moments are invalid. XOXO.

+ "Pretty Little Liars" Get Terrifying Texts

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Two can keep a secret if one of them are dead, but it only takes one text from this phone to send four girls in Rosewood running scared. This phone only has to come out of that black hoodie or red coat pocket for a second, and it's sending shivers down your spine.

+ Gaga "Telephone's" Beyoncé

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Ra ra-ah-ah-ah, Roma Roma-ma, Gaga, "Oh la-la," I want your "Bad Romance," Beyoncé. Scratch that, that's just my "Poker Face." After all, how could there be any bad blood between two of the greatest pop stars of all time when they are calling each other on a not-yet invented "Video Phone?" There are no Fame Monsters here, so when Gaga used this phone to call up Queen B, it's place in pop culture history was solidified. Go ahead, clap for it. It lives for the "Applause."

+ Kanye Criticizes Bush Over Katrina

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Imma let you finish, Gaga, but Kanye's phone had the best pop culture moment of all time. There we were, helping raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, when Yeezus decided to spit political fire at former President Bush.  I don't know about you, but I don't think anything beats a world-famous rapper using a telethon to call out the leader of the free world on live television. (Drops mic).

+ Call Us, Maybe?

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I threw a wish in the well - don't ask me, I'll never tell - and here is this phone moment, having a cameo in what was the song of 2012. First, Justin Bieber uses this phone to call Carly Rae Jepsen to sign her to his label, flash forward to the best summer ever, and everyone is singing it. K Thnx Bai.

+ "Can you hear me now?" Commercial

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Verizon's famous "Test Man" popped out of cubicles, fields, mountain tops – you name it – announcing "Can you hear me now? Good!"  between 2001-2011 in tons of ads. In 2011, "Test Man" Paul Marcarelli popped out of our favorite location yet, the closet. Read Paul's coming out story here.

+ "Clueless" Chatter

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Cher + Dionne weren't "clueless" about one thing… talking on the phone. The duo mastered the art of chatting it up in "Clueless" even talking on the phone when right next to each other!  We have a feeling Ke$ha's "Blah, Blah, Blah" may have been written about them.

+ The "Jersey Shore" Duck Phone

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Quack, quack, quack…. the cast of "Jersey Shore" had us all heading to eBay to pick one up. Want one? Donate an old phone to DoSomething.org's Cell Phone for Survivors campaign, tweet or Instagram your photo and reason for donating to @MTVAct + @dosomething and you'll be entered to win a duck phone signed by the cast!

+ The Zoolander Mini Cell Phone

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We're down with mini cupcakes and mini iPads but a mini cell phone? Not so much. That didn't stop Ben Stiller in his classic "Zoolander," from showing all of us how outrageously tiny all of our phones where getting (and how silly we looked on them!)

+867-5309

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You mean that's not J-Biebs number? Tommy Tutone's famous one-hit wonder "867-5309/Jenny" may have been released in 1981 but that didn't stop us from giving those digits a ring just in case J-Biebs picked up!  

+ Thanks Alexander Graham Bell!

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Dust off your History textbooks! Way back in 1876 Alexander Graham Belldialed the first phone call saying, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." Sounds like maybe the first booty/buddy text to us? Thnx to Mr. Bell for making our iPhone dreams come true and all of these amazing phone moments possible!

Even if your throwback phone isn't going to star in one of pop culture's most buzz-worthy moments, it can still change lives. Head over to Do Something now to find out how you can give your cell phone to help survivors of domestic violence. For more ways you can get involved, check out the action links below.

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Nov 1st 2013, 19:08, by Alexandra Govere

Whenever he has time off, "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Posey  likes to channel his inner werewolf... on his upper lip.  You may notice a lot of people doing the same this month for Movember -- an annual charity event where men grow moustaches for 30 days to fight testicular and prostrate cancer. We had a quick chat with Tyler about why he loves Movember and is dying to grow his own manly mustache.

+ Watch Tyler Posey talk about his mustache game.

"Every month that I have off, I try to grow the biggest beard or mustache possible," says Tyler. "I love my mustache. I can finally grow one, so that's great."

Movember isn't some sorta hipster plan to take over the world one mustache at a time -- it's all about fighting cancer and encouraging other men to care about, and talk about, their health. And the campaign has grown faster than Tyler's 'stache. In 2004, Movember had 30 participants and raised $40,000. Last year, the org had over 1.1 million participants (!!!!) and $147 million was raised for cancer and mental health initiatives.

According to the Movember campaign, 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime! Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men between 15 and 35. Men looooove to talk about footballs, baseballs, basketballs, and pretty much every kinda balls but their own. Yeah, I took it there. Follow the action widgets below to learn more about Movember and how you can join the fight for men's health, with your facial hair.

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Nov 1st 2013, 15:53, by Danica Davidson

Documentaries are usually made to open your eyes to something new. "Years of Living Dangerously," a new docu-series featuring Olivia Munn, will not only open your eyes but blow your mind.

Olivia Tweeted:

Check out the new trailer for the docu-series @YEARSofLIVING So proud to be part of this project http://t.co/ycQipHFu30

— oliviamunn (@oliviamunn) October 31, 2013

+ Watch The Trailer For "Years Of Living Dangerously."

Whoa, that is some powerful stuff.

This docu-series will play on Showtime in April, and it feels as if it can't come out soon enough. Taking care of the earth is a big issue for young people, and as this trailer shows, climate change is a cause that needs to be tackled, like, NOW.

In order to spread more awareness, a star-studded cast is part of "Years of Living Dangerously." In addition to Olivia Munn, we have Matt Damon, Ian Somerhalder, America Ferrera and Jessica Alba, to name a few. James Cameron, who's behind "Avatar" and "Titanic," is working as an executive producer.

Altogether, the series will span eight episodes, and during that time the super-famous, super-influential stars will be traveling the globe and seeing firsthand how climate change is hurting the earth. They will also meet with people and groups that are trying to turn back the tide and take better care of Mother Nature.

But you don't have to wait till April to get involved with the issue. You can get involved in environmental orgs, and you can also write letters to your newspaper's editor, or letters to your elected reps, letting them know this is something you care about passionately. Stars aren't the only people who can spread awareness and make change --- you can too!

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Nov 1st 2013, 16:11, by Sian-Pierre Regis

One thing you'll learn from Aziz Ansari's new Netflix special, "Buried Alive" is that the funnyman is simultaneously horrified and perplexed by marriage and kids. I feel him. He's also down with the singer Seal but not hate. Again, I feel him.

When it comes to talking about "Same Love" relationships, Ansari's on #TeamMacklemore. Throughout the movie, the comedian talks about how silly it is that people are still anti gay-marriage. Like, it's 2013, get over it. In the clip below, Ansari hilariously talks about stereotypes and at the 1:18 mark says something profound about same-sex marriage.

+ Watch a clip from Aziz Ansari's "Buried Alive."

Some other important love tidbits from "Buried Alive?" Don't ever propose to a woman at a five-star restaurant over lunch and don't ever marry your HS sweetheart. And what's so awesome about Seal besides the fact that he was once married to Heidi Klum? Cure that FOMO and watch the special this weekend. *drops mic*

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Nov 1st 2013, 14:59, by Danica Davidson

MTV hearts Kevin Hart for his hilar commentary at the Video Music Awards, and now it sounds like the comedian's hometown of Philadelphia is about to heart Kevin, too!

Making people laugh has earned Kevin some serious money, and he's giving a big donation to Philly schools.

Kevin shared his scholastic announcement with a vid on Instagram:

Philadelphia has been seeing major budget cuts going toward education, and that's no laughing matter. Two dozen schools in the Philadelphia School District have been shut down due to lack of funding, and thousands of educators have lost their jobs. Recently, a Philadelphian student's death has brought about speculation that this might have been avoided if the school could have afforded to always have a nurse on-hand.

"Philadelphia, a.k.a the city of brotherly love," Kevin said in his vid. "I just heard about all the trouble the school district is going through. So I took it upon myself to take $250,000 and put it in the school system to buy new computers. Not because somebody told me to, because I love you, and I put on for my city."

If you didn't think it was possible for Kevin to get serious, well, here's your proof he can. He also said, "My city made me who I am today and for that I am thankful. I will make it my priority to help my city get out of this debt."

It's great to see the city of brotherly love get so much love to help its future generations!

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Oct 31st 2013, 21:13, by Alexandra Govere

Planning your own costume is fun, but planning your favorite celeb's costume? Well that's just a hayride, candy apple, haunted house, total party-time explosion! Check out the looks we've picked out for some of our favorite do-gooders.

+ Snooki and JWOWW as an Equality Sign 

Snooki and JWOWW are psyched same-sex marriage is now legal in their beloved New Jersey, so we're dressing the inseparable duo as an equality sign to rep marriage equality. JWOWW's the upper half, obvi, 'cause she's way taller than Snooki and could totes wear her half of the equality sign in place of a top.

+ Tyler Posey as a Boxer

Tyler Posey spends his time on "Teen Wolf" fighting evil supernatural creatures, but in real life he's extremely active in the fight against cancer. Early this month he participated in the Light The Night Walk to raise funds and awareness for  The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

+ Nev Schulman as a STOP Sign

"Catfish" co-host Nev Schulman's life revolves around social media, so we're dressing him as a STOP sign to STOP digital abuse. According to digital kindness campaign A Thin Line, 29 percent of young people have had rumors spread about them online or via text. Like Nev's costume, the campaign teaches young people to spot and stop digital disrespect.

+ Max Joseph as a Fox

Nev's BFF Max has a baby face, but a full head of gray hair... and the ladies freakin' love it. His fans adoringly call him the "silver fox," so we're dressing him as a fox to promote wildlife conservation. The World Wildlife Fund is all about protecting species in danger of extinction. Check 'em out if you love animals as much as you love Max's salt 'n' peppa 'do.

+ Kendall and Kylie Jenner as 'Delete' Computer Keys

Kendall and Kylie Jenner keep it "Klassy" online with Seventeen mag's #DeleteDigitalDrama campaign. The campaign encourages young people not to give online bullies the time of day. When someone says something mean to you or a friend, delete it, block 'em and be done with it!

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