Jewish actors

‘Nobody Wants This’ season 3 is charming enough to forget the Adam Brody controversy

TV Time: Adam Brody’s genocide accusation against Israel threatened to spoil the Hot Rabbi’s return, but season three of “Nobody Wants This” is engaging enough to forget it.

ADAM BRODY as Noah and Tovah Feldshuh as mother Bina share a moment on screen in ‘Nobody Wants This,’ while Joanne, played by Kristin Bell, looks on.
FILE PHOTO: "Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig speaks to reporters in Bangkok July 24, 2007 after his visit to a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Legendary Jewish actor Walter Koenig, 'Star Trek's' plucky Chekov, dies at 90

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody attend the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2026.

Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for 'Nobody Wants this' says he's 'ignorant' over Gaza genocide claims

Guy Kapolnik holding up a certificate of graduation from an ATP CTP course.

Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash


Jon Stewart to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

The honor, given by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and awarded annually since 1998, has not been given to anyone for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Jon Stewart speaks backstage a "Stand Up for Heroes" benefit show in New York City, Nov. 4, 2019.

Rachel Antonoff’s latest lookbook features Jewish comics as models

Jewish fashion designer Rachel Antonoff's Spring 2022 lookbook features Jewish comic actors Bob Balaban and Susie Essman.

 Rachel Antonoff at the Animal Haven Gala in New York City, May 22, 2019.

'My Unorthodox Life' star's daughter separates from husband

Batsheva Haart, the daughter of 'My Unorthodox Life' star Julia Haart, and her husband of 10 years, Ben Weinstein, announced their separation on Instagram Thursday.

JULIA HAART has let us into her  ‘Unorthodox Life’ on Netflix.

For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist

Indigenous and Jewish actress Sarah Podemski, star of FX’s newest hit series, “Reservation Dogs,” discusses how her unique roots influenced her role as Rita Smallhill.

 Jennifer, Tamara and Sarah Podemski arrive on the red carpet at the 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto, Canada

Mayim Bialik to host ‘Jeopardy!’ specials in post-Trebek lineup

Following longtime host Alex Trebek’s death last fall, Bialik served as one of the show’s celebrity guest hosts for two weeks in June.

TV star Mayim Bialik.

Steven Spielberg to gift $2m. toward racial, economic justice

Grants will be funded by his $1 million Genesis Prize award, as well as a matching $1 million contribution made by Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.

Steven Spielberg Head Shot

Jewish actress Maia Morgenstern received death threats on Passover

In an email, the author threatens to violently kill Morgenstern and her children, as well as set fire to the Jewish theater and its staff.

 Actress Maia Morgenstern attending the Fifth Seattle Romanian Film Festival, SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle, Washington, US.

Jewish leading man George Segal is dead at 87

“I didn’t change my name because I don’t think George Segal is an unwieldy name. It’s a Jewish name, but not unwieldy."

Actor George Segal attends the 40th Anniversary Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York April 22, 2013.

Five notable Jewish, Israeli nominees for 2021 Oscars

“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, earned 10 Oscar nods, including for best picture, making up nearly half of Netflix’s total nominations.

Sacha Baron Cohen poses for a photoshoot for the sequel to his 'Borat' film that was released on Oct. 23, 2020.

Jon Ossoff, Shira Haas and Doja Cat make Time’s 100 emerging leaders list

Ossoff, the millennial who was sworn into Congress with multiple totems of his heritage, helped Democrats regain control of the Senate along with fellow Georgian Raphael Warnock.

2019 BET Awards – Arrivals - Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 23, 2019 - Doja Cat.