Thespian Patrick Stewart showed off his comedy skills on U.S. TV on Wednesday night by pretending to be comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Oliver for a news piece about the dispute between American football league officials and referees, which was resolved overnight.

The bald X-Men actor wore a black wig for the skit, during which he used Shakespearean language to report the latest news.

Stewart then revealed his true identity and joked he, "(Al) Pacino, (Meryl Streep) and Glenn Close and the incomparable Mandy Patinkin" had been drafted in as "replacement correspondents" afte...

Mandy Patinkin and Billy Crystal are at odds over a possible remake of their cult movie "The Princess Bride" - the funnyman thinks it's time to revisit the story while Patinkin doesn't want to be alive when it hits the big screen.

The thespian, who played Inigo Montoya in the classic 1987 film, believes some things are better left alone.

He tells Entertainment Weekly, "I hope I'm dead before that (remake) happens. I don't want to have to go through that."

But Crystal would like to see the Rob Reiner film back in cinemas, and he's urging fans to "start a Twitter thing."

For those of you who want really smart TV: watch Showtime's Homeland tonight. You'll thank me later.

Homeland features the underrated Damian Lewis - proving his stellar work in NBC's Life was the rule and not the exception - as Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody, rescued from Iraq after eight years missing. I always felt like I couldn't say enough about Lewis when Life was on, and I feel that way about his performance here. There's something in his eyes that allows you to read remarkable depth of character, yet looking into them you really can't tell if he's good, evil or if he even knows. ...

There are some movies that live forever in the minds of humanity generation after generation. They span decades, continents, and cross racial and gender divides. What creates that certain magic is intangible, but it inevitably involves the memorable quotes that make their way into pop culture and every day speech.

These quotes have a universal quality, whether humorous or tragic, and they take you back to that exact moment in the film when Marlon Brando screams into the air or Humphrey Bogart gently touches Ingrid Bergman's chin. These iconic moments are not only remembered but consta...

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Joe Mantegna has joined the cast of Criminal Minds, just weeks after Mandy Patinkin quit the TV drama. Patinkin left Criminal Minds after not showing up for a script read-through when he realised his case-cracking character, Jason Gideon, was being written out of the show.

To fill the void left by Patinkin, producers have now hired veteran star Mantegna, who has appeared in movies including The Godfather: Part III and the TV series Joan of Arcadia, to play a new detective character.

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Actor Mandy Patinkin has caused controversy on the set of U.S. TV drama Criminal Minds by failing to show up for a script read through. Sources at TV network CBS, which airs the weekly show, claim executives could write the actor out of the upcoming third season on the series as a result of his reluctance to join his castmates.

The Hollywood Reporter claims Patinkin chose not to show for the read-through meeting after realizing his case-cracking character, Jason Gideon, was being written out of the show.

This follows friction between the star and producers last summer over alleg...

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Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson and Shemar Moore were among the 15-strong cast and crew team from TV drama Criminal Minds who raised $10,000 by completing a 75-mile charity bike race for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The celebrity-studded team crossed the finish line in six hours and 50 minutes. The event was a special occasion for Moore, whose mother Marilyn suffers from the crippling disease.

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