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American actor Lance Guest was in his early 20s when he became known for playing the trailer park teen turned space badass, Alex Rogan, in the 1984 sci-fi film "The Last Starfighter."

Lance soared through space with many greats including Dan O'Herlihy as the friendly reptilian Navigator and Alex's mentor, Grig, Robert Preston as the charming con-man who disguises himself as an alien, Centauri, and Catherine Mary Stewart as Alex's girlfriend who was raised by her Granny, Maggie.

You may also remember Lance from "Halloween II" and "Jaws: The Revenge."

Mel Novak, the Hollywood actor best known for his starring role in Bruce Lee's classic "Game of Death," has died, his daughter Nikol Conant tells TMZ.

Novak died Wednesday morning at a SoCal board and care facility of natural causes, Nikol told us.

The iconic actor whose career spanned decades in Hollywood suffered numerous injures during his time in the biz ... 'cause he was known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes. But, he was in pain daily -- especially the past few years -- from the beatings he took in front of the camera, Nikol says.

Hawk Tuah’s back on the grind after that crypto mess -- and she's made her way to Hollywood for a cameo in Glen Powell’s new Hulu series "Chad Powers," TMZ has learned.

Yep, you definitely heard these two names in the same sentence -- sources tell TMZ the internet sensation was on set with one of the biggest movie stars in the world this weekend, as reshoots for the TV sports comedy went down in L.A.

We're told Glen was shooting a club scene where his character -- Oregon Ducks QB Russ Holliday, who goes undercover in prosthetics as the title character -- bumps into Hawk Tuah, AKA Haliey Welch, while out celebrating his draft pick to the XFL.

British actor and comedian Russell Brand hasn't lost his audience in the wake of troubling accusations about his personal and professional life ... because he's set to speak at a college in Florida this upcoming Saturday, even after he's been charged with sexual assault in London and has been sued for alleged behavior on a movie set in New York.

Brand is lined up to appear as a guest speaker at New College of Florida in Sarasota as part of their Socratic Stage series, which is meant to discuss complex and pressing social and political issues.

New College confirmed to TMZ ... Brand will speak at the event titled, "Thinking without Permission: A Conversation with Russell Brand on Free Speech, Censorship, and Cultural Power," part of its Spring 2025 series, scheduled April 12.

Kristen Stewart knows how to shock people with her unique fashion choices — but she may have even outdone herself with her latest get-up.

The actress popped up at a screening for her film, "Sacramento," at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night — and she wore a black leather bra with dark slacks and a pair of multi-colored suspenders.

Talk about eye-popping! Check out photos/video of Kristen posing for the paparazzi at the event ... she looks like a combination of a rock star and a corporate executive.

American actress Marisa Coughlan was in her late 20s when she played Julie -- the judgmental sorority leader trying to have a perfect image -- in the rom-com film "Pumpkin" back in 2002.

Joining Marisa in the film included Hank Harris as the disabled young man who instantly falls in love with Carolyn, Pumpkin, Christina Ricci as Julie's caring and sensitive sorority sister striving for her sorority to be Sorority of the Year, Carolyn and Samuel Ball as Carolyn's good looking boyfriend, Kent.

Coughlan's other notable movies include "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," "Super Troopers" and "Freddy Got Fingered."

Jennifer Lopez is looking for love in her New Jersey ... or rather, her new character is -- 'cause she was spotted filming the new movie "Office Romance."

The triple threat was spotted in the Jersey suburbs Friday ... hanging out on set of the new flick bound for Netflix while wearing a chic white top and black skirt.

The star tried to keep a low profile ... quickly walking from a local restaurant -- which was shut down for filming -- to her car, keeping her head down all the while.

Johnny Depp's saddling up for a new Dior commercial ... donning a cowboy hat and a Clint Eastwood-style poncho while shooting in the desert.

The actor shot the spot in the hills of Villaspesa, Spain -- the same country where ex Amber Heard lives now, BTW -- looking rugged against the dry countryside.

Johnny took direction -- not a problem for a veteran actor like him -- from the director ... and, he even waved to a few onlookers, all smiles on location.

"Sinner" winner chicken dinner! Hats off to you if you can track down the discreet changes in these two photos of actor Michael B. Jordan. Roll up your sleeves and let it rip! You've got this!

Earlier this week in New York City, the dapper star was doing press for his upcoming film "Sinners" and snapped a fan-photo outside of "Good Morning America." Jordan sported a double-breasted suit with a pair of baggy pants.

Wave your pom-pom in the air like you just don't care!

Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld make sin look good ... 'cause they both stunned at the premiere of their new movie "Sinners."

The two stars hit up Manhattan's AMC Lincoln Square on Thursday for a first look at their highly anticipated new movie before going to the after-party at Aqua New York ... and, in exclusive video obtained by TMZ, MBJ looked right in his element -- grinning wide and chatting up everyone at the premiere.

He's a natural in a crowd ... laughing it up with some, chatting quietly with others -- and totally captivating those around him. Not exactly a shock given he's been one of the biggest stars in the world for a while.

George Clooney's Broadway debut drew some of the biggest names in showbiz ... and you gotta see their outfits.

Celebs flocked to the Winter Garden Theatre on Thursday night for the opening night of Clooney's play, "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Jennifer Lopez turned heads on the red carpet in a stunning black gown with a floor-length cape. Kaia Gerber posed alongside her parents, Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford, as the dapper trio smiled for the cameras.

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis made a surprise appearance together Thursday to promote the sequel to their popular 2003 film, "Freaky Friday."

The actresses made an appearance during CinemaCon, strolling onstage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to talk to fans about their upcoming movie, "Freakier Friday," set to be released August 8.

The two were all smiles, with Jamie wrapping an arm around Lindsay, who told the crowd, “We can’t begin to tell you how amazing it’s been to be back in Anna and Tess’s shoes."

Of course, Lindsay was referring to the characters she and Jamie played in the fantasy comedy -- Anna and Tess Coleman. In the original film, Tess and Anna are mother and daughter and they wake up one day to discover they've switched bodies.

At the event, Jamie tweaked Lindsay's comments, telling the crowd they wouldn't be spending "much time in those shoes actually since this Friday is even freakier because this time we have doubled the swaps.”

Lindsay said fans would get to see her and Jamie "take on all new personalities because we find the bodies we have swapped with our teenage counterparts.”

The trailer for "Freakier Friday" revealed that this time around there's a four-way body swap involving Anna, Tess and Anna’s daughter and stepdaughter.

At Thursday's event, Curtis noted moviegoers would get to view her like “never before thanks to a very aggressive teenage makeover.”

Brooklyn native Brenda Vaccaro was in her mid-30s when she scored an Oscar nomination for playing Linda Riggs -- the ambitious and beautiful gal prepared to do anything to maintain her status in the Wayne family -- in the 1975 family-drama film "Once Is Not Enough."

Brenda shared the big screen with Kirk Douglas as the highly-ranked and charismatic movie producer, Mike Wayne, David Janssen as the rebellious struggling writer, Tom Colt, and Melina Mercouri as the glamorous former showgirl, Karla.

Going even further back in time, Brenda appeared in the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy" alongside Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

A new trailer for "Superman" has dropped ... and, it's giving fans a longer look at Krypto the Superdog -- and, a peek inside the Fortress of Solitude.

The new clip -- which runs about five minutes long -- came out Thursday, and while it features much of the same footage from the trailer that was dropped in December, it's got a whole lot of new content too.

Check out the clip ... the first three and a half minutes features an extended look at the original trailer's opening scene where Superman, played by David Corenswet, calls on his dog Krypto to save him.

The trailer for the highly anticipated remake of "The Naked Gun" just dropped ... and two people with connections to the Leslie Nielsen classic tell TMZ they have some love/hate reactions.

Here's the deal ... the trailer for the remake of the '80s screwball police comedy was released Thursday with the first look at Liam Neeson in the starring role of Lt. Drebin.

David Zucker, the legendary director of "Airplane" and the first "Naked Gun," tells TMZ ... he watched the trailer and instantly regretted the decision. Ouch.

Tom Cruise is honoring his former film nemesis with a touching gesture ... pausing for a moment of silence to recognize Val Kilmer at CinemaCon.

The movie star took the stage at the convention Thursday in Las Vegas and made sure to stop and honor his late "Top Gun" costar.

After the moment of silence, Tom reportedly told the crowd ... "Thank you Val, I wish you well on your next journey."