For many, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (or JGL as us cool kids refer to him as) is the epitome of dreamboat. Smart, erudite, classically handsome yet approachable-looking. And now married. Very, very married. Sorry your 2015 had to start like this.
Benedict Cumberbatch was also a top contender.
Asking celebrities whether or not they are feminists, one of our more baffling national pastimes, often yields some pretty unsatisfying results. But not all the time! For example, in a recent interview with the Daily Beast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt had some great stuff to say.
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There you were, idly scrolling through your news feed deciding whether or not to sneak into your local cineplex tonight with a bottle of warm Moscato when BOOM, you noticed that Patti Stanger, matchmaker and recreational mean person, reviewed Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new movie, Don Jon. And, awestruck, you whispered to…
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Ordinarily, one man's efforts to promote his movie wouldn't make for headline news, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt interview on NPR this morning was so frank and intelligent that it definitely bears mentioning. Don Jon, JGL's debut film as a director, opened this weekend. The movie's about how one porn-addicted, New Jersey…
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You know how we've always assumed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is your boyfriend? Well, it turns out we were really, really wrong. (Unless we're not. Wait, is it you?? I won't tell anyone; you can trust me!!)
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Jimmy Fallon hosted his second Lip Sync-Off on Late Night last night (the first, you may recall, was performed — and some might say owned — by John Krasinski), this one featuring The Office co-creator/tall drink of water Stephen Merchant and human ukulele/your imaginary boyfriend Joseph Gordon Levitt.
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Courtney Love said some kind of amazing shit about basically everything that has been going on except Syria.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote and directed a rom-com starring himself as a church-going, GTL-ing, porn-addict, cheese ball, and Scarlett Johansson as, well, his lady love? Maybe? It's called Don Jon, and we've already seen the initial preview, but this mini-trailer-thingie has all the making out in it.
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The trailer for the much-anticipated directoral debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt has hit the web and it's a doozy, featuring Gordon-Levitt as "a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy" who just happens to have a mild porn addiction. Bring. It. On.
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Ohmaaaaagaaaaa, Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon Levitt are in talks to be cast as the Guys — Skye Masterson and Nathan Detroit respectively — in the Fox remake of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1955 movie musical Guys and Dolls. Which is kind of as perfect as it's gonna get without old-school Marlon Brando steaming up the…
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Human Kermit the Frog and star of 500 Days of Summer Joseph Gordon-Levitt is headed back to television and, no, it's sadly not to reprise his role as Tommy on a hypothetical reboot of 3rd Rock from the Sun. Instead, Gordon-Levitt will be premiering a 30-minute weekly variety show on the new network Pivot, so get…
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Of course that's his favorite book — how couldn't it be; look at that kid!
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Last night at the 85th annual Academy Awards, for the most part, the look on the red carpet was classic Hollywood glamour. Like rare birds during mating season, A-listers tried to outshine each other, and some of the bright plumage and peacockery on display was truly stunning. Alas, there were a few sartorial missteps…
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Aw, would you look at that. Your boyfriend Joseph Gordon-Levitt stopped by Sesame Street the other day to teach the kiddies about the word "reinforce," as in "I'll go on Sesame Street and reinforce your love for me."
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Actress and presenter Mariel Hemingway, left, and host Joseph Gordon-Levitt look over their scripts during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
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Shockingly, nobody is looking for any more crack party planning advice from Pippa Middleton since her book Celebrate made a fart noise that echoed throughout the publishing industry (although tips like "Make ice!!!" are extremely helpful), her following two book offers—one on wedding planning and another on…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has come a long way since he played a superannuated teenage alien on 3rd Rock from the Sun — he just directed his first movie, which he's currently promoting at the Sundance Film Festival. Don Jon's Addiction, according to The Daily Beast, features JGL playing a guy who's addicted to porn who…
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A probably fake, albeit hilarious new report has emerged that Harry Styles dumped Taylor Swift because she's "asexual" and "constantly talked about antiques." A rather Regina George-y sounding friend of Taylor's says that America's Unicorn Sweetheart doesn't realize that she's constantly being dumped because she's a…
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The champion eaters among us know that Thanksgiving is a marathon, not a sprint. Lady Gaga, who was staying at a house in Peru before her concert in Lima on Friday, was going for a fourthmeal of festive leftovers in the nude (I hear you, Gaga; the turkey sweats are real) when this happened, as she recounted on Twitter:
