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Bob Odenkirk stars in 'Better Call Saul.'

Bob Odenkirk is best known for playing ethically-malleable lawyer Saul Goodman, but he has enjoyed a decades-long career as a versatile writer and performer.

Jake Rossen






Though McDonald’s is widely considered the reigning king of fast-food burgers, Burger King has always been a perennial contender for the throne.

Jake Rossen










"Stone Cold" Steve Austin poses in June 2000

Born Steven James Anderson in Austin, Texas, the man who'd become known worldwide as "Stone Cold" was a shy kid who came out of his shell to dominate the WWF wr

Scott Beggs
Bryan Cranston as Walter White and Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad.

What’s Gus Fring's story? What did Jesse Pinkman’s doodles mean? And do 'Breaking Bad' and 'The Walking Dead' exist within the same universe? Read on...

Kristin Hunt


Stephen Amell stars in 'Arrow.'

Find out behind-the-scenes details and Easter eggs about The CW's long-running DC Comics superhero series, 'Arrow.'

Cody Schultz






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Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong is one of the most important figures to come from Hollywood's Golden Age, but her career was marked by just as many disappointments as triumphs.

Rebecca Pahle