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There is now one nun for every 'Stooge.'

Jennifer Hudson, the impossibly talented star of "Dreamgirls," will be soon be singing (we hope!) for the orphans as she joins the cast of "The Three Stooges," according to Deadline.

Jennifer will be playing the role of Sister Rosemary, one of the nuns at the orphanage where Larry, Moe and Curly grew up. She joins Jane Lynch as Mother Superior and Larry David as Mother Mengele.

Hmm... could a spin-off called "The Three Nuns" be far behind? Not to be confused, of course, with "The Three Sisters," the stage play by Anton Chekhov. Woo woo woo!

The cast also includes Chris Diamontopoulos (Moe), Sean Hayes (Larry), Will Sasso (Curly), Stephen Collins (the villainous Mr. Harter) and Craig Bierko (the thuggish Mac).

Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for her performance as Effie White in "Dreamgirls" and has since appeared in "Sex and the City,...

Actor Jon Hamm is using his extended break from Mad Men productively by signing up for a theatre role in Los Angeles.

The hit TV show is currently on a break as executives thrash out a new deal to bring the series back to the small screen. The lengthy negotiations have dragged on, leading to a delay in production that won't see the show return to TV until 2012 at the earliest.

But Hamm is refusing to relax during his time off - he's agreed to take to the stage with the L.A. Theatre Works company to star opposite his long term partner Jennifer Westfeldt in a production of Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters.

The play will run at the Skirball Cultural Center in L.A. from 13 April until 17 April, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Elegant and charming supporting actor with more than 200 credits over a 70-year career

Kevin McCarthy, who has died aged 96, notched up more than 70 years as a working actor on stage and screen, with more than 200 film and TV credits. However mundane the material, it was usually enhanced by his lazy charm and natural elegance, his intriguing baritone voice and unconventional good looks – all attributes that might well have led him down the political path of his cousin, senator Eugene McCarthy. As it happened, he preferred to play politicians rather than be one.

He received his first screen credit in Laslo Benedek's version of Death of a Salesman (1951). McCarthy had previously played Biff, one of Willy Loman's disillusioned sons, in the London production of Arthur Miller's play, in 1949. By the time of the movie, he was a youthful-looking 37, with considerable stage experience. Resuming the role of Biff, he held...

Chicago – Whenever we hear the term “Slacker,” it does harken back to a certain movie called “Back to the Future.” And the actor that interpreted that famous invective is none other than veteran actor James Tolkan, portraying Principal Strickland.

Tolkan has played villains and authority figures throughout a career that began with a role on the TV show “Naked City” all the way back in 1960. Throughout that early era, Tolkan was splitting time between character parts in TV, film and the Broadway stage. At the same time, he was part of the famous Actor’s Studio during the high point of that legendary thespian school.

He became recognized for all time with two key roles in the 1980s. Principal Strickland, both 1985 and ‘55 versions, in the Back to the Future series, and as Commander “Stinger” Jordan in the unforgettable “Top Gun.”

Slackers Beware: James Tolkan Projects His Inner Strickland from ‘Back to the Future...

Nan Martin, the stage, film, and television actor, passed away the morning of March 4 due to complications from emphysema, according to a family friend. She was 82. Born in Decatur, Ill., and raised in Santa Monica, Calif., she became a first-year member of the Actors Studio following her move to New York City.One of Martin's first onstage successes was as Sarah in Archibald MacLeish's "J.B.," a role for which she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1960. Her co-stars were Pat Hingle, Christopher Plummer, and Raymond Massey. She appeared in many Joseph Papp–directed Shakespeare productions, including a turn as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice" opposite George C. Scott as Shylock, and also frequented the London stage, where she performed in "The Three Sisters" with Scott, Sandy Dennis, and Kim Stanley.Television audiences may remember Martin best from her recurring role as Mrs. Louder on "The Drew Carey Show.