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Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, was one of wrestling's first true superstars. Not only does he remain one of the most identifiable wrestlers in history, even by people who've never watched a single second of the WWE, but he's been a crossover celebrity outside of the ring as well for most of his career. Beyond all the ways he was a trailblazer in his primary field, Hogan was also the first pro wrestler to headline Hollywood movies.

The love lives of actors have always captivated audiences for a variety of reasons. On the one hand, it humanizes stars and makes us realize they are often just as interested in finding someone to spend the rest of their lives with as we are. But there's also the guilty pleasure of watching the wild ways they can start relationships — such as the actors who fell in love with an on-screen family member in real life — and the explosive manner in which celebrity relationships often end.

Zac Efron has proven to be one of the most successful examples of a teen Disney star making the transition to respected adult actor and seemingly well-adjusted human being. First gaining fame as part of the immensely popular "High School Musical" ensemble, Efron rather quickly established himself as a stable big-screen leading man in a variety of genres, from musicals to dramas to romantic comedies. He eventually leveraged his celebrity clout to do some good in the world, starring in and executive producing the 2020 Netflix documentary series "Down to Earth with Zac Efron," which saw him travel the world to learn more about how various cultures tried to live cleaner, more environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Though he was born and raised in Germany, Christian Oliver's first TV and film credits were both in American productions — "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1994) and "The Baby-Sitters Club" (1995), respectively. He balanced appearances in both countries during his acting career, which saw him work with some of the biggest names in Tinseltown. Sadly, his career and life came to a tragic end in January 2024: The actor and his two daughters died in a plane crash.

There was a time when it seemed like a wild experiment to have a streaming service make their own original content, especially full-length films. Yet here we are, with streaming movies being so successful that some of them now have sequels — sometimes several of them, in fact. Netflix has always been the biggest trailblazer in the streaming world, and that is especially true for how much it has helped to legitimize movies that debut on streaming services. And "the Big N" — or however it's being colloquially referred to these days — has also led the charge in making sequels to its films.

2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the video game industry. On the hardware front, Nintendo is expected to not only announce but most likely release the successor to the Switch. Sony will continue to release games that are optimized for the PlayStation 5 Pro to justify its hefty price tag. And Microsoft will either answer the PS5 Pro with its own upgrade to the Xbox Series X, or go the opposite route and continue to de-emphasize Xbox consoles entirely in favor of cloud gaming and bringing Xbox titles to other platforms. All that to say nothing of the video game films coming next year ( here's why we're worried about the "Minecraft" movie ).

It's widely known that a lot of reality shows are scripted, though there are plenty of other reality TV shows that are actually real. Either way, reality television is prone to unpredictable moments due to the personalities that make up the genre's stars. These days, there are so many reality shows on TV that it can be easy to miss some of the craziest moments from each one. That's where we come in.

Just about any movie can be a hybrid Christmas movie. There have been Christmas comedies, Christmas dramas, Christmas mysteries, Christmas sci-fi, Christmas Westerns, even Christmas horror. And of course, there have been Christmas action movies — some that even share an additional subgenre from that previous list.

When actor Angus Cloud tragically passed away at 25 in July 2023, the world was understandably shocked. He was best known for playing Fezco "Fez" O'Neill on the HBO drama "Euphoria," a character that had grown infinitely more interesting between the show's first and second seasons — helped along immensely by Cloud's subtle yet powerful performance. But although that will forever remain the role with which he is most associated, the actor was already showing a keen knack for choosing diverse and challenging film roles before then.

It might have taken a few decades, but the 2020s finally saw video game movies start to become legitimately good. "Sonic the Hedgehog" helped lead that charge, subsequently becoming one of the highest-grossing video game movies of all time