Celebrity Photos of the Week: Jeff Daniels, your career is calling!
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Hello again. Here’s Jeff Daniels at the L.A. premiere of the final season of HBO’s The Newsroom. Does his pensive expression mean he’s still in character as disaffected newsman Will McAvoy? Or is that sheer embarrassment upon realizing that the show that earned him a Best Actor Emmy last year is returning at the same time Dumb and Dumber Too hits theatres?Mark Davis/Getty Images
We’re guessing the latter, judging from the gleeful expression on Newsroom co-star Sam Waterston’s face here. Hey, even the man who played Jack McCoy on Law & Order for 14 seasons isn’t above a little schadenfreudeRichard Shotwell
Spotted at the same premiere was Newsroom creator Aaron Sorkin and actress Olivia Munn. Aaron, we loved your witty wordplay on The West Wing and The Social Network, but why do you always look sunburned in photographs? Get some sunscreen, fellaMark Davis/Getty Images
Seen here at the same event was Toronto-born Alison Pill, who wore a bright red dress to compliment Mr. Sorkin’s florid visage. Don’t tell me Canadians aren’t an accommodating peopleJason Kempin/Getty Images
And here’s Grace Gummer, the actress daughter of Oscar-winner Meryl Streep, who showed up at the soiree to promote her expanded role on The Newsroom and lead everyone through her patented version of the 20-Minute Workout. We’ll give you a minute to get your trainers onMark Davis/Getty Images
‘Everybody ready? All together now!’Jason Kempin/Getty Images
‘You put your right foot in...’Jason Kempin/Getty Images
‘You take your right foot out…’Jason Kempin/Getty Images
‘And then you show your best side to the paparazzi louts’Jason Kempin/Getty Images
Now on to New York, where eco-diva Barbara Burchfield (left) enlisted actress Olivia Wilde to assist her in hosting an event titled ‘The Birchbox Soho in Celebration of Conscious Commerce + Birchbox Collaboration.’Astrid Stawiarz
Unfortunately, the event was deemed less than a success when Ms. Wilde asked attendees, ‘Uh, is this that Birchbox thingy or ginger ale?’Astrid Stawiarz
Back in Hollywood, meanwhile, Scott Adsit foolishly believed the premiere of the new Disney animated feature Big Hero 6 would be the perfect opportunity for him to demonstrate his own superhero chops in hopes of landing a role in the next edition of The Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy. Disney execs were nonplussedFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
‘Wait, wait, I can do Spider-Man, too,’ said Adsit, completely unaware that Spidey is not part of the Disney universeFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
Also at the Big Hero 6 premiere was T.J. Miller, who desperately attempted to curry favour with his Disney masters by wearing giant Mickey Mouse gloves. So great on Silicon Valley, so lame in real lifeKevin Winter/Getty Images
Not content with his shameless pandering, Miller then dragged his poor daughters into the limelight by making goofy faces with them on the red carpetFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP / Getty Images
‘You call that embarassing your family?’ sneered Kevin Smith, shown here with daughter Harley and wife Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. ‘Now this is embarassing your family.’Alberto E. Rodriguez
Finally, this week also saw the kickoff of the Chinese American Film Festival in Pasadena, which naturally attracted big names like singer He Jie. Apparently you’re allowed to mix leopard spots and zebra stripes when you’re one of the top-selling pop stars in ChinaAllen Berezovsky/Getty Images
However, no such traditions excuse this Rorschach Test-inspired outfit worn by actress Bai Ling at the same event. And we’re deducting extra points for that topknot hairdo obviously inspired by Gene SimmonsAllen Berezovsky/Getty Images