By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been a bumpy ride for the cast and crew of “Star Trek Beyond.” First there was the loss in early 2015 of Leonard Nimoy, who played the original Spock, during production. Then, just weeks before the film was set to debut, 27-year-old Anton Yelchin [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Long before he was a major Hollywood star, Simon Pegg was a comedic actor on a TV sitcom in Britain called “Spaced.” He and Jessica Stevenson co-wrote and co-starred in the late-‘90s comedy as young London slackers who pretend to be married in order t [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Holliday Grainger was destined for a career in show business. Her parents named her after legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, adding an extra “l” for flourish. “My parents were on the way to the registry office, and realized they had to come up with [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Chris Pine rocketed to stardom in 2009 when he took over the iconic role of Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the sci-fi classic “Star Trek” franchise. With his intense blue eyes and considerable acting chops the second-generation actor [...]