Gaius Charles and Sonequa Martin attend the premiere of HBO's 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' in New York City. (photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com)

Character Acting

Sylvia Jefferies is a nice Southern girl whose decision to study acting instead of go to law school has actually paid off. The daughter of a lawyer and nurse has been blessed with a steady stream of onscreen gigs, including her role as Tracy on 'Eastbound and Down.' "She's probably who I wish I could be if I didn't have the Southern illness of caring about what people think of me," Jefferies says. "I'm very independent myself, but I take things much more seriously than Tracy does. Growing up in the South, you just can't get away with her kind of behavior. Like my father once told me, 'Your reputation is your character minus what you're caught doing.' " (photo: Gary Gershoff/WireImage.com)

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Christine Taylor, Adam Scott and Ben Stiller arrive at the premiere of 'I Love You, Man' in Los Angeles. (photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage.com)

Make That Paper

Finally, all those night-school business classes are paying off for Stringer Bell. British actor Idris Elba, who played the community college drug lord on the 'The Wire,' has found his place in corporate America — on the staff of Dunder Mifflin. According to Variety, he'll join the cast of 'The Office' as "a no-nonsense hire at Dunder Mifflin's corporate office who will throw Michael Scott into turmoil." (photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage.com)

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Ginnifer Goodwin visits 'Late Show with David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. (photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/WireImage.com)

What a Racquet

When arranging a charity event, it never hurts to have a few celebrities in the family. So when Jemaine Clement's uncle, Patrick McArdell, started planning a tennis match benefit with the Rotary Club in New Zealand, the guys from Flight of the Conchords probably weren't too surprised to get a call. "I had to convince Jemaine, and then he had to convince Bret, but it didn't take much because they were both keen to help out," McArdell says. "But I think they were hoping their appearance would slip under the radar... not much chance of that happening now. Bret has been playing a bit of tennis, and Jemaine likes squash. I don't think they will be treating it like Wimbledon, but they both hate to lose."

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Mena Suvari and Lucy Liu attend USA Network's 'American Character: A Photographic Journey' launch event in New York City. (photo: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com)

Tickle Him Elmo

Taping a guest appearance on 'Sesame Street,' Ricky Gervais got the giggles chatting with Elmo — making for an entertaining blooper reel. Poking his colleague in the belly, Gervais taunts: "Why do you wear pajamas when you go to bed when you're naked the rest of the time?....It's crazy! It's mad!" Elmo shoots back: "It's called acting, Mr. Gervais. ACTING." (photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com)

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Kevin Bacon performs with The Bacon Brothers during the Hard Rock Cafe's March on Stage in New York City. (photo: George Napolitano/FilmMagic.com)

Facing Her Demons

Drew Barrymore may be America's rom-com sweetheart, but she's not all smiles and giggles. The actress dug deep to play Little Edie to Jessica Lange's Big Edie in HBO's fictionalized story of the Beals, 'Gray Gardens.' "I was excited to bring my own pain to something," Barrymore said. "I mean, contrary to my happy-go-luckiness, I have so much darkness in there....I got institutionalized as a kid, and I felt like I was back there. A lot of times I found myself unhappy and isolated, and the only other time I felt that way was when I was in there." (photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com)

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