Wednesday marks the 15th anniversary of the release of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first movie in the franchise about a young wizard destined to be a hero, adapted from J.K. Rowling's novels.

When the first "Harry Potter" movie was released in 2001, Daniel Radcliffe was an 11-year-old with only a few acting credits to his name.

Needless to say, a lot has changed since then. Radcliffe went on to gain international fame, playing roles on the stage and screen.

But he's not the only one. Many of his Hogwarts classmates and professors have starred in some of our favorite films and television shows, from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead."

In honor of the anniversary, here's a look at what the many stars of the "Harry Potter" franchise are up to now:

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THEN: Daniel Radcliffe starred as bespectacled and famed wizard Harry Potter.

NOW: Radcliffe's career has spanned stage and screen. He had roles in "Kill Your Darlings" and "Trainwreck" and starred in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway in 2011. This year, Radcliffe was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Also in 2016, he starred in "Swiss Army Man," "Now You See Me 2," and "Imperium." Next, he'll appear in the Greg McLean-directed drama "Jungle," in 2017.

THEN: Rupert Grint played Harry's redheaded best friend, Ron Weasley.

Seth Meyers on Tuesday took a look back at the week since Donald Trump won the presidential election for signs on how Trump would govern, and he found lots of mixed messages.

First, he took a look at the president-elect's personnel hires.

"There already seems to be two centers of gravity in Trump-world right now," the host said of the appointments in the "Closer Look" segment on Tuesday's "Late Night."

"You've got incoming chief of staff and elf on the shelf, Reince Priebus, who comes from the establishment wing," he continued. "And then, you have chief strategist, the former chairman of Breitbart News, a website adored by white nationalists." That's Steve Bannon.

Meyers then said history indicated that Priebus would "probably be less powerful than Bannon." And that's a prospect that has scared even some Republicans, including conservative political commentator Glenn Beck.

"You know the world has gone insane when Glenn Beck and Bernie Sanders are on the same page," Meyers joked.

He then brought up the role of Trump's children during Trump's presidency. Though Trump once said he'd walk away from his businesses and let his kids run them in a so-called blind trust, that doesn't quite jibe with what a blind trust actually is, particularly since Trump's kids are actively involved in the president-elect's transition team.

"For a guy who's always talking about how good he is at business, he sure doesn't understand basic business terms," Meyers said.

And third, the host pointed out that Trump had softened on some of his campaign promises, specifically on the wall between the US and Mexico. He said on Sunday night's "60 Minutes" that he would consider fencing along parts of the border (of which there already is some). And Trump adviser Newt Gingrich recently said Trump probably wouldn't spend a lot of time trying to get Mexico to pay for the wall, calling it "a great campaign device."

"A 'campaign device,' or in layman's terms, a f---ing lie," Meyers said.

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With the US in social unrest following Donald Trump winning the presidential election, Tom Hanks, aka America's Dad, has stepped up to settle everyone down.

No, he didn't announce that he's running in 2020, though Michael Moore thinks he should. Instead, while being honored by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Tuesday, the Oscar-winning actor spent his time onstage telling everyone that things will "be all right."

"In my own lifetime, our streets were in chaos, our generations were fighting each other tooth and nail, and every dinner table ended up being as close to a fistfight as our families would allow," Hanks said, according to Vulture. "We have been in a place where we looked at our leaders and wondered what the hell were they thinking of?"

The way Hanks sees it, the US Constitution will always keep us safe. After singing a few lines from it, he said, "That document is going to protect us, over and over again, whether or not our neighbors preserve and protect and defend it themselves.

"We are going to be all right, because we constantly get to tell the whole world who we are," Hanks continued. "We constantly get to define ourselves as Americans. We do have the greatest country in the world. We may move at a slow pace, but we do have the greatest country in the world because we are always moving toward a more perfect union."

And he shot down the talk of him running for president.

"Just because I'm an actor, I can give a good speech, I agree with that," he told Vulture. "But the concept of actually voting for someone just because they can do that? Then Monty Hall could have been president of the United States! I get what he's saying. I understand, but I don't buy my participation."

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In his first full interview in years, the reclusive R&B star Frank Ocean talked to The New York Times about his decision to not submit his critically acclaimed album "Blonde" for Grammy consideration in 2017.

"Blonde," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release in August, would have likely been up for several Grammy nominations. (His 2012 album "Channel Orange" earned four nominations and one win for best urban contemporary album at the Grammys in 2013.)

Ocean told the Times that his decision to perform at award shows like the Grammys and the MTV Video Music Awards in the past came from a certain "nostalgic" affinity for the shows.

He ultimately decided to withold "Blonde" from Grammy consideration in 2017 to protest what he sees as a "dated" and unbalanced award system.

"That institution certainly has nostalgic importance," Ocean said of the Grammys. "It just doesn't seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from, and hold down what I hold down.

"I think the infrastructure of the awarding system and the nomination system and screening system is dated," he continued. "I'd rather this be my Colin Kaepernick moment for the Grammys than sit there in the audience."

Ostensibly, Ocean's move to protest the Grammys for its representation bias has racial discrimination at its core, just as Colin Kaepernick's protest of the National Anthem was meant as a criticism of the US's treatment of African-American citizens.  

In the Times interview, Ocean mentioned that since his birth, few black artists have won album of the year, including Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Ray Charles. Meanwhile, acclaimed black artists like Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Beyoncé, and Ocean have consistently been overlooked for the Grammys' top award. 

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Trevor Noah compared President-elect Donald Trump to Jacob Zuma, the scandalous South African president, on Tuesday's episode of "The Daily Show."

Trevor Noah has previously discussed the similarities between Donald Trump and global dictators, but this time he focused on a leader from his homeland.

"South African voters decided to shake things up, and so we elected a man by the name of Jacob Zuma," the host said, "a charismatic, anti-establishment president. And I know you can't relate, but bear with me, bear with me."

He then explained how Zuma's style of leading has stunted the country's rising international status staring with former President Nelson Mandela and left it a "troubled state," as Noah put it.

"The reason I'm telling you this," he said, "is that when you look at Zuma and Trump, it seems like they're brothers from another mother."

The show then ran clips of news pundits describing Zuma and then Trump in similar ways. And Noah explained that Zuma is a great indicator of what the US can expect from Trump. The similarities include unclear lines between their children running the family businesses and those kids' access to the government, threatening to prosecute political enemies using government resources aka "state capture," and vowing to censor the press.

The two sound similar, but Noah explained how Trump may have a leg up on Zuma.

"[Zuma] doesn't have control of South Africa's court system. That is a big hindrance to him, but a hindrance that El Trumpo may not have to face," Noah said before showing clips of pundits explaining how much control Trump will have in not only choosing "as many as four" Supreme Court justices, but also over "dozens" of openings in the lower courts.

Noah then added, "Now look, there are many differences and many similarities and I'm not saying it's going to be the same here as it is in a third-world country, of course not. I'm saying it could be much worse."

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Google is quietly running an excellent streaming service in Play Music. Earlier this week, a big update made it even better.

Play Music, which offers a huge library of music with curated and customizable stations, has always stood out with its embrace of contextual recommendations, i.e., suggesting different music for different settings. Google got a head start in this area when it bought Songza, an early pioneer in the area, and brought on co-founder Elias Roman as project manager.

"Our belief is that context is king," Roman told us earlier this year. "We’ve had a long time to get good at what it takes to be good at that."

In the past, Play Music featured something called music concierge, which let users click through a flow chart of things that might be relevant to them. This interface worked, but it also felt limiting. Personally, I had started using it less in recent months, preferring to choose music from the personalized but non-contextual Recommended tab or other sections of the app.

Play Music’s latest update blows up the concierge in favor of a new array of recommendations that pull from not only relevant activities (e.g., "focusing") but also recent listening and recommended classics, new releases, and customized stations. In short, it’s pulling from a much wider range of sources. It's also getting more use out of Play's carefully curated stations, many of which where buried in some dark corner of concierge.

And the whole thing adjusts based on context, giving you different recommendations on your phone, on your computer, at the gym, and in the office.

One example that impressed me: The old Play Music was never smart enough to figure out what albums are stuck in my head—i.e., the ones I've been searching for repeatedly (e.g., "In The Heights" and "Falsettoland"). New Play Music immediately figured that out and always puts one of those right at the top.

The new Play Music is not only smart but also wonderfully simple, putting it all on one neat page. If you scan the recommendations without seeing anything that excites you, you can always click "I’m Feeling Lucky Radio" for a unpredictable custom radio station based on something it knows you like. Not feeling that, and you can sort by new and top releases, create custom radio stations, and more.

Play Music’s $9.99 membership gives you a huge streaming library and the advanced interface described above. It also comes with a snazzy bonus: YouTube Red status, letting you watch YouTube videos without ads and some exclusive content.

You may be surprised to hear that Play Music is this good: Google’s streaming app doesn’t get as much attention as Spotify, Apple Music, and others. It is holding onto a moderate market share, however, and, again, it’s a strong product. It was already this reporter’s top pick after weeks of research and testing last year.

Since most of the top streaming services have similarly huge libraries, the biggest difference comes down to how easy they make it for you to find good music.

Spotify has excellent playlists, including the personalized Discover Weekly, and it’s great at surfacing hot new music—and for some that will make it the best. It remains a step behind Play Music on contextual recommendations, however, and if you ask me, it’s lagging in interface too, especially after Play’s update.

Apple Music? It has a clunky interface, even after a big update, with often contrived playlists.

Tidal? Miles to go on personalized recommendations and its hi-fi option will be lost on most. Another option if you want hi-fi, which may in fact be better on recommendations, is Deezer.

Pandora? Wonderfully simple but short on features and not necessarily better than the competition at anything.

Amazon Prime Music? A relatively small library, though it does come free with Prime.

Some of those options have music exclusives—Apple and Tidal, prime among them—which may sway some people. I've found, however, that's it's easy enough to wait a week or two to listen to Kanye.

All of these options can be a lot to take in, but don't worry. One way or another, it’s never been easier to find to great music.

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CBS News is releasing new apps for Android devices and Amazon Fire TV that will include 360-degree videos, according to a company press release.

Viewers will be able to control their range of view through their remote, or by swiping with their finger during a 60 Minutes behind the scenes look at a journey to find gorillas in Africa. The 360-degree video will be available on the company’s CBSN 24/7 digital video news channel.

Legacy companies are increasingly turning to immersive formats to enhance their story-telling abilities. ABC News launched a VR experience late last year, which outlined a tour of Syria’s capital. And more recently, the New York Times debuted its own standalone 360-degree offering (The Daily 360), which brings viewers a new 360 video every day. In particular, 360-degree video can benefit CBS in the following ways:

• Continue its digital growth. CBSN set a new quarterly viewership record in Q3 2016 with more than 60 million streams, and a new monthly viewership record this past October with over 27 million streams, according to the press release. While the majority of this viewership can be attributed to election coverage, 360-degree video gives consumers a reason to continue viewing content on the platform.
• Appeal to a younger audience. CBS is one of the oldest skewing broadcast networks in the US, with a median age of 59 years old. However, its digital channel CBSN attracts a younger demographic, with an average age of 38. Supporting emerging technology like 360-degree video could pull in more of those crucial younger demographics in the future.
• Enhance its connected TV offerings. TV viewing on connected devices among adults aged 18-49 was up nearly 60% in August 2016 vs a year ago, according to Nielsen. Offering additional, innovative content on these devices could be a way for CBS to offset linear declines.

The tech industry has promoted the prospect of VR for the past few decades. But only now, with headsets backed by big names like Sony and Facebook, is VR finally becoming a concrete product with mass market potential. While VR technology is largely associated with the gaming industry, the platform offers a new set of content opportunities in entertainment, advertising, and more.

But where is it all going?

BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has compiled a detailed report on virtual reality content that examines how various VR headset categories will shape VR content development and looks at the trajectory for mobile gaming revenues to get a sense of how spending on VR content might develop. The report also lays out what types of content users and developers can expect on VR platforms, including gaming, video entertainment, and advertising.

Here are some key takeaways from the report:

• VR headset manufacturers are driving both the development and distribution of VR content by investing significant technical and monetary resources in developers, in an effort to build up an exclusive content library.
• High demand for VR headsets by mobile and console gamers will fuel demand for VR content. The VR content market will take an increasing portion of the mobile gaming software industry.
• Beyond gaming, VR video entertainment will remain short form until demand for VR headsets increases.
• Ads featured on VR headsets will likely have higher view-through rates than standard video ad spots.
• Other industries are also beginning to experiment with VR content. Travel companies, publishers, e-commerce merchants, and social platforms are beginning to see potential in this new category.
• VR content faces major hurdles that could keep developers from investing: The VR experience must be good enough for people to take up the devices. In addition, developers need to know that a sufficient user base exists to be worthy of the resource investment in VR content.

In full, the report:

• Provides a breakdown of each type of VR headset, what platforms they run on, and how content will differ for each.
• Includes estimates for global VR headset shipments by category.
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Movie endings can leave you with a sense of satisfaction or make you want to throw your chair at the screen.

Every filmmaker strives for the former, and in some cases they manage to pull off something that will be remembered forever. 

Whether it leaves you happy, sad, or has a visual or line of dialogue that just brings everything together, movie endings can make or break how you feel about the story you just watched. 

From "Gone with the Wind" to "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Chinatown," here are 30 of the best movie endings of all time, ranked (spoilers galore, obviously):

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30. "The Sixth Sense" (1999)

For better or worse, director M. Night Shyamalan became the king of the surprise ending with the reveal at the end of "The Sixth Sense." It turns out Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) was in fact one of the dead people Cole (Haley Joel Osment) sees.

29. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975)

In one of Jack Nicholson's greatest performances, the fate of R.P. McMurphy is sad but also inspiring. His rebel attitude, sapped from a lobotomy, transfers to the gentle giant Chief, who finally has the strength to escape the ward. 

28. “Shane” (1953)

Gunfighter Shane (Alan Ladd) has beaten the bad guy and brought justice to the West, but as he gets on his horse, young Joey (Brandon De Wilde) sees blood dripping from Shane, his arm limp as he rides off. What follows is one of the most quoted closings in movie history, Joey shouting out: "Shane! Come Back!"

Filmmaking is basically a lot of collaboration and tweaking, and thanks to that, there’s a “Sicario” sequel, screenwriter Taylor Sheridan tells us.

The actor-turned-screenwriter’s debut script — which explored the War on Drugs centering on the US-Mexico border and starred Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Brolin — became one of the most talked-about movies of 2015 for its unconventional story and incredible cinematography.

Rumors of a sequel quickly spread. The sequel was confirmed this spring with the greenlight of "Soldado." Though "Sicario" director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”) and Blunt are not returning for the sequel, Del Toro, Brolin, and Sheridan are.

The screenwriter says there’s a big reason why it was conceivable to go forward with a part two.

“There were things that we omitted from the original script, we couldn’t shoot them in ‘Sicario,’” Sheridan recently told Business Insider. “If we had gotten them in there, we wouldn’t have a sequel. So it worked out very well.”

Sheridan also confirmed what “Soldado” director Stefan Sollima has stated in the past: The movie is a standalone story, though it'll feature Del Toro’s assassin Alejandro and Brolin’s CIA officer Matt Graver.

Sheridan — who's currently in the Oscar conversation for his second script, this summer's “Hell or High Water” — said it was fun to continue the “Sicario” story because the drug problem at the US-Mexico border “is actually worse now.” But the characters from the original will have different challenges this time around.

“In ‘Sicario’ they were operating inside the United States and utilizing a legal loophole that actually exists,” Sheridan said. “They had a chaperone. They don’t have a chaperone in the sequel, for better or for worse.”

“Soldado,” being released by Lionsgate, will open in 2017.

“Sicario” earned over $84 million worldwide (on a $30 million budget) and was nominated for three Academy Awards this year. 

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With its work on behalf of Hillary Clinton, help for victims of the Orlando nightclub shootings, and the hit hip-hop musical "Hamilton," Broadway got quite political in 2016.

It might seem that the Great White Way was more involved in politics than ever before, but that's not exaclty so.

"I think that the Broadway community has been involved in politics since the AIDS crisis — since our president would not say the word 'AIDS.' Meanwhile, everyone was dying, and a lot of members of the Broadway community were dying," Tony Award-winning Broadway star Laura Benanti recently told Business Insider at a promotional event for the special theatrical release of her most recent musical "She Loves Me."

The fact that "Hamilton" managed to coincide with an election year and other social movements is "destiny" to Zachary Levi, star of "Chuck" and Benanti's costar in "She Loves Me."

"You can't script that," Levi told Business Insider in a Facebook Live video before the same promotional event from BroadwayHD.

In coming to terms with politics — and Donald Trump's upset win over Clinton for president —Levi says people need to find their own answers and, if they feel so inclined, express them through the arts.

"I think art is the expression of oneself as they are seeing the world," he said. "Does that then inadvertently influence politics or do you make somebody start asking questions about that? Then yes, great... Let's have conversations. I think that’s what we’re missing in the world. Nobody’s talking and we need to talk... I hope the arts can do that. I hope that politics gets fixed."

For those who might feel marginalized by the rhetoric surrounding Trump's campaign and impending presidency, Benanti says look to the Broadway artists and their "huge hearts."

"For me, when I imagine a 16-year-old boy who is gay, who is bullied in his small town, if he is a fan of Broadway and he sees these people who’ve grown up to do what they love in the city that they love but that they haven’t forgotten him or her or whoever it may be, that they’re not going to stop using their voices to lift up people — beyond rich white men — I think it is incredibly important."

Broadway has also gained recognition for achieving where film and TV have lagged behind: diversity.

The 2015-2016 Broadway season featured several majority nonwhite casts in "Hamilton," "On Your Feet! The Musical," "The Color Purple," "Shuffle Along," and the short-lived "Allegiance."

It also saw the inclusion of a minority not often featured in entertainment: persons with disabilities. Deaf West Theatre's production of "Spring Awakening" saw both deaf and hearing actors perform and sign in American Sign Language simultaneously. It also featured Ali Stroker, the first actress to use a wheelchair onstage.

While this season brought rapture, the question is if this highly diversified look will stay. Upon first glance, the next season isn't exactly following in this past year's groundbreaking footsteps.

Yet Levi is hopeful.

"I don’t think there’s any shortage of incredible ideas and vision from all types of people," he said. "It’s convincing these people [on Broadway] that that’s the vision that they should make and also figuring out if that’s the vision people want to see."

If art truly is a window or a mirror, Benanti says, then it must be diversified and include minorities.

"I recognize my privilege as a white person, and I am happy when I see the door being opened to a deeper humanity," she said. "And I think that is something that Broadway does probably better than anybody else." 

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The stars of "Duck Dynasty" are ending the popular A&E reality show after four years on the air.

The family made the announcement in a video right before Wednesday's season-11 premiere.

"We've decided as a family that this will be the final chapter of the 'Duck Dynasty' series," star Jase Robertson said in the video.

The news arrives as the show's ratings have sunk immensely over the past few seasons. Its season-10 premiere was watched by just 1.3 million people.

"Ducky Dynasty" has been one of A&E's most successful shows over its run. At the height of its popularity, the show's season-four premiere was watched by 11.8 million people in 2013. That made it the most-watched nonfiction series in cable history.

The series has hit a few controversial speed bumps due to the family's conservative Christian views. In 2013, for example, star Phil Robertson made comments in a GQ interview that were seen by many as anti-gay. In response, A&E suspended the program. The cable channel later rescinded the suspension amid pressure from the family's supporters.

Watch the Robertson family announce the show's ending below:

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Donald Trump has been making noise on Twitter that has turned into major headlines, and Stephen Colbert thinks he knows what's behind it.

While it's been reported that President-elect Trump's transition team is facing some hurdles, Trump himself took to Twitter to say the transition is "going so smoothly." He added that it's a "very organized process" and "I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!"

"Only Trump the Magnificent knows who the finalists are," Colbert said. "He's going to reveal the winners in a dramatic ceremony in the Rose Garden."

But Colbert had another response.

"I think for the president-elect to be tweeting at all, it's just weird. So why is Trump doing it?"

A member of Trump's transition team said on a news show that tweeting is the president-elect's "way of relaxing."

"Is this really how we're going to treat the commander-in-chief?" Colbert shot back. "'He likes it, it's fun, okay? Let him play with the button. It calms him down. It's shiny and red like a toy. He paws as it. It relaxes him.'"

The "Late Show" host thinks that's not quite the truth, however.

"I'm going to call bulls--- on this," he said. "Twitter isn't Trump's entertainment. It's his way around the press."

Colbert mentioned how Trump also evaded his press pool in real life in order to enjoy a steak dinner in New York City. One reporter was able to get in by making a reservation.

"So don't worry, journalists. You will have access to the president," Colbert said. "Just take this buzzer and browse Barnes & Noble for a while. It will vibrate when your democracy is ready."

Watch the video below:

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For some, the changing leaves are indicative of fall, while for others it's that alluring scent of the wildly popular pumpkin spice latte — a seasonal coffee drink, known as a PSL, that mysteriously gives you a burst of delicious pumpkin pie flavor without the hassle of baking or dishwashing.

Surprisingly, those spices that go into a homemade pumpkin pie constitute less than 11% of the pumpkin pie syrup, which gives your fall beverage its incredible flavor. It has an even smaller amount of actual pumpkin.

So how does the PSL manage to taste like pumpkin pie when it has so little of what makes pumpkin pie so awesome?

For the answer, we must turn to science. We first learned about the amazing science behind the popular drink from food scientist Kantha Shelke on the Institute of Food Technologists.

Here are the facts:

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King Kong has astounded audiences since he first climbed the Empire State Building in the 1933 classic movie. For the latest vehicle for the giant ape, "Kong: Skull Island," Warner Bros. delves deeper into the origin story.

Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Goodman star as members of the team that, in the 1970s, travels to an uncharted island in the Pacific. There, they encounter not just Kong but other giant species that live on the island, along with a very wacky (and bearded) John C. Reilly.

The trailer is filled with lots of action (let's hope not all the best scenes are used up here) and lighthearted fun (provided by Reilly). It's even more thrilling than you might expect for a franchise that has been around this long.

"Kong: Skull Island" is scheduled to open in theaters March 10.

Watch the trailer below:

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Trevor Noah feels that Republican leaders should be ashamed for allowing President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of controversial conservative Steve Bannon to his White House.

Bannon has caused a lot of outrage among both Democrats and Republicans. The former chairman of far-right website Breitbart News has been accused of anti-Semitism, misogyny, and helping in the spread of racist white nationalism tied to the "alt-right" movement.

"Right now, people may feel helpless, because clearly Trump is unshameable, and so is Bannon," Noah said on Wednesday's "The Daily Show." "So, no matter how much noise you make about this appointment, there's a good chance they won't give a s---."

"I'll tell you who we shouldn't forget about, these two guys, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell," Noah continued, "the Republican leaders who never had the spine to stand up to Team Trump."

The show then played a clip of McConnell being asked about Bannon's appointment and simply avoiding the question and creating an awkward moment of silence.

"I’m sorry, that's not the response of a moral leader," Noah said. "That's someone's grandpa doing a really s---ty mannequin challenge."

And as for Speaker of the House Ryan, the show played a clip of him saying he "has no concerns" regarding Bannon's appointment and that he trusts Trump's judgment.

"Get the f--- out of here, man! You trust Donald Trump's judgment? Since when?" Noah responded before showing numerous clips of Ryan condemning several of Trump's statements and refusing to support his presidential campaign. "Shame on you, Paul Ryan."

Noah then added: "And I guess we know now when it comes to putting his country first, Paul Ryan, well, he don't give a s---."

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Everyone's got to get their start somewhere.

Sometimes that means taking a strange or terrible job before moving on to something bigger and better. 

Here are 28 of the weirdest jobs that famous people had before making it big.

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President Obama scooped ice cream

That's right. The current president of the United States worked at Baskin-Robbins in high school, as Business Insider previously reported.

He wrote about the experience on LinkedIn: "Scooping ice cream is tougher than it looks. Rows and rows of rock-hard ice cream can be brutal on the wrists."

Mariah Carey was a hat checker

Like many other rising celebs, Carey worked many jobs. At one point, she worked as a hat checker. According to IMBD, Carey stated that she "got fired from all her jobs because of her attitude and was concentrating on becoming a [backup] singer and mixing demos."

The Pope was a bouncer

Can you imagine getting tossed out of a bar by the Pope?

Pope Francis — who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio — worked several odd jobs before joining the Society of Jesus. These included testing chemicals at a lab and working as a bouncer at a bar, according to the Fiscal Times.

We've gotten used to David Blaine pulling off some spectacular magic tricks, but he still stunned a roomful of famous people with a particularly nasty one.

On his new special, "David Blaine: Beyond Magic," which recently aired on ABC, Blaine met with Dave Chappelle, Drake, and NBA star Stephen Curry.

He asked Chappelle to draw a small creature to fit in the palm of Drake's hand. Chappelle joked about drawing Drake's rap rival Meek Mill, but Chappelle went with a frog.

Then the freaky part: Blaine picked up a glass of champagne and spit out a frog into the wine. He gave the glass to Drake.

The whole crowd was gasping, yelling, and generally losing it.

Blaine spit out another frog and gave that one to Chappelle, who looked as though he wanted to find another party to hide in. One of the frogs got loose and jumped around the room.

After having Curry check to see his mouth was empty, Blaine spit out yet another frog.

We're going to go ahead and say you really shouldn't try this anywhere.

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"Kong: Skull Island" will be in theaters March 10, 2017. 

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It's hard to believe Miles Teller is only 29, because while talking to him over the phone, he sounds less like your typical young Hollywood star filled with aspiration and pep, and more like a guarded veteran who's over the industry's glamour.

That no doubt has something to do with his sharp career trajectory. In a short time, Teller has become one of the top talents under 30 with his exceptional acting chops that range from playing a determined musician in the acclaimed "Whiplash" to the wise-cracking skirt-chaser in "That Awkward Moment." Not to mention stops in big-budget fare like "Divergent" and the disappointing "Fantastic Four."

In his latest, Teller proves that he can carry the weight of a film. "Bleed for This" (opening in theaters November 18) is a tour-de-force performance by Teller, who's in almost every scene playing real-life boxer Vinny Pazienza, a flamboyant fighter who pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in sports history as he recovered from a near-fatal car crash.

It's an especially interesting choice for Teller, since he also survived a near-fatal car crash when he was 20.

Business Insider talked to Teller about preparing for "Bleed for This," if this movie is therapy, and why he's kind of relieved he didn't get the young Han Solo role.

Jason Guerrasio: Was Vinny someone you knew about growing up, or did you start researching when you got the script?

Miles Teller: I actually had not heard about this story. I couldn't believe that I hadn't heard about it because it's such an incredible true story and I'm a pretty big sports fan, but back then boxing fans knew him, but he was pretty specific to the Northeast in a lot of ways.

Guerrasio: So once you took on the role, was it looking at a lot of footage of him?

Teller: Yeah, I did. YouTube is a really great resource for an actor so I was able to go on the internet. I was able to find a ton of material on Vinny.

Guerrasio: And not just the boxing movements, but the look, the voice, the swagger.

Teller: I listened to a ton of interviews. The first thing I did was I just listened to interviews and then I started watching some videos of him. I had a boxing coordinator who helped me, but I think it was important for me to not feel like I was mimicking Vinny but to really try to understand him and get a good handle on him.

Guerrasio: Did the script always have this twisted comedy to it or did that evolve?

Teller: Look, Vinny had a lot of fun. Vinny, in his life, he loves strip clubs and gambling. Vinny really enjoyed being Vinny. I knew this was not a cliche story.

Guerrasio: But I'm talking about the scene where Vinny and his father have a big meeting with fight promoters around a small table in a child's bedroom. And when Vinny gets the halo off, he breaks the arm of the chair he's sitting in. The delivery is very comedic.

Teller: With the halo removal scene, it's tough to watch so any way to break the tension is good. But, yeah, [writer-director] Ben [Younger] wrote all of that stuff in the script. He deserves all the credit. That scene in the little kid's room is funny.

Guerrasio: I believe Vinny came on set, but did you want to meet him before filming began?

Teller: I kind of wanted to keep my distance because I just felt like he would have been embarrassed by me before I got in shape. I really needed eight months, honestly, to get into the shape and do all of those things and to learn the boxing. So I was really intimidated by Vinny's legacy and him himself. But once I got to Providence he was the first person I went to go see and that was such a surreal moment to finally meet the guy that you had been thinking about portraying and been obsessing over. He would come on set a little bit, and that was great. I knew he would be proud of what we were doing.

Guerrasio: Did he give you words of encouragement?

Teller: I wish there was more of a romantic answer but I have gotten to know Vinny more after filming. When you're filming a movie there isn't much time for that kind of stuff to happen. But afterward I saw him a few times and he's so happy with the movie and really feels we did a great job with it so that's the most important thing.

Guerrasio: Are you the kind of actor who plays that person nonstop during filming?

Teller: I was just in a zone. When you're working and training that much you're going through a fight camp. You kind of black out almost, the only thing you think about is boxing and this guy. I mean, I went from working out and boxing and working on the accent for eight to nine hours a day to then the movie's done and you kind of miss that schedule, oddly.

Guerrasio: Do you catch yourself still saying things in Vinny's accent?

Teller: I love being able to do the accent. [Laughs] It's just fun for me. I always enjoyed the Boston, New England, New York, Rhode Island accents.

Guerrasio: Is there any kind of research that goes into preparing to wear a halo?

Teller: No, once it's on it is what it is. The day that Vinny was on set was when I had to bench press with it on and he helped give me some guidance because I honestly didn't know how to do it.

Guerrasio: This is your fourth film where your character is involved in a car accident. You were in a very horrific crash in your youth. Is this just a strange coincidence?

Teller: That's what it is. Look, I got in a pretty serious car accident in my life and I know a lot of people who have been in serious car accidents and if they haven't they know someone who has so it's kind of a part of growing up in the United States, I think.

Guerrasio: Is it some strange form of therapy for you in a weird way, the movies?

Teller: No.

Guerrasio: Can you watch the crash scenes? Do you cringe when you see them?

Teller: No. I mean, my parents cringe. My girlfriend cringes. My buddies cringe. But for me, when the car accident happened I blacked out and I remember very little about it so the actual event is more traumatic for the people around you and then you're left with picking up the pieces.

Guerrasio: And talking about it in every interview.

Teller: Yeah.

Guerrasio: When you go after a role that's highly publicized, like the young Han Solo role, when do you know it's over? Does your agent tell you you didn't get the part or is it not until you read it in the press?

Teller: I guess when you stop getting a phone call. When you don't have another callback you kind of figure it out. But that was kind of interesting, I didn't know that I was on a shortlist for that role. I actually did find out about that through the press.

Guerrasio: So you weren't told that you were on a shortlist for the role?

Teller: Yeah. I didn't know that the list was narrowed down and I was a part of it.

Guerrasio: When you read that you're one of the handful they are considering, are you nervous of what the outcome will be or are you just thinking, If it happens, it happens?

Teller: Having done a huge move with "Fantastic Four" with a built-in audience and reviving it in a way, I knew what that would be so I think for me it wasn't just like, "Oh my God, this is so amazing." There's also some caution there and some hesitation because I know how passionate the "Star Wars" fans are and I just went through an experience where the fans were very pissed off, apparently, at what we did with their beloved franchise. People think their childhood memories are getting ruined by recasting a part, you just have to know what you're getting into.

Guerrasio: Was it good that you didn't get the Han Solo role? You did "Fantastic Four," you've spent a bunch of years doing the "Divergent" movies. Is it nice not to be in that franchise bubble at the moment?

Teller: Yeah, it is. It honestly is. I felt I got to do a lot of different things before the age of 30. Those big films, yeah it's a lot of your life, but they also play all around the world and you get to connect to audiences that maybe smaller American independent films don't so I have savored all the experiences and I've learned a lot from them but, yes, it's a big commitment. I'm cool right now not being attached to a franchise.

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How much is Hollywood shelling out to get the biggest stars to move to TV?

In this age of wall-to-wall programming, marquee names have become essential in bringing sizable audiences to shows.

And with at least 50 different producers of TV shows, the competition is getting fierce and driving salaries to new highs.

Star salaries can range from $1.1 million an episode for the main players of HBO's "Game of Thrones" to as small as $20,000 per episode for the actors who play the Lyon kids on Fox's "Empire."

And now we're seeing film legends like Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep crossing into TV gigs and picking up huge checks.

Here's how much the highest-paid stars on TV are earning:

*Salaries are per episode, unless otherwise indicated. Some salaries may include producing fees and profit participation.

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$1,100,000 — Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Source:The Hollywood Reporter

$1,100,000 — Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Source:The Hollywood Reporter

$1,100,000 — Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Source:The Hollywood Reporter