Audiences at Coachella this year were stunned when Tupac Shakur took to the stage for his first performance since his death 15 years ago.

No, Tupac is not the second coming. This performance was the product of modern technology and an old visual effect.

Watch the video to see how Tupac was brought back to life:

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Jake Foushee is a 14-year-old aspiring voice actor and his 'movie trailer guy impression' is exploding online.

For someone who's barely finished puberty, he is on his way to become the next Golden Voice.

Check out the video below.

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• Simon Cowell brought a girl home from an L.A. nightclub and she stole cash and a laptop containing "X Factor" secrets. When Cowell caught her, the club rat returned the computer but kept the cash.

• Angelina Jolie shows off her massive engagement ring from Brad Pitt.

• "True Blood" co-stars-slash-real life lovers Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are expecting their first baby—a vampire child?

• Jane Goodall greets Jon Stewart with a chimpanzee greeting on "The Daily Show."

• Vince Vaughn is heading to television. The comedian's Wild West Picture Show will produce a TV series about global private security operatives.

• After a twist on "The Biggest Loser" last night, the remaining contestants walked out on the competition.

• Do you miss "Deal or No Deal"? Howie Mandel is coming back to NBC in a new game show "White Elephant."

• Jason Segel "hearts" Michelle Williams—tapes her picture to his iPhone.

• A healthy looking Demi Moore makes her first post-rehab red carpet appearance in Beverly Hills, asks her Twitter followers to brainstorm a new handle for her.

• Kim Kardashian wants to run for the mayor of Glendale. Seriously. Watch her explain below.

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Acura and its ad agency, RPA, put out a casting call for its 2012 Super Bowl ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld that sought an African-American actor to play a car dealer who was "not too dark," according to Jalopnik.

The client sought a performer for the role of "African American Car Dealer" who was "Nice looking, friendly. Not too dark. Will work with a MAJOR COMEDIAN." (Click to enlarge document.)

The call was put out by Ocean Park Casting. A message left for the casting director, Cathi Carlton, was not immediately returned. The agency that produced the ad was rp& (a division of RPA). It was directed by Craig Gillespie of MJZ, according to Adweek.

Racism in the casting of black actors for commercials should come as no surprise. For years, Madison Avenue has turned to a single actor, Jamison Reeves, to play a stereotypically non-threatening black male in ads. His bearded, bushy haired hipster with trendy glasses has been in at least 40 -- forty! -- TV commercials.

Here's the spot:

Correction: This item originally incorrectly identified the client as American Express. While Seinfeld has done commercials for Amex, his 2012 spot was of course for Acura. Apologies for the error.

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Last week, after seven years and six children together, Brad Pitt finally put a giant rock on Angelina Jolie's finger.

And while many are wondering what Jolie's dress will look like or where the nuptials will take place, The Daily went in the paparazzi trenches to find out just how much the Hollywood golden couple's coveted wedding photos will fetch.

But that's not all our friends at The Daily unearthed—they also discovered the 10 most popular celebrities (right now) who go for the prettiest penny.

From Jessica Simpson's unborn daughter and newborn Blue Ivy Carter to the highly anticipated celebrity weddings of Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake and Brangelina, check out the top-earning mugs in Hollywood.

$60,000: Charlize Theron's Newly Adopted Son, Jackson

After adopting son Jackson from South Africa last month, the public have yet to see anything but Charlize Theron carrying a baby bundle.

“The hottest thing is pregnancy, and then babies,” paparazzo Vladimir “Dutch” Labissiere told The Daily. Charlize is “not as big as Beyoncé,” Navarre said. “But the baby picture is still something.”

$100,000: Demi Moore Post-Rehab

Demi Moore's post-rehab pics could easily fetch six figures, as paparazzi told The Daily that celebs going through personal turmoil often make for a big payday.

As one pap stated, “Whether she comes out looking really ropy or really glam and bounces back with a guy, that’s what everyone wants to see.”

$110,000: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux

X17 paparazzi agency president Frank Navarre says the couple's debut shots raked in $110,000 for his agency.

“We broke that story, and it was a very good one," said Navarre. "Everybody denied it and we were right."

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The all-encompassing Time's 100 Most Influential People list is out and 20 celebrities from the entertainment and fashion world have made the cut this year.

There are some sports names and the political/investment people, but here are the comedians, talk show hosts, fashion designers and more who have changed the world in their own unique way.

You'll recognized most of the names. 

1. Christian Marclay: A video artist who has entranced the world with his art installation called "The Clock." The "clock" is a 24-hour montage of movie and TV scenes that are played in real time with the clock's movements. The installation has been on exhibit everywhere from Jerusalem to Canada. 

2. Viola Davis: The two time Oscar-nominee, made the list because of her powerful performance in "The Help." Her bio was written by fellow "Help" star Cicely Tyson. 

3. E.L. James: If you don't yet know about this author's contribution to the literature world, you will soon now that her book trilogy starting with "50 Shades of Grey" is being turned into a movie. 

4. Louis CK: This talented comedian is responsible for popularizing the $5 comedy special and has a hit television show about his own life on FX. It's not hard to see why he's made the list. 

5. Rihanna: Fashion designer Stella McCartney gushes about this superstar's charity work with children and of course, her bestselling albums don't hurt her chances to make the list. 

6. Kristen Wiig: With the gigantic success of Bridesmaids and an Oscar nomination to boot, Time would be ridiculous not to have Wiig listed. Comedy's most popular producer Judd Apatow writes Wiig's essay. 

7. Jessica Chastain: This actress had a busy 2011 with 5 films and an Oscar nomination for "The Help."

8. Raphael Saadiq: The best-selling singer of "Stone Rollin'" and the formerly of the smash musical group Tony! Toni! Toné!

9. Ann Patchett: Author of the best-seller "Bel Canto" and "State of Wonder"

10. Asghat Farhadi: Farhadi made huge waves in Hollywood with his controversial and fantastic film "A Separation" which earned Iran its first Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

11. Sarah Burton: Fashion designer

12. Sarmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Chinoy's "Saving Face" documentary won the Best Documentary Oscar this year and earned her respect from the Pakistani and American communities.

13. Chelsea Handler: :he comedy talk show host turned TV show creator's series "Are You There Chelsea" may not be the best, but it doesn't mean Handler's not a powerful force for female comedians. 

14. Harvey Weinstein: "there are movie producers and then there are movie producers" Johnny Depp writes in Weinstein's essay. Depp's right, movie producing and Weinstein's name are synonymous, especially with all of the ratings protests surrounding "Bully."

15. Tilda Swinton: Her performance in the 2011 film "We Need to Talk About Kevin" has solidified Swinton's status as one of the most powerful actresses of our time. 

16. Duchess Kate and Pippa Middleton: Move over Prince William. Your bride and sister-in-law are more influential than you!

17. Adele: Because what other singer was more popular in 2011?

18. Matt Lauer: The "Today" show host beat out all other talk-show frontmen (besides one, we'll get to that)

19. Claire Danes: Her new show "Homeland" is extremely influential to cable TV. Former CIA covert-operations officer Valerie Plame Wilson certainly agrees- she wrote Danes' essay. 

20. Stephen Colbert: The Comedy Central main man himself. We bet we'll be hearing about this on his show tonight.

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Apple recently unveiled two commercials featuring Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson hawking Siri and the iPhone 4S.

From Jeff Goldblum ranting about email to Samuel L. Jackson making gazpacho, Apple has quite the history of turning to big-name (and often quirky) celebrities to star in their ads. Watch our quick 60-second history of celebrity Apple ads below:

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Charlie Sheen's comeback show is getting hit with a $50 million lawsuit today from Jason Shuman from Blue Star Entertainment.

Shuman claimed that he helped develop "Anger Management" for two years along with the show's existing executive producer Joe Roth who has been involved with the production of popular films like 2010's "Alice in Wonderland" and the upcoming "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Shuman says he was cut out of the process once Charlie Sheen signed on to star in the series. 

The Hollywood Reporter got their hands on the lawsuit which stated that Roth and his production company Revolution Studios developed the show with Shuman "under the false promise of receiving significant backend ownership in, and producer credit and fees on, the show".

Shuman claims Roth hired him and his production company to go through Revolution Studios' film archives to see if any of the movies could be turned into successful TV shows. Through this partnership, Shuman says he helped create the TBS show "Are We There Yet?" but was not given proper compensation. Shuman went on to say that Roth promised to make it up to him with the next show they produced together. 

Apparently, that next show happened to be Sheen's next venture. 

Roth has basically responded to the lawsuit with a shrug. The producer told The Hollywood Reporter that the case has no legs to stand on. "We reviewed this issue months ago with our lawyers, our lawyers determined it has no merit, and we thought the issue had been dropped."

Whether this lawsuit affects the show's finances or its chances on making the June 28th premiere date is unknown. But we're sure we'll hear some choice words about the legal troubles from Sheen soon enough. 

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While men certainly made up most of the advertisers on Madison Avenue in the 1960s, some of the most famous campaigns from the "Mad Men" era of advertising were actually created by female copywriters. In real life, Peggy Olson, the underappreciated copywriter on "Mad Men," would have been less lonely than her TV character.

Many of the ads were for soaps and beauty products, but some were for cars and other products that did not fall into the traditionally female beauty and domestic categories.

And one of the first ads that used sex appeal as a selling device—for Woodbury Facial Soap—was created by Helen Lansdowne Resor at JWT in 1910.

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Shirley Polykoff of Foote, Cone & Belding created this famous Clairol campaign in 1959.

Mary Wells' eponymous agency, Wells Rich Greene, made this quintessentially sexist ad for the former National Airlines in 1971.

Helen Lansdowne Resor began as a copywriter at JWT in 1907. In 1910, she was responsible popularizing the use of sex appeal for Woodbury Facial Soap.

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ABC News has confirmed that TV host and producer Dick Clark has died at the age of 82 from a massive heart attack this morning.

A representative for the TV icon told TMZ, who first reported the news, that Clark suffered a "massive" heart attack following an outpatient procedure at St. John's hospital in L.A. last night. 

Clark is survived by wife Kari Wigton and three children from previous marriages.  

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"America's oldest teenager" Dick Clark has passed away today at age 82.

A rep for Clark told TMZ "The TV icon had been in St. John's hospital in L.A. after undergoing an outpatient procedure last night. Clark suffered the 'massive' heart attack following the procedure. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful."

Clark hosted "New Year's Rockin' Eve," which he created in 1972 until Ryan Seacrest took over hosting duties in 2006 after Clark's health had been deteriorating from a 2004 stroke.

Clark is survived by his third wife, Kari Wigton, and three children.

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As the Queen Bee on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, UK-born Lisa Vanderpump, is known for her glamorous lifestyle, obsession with the color pink and adorable Pomeranian named Giggy (short for Gigolo), who has his own Twitter following. But Vanderpump is also the restaurateur behind two celebrity-frequented Los Angeles restaurants, Sur and Villa Blanca, and foodies will remember her from a cameo on the second season of "Top Chef: Just Desserts", when contestants had to create a rose-colored party spread.

Vanderpump has parlayed her ultimate hostess reputation into a new book, "Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant and Affordable Entertaining" (Running Press). The overwhelmingly pink manual includes photos of the famed housewife in pretty dresses and straightforward recipes, but we discovered an unexpected highlight: Irony-free etiquette tips on how to deal with less-than-divine guests. Here are some of our favorites.

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A man puts his hand on your knee under the dinner table.

“Just pick up his hand, put it on the table in plain sight, give it a firm pat, and you’ll get your message across. If he keeps it up, then you have my permission to give him a little pinch on the inside of his thigh."

A guest brings a hideous gift.

“No matter what it is, tell them how very much you love it. Even if it secretly hurts your feelings, as in a joke gone wrong, don’t let on.”

A clumsy guest smashes an heirloom.

“Immediately say, ‘It doesn’t matter. It’s absolutely not important. I didn’t like it anyway.' "

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Ryanair, the most hated European budget airline, is known for advertising low fares and then hiking up the actual cost with fees for luggage, food, and priority boarding.

Most Ryanair passengers know what to expect when traveling on the airline, but the company recently made some of their most faithful customers angry: musicians.

Many musicians, particularly those based in Ireland (Ryanair's home country), rely on the airline to get them to the continent when they're playing gigs or going on tour.

However, new fees for musical instruments have made the cost of flying so expensive that musicians are struggling to afford it, and are even forced to turn down gigs.

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New York's 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival kicks off today and the festival's reputation of debuting small-budget yet big buzz films looks like this year will be no different.

The new crop of films vying for the titles of Best Narrative, Documentary and Short films definitely won't disappoint a crowd looking for independent gems. Here are a few we believe should be highlighted for future awards and possibly even box-office glory. 

1. "Your Sister's Sister": Premiering at its third film festival (the film made stops at Toronto and Sundance), this film by "Humpday" director Lynn Shelton is about a man (Mark Duplass) who is still trying to get his life back on track after the death of his brother. His best friend Iris (Emily Blunt) sends him to her lake house for some solo re-discovery but he ends up meeting and hooking up with Iris' sister Hannah. Oh, and did we mention Iris is in love with him? 

2. "First Winter": a bunch of Brooklynites must face the dwindling chances of survival after an almost-apocalyptic blackout threatens their winter farmhouse retreat. "First Winter" was first introduced at South by Southwest. 

3. "The Revisionaries": a documentary about the culture wars in the public school system. This film looks at the process of revising the textbook standards of a Texas public school district and how creationists are attempting to promote Christianity in education over the "liberal agenda." 

4. "Free Samples": Indie film staple Jess Weixler plays a Stanford dropout who seems to be regretting her life decisions when she's asked to hand out free ice cream samples in an ice cream truck. She meets strange customers along the way including a man who wants to take her out on a date (Jesse Eisenberg) and helps her out of her life rut. 

5. "Burn": this documentary from executive producer Denis Leary offers a peek inside the lives and community of Detroit's firefighters.

6. "Mansome": "Supersize Me" director Morgan Spurlock makes his fourth big screen documentary about the increasing trend of metrosexual men in the U.S. Producers Jason Bateman and Will Arnett also offer insight into the metrosexual- or "man handsome"- way of life along with other funnymen. 

7. "Take This Waltz": Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen play a loving married couple who get involved in a complicated situation when Williams falls for the new neighbor played by Luke Kirby. Comedienne Sarah Silverman has a quiet and mature co-starring performance as Williams' confidante. 

8. "Deadfall": This Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde thriller is all about two siblings running from the law and how their lives are intertwined with a young boxer (Charlie Hunnam) and his parents played by Sissy Spacek and Kris Kristofferson. 

9. "Polisse": French actress/director Maïween plays Melissa, a photographer who documents the lives and cases of the Child Protection Unit in Paris.

10. "The Playroom": A mixture of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and another play "August: Osage County," this new film looks at a 1970s family party who, as they drink, stop with pleasantries and confront their different dysfunctions. The film stars Oscar nominee John Hawkes. 

Honorable Mentions: the romantic dramedy "Lola Versus", the "Tess of D'Ubervilles" remake in India "Trishna", the prescription medicine documentary "Off Label", the lighthearted baseball documentary "Knuckleball!", and the comedy "Struck by Lightning" written by and starring Golden Globe winning "Glee" actor Chris Colfer. 

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Television icon Dick Clark passed away after suffering a massive heart attack this morning. He was 82 years old.

Clark's time on the air spanned seven decades as he hosted and produced a plethora of game shows, radio programs, and of course, the "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" special that has been broadcasted every year on ABC since 1974.

From American Bandstand to his annual New Year's Eve special, Dick Clark was a one-of-a-kind television icon. Relive some of Dick Clark's best moments below:

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Average Joes and Janes are finding a new way to make bank in Hollywood: Harnessing their bedroom's star power. 

Producers will shell out hundreds of dollars to homeowners willing to open their well-decorated doors for print and film shoots, the New York Times' Elizabeth A. Harris reports.

In popular filming cities like New York, residents can make up to $2,000 per shoot by signing up their pads with casting agencies that cater solely to living spaces. (Of course every agents gets their cut  – up to 25 percent in most cases.)

“I do it mostly because it’s free money, and because I have two kids who go to (private school),” Brooklyn resident Merle Williams-Adkins told the Times. You can see her brownstone featured in Judd Apatow's "Friends With Kids" and the yet-to-be-released "Bachelorette." 

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Brangelina, Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore may own the media airwaves, but they're not buzzing on Facebook.

If you think you know the most popular celebrities on the social media venue—think again. The majority of popular celebrities on Facebook include ... singers. Among the top 13 celebrity timelines, only two actors appear. 

Even more surprising may be the huge names left off the list.

Oops, Britney Spears didn't make the cut. While the singer's band page may have more than 18 million likes, her actual Facebook timeline has less than ten percent of that figure with nearly 1.8 million followers.

Jay-Z (13.6 million likes), Justin Timberlake (15.3 million) and Nicki Minaj (17.9 million) didn't make the list either.

We noticed the most liked pages share a few commonalities: easy access to music (if available), celebrity paraphernalia for sale and personal messages—along with photos—from the stars. The best timelines also include live playlists to listen to star's tracks. 

You'll never guess who holds the number one spot. And, no, it's not Beyoncé, Lady Gaga or Rihanna.

13. Taylor Swift: 30,410,365 (Joined: November 3, 2007)

WHY IT WORKS: Personal photos and statuses from the singer, plus hilarious photos of her cat, Meredith, with the option to hear live tracks. Swift also showcases her fragrance, Wonderstruck.

12. Vin Diesel: 31,589,884 (Joined: March 30, 2009) He doesn't believe in cover photos. Diesel's all about branding his own welcome page.

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When Allstate's marketing chief, Mark LaNeve, resigned "for personal reasons" in February it left much of the ad industry wondering if the brand's star spokesman, Mayhem, would be going with him.

Since the Mayhem campaign was launched in June 2010, he has been an industry favorite and loved by consumers, who find the mischievous character hilarious.

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In the first year of the campaign, Allstate's CEO, Thomas Wilson, thought that Mayhem was helping move business. "It's working. If you look at our quotes and our new business, it's way up," he said on an earnings call in early 2011.

But at the time of LaNeve's resignation, Allstate was losing market share and revenue from property-liability insurance premiums was flat in 2011, at $25.9 billion.

The campaign, which was edgy and entertaining for a financial services client, seemed to overshadow the very product it was trying to sell. 

But while Mayhem may not have brought the success that Allstate hoping for, Dean Winters has reaped the rewards of his dark comedic performance.

The actor, who declined to be interviewed, has been on a steady stream of TV shows since the late 1990s (including 30 Rock). But he often talks about the decision to play the destructive Mayhem as one of the best he has ever made.

Although he joked with Ad Age in 2011, "I wanted to become an actor so I didn't have to put on a suit and sell insurance."

Dean Gerard Winters was born July 20, 1964, in New York City.

He grew spent his early childhood in Long Island with his father, his former-model/dancer mother, two younger brothers, and his younger sister. Winters spent the majority of his formative years, however, in Arizona.

Winters is of Irish and Italian descent.

And he is fluent in Italian.

His brothers are also in the entertainment business.

Scott Winters is also an actor. Besides starring in several popular TV shows, he is best know as the guy who Matt Damon asked, "How do ya like them apples?" in Good Will Hunting.

Brad Winters is a TV writer and producer.

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• Whoa, we cannot get over Mel Gibson's latest rage-filled rant in which he yells at screenwriter Joe Eszterhas "What the f**k have you been doing!!" after lack of progress on "The Maccabees" script.

• The list of Cannes film festival nominees has just been announced and it's heavy on U.S. talent.

• Celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Mario Lopez, and Denise Richards tweet their condolences to Dick Clark.

• Even President Obama released a statement praising Dick Clark as an innovator who "reshaped the television landscape forever... But more important than his groundbreaking achievements was the way he made us feel—as young and vibrant and optimistic as he was."

• Now that Gary Ross is officially out, Here's who's on the short list to direct "The Hunger Games" sequel.

• Model Miranda Kerr gets seriously bendy in this new Reebok ad.

• Kelly Osbourne debuts her new violet-colored hair while out to dinner with Dita Von Teese.

• Marvel teamed up with Mondo to create seven limited edition posters for "The Avengers."

• Don't get rid of your subscription yet. Netflix will film and stream ten new episodes of "Arrested Development" all at once next year. 

• Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Tim Burton will appear as aliens in the upcoming film "Men in Black 3."

• The trailer for "Magic Mike" the Steven Soderbergh-directed film about and starring Channing Tatum as a male stripper is finally here. Watch below.

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