Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ending up on the Billboard charts was probably not on your 2023 bingo card. Last month, on the one-year mark since Russia invaded Ukraine, country singer Brad Paisley released “Same Here.” The song contains a recording of a phone call between Paisley and Zelenskyy discussing the ways in which their countries …
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Sean Penn May Not Have ‘Smelt’ His Oscars, As Promised, But He Did Give One To Volodymyr Zelensky, Because Of Course He Did
Getty Image Few in Hollywood have been as enthusiastic cheerleaders for Ukraine during the Russian invasion as Sean Penn. The Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker was there on the ground from the start. He was even told, two months later, to “get the f*ck out of there” or risk life and limb. At one point, he …
David Letterman Interviewed Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy For His Netflix Show
Getty Image Netflix really, really wants subscribers to its brand new Basic with Ads plan. On Thursday, November 3, the same day its first ads subscription option launched on the streaming service, Netflix announced that David Letterman interviewed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a special episode of his Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No …
‘The new meme and symbol of Ukrainian firmness’: Viral footage shows Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding ceramic cocks
Over the weekend, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine. A portion of a viral video of Johnson walking around Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has the internet scratching its collective head. The seemingly strange video shows the pair holding an item that has become an unlikely symbol of Ukrainian …
John Legend’s Moving Ukraine Tribute Performance Of ‘Free’ Was Introduced By Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Getty Image John Legend is a veteran at the Grammy awards. He’s taken home 12 awards and he’s been nominated on 33 occasions throughout his career. This year, Legend wasn’t nominated in any categories, but it hasn’t been too long since he was nominated at the show. In 2020 and 2021, he won in the …
Sean Penn Swears That If Volodymyr Zelensky Doesn’t Speak At The Academy Awards, He Will ‘Smelt’ His Two Oscars
Getty Image This year’s Academy Awards promise to be more chaotic than usual, which is saying something. There’s been brouhaha over atypical host choices and awards that won’t be televised live. There’s also the matter of how they’ll deal with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Co-host Amy Schumer has tried to get Ukrainian president …
Where Can You Stream Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Comedy Series ‘Servant Of The People’?
Eccho Rights Following his repeated demonstrations of bravery in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has become a worldwide hero. Naturally, this increased attention has led to interest in his previous career as a comedian/actor, which has seen a tremendous spike in sales for his comedy series, Servant of the …
In 2006, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Won Ukraine’s Version Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Though Donald Trump’s disastrous tenure as President of the United States may have given a bad name to reality TV stars-turned-presidents, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has many people rethinking the deleterious connection. Most people know that before becoming president of Ukraine in 2019, Zelenskyy made his living as an actor and comedian—a career he began …
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Jon Stewart Praised Comic-Turned-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Like ‘Watching Shecky Greene Transform Into Churchill’
Given all that he’s been through, from being at the center of Donald Trump’s first impeachment to, now, overseeing an invasion of his nation, it’s easy to forget about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s humble origins. He was a comedian. He even had a sitcom in which he plays a high school teacher unwittingly elected president …
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Turned Down An Offer To Be Evacuated From Ukraine: ‘I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride’
Getty Image Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made good on his threat to invade Ukraine. Though death and destruction has abounded, it hasn’t gone as smoothly Putin may have expected. Soldiers have been met with strong Ukrainian resistance, not to mention denouncements from world leaders. Even as Russian forces entered the nation’s capital of …