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Efron Joins Influential Stars List

1 May 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Zac Efron has been named one of the world's most influential people by a U.S. magazine - and the teen idol is in good company alongside U.S. President Barack Obama, George Clooney, Bono and Oprah Winfrey.

Efron, who shot to fame in Disney's High School Musical franchise, has made his first entry in Time magazine's annual list of the planet's top 100 influential figures.

And Efron's Me And Orson Welles co-star Claire Danes is adamant the 21 year old is worthy of the honour, comparing him to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Danes, who starred with DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet, tells the magazine: "(Working with Zac) I couldn't help being reminded of the time I had spent with another gifted idol, Leonardo DiCaprio, about a decade before. I saw the simmering ardour of the teenage masses turn into unbridled hysteria after Titanic was released. But this was even more intense. The difference, I realised, was that Zac is not only an actor but also a musician, a bona fide song-and-dance man. We ladies are defenceless against such a combination.

"But I suppose we all know that Zac is a song-and-dance man. What is less known - and what I had the privilege of learning firsthand - is that he is a performer capable of great subtlety and vulnerability. It seems Zac is not only an entertainer but also an artist. He is going to make us swoon for many years to come."

Other stars on the list include rapper M.I.A., actors Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks, sports star Tiger Woods as well as actresses Kate Winslet and Tina Fey. »

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Swayze Tops Valentine's Poll

13 February 2009 5:25 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Ailing Patrick Swayze is the king of romantic movies - his hit film Ghost has topped a poll of the best love films ever, with Dirty Dancing coming in second.

The 1990 blockbuster starred Swayze as a spirit who communicates with his sweetheart, played by Demi Moore, through a medium.

The film came first in a St. Valentine's Day survey, carried out by retail giant HMV, to find the most romantic film of all time.

Swayze's 1987 movie Dirty Dancing was second, with The Notebook - starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling - coming third. Titanic and Pretty Woman rounded out the top five.

Also making the the top 10: Love Actually, Romeo + Juliet, An Officer and A Gentleman, Moulin Rouge!, and Amelie. »

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Danes' Engagement News Was 'Best Birthday Present' For Mum

11 February 2009 11:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Claire Danes' mother is overjoyed by the actress' engagement to longterm love Hugh Dancy - calling the wedding news the "best birthday present ever".

The Romeo + Juliet star, 29, has been dating 33-year-old Dancy for over a year after meeting on the set of their 2007 movie Evening.

Dancy proposed to Danes over the festive season during a romantic holiday in France - and it was a welcome gift for mum Carla as they broke the news to her over the phone on her 29 December birthday.

She says, "It was the best birthday present a mother could ever get. Hugh is such a wonderful man and we are so pleased for them.

"We were at the Museum of Modern Art (in New York), and Claire called me and said, 'There's something we want to talk to you about.'

"To be honest, I was a bit worried, but then she said Hugh had just proposed! Her father and I were both over the moon and went off to the St. Regis hotel to celebrate with champagne."

And Carla reveals the impending nuptials will be a family affair: "Claire and Hugh want a quiet wedding. They have enough publicity in their work. They don't need it in their private lives." »

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