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Actress Jane Fonda poses for pictures at the photocall for her new Broadway show "33 Variations," Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 in New York. On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 the 71-year-old actress was picketed by Vietnam veterans outside the Eugene O'Neill Theater, reminding passers-by that she had once visited their Viet Cong enemy in Hanoi. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Actress Jane Fonda poses for pictures at the photocall for her new Broadway show "33 Variations," Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 in New York. On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 the 71-year-old actress was picketed by Vietnam veterans outside the Eugene O'Neill Theater, reminding passers-by that she had once visited their Viet Cong enemy in Hanoi. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Monday, July 21, 2014

• Actor Mark Ruffalo felt right at home at Chicagoland Speedway during his second NASCAR race. "This culture is really familiar to me," he said. "These are like my people. I grew up an hour and a half away from here in Kenosha, Wis. So this is my kind of family. This is what my people are like." Ruffalo, 46, served as the grand marshal for Saturday night's Nationwide Series stop, but he also was out to support Leilani Munter in the ARCA race. Munter's PrairieGold Solar No. 66 Toyota included an ad for Ruffalo's The Solutions Project on the car. Ruffalo and Stanford professor Mark Jacobson helped create the organization in 2011 to advocate for the transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. NASCAR has stepped up its environmental efforts over the years, and Ruffalo said he found a receptive audience at the race. Using a solar-based system in her pit area that is also used by the U.S. military, Munter finished 12th in the ARCA race. "What we want to say to people -- and what she is a perfect example of -- is you know, we really don't have to give up anything," Ruffalo said. "You don't have to give up NASCAR because we're moving to a carbon-free structure and infrastructure of carbon-free energy environment. You can still have those things." Ruffalo received an Emmy nomination this month for his performance in The Normal Heart, an HBO film adapted from Larry Kramer's 1985 play about the early years of the AIDS crisis.

Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman and Nick Offerman are among the guest voices on The Simpsons this fall, while Kim Kardashian is lending her voice in the final episode of American Dad. Fox said Sunday that Kardashian plays an alien in the woods who has a fling with Roger when the series wraps up its run Sept. 21. The Simpsons returns for its 26th season Sept. 28. Fonda plays Mr. Burns' girlfriend, while Willem Dafoe voices the part of Bart's bullying teacher Mr. Lassen. Offerman and Silverman are heard in other episodes. Judd Apatow writes a special episode set to air later in the season. Family Guy comes back with a one-hour premiere Sept. 28 that features a get-together between the Griffins and the Simpsons. The voices of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will be heard, along with Moe. Liam Neeson, Julie Bowen of Modern Family and Allison Janney of Mom lend their voices later in the season.

A Section on 07/21/2014