John Lithgow opens up about portraying Dumbledore on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series, explaining why he feels it won’t be a hard role to tackle. While appearing on the podcast Smartless, the ...

Actor John Lithgow has reflected on Roald Dahl’s “complicated” legacy, as he stars as the late author in the West End play Giant. Lithgow, 79, portrays the children’s writer during a period in his ...

The drama, which explores Roald Dahl’s life amid scandal, begins Broadway previews in March 2026 Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is ...

NEW YORK – John Lithgow is returning to Broadway in a play that might change the way we read bedtime stories to our kids. The two-time Tony Award-winner will star as Roald Dahl in “Giant,” which ...

John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “I thought, why is this a factor at all?" the 79-year-old actor ...

John Lithgow has called the backlash to him being cast in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series “odd”, and said that the discourse surrounding JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric shouldn’t be a “factor at ...

Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a little out of the loop. The actor, slated to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, may have missed the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — John Lithgow is returning to Broadway in a play that might change the way we read bedtime stories to our kids. The two-time Tony Award-winner will star as Roald Dahl in “Giant,” which ...

John Lithgow isn’t being intimidated by “Harry Potter” fans. The actor, 79, did an interview with the Times of London published Sunday where he addressed the backlash he’s gotten for joining HBO’s ...