getting to know

Fans of How I Met Your Mother will know Cobie Smulders, who's played Canadian TV host extraordinaire Robin Scherbatsky for seven seasons on the hit CBS series. She's got the biggest movie role of her career, though, in this week's The Avengers. She stars opposite stars like Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner in the Marvel superhero action flick. We've been big fans of Cobie's for years, and hopefully The Avengers is a sign of big things to come! We've rounded up 10 fun facts about Cobie, starting with her real-life relationship with SNL star Taran Killam. Click through, and start getting to know Cobie!

It's been a good month for the French actor Jean Dujardin! He capped off what's already been an amazing award season run today with an Oscar nomination in the category of best actor for his performance in The Artist. The silent movie part has already won Jean a Golden Globe, and we'll see if he adds to his trophy collection at Sunday's SAG Awards.

Jean's no stranger to fame, or award ceremonies for that matter. It turns out that he's among the most well known actors in France — click through to find out even more about Jean!

There's a lot of buzz surrounding Welsh cutie — and The X Factor's host — Steve Jones. The dashing 34 year old got his first major introduction to American audiences yesterday evening, filling a role similar to Ryan Seacrest on American Idol, as Simon Cowell's new reality series premieres. Steve may be relatively new to the states, but he's already enjoyed quite the career as a TV personality in Britain, where he's known for his candid attitude, flirtatious interviews with celebrities, and good looks. After tuning into The X Factor's highly anticipated debut, which aired last night on Fox, click through our gallery and get to know sexy Steve Jones!