The Weeknd, who is transitioning his stage name to his given name, Abel Tesfaye, is a proud Canadian of Ethiopian descent. Born in Toronto into an Ethiopian home, Tesfaye says both identities “keep me ...

Starring Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, as a fictionalised version of himself, this hackneyed drama from Trey Edward Shults (It Comes At Night, Waves) covers a chaotic few days in the life of an ...

Depending on who you ask, Abel Tesfaye — better known by his stage name, The Weeknd — is either a poetic musical genius or a drug-addled lothario. To his credit, this duality is Tesfaye’s doing.

Simon Tesfaye arrived at The Meadows School four years ago with a singular vision: pursuing educational excellence. Despite baseball skills that would have made him a coveted piece for any Las ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Abel Tesfaye siempre supo que quería tener una carrera en cine. Ve su ascenso meteórico a la fama como una de las mayores superestrellas del pop actual bajo el seudónimo de ...

After all, if you believe Hurry Up Tomorrow, the new drama co-written by and starring Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, being a world-famous music superstar really, really sucks.

“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is likely as bleak a film as you’ll see this year. In it, multi-platinum and Grammy-winning musician The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) stars as a fictional version of himself, spinning a ...

Directed by and starring Abel Tesfaye—formerly known as The Weeknd, currently known as Abel Tesfaye, and possibly known tomorrow as something else entirely—the film is a surrealist farewell to ...

The interview began with Fallon thanking The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, for letting “The Tonight Show” frequently use his music, including in 2015 when Tom Cruise did a lip-sync ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow, the companion film to Abel Tesfaye/the Weeknd's sixth studio album of the same name, arrives in theaters May 16. Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan star opposite Tesfaye in the ...

The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp in HBO's 'The Idol' Eddy Chen/HBO As his debut feature bows in theaters and to largely negative reviews by critics, The Weeknd (née Abel Tesfaye) is admitting he ...

That September night in 2022 marked a turning point for Tesfaye. He mines the scene in “Hurry Up Tomorrow, ” where, ironically, it arrives too late. The tedium of an incoherent first act ...