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Richard Lewis, Neurotic Comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor, Dies at 76
Richard Lewis, the master of self-deprecating comedy who whined his way to stardom with stand-up TV specials, a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall and turns on 'Anything but Love' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' has died. He was xx.
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Bill Hayes, Star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Dies at 98
Bill Hayes, the actor and singer who with his real-life wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, starred on NBC’s Days of Our Lives as the beloved first couple of daytime television, died Friday in Los Angeles, a rep from the show told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 98. Before he was known as a soap opera legend, […]
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Governors Awards: Angela Bassett Reflects on History of Black Actresses in Hollywood, Michelle Satter Dedicates Honor to Murdered Son as Oscar Hopefuls Turn Out in Droves
Angela Bassett, collecting an honorary Oscar, gave an impassioned speech about the history of Black actresses in Hollywood and Michelle Satter, becoming the 45th recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, paid tribute to her son Michael Latt, who was murdered just weeks ago, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 14th Governors […]
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Fred Gallo, Lauded Assistant Director Turned Paramount Production President, Dies at 78
Fred Gallo, who served as an assistant director on films including the Oscar best picture winners The Godfather, Rocky and Annie Hall before becoming a top production executive at Paramount Pictures, has died. He was 78. Gallo died Sept. 7 after a long illness at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley, his family announced. […]
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The Insiders’ Insider: Hollywood’s Go-To Wine Cellar Consultant
“You are part private banker, part art curator, part psychiatrist,” explains Jeff Smith, Hollywood’s go-to wine cellar consigliere, of his job. “Sometimes you’re hosting private dinners for your clients; sometimes you go in through the back door.” Smith, 63, grew up in Beverly Hills and now lives in Bel Air, a short stroll from the […]
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Tony Bennett, the Gold Standard of Singers Everywhere, Dies at 96
He collected 19 Grammy Awards, found immortality with 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and connected with a younger generation to mount one of the great comebacks in music history.
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Oscars: Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton Tapped for Honorary Awards, Michelle Satter for Hersholt
Actress Angela Bassett, writer-director-actor-songwriter Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton have been tapped to receive honorary Oscars, while former Sundance Institute chief Michelle Satter will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2023 Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. The 14th annual honors will be presented at […]
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Sheldon Harnick, Famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99
Sheldon Harnick, the nimble lyricist who partnered with composer Jerry Bock to create the songs for some of Broadway’s greatest musicals, including Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and She Loves Me, has died Friday. He was 99. Harnick died of natural causes at his apartment overlooking Central Park on the Upper West Side, spokesperson Sean Katz told The Hollywood […]
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Eileen Saki, Rosie the Bar Owner on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 79
Eileen Saki, who portrayed Rosie, the sassy boss of the popular watering hole that hosted Hawkeye Pierce, Hot Lips Houlihan and others from the 4077th on the legendary series M*A*S*H, has died. She was 79. Saki died Monday in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, her rep, Camilla Fluxman Pines, told […]
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Perry Cross, Johnny Carson’s First ‘Tonight Show’ Producer, Dies at 95
Perry Cross, who served as Johnny Carson’s first producer on The Tonight Show before he exited to run an ABC program hosted by Jerry Lewis that came and went after 13 episodes, has died. He was 95. Cross died March 9 of kidney cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son, Larry Cross, told […]
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Norman Steinberg, Screenwriter on ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘My Favorite Year’ and ‘Johnny Dangerously,’ Dies at 83
Norman Steinberg, the Emmy-winning screenwriter who teamed with Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles and My Favorite Year and wrote for the Michael Keaton-starring Mr. Mom and Johnny Dangerously, has died. He was 83. Steinberg died March 15 at his Hudson Valley home in upstate New York, his family announced. Steinberg also wrote Yes, Giorgio (1982), […]
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Nick Kroll on Putting Together ‘History of the World, Part II’: “One of the Highlights of My Life”
“Most good sequels take at least 40 years to make,” joked executive producer Nick Kroll of his follow-up to 1981 Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I. And indeed, 42 years later, History of the World, Part II has arrived from the team of Brooks, Kroll, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and David Stassen, […]
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