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Former Beatle Ringo Starr on his new album

By doris | Published: February 5, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Ringo Starr walks into the hotel suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel carrying a brown paper bag. It’s his sack lunch, and he’s packed it himself. He’s also driven himself to the hotel and arrived alone — no entourage, no bodyguard, no assistant, no fuss. It’s fitting that CNN’s [...]

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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY

By doris | Published: February 4, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and the film “The Big Lebowski,” has died at [...]

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Death certificate: James Farentino died of broken hip

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at TODAYEntertainmentoday.msnbc.msn.com James Farentino, a prolific character actor who in later years played George Clooney’s estranged father on “ER,” was originally said to have died last week following a long illness. But that’s not the whole story, according to the death certificate released today by the L.A. County Department of Public Health and [...]

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See first picture of Daniel Craig in new Bond movie

By doris | Published: February 2, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Foreboding gun wielding? Check. Slick black impeccably bespoke outfit? Check. Abundance of fancy spy technology? Check. Wizened, grizzled mug with de rigueur steely gaze? Double-oh check. Yep, the pieces are all in place in this first look image of Daniel Craig reprising, for the third time, his role as superspy extraordinaire [...]

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Shirley MacLaine joins ‘Downton Abbey’

By doris | Published: February 1, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com Another American is setting up residence at “Downton Abbey.” ITV and Carnival films announced Monday that Shirley MacLaine is joining the U.K. series for its upcoming third season. The Oscar winner’s addition makes her the second American cast member (and character) on the British period drama. She’s set to play Martha [...]

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Actor who was Mr. Pitt on ‘Seinfeld’ dies at 77

By doris | Published: January 31, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine’s boss Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld” and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in the animated TV series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” has died. He was 77. A website statement from LucasArts said Abercrombie [...]

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Screen Actors Guild Awards: The winners list

By doris | Published: January 30, 2012

Full Story at MarqueeBlogs.CNN.com The 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honored first-time and sixth-time winners alike on Sunday night. Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis received SAG awards for their supporting and leading roles, respectively, in “The Help,” which also took home the award for outstanding cast in a motion picture. Meanwhile, ABC sitcom “Modern [...]

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Michael Jackson’s children cement his legacy

By doris | Published: January 29, 2012

Full Story at TODAYEntertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the “Thriller” singer’s glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Well over a hundred fans of the King of Pop and celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jackson [...]

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Woman on 911 tape: Demi Moore ‘convulsing’ after ‘smoking something’

By doris | Published: January 28, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles (CNN) — A woman called 911 soliciting help for actress Demi Moore, whom she said was “convulsing” and “burning up” after “smoking something,” according to a recording of the call obtained Friday from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The star of “Ghost,” “A Few Good Men,” “G.I. Jane” and [...]

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Marg Helgenberger on shooting her final ‘CSI’ episode

By doris | Published: January 27, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com In preparation for Marg Helgenberger’s last episode of “CSI” — which aired on Wednesday on CBS — EW talked to the 53-year-old actress about becoming the third original star (behind Gary Dourdan and William Petersen) to depart the long-running crime drama, as well as what she’ll miss, and whether she’ll ever [...]

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