Category Archives: Actor

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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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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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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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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Seacrest launching a lifestyle, entertainment TV network

By doris | Published: January 23, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Ryan Seacrest is getting his own TV network after all. The multi-hyphenate, along with partners AEG and talent agency CAA, have struck a deal with billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to rebrand his HDNET as AXS TV (pronounced Access) beginning this summer. The channel’s programming lineup will rely heavily on live lifestyle [...]

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‘One Life to Live’ ends its 43-year run

By doris | Published: January 19, 2012

Full Story at TheClicke.today.msnbc.msn.com After 43 years of daytime drama, “One Life to Live” will live no more once Friday’s final episode airs. The end of the soap opera marks the end of a series of ups and downs for fans of the Lord family saga. In April of 2011, viewers first learned that “One [...]

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It was a big night for big names at Golden Globes

By doris | Published: January 16, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Big Hollywood names claimed trophies at Sunday night’s Golden Globe awards, with legends Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and George Clooney picking up honors. Streep, who plays former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady,” won the award for best actress in a motion picture [...]

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Harmon ready to tangle with Jamie Lee Curtis on ‘NCIS’

By doris | Published: January 15, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.com Jamie Lee Curtis is gearing up to shake things up both romantically and professionally for Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs on “NCIS” later this season. “We haven’t touched on his personal life in awhile and we’re about to introduce a woman that’s going to get people going,” show boss Gary Glasberg [...]

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Arrest warrant issued for Griffin O’Neal

By doris | Published: January 14, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Griffin O’Neal is in police crosshairs again. A San Diego judge issued a bench warrant on Thursday for the arrest of actor Ryan O’Neal’s oldest son after he was MIA at a sentencing hearing in his DUI and weapons case. No word on his current whereabouts. RELATED: Redmond’s a longtime troublemaker [...]

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