Category Archives: Come Back

David Hasselhoff returns to ‘Young and the Restless’

By doris | Published: April 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com EW.com has learned that David Hasselhoff will briefly reprise his role as Dr. William “Snapper” Foster, Jr. on “The Young and the Restless.” He’ll return to the show’s Los Angeles set in May for an arc that will start airing in mid-June. The “Baywatch” star got his start in TV by [...]

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‘Dancing’ movie theme was no blockbuster

By doris | Published: April 20, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com It was “movie night” on “Dancing With The Stars,” which makes two weeks in a row that the show — currently riding a wave of improved ratings and Gosselin-driven hype — has avoided straightforward routines in favor of things that allow greater use of gimmicky costumes. Unfortunately, if these theme shows [...]

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Paula Abdul may be heading back to ‘Idol’

By doris | Published: April 15, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com “American Idol” is certainly having a rough go at it this year, and there’s no easy answer about what can be done to keep ratings from sinking farther when Simon Cowell is absent from the judges’ panel next year. One rumor floating around is that the show will bring Paula Abdul [...]

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Late-in-life showbiz comebacks

By doris | Published: March 19, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — In an industry where youth is embraced and wrinkles are fought with Botox and age-defying caviar creams, longtime actress and comedienne Betty White is an exception to the Hollywood rule. White, 88, is in the midst of a career resurgence at an age when most actors have long since [...]

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Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie’s son

By doris | Published: March 10, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com LAS VEGAS – Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son’s apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death “Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as [...]

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Reality star Kate Gosselin works at Raleigh restaurant

By doris | Published: December 10, 2009

Full Story at WRAL.com Raleigh, N.C. — Reality TV star Kate Gosselin spent more than three hours serving food at Finch’s Restaurant at 401 W. Peace St. Tuesday morning as cameras captured her every move. Kate GosselinWATCH VIDEOKate Gosselin works at Raleigh restaurant Gosselin’s bodyguard, Steve Neild, quickly ushered WRAL reporter Amanda Lamb out of [...]

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Whitney Houston reveals little in comeback album

By doris | Published: August 28, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Unlike schoolteachers and tax accountants, creative types with personal demons are often able to take what doesn’t kill them and emerge not only stronger, but with a new sort of depth and pathos — and often, a wider audience for the pain they turn into art. “I Look to You,” Whitney [...]

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Houston makes a comeback with first album in seven years

By doris | Published: July 25, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com She smiled and cooed over mentor Clive Davis, calling him “Big Papa” and “Daddy” while the music mogul patted her arm like a proud parent. The pair was in a side room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just before the Los Angeles, California, listening session for “I Look to You,” Houston’s [...]

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Mandy Moore makes a new name for herself

By doris | Published: June 18, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com “Hi, shoppers,” she giggled somewhat self-consciously. The audience of several hundred, stuffed between the music racks at the landmark store, giggled back. “This is so weird to be playing here. I live in the neighborhood, and this is where I get my CDs and my DVDs!” she said. Then she launched [...]

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Review: ‘Star Trek’ is exhilarating

By doris | Published: May 10, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com Even diehard Trekkers might agree that Capt. James Tiberius Kirk’s best days are behind him, but by going boldly back into the past for “Star Trek” — a “reboot” of the famed series — director J.J. Abrams and crew have done more than prove the point. They’ve presented him with a [...]

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