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(CNN) — Danica McKellar is most famous for portraying Winnie Cooper, the childhood sweetheart of series protagonist Kevin Arnold on “The Wonder Years.”

Fame came to the actress rather early, but rather than succumb to the negative pitfalls to which many child actors fall prey, McKellar found her saving grace in mathematics. She is so passionate about math, she has just released her third book on the subject, “Hot X: Algebra Exposed.”

McKellar approaches the often-terrifying subject of algebra in a playful manner that aims to make math fun while using effective lessons.

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Obviously, it must rock to live in this town.

On August 21, Cridersville, Ohio, will be renamed Snidersville, Ohio, in honor of metal legend Dee Snider. The 55-year-old musician, who hosts the nationally-syndicated House of Hair radio show, requested that the town switch up its name after a listener from Cridersville called in to request a song of his. The request was in jest, but then the town agreed to make it happen – at least for a day, according to a statement.

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This past season of “American Idol” is widely regarded as one of the show’s worst, and the corresponding Idol Live! tour might be the last nail in season nine’s coffin.

The tour, which features the final 10 contestants, has suffered poor ticket sales (example: at press time, Wednesday’s show at Jones Beach, right outside New York, featured front-row seats still available for just $13). Seven shows have been cancelled, and nine shows have been rescheduled.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Larry King, the iconic TV interviewer, will step aside from hosting of his prime time CNN show later this year, he said Tuesday.

King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife and young children.

“I want to share some personal news with you. 25 years ago, I sat across this table from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast of Larry King Live.

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For a change, it wasn’t the Internet that scared you into thinking a star had died. No, this time you got punked by a TV network.
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Maybe TLC didn’t mean to play the role of hoaxster with Monday’s fifth-season finale of Little People, Big World, but it did. And reality-TV dad Matt Roloff had to clear things up, i.e., vouch for his own health.

Here’s what happened:

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If you like animated features and movies about hair – the planets are about to align for you!

Walt Disney Pictures’ 50th full-length animated feature, “Tangled”, is headed to the big screen this November. “Chuck’s” Zachary Levi lends his voice to the kingdom’s most wanted — and most charming — bandit Flynn Rider.

While hiding out in a tower after his latest heist, Flynn bumps into Rapunzel, voiced by Mandy Moore, a feisty teen with 70 feet of golden hair who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years.

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Peddling men’s cologne on top of a horse has been very good for Isaiah Mustafa. The star of the memorable Old Spice commercials has closed a talent deal with NBC, which hopes to add him him to one of the network’s current or new series, Variety reports.

Mustafa’s previous credits include small parts in shows like NCIS, Ugly Betty, and Castle before he booked the Old Spice ads — one of which aired during the Super Bowl.

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(The Frisky) — Over the past year, Kate Gosselin has come full circle in the court of public opinion. Around this time last year, most people thought of her as the shrewish mother of eight who was constantly nagging and snapping at her laid-back husband, Jon. As soon as they divorced last summer and Jon started dating a string of questionable 20-somethings, Kate became the sane and stable one to Jon’s man-boy.

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LOS ANGELES — Richard Dunn, a longtime character actor who frequently collaborated with comics Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, died Friday after being unconscious several days. He was 73.

His agent of 15 years, William Kerwin, says Dunn had been unconscious at a Hollywood hospital since Sunday. Kerwin didn’t immediately know the cause of death.

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There are a few ways to look at the jam-packed two-hour season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy.” It was a cleaning-out of a couple of characters that were going nowhere; it was a whirlwind tour through a bunch of long and drawn-out romantic story lines; and it gave several actors massive, Emmy-baiting showcases.