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Cher Turns 75, Announces Biopic!

Cher Turns 75, Announces Biopic!
Cher — 75 years old today, May 20 — is the gift that keeps on giving. You better believe it!(GIF via GIPHY) Already a tireless singer, live performer and actor who's been a household name for 56 years, she is now allowing her storied life and career to be turned into a big-screen biopic. She…
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Reboot-Series ‘The Wonder Years’ Gets a Trailer

Reboot-Series ‘The Wonder Years’ Gets a Trailer
From executive producers Lee Daniels, Fred Savage and Saladin Patterson comes the ABC reboot of The Wonder Years — and now, we have a trailer: https://youtu.be/koMKUP2o08w Yes, that is Don Cheadle narrating! The series is coming soon.
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Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106

Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106
Norman Lloyd, considered one of the world's oldest living actors, died Tuesday at his L.A. home at the incredible age of 106. Lloyd in Saboteur (Image via Universal) His death, reported by THR, was confirmed by his son, Michael. Born on November 8, 1914, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lloyd grew up in Brooklyn, although he…
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Sharon Gless Teases Memoir, RIP Nick Kamen & More

Sharon Gless Teases Memoir, RIP Nick Kamen & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: She writes, but will she make house calls? (Image via S&S) FACEBOOK: Sharon Gless's memoir Apparently, There Were Complaints (Simon & Schuster) is out December 7. In a video sent to superfan Michael Stern, she admits it took seven years to write and isn't sure she could ever…
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Billie Hayes, Witchiepoo on ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies @ 96

Billie Hayes, Witchiepoo on ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies @ 96
Billie Hayes — whose Witchiepoo character was one of pop culture's most fabulous and famous witches, so much so that Margaret Hamilton of The Wizard of Oz fame told her she was her favorite — has died at 96. Hayes in 2012 with the author, and with Jack Wild. (Images by Matthew Rettenmund/via NBC) Hayes…
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Olympia Dukakis, ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ Actress, Dies @ 89

Olympia Dukakis, ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ Actress, Dies @ 89
Olympia Dukakis, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for Moonstruck, died Saturday in New York City at 89, ExtraTV reports. With Shirley MacLaine in Steel Magnolias (Image via TriStar) The revered actress's death was confirmed by Apollo Dukakis, her brother who wrote on Facebook, "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with…
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Rita Moreno Sings in 1st ‘West Side Story’ Trailer

Rita Moreno Sings in 1st ‘West Side Story’ Trailer
Living legend Rita Moreno, 89, is a major part of the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated remake of West Side Story, coming to theaters in December. The trailer premiered during the Oscars telecast. The movie's poster was also debuted. (Image via 20th Century Fox) "There's a place for us ..." Moreno sings over…
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