March 29, 2024 Louis Gossett Jr., one of the most prolific and honored actors of his generation — and a trailblazer as a Black performer who began working in 1953 and did not stop for 70 years — died March 29, 2024, at 87. No cause of death was offered by his grieving family, though…
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Emmys 2023 In Memoriam Snubs: Richard Moll, Ryan O’Neal, Joyce Randolph & More
I loved the Emmys! My review here. Who wants to tell her?! (Image via NBC) The In Memoriam was gorgeously sung and conceived. However, unless I am wrong — and there is no full video for me to check yet — I believe these 23 people were left out, and some are real shockers. (I'm…
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Thank You for Being a Friend, Betty White: Icon Dies @ 99
It's been a terrible year for so many reasons, and now we have another sad milestone — TV icon Betty White has died at 99, just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. A Rose by any other name (Image via NBC) TMZ reported the heartbreaking news that White died at her home in Brentwood. Variety reportsWhite is believed…
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Dean Stockwell, 70-Year Hollywood Vet, Star of ‘Quantum Leap,’ Dies @ 85
Scene-stealing actor Dean Stockwell, an Emmy and Oscar nominee who had one of Hollywood's longest careers — 70 years — died Sunday in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, ExtraTV reports. The reluctant cherub (Image via head shot) He was 85, and his death was attributed to natural causes. A child star of the 1940s, which…
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20 Emmys In Memoriam Snubs
The Emmys' in memoriam segment included a lot of people I was worried they'd forget — but it inexplicably forgot quite a few others. No sale?! (Image via CBS) Maybe if the Queen's Gambit director had shut his trap sooner? Just as bad, the director decided to shoot a lot of footage of the performers…
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Valerie’s Emmys, Gladiator Wardrobe Malfunctions & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Something to see here! (Images via Peplum TV) PEPLUM TV: The "Wardrobe Malfunction" page of Peplum TV is what the Internet was made for. Nothing but images of stars revealing a little too much in ways that censors mostly didn't notice or care about. Do you like gladiator…
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King of Deadpan Fred Willard Dies @ 86
Via ExtraTV: Fred Willard, the comic actor closely associated with the best mockumentaries, as well as such TV shows as Everybody Loves Raymond and Modern Family, died Friday, May 15, at 86 of natural causes. "We loved him so very much," Willard's daughter Hope Mulbarger told People Magazine, confirming his passing. Born in Shaker Heights,…
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Past & Curious: Grandpa Robby, Marla Is Overcoming & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Teenage heartthrob now "Gramps"! (Images via tear sheets) CLOSER: Robby Benson is now 63 ... and a proud grandpa! Well, shoot! (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Harrison Ford, 70, says "nobody" should be the next Indiana Jones. Asked and boulder-crushed! I'd like to blow out those tan lines! BOY…
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