Entertainment, News — Friday, January 27, 2012 9:08
Arab Spring, Fukushima star at hard-hitting Berlinale
"Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes dies at age 60
Thursday, January 26, 2012 19:39
(Reuters) – Robert Hegyes, who played the Jewish Puerto Rican wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died on Thursday at age 60, a hospital official said.
Paramedics brought Hegyes to John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, from nearby Metuchen, hospital spokesman Steven Weiss said.
Hegyes, who grew up in New Jersey and
Pat Sajak: Vanna White and I were drunk on "Wheel of Fortune"
Thursday, January 26, 2012 16:50
LOS ANGELES |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak has said in a broadcast interview that he and fellow host Vanna White were drunk when they taped some early episodes of the show, but that he is too old for that now.
The 65-year-old Sajak made the revelation in an appearance earlier this week on cable network ESPN2’s
Michael Jackson’s legacy cemented by children
Thursday, January 26, 2012 15:50
LOS ANGELES |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the “Thriller” singer’s glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Well over a hundred fans of the King of Pop and celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jackson family members watched the
Finding Paul Simon, seeking "Sugar Man" at Sundance
Thursday, January 26, 2012 15:25
PARK CITY, Utah |
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – Two documentaries that cast eyes back to South African apartheid and speak to music’s healing power have shared the spotlight at the Sundance Film Festival this week among a wide selection of movies about songs, singers and musicians.
Nonfiction films “Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap,” in
Spinoff for "The Office" in the works at NBC
Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:06
LOS ANGELES |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Quirky workplace TV comedy “The Office” may be headed for greener pastures.
A source close to the NBC show said on Thursday that the network was working on a possible spinoff involving actor Rainn Wilson’s character Dwight Schrute going back to his family’s farm.
No deals have been signed yet and NBC declined to comment.
The big lessons from celebrity estate wars
Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:33
NEW YORK |
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Philanthropist Brooke Astor. The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia. There are a few celebrities who, in death, at least in certain circles, have become as known for the litigation over their estates as for how they lived their lives. While the dollars are mind-boggling in these cases, anyone thinking about wealth
Leonard Cohen’s new take on "Old Ideas"
Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:22
NEW YORK |
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career.
He smiles and recalls something his close friend, the late Canadian poet
"Private: #1 Suspect" tops Bestsellers List
Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:08
NEW YORK |
NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Private: #1 Suspect” soared to the top spot of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
The list is compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
Hardcover Fiction Last Week
1. “Private: #1 Suspect” by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, $27.99) 2
2 “Death of Kings”
Kenny Chesney leads Academy of Country Music nominees
Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:41
NASHVILLE, Tenn |
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas.
Jason Aldean was the runner-up with six nods and trio Lady Antebellum had five.
Chesney will have plenty of competition for the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year