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Cate Blanchett&#39;s Lockdown Accident Was a Weird One
Cate Blanchett: 1,
Chainsaw: Zero
Jun 5, 2020 1:01 PM CDT

Cate Blanchett: 1, Chainsaw: Zero

Actress doing OK after lockdown accident left her with a 'little nick to the head'

(Newser) - If you've been having a hard time stuck at home during the pandemic, consider yourself lucky you haven't been attacked by a chainsaw (unless you have, in which case ... carry on). During a podcast conversation with ex-Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Cate Blanchett revealed just such a thing...

Fred Willard's Cause of Death Revealed

Actor died of cardiac arrest at age 86

(Newser) - Comedic acting great Fred Willard died of cardiac arrest. That's according to his death certificate, obtained by TMZ . It lists the immediate cause of death as cardiac arrest, with myelodysplastic syndrome and coronary artery disease identified as underlying causes. Willard died at 6:45pm on May 15 and has...

Glee Star Loses Endorsement Gig After Bullying Claims

HelloFresh cuts ties with Lea Michele after accusations by former co-star Samantha Ware

(Newser) - Mom-to-be Lea Michele is facing up to her "immaturity" on the set of Glee after a former co-star claimed she'd made her experience on the show "a living hell." Samantha Ware, who played Jane Hayward on Glee's final season in 2015, spoke out after Michele...

Steve Buscemi Opens Up a Year After Wife&#39;s Death
Steve Buscemi
Has 'Seen It All'
LONGFORM
May 27, 2020 12:42 PM CDT

Steve Buscemi Has 'Seen It All'

Gabriella Paiella profiles the iconic actor a year after the death of his wife

(Newser) - Most of us know Steve Buscemi from the likes of Fargo, The Sopranos, and Boardwalk Empire. But do we really know him? The iconic actor has pretty much "seen it all," writes Gabriella Paiella in a revealing profile for GQ . That includes Buscemi (who pronounces his last name...

A Sad Goodbye to Seinfeld&#39;s Mr. Wilhelm
Seinfeld Alum
Dead at 87 
OBITUARY
May 27, 2020 7:33 AM CDT

Seinfeld Alum Dead at 87

Veteran character actor Richard Herd, who played George Costanza's boss on 'Seinfeld,' dead at 87

(Newser) - Most TV watchers will recognize him as Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld, but character actor Richard Herd had a rich, decades-long career on the stage, big screen, and TV beyond his famous sitcom turn. The veteran thespian died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home of cancer-related complications, his wife of 40...

A New King of Movie Profanities Is Crowned

Samuel L. who? Jonah Hill claims the most cussing in his movie roles

(Newser) - Samuel L. Jackson is no longer the king of swearing in film. Jonah Hill was "humbled" to learn he'd nabbed the honor upon reading an article published Wednesday by the Wrap , which was based on an analysis by Buzz Bingo . The analysis found Jackson had uttered 301 profanities...

&#39;One of the Funniest Actors&#39; Is Gone at 56
'One of the Funniest
Actors' Is Gone at 56
OBITUARY
May 2, 2020 6:30 AM CDT

'One of the Funniest Actors' Is Gone at 56

Sam Lloyd, who played Ted Buckland on 'Scrubs,' died after being diagnosed with brain tumor

(Newser) - He was known as Ted Buckland, the lawyer who also sang in a barbershop quartet on the aughts sitcom Scrubs. Now, a goodbye to actor Sam Lloyd, nephew of Back to the Future Star Christopher Lloyd, at the age of 56, his agent confirms to Variety . In January 2019, just...

Coronavirus Inspires Rosie to Revive Show, Briefly

O'Donnell will bring back her much-loved talk show for just one night

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell is bringing back her talk show—at least for one night. The TV personality will relaunch The Rosie O'Donnell Show this Sunday for a one-night streamer to raise money for The Actors Fund, Too Fab reports. That's because social distancing has taken a bite out...

The &#39;Beautiful Dream&#39; Is Over for Danny Aiello
The 'Beautiful
Dream' Is Over
for Danny Aiello
OBITUARY
Dec 13, 2019 11:25 AM CST

The 'Beautiful Dream' Is Over for Danny Aiello

Star of 'Moonstruck,' 'Do the Right Thing' dead at 86 after a brief illness

(Newser) - He got his big break in 1973 in a supporting role opposite Robert DeNiro in Bang the Drum Slowly. One 50-year career later, Danny Aiello had starred in four Woody Allen movies and a steady slew of dozens of others , including The Godfather Part II, Moonstruck (co-starring Cher and Nicolas...

Norma Rae, Friends Actor Ron Leibman Dead at 82

Award-winning actor starred opposite Sally Field in 'Norma Rae,' played Roy Cohn in Kushner play

(Newser) - Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater, and TV in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award for Tony Kushner's iconic play Angels in America, has died after an illness, the AP reports. He was 82. Leibman's agent, Robert Attermann, said the actor...

Maggie Smith on Harry Potter, Downton Abbey Roles: Meh

Dame 'didn't really feel I was acting'

(Newser) - Somebody give a dame a challenge. Legendary British actress Maggie Smith, star of Downton Abbey and Harry Potter, says she "didn't really feel I was acting in those things." Smith took home three Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild award for her role as...

Entire Cast of NBC Show on Since 1965 Is Released

Stars of 'Days of Our Lives' were set free from contracts; fate of soap opera is unclear

(Newser) - No one yet knows the ultimate fate of NBC's longest-running entertainment program, but its stars know they're out of a job in a couple of weeks. TVLine first reported the news Tuesday that Days of Our Lives, a soap opera that's been on the network since November...

Kevin Hart Explains How Crash Changed His World

Comedian talks to fans in new video

(Newser) - Kevin Hart "see[s] things differently" after his devastating car crash, he says in a new video posted to Instagram . "I see life from a whole new perspective. My appreciation for life is through the roof." The actor and comedian is shown in the hospital, going through rehabilitation,...

Fireman Who Left to Star on Walking Dead Dies

Dango Nguyen, who played a guard to diabolical Governor on hit AMC show, is dead of cancer at 48

(Newser) - A longtime Georgia firefighter who pursued his acting dreams and landed a recurring role on The Walking Dead has died. The Athens-Clarke County fire department posted on Facebook that Dango Nguyen died Saturday morning "after a hard-fought battle with cancer." MSN reports he was 48. Nguyen, who CNN...

3 GOT Actors Up for Emmys Submitted Themselves

Gwendoline Christie's Instagram reaction to her nod is priceless

(Newser) - All seven Game of Thrones actors submitted for Emmy consideration by HBO received nominations Tuesday—but so too did three performers HBO hadn't campaigned for. The nods to Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), and Carice van Houten (Melisandre)—all self-submitted—apparently surprised the show's...

Max Wright, Dad on ALF , Dies at 75
He Was the
TV Dad to an
Alien. Now,
Our Goodbyes
OBITUARY
Jun 27, 2019 8:28 AM CDT

He Was the TV Dad to an Alien. Now, Our Goodbyes

Tony-nominated Max Wright played Willie Tanner on 'ALF'

(Newser) - The actor best known as Willie Tanner, the TV dad who took in an extraterrestrial named ALF, has died. Max Wright passed away Wednesday at his Hermosa Beach, Calif., home at the age of 75, reports TMZ , which notes Wright had long battled cancer. Wright's son confirmed his death...

Hangover Actor Brody Stevens Dead at 48
Hangover Actor
Brody Stevens 
Dead at 48
OBITUARY
Feb 23, 2019 6:05 AM CST

Hangover Actor Brody Stevens Dead at 48

Comedian is believed to have taken his own life

(Newser) - The comedy world is in mourning for one of its own with the death of actor and comedian Brody Stevens at the age of 48, People reports. He apparently took his own life, with law enforcement sources telling TMZ Stevens was found hanging in his Los Angeles home early Friday...

&#39;Powerhouse&#39; Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82
'Powerhouse' Actor
Albert Finney Dead at 82
OBITUARY
Feb 8, 2019 9:43 AM CST

'Powerhouse' Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82

5-time Oscar nominee starred in 'Erin Brockovich' and more

(Newser) - Tributes pouring in from film circles acknowledge the acting greatness that was Albert Finney, who has died at age 82. The five-time Oscar nominee "passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side," a family rep says, per the BBC . The Guardian...

From Secret Divorce to a Rekindling: Empire Actor Engaged to Ex

'Empire' actor Terrence Howard is remarrying ex-wife Mira Pak

(Newser) - Romance may sometimes die, but it can also be resurrected. Just ask Empire's Terrence Howard, who People reports has slipped an engagement ring on a woman he's already been married to. The 49-year-old actor, who has two young sons with Mira Pak, proposed to his ex Sunday night...

One of Film&#39;s Most Chilling Voices Is Gone
One of Film's Most
Chilling Voices Is Gone
obituary
Nov 12, 2018 10:15 AM CST

One of Film's Most Chilling Voices Is Gone

Douglas Rain voiced HAL in '2001: A Space Odyssey'

(Newser) - Canadian actor Douglas Rain never appeared before the camera in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, but anyone who's seen the movie will vividly remember him anyway. Rain provided the voice for the HAL 9000 computer, which eventually turns against the human astronauts when it realizes they intend...

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