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Post by Bazzy on May 11, 2019 5:07:07 GMT -5
Freddie Starr NEVER actually ate any hamster or that was what he always claimed . Just the headline in "The Sun" (probably British biggest newspaper) made him famous .
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Post by jimsteel on May 11, 2019 8:22:24 GMT -5
 Power Rangers Ninja Storm Star Found Dead Beloved actor Pua Magasiva who starred in Power Rangers movies and New Zealand soap Shortland Street dies aged 38 Beloved New Zealand actor Pua Magasiva, 38, was dead found early on Saturday Magasiva is best known for his roles on Shortland Street and Power Rangers He has been on New Zealand screens since 1994 and starred in movies The body of Pua Magasiva, 38, was found early on Saturday morning in a Wellington home. Police have confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances. Magasiva is best known for his roles on the long-running New Zealand soap Shortland Street and Power Rangers. He has been on television screens for decades, playing nurse Vinnie Kruse-Miller on the soap since 1994. Most recently he co-hosted for radio station Flava but stepped away from the spotlight last year after being convicted of drink-driving for a third time, Newshub reported. The Samoa-born actor was raised in Wellington. It is understood family, including brother Robbie, who also an actor, have flown to Wellington amid the heartbreaking news. |
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Post by TTX on May 11, 2019 8:47:33 GMT -5
Very sad. RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on May 11, 2019 9:36:09 GMT -5
Spider-Man Trilogy Writer Alvin Sargent Dies at 92
Pictures, died Thursday of natural causes, THR reports. He was 92.
Sargent co-wrote the Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man 2 and its 2007 sequel, Spider-Man 3, and served as writer on Marc Webb’s 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. Sargent provided a dialogue polish on the David Koepp-penned 2002 franchise-launching blockbuster that starred Tobey Maguire as the wall-crawling superhero but did not receive a screenplay credit.
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Post by jimsteel on May 11, 2019 21:22:03 GMT -5
 Peggy Lipton, 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks' Star, Dead at 72 Actress Peggy Lipton, best known for her roles on The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks, died Saturday after a battle with cancer. She was 72. Lipton's daughters from her marriage to music producer Quincy Jones, Kaida and Rashida Jones, announced her death in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side,” the statement read. “We feel so lucky for every moment we spent with her.” Kaida and Rashida continued, "We can’t put all of our feelings into words right now, but we will say: Peggy was and will always be our beacon of light, both in this world and beyond. She will always be a part of us.” The New York-born Lipton began her career in Hollywood at an early age. She started modeling at 15 and made her TV debut at 19 in The John Forsythe Show. She went on to make appearances in some of the most popular '60s shows, including The Virginian, Bewitched and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In 1968, at just 21, Lipton suddenly became an overnight star as Julie Barnes, a street-smart flower child on ABC's hit crime drama The Mod Squad. The series became a major part of the counterculture movement, featuring an interracial cast and covering serious issues from police brutality to drugs. The show ran five seasons and earned her four Emmy nominations and a 1971 Golden Globe nomination. |
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Post by jimsteel on May 11, 2019 21:26:26 GMT -5
 BOXING LEGEND HAROLD LEDERMAN DEAD AT 79 Legendary boxing judge and HBO's longtime unofficial scorer Harold Lederman has died after battling with cancer. Lederman passed away Saturday at a hospice care center in New York ... according to his daughter, Julie, and confirmed by HBO. Boxing promoter and former HBO exec Lou DiBella says Harold had fighting cancer for a while -- it's unclear which type. A fixture of professional boxing, Lederman got his start judging matches back in 1967, but stopped in 1999 -- when he judged his final bout alongside his daughter. He covered more than 100 world title fights, including some legendary ones like Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield-Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Marvin Hagler-Mustafa Hamsho and lots and lots of others. When he became part of the HBO family in '86, he quickly became known for breaking down his unofficial score cards ... offering viewers an insight into how a judge picks apart a bout. HBO Sports' executive VP, Peter Nelson, issued a statement on Harold's passing, saying ... "Harold Lederman had a lifelong love affair with the sport of boxing. Over the past 50 years he was universally respected and celebrated by the many people who make the sport what it is. Harold wa |
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Post by TTX on May 13, 2019 10:02:08 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on May 14, 2019 11:24:39 GMT -5
 Tim Conway, Star of The Carol Burnett Show, Dies at 85 The beloved actor is best known for characters like the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball He passed away at 8:45 a.m. in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, his rep Howard Bragman confirms to PEOPLE. Prior to his death, he suffered complications from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) and had no signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Conway is survived by his wife of 35 years, his stepdaughter, his six biological children and two granddaughters. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family would like donations to be made to The Lou Ruvo Brain Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada. The beloved actor is best known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, winning viewers over with characters like the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball, whose accent he has said was inspired by his Romanian mother. He was known to ad-lib his sketches — even surprising his scene partners — and won a Golden Globe Award for the series in 1976, along with Emmys in 1973, 1977 and 1978. At a 2013 event promoting his memoir, What’s So Funny? My Hilarious Life, Burnett, now 86, painted her collaborator as an on-set prankster. “Tim’s goal in life was to destroy [costar] Harvey Korman,” she told the crowd, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Harvey wet his pants,” Conway bragged. It’s an anecdote he also recalled in a 2013 interview with the Los Angeles Times. “Harvey never saw what I was going to do until he was actually doing the sketch,” he said. “As a matter of fact in the dentist sketch you can actually see Harvey wet his pants from laughing.” |
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Post by TTX on May 14, 2019 11:27:38 GMT -5
I really enjoyed Tim. He was a lot of fun. RIP, Mr. Conway.
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Post by topdollar on May 15, 2019 13:30:26 GMT -5
RIP Tim Conway. He always made me laugh. The dentist sketch on "The Carol Burnett Show" is without a doubt the funniest thing I've ever seen.
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