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According to the website Geneastar, it goes like this. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) had a younger sister named Caroline Bonaparte. The Bonaparte family was quite large, actually, so Napoleon had one older brother and six younger siblings. Caroline was the second-to-youngest of that generation. Five other Bonaparte siblings were born, but none of them survived childbirth. It was a rough time in the late 18th century. 

But to Caroline. Napoleon was said to be fond of Caroline, as he felt she resembled him the most closely. In 1800, when Caroline was only 18, she married one of Napoleon's marshals, Joachim Murat, also...

David Ketchum, the goofy comic actor and prolific TV writer best known for squeezing into such stuffy spaces as vending machines, trash cans and airport lockers as Agent 13 on the fabled sitcom Get Smart, has died. He was 97.

Ketchum died Aug. 10 in a care facility in Thousand Oaks, California, his daughter Nicole Madden told The Hollywood Reporter.

Ketchum also played carpenter Mel Warshaw opposite John Astin and Marty Ingalls on the 1962-63 ABC sitcom I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster and starred as Counselor Spiffy on the 1965-66 NBC comedy Camp Runamuck.

In notable guest-star turns, he portrayed salesmen selling real estate and petroleum on The Andy Griffith Show in 1967 and was a member of a divorce club that offers great vacation rates on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970.

Said fellow Camp Runamuck actor Dave Madden in Robert Pegg’s 2015 book, Comical Co-Stars of Television: “Dave was a naturally funny guy.

There have been a handful of loving tributes at the end of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" episodes, dedicated to extras like David Zdunich or family members of cast or crew who have passed away, but holy heck, this one hurts. At the end of the season 17 finale, audiences were treated to clips of Lynne Marie Stewart as Bonnie Kelly, the neurotic, alcholic mother of Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day), set to Willie Nelson's song "You Were Always on My Mind," along with the words "For our sweet Lynne.../...We'll love you forever." 

Stewart has been a part of "It's Always Sunny" since the very first season, originally appearing in...

Rick Hurst, the classic television actor best known for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit series The Dukes of Hazzard, has passed away. Hurst's death was announced by Dukes of Hazzard co-star Ben Jones in a post shared on Facebook by the Cooter's Place museum. He was 79 years old, per CNN.

"It doesn't seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon," Jones' statement, posted on the evening of June 26, reads. "When something so unexpected happens, it is 'harder to process,' as the current expression goes. I have known Rick for over 45 years and there wasn't a minute of that time that he didn't leave me smiling or laughing. Sure he was a professional comedian, but mostly he just had a heart as big as Texas. He was a fine actor, a splendid comic, and a wonderfully supportive colleague."

Jones continued, "I had seen him in...

Rick Hurst, who portrayed the good-hearted Deputy Cletus Hogg on the long-running CBS action comedy The Dukes of Hazzard, died Thursday. He was 79.

Hurst’s death was announced by the Cooter’s Place museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. He had just canceled a scheduled July 3-7 appearance there.

“To fans, he was more than a character — he was family,” reads a Dukes of Hazzard post on Instagram. “His gentle smile, impeccable comedic timing and kind-hearted spirit made every scene brighter.

“Offscreen, Rick was known for his generosity, humility and love for connecting with fans at events across the country. Whether it was a reunion special or a meet-and-greet at Cooter’s, he never stopped sharing his joy with the people who adored him.”

Before his most famous role, Hurst played a prisoner named Cleaver alongside Tom Poston and Hal Williams on the 1975-76 ABC sitcom On the Rocks, which revolved...

Loretta Swit, star of the hit TV series M*A*S*H, died on May 30 at the age of 87.

Her representative B. Harlan Boll said that the actress had died at her home in New York City from natural causes.

A star of screen and stage, Swit was best known for her role as Maj. Margaret Houlihan in the iconic TV series M*A*S*H, which ran on CBS from 1972 to 1983. Swit’s role as Houlihan earned her nominations for 10 Emmys (two of which she won) and four Golden Globes. The M*A*S*H series finale, which aired on February 28, 1983, had more than 100 million viewers – the most of any scripted TV series in history.

>In Memoriam Slideshow: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died In 2025Born Loretta Jane Szwed on November 4, 1937, Swit was raised in Passaic, New Jersey, and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts to build her acting and singing skills. After appearing in some theater, Swit moved to TV,...

Hollywood is paying tribute to Loretta Swit after news of her death was announced Friday.

According to a police report, the M*A*S*H star died of suspected natural causes at her home in New York City, her publicist, Harlan Boll, announced.

Swit appeared in all but 11 episodes of M*A*S*H during its 11-season run, earning two Emmys for her portrayal of Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan. Notably, she was nominated for 10 Emmys, one for every season she appeared in except season one. After her tenure in the medical war drama, she went on to star in several films, including Freebie and the Bean (1974), Race With the Devil (1975), S.O.B. (1981) and BoardHeads (1998).

Alan Alda, Swit’s longtime M*A*S*H co-star, paid tribute to her on X. “Loretta was a supremely talented actor. She deserved all her 10 Emmy nominations and her 2 wins. But more than acting her part, she created it,” he wrote on Friday. “She...

Known for her Emmy-winning performance in the hit series M*A*S*H and for her incredible presence on television, the late actress Loretta Swit, who passed away at 87, was also admired for her candid reflections on personal choices, particularly regarding marriage and motherhood.

And on more than one occasion, the actress expressed her independent stance, often sharing that she never felt the need for either to define her, a belief she maintained throughout her life.

The late M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit’s stance on marriage

Loretta Swit, known for portraying Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan, was swift to address any conversations surrounding her life and career, as she did in an interview with The Toledo Blade in 1973.

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“I’ve never married, but I’m not against the institution of marriage,” she said at the time. Swit further shared that though...

Alan Alda, who starred on CBS’ long-running comedy series M*A*S*H alongside Loretta Swit, spoke out Friday after the news of Swit’s death at age 87.

Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on all 11 seasons of M*A*S*H from 1972-1983, died at her home in New York City at age 87.

Alda played Capt. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce also for the full run of the 14-time Emmy-winning show, which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 feature film that starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye and Sally Kellerman as Hot Lips, the head nurse at the U.S. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital near the front lines of the Korean War.

“Loretta was a supremely talented actor,” he posted on X. “She deserved all her 10 Emmy nominations and her 2 wins. But more than acting her part, she created it. She worked hard In showing the writing staff how they could turn...

Alf Clausen, the veteran composer recognized for his long-running, Emmy-winning work on nearly 600 episodes of The Simpsons, as well as the Bruce Willis-led drama series Moonlighting, died on Thursday at the age of 84 after a nearly decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. His daughter, Kaarin Clausen, announced his passing on social media. "He left a huge mark on this world and has touched the lives of millions, and I’m so proud to call him ‘Dad,’” she wrote in a longer tribute. “Rest easy, Maestro. I will miss you every day.”

Born on March 28, 1941, in Minneapolis, Clausen had a long background in music, earning degrees from North Dakota State University, the University of Wisconsin, and Boston’s Berklee College of Music before going on to study under Oscar-nominated composer Earle Hagen. He'd eventually move to Los Angeles in 1967, initially earning some extra money as a music copyist for films...

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Emmy winner Loretta Swit has died

The actress, who play Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the seminal television series M*A*S*H died on Friday at age of 87 at her home in New York City. Swit won two Emmy Awards for the role and was nominated 10 times in all for the series. She appeared in every season of M*A*S*H and 239 episodes in total, the second most of any actor, behind Alan Alda.

Simpsons composer Alf Clausen dead at 84

Two-time Emmy Award winner and 30-time nominee Alf Clausen, who made an indelible musical mark on the longest-running primetime scripted series in history, died May 29, after a decade-long battle with Progressive Supernuclear Palsy (PSP). The composer joined The Simpsons during its second season in 1990, writing some of its best known songs and parodies until 2017, when he was fired due to cost-saving measures, resulting in an uproar from fans.

Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress best known for her iconic role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the long-running television series M*A*S*H, is dead. She was 87.

Born on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, Swit’s career spanned television, film, and the stage, but her portrayal of the fiercely independent and compassionate army nurse during the Korean War made her a household name. She was part of M*A*S*H since the first episode debuted in 1972 and remained a central figure throughout the show’s 11-season run, winning two Emmy Awards and millions of fans. Along with Alan Alda, Swit was the only original actor to appear in both the pilot episode and the finale. Sally Kellerman, the actress who played Houlihan in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H movie, died in 2022.

“[Houlihan] was [unique] at the time and in her time, which was the ’50s, when [the Korean War] was happening,” Swit said in a 2004 interview.

Loretta Swit, two-time Emmy winner and “M*A*S*H” actress, has died at age 87, TheWrap has learned.

Swit died on Friday in her Manhattan home, though no cause of death has been given.

“Loretta Swit’s portrayal of Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan was groundbreaking – bringing heart, humor and strength to one of television comedy’s most enduring roles,” National Comedy Center executive director Journey Gunderson said in a statement to TheWrap. “Her talent extended well beyond that iconic character, with acclaimed work on both stage and screen that showcased her intelligence, versatility and passion.”

Swit was born on Nov. 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, where she attended and graduated from Pope Pius Xii High School. Staying on the East Coast, she went on to study drama with actor and theater director Gene Frankel in Manhattan. She also trained as a singer at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

The late star began her...

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmys playing “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the classic CBS sitcom M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 87, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Swit died just after midnight on Friday of suspected natural causes at her New York City home, her publicist Harlan Boll says.

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A native of New Jersey, Swit trained as an actor, dancer and singer, landing early...

Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the hit comedy series M*A*S*H, died today at her home in New York City. She was 87.

Her death was announced by her representative Harlan Boll, who said a New York City police report indicates Swit died just after noon today of suspected natural causes.

Swit was a mainstay on the classic and beloved comedy series for its entire 11-year run, nominated for Emmy Awards every year from 1974-83, winning in 1980 and 1982.

Born Loretta Jane Szwed on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, studied drama in New York City with Gene Frankel, the noted theater director and acting teacher. Swit appeared in Off Broadway productions throughout the 1960s, and in 1967 toured with the national company of the comedy Any Wednesday.

Swit made her TV debut in 1969 on Hawaii Five-o, with subsequent credits including Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Bold Ones,...

Loretta Swit, the actress and animal activist forever known for her pioneering turn as the disciplined Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the acclaimed CBS sitcom M*A*S*H, has died. She was 87.

According to a police report, Swit died just after midnight Friday of suspected natural causes at her home in New York City, her publicist, Harlan Boll, announced.

Swit won two Emmys for her portrayal of the Army nurse — she was nominated 10 times, every year the show was on the air except the first — and appeared on 240 of the series’ 251 episodes during its sensational 11-season run.

Adapting the character from Sally Kellerman‘s film portrayal of the lusty powerhouse, Swit was one of only two actors (along with Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce) to have a role in both the pilot and series finale of M*A*S*H.

That finale, which aired Feb. 28, 1983, attracted a record of nearly 106 million viewers, and a...

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival concluded on Saturday following two weeks packed with screenings, stars, press, and parties. With the prizes having been handed out for the festival’s 78th anniversary, awards pundits can now start looking at what contenders might be in the best spot to get into the upcoming Oscar race.

This year's prestigious Palme d’Or was awarded to It Was Just an Accident from the long-persecuted Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The revenge story centers on five former prisoners who believe they’ve identified and found the person responsible for torturing them. It’s Panahi’s first project since his ban on making films was lifted by the country’s religious leaders who had imprisoned him for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.” It marks the second Iranian film to win Cannes' top honor after Taste of Cherry (tied with The Eel from Japan) in 1997 from Abbas Kiarostami, whom...

Kathleen Hughes, one of the stars of the classic 1953 science fiction horror It Came From Outer Space and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, has died. The actress made headlines as the "shocked blonde" in the film, which created her iconic photo. While many might have seen the image floating around before actually watching the film, Hughes was more than just the stunning, horrified young lady and scream queen depicted in the famous shot. She played Jane, Russell Johnson's character George's girlfriend, a role that helped Hughes add more roles to her lengthy resume. According to Variety, her friend, John Jigen Griffin-Atil, reported her death, revealing that she died on Monday, May 19. Hughes was 96 years old.

Born Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan in Los Angeles, California, Hughes was the niece of the playwright F. Hugh Herbert, known for "The Moon Is Blue." The actress decided she wanted to act after watching a film...

Kathleen Hughes, the statuesque 1950s starlet who unleashed a terrifying scream in connection with her role in the 3D sci-fi classic It Came From Outer Space, has died. She was 96.

Hughes died Monday, according to her close friend, John Jigen Griffin-Atil.

A onetime contract player at Fox and then Universal, Hughes made for a “dainty dish of poison,” as New York Times critic Bosley Crowther put it, in her turn as an actress having an affair with John Forsythe in the crime drama The Glass Web (1953), starring Edward G. Robinson.

A year earlier, she dyed her dark hair blonde to star as a coed in For Men Only (1952), directed by and starring Paul Henreid.

Hughes gave Rock Hudson perhaps his first onscreen kiss when she acted with him in a 1949 screen test, then appeared with him as Piper Laurie‘s handmaiden in the adventure film The Golden Blade (1953).

She also...

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Sad news out of the world of television today, as one of the most beloved stars in the medium’s history has passed away.

For 11 seasons, George Wendt portrayed the quick-witted barfly Norm Peterson on the wildly popular sitcom Cheers.

Today, fans are mourning the loss of the affable star, who passed away peacefully in his sleep last night at the age of 76.

George Wendt walks the red carpet at The Second City Celebrates 50 Years of Funny at 1616 N. Wells Avenue on December 12, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for The Second City) George Wendt’s loved ones share news of his passing

News of Wendt’s death comes courtesy of his family, who issued a statement via the actor’s reps.

“Beloved actor and comedian, George Wendt, best known for starring in the NBC hit comedy Cheers, has passed away,” publicist Melissa Nathan...

George Wendt, the actor and comedian best known for playing Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom Cheers, died Tuesday, May 20. He was 76.

A rep for Wendt confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. An exact cause of death was not given, though the rep said Wendt “died peacefully in his sleep while at home.”

The rep’s statement continued: “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.

It’s very sad news today. George Wendt, best known for playing Norm Peterson throughout all 11 seasons of Cheers, is dead at 76. His family confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep at home.

“George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” a rep for Wendt said in a statement. “He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.“

Along with Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman, Wendt was the only member of the Cheers cast to appear in every single episode. Norm drank a lot of beer during the series, but the beverage that Wendt was actually drinking was a warm, flat, non-alcoholic drink that was layered with salt to create the foamy head. Sounds… awful. “There I was slamming those down for a whole day. It not only tastes disgusting, I was...

George Wendt, the actor and comedian best known for his role as Norm Peterson on NBC’s hit sitcom “Cheers,” died Tuesday in his home. He was 76.

“George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time,” Wendt’s publicist, Melissa Nathan, said in a statement to press.

Wendt was born on Oct. 17, 1948 in Chicago where he graduated from iconic theater troupe The Second City and met his wife Bernadette Birkett. Before he landed “Cheers,” Wendt worked a bit in film, appearing in “My Bodyguard,” and had smaller TV roles in “Taxi” and CBS’ war comedy-drama “M*A*S*H.” His debut as a series regular was in 1982 when he starred in the CBS sitcom “Making the Grade.”

That same year, Wendt booked his breakout role as Norm Peterson,...

Before Rocky, before Rambo, there was Rebel. The 1971 thriller was Sylvester Stallone's first starring role, and it's been unavailable in any form for over twenty years. Now, it's been remastered in 4K and will be coming to theaters and on-demand. It will be re-released on June 6, 2025.

Seize the Time!, a film about a group of student activists who turn to violence, was directed by Robert Allen Schnitzer; he also co-wrote the script with Larry Beinhart, whose novel American Hero would later be adapted into the film Wag the Dog. It was filmed in New York City and starred a cast of unknown actors, including Stallone. It was eventually released in 1973 as No Place to Hide. When Stallone became an international sensation following the release of Rocky in 1976, Schnitzer recut the film to focus more on Stallone's character, retitling and re-releasing it as Rebel. In 1990, it was again recut, this time as a comedy,...

One of the reasons “The Pitt” is so terrific is because it plays out in real time. It’s not the first show to use the immersive storytelling approach, so if you’re craving more real-time rushes like the HBO hit delivers, these shows should fit the bill.

Start with the save-the-world spying heroics of Jack Bauer in “24,” binge Netflix’s nail-biting true crime series “Adolescence,” and maybe catch up with a few TV series like “Grey’s Anatomy” that used the ticking clock device in one memorable episode.

Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub in “24” (Credit: Fox) 24

“Events take place in real time,” Kiefer Sutherland told us in his trademark rasp at the start of every episode of this action-packed series that played out in one day over each season. (Back when TV seasons used to have 24 episodes.) He played Counter Terrorist Unit Jack Bauer for 9 seasons and the 2008 follow-up film “24: Redemption,...

Since their beginning, sitcoms have been an integral part of people's lives. Whether you're tuning in to shows on primetime or binging classics on streaming services, chances are there's a few sitcoms where you feel like you know the characters better than your own family. 

Part of what keeps audiences coming back episode after episode are the characters. For the best sitcoms of all time, the dynamic between their casts has a magic that allows anyone to turn on a random episode and not miss a single joke. And yet, even though sitcoms live and die by their characters, it's not uncommon for these characters to be rather unlikable. 

For these 15 main characters from classic sitcoms, spanning the early 1970's to the late 2010's, to say they're bad people would at times be an understatement. It's almost disappointing how often audiences will forgive their cruel behavior with each episode. However,...

Actor Patrick Adiarte, best known for his role in Season 1 of revered 1970s comedy series M*A*S*H, has died at age 82.

The Daily Mail newspaper reports that Adiarte’s niece confirmed the news that the actor had died of pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital.

Adiarte had a successful career on stage and screen, and was most familiar for his role of Ho-Jon on the first season of M*A*S*H, which he played between 1972-1973. The role had been played on the big screen by Kim Atwood.

Besides that role, which made his face recognizable to millions of fans across the world, the actor also appeared in Bonanza, The Brady Bunch, Hawaii Five-O and Kojak.

Prior to his TV breakthrough, Adiarte appeared on stage in musicals, where he impressed Gene Kelly as a talented dancer, and had a role in the film adaptations of The King and I and Flower Drum Song.

Patrick Adiarte, the Philippines-born actor and dancer best known for his roles in “The King and I,” “M*A*S*H” and “Flower Drum Song,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles from pneumonia. He was 82.

His death was confirmed on social media by friends and family members Wednesday.

Born in Manila, Adiarte was imprisoned along with his sister Irene and their mother Purita by the Japanese in 1945 during World War II. Their father was killed that same year while he was working as a captain for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Over a year later, Adiarte and his surviving family members emigrated to New York. In 1952, he joined the Broadway cast of “The King and I” and toured with the show alongside fellow cast members Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence. When the Broadway production was adapted a few years later in 1956 into a feature film by 20th Century Fox, Adiarte was cast as Prince Chulalongkorn,...

The 2025 Academy Awards will live on as an exciting night for first-time nominees. The ceremony saw a handful of veteran actors getting nominated for the first time in their careers, including Demi Moore ("The Substance"), Guy Pearce ("The Brutalist"), and Isabella Rossellini ("Conclave"), and one actor got a big, shocking boost when first-time nominee Mikey Madison won Best Actress for "Anora." But for every new Oscar nominee that comes along each year, there's still a surprising number of talented performers who have yet to be honored by the Academy with even a single nomination. 

Despite being recognized by the Golden Globes, BAFTAs (basically the British Oscars), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and other distinguished institutions, certain artists just can't seem to get on the Academy's radar. A few famous names received honorary Oscars, despite never getting nominated, while the Academy has completely iced out others with some pretty controversial Oscar snubs.

Larry Gelbart's TV adaptation of the 1970 Robert Altman movie "M*A*S*H" was, it should be remembered, one of the biggest hits of all time. The series debuted in 1972 and ran a chonky 256 episodes over the course of its 11 seasons. The show's finale episode, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen," remains the highest-watched TV event in American history, excluding live broadcasts and Super Bowls. It was such a massive event, in fact, that there has been no attempt to cash in on, re-up, reboot, or make any follow-up shows to "M*A*S*H." Why mess with perfection? The show was an eloquent mix of slapstick gallows humor and wartime melancholy. It was so popular that it lasted longer than the actual Korean War (during which it was set).

Oh, wait. That's not accurate. The show "Trapper John, M.D.," itself a spinoff of Altman's film, aired for seven seasons from 1979-1986. It...

There’s a universe in which ‘70s sitcom Three’s Company didn’t invite horny viewers to “come and knock on our door.” And even if they did, they probably wouldn’t have recognized John Ritter’s roommates if either of them answered.

Entertainment publicist Danny Deraney recently shared the opening credits from the original pilot of Three’s Company, and it’s like a bizarro-world version of the popular sitcom. Only a few elements remain the same — mainly Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as the Ropers, the meddlesome and undersexed landlords, respectively.

The rest looks familiar yet strange. The theme song has the same bouncy melody, but a cheerful “doo-doo-doo-doo-doo” replaces lyrics that promised “where the kisses are hers and hers and his, three's company too.”

There’s breakout star John Ritter, but he’s “David” instead of the familiar Jack Tripper. As for Chrissy and Janet? Both the characters and...

The VHS cassette was initially developed in 1971 by engineers working for the Jvc corporation. Unlike their old video recording technologies, the nascent VHS machines were given a series of strict mandates by lead engineers Yuma Shiraishi and Shizuo Takano, all of them intended to make the new tech as consumer-friendly as possible. The cassettes and players, for instance, had to be compatible with the televisions already owned by the bulk of families. Cassettes needed to be able to hold two hours of recorded material, and the image quality had to be almost as good as broadcast TV. The cassettes needed to be usable in all players, compatible with video cameras, and simple enough that repair wouldn't be terribly difficult. And, most importantly, they needed to be affordable.

Shiraishi and Takano began working with their team, but the project immediately stalled when Jvc experienced a financial hit, forcing them to cut...

A couple’s weekend getaway with their parents takes a supernatural turn in The Parenting, an amusing horror adventure directed by Craig Johnson (Wilson, Alex Strangelove) from a screenplay by Kent Sublette (Saturday Night Live). The film, which bows on Max on March 13, is low on genuine scares, but it does boast an appealing cast, whose comic chops elevate the flick slightly above the standard streamer slush.

Rohan (Nik Dodani, Atypical and Twisters) and Josh (Brandon Flynn, 13 Reasons Why and Manhunt), a sweet couple, are nervous to meet each other’s families. On the drive up to a beautiful countryside mansion, which they have rented for the low cost of $350 a night, the two trade tips and secrets on making the best impression. It’s mostly Rohan trying to prepare his boyfriend for his uptight and judgmental parents. But Josh, a former employee at Rei and aspiring musician, is unfazed.

When actor Fred Williamson and director Jack Arnold came together to make “Black Eye” in 1974, it wasn’t an obvious match.

Williamson was the retired pro football player who, after making his feature film debut in Robert Altman’s “M*A*S*H” in 1970, had skyrocketed to blaxploitation stardom in “Hammer” and a pair of Larry Cohen knockouts, “Black Caesar” and “Hell Up in Harlem.” Arnold was a reliable Hollywood journeyman best known for directing Universal sci-fi flicks like “It Came From Outer Space,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” and “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” before spending the 1960s knocking around from studio to studio, genre to genre, with a financially lucrative but creatively static sojourn in episodic television.

Williamson was a rising star of the New Hollywood and Arnold a more or less discarded remnant of the old, but their collaboration yielded one of the most underrated films of its era. A...

Lynne Marie Stewart, the TV actress best known for her roles on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died. She was 78.

Stewart’s death was confirmed by her friend Cassandra Peterson on Instagram.

“My heart is breaking upon hearing the news of my dear friend @lynnestewart78 Lynne Stewart’s passing,” Peterson wrote. “One of the kindest, sweetest, funniest women who ever lived. The iconic Miss Yvonne of Pee-wee’s Playhouse: She’ll always be ‘the most beautiful woman in Puppetland’.”

In July 2024 Stewart told People she visited Paul Reubens before his death in 2023 and the pair reminisced about their series.

“I got to be in the hospital with him,” she explained. “He said, I have loved deeply, and I’ve been loved in return. I said, ‘Paul, you’re loved all over the world.’ And I was so glad to be able to tell him that.”

“He was funny to the end,...

Lynne Marie Stewart, who had supporting turns in “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” has died, her friend Cassandra Peterson confirmed via Instagram Friday. She was 78.

A lifelong Los Angeles native, Stewart began her career in comedy as part of the Hollywood-based sketch group “The Groundlings,” where she met Peterson and future “Pee-wee” co-star Paul Reubens.

Her early television career included roles as several different nurses on “M*A*S*H”, a guest spot on “Night Court” and a slew of recurring roles on “Laverne & Shirley.” In 1973, she had a brief role as a driver in “American Graffiti,” and in 1987 she appeared in the Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller “The Running Man.”

Stewart was best known for her role as Miss Yvonne, “the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppetland,” first originated in the 1981 Broadway stage version of “The Pee-wee Herman Show.” She would continue in the role across film and television, playing Miss...

Lynne Marie Stewart, who was best known as Miss Yvonne on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and Charlie’s mom on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has passed away at the age of 78.

News of Lynne Marie Stewart’s death was shared by longtime friend Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira), who wrote on Instagram, “My heart is breaking upon hearing the news of my dear friend @lynnestewart78 Lynne Stewart’s passing. One of the kindest, sweetest, funniest women who ever lived. The iconic Miss Yvonne of Pee-wee’s Playhouse: She’ll always be “the most beautiful woman in Puppetland”.

Lynne Marie Stewart got her start with the famed Los Angeles-based sketch troupe The Groundlings. It was here that she fell in with both Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman, with the former casting both in his stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show. Stewart would play Miss Yvonne, The Most Beautiful Woman in Puppetland. She...

Lynne Marie Stewart, the actress known for roles in Pee-wee’s Playhouse and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has died. She was 78.

Elvira star Cassandra Peterson was one of several to pay tribute to the actress Friday on Instagram after coming up together at The Groundlings in Los Angeles and appearing in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and The Elvira Show (1993) together.

“My heart is breaking upon hearing the news of my dear friend @lynnestewart78 Lynne Stewart’s passing,” wrote Peterson on Instagram. “One of the kindest, sweetest, funniest women who ever lived. The iconic Miss Yvonne of Pee-wee’s Playhouse: She’ll always be ‘the most beautiful woman in Puppetland.'”

Born Dec. 14, 1946 in L.A., Stewart was a member of The Groundlings in the ’70s, where she met Peterson, Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman.

Stewart was most known and beloved for playing Miss Yvonne and other roles in Reubens’ Pee-wee franchise,...

Lynne Marie Stewart, who was best known for her roles on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, died Friday. She was 78.

The news was confirmed by the actress’s manager, who tells TVLine that Stewart became ill after doctors found a tumor between her liver and gallbladder.

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“My heart is breaking upon hearing the news of my dear friend Lynne Stewart’s passing,...

Peter Jason, the prolific character actor best known for his work on Deadwood and his numerous John Carpenter collaborations, died at 80 on Thursday, February 20. Jason's career spanned decades and encompassed everything from Westerns to horror films and video games.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Jason passed away in his West Hollywood home following a long battle with cancer. Jason was born on July 22, 1944, in Hollywood, CA, and began working on stage while he studied drama at Carnegie; his passion for theater continued throughout his life, with participation in over 150 plays. In the 1960s, he began making television appearances with roles in shows including The F.B.I., Cimarron Strip, and Here Come the Brides, with his film debut arriving in 1970, when he briefly appeared in Howard Hawks' western Rio Lobo as Lieutenant Forsythe.

Throughout his decades-long career, Jason amassed over 250 credits across film, television and video games. On screen, Jason often portrayed military and authority figures,...

Robert Altman was the iconoclastic filmmaker and one of the few directors to have an adjective made out of his name. Altman’s work was not limited to films — he began his career by directing episodic television shows (winning an Emmy for directing HBO’s “Tanner ’88”), as well as mounting numerous operas and other stage productions.

But Altman’s love was truly making films. To accomplish his signature overlapping dialogue, he designed innovative sound systems on which filmmakers still rely today. His sets were always a party (some would say a bacchanal), and actors clamored to work with him. Studios, however, would regularly butt heads with Altman, who would promise them a potentially commercial genre picture, then set out to subvert the familiar genre completely. The studios would largely hate it, but his fans would eat it up. Having finally achieved success in film in his 40s, he became a middle-aged wonder boy,...

The 1970s was a decade of legendary sitcoms, dominated by true powerhouse comedies like All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But in the shadows of these television titans, there are some truly hilarious sitcoms that have sadly faded from the cultural consciousness.

The decade saw television writers push the boundaries of the sitcom format. For many shows, this meant telling stories that explicitly addressed racism, sexism, and other topics that were considered sensitive in America's turbulent political landscape. Still, other writers explored the nature of the sitcom itself as prime time began to see series centered on increasingly bizarre circumstances that embraces offbeat humor.

Lucille Ball Starred in a Sitcom With Her Children Here's Lucy

Trailblazing comedienne Lucille Ball stars as Lucy Carter, a widow raising two teenagers on her own in Here's Lucy. Ball's real-life son and daughter, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz,...

Alan Alda is the multi-Emmy winner and Oscar nominee who has received the SAG Life Achievement award on in 2019. Though primarily known for television, let’s take a look back at 15 of Alda’s greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1936, Alda first came to the attention of movie audiences with his leading performance in “Paper Lion” (1968), which cast him as a sportswriter posing as a quarterback for the Detroit Lions. The role brought him a Golden Globe nomination as Best Newcomer (Male).

It was just four years later that he landed the role of his career: Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H.” Based on Robert Altman‘s iconic film, the series centered on the staff at an Army hospital during the Korean War. Alda received a staggering 25 Emmy nominations for the show, winning five trophies. He won an additional Emmy for his supporting role as a senator on “The West Wing...

In a moment near the end of our interview at the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox, Callum Turner gets sheepish about dropping a certain four-letter word. The British actor asks if he’s going to be bleeped. When I say that he won’t — IndieWire is edgy and won’t tolerate censorship! — he says he actually really wants, perhaps desperately, to be bleeped.

Perhaps it’s the kind of American talk show convention the 34-year-old Londoner wants to embrace as he continues to make a mark in the U.S. The rising star has already been in “Green Room,” “Emma,” “The Boys in the Boat,” as well as “Masters of the Air,” but late night show ubiquity still lies ahead for him. And it’s gonna happen.

The frantic desire to be bleeped certainly captures the manic energy of his new, cockeyed rom-com, “Atropia,” directed by Hailey Gates and co-starring Alia Shawkat.

Time works funny on TV. With serialized dramas like "Lost," in which entire seasons take place over the course of just a few weeks, it was a struggle for the writers to figure out how to keep their main child actor around, knowing that he could hit his growth spurt at any moment. For weekly sitcoms, it's easier because they generally take place in real time, with characters experiencing the change in seasons along with the viewers at home. That allows the kids to age naturally on screen, even if it still feels way too fast for comfort. 

Although the early seasons of "Young Sheldon" went at the easy pace of a typical sitcom, with its kid characters aging one year with each season, it switched things up in the later seasons. Suddenly the writers started stretching out the timeline, so that Sheldon stays 13 and 14 for longer than he typically would've.

Art Evans, the actor known for his roles in Die Hard 2 and A Soldier’s Story, has died. He was 82.

The actor’s rep tells Deadline he died on Saturday, Dec. 21 of diabetes, “a condition he courageously managed for many years.” No other details were immediately available.

“Art was not only an incredible actor but a devoted husband, friend, and source of light to everyone who knew him,” his wife Babe said in a statement. “His laughter, passion, and love of life will be deeply missed. While our hearts are heavy, we celebrate the legacy of joy and inspiration he leaves behind.”

His talent reps LyNea Bell and Charleen McGuire remembered him as “a remarkable talent who touched many lives with his work. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.”

Born March 27, 1942 in Los Angeles, Evans came up at Frank Silvera’s Theater of Being before landing...

Art Evans, a film and television actor known for his roles in “Die Hard 2” and “Fright Night,” died Dec. 21. He was 82.

Evans’ death was confirmed to Variety by publicist Erica Huntzinger. The cause of death was not disclosed, although the obituary noted he “passed away peacefully” while “surrounded by family.”

In a statement, Evans’ wife Babe Evans said: “We are heartbroken to share that Art has passed away. Please respect our privacy at this time. A memorial will be held for friends and family to attend at a later date. Thank you.”

Evans amassed over 120 credits in film and television over the past 50 years. Starting at Frank Silvera’s Theater of Being in Los Angeles, he took a starring role in “The Amen Corner” which eventually transferred to Broadway in 1965. One of his early credited film roles was the first victim in the John Carpenter 1983 film “Christine.”

Evans went...

The long-running classic sitcom "M*A*S*H" went through quite a few changes throughout its 11 seasons, both in front of the camera and behind it. Even series creator Larry Gelbart left after the fourth season because the show had become all-consuming in his life due to its immense popularity. In fact, there were so many cast change-ups over the years that there is only one episode (albeit a two-parter) that features every single starring cast member. And all in all, only one character, head surgeon Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda), appears in every episode. It makes sense that faces would change in a wartime situation, especially when the real-life Korean War lasted for only three years and "M*A*S*H" went on for eleven. 

Over the years, the show lost not only Gelbart but stars Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Larry Linville, and Gary Burghoff, who played Hawkeye's best friend "Trapper" John McIntyre,...

The classic sitcom series "M*A*S*H" had a pretty expansive cast of characters as it followed the servicemembers assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and the main crew had some major changes over the years. In fact, only Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) appeared in every episode. Both Wayne Rogers, who played Hawkeye's roommate and Bff Trapper John, and McLean Stevenson, who played camp commander Colonel Henry Blake, left the series after the third season in large part because they felt like they were playing second fiddle to Alda, and that meant replacing their characters in some way. Both Trapper and Col. Blake were sent home by the army, and that meant the 4077th needed two new surgeons.

Enter Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, a good-natured Californian wife guy who becomes Hawkeye's new roommate and soon his soulmate new best friend, played by Mike Farrell. It had to be...

At one point in the mid-1980s and even into the early 1990s, NBC's Cheers was the biggest and most popular show on television. For 11 seasons and 275 episodes (including three double-length episodes and a triple-length finale!), Cheers was a phenomenon on the same level as Seinfeld and Friends. Unlike those wildly popular television series, however, about halfway through Cheers' lifespan, the entire game changed.

The first few years of Cheers were defined by one central relationship: that of its co-leads, Ted Danson and Shelley Long, who played Sam and Diane, respectively. Their will-they-won't-they romantic tension kept audiences coming back for more every week, right up until Shelley Long decided to say goodbye to the one place where everyone knew her name.

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