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Dave Flebotte, the Emmy-nominated writer and producer who worked on Tulsa King, Desperate Housewives, Boardwalk Empire and The PJs, has died after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. He was 65.

Flebotte died Tuesday in a hospital in Missoula, Montana, his wife, Sandra Lindqvist, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Writing to him was everything,” she said.

Flebotte was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a youngster and was told he wouldn’t live past age 12, his wife said. He had a double lung transplant 28 years ago.

The son of a bookie, Flebotte was born in Hanson, Massachusetts. A teacher at Emerson College persuaded him to pursue a career in writing, and he began in Hollywood in the 1990s, working on TV comedies including Good Advice, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Ellen and Suddenly Susan.

From 1999-2000, he wrote a handful of episodes and produced the Eddie Murphy co-created Fox animated show The PJs, which earned him an Emmy nom.

Dave Flebotte, an Emmy-nominated TV writer who worked on dramas like Desperate Housewives and sitcoms such as The Bernie Mac Show, has died. He was 65.

Flebotte served as a co-executive producer on Housewives from 2008-2012. His former Dh colleague Sabrina Wind wrote on Facebook Tuesday that Flebotte was “so funny, so kind, such a great writer, such a beautiful friend. You brought joy into our lives, but were also there for me at some of my lowest moments. So grateful you were in my life.”

Flebotte began his TV writing career in comedy, starting on The 5 Mrs. Buchanans and Ellen, and later on Suddenly Susan, The PJs, and The Geena Davis Show. His other sitcom credits include The Bernie Mac Show, 8 Simple Rules and Will & Grace.

In 2009, he created the comedy Sherri with Sherri Shepherd.

After Housewives, Flebotte went on to write for Boardwalk Empire, Masters of Sex, and I’m Dying Up Here.

Brooke Shields has already penned multiple memoirs, and now she’s becoming a novelist — or at least playing one on TV.

Acorn TV announced on Monday that Shields will star in Allie & Andi, a new crime drama from creator/writer Robin Bernheim (Star Trek: Voyager, When Calls the Heart). The pair has previously collaborated on Netflix’s Mother of the Bride.

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Exclusive: Brooke Shields is ready to revisit the setting that made her a global star in the 1980 movie The Blue Lagoon, with SNL alum David Spade joining her for the ride. Fox is developing Almost Paradise, a multi-camera sitcom from comedy veteran Danny Zuker (Modern Family) and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Zuker, Almost Paradise is described as The Blue Lagoon meets Gilligan’s Island. Its logline reads: Just your everyday, normal married couple facing all the everyday, normal challenges of being stranded on a desert Island for decades. Think Blue Lagoon, the family sitcom.

The idea originated from a general meeting between Shields and Kaplan. The two then approached Spade, on whose NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! Shields had guest starred and Zuker had worked for two seasons as consulting producer/co-executive producer.

Shields and Spade have no deals for Almost Paradise, which has a two-script order from Fox,...

Kenny Bania, an irksome stand-up contemporary of Jerry’s on Seinfeld, was a meta joke when he was introduced in the show’s sixth season, according to Seinfeldia. The mediocre comic who generally went on right after Jerry at the comedy club was a “time-slot hit” — a success because of where he landed in the night’s schedule. Bania was a subtle slam aimed at all of the mediocre sitcoms that NBC aired between bigger hits like Friends and Seinfeld. Nestled in those cozy time slots, shows like Suddenly Susan and The Single Guy got top 10 ratings — until they moved to another night and died.

But the Bania character was a bigger hit than any of those mediocre comedies, appearing on six different episodes over the final four seasons of Seinfeld. Steve Hytner was guest-starring on a lot of TV shows at the time he got the call to read for the sitcom,...

“Happy’s Place” has brought on Justina Machado and Christopher Rich as guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively.

The role will mark a reunion between Rich and “Happy’s Place” star Reba McEntire, as the two previously starred in McEntire’s hit self-titled sitcom “Reba” across its six-season run.

Rich will play Maverick, described as “a local tattoo artist that is very good at his job … as long as he’s using his right hand. Turns out Maverick has had a stroke and likes to tease new clients about which hand he’s going to use when he starts doing their tattoos.”

Machado will appear as Maritza, the mother of Isabella (Belissa Escobedo). Maritza is said to be “a self-made woman who put herself through law school as a single mom. She started a wildly successful law practice and does not suffer fools.”

Machado and Rich will appear opposite series stars McEntire,...

Brooke Shields has an impressive resume. She’s appeared on primetime shows like Lipstick Jungle and Suddenly Susan and had a stint on When Calls the Heart. However, she shocked Hearties when she abruptly left the Hallmark Channel.

Spilling the Tea

Shields is spilling the tea in her new book, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old. Not only does she talk about aging, but she also opens up about body shaming and sexual assault and shares stories from her acting career.

She appeared in numerous Hallmark Media projects, including Wcth and Flower Shop Mysteries. Shields shared the reason behind her shocking exit from the network. She only signed a 16-movie deal with the Hallmark Channel, yet she only appeared in three of the films.

“I’d completed only three when I realized I had to renegotiate,” Shields explains in her book, per Soaps.com. “I’d been hired,...

During her Jan. 13 Q&a with She Media CEO Samantha Skey (hosted by TVLine sister site Flow Space), Brooke Shields spoke warmly of recently acting alongside three-time Emmy winner/eight-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close and two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts.

TVLine now hears that Shields worked with Close and Watts as a guest star on All’s Fair, the “glossy” legal drama that the prolific Ryan Murphy has in the works at Hulu. (Neither Hulu nor 20th Television would confirm Shields’ casting.)

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Robert Machray, whose prolific, decades-long career as a character actor included appearances on Three’s Company, Roseanne, Suddenly Susan, The Drew Carey Show and, in a four-episode recurring role as Fire Marshal Dobbins on Cheers, died Sunday, January 12, at his home in North Hollywood. He was 79.

His death was announced on Facebook by husband Luigi Camperchioli, who said Machray suffered from dementia.

In addition to his TV career, Machray frequently appeared on stage, including in the 1999 Broadway production of Amadeus, playing the role of Salieri’s Cook opposite Michael Sheen and David Suchet. Numerous regional and Off Broadway stage credits include roles in Waiting for Godot (at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum), The Boys Next Door, Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow and Threepenny Opera.

Born May 4, 1945, in San Diego, Machray made his TV debut in the 1977 NBC TV-movie Panic in Echo Park starring Dorian Harewood. That same year...

Robert Machray, who starred as Orson Welles on the stage and played Fire Marshal Dobbins on Cheers in an acting career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 79.

Machray died Sunday at his home in North Hollywood after enduring two strokes and a brief battle with dementia, his husband, Luigi Camperchioli, told The Hollywood Reporter.

He also showed up on episodes of Operation Petticoat, Three’s Company, Life Goes On, Roseanne, Sister, Sister, Suddenly Susan, Profiler, The Drew Carey Show, Girlfriends, Criminal Minds and Parks and Recreation, which in 2011 marked his final onscreen credit.

Machray portrayed Dobbins, often the victim of pranks at the bar, on four episodes of NBC’s Cheers during seasons eight, nine and 11 from 1990-93.

He appeared in the 1999-2000 Broadway revival of Amadeus that starred Michael Sheen and David Suchet and received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle prize in 2002 for his turn as Welles...

Save for a 1992 guest spot on the Og Quantum Leap and voicing herself in a 1993 episode of The Simpsons, Brooke Shields — best known at the time for the ’80s films The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love, plus Calvin Klein ads — had yet to break out on television through the mid-1990s.

And then she winningly stalked Joey Tribbiani (more accurately, Dr. Drake Ramoray) in Friends‘ January 1996 post-Super Bowl episode.

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The life of a child actor can be a Faustian bargain. On the one hand, these kids get to play make-believe for hours at a time, and if their parents don't mess things up, make enough money in the process to secure their futures. On the other, without the maturity to handle the spotlight and all its temptations appropriately, things can go very wrong, especially if their childhood cuteness doesn't translate into adult charisma as they age out of the parts that made them successful.

Sometimes fans just won't let child stars grow up. Sometimes, it's just baggage that needs to be overcome, like when Brie Larson's child actor experience made her hesitant to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They might realize that they never should have played the roles they did, especially if they're R-rated. Not every child actor wants to keep acting either. For those who decide...

Let’s face it. The world can be a dark place. That’s why Sherri Shepherd has made it a point to bring the light by bringing the fun every weekday on her syndicated daytime talk show. The actress and comedian has carved out a place within the market as a result. Now in Season 3, Sherri continues to build its viewership with more high-profile guests stopping by to spend some quality time with the welcoming host. For Shepherd, sharing her relatable takes and life anecdotes has also resonated. The chance to enter the homes through the television screen is not lost on the 57-year-old. An entertainer who was on the grind for decades working on shows such as Suddenly Susan. The Jamie Foxx Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, 30 Rock, and so many spots. Her gift of the gab led to a life-changing opportunity to sit at The View table alongside...

In recent years there’s been a great deal of ink spilled on the topic of declining attention spans among America’s youth.

It’s tough to quantify or verify such a phenomenon, but if this trend is as real as its loudest alarmists say it is, then there are many possible causes:

Most folks with even a shred of self-awareness would concede that the constant siren song of social media and other smartphone-related diversions has at least somewhat diminished their ability to focus on a single task for an extended period of time.

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And while these temptations have (allegedly) had a negative impact on productivity in schools and offices, they’ve also impacted the entertainment industry in ways both subtle and obvious.

Yes, we’ve spoken before about the decline of family hour in front of the TV and the ways in...

Nestor Carbonell (“Shōgun”) won his first ever Emmy Award for Best Drama Guest Actor at Sunday night’s Creative Arts ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. The journeyman performer from “Lost,” “The Morning Show,” “Suddenly Susan” and “Bates Motel” had never been nominated at the Emmys before. He was also a Gold Derby TV Awards winner in the same category a few weeks ago.

He defeated Paul Dano (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”), Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Jonathan Pryce (“Slow Horses”) and John Turturro (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”). According to Gold Derby odds, he was the favorite at 82/25 odds to prevail in this guest star category.

When chatting with Gold Derby’s Tony Ruiz earlier this summer, he declared, “Excess was not a part of his vocabulary” about his role as Vasco Rodrigues in the FX period drama. His character is a unique creation: bombastic, wily...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for That '90s Show part 2!

That '90s Show's Bob references Blue Lagoon, creating a paradox with Brooke Shields' character in That '70s Show. Brooke Shields appeared in That '70s Show as Jackie's mom, making her Jay's grandmother in That '90s Show's universe. The paradox may make a Pam Burkhart cameo less likely, but a new romance for Bob is still expected.

Netflix's That 90s Show makes a reference to a movie that stars a recurring actor from That 70s Show, creating a paradox with her missing character. Considering That 70s Show was a pop culture staple in the late-90s and early 00s, it was bound to be the case that references to certain actors, movies, and pop culture events of that era would create paradoxes in That 90s Show. However, That 90s Show season 2s reference that breaks the foundation of...

Having trouble predicting who will win Best Drama Guest Actor at the upcoming Emmy Awards? Let’s consult Gold Derby’s 2024 Emmy Experts! These savvy pundits from major media outlets have chimed in with their predictions, and the majority of them believe the trophy will go to Nestor Carbonell (“Shōgun”). The other potential nominees, per the Experts’ current racetrack odds, are Michael Emerson (“Fallout”), John Turturro (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”), Kyle MacLachlan (“Fallout”) and Paul Dano (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”).

As of this writing, a leading eight out of our 13 Emmy Experts predict a victory for Carbonell: Ben Travers (Indiewire), Clayton Davis (Variety), Dave Nemetz (TV Line), Eric Deggans (NPR), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Shawn Edwards (Wdaf-tv Fox) and Susan King (Gold Derby). On “Shōgun,” he takes on the role of Vasco Rodrigues, a Spanish sailor who enjoys a “frenemy” relationship with Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis). This...

Terrence Beasor, a veteran character and voice-over actor best known for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Gods Must Be Crazy and recurring roles on The Middle and Raising Hope, has died. He was 89.

A rep said Beasor died May 28 at his home in Santa Monica with his wife of 55-plus years, actress Muriel Minot, by his side.

Beasor appeared on dozens of TV shows during his 40-year career, including The Incredible Hulk, The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues, Cheers, L.A. Law, Dynasty, Hunter, Knot’s Landing, Simon & Simon, Police Squad!, Chicago Hope, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Scandal, Angie Tribeca, The Grinder, Hot In Cleveland, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, The District, Suddenly Susan, Days of Our Lives and Murder, She Wrote.

He also did voice work on several Star Trek series and video games and offscreen announcing on movies and TV shows including Jaws: The Revenge,...

Donald Trump, an actor and Bible salesman, has been found unanimously guilty of 34 felony charges, facing a max sentence of 136 years, though will likely become President in November regardless. Sentencing is set for July 11. The Nft salesman denied the charges and angrily yelled that the trial was rigged. He will be fundraising through spam emails later tonight. The future of Trump's acting career and upcoming projects remains murky ahead of his sentencing and the upcoming Republican National Convention.

A major recurring theme of the Home Alone franchise (aside from always doing a head count) is that crime doesn't pay. One of the most famous stars of the excellent second installment in the series, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has just learned this the hard way. That's right, screaming thespian and one-time steak salesman Donald J.(ail) Trump has been found guilty of 34 felony charges by a jury of his peers today,...

Shields' roles in sitcoms like Jane the Virgin showcased her strength as a comedic actress with great on-screen chemistry. Despite mixed reviews, Shields' performance in The Blue Lagoon launched her into superstardom with emotional resonance. Shields' versatility as an actress was evident in Law & Order: Svu, where she portrayed Sheila Porter with depth and intensity.

Warning: This article contains mentions of violence and abuse.

Brooke Shields received several Razzie Award nominations over the years, but despite this, she had a solid and varied career in both TV shows and movies. The actress famously stepped into the spotlight for the first time at less than a year old as a child model and made her first on-screen appearance as a performer in After the Fall, the 1974 TV show adaptation of the play of the same name by Arthur Miller. From there, Shields quickly established herself as a big name in Hollywood throughout her childhood,...

Negative reviews led to a dismal 22% Rotten Tomatoes score for Mother of the Bride. This score is disappointing compared to her well-reviewed 2021 Netflix movie A Castle for Christmas. A Castle for Christmas earned a 75% score largely due to the chemistry between Shields and her co-star Cary Elwes.

Mother of the Bride has been a critical disappointment compared to Brooke Shields' rom-com success from three years ago. The new Netflix original movie, which also stars Miranda Cosgrove, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris, and Benjamin Bratt, was written by Robin Bernheim, who has previously collaborated with Netflix on the Princess Switch trilogy and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. It was directed by Mark Waters, whose most prominent credits include the 2000s teen classics Mean Girls and Freaky Friday.

The Mother of the Bride star has been in the industry for decades, having kicked off her career as a model...

Mother of the Bride boasts a star-studded cast including Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, and Benjamin Bratt. The film follows a high-concept premise with surprises, comical misunderstandings, and the potential for rekindled love. Director Mark Waters assembles a talented team to bring veteran screenwriter Robin Bernheim's script to life on screen.

The cast of the Netflix romantic comedy Mother of the Bride includes such beloved actors as Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, and Benjamin Bratt. Mother of the Bride revolves around a woman who returns from a year abroad and surprises her mom with the news that shes getting married. They promptly jet off to a resort in Thailand for the wedding, and when the mother of the bride meets the father of the groom, shes even more surprised to find that hes her ex-boyfriend. Its a classic high-concept premise that promises awkward situations, comical misunderstandings, and the possibility of rekindled love.

Miranda Cosgrove as Emma and Brooke Shields as Lana in ‘Mother of the Bride’ (Photo Cr. Sasidis Sasisakulporn/Netflix © 2024)

Netflix has shared the first photo from the romantic comedy Mother of the Bride, directed by Mark Waters (the original Mean Girls). The first photo features Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly)- the Bride – and Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) – the Mother.

The first photo arrived along with the announcement of a May 9, 2024 release date on Netflix.

The cast also includes Benjamin Bratt (Poker Face), Rachael Harris (Lucifer), Sean Teale (Skins), Chad Michael Murray (Sullivan’s Crossing), Michael McDonald (MADtv), Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life), Tasneem Roc (The Bureau of Magical Things), and Dalip Sondhi (Frayed).

“Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month!” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart...

Brooke Shields‘ two-part documentary Pretty Baby is airing on ABC as a three-hour special and we have all the most shocking and surprising confessions she made in the project.

The Blue Lagoon and Suddenly Susan actress, who is now 58, has opened up about everything from losing her virginity to the star who gave her the best kiss of her life, as well as the celeb who removed her from a holiday gift mailing list.

Brooke has also discussed being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood executive 30 years ago.

Browse through the slideshow for the biggest confessions from the doc…...

Tom Smothers, who with his brother Dick performed as the Smothers Brothers comedy team, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, following a recent battle with cancer. He was 86.

Dick Smothers said in a statement that Tom was at home with his family at the time of his death.

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“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner,...

Friends was and is a blessing to so many people around the world. And so was Matthew Perry.

The alchemy of brilliant writing, a stellar cast, voice-of-a-generation twentysomethings, and hilarity and emotionality in abundance, made it a wonderful series in 1994 — and unbeknown to all of us, were the ingredients to continue to impact generations almost 30 years after that. As the head of comedy development at Warner Bros. Television at that time, it’s definitely a shining star in my career.

Casting the six Friends, along with creators Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright, was challenging. They all had to be “stars.” The chemistry had to be believable. You just had to love them. And no one was more elusive than Chandler.

We had happily cast David Schwimmer (Ross), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Courteney Cox (Monica) and Matt LeBlanc (Joey), and we had two roles to go just days before we started production on the pilot.

Tony Bennett's first record, "Because of You" was released in 1952 and it instantly codified the entertainer as one of the music world's great crooners. In 1962, his 15th record, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was certified platinum by the RIAA, but that was after he had already established himself with Count Basie and his Orchestra and as a great fan of songwriter Harold Arlen. All told, he released 61 records in his decades-long career, not including his eight albums of collaborations and duets. He sang with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Mariah Carey, Bono, Sting, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, and many others. Most recently, he released two collaborations with Lady Gaga in 2018 and 2021. Bennett passed away on July 21, 2023 at the age of 96. He will be deeply missed.

Naturally, a talent of Bennett's stature couldn't be ignored by Hollywood, and he would appear...

Legendary performer Tony Bennett, a 20-time Grammy Award winner who sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, died Friday at the age of 96.

His publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed his death to the New York Times.

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Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. His family first went public with his diagnosis in February 2021. He retired from touring shortly thereafter, and his final performance...

Despite her iconic career basking underneath the spotlight as a supermodel, Brooke Shields revealed why she “fought” against her daughter Grier’s dreams to become a model.

In a “Live with Kelly and Mark” interview on Thursday, the 58-year-old cover girl – who began modelling as a child – shared that she didn’t want her 17-year-old daughter to follow her lead.

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Although Grier has begun making a mark in the modelling industry, the “Blue Lagoon” star voiced her opposition to the current state of the modelling world.

“The rules have changed since I was [a model],” she began.

Shields, unwavering in her stance, revealed that while Grier has been engaging in “little things here and there” within the modelling realm, she remains steadfast in her decision to discourage her daughter from...

Friends guest star Brooke Shields recalls her boyfriend's furious reaction to her role on the show. Shields began her career early on as a child model and actor before going on to more success in both sectors as an adult. In the 1980s, Shields starred in several dramas, including 1980's Blue Lagoon and 1981's Endless Love before reaching more mainstream success as the lead in the '90s sitcom Suddenly Susan.

While speaking recently with The New Yorker, Shields was asked about her guest role in Friends season 2 in 1995 and how her boyfriend at the time, tennis legend Andre Agassi, exhibited "petulant behavior" after watching her do a scene with Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey Tribbiani on the show. Agassi, whom Shields married in 1997 and divorced in 1999, was in the audience watching as Shields licked LeBlanc's fingers. Read Shields' full quote below:

It was petulant behavior. Well, I guess you’re right.

Brooke Shields is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Pretty Baby (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Suddenly Susan (1996).

Brooke Shields Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Brooke Shields was born on May 31, 1965 (Book Shields: Age 57), in Manhattan, New York to Teri and Frank Shields. Shields started working as a child model for Ivory Soap when she was 11 months old.

Shields graduated from Dwight-Englewood High School in 1983 and from Princeton University in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in French literature.

Brooke Shields Biography: Career

When Shields was 12 years old she was launched into fame from her controversial role as a child prostitute in the film Pretty Baby. In the film Pretty Baby, Shields plays Violet, the daughter of the prostitute Hattie. The controversy around the film comes from the fully nude scenes of Violet being photographed.

Two years later, Shields appeared as the youngest...

Carole Ann Ford has stated a desire to return to Doctor Who as the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan making it harder to avoid her return. Since as far back as David Tennant's final story "The End of Time", Doctor Who fans have speculated that Susan is primed to make a surprise comeback. Many fans believed that The Woman (Claire Bloom), who appeared to Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins) in the church at the start of "The End of Time" would be revealed as a regenerated Susan by the end of the episode. Russell T Davies later stated in his book The Writer's Tale that this was never the intention, and that The Woman was the Doctor's mother.

When Peter Capaldi was the Doctor, he spoke of his desire to revisit Susan in Doctor Who, leading to speculation that Carole Ann Ford would join David Bradley's First Doctor in the 2017 Christmas...

Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove and Benjamin Bratt will star in “Mother of the Bride,” a new romantic comedy from Netflix. Mark Waters, who previously helmed “Mean Girls” and “He’s All That,” directs from a script by Robin Bernheim, the writer of “The Princess Switch” franchise.

According to the official logline, “Mother of the Bride” is a generational comedy of errors. It reads: “When Lana’s daughter Emma returns from a year abroad in London, she drops a bombshell on her mother: she’s getting married. On an island. Next month! Things only get worse when Lana discovers that the mystery man who stole her daughter’s heart just so happens to be the son of the man who broke hers years ago.”

Shields is best known for her starring roles in “Pretty Baby” and “The Blue Lagoon,” as well as her long-running sitcom “Suddenly Susan.” She has been making headlines...

Carole Ann Ford opens up about her time as part of the Doctor Who cast, explaining why she is envious of the modern companions compared to her own experience during the classic era. Ford portrayed Susan Foreman, granddaughter and the first companion of William Hartnell's First Doctor, and debuted in the sci-fi series' pilot, "An Unearthly Child." Alongside Hartnell, as well as William Russell and Jacqueline Hill, who portrayed teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, Ford's character faced the Daleks, prehistoric cavemen, and French revolutionaries, and was shrunk to the size of an insect during their adventures in the Tardis.

With growing hopes to see Susan return to Doctor Who in the show's revived era, Ford opened up about her time as part of the classic cast in seasons 1 and 2 to RadioTimes. Admitting that she felt that Susan's writing left much to be desired, the star explained that she...

“Pretty Baby,” a two-part documentary about the intense highs and lows of American icon Brooke Shields, brought the house down with its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.

The doc explores the appalling sexualization of Shields beginning at age 9, the top-tier modeling and acting career that followed, and the urgent conversations she inspires around what society expects of women.

Directed by Lana Wilson (Taylor Swift’s “Miss Americana”), “Pretty Baby” confronts milestones in Shields’ life that, in a post #MeToo world, shocked the audience at Park City’s Eccles Theater. Pre-pubescent nude photoshoots, male talk show hosts asking if 12-year-old Shields enjoys being a sex symbol, the horrors of an alcoholic mom and manager and Shields’ notable public battles with the likes of Tom Cruise are all on the table.

“I’ve always made it an important part of my journey to be as honest as I could.

To say that Brooke Shields was objectified during her early years would be the understatement of the century. It is hard to fathom how any of it happened, or how anyone thought it was Ok, through a contemporary lens — nude modeling at ten years old, branded “the world’s youngest sex symbol” at 12, appearing naked in a major Hollywood motion picture at 15. That she was able to gain any semblance of normalcy, let alone graduate Princeton and become a powerful voice for mothers everywhere, is extraordinary.

“You know, my professional...

Our past returns to haunt us, again and again, through documentary and documentary, until every woman mistreated by time is resurrected to have her say. It happened with Britney Spears, with Janet Jackson, with Billie Holiday and others. At the helm of this latest retrospective is Brooke Shields, in Lana Wilson’s new documentary, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.”

Premiering at Sundance and coming to Hulu later this year, the latest film from the director of “Miss Americana” places Shields’s multi-hyphenate career — model and actress, yes, but writer and advocate too — on display for nearly two and a half hours, eager to prove she is much more than a tabloid talking point.

Wilson’s film is named for Louis Malle’s “Pretty Baby,” in which Shields starred as a 12-year-old prostitute in this historical drama written by Polly Platt. Malle’s film was the urtext through which Shields was often...

Brooke Shields agreed to participate in a doc about her life and career not because of what it would say about her, but for what it could say through her — namely, a discussion about the sexualization of young girls.

By now, the celebrity bio-doc is well-trod territory, but Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, which premieres Jan. 20 at the Sundance Film Festival, aspires to be more than a career retrospective. “I’m not interested in famous-person problems. What I am interested in is how fame can amplify and supercharge relatable problems,” says director Lana Wilson, who most recently directed the Taylor Swift Netflix doc Miss Americana. “[Brooke’s] life has been extreme and utterly unique, but her experience of being a woman in America is horrifyingly relatable.”

The doc, which sometime after its Sundance debut will be released in two parts on Hulu, draws its name from Louis Malle’s 1978 drama that, while critically acclaimed,...

Nothing is a paradox because there cannot be nothing unless there's something. "Seinfeld" is a show about nothing. It's also a show about something -- something acerbic, something genuine, something original, and something timeless.

It doesn't matter if you watched "Seinfeld" on NBC during the '90s, via reruns on TBS in the '00s, on DVD or Blu-ray in the early '10s, or are streaming it for the first time today. No matter how you experience it, "Seinfeld" is gold. If, like me, you watched "Seinfeld" during all of those cycles, you know it's like Golden Boy: sure to come out crisp and vivid on every watch.

Like most shows, it took time for "Seinfeld" to find itself, and its tone evolved over time as it tried to stay ahead of the comedic curve set by contemporaries like "Fraiser," "Mad About You," and "Cheers." It's not easy...

Chace Crawford was spotted on the streets of Toronto looking extra buff last week in costume as The Deep, his character on the dark comedy superhero series The Boys.

Crawford has done a stellar job as one of the antagonists of the series, a self-obsessed “Supe,” as they’re known on the show, with aquatic abilities.

Crawford as also filming alongside new cast members for the series Susan Heyward and Valorie Curry, who are playing new superheroes Sister Sage and Firecracker respectively. Anthony Starr who plays one of the most prominent Supes, Homelander, also appeared with his co-stars on set.

The scene appeared to be some sort of public event for the show’s Superhero collective known as The Seven, which we begin the series thinking is just a typically good group of heroes. We soon learn in the first episodes of the show, however, that this group has a...

Brooke Shields is shedding some tears as her daughter leaves home and heads to college.

The “Suddenly Susan” star took to Instagram to share tearful video as she discusses her emotional response to daughter Rowan, 19, leaving home to attend Wake Forest University.

“So I just waved my daughter goodbye again and I thought it would be easier the second time,” she says, breaking down into tears.

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“She’s already been away and been with me all summer, but… I’m not making the drive with her, she’s driving with her dad… It was just too painful, I don’t think I could go through the driving away from campus again,” Shields added.

She reiterated her feelings in a caption she added to the video, writing, “Ugh, it’s so hard.

Soap opera star Robyn Griggs, best known for her roles in “One Life to Live” and “Another World”, has died at 49 years old, according to a post on the actress’ Facebook page.

“With a heavy heart, I am saddened to announce Robyn’s passing,” the post began. “However, she is no longer suffering and would want us to remember that and the good memories.”

Going on to pay tribute to Griggs’ passion, the post continued, “I will never forget how open she was to telling her story, and accepting of me helping her tell it. She wanted to help people and spread the word of her story to do it. I was honored to do so.”

The soap star had previously been open about her diagnosis with cervical cancer in 2020, last month she shared that she had four new tumors. On August 11, Griggs’ father announced via Facebook that she was entering hospice care.

If you’d do it for Eurovision, then my god man, do it for Ramsay Street. On Friday the 29th of July (Thursday the 28th in Australia), open your home and your heart and pour one out for the Erinsborough crew. Because these people deserve a send-off. For 37 years, they’ve been trapped in a washing machine cycle set to stress (intense soil). Kidnappings, drownings, deadly rivalries, adultery, murder, Karl Kennedy… They’ve each had to stand in line and take their turn burning down the Lassiters Complex, getting amnesia and marrying Paul Robinson, and why?

For us, that’s why, to beam some bright Australian sunshine into our grey, grey lives. Throwing them a farewell party is the least we can do in return. But how to go about it? What snacks to prepare, or decorations to rustle up? What’s the playlist and the dress code? Don’t...

The HBO Max comedy “Minx” is about more than just the creation of a feminist porn magazine in 1970s California. It’s also about oppositional ideologies. Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), the earnest Minx magazine editor, feels it’s her job to make the world a better place. Meanwhile, Doug (Jake Johnson), the periodical’s cynical publisher, knows better than to even ask so much of society.

“I think that it’s this kind of age-old conflict between the people who become artists to kind of spread their message and the people who are financing them,” creator Ellen Rapoport says about her show in an exclusive video interview . “It happens in all of our lives – we’re always beholden to the person who makes money and your art will no longer exist if it isn’t reaching a broad number of people. So it just felt like this very timely thing to talk about.

Robert Morse, the impish actor and singer who found early fame and success as the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and enjoyed a late-career second act as an eccentric elder statesman of advertising in AMC’s Mad Men, died yesterday. He was 90.

His death was confirmed by son Charlie to Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate Wednesday night, and was announced on Twitter this morning by Larry Karaszewski, a writer, producer and VP on the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

“My good pal Bobby Morse has passed away at age 90,” Karaszewski wrote. “A huge talent and a beautiful spirit. Sending love to his son Charlie & daughter Allyn. Had so much fun hanging with Bobby over the years – filming People v Oj & hosting so many screenings.”

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Two-time Tony Award winner Robert Morse, best known to TV audiences for his role as Bertram Cooper on AMC’s Mad Men, has died at the age of 90, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

A cause of death has not been disclosed.

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“My good pal Bobby Morse has passed away at age 90. A huge talent and a beautiful spirit,” The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story co-creator Larry Karaszewski wrote on Twitter.

Ralph Ahn, who played the fan-favorite “New Girl” character Tran, died on Feb. 26, the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles reported. He was 95.

Ahn appeared in seven episodes of the sitcom alongside Jake Johnson, who played Nick Miller. A man of very few words, Tran serves as a friend and grandfather figure. Through facial expressions and body language, he helps Nick sort out his problems. His only two speaking lines in the show are “You are a huge baby” and “Drive.”

Johnson took to Instagram to honor Ahn, writing, “Rip. So much fun to work with. He gave so much with literally no lines. I loved when he was on set. I was always expecting to somehow work with him again. Condolences to his family/friends.”

“New Girl” star Zooey Deschanel also mourned the loss, commenting, “Noooooo” with a crying emoji.

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Hollywood dignitaries, from Ryan Reynolds to Seth Meyers, took to social media on Friday to pay tribute to the late Betty White. White, the 99-year-old “Golden Girls” star, TV trailblazer and cultural icon whose legendary career spanned eight decades, died Thursday night at her home in Brentwood.

White died just shy of what would have been a milestone 100th birthday on Jan. 17.

Ryan Reynolds, who starred alongside White in “The Proposal” wrote on Twitter, “The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.”

The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret. pic.twitter.com/uevwerjobS

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 31, 2021

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Betty White, the beloved TV star of hits including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls,” died December 31 at age 99, just weeks away from her centennial. Now, her famous friends and fans are sharing tributes to her online.

“Rip Betty White, the only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party. A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end,” Seth Meyers posted on Twitter.

And Ryan Reynolds, with whom White had a long-standing, joking flirtation with online and in the press, wrote, “The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.”

White was the last remaining star of “The Golden Girls,” the NBC hit that ran from 1985 to 1992 and co-starred Bea Arthur,...

Brooke Shields is trying her hand at a holiday-themed rom-com on Netflix, and we could not be more excited.

The TV veteran will co-star on A Castle for Christmas on the streamer, opposite Cary Elwes, and if the first trailer is any indication, the movie will be a lot of fun.

The Netflix original movie follows an American author, Sophie (Shields), who makes her way to Scotland, and immediately falls in love with a castle.

Unfortunately, the owner, a Scottish Duke named Myles (Elwes), does not want to sell to a foreigner. The duo butt heads as they try to come to some sort of resolution, but they "just may find more than they bargained for."

The movie was filmed on-location in Scotland, and you can see the awe-inspiring visuals peppered throughout the trailer.

Netflix knows how to do holiday movies, but something tells me A Castle for Chrismas will...