Author: Lynn Elber
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Peele, ‘Get Out’ make Oscar history with screenplay win
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES— Jordan Peele had to dig deep to get the horror-satire “Get Out” to the screen, and his reward was the first original screenplay Oscar for an African-American. “This means so much to me,”…
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John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on ‘Frasier,’ has died
LOS ANGELES — John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77. The actor died Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalization, Paul Martino, his manager for more than 30 years, said Monday. The cause of death was not immediately provided.…
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Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94
LOS ANGELES — Rose Marie chafed at being a supporting player in the shadow of Mary Tyler Moore’s fetching suburban housewife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” But it was as feisty comedy writer Sally Rogers that Marie stretched the narrow confines of how women were portrayed on TV in the mid-20th century. Sally was…
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NBC source: No payout for Lauer on rest of his contract
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LOS ANGELES — NBC is standing firm against giving fired “Today” host Matt Lauer a payout on the multimillion-dollar salary he’s leaving behind, according to a person at the network. Lauer, said to have earned around $25 million a year, reportedly is negotiating to receive the remainder of his salary for the current contract that…
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Della Reese, of TV’s “Touched by an Angel,” has died at 86
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LOS ANGELES — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,” has died at age 86. Reese’s co-star on the series, Roma Downey, said in a statement that the actress died peacefully Sunday evening…
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‘House of Cards’ filming suspended amid Spacey accusations
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LOS ANGELES — Filming of season 6 on the political thriller “House of Cards” has been suspended following accusations that Kevin Spacey made sexual advances on a teen boy some three decades ago. Netflix and the show’s producer Media Rights Capital had already decided to end the series at the end of the current season…
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Standout ‘Jeopardy!’ player’s streak ends with narrow loss
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LOS ANGELES — The goofy and entertaining reign of “Jeopardy!” champ Austin Rogers is over. The New York City bartender narrowly lost on Thursday’s show after a 12-game winning streak that netted him a total $411,000, putting him in fifth place for all-time regular season winnings. He’s satisfied with the run, Rogers said in an…
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‘Veep’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ win top Emmy Award prizes
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LOS ANGELES — The dystopian vision of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the deeply cynical Washington comedy “Veep” and the ever-topical “Saturday Night Live” won top series honors Sunday in an Emmy Awards ceremony that took almost nonstop aim at President Donald Trump in awards and speeches. “Go home, get to work, we have a lot of…
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Tracy Morgan relishes post-crash chance to be ‘better man’
Tracy Morgan has a ready answer when asked about getting a second chance after his near-fatal crash three years ago. “Thank God. That’s all I’ve gotta say,” Morgan told a TV critics’ meeting, where he was promoting his new TBS comedy “The Last O.G.” In 2014, the former “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live” star…
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‘SNL,’ ‘Westworld’ lead Emmy Award nominations with 22 nods
LOS ANGELES — “Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin’s florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy’s manic, gender-busting take on press secretary Sean Spicer. The long-running NBC variety show tied with HBO’s sci-fi drama “Westworld,” which also earned 22…