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Jim Carrey signed for ‘The Jetsons’ film
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (292+ words) We’re only about 36 years away from the “future” as imagined by George Jetson, and we still don’t have the flying cars. But that isn’t stopping George, Jane, Judy and Elroy from zooming onto the big screen. Warner Bros. told its…...
James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (965+ words) LOS ANGELES — James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi," “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was 85. His family confirmed his death…...
Barry Blaustein, comedy writer for ‘SNL’ and ‘Coming to America,’ dies at 71
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (377+ words) Comedy writer Barry W. Blaustein, who collaborated with Eddie Murphy on “Saturday Night Live” and the “Coming to America” films, died on Tuesday. He was 71. Blaustein, who also wrote and directed “Beyond the Mat,” the acclaimed 1999 documentary about professional wrestling, was…...
John Mulrooney, comedian, late-night TV host, dies at 67
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (359+ words) John Mulrooney, a standup comedian and late-night host who later became a police officer in upstate New York, died on Dec. 29. He was 67. Mulrooney died suddenly at his home in Coxsackie, New York, the Albany Times-Union reported. No cause of…...
Alex Duong, comedian, ‘Blue Bloods’ actor, dies at 42
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (333+ words) Alex Duong, a Vietnamese comedian who also appeared in three episodes of the television drama “Blue Bloods,” died on Saturday, his wife confirmed. He was 42. Duong, whose comedy and acting career was beginning to take off, died of septic shock…...
25 actors who quit or were fired from hit film franchises early on
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1382+ words) So many actors have slipped on Batman's cowl over the years that it no longer feels notable that Michael Keaton left the film series after appearing in Tim Burton's "Batman" in 1989 and "Batman Returns" in 1992. Val Kilmer ended up taking…...
Prunella Scales, ‘Fawlty Towers’ star, dead at 93
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) Actress Prunella Scales, who played the domineering hotel manager Sybil Fawlty - the wife of John Cleese’s Basil on the British comedy series “Fawlty Towers” -- died on Oct. 27. She was 93. The actress died “peacefully at home in London yesterday”, her sons,…...
‘Spaceballs 2′ brings Rick Moranis back to space spoof
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (219+ words) They’ve already gone to plaid. Production has begun on “Spaceballs 2″ 38 years after the original Mel Brooks space spoof was released. The cast, including Dark Helmet himself, Rick Moranis, gathered for a table read. The rest of the surviving members of…...