People: Actor Cumberbatch, wife welcome baby boy
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter have become parents of a baby boy.
A spokesman said Saturday evening the couple are “delighted to announce the arrival of their beautiful son.”
The baby was born the day after the 38-year old actor was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the performing arts and charity.
Cumberbatch was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of computer genius Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game.” He is also known for his work on the “Sherlock” TV series. He and Hunter married earlier this year. She is an actress and director.
‘Well gah-ahly,’ what a big day
A celebration of actor Jim Nabors’ 85th birthday and 40th anniversary brought nearly 300 people to his Honolulu lawn.
Messages rolled in from across the country for the man who portrayed Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. Friday marked not only his birthday but the start of his 40th year with his now-husband, Stan Cadwallader.
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan Jr., commanding general of the United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, delivered congratulations from President Barack Obama.
Meanwhile, Gov. David Ige said he represented the people of Hawaii when he designated June 12 “Jim Nabors Day.”
Nabors, who also starred in the spinoff sitcom, “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” is known as an ardent supporter of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Swedish prince marries starlet, model
The only son of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia on Saturday married his fiancee in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm.
Prince Carl Philip and the former reality starlet and model Sofia Hellqvist tied the knot Saturday at the Royal Palace chapel. The couple got engaged in June 2014.
Carl Philip, 36, is third in line to the throne behind his elder sister, Crown Princess Victoria, and her 3-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle, who was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding.
The birthday bunch
Rock singer Steve Walsh is 64. Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 61. Actress Julie Hagerty is 60. Actress Eileen Davidson is 56. Actress Helen Hunt is 52. Actress Courteney Cox is 51. Contemporary Christian musician Rob Mitchell is 49. Actor-rapper Ice Cube is 46. Actress Leah Remini is 45. Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 42. Actor Denzel Whitaker is 25.