Tom Kane, a prolific voice actor whose signature roles included Master Yoda in a number of animated “Star Wars” shows as well as Professor Utonium on “The Powerpuff Girls,” has died. He was 64. Kane died Monday from complications of a stroke he suffered in 2020, his representative Zachery McGinnis confirmed to The Times. The voice actor’s death was announced on social media by his talent ...
We might not see Pedro Pascal’s face much in his performance as the always-helmeted Din Djarin — better known as the Mandalorian — in the latest “Star Wars” movie installment “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” But his voice and presence while playing the character are undeniable. In the 12 years since his breakout role on “Game of Thrones,” Pascal has become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but he ...
Anderson Cooper has signed off from “60 Minutes” for the last time. After two decades as a correspondent on the CBS’ news magazine, he officially ended his run Sunday night. Cooper, who also hosts a news program on CNN, announced in February his plans to leave CBS, months after an internal shake-up that followed the arrival of editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. “Things can always evolve and change, ...
You might have caught that Netflix reality show, “King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch.” This high-stakes television series dives deep inside the workings of a premier New Jersey auction house founded and operated by CEO Ken Goldin. Known as the Godfather of his hobby, Goldin radiates a magnetic chuckle and admits to savoring the thrill of a collectibles chase. He has sold more than $1.3 billion in memorabilia from some of the biggest names in sports. That list includes Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Jackie Robinson.
LOS ANGELES – If gas prices have you second-guessing a road trip this summer, this season’s crop of television series can transport you to distant lands, real and imagined, for a much lower price. Visit the American frontier, 1930s New York and the mountains of Europe. And get a glimpse of dragons, superheroes, airbenders and pro athletes while you’re at it. Either way, you’ll have an escape this summer, and that’s something we could all use these days.
The Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week, with jury president Park Chan-wook presiding over arguably the most prestigious international film festival of the year. It’s also an early kickoff to the fall awards season, as many of the films premiering at Cannes will be a part of the conversation in the fall. A couple of years ago, the Palme d’Or winner “Anora” took home the best picture Oscar, as did the 2019 Palme d’Or winner, “Parasite.”
“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is taking on a second challenge at the network, merging joy and obsession in a family-friendly game show based on Wordle, the newscaster announced Monday alongside “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, an executive producer. “This is very exciting,” Fallon said, perched next to Guthrie on the “Today” sofa. “We’ve been developing Wordle as a game show for the past ...
Stephen Colbert is revealing he sent a note of congratulations to Byron Allen after CBS announced that "The Late Show" will be replaced by the producer's show "Comics Unleashed."
If it ever feels like April and May bring a rush of new TV releases, know that it’s dictated by the Emmys schedule. For the annual Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awards show, which will take place in September, the eligibility window closes on May 31, which means lots of buzzy new series and seasons arrive in the spring, and there are a lot of new TV shows to choose from and catch up with if you haven’t had the time.
The cause of death for “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets has been confirmed as suicide, according to reports. While the full autopsy has yet to be released, the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office in Arizona confirmed Sheets’ cause of death to TMZ on Tuesday. Sheets was discovered dead inside his home on April 22, after officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were called to ...
"Full House" alumna Jodie Sweetin is setting the record straight on the "normal" life she lives, despite being a child star. The 44-year-old actress revealed in the April 21 episode of "The McBride Rewind" podcast that she received "a one-cent check the other day," her royalties from starring as middle child Stephanie Tanner during the show's eight-year run. Sweetin reprised her character in the 2016 to 2020 Netflix reboot, "Fuller House."
Donald Trump Jr. could be poised to succeed his father. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Amazon is mulling a reboot of “The Apprentice” with Don Jr. as the potential star.
Back in the mid-aughts, the height of glamour for a woman’s cinematic career was at a fashion magazine, best seen in the iconic fashion film “The Devil Wears Prada,” based on the thinly veiled novel by Lauren Weisberger, who once worked for Anna Wintour at Vogue. Anne Hathaway starred as Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist who ends up working as the assistant for the powerful Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the editor-in-chief of “Runway” magazine, learning a lot about herself, and fashion, in the process.
Shortly after hosting the Grammy Awards broadcast on Feb. 1, Trevor Noah took a relaxing flight home. Yet any sense of peace that he was feeling wouldn’t last long.
Screenwriter John Logan has achieved named recognition in Hollywood working with some of the biggest names and franchises in the business, and he’s the writer behind Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael,” a musical biopic of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, that uses some creative screenwriting to skirt more than a few controversial topics in the singer’s life. But Logan’s career as a screenwriter is ...
