Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Jasmine Guy (A Different World), and Kim Fields (Living Single) are set to star in upcoming Lifetime holiday film, Secret Santa (working title) alongside Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) and Brendan Fehr (Guardians of the Galaxy).
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Jim Nabors has died at the age of 87
Goodbye, Gomer.
Jim Nabors, who created one of TV’s beloved comedic characters, Gomer Pyle, died Thursday in Hawaii at the age of 87, reports Hawaii News Now and the Associated Press.
The Alabama native had a long career that featured TV and movie roles, more than two dozen albums and numerous concert appearances, including long-running shows in Las Vegas and Hawaii, the latter of which became his home in the 1970s. He received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.
Nabors was best known for his role as the sweet, gentle Marine in the title role of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a CBS comedy that was a top-five hit during its five-season run in the 1960s. Gomer’s dust-ups with his hard-nosed superior, Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton), were the heart of the show and the character’s trademark exclamations — “Well, Golllll-ly!” and “Shazam!”— became familiar to millions.
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David Cassidy, ‘Partridge Family’ star, dies at 67
David Cassidy, pop culture idol of the 1970s, died Tuesday in a Florida hospital. The musician and actor was 67.
His publicist JoAnn Geffen confirmed his death, with a statement from his family. “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and our dear brother, David Cassidy. David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long. Thank you for the abundance and support you have shown him these many years.”
He had been hospitalized for several days with organ failure. Cassidy announced his diagnosis with dementia in early 2017. He performed at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York in March, talking about his dementia, and said his arthritis made playing guitar an ordeal.
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Usher accuser “claps” back in herpes lawsuit response.
One of Usher‘s herpes accusers is firing back at his claim she assumed the risk of catching an STD when she got in bed with him — and says there was nothing for her to assume.
Laura Helm is the accuser from Georgia who’s suing him for $20 million — and in new docs, obtained by TMZ, she says it’s preposterous Usher is calling her out, saying she should’ve assumed STDs were a possibility when they hooked up.
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