July 20, 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y.
The clock is winding down to the judges’ round of “American Idol” auditions — next month, the gates will be opened for a new batch of hopefuls. They’d do well to come prepared: Paula Abdul might not be around to dole out much-needed hugs and kind words of encouragement.
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July 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Jorja Fox is returning to the scene of the crime.
Fox will reprise her role as Sara Sidle on several episodes of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS announced on Monday.
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June 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
On September 21, CBS’s “CSI: Miami” will kick off their eighth season by be adding another name to their line-up – Eddie Cibrian.
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June 19, 2009
By Eric Anderson
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Matthew Willig’s path to Hollywood has been a bit different from most actors.
At first glance, a resume which includes about a dozen TV shows and two movies — most recently, as the muscle-bound hunter Marlak opposite Jack Black and Michael Cera in “Year One” — may not seem extraordinary.
But then again, there are few actors who also boast a 14-year NFL career and a Super Bowl ring.
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May 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
A couple sued a writer for the CBS show “CSI,” claiming two shady characters on the show were named after them in revenge for a real estate deal gone bad.
Real estate agents Melinda and Scott Tamkin on Friday sued writer and producer Sarah Goldfinger for defamation and invasion-of-privacy. They are seeking $6 million in damages, alleging the show hurt their real estate business.
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May 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Jay Leno has announced his last “Tonight Show” guests – his successor, Conan O’Brien, and musician James Taylor.
Conan and James will appear as the final guests on Jay’s final show, which will air Friday, May 29 on NBC, Jay announced on a conference call on Thursday morning.
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May 12, 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y.
In addition to being an optimist, Michael J. Fox is still a television star.
His special “Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” was watched by 10.2 million viewers, enough to put it on Nielsen Media Research’s list of the 20 most popular prime-time shows. The former sitcom star and Parkinson’s patient explored the nature of positive thinking.
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May 05, 2009
By Eric Anderson
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Actor and comedian Dom DeLuise, whose big screen classics included “The Cannonball Run,” “Spaceballs” and “History of the World Part I,” died on Monday night at a Los Angeles hospital, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
He was 75.
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