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Mel Brooks Gets Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

April 24, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Nobody could say people walk all over Mel Brooks. Until now.

The comedian, actor and producer who gave the world “Blazing Saddles,” '‘Young Frankenstein” and “The Producers” got a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Tim Allen Will Host 8th Annual TV Land Awards

March 31, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Tim Allen has been tapped to host the “8th Annual TV Land Awards” which are scheduled to tape on April 17 on the Sony Lot in Culver City, Calif. The show premieres on Sunday, April 25 at 9 PM ET.

Allen was previously honored last year, when his award-winning show, “Home Improvement” was given the Fan Favorite Award.

Kennedy Center Honors Springsteen, De Niro, Others

December 06, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C.

With a little help from Carol Burnett, a new star from the hit TV show “Glee” and other top entertainers, political Washington is saluting five of the nation’s top artists with the Kennedy Center Honors this weekend.

Larry Gelbart, Writer Of ‘M-A-S-H,’ ‘Tootsie,’ Other Hit Comedies, Dies At 81

September 11, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the films “Tootsie” and “Oh, God!” and television’s “M-A-S-H,” is dead.

Springsteen & De Niro Among Kennedy Center Honorees

September 09, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dave Brubeck just wishes his mom could see him now: On Dec. 6, the same day the jazz composer and pianist turns 89, he’ll be among the leading artists feted at the 32nd Kennedy Center Honors Gala.

Dignitaries from President Barack Obama on down will celebrate Brubeck’s career, along with those of Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks and opera singer Grace Bumbry, the Kennedy Center announced Wednesday.

Woody Allen Calls New Leading Man, Larry David, ‘My Kind Of Actor’

June 09, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.

On “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David’s alter ego has realized two fantasies: starring in a Mel Brooks production (as Max Bialystock in “The Producers”) and acting in a Martin Scorsese film (as a Jewish gangster).

Now, like a “Curb” story line come to life, David stars in Woody Allen’s latest film, “Whatever Works.”