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Hot Property: Actress Debra Messing hoping for an off-Broadway hit
Debra Messing, who stars on "Smash" as Broadway lyricist Julia Houston, has listed her showstopper in Bel-Air for $11.995 million. The traditional-style house, designed by architect Paul R. Williams and built in 1937, features bay windows, updated...
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Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86
Andy Griffith was starring on Broadway in the 1959 musical comedy "Destry Rides Again" when he told his agent that he was ready for a new challenge: He wanted his own television series. His chance came in 1960, when Sheldon Leonard, the producer of...
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George Lindsey dies at 83; 'The Andy Griffith Show's' Goober Pyle
George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.," died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
Lindsey, who later was a regular on the...Tags: Broadway Theater, Music Industry, Jim Nabors, Alfred Hitchcock, George Lindsey
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Around Town: 'Mad, Mad World' and other comedy classics
24 FramesThe American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics... -
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Eddie Carroll dies at 76; voice of Jiminy Cricket and Jack Benny impersonator
Eddie Carroll, an actor who for decades gave voice to Jiminy Cricket in Disney projects and impersonated Jack Benny in a noted one-man stage show, has died. He was 76.
Carroll died Tuesday from a brain tumor at the Motion Picture and Television Fund...Tags: Gaming, Hospitals and Clinics, Erika Eleniak, Social Issues, Jamie Farr
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Vic Mizzy dies at 93; film and TV composer wrote 'Addams Family' theme song
Vic Mizzy, a film and television composer best known for writing the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sit-coms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family," has died. He was 93.
Mizzy died of heart failureSaturday at his home in Bel-Air, said Scott Harper, a...Tags: Music Industry, Family, Social Issues, The Addams Family (tv program), Death
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Friday's TV Highlights: 'Crossroads' on CMT.
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of June 13 - 19 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here BOYS NIGHT OUT: Pop music's John Mayer, left, and country star...... -
Drama supporting actors prove Emmy winners not always TV reruns
Gold DerbyOne of our top Emmy Awards gurus -- forums moderator Chris "Boomer" Beachum -- deftly disproves the notion that the Emmys anoint the same winners year after year. Although the likes of Don Knotts ("The Andy Griffith Show") and John Larroquette ("Night... -
Emmys love only a few funny featured fellows
Gold DerbySince it was created in 1979, the supporting actor in a comedy series category at the Emmy Awards has been dominated by just a few good men. Indeed, only 18 men have prevailed in the 31 races, including four-time champs John Laroquette ("Night Court") and... -
Quiz: Who's the youngest actor to win an Emmy?
Gold DerbyTo see the answer, click on the "Continue Reading" link below the photo box. ANSWER: False. While his co-star Don Knotts went undefeated at the Emmys, winning five for five, Ronnie Howard was never nominated for the show. Neither was Andy Griffith! Only... -
Don Knotts, star of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dead at 81
Times Staff WriterDon Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series "The Andy Griffith Show" and the leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three'...Tags: That '70s Show (tv program), Hospitals and Clinics, John Ritter, Satellite and Cable Service, Martin Short
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