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Conrad Bain dies at 89; played father on 'Diff'rent Strokes'
While portraying the white millionaire father on the hit TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," Conrad Bain was often asked whether he enjoyed working alongside such scene-stealing young co-stars as Gary Coleman, who precociously played one of his two adopted black sons. A father of three in real life, Bain would invariably reply, "I love kids, I loved raising children" and only gently admit that perhaps some patience had been required. At 49, he had been plucked from the New York stage by producer Norman Lear to play an uptight neighbor on the 1970s sitcom "Maude." Broader fame came Bain's way as Philip Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes,"...
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Conrad Bain dies at 89; played father on 'Diff'rent Strokes'
While portraying the white millionaire father on the hit TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," Conrad Bain was often asked whether he enjoyed working alongside such scene-stealing young co-stars as Gary Coleman, who precociously played one of his two...
'The Muppets': Kermit the Frog commands Jason Segel's respect
In the world of amphibian celebrities, there's no bigger star than Kermit the Frog. Yet back in January on the set of Disney's upcoming film "The Muppets" — the first big screen outing for Jim Henson's beloved menagerie since 1999's...
Classic Hollywood: Marlo Thomas reminisces on a life of laughter
When Marlo Thomas was a teenager, she was always crazy about some boy. "I couldn't wait to go out on dates," says the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Thomas, who came to fame in 1966 as the struggling actress Ann Marie in the ABC sitcom "That...
PASSINGS: Peggy Rea, Tom Carnegie, Marie Lillo, Shearlean Duke
Peggy Rea Character actress on 'The Waltons,' 'Dukes of Hazzard' Peggy Rea, 89, a hearty character actress best known for her TV roles on "The Waltons," "The Dukes of...
Leonard Stern dies at 88; TV writer, producer also co-created Mad Libs
Leonard Stern, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director whose career in television spanned "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and "McMillan & Wife" and whose additional...
Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. dies at 92; oversaw growth of ratings firm
"If you can put a number on it," Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, "then you know something." It was a lesson the younger Nielsen — who died Monday at age 92 — never forgot. His lifelong efforts remade his...
Love hurts. That's what dozens of comedians and entertainers who have been "roasted" over the last 50 years by members of the Friars Club have learned. While the "roastees" know that the pointed humor directed at them is meant as ...
May 11, 1941: We decided to poll a vote to decide which of the "funny men" are really funny. Bob Hope won the majority vote for originality. Milton Berle was classed as the fastest spieler with the best memory for ...
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Actress Meg Ryan lists Bel-Air house for $11.4 million
Actress Meg Ryan, known for her leading-lady roles in romantic films, has been having an on-again, off-again relationship with her Bel-Air home since she first listed it in 2008 for $19.5 million. Now it's on the market again, this time for $11.4...
Condo owned by Milton Berle on market
A condominium in West Hollywood owned by comic actor Milton Berle and his wife, Lorna, has come on the market at $695,000. The Shoreham Towers condo has views of downtown L.A., Santa Monica and the ocean. The one-bedroom,...
Take my computer . . . please
Mother to boy: "Johnny, you've been working in the garden a lot this summer." Boy: "I know. My teacher told me to weed a lot." That's one of the favorite knee-slappers of a new software program, or "bot," that recognizes...
Irving Brecher dies at 94; Comedy writer got an Oscar nod for 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
Irving Brecher, a comedy writer whose career in radio, television and the movies included writing two Marx Brothers comedies, co-writing the Judy Garland musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" and creating the radio and TV series "The Life of...
Eddy Arnold, 89; country music's all-time hit maker
Eddy Arnold, the most successful country hit maker of all time, who played a crucial role in transforming what had long been considered "hillbilly music" from a rural phenomenon into music with broad-based national appeal, died Thursday. He...
Aaron Ruben dies at 95; 'Andy Griffith' producer was an advocate for needy children
Aaron Ruben, a comedy writer, producer and director whose five-decade career included producing "The Andy Griffith Show" for the first five seasons and creating the spinoff series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has died. He was 95. Ruben,...
Arnold Stang dies at 91; comic character actor had memorable role in 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'
Arnold Stang, the diminutive, bespectacled comic character actor who was part of the ensemble cast of the classic movie comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and provided the voice for the TV cartoon character Top Cat, has died. He was...
Dorothy Provine dies at 75; actress in 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' and 'The Roaring Twenties'TV series
Dorothy Provine, who played the singing, high-kicking flapper in the early-1960s TV series "The Roaring Twenties" and appeared in the all-star movie comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," has died. She was 75. Provine, a longtime resident of...
TV's grave new world
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Seth MacFarlane and friends. Credit: Fox ONE. Microsoft is trying a new spin on an old method to promote its new Windows 7 operating system this fall. Taking its inspiration from the old Texaco Star Theater -- television's first big hit, in the 1950s, with Mil
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