Actor John Forsythe, who starred as Blake Carrington on “Dynasty” and provided the voice of Charlie on “Charlie’s Angels,” has died. Forsythe’s death at age 92 was due to complications from pneumonia after his recent battle with cancer.
John Forsythe’s family said in a statement: “Thankfully, he died as he lived his life, with dignity and grace.”
Forsythe had roles in films like “Destination Tokyo,” ““Kitten With a Whip,” “In Cold Blood,” and “Scrooged,” made guest appearances on TV series and played Bentley Gregg on the sitcom “Bachelor Father” (1957-62), among other stage, TV and film roles.
Neal McDonough refuses to do sex scenes with the glorious Virginia Madsen on the new ABC series “Scoundrels?” That doesn’t even sound right, but turns out McDonough isn’t just refusing with Virginia Madsen – he won’t do sex scenes at all because he says it goes against his family and religious values. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve got 7 minutes to spare and love TV theme songs, check out Fredde Gredde’s duet with himself in this YouTube viral video making the rounds.
Swedish musician Fredde Gredde sings 22 TV theme songs – “How I Met Your Mother,” “That 70s Show,” “Charles in Charge,” “Cheers,” “Scrubs,” “Friends” and more.
Robert Culp’s death yesterday at age 79 was quite a surprise. Culp, who starred on TV’s “I Spy” and “The Greatest American Hero,” died after a fall outside of his Hollywood home.
Robert Culp, 79, fell and hit his head during a walk in his neighborhood. A jogger discovered the fallen Culp; he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Slater is giving this TV thing another shot, despite starring in two failed series. Look for Christian Slater to star in a currently untitled comedy pilot on Fox.
The comedy will be about a team of who crack security systems, with Slater playing the head of the team, described as a “gruff ex-military misanthrope with a checkered past.” Read the rest of this entry »
TV’s Mission Impossible star Peter Graves has died; Peter Graves was 83.
Peter Graves’ death appeared to be of a heart attack; he had just returned to his home after having brunch with his family, when he collapsed. One of his daughters attempted CPR, but was unable to revive him. Read the rest of this entry »
Sad news today… Merlin Olsen has died at age 69. Merlin Olsen was both an athlete and actor – he starred on both “Little House on the Prairie” and “Father Murphy” and had a long football career with the Los Angeles Rams.
Merlin Olsen was also a sports commentator and analyst and appeared on a variety of other TV shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Will & Grace star Sean Hayes, who played gay character Jack on the long running comedy, has come out in a new interview in The Advocate.
The gay actor says it was never really a secret, but graces the cover of The Advocate and says in the interview, “I am who I am. I was never in, as they say. Never.”Read the rest of this entry »
