Matthew Perry's family, friends and Friends co-stars have gathered to say their final goodbyes to the beloved actor at his funeral in Los Angeles.
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told Entertainment Weekly that Laurie was “one of the most remarkable and versatile actresses of her day, a brilliant and creative mind, and a glorious human being.”According to Rosenberg, the actress died of a long, unspecified illness at her home in Los Angeles.The Post reached out to Rosenberg for comment.Born Rosetta Jacobs on Jan. 22, 1932, Laurie changed her name after she landed a contract with Universal Studios in 1949.
The following year, the Detroit native starred opposite former President Ronald Reagan in the comedy “Louisa.”She would co-star with several Hollywood icons, such as Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis and Tyrone Power, before moving from Tinseltown to a farmhouse in Woodstock, New York. “I was disenchanted and looking for an existence more meaningful for me,” Laurie said in an interview in 1990.
“My life was full, I always liked using my hands, and I always painted.”Laurie was nominated for her first Academy Award, for Best Actress, for the 1961 drama “The Hustler” starring Paul Newman. 15 years later, Laurie was nominated for her second Oscar, for “Carrie,” which is based on the best-selling Stephen King novel.Her third nomination was for Best Supporting Actress for 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God.” Laurie continued to act in several projects, including the David Lynch cult-classic “Twin Peaks,” which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television in 1990.
Several fans mourned her death on social media. “She was my first onscreen mother and she was celebrated way before we worked together including 3 @TheAcademy Award nominations,” praised actress Marlee Matlin, 58, on X.
“I’ll never forget her kind, sweet spirit and fierce talent. RIP
.Matthew Perry's family, friends and Friends co-stars have gathered to say their final goodbyes to the beloved actor at his funeral in Los Angeles.
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Matthew Perry’s death has shocked Hollywood. The former “Friends” star died at his LA home on October 28. Sadly, he left behind family members, fans, and of course, his friends.
Matthew Perry died suddenly at the young age of 54 on Saturday (October 28) at his home, and the celebrity tributes quickly began pouring in.
Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 on Saturday, Oct. 28, which eerily happens to be his ex Julia Roberts’ birthday.Roberts, who turned 56 on Saturday, and Perry dated in the mid-1990s.The late actor recalled in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” how the actress reportedly wanted to do a cameo on “Friends,” but only if she was part of a storyline for his character, Chandler Bing.Even more, Perry sent Roberts three dozen roses and a witty card to encourage her even more to drop by the NBC sitcom — at the request of creator Marta Kauffman.“Thus began a three-month-long courtship by daily faxes.
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Looks like all those early concerns about whether name stars would walk the picket line ended up being a waste of energy: a strike captain on Saturday recognized Day 100 of the SAG-AFTRA strike by calling out many of the big names who joined the rank and file in those daily protests.
Christopher Vourlias It’s been more than 15 years since Oscar-nominated cinematographer and director Lajos Koltai (“Fateless,” “Malena”) helmed his last film, “Evening” (2007), a poignant meditation on mortality, regret and womanhood that featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close, Eileen Atkins and Meryl Streep, and was released domestically by Focus Features. For his return to the director’s chair, the Hungarian-born filmmaker also returns closer to home with “Semmelweis,” a period biopic drama about a Hungarian doctor who turns the medical establishment on its head in 19th-century Vienna. The film opens the 21st Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs Oct.
Piper Laurie recently died following a long illness and her former Twin Peaks co-star Kyle MacLachlan is paying tribute to the late star.
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Facebook Monday.She died just one week before her 85th birthday.“For more than 50 years, our lives were intertwined through our mutual love of literature, writing, and acting,” Scott wrote of her late “Dark Shadows” co-star.“We could not have been more unalike, and therein lay the magic of our enduring friendship. My thoughts are with her family in this sad time of grief and remembrance.”Parker’s daughter, Caitlin Hawkins, confirmed her mother’s death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.Before kickstarting her career in entertainment, Parker enrolled in Vassar College in New York, where she roomed with none other than Jane Fonda.She later completed her undergraduate degree at Southwestern at Memphis, which is now Rhodes College, before graduating from the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in drama.She went on to marry her first husband, Tom Parker, and the pair welcomed two sons, Rick and Andy during their time living in Wisconsin.Lara then decided to kickstart her acting career, and traveled to NYC where she landed a role in Dan Curtis’ series, “Dark Shadows.”During her stint on the six-season-strong show, the actress starred in a film based on the series, “Night of Dark Shadows,” in 1971.A year prior, she starred alongside Robert De Niro in Brian De Palma’s “Hi, Mom!”After wrapping “Dark Shadows,” Lara relocated to LA to continue expanding her onscreen portfolio, including a role in the 1973 drama “Save The Tiger,” which earned Jack Lemmon a Best Actor Oscar.
Carrie and Twin Peaks, died of old age on Saturday, October 14, her manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. “[Laurie] was a superb talent and a wonderful human being,” Rosenberg said.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Carrie,” the 1976 Cinderella-goes-to-the-bloodbath horror film that gave Piper Laurie, who died Oct. 14 at 91, the role for which she’ll probably be best remembered, is the movie that changed my life. I was 17, home for the Thanksgiving weekend of my freshman year at college.
Piper Laurie has sadly passed away.
Piper Laurie, whose impressive work in the films Carrie and The Hustler made her a screen icon, died Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was 91 and had been ill for some time.