Prodigal Son Character Is 'Really, Really Bad'

Sam Clayton, Jr., who was part of the first Jamaican Bobsled Team, has passed away due to coronavirus.

Wynn Handman, the longtime New York acting teacher and artistic director of the American Place Theatre, has died. He was 97.

Hank Steinbrenner, the co-owner of the New York Yankees, died at his home in Clearwater, Florida, from a longstanding health issue, the team announced Tuesday. He was 63. Steinbrenner and his brother, Hal, inherited the baseball team from their father, George, who passed away in 2011. 

Wynn Handman, co-founder of American Place Theatre, the Off Broadway non-profit company that championed a young playwright named Sam Shepard and cast such actors as Dustin Hoffman, Rául Juliá, Faye Dunaway, John Leguizamo and Robert De Niro early in their careers, died of complications from the coronavirus Saturday, April 11, at his home in New York. He was 97.

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© Getty NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 22: Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer attend the Opening Night for Colin Quinn's 'Red State Blue State' at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in NYC at the Minetta Lane Theatre on January 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Audible) It’s baby’s first movie — and little Gene has taste!

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Robert F. Kennedy‘s granddaughter Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her 8-year-old son Gideon were have died. The mother and son drowned after they were reported missing following a canoeing accident in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia on April 2, according to the New York Post. Maeve and Gideon’s bodies were discovered after an intensive search that began later Thursday night, April 2, about 24 hours after they went missing according to authorities.

NEW YORK -- Sam Hunt’s sophomore album opens and closes with two of the most personal songs he’s ever written, as he draws from his own life to paint candid portraits for listeners.

Christopher Meloni is bringing his Law & Order: SVU character, Elliot Stabler, back to TV for a new series.

Christopher Meloni is returning to TV — and reprising a beloved TV character. The actor is set to play his Emmy-nominated character, Det. Elliot Stabler, for a new NBC series from creator Dick Wolf. 

Saying hi with safe social distance! Amy Schumer and her 10-month-old son, Gene, went to see her dad, Gordon Schumer, through his window amid the coronavirus spread.

Christopher Meloni is bringing his beloved SVU character Elliot Stabler for a brand-new series!

From the subways of New York to the big stage in Hawaii.