That Thing You Do! Cast to Reunite for Benefit Livestream and Adam Schlesinger Tribute

Billie Joe Armstrong's latest installment of his weekly “No Fun Mondays” series was particularly emotional, as it was a tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger.

The Wonders, the fictional That Thing You Do! quartet, reunited for a watch party of the 1996 film in an effort to raise money for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund.The Friday night (April 17) Zoom reunion, streaming via YouTube, featured commentary from cast members Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn at home.Tom Hanks -- who directed That Thing You Do! and played the Wonders' manager -- did not make an appearance during the virtual meetup, but his son Colin Hanks did

The Wonders, the fictional band from Tom Hanks'That Thing You Do!, is getting back together for the first time in over 20 years. Tom Everett Scott, Jonathon Schaech, Ethan Embry and Steve Zahn along withLiv Tyler will reunite via livestream on the official Wonders YouTube channel for a community watch party that will also raise funds forthe MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

By Chris Willman

The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was demolished in 2005, but Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn are still laughing about the hijinx that went down while they were filming That Thing You Do!

The online watch party will pay tribute to Adam Schlesinger

Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson who returned home in Los Angeles post recovering from Coronavirus, will be hosting the live special of Kenny Rogers: A Benefit for MusiCares for raising funds. The news reports suggest that the viewers will get a chance to donate while the show is being aired. The funds which are raised during the Kenny Rogers: A Benefit for MusiCares special, will be utilized to provide help for the music artists who have been affected severely by the current Coronavirus pandemic.

Rita Wilson will host a TV benefit special in honour of late country music star Kenny Rogers.

Rita Wilson will help pay tribute to the late country music legend, Kenny Rogers. CMT announced on Monday that the 63-year-old actress will host , a star-studded special that will honor the late country star, who died last month at age 81. Wilson's hosting gig comes after she and her husband, Tom Hanks, recovered from the coronavirus in Australia and returned home to Los Angeles.

Rita Wilson will help pay tribute to the late country music legend, Kenny Rogers. CMT announced on Monday that the 63-year-old actress will host , a star-studded special that will honor the late country star, who died last month at age 81. Wilson's hosting gig comes after she and her husband, Tom Hanks, recovered from the coronavirus in Australia and returned home to Los Angeles.

With our new weekly series, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite music movies—from artist docs and concert films to biopics and fictional music flicks—that are available to stream or rent. Our first installment is on Tom Hanks’ 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do! (warning: spoilers ahead). The movie’s Oscar-nominated theme song ranks among Hollywood’s best fake hits; its songwriter, Adam Schlesinger, died this week at 52 from coronavirus complications.

© Getty Getty Tom Hanks has memorialised Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died this week aged 52 following complications from coronavirus, calling him “a One-der”.

By Bruce Haring

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains Of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday (April 1, 2020) after contracting the coronavirus, COVID-19.

In loving memory. Tom Hanks remembered songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died from coronavirus complications at the age of 52 on Wednesday, April 1, with a touching tribute.

Tom Hanks on Wednesday night shared his heartbreak over the death of songwriterAdam Schlesinger, who died due to coronavirus complications earlier in the day at the age of 52. The Oscar-winning actor, who is recovering from the virus along with wife Rita Wilson, said his 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do!, would have never happened hadSchlesinger not written the hit title song for the film.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus.

The Fountains of Wayne musician passed away yesterday after testing positive for coronavirus