Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers dies at 86

Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo are getting glam!

Attorney Leon Wildes, who stood next to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in court, in public and on TV during the early 1970s as the famous couple successfully fought unrelenting deportation attempts by the Nixon Administration, died Monday, January 8, at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital. He was 90.

John Lennon from being deported from the US in the 1970s, had died aged 90.Wildes died last Monday (January 8) at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, his family said. He had fallen ill after suffering a series of strokes.His name became known in the music world in 1972 when he took on the case of helping Lennon and Yoko Ono to extend their visas.In a statement, his son Michael Wildes said: “Dad felt he effectively lived the American Dream for a kid from Olyphant, PA and spent his life facilitating the same experience for scores more.

Joyce Randolph has sadly passed away.

There were so many stars in attendance at the 2024 AFI Awards Luncheon, celebrating the best movies and television shows of 2023.

Teenage Cancer Trust gig series in London.This year’s edition of the charity’s annual run of concerts – curated by The Who’s Roger Daltrey – is due to take place at the Royal Albert Hall between March 18 and March 24.Daltrey and The Who will open the series with two gigs on March 18 and 20, with an evening of comedy in between the two shows. Gallagher will be supported by Blossoms for his gig on March 21, before gigs from The Chemical Brothers and Young Fathers on the following two nights.The series will then close on March 24 with a special gig titled ‘Ovation’, which will celebrate 24 years of Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.On the line-up for that show will be Daltrey, Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller.See the full line-up below.

Christian Oliver, real name Christian Klepser, 51, was killed alongside his daughters Madita, 10, and Annik, 12 in a plane crash on Friday 5 January.The pilot of the plane was also killed in the small aircraft which crashed into the sea off Bequia, part of St Vincent.The tragic moment was caught on camera and shared to social media.The cause of the crash is still unknown, according to police. All four bodies have been recovered from the plane, which had just taken off from F Mitchell Airport.

Another day, another rumor essentially confirmed. So, you’ll remember that in April 2022, it was reported that Adam Sandler and The Safdie Brothers (“Good Time”) were going to make a follow-up film to their critically acclaimed collaboration “Uncut Gems.” The movie, for Netflix, was supposed to shoot in the late winter of 2023 for a 2024 release.

Variety, Benny – who helmed several films with his brother Josh, the duo being dubbed the Safdie Brothers – confirmed that the brothers aren’t working together, and that their split has been “amicable”.“It’s a natural progression of what we each want to explore. I will direct on my own, and I will explore things that I want to explore.

Benny Safdie is late. Frantic and a bit sweaty, he arrives at Westside Restaurant 40 minutes past our 10 a.m.

Ernst Goldschmidt, the sales agent who co-founded Orion Pictures and oversaw distribution of some of the previous century’s biggest movies, has died aged 92.

Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.While insiders did not give an explicit reason for the actor’s departure, they cited that the recent actors and writers strikes could be a factor.Additionally, the Marvel movie — which was originally going to be released July 2024 — was being pushed back to 2025.Sources added that the strikes “put schedules in disarray” and could be another cause for Yeun’s exit.Filming still hasn’t begun on the feature, which is set to star Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Wyatt Russell.It was first reported in February 2023 that the “Beef” actor had joined the anti-hero film.It is still unclear if his role will be recast or erased entirely. Comic book fans took to X to wonder why Yeun was leaving the movie.

Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, has died aged 88.He passed away last Friday (December 29) at a hospital in LA and although his cause of death has not been disclosed, his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News McCann developed pneumonia a week ago.McCann, who is best remembered for 1967 protest song ‘Compared To What’, alongside saxophonist Eddie Harris, was also famous for being sampled by over 300 artists including Warren G., Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Nas.Some of his most famous samples include Notorious B.I.G.’s ’10 Crack Commandments’, which uses McCann’s composition ‘Vallarta’, Snoop Dogg and Dr.

David Steinberg “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” writer and performer David Steinberg pays tribute to Tom Smothers, who died Dec. 26 at age 86. I met Tommy (and Dick) Smothers when we were performing at the Hungry I in San Francisco in the late 1960s. I did standup, and Tommy immediately wanted me to be on the show they were creating because I was a different kind of comedian — like they were.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Tom Wilkinson, the British actor who appeared in films including “The Full Monty,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” died Saturday in the U.K., the BBC reported. He was 75.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80.

Married At First Sight Australia's Cathy Evans has been left heartbroken after the sudden death of her older brother Ben over Christmas. The 30 year old reality TV star revealed that Ben, 36, tragically passed away from a cardiac arrest on Boxing Day in New Zealand. Cathy, who was raised in New Zealand with Ben and their two other brothers Logan and Marko, flew straight home when she heard the news, reports The Mirror.

Ken Fritz, was a personal manager of Tom and Dick Smothers for the better part of 60 years. In 1964 and recently out of college, Fritz started out as a sort of advance man for their tours before becoming their full-time road manager. Later, he co-managed them with Ken Kragen and eventually assumed solo management for all aspects of their careers. He was also an executive producer on many of their projects, including the groundbreaking The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. His other clients have included Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul and Mary and George Benson. Here, Fritz reflects on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as well as Tom Smothers as a comedian, businessman and friend.

Bill Granger, a famous Australian chef and restaurant owner, sadly passed away in London at the age of 54 on Christmas Day following a short battle with cancer, his family confirmed. Following the heartbreaking loss, his daughter Inés paid a touching tribute to her dad on Instagram as she and her family continued to reel from the devastating news. "He will be remembered as the 'King of Breakfast', for making unpretentious food into something special filled with sunshine," his family shared on Instagram.

Jaden Thompson Tom Smothers, one half of the Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, died on Dec. 26 in Santa Rosa, Calif. due to cancer.