Valerie Wu Intern Peter Crombie, the “Seinfeld” actor who played sitcom writer “Crazy” Joe Davola on the show’s fourth season, died Wednesday after an intestinal illness. He was 71. Crombie’s ex-wife Nadine Kijner confirmed the news on social media.
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Coronation Street is set to see the return of a familiar face. Those who follow the ITV soap will know Tommy Orpington from various mentions and some appearances over the years.
But this Christmas, Matt Milburn will be reprising his role. The actor first appeared on the cobbles as the Weatherfield County footballer, who befriended Steve McDonald and Tim Metcalfe after hiring Michelle Connor as a wedding planner, in 2016. He then made further sporadic appearances over the next few years and was last seen in 2021, when he retired from his footballing career.
However, before the year is out, Corrie viewers will see Tommy back on the street. Spoilers revealed that Tracy Barlow is unimpressed to realise she is cooking for ten at the Barlows on Christmas day, and a joke about relationship gap years causes some friction between her and her husband Steve McDonald.
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Popping over to the flower shop to find a bottle of wine she finds herself serving Tommy who has seized the opportunity to get a last-minute gift for his mum. But there's set to be more to come for Tommy in Weatherfield.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News in October, Corrie producer Iain MacLeod got fans up to speed: "Since leaving football, Tommy's made some bad business investments, not least of which was opening a Tommy Orpington-themed gourmet burger restaurant. They've all gone belly up, his wife's left him and he's now had to return to the trade he had when he was a non-league footballer which was painter and decorator."
The soap's producer says Tommy is not 'miserable'
Valerie Wu Intern Peter Crombie, the “Seinfeld” actor who played sitcom writer “Crazy” Joe Davola on the show’s fourth season, died Wednesday after an intestinal illness. He was 71. Crombie’s ex-wife Nadine Kijner confirmed the news on social media.
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