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Beloved Star of The Wire Dies at 71
Actor Who Coined a
Catchphrase Dies at 71
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Dec 31, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Actor Who Coined a Catchphrase Dies at 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr. known for The Wire , Spike Lee collaborations

(Newser) - The actor who turned a single drawn-out word into one of TV's most recognizable catchphrases has died; Isiah Whitlock Jr. was 71. His manager, Brian Liebman, tells Deadline Whitlock died peacefully in New York on Tuesday after a short illness.

Chappell Roan Isn't So Keen on Brigitte Bardot Anymore

After tribute, singer now says she rejects the late actor's far-right, anti-immigrant political stances

(Newser) - Chappell Roan's RIP to Brigitte Bardot didn't survive a second look. After news broke that the French film icon had died over the weekend at age 91, the singer briefly honored her on Instagram, calling Bardot her inspiration for the song "Red Wine Supernova." Lyrics for...

Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo Are Honored by King Charles

Wire star is knighted, while Wicked actor is deemed Member of the British Empire in New Year's awards

(Newser) - Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III's New Year's honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to UK public life. Elba, who starred as a drug dealer in The ...

Tyler Perry Hit With Another Big Lawsuit

Mario Rodriguez's $77M complaint alleges filmmaker sexually assaulted him

(Newser) - Tyler Perry has been sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in Boo! A Madea Halloween, marking the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances. Mario Rodriguez filed the lawsuit on Thursday in California,...

Veteran TV Actor Pat Finn Dies at 60
Veteran TV Actor
Pat Finn Dies at 60
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Dec 25, 2025 8:00 AM CST

Veteran TV Actor Pat Finn Dies at 60

He was on everything from Seinfeld to The Middle

(Newser) - The name may not be of the household variety, but even casual watchers of sitcoms going back to the 1990s have likely encountered actor Pat Finn. The 60-year-old has died after a recurrence of bladder cancer, reports People . A representative confirmed he died Monday at his Los Angeles home, with...

Veteran Actor Could Make 'Even the Smallest Part Memorable'

Longtime character actor Helen Siff of Rocky , Modern Family , dies in Los Angeles at 88

(Newser) - Helen Siff, a veteran character actor whose face popped up in films from Rocky to You Don't Mess With the Zohan, has died at 88. Her family said she died Thursday in Los Angeles from complications following surgery related to a long illness, per the Hollywood Reporter . Over a...

Say Goodbye to 'Buck Rogers'
Say Goodbye
to 'Buck Rogers'
OBITUARY
Dec 17, 2025 12:30 PM CST

Say Goodbye to 'Buck Rogers'

Actor Gil Gerard dies in hospice at age 82 after battle with rare, aggressive cancer

(Newser) - Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William "Buck" Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died on Tuesday in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer, said his manager, Tina...

Anthony Geary Went From Short-Timer to Soap Star
Anthony Geary
Went From
Short-Timer
to Soap Star
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Dec 15, 2025 6:30 PM CST

Anthony Geary Went From Short-Timer to Soap Star

Actor won 8 Daytime Emmys and starred in historic General Hospital wedding episode

(Newser) - Anthony Geary, the actor who turned a 13-week soap gig into one of daytime TV's iconic roles, becoming half of General Hospital's Luke and Laura, has died. He was 78 and died Sunday in Amsterdam of complications following surgery last week, his husband, Claudio Gama, told TV Insider...

He Won Oscar for Best Actor, Hasn't Worked Since

Adrien Brody says he's waiting for the role that feels right

(Newser) - How do you follow up a second Best Actor Oscar? Adrien Brody is still deciding. The two-time Oscar winner, who took home his latest award last year for his turn as architect László Tóth in The Brutalist, told an audience at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival...

Pulp Fiction , Mask Character Actor Dies at 60




'Nobody Played
a Bad Guy
Better'
OBITUARY
Dec 13, 2025 11:30 AM CST

'Nobody Played a Bad Guy Better'

Pulp Fiction , Mask character actor Peter Greene is dead at 60

(Newser) - Peter Greene, the actor who specialized in playing memorable villains in films like Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died at 60. He was found dead on Friday in his Manhattan apartment, his manager Gregg Edwards told Deadline . A cause of death hasn't been disclosed. Edwards says that a...

Dick Van Dyke on Turning 100: 'You Want to Live More'

Mary Poppins star says a century on Earth 'is not enough'

(Newser) - Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins and starred in his self-titled sitcom. "The funniest thing is, it's not enough," Van Dyke said in an...

Amy Schumer Makes Final Decision on Her Marriage

After weeks of whispers, comedian confirms she and husband Chris Fischer are splitting

(Newser) - It's official: Amy Schumer and her husband are divorcing. Per USA Today , the 44-year-old comedian announced the permanent split with her spouse of seven years, Chris Fischer, on Friday, just days after telling fans to keep their "fingers crossed" that she and Fischer "make it through."...

Amanda Seyfried on Charlie Kirk Slam: 'Not F---ing Apologizing'

Actor defends Instagram comment on slain conservative in which she called him 'hateful'

(Newser) - Amanda Seyfried isn't walking back her criticism of Charlie Kirk , even as backlash continues over her remarks after the conservative activist's killing in September. In a new interview with fashion site Who What Wear , the Oscar-nominated actor was asked about an Instagram comment in which she called Kirk...

Liam Neeson Finds Himself at Center of Anti-Vax Storm

Actor's reps says his narration in COVID movie doesn't equal endorsement of its debunked claims

(Newser) - Liam Neeson is distancing himself from anti-vaccine politics even as his voice anchors a new film steeped in vaccine skepticism and praise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Naked Gun actor narrates Plague of Corruption, a documentary based on a book by Judy Mikovits, a former researcher who rose to...

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Actor Killed in NYC

Actor and comedian Wenne Alton Davis fatally struck by an SUV

(Newser) - An actor who appeared in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was fatally struck by a vehicle while walking in New York City on Monday. Wenne Alton Davis, 60, was hit by an SUV that had made a turn at West 53rd Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan around...

Shock Surrounds Some of the Golden Globe Snubs

Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu didn't get a nomination, nor did Joe Rogan or Gwyneth Paltrow

(Newser) - Perhaps the Wicked team should have called on Madame Morrible to enact some dark magic on Golden Globe voters before nominations were announced Monday, as Wicked: For Good wasn't nominated for best picture or best director. Others left out this year include Joe Rogan, Sydney Sweeney, and Gwyneth Paltrow,...

After Quentin Tarantino Blasts Actors, One Responds

Matthew Lillard says criticism is 'humbling and it hurts'

(Newser) - Actor Matthew Lillard says his feelings were hurt when two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino dissed him in an interview. "I don't care for Matthew Lillard," the director told the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast last week while revealing his list of best movies of the 21st century. Lillard...

Pamela Anderson Wants to Change Her Name

But 'they won't let me' be Pamela Hyytiäinen, actor claims

(Newser) - Pamela Anderson says that, if it were up to her, you'd be calling her Pamela Hyytiäinen (Hoo-ty-ah-eye-nen). The 58-year-old actor and model opens up to Vogue Scandinavia about her Finnish roots, by way of her grandfather Herman Hyytiäinen—"the closest person to me in my life,...

Tarantino Disses 'Weak' There Will Be Blood Star

Fans, Hollywood insiders slam director for his harsh critique of 'weak sauce' actor Paul Dano

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino sparked backlash this week after calling Paul Dano the "weakest f---ing actor in SAG" during an appearance on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Deadline reports. Tarantino criticized Dano's performance in There Will Be Blood, in which Dano played opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, as "weak sauce."...

After Surviving Cancer, Dave Coulier Gets a Nasty 'Shock'

Actor diagnosed with a separate, HPV-related tongue cancer

(Newser) - The trials keep coming for Fuller House star Dave Coulier, who revealed Tuesday he's battling a second, unrelated cancer just months after declaring himself a survivor of stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Coulier, 66, told the Today show that he was diagnosed with HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer during a routine...

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