Penny Marshall as “Laverne DeFazio” TMZ is reporting that iconic actress and director Penny Marshall, of Laverne & Shirley fame, has passed away at the age of 75. The reported cause of…
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Legendary, Gifted Nancy Wilson Passes Away At 81
Nancy Wilson (image via WikiMedia) My heart is heavy upon hearing the news that the awesome, legendary and gifted Nancy Wilson has passed at the age of 81. Jazz ballads, standards, torch…
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Daily Dance: Ken Berry For Kinney Shoe Store
Ken Berry(credit: ABC Television/WikiMedia Commons) Over the weekend I learned that actor Ken Berry, star of such TV series as F Troop (1965-1967), The Andy Griffith Show (1968), and its spin-off, Mayberry,…
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Remembering President George H.W. Bush’s Legacy On The AIDS Epidemic
Last night, I shared the news that former President George H.W. Bush had passed away at the age of 94. I did so because it was news-worthy. But I do think it’s…
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Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead At 95
Stan Lee (photo: Gage Skidmore) Stan Lee, who led Marvel Comics for decades, has died at the age of 95. He began his career at the Marvel predecessor, Timely Comics, as a…
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Porn Star Kyle Dean Dead At 21
Kyle Dean (image via Twitter) Adult performer Kyle Dean (real name Brandon Jason Chrisan) has passed away at the age of 21. No cause of death has been released. Toale Brothers Funeral…
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Legendary French Singer Charles Aznavour Dead At 94
Charles Aznavour (image via Facebook) The Guardian shares the sad news that legendary French recording artist Charles Aznavoir has passed away at the age of 94. The French singer Charles Aznavour –…
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Three-Time Tony Award Nominee Marin Mazzie Passes Away At 57
Marin Mazzie Broadway actress Marin Mazzie has passed away at the age of 57. For three years, the three-time Tony Award nominee had battled ovarian cancer. Most of what I do here…
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Burt Reynolds Was More Than Just A Huge, Sexy Hollywood Star
Burt Reynolds (image via Flickr/Alan Light) With the passing of Burt Reynolds this week of a massive heart attack, Hollywood lost one of the great box offices stars of the silver screen.…
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Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Neil Simon Dead At 91
Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Neil Simon Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Neil Simon has died at the age of 91. According to TMZ the celebrated playwright had been suffering…
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Sen. John McCain Dead At 81
Sen. John McCain Sen. John McCain, who after years in the U.S. military went on to serve 35 years in Congress, has died at the age of 81 due to glioblastoma, a…
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Robin Leach, Host Of ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous,’ Dead At 76
My husband Michael Caprio with Robin Leach in Las Vegas Very sad to report that longtime journalist and TV host, Robin Leach, has passed away at the age of 76. Living here…
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News Round-Up: August 22, 2018
Rodiney Santiago Some news items you might have missed: • One of my fave InstaHunks, Rodiney Santiago, is currently chronicling his journey through Italian islands where I was just two weeks ago!…
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Legendary Singer Aretha Franklin Dead At 76
Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul has left us. At the age of 76, legendary soul/R&B singer Aretha Franklin passed away early Thursday due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Earning an astonishing 20…
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News Round-Up: August 7, 2018
(Fran Dullon via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • Spanish fitness model Fran Dullon is living this summer out LOUD. #woof • Aryeh Cohen, a 44-year-old rabbi from St.…
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Tony Award Winner Gary Beach (The Producers) Passes Away At 70
Tony Award-winner Gary Beach, who brought the singing and dancing candlestick “Lumiere” to life for the original Broadway production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and won a Tony Award for his…