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It sounds baffling that supermodels can make truckloads of big bucks from all the modeling and brand endorsements (mainly) that they do in return for maintaining their physique, composure, health, and multiple other factors related to their own physical well-being. Nonetheless, stunners like the 61-year-old Kathy Ireland have proven that it is possible.

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This stands true considering how she is still the richest supermodel in the world of all time, even decades after her retirement from modeling back in the early 1990s. In fact, Ireland has led such a successful career by playing her hand in other fields that her net worth has actually surpassed even that of supermodels like Kate Moss and even Gisele Bündchen!

Kathy Ireland is Still the Richest Supermodel in the World as of 2024

Back in 1979, when she was only 16, Kathy Ireland was tapped for modeling, and since then, she perfectly...

Best known for playing Leatherface in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Andrew Bryniarski has a screen acting career that stretches back more than thirty years, and his forty-plus non-Chainsaw credits include playing Butterfinger in Hudson Hawk, Wyatt Beaudry in Necessary Roughness, Chip in Batman Returns, Steve Lattimer in The Program, Zangief in Street Fighter, Knocko in Higher Learning, Patrick ‘Madman’ Kelly in Any Given Sunday, Joe the Boxer in Pearl Harbor, Halloran in Rollerball, and Count Dracula in Dracula’s Guest. Unfortunately, it’s been a few years since Bryniarski has had a prominent acting role and he has fallen on some hard times – so he’s seeking help from his fans through a GoFundMe campaign.

Bryniarski explains the situation he’s currently in: “Recently, wildfires forced me to evacuate my home in California, leaving me displaced and uncertain about the future.

“And Just Like That” has added Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks and Jonathan Cake to its Season 3 cast as recurring guest stars.

Additionally, Season 2 recurring guest stars Sebastiano Pigazzi and Dolly Wells have been upped to series regulars.

Pigazzi plays Giuseppe, who dates Anthony (Mario Cantone), while Wells plays Joy, a colleague of Miranda (Cynthia Nixon). Character details for Marshall-Green, Brooks and Cake are not yet known.

Marshall-Green is best known for films including 2018’s “Upgrade” and 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” On TV, he’s appeared in “When They See Us,” “The O.C.” and “Damnation,” most recently starring in “Big Sky.” He is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, CAA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.

Brooks has played detective Jalen Shaw in “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” His other credits include “Mortal Kombat” and “Mortal Kombat 2” as well as “Desperate Housewives” and “Necessary Roughness.

Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports coming to the Paramount+ streaming service in July. The Paramount Plus July 2024 schedule includes season two of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, the music documentary Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, the espionage docuseries Mafia Spies, a 24/7 stream of Big Brother, and more.

It’s been 25 years since SpongeBob SquarePants first made a splash, and we all got swept away in his underwater hijinks. In July, brand-new adventures are in store for the seafaring superstar and the residents of Bikini Bottom when Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years returns for a second season.

Paramount+ is marking SpongeBob SquarePants’ silver anniversary in style with several unique activations. Audiences can customize their profiles with over 15 new SpongeBob avatars, explore the refreshed SpongeBob Universe collection along with special carousels curated for the franchise’s most beloved characters, and check out the SpongeBob takeover on the Paramount+ app.

Law & Order very nearly became the longest-running crime drama on television. If it hadn't been for a 10-year hiatus, it would have reached its 24th season a long time ago.

Thanks to that break, sister show Law & Order: Svu has pulled ahead by two seasons.

Still, Law & Order is one of NBC's most iconic shows, from its "dun dun" chime between scenes to its filming on location in New York City. It's high time for a cast and character guide to help you keep track of who you can expect to see (and not see!) during Law & Order Season 24.

Two Characters Are Not Coming Back

Many viewers were shocked when Jack McCoy (Sam Waterson) left Law & Order after over 400 episodes.

Waterson had been with the series since Season 4 and was probably more closely identified with it than any other character.

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Exclusive: USA Network’s “blue sky” series of the 2000s and early 2010s are having a moment this year between Suits‘ blockbuster run on Netflix, which broke streaming records and led to a potential offshoot series at NBC, and the Monk reunion movie, which premieres today on Peacock and already is getting awards recognition.

Now the brand is making its way back to where it started, on the USA Network. NBCUniversal’s ad-supported cable net is plotting a return to original scripted programming with light, frothy character-based procedurals in the mold of the lineup from the “blue sky”era that included Monk, Burn Notice, Psych, Royal Pains, White Collar and Suits, Deadline has learned.

After the end of the WGA strike, NBCU scripted executives put out feelers about their USA plans and already have identified a handful of ideas they are considering for development but there are no deals yet,...

A24 are delivering a special gift to Max this December, as Leo Reich’s acclaimed stand-up show Literally Who Cares?! hits the streamer. The comedian has already won over the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Off-Broadway with runs of the show, but this performance was taped at EartH in London. Consider checking it out – if A24 got involved in the project, you know you’ll definitely see something weird and special.

But if you’re looking for something more serious, add the new three-part documentary series Murder In Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning to your watch list this month. The upcoming series delves into the fallout from the investigation into Charles “Chuck” Stuart’s 911 call reporting that he and his pregnant wife, had been shot in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood in 1989.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…

HBO and Max New Releases – December 2023

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In the 1991 film Necessary Roughness, Scott Bakula played an ex-high school quarterback who, after skipping college, gets recruited to play for the struggling Texas State University football program. Of course, the character — like Bakula at the time — was in his 30s. From a physical standpoint, it was one of the more difficult acting assignments Bakula’s ever had. But, as he told us at the time of the film’s release, all of the aches and pains he suffered along the way were totally worth it. (Click on the media bar below to hear Scott Bakula) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Scott_Bakula_Uncessary-Rougness_.mp3

Necessary Roughness is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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If you’re a child of the nineties, chances are you grew up loving Sinbad. Also known as David Atkins, Sinbad began his comedy career as a contestant on Star Search before nabbing his breakout role on the Cosby Show spin-off, A Different World, where he played Coach Walter Oakes; he served as a mentor to the main cast, who all played students at the fictional Hillman College. His distinctive look made him instantly identifiable, and it wasn’t long before he started showing up in movies, with roles in Necessary Roughness and Coneheads.

His career was unusual because most people went to TV after their movie careers cooled down. For Sinbad, it was the opposite. His solo TV show, The Sinbad Show, was a flop, but shortly afterwards, his movie career went into high gear, with him appearing in a string of hit movies. His biggest hit was Houseguest opposite the late Phil Hartman,...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios is developing Don’t Come To L.A., a drama series project from rapper-actor Yg and writer-producer Damani Johnson.

In Don’t Come To L.A., written by Keith Sweet II (Star Trek: Prodigy), when a low-level Los Angeles gangster is assigned to protect one of the hottest rappers in the industry by the crime syndicate security company he works for, he has to learn to navigate both the bloodthirsty gang world and the glitz and glam of the celebrity scene.

Johnson, who serves as showrunner, and Yg are executive producing with Trevor Engelson (Snowfall) and Josh McGuire of Underground; Scooter Braun, James Shin (Dave) and Scott Manson of Sb Projects; as well as Douglas Banker (Johnny Football) at Five All in the Fifth.

Yg, real name Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, and Sweet both hail from the Los Angeles County city of Compton.

With Super Bowl Lvii upon us, we wanted to know what Football (or Football related) movie was your favorite. We compiled a list of scripted movies, so you won’t see the Oscar Winning Documentary Undefeated on the list, but if that is your favorite, please click the other button and let us know why you loved it so much in the comments section.

Favorite Football Film80 For Brady (2023)American Underdog (2021)Paterno (2018)Woodlawn (2015)My All American (2015)Concussion (2015)Balls Out (2014)When The Game Stands Tall (2014)Draft Day (2014)23 Blast (2013)Touchback (2012)The 5th Quarter (2011)The Blind Side (2009)The Longshots (2008)The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)Leatherheads (2007)The Game Plan (2007)The Comebacks (2007)Gridiron Gang (2006)Facing The Giants (2006)We Are Marshall (2006)Invincible (2006)Two For The Money (2005)The Longest Yard (2005)Friday Night Lights (2004)Radio (2003)Monday Night Mayhem (2002)The Replacements (2000)Remember The Titans (2000)Any Given Sunday (1999)Varsity Blues (1999)Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)The Waterboy (1998)The Garbage...

Exclusive: Academy Award and 3x Emmy winner Bill Conti (The Right Stuff) has been tapped to pen the score for Roselli’s Way, a new biopic on Italian American pop singer Jimmy Roselli.

The film scripted by J.D. Zeik (Ronin) will watch as Roselli looks back on a career, in which he was forever the underdog in comparison to contemporary Frank Sinatra, among others.

Michael Besman, James Deutch, Roger Birnbaum and Mark Kimsey will produce for Emp Productions, along with Spike Seldin and Neil Jesuele of Remarkable Media, and veteran music exec and record producer Ron Fair, who will also serve as music supervisor. James Ivory and Stephen Dembitzer will serve as exec producers. A director is not yet attached to the project, though the casting search for its title character is now under way.

“The story behind one of the greatest voices of his era needs to be told,...

Chicago – Exceptional films that reflect honest relationships are rare, but the latest film “Don’t Make Me Go” – streaming on Prime Video on July 15th – accomplishes the father/daughter dynamic with authentic situations and emotions. John Cho and Mia Isaac portray that relationship, in a film directed by Hannah Marks.

John Cho is Max, a single father raising his 16-year-old daughter Wallace (Mia Isaac), a child from his failed marriage. When Max finds out he has a rare bone tumor, he takes Wallace on a road trip to meet her estranged mother. Winding from California to New Orleans, the pair face off during a series of incidences, including Wallace staying out all night with strangers in Texas. Despite all the travails, they begin to come to terms with the truth, including that mother reluctant to meet her daughter. It all ends up in a surprising conclusion, and changes all lives along the way.

Exclusive: Aubrey Peeples is expanding her relationship with Stagecoach Entertainment. The management company, which currently represents Peeples for theatrical, has added literary representation with a focus on building out her work in writing and directing.

As an actor, Peeples can next be seen in Kit Williamson’s Unconventional. The dark comedy series follows queer siblings, Noah and Margot Guillory (Peeples), and their significant others and the challenges they have to overcome as they try to start an unconventional family in an unstable world during their thirties.

Best known for her role as Layla Grant in the ABC hit series Nashville, as well as her leading role as Jem in the 2015 feature Jem and the Holograms, Peeples also starred in the 2014 crime thriller Rage opposite Nicolas Cage. Other notable television credits include Search & Destroy, Recovery Road, Necessary Roughness, Grey’s Anatomy, Burn Notice, Austin & Ally and Drop Dead Diva.

Peeples will be...

Exclusive: Madeline Wise (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and newcomer Inga Schlingmann are set as series regulars opposite Geena Davis and Skylar Astin in CBS’ mother-and-son legal drama pilot from writer/executive producer Scott Prendergast and executive producer Phil McGraw. Additionally, Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro (Charmed) have joined as showrunners and executive producers.

The untitled drama follows Todd (Astin), a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family. Despite their opposing personalities, he agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, Joan (Davis), a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.

Wise will play Allison, smart and high achieving, she is an ER trauma surgeon and Todd’s (Astin) diplomatic sister, eager to keep the peace between Todd and their demanding mother, Joan (Davis). Allison shoulders many family obligations that her two brothers shirk. Often busy, and a bit scattered,...

We have a feeling Queens‘ newest guest star is going to be a real smash.

Friday Night Lights alum Gaius Charles will show up on ABC’s musical drama later this season, TVLine has learned exclusively.

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Charles will play Thomas, a recording/sound engineer who’s smart and charming. He’s got a wealth of experience and is super professional…...

Hannah Marks just wants to work. Acting as early as age 11, and appearing in shows like Weeds and Necessary Roughness while still a teenager, Marks started as an actor, like her mother, Nova Ball. In the last five years, though, she’s gone from relative anonymity into writing and starring in Banana Split, working her way towards her solo directorial feature, Mark, Mary & Some Other People, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and is now in theaters and on VOD.

When The Film Stage chatted with Marks she was shooting her newest film in New Zealand, an Amazon-backed drama-comedy starring John Cho titled Don’t Make Me Go. Also attached to the adaptation of John Green’s Turtles All The Way Down, she’s making waves, writing scripts, and directing high-profile actors as she hurtles toward her 29th birthday. Her scripts often tend toward the talkative, depicting friendships and...

Sinbad, the comic and actor, has suffered a stroke, his family informed The Hollywood Reporter via Sinbad’s rep.

Born David Adkins, the 64-year-old Michigan-native funnyman appeared on such TV series as A Different World and The Sinbad Show and in such films as Necessary Roughness, Houseguest, Coneheads and Jingle All the Way.

“It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke,” reads the family’s statement. “Sinbad is a light source of love and joy for many generations. While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic ...

Sinbad, the comic and actor, has suffered a stroke, his family informed The Hollywood Reporter via Sinbad’s rep.

Born David Adkins, the 64-year-old Michigan-native funnyman appeared on such TV series as A Different World and The Sinbad Show and in such films as Necessary Roughness, Houseguest, Coneheads and Jingle All the Way.

“It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke,” reads the family’s statement. “Sinbad is a light source of love and joy for many generations. While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic ...

“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.

Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a Covid-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology.

Levy is best known for her role as waitress Twyla Sands on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Emmy-winning series created by and starring her brother Dan Levy and dad Eugene Levy.

The cast also includes Blythe Howard (“Mindhunter”), Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”), Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”), Jessika Van (“Seoul Searching”), Sierra Katow (“Last Comic Standing”), Ted Welch (“Adult Interference”), Dawan Owens (“6 Balloons”), Jay Larson (“Wine Country”), Kim Shaw (“She’s Out Of My League”), Rory Scovel (“I Feel Pretty”), Connor Paolo (“Stake Land”), Andy Buckley (“Avenue 5”), Jim O’Heir (“Parks and Recreation”), Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Collector”), Karissa Lee Staples (“Necessary Roughness...

Comcast and NBCUniversal are pushing Peacock out of the nest starting Wednesday, April 15, promising to unfurl a rich plume of 15,000-plus hours of streaming content, first for the cable giant’s own TV and internet customers.

Peacock is then slated to be available across the U.S. on July 15 — while NBCU is mulling the possibility of moving that up sooner — in various three tiers across mobile, web and connected-tv devices: paid with ads ($4.99 monthly); paid with no ads ($9.99 monthly); and completely free with ads with a truncated content lineup. With the national launch, Comcast (and Cox) subscribers also will have the option to get an ad-free version of the service for an additional $5 per month.

So what’s on the menu? Peacock will include live and on-demand content across current and past TV shows, movies, news, and late night programming, with some live sports once they resume post-pandemic. Most of...

The Charmed reboot is back for Season 2, this time with a new showrunner.

Carter Covington was replaced by Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro for Charmed Season 2, and a new “creative direction” is being targeted for the trio of budding witches, with the series set to “lean harder into its supernatural storylines and less into the family dynamic” that formed the narrative anchor of season 1.

Kruger and Shapiro previously co-created Salvation for CBS and served as executive producers on the nixed Halle Berry-starring Extant. Elsewhere, they were behind USA Network’s Necessary Roughness, and Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce.

You can read our latest Charmed review here.

Charmed Season 2 Return Date

Charmed will be back on March 27th with “Third Time’s the Charm.” Check out the promo…

Here’s the official synopsis…

The charmed ones must face their worst fears in order to reclaim the power of three.

Actress Amanda Detmer was arrested over the weekend on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to Chico, California police, the 48-year-old — known for roles in Final Destination, and most recently, Fox’s Empire — was arrested on Sunday at 5:51 p.m. local time.

Authorities allege that Detmer was driving less than an hour earlier when she crashed her car into a utility pole at an intersection. She left the scene, police claim, and was tracked and stopped less than a mile away.

Her vehicle was said to have “heavy front end damage,” Chico police say. They add...

John Stamos has been tapped as the lead in Big Shot, a new Disney+ original series written and executive produced by David E. Kelley and Dean Lorey and produced by ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. Brad Garrett, star of the ABC/20th TV comedy series Single Parents, who pitched the original idea to Kelley, is an executive producer on the one-hour dramedy, as is frequent Kelley collaborator Bill D’Elia, who will direct the first episode.

The 10-episode series follows a temperamental college basketball coach (Stamos) who gets fired from his job and must take a teaching and coaching job at an elite all-girls private high school.

“John is absolutely perfect for this role, and we are thrilled that he’ll bring his incredible talent and heart to this project,” said Agnes Chu, Svp Content at Disney+. “Disney has long been known for our aspirational sports stories,...

It’s now official: John Stamos is a Big Shot.

The TV vet (Fuller House, ER) has been tapped to headline the 10-episode Disney+ dramedy from David E. Kelley. The series follows a temperamental college basketball coach (Stamos) who gets fired from his job and must take a teaching and coaching job at an elite all-girls private high school.

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Kelley will write Big Shot with his former Crazy Ones collaborator Dean Lorey, and the...

Supergirl is losing an ex-boyfriend, as Mehcad Brooks, aka James Olsen, will be leaving The CW series in the first half of its coming Season 5.

No details were available on how original cast member Brooks will exit the show, but he’s allegedly leaving on his own terms to focus on feature films and a potential cable show. The show producers left the door ajar for a cameo down the road in their statement announcing his departure.

“We love Mehcad and we’re sad to see him leave the show as as a series regular, but we’re excited for both Mehcad and James Olsen’s future,” said a statement from the show producers. “He’ll always be a part of our Supergirl family and we look forward to James returning to National City at some point to visit his sister and his super friends.”

Brooks played the role of...

The “circle of life,” The Lion King taught us, means that as one Supergirl actor returns, one must exit. Or something to that effect.

On the heels of the news that Jeremy Jordan will be returning as Winn for a spell in the second half of Season 5, EW.com is reporting that original cast member Mehcad Brooks will be leaving the CW series this fall.

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Brooks, who plays James Olsen, reportedly aims...

Showtime is readying for Shameless after the departure of Emmy Rossum by promoting one of its recurring guest stars.

Kate Miner, who recurred in season nine, has been upped to a series regular for the dramedy's tenth season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. She will continue her role as Tami, Lip's (Jeremy Allen White) girlfriend, who revealed to him midway through the season that she was pregnant.

Miner's other TV credits include Necessary Roughness, Scandal, Two and a Half Men, Grey’s Anatomy, Life in Pieces and Disjointed. She also has appeared in the feature films The Campaign, Fifty Shades ...

The CW’s Charmed is making changes ahead of its second season.

Showrunner Carter Covington has exited the reboot after one season and is being replaced by husband and wife team Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, an individual with knowledge of the production confirmed to Deadline. The pair will take the show in a new creative direction for Season 2.

Kruger and Shapiro are under an overall production deal with CBS TV Studios. The two previously co-created CBS series Salvation along with Matt Wheeler and served as co-showrunners. They also executive produced and served as co-showrunners on the CBS series Extant starring Halle Berry.

Some of their other credits include creating and executive producing USA Network’s Necessary Roughness, and they executive produced and ran the writers room on Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce.

The Charmed reboot launched last year and stars Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, Sarah Jeffery, Rupert Evans,...

The CW’s reboot of “Charmed” is changing showrunners.

Variety has learned that Carter Covington has stepped down as showrunner on the series, which has already been renewed for a second season. Husband and wife team Craig Shapiro and Elizabeth Kruger have been brought on to helm the series going forward.

Shapiro and Kruger are currently under an overall deal at CBS Television Studios, which produces “Charmed.” The team previously co-created the CBS series “Salvation” along with Matt Weaver and served as co-showrunners. They also executive produced and served as co-showrunners on the CBS series “Extant” starring Halle Berry. In addition, they co-created USA Network series “Necessary Roughness” and ran the writers room on Bravo’s “Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce.” Their other credits include “Bull,” “Pan Am,” and “Miami Medical.” They are repped by UTA.

The rebooted “Charmed” stars Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Madeleine Mantock, Ser’Darius Blain, Ellen Tamaki,...

There's a change at the top of The CW's Charmed.

Showrunner Carter Covington has exited the Latino-themed reboot of the original series from Jane the Virgin duo Jessica O'Toole and Amy Rardin. Instead, married duo Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro (Necessary Roughness, Salvation) have boarded the drama and will take over as showrunners for season two as the CBS TV Studios-produced series changes its creative direction.

Faking It grad Covington was brought in as showrunner after Charmed was picked up to series in a bid to support O'Toole and Rardin, neither of whom had served in ...

As the fourth Supergirl season premiere approaches on The CW, you can now rewatch the most courageous Super Heroine on TV, who flies into danger to save her city as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you Supergirl: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray and DVD on September 18, 2018.

In Season Three, Kara Danvers grapples with the sacrifices she’s made personally while saving National City as Supergirl. She even considers covering up her human identity altogether. Being human and vulnerable is hard. Maybe she’s better off embracing her alien DNA and only being the “Girl of Steel.” As Kara struggles with her path forward, she continues to work with Hank Henshaw and her sister, Alex, at the Department of Extranormal Operations to battle all threats to National City, including new villains Morgan Edge, and the “Worldkiller,” known as Reign. Everything Kara’s ever known and everyone she’s ever loved...

Stan Dragoti, director of “Love at First Bite” and “Mr. Mom,” died July 13 in Los Angeles. His wife Yolanda reported that he died after complications from pneumonia. He was 85.

In addition to rewatching his films such as “Mr. Mom” and “Love at First Bite,” he loved watching his movie “Necessary Roughness,” Yolanda Dragoti said, “Because he loved football.”

“He got me hooked on Turner Classic Movies, we would watch black and white movies all night long,” she recalled. “He was such a history buff, a film buff. I learned so much from him.”

Born in Manhattan, Dragoti was the son of Albanian immigrants.

He attended Cooper Union College and later the Visual Arts College before working at the New York City advertising agencies Young & Rubicam and Mary Wells Lawrence. He partnered with Charlie Moss to create the “I Love New York” tourism campaign.

Dragoti broke into Hollywood by teaming...

Stan Dragoti, the ad man-turned-film director who co-created the “I Love New York” campaign and is best known for his comedy films “Love at First Bite” and “Mr. Mom,” died July 13. He was in an assisted living facility and had been experiencing health issues following open heart surgery in 2014, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

Born in 1932 in New York to Albanian immigrant parents, Dragoti began his career directing commercials, most prominently for pioneering ad agency Wells Rich Greene beginning in 1966. There, he formed a creative partnership with future ad legend Charlie Moss, leading them to co-write the script for Dragoti’s debut feature film, the revisionist Western “Dirty Little Billy” in 1972.

The pair remained close after Dragoti’s departure from Wells Rich Greene in 1972. Five years later, Moss recruited Dragoti to help create the commercials for the “I Love New York” ad campaign, introduced in 1977.

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Comedian David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, has starred in many films in the 90s, including “Necessary Roughness,” “Houseguest” and even the Kenan & Kel vehicle “Good Burger.” But one movie he didn’t star in is “Shazaam,” about an incompetent genie who grants wishes to two children. However, that hasn’t stopped hundreds of people online from claiming that the film is real, believing that they saw it sometime in the 90s.

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The New Statesman reports that the community of “Shazaam” truthers has proliferated on Reddit, specifically under the subreddit r/MandelaEffect. The Mandela Effect is a “theory that a large group of people with the same false memory used to live in a parallel universe,” deriving from the idea that many people believe Nelson Mandela died while in prison. On this subreddit,...

Veteran character actor Robert Loggia has died at his home in Los Angeles today at the age of 85. Loggia had been battling Alzheimer's Disease for five years and leaves behind his widow Audrey with whom he had been married for over three decades, three children, and a stepchild.

Starring in his first films back in the late 1950s, worked right up until this year with his last role being in the Canadian horror drama "Sicilian Vampire". Along the way he scored peer recognition including an Oscar nominated turn in the 1986 courtroom thriller "Jagged Edge" alongside Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges, and an Emmy nominated role as the lead in the detective drama series "Mancuso, F.B.I.".

His resume includes key roles in some major movies that ran the gamut in terms of critical and public appeal. Amongst the more notable titles are the likes of "Big," "Scarface, "Independence Day,...

Since making his acting debut at age 12 on Little House on the Prairie, Jason Bateman has been primarily known as a TV star. He followed that show with main roles on Silver Spoons, Valerie (aka Valerie's Family and The Hogan Family) and a number of less successful series before resurrecting his career with Arrested Development.  But he's tried a few times to make the leap to the big screen. In the 1980s it was with the disappointing sequel Teen Wolf Too. In the 1990s there was the mediocre football comedy Necessary Roughness. And in the 2000s, he went for supporting roles in stuff as varied as Starsky & Hutch, Hancock, The Break-Up, The Kingdom and Juno. Now, with the new comedy Bad Words, Bateman is on track to finally become a true leading man at the...

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With a new NFL season starting up, we take a look at the best fictional quarterbacks in TV and film history.

It's become almost an annual rite of passage to root against Tom Brady. I mean, look at him, the handsome man who spent a pre-Super Bowl press conference a few years ago rambling on about ball preference. I don’t care how old you are, Brady talking about people preferring “old balls” is pretty hilarious. He won his sixth Super Bowl in 2019, the most ever by any NFL player, and continues to give us reason to root against him by being so damn good.

Brady's career seems like it's taken right out of a film script, either a drama about a diabolical ego-maniac so possessed with winning that he’s been creatively cheating for years, or a feel-good-story about a diamond in the rough...

A month after Burn Notice wrapped its seven-season run on USA Network, the series’ creator Matt Nix is eying a return to USA’s primetime with gritty medical drama Complications. The project, from Burn Notice producer Fox TV Studios where Nix is under an overall deal, is one of three drama pilot orders at USA, along with two projects for FtvS corporate sibling Fox21: Novice, from Hell On Wheels creators Joe and Tony Gayton, and Rush, from filmmaker Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies). The three pilots join the recently ordered untitled Sean Jablonski hourlong pilot as well as period/sci-fi drama pilot Horizon, now in production, as the network is ramping up development with some of its long-running shows coming to an end. Burn Notice is over, with Psych expected to follow it out the door with its upcoming final season. Meanwhile the future of Necessary Roughness is uncertain. The...

Super Bowl fever seems to be catching in the horror world. Just yesterday, we found out the gross-out gurus of Troma Entertainment are competing for a TV ad during next February's Super Bowl broadcast, and now it looks like the murderous metal mutants of Gwar are aiming for even more exposure (so to speak) in the following NFL season. Dave Brockie, best known as Gwar vocal-thing Oderus Urungus, is an avowed football fan, and writes the NFL column “Necessary Roughness” for the website MetalSucks. But when Brockie kicked off this season with his views on the selection of Bruno Mars as halftime performer for next February's Super Bowl (his comment was basically the word “Barf”), a fan decided it was time to rally the troops and get Dave/Oderus and Gwar onto the Sb halftime stage for 2015. To that end, Gwar fan Jeff Cantrell launched an online petition at Change.

Whomever is left standing at the close of Graceland‘s finale will live to fight crime another day.

USA Network has renewed the gritty-ish crime drama, which wraps its freshman run this Thursday at 10/9c, for Season 2, Variety reports.

Related | Cable Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled?

Series creator Jeff Eastin, who also sired White Collar, “has once again delivered for USA Network,” cabler president Chris McCumber said in a statement. “Graceland’s brilliant serialized storytelling mixed with striking cinematography and a captivating ensemble cast has clearly resonated with a wide audience. [We] anticipate Graceland will be a long-term player for the network.

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Because the shock of Miley Cyrus's twerk fest at the Vma's has just worn off (five days later), we'd like to give you something else to feast your eyes on. Check out movie picks for this weekend:

On the Big Screen: "The Lifeguard"

On the verge of hitting the big 3-0, Leigh (Kristin Bell) ditches her adult life in NYC and heads back to her childhood home in the 'burbs, as well as her old high school lifeguarding job. For those of us who feel a tightening in the gut each time a friend uses the words "hubby," "staycation" or the letters I-r-a, there's something undeniably appealing about regression.

But while some reviewers have deemed a life crisis at 29 totally absurd, and others have called Bell's character a "massively unsavory brat," we get it. Thank god for 2011's "Young Adult" and even 2003's "Old School," in...

Sinbad's financial nightmare is officially Over -- but the comic doesn't wanna talk about money problems anymore ... he wants to talk about Facebook Raaaageee!!!Sinbad -- who declared bankruptcy earlier this year -- was at Lax Friday when we asked him about having a clean slate after racking up more than $10 Million in debt. But the "Necessary Roughness" star told us, "I'm past financial, I'm on to murder.""I killed some folks on Facebook,...

Sinbad just got a brand new degree from debt school ... and all it cost him was $11 Million ... TMZ has learned. If you recall, the '90s comic -- who starred opposite Scott Bakula in "Necessary Roughness" ("Andre does not eat raw meat, 'cause Andre's a vegetarian!" God we loved that movie) -- is broke now and filed for bankruptcy back in April. But in order to enjoy the full benefits of bankruptcy (the govt. wiping...

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The upcoming (and presumed-to-be-final) season of Psych will be extended by two episodes. For one of the episodes, viewers can vote to decide on the plot.

Starz has ordered 16 episodes of Outlander an adaptation of Diana Gabaldon‘s novels from Battlestar Galatica producer Ronald D. Moore.

One thing I’ve learned from watching real estate-themed reality shows is that a dedicated TV fan can usually find a home featured on a TV show pretty quickly. It turns out that skill isn’t limited to people creating their own “Jeff Lewis worked here” maps, as one Mad Men fan found the house used in Sunday’s finale as the whorehouse where Don grew up.

Own just doubled down on soap The Haves and Have Nots, ordering 16 more episodes to go with the 16 episodes initially ordered as part of the first season. The additional expisodes are expected to air next year.

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It’s finally official, creator Dan Harmon will return to manage the fifth season of Community.

In talking with Vulture Guillermo Diaz says the cast of Scandal doesn’t take their show’s twists and turns any better than the audience does, “We’re constantly like, ‘Oh my God! This is really happening!’ We all look at each other, and we all look at (Scandal producer) Shonda (Rhimes), and she’s like, ‘Yep.’ She kind of shrugs like, Yeah. I know.”

Don’t worry, Diaz also discuses Huck‘s wig.

Fox has picked a new producer for American Idol, hiring a producer who recently managed the Swedish version of Idol.

Blergh indeed:

Blergh: Hearing NBC not interested in Happy Endings. Help me, @hulu, you’re my only hope.

— Joe Adalian (@TVMoJoe) June 11, 2013

HBO’s rapture pilot The Leftovers has added a quartet to its cast, including former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston.

The summer season of originals is officially upon us! Here’s the rollout plan for scripted and reality shows on cable and broadcast:

June 1

Season Premiere: The Pioneer Woman (Food Network)

Season Premiere: My Cat From Hell (Animal Planet)

June 2

Season Premiere: The Killing (AMC)

Season Premiere: Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!)

Series Premiere: Princesses: Long Island (Bravo)

Series Premiere: The Wanted Life (E!)

Season Premiere: The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo)

Series Premiere: Top Hooker (Animal Planet)

Season Premiere: Call of the Wildman (Animal Planet)

Season Premiere: The Venture Bros. (Adult Swim)

June 3

Season Premiere: Kitchen Crashers...

USA Network has announced their upcoming programming plans and they include Burn Notice, The Choir, Covert Affairs, Graceland, Necessary Roughness, Royal Pains, Suits, Summer Camp, and White Collar.

Here are the details:

If It's Summer, It's USA

USA Network Continues To Dominate Summer With Gritty New Original Series "Graceland," New Reality Series "Summer Camp" And A Strong Lineup Of Returning Favorites

White Collar and New Reality Series The Choir Will Bow This Fall

New York - April 3, 2013 - Continuing its streak of dominating the summer TV landscape, USA Network announced today a powerful line-up of new originals and fan favorite returning series. The network will launch two new series, including the provocative drama Graceland from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin, starring and Daniel Sunjata ("Rescue Me") Aaron Tveit ("Les Miserables"), and the fun-filled reality...

USA, the blue sky network, has announced premiere dates for its summer shows. Burn Notice returns first on June 6, followed that night by the debut of Graceland, the new drama from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin centered on undercover agents from the FBI, DEA and Us Customs living and working under one roof. Royal Pains and Necessary Roughness launch their new seasons on June 12, while Covert Affairs and Suits follow on July 16.

USA has firmed up its summer schedule setting premiere dates for five returning series, including "Suits" and "Burn Notice," and two new additions: scripted drama "Graceland" and unscripted competition series "Summer Camp."

"Burn Notice" is up first with its Season 7 premiere set for June 6 at 9 p.m. The premiere of new drama "Graceland" follows at 10 p.m. That show hails from "White Collar" creator Jeff Eastin and follows a group of federal law enforcement agents who live together undercover. The cast includes Aaron Tveit, Daniel Sunjata and Vanessa Ferlito.

Season 5 of "Royal Pains" premieres June 12 at 9 p.m., followed by the Season 3 premiere of "Necessary Roughness" at 10 p.m. "Pains" welcomes Ben Shenkman and recurring guest star Callum Blue to its cast, while "Roughness" is adding John Stamos, David Anders and Karissa Lee Staples.

"Covert Affairs" kicks off Season 4 on July 16 at 9 p.m., with new cast member Hill Harper...