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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with 'Mufasa'

Dec. 11, 2024 09:16 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After donning Malcolm X’s distinctive browline glasses in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and getting his modern-day Rambo on in the Netflix action hit “Rebel Ridge,” the 30-year-old English...

Golden Globes 2025: Who's nominated, hosting, ceremony honorees, what they'll eat and more

Dec. 09, 2024 15:58 PM EST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globes will return in January with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more. Nominations for the 82nd awards...

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

Oct. 01, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. Amos’ publicist,...