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Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson's 'overnight success' is more than a decade in the making

Sep. 23, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit “The Perfect Couple,” have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade. Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of “Gossip Girl.”...

Happy 50th 'SNL!' Here's a look back at the show's very first cast

Sep. 19, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It's 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis...

James Darren, 'Gidget' teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88

Sep. 03, 2024 11:43 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news outlets. ...

Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

Aug. 17, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93. Santos owned the television network SBT and created several...

H.E.R. will sing at the Paris Olympics' closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los Angeles

Aug. 09, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France as part of the handover for the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028. H.E.R. has won...

Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

Aug. 01, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

The moments are seared into the pop culture pantheon. And our collective consciousness. A friendly alien taking Henry Thomas' character Elliott on an airborne bike ride with the full moon as a backdrop in “E.T.” Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) in “Poltergeist,” getting out of...