LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The X Factor” winner Melanie Amaro said on Friday she was shocked at her victory but believed that singing from her heart had given her the edge over her rivals in the TV contest. Amaro’s triumph also gave broadcaster Fox a ratings win, with Thursday’s two-hour finale bringing in 12.4 million [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Holland Taylor offers no apologies for never settling down, getting married or having children. The 68-year-old Emmy-winning actress, currently starring in her one-woman show “Ann” at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, simply never had the time. “I always did think I would be married and settled down by now but maybe I ain’t [...]
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Add former Clinton adviser Dick Morris to the list of people who think that the Republican nomination is won on Fox News. Morris, a Fox regular, appeared on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning to discuss the rise of Newt Gingrich in the race for the GOP nomination. He pointed to a [...]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Rick Perry may be forgetful when it comes to stuff like which cabinet departments he’d like to eliminate, or the legal voting age in the United States, but when it comes to gay-bashing, the Texas governor and Republican presidential hopeful is right on top of his game. In a new ad, [...]
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Comedians Jeff Ross and Eugene Mirman, “Daily Show” correspondent Wyatt Cenac and the Gregory Brothers — architects of the “Bed Intruder” viral phenomenon — are among those developing projects for Comedy Central, the network said in announcing its development slate Wednesday. The slate is heavy on comedians who took part in [...]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Anthony Borgese, a character actor best known for playing criminal roles in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos,” has been sentenced to six months of house arrest for his role in arranging for a mob beating. Borgese, who also goes by the stage name Tony Darrow, also will receive two years probation, Robert [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for television roles including Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular series “M*A*S*H,” died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, age 96. His son, producer Christopher Morgan, confirmed the actor’s death in an e-mail to Reuters. [...]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Snooki swinging a bat at The Situation, The Situation threatening to reveal yet another secret to her boyfriend, and a cast member packing up and moving out of the beach house — these are but a few of the storylines teased in MTV’s new “Jersey Shore” season five trailer. Season five, [...]
