Billie Joe Armstrong's latest installment of his weekly “No Fun Mondays” series was particularly emotional, as it was a tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger.
02.04.2020 - 01:35 / deadline.com
By Bruce Haring
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Adam Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee, as well as a leader of the pop band Fountains of Wayne, has died after contracting the coronavirus.
The 52-year-old songwriter was Oscar-nominated for his title track on the 1996 Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do. He has three Emmys
The 52-year-old pop savant had three Emmys and a Grammy in his collection, and an Oscar nomination for “That Thing That You Do,” the title track to the 1996 Tom
Billie Joe Armstrong's latest installment of his weekly “No Fun Mondays” series was particularly emotional, as it was a tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger.
By Chris Willman
The Wonders, the fictional band from the 1996 Tom Hanks movie That Thing You Do!, are reuniting for a benefit livestream. The show will broadcast on YouTube this Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Eastern. All four members of the band, as well as co-star Liv Tyler, will provide commentary. Find an announcement from Ethan Embry (who portrayed bassist T.B. Player) below.
By Danielle Turchiano
© Getty Getty Tom Hanks has memorialised Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died this week aged 52 following complications from coronavirus, calling him “a One-der”.
By Bruce Haring
Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains Of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday (April 1, 2020) after contracting the coronavirus, COVID-19.
In loving memory. Tom Hanks remembered songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died from coronavirus complications at the age of 52 on Wednesday, April 1, with a touching tribute.
Tom Hanks on Wednesday night shared his heartbreak over the death of songwriterAdam Schlesinger, who died due to coronavirus complications earlier in the day at the age of 52. The Oscar-winning actor, who is recovering from the virus along with wife Rita Wilson, said his 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do!, would have never happened hadSchlesinger not written the hit title song for the film.
Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus.
The Fountains of Wayne musician passed away yesterday after testing positive for coronavirus
Fountains Of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger has lost his battle with the coronavirus.
Tom Hanks led the tributes to Fountains Of Wayne star Adam Schlesinger, who reportedly died at the age of 52 after contracting coronavirus.
Whether it was the snarky but sincere pop of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, the ‘60s retro of Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do!” or the Broadway fare of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Adam Schlesinger’s music reached far beyond his public profile. The master songwriter passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 52 from complications related to coronavirus.
Adam Schlesinger -- who died Wednesday (April 1) due to coronavirus complications -- left a quirky and impressive imprint on Billboard’s charts through the years, as both a member of the band Fountains of Wayne and a songwriter.
The week of March 9 — when the coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic, and Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson shared the news that they had tested positive for COVID-19 — a cascade of television shows and movies shut their productions down for safety reasons. From “Stranger Things” to “The Batman,” these shutterings are temporary, and sets will be up and running as soon as it’s safe to go back into production — though no one knows when that might be.