Don Jurwich, Animation Writer-Director-Producer, Dies At 87

Bill Clotworthy, the standards and practices exec lovingly referred to at Saturday Night Live as “Dr. No,” died on Thursday in hospice, in Salt Lake City, UT. He was 95.

Mindy Kaling is honoring Kobe Bryant.

Not her biggest fan. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s son Lorenzo could do without watching his mom on reality TV.

Carrie Underwood doesn’t let a little rain dampen her spirits.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director-producer Jeff Byrd, who recently joined Fox’s new drama series Our Kind of People as co-executive producer, has signed with APA for representation in film and television.

As almost every week brings new twists and brighter media glare to Britney Spears’ restrictive 13-year conservatorship, the filmmakers behind the documentary that turned the spotlight on the long-hidden situation found a lot of their own perspective by flipping the script.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentA sequel to the 2019 hit comedy “Fly Me to the Saitama” has been announced. Stars Nikaido Fumi and Gackt will return, as will director Takeuchi Hideki.Details about the production start date and story are sparce, though Takeuchi earlier told “Variety” that he was thinking of setting the sequel in the Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe) region.

EXCLUSIVE: Brian McCann, who has worked on a slew of late-night shows with Conan O’Brien, has been named head writer and exec producer of Jimmy Fallon’s The Kids Tonight Show.

Major moment! Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino enjoyed their first family beach day with son Romeo on Saturday, August 7.

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas has sadly passed away.

Kool And The Gang, has died. He was 70.According to a statement from his representative, Thomas died peacefully in his sleep today (August 7) at his home in Montclair, in New Jersey.Thomas, also known as ‘Dee Tee’ was the group’s alto sax player, flutist and percussionist.

Kool & the Gang broke the news to fans on Facebook while also paying tribute to Thomas. The statement says that Thomas died «peacefully in his sleep» in New Jersey.«An original member of Kool & the Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential cool cat in the group, loved for his hip clothes and hats, and his laid-back demeanor.

Selome Hailu editorJulie Bowen, the actor known for playing Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family,” recently helped to rescue a woman who had fainted on a hike in Utah. As ABC 7 New York first reported, Minnie John was on vacation with her family at Arches National Park when she began to feel weak. John told her husband and son to continue hiking without her while she sat on a rock to take a break.

Ellise Shafer administratorDennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a co-founder of soul-funk outfit Kool & the Gang, died on Saturday, his reps confirmed to Variety. He was 70.According to a press release, Thomas died “peacefully in his sleep” in New Jersey.

Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to the late Biz Markie during a show in New Jersey on Thursday night (August 5).Biz (real name Marcel Theo Hall) died on July 16.

her obituary. Her cause of death was not given. “TLC was deeply saddened by the loss of Gina Krasley, who shared her weight-loss journey on My 600lb Life,” the network tweeted Friday.

Gina Marie Krasley has sadly died.