ITV soap, died of unknown causes. Public records seen by The Sun confirm he died in January but news of his passing has only recently emerged. Devine served in the Royal Navy in the 1960s before turning his hand to acting.
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Carson Burton Vineyard Theatre has announced the casting and design team for the upcoming premiere of “Lessons in Survival: 1971.” Carl Clemons-Hopkins will play novelist James Baldwin alongside Theatre Award Winner Crystal Dickinson as renowned poet Nikki Giovanni.“Lessons in Survival: 1971″ follows a 1971 interview of Baldwin conducted by Giovanni. Their conversation on America’s first “Black Tonight Show” proved to be a profound dialogue on race and liberation in America.
Now, building on the digital exploration of 2020’s “Lessons in Survival,” this live staging will explore the layers of intimacy and ideas between two Black revolutionary artists of different generations.Clemons-Hopkins is known for their breakout performance as Marcus on HBO Max’s “Hacks” opposite Jean Smart. Their performance earned an Emmy nomination in the “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” category.
In film, Clemons-Hopkins can most recently be seen in Jordan Peele’s 2021 film “Candyman.” Other credits include a recurring role on NBC’s “Chicago Med” and Showtime’s “The Chi.” On stage, Clemons-Hopkins has performed in the Chicago production of “Hamilton” as Aaron Burr and George Washington, and they also made their Steppenwolf Theatre premiere in “For The Last Time.” Crystal Dickinson received a Theater World Award for her performance in the Tony Award-winning “Clybourne Park.” The star also performed in the Tony-nominated “You Can’t Take It With You”alongside James Earl Jones and Rose Byrne. In film and television, she has starred in “This Is Where I Leave You,” “The Good Wife,” “New Amsterdam” and had a recurring role on Showtime’s “The Chi.” The design team on the new project will include You-Shin Chen (scenic design), Mika
.ITV soap, died of unknown causes. Public records seen by The Sun confirm he died in January but news of his passing has only recently emerged. Devine served in the Royal Navy in the 1960s before turning his hand to acting.
Coronation Street star Patricia Brake has passed away after a very long battle with cancer. The actress, who played Mike Baldwin's sister-in-law Viv Baldwin, in the long-running ITV soap, died aged 79. The sad news was confirmed by her son.
Bo Hopkins has sadly passed away.
Carson Burton Bo Hopkins, the actor who has appeared in classics like “American Graffiti,” “The Wild Bunch,” “Midnight Express” and “The Getaway,” died Friday. He was 80 years old.Hopkins’ death was confirmed on the actor’s official website.“It is with great sadness that we announce that Bo has passed away,” reads a statement on the website. “Bo loved hearing from his fans from around the world and although he was unable to respond to every email over the last few years, he appreciated hearing from each and every one of you.”The actor was born William Hopkins in Greenville, S.C.
Bo Hopkins, who appeared in such memorable films as The Wild Bunch (1969), The Getaway (1972), American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973), Posse (1975), and Midnight Express (1978), has died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys. He was 80 and had a heart attack.
John Driskell Hopkins has been diagnosed with ALS. The 51-year-old musician - who is best known being part of the the Grammy Award winning group Zac Brown Band - is suffering from muscle disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, which causes a progressive degeneration of motor nerve cells in the brain He said: "Over the past several years, I've noticed some balance issues and some stiffness in my hands. After careful analysis by some of the country's top neurologists, I have been diagnosed with ALS.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlain Attal, the French producer behind the upcoming $73 million movie “Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” is teaming with Studiocanal on Thomas Bidegain’s survival drama “Suddenly,” which will star Gilles Lellouche (“The Stronghold”) and Melanie Thierry (“En Therapie”).Currently in pre-production, “Suddenly” will mark the sophomore directing outing of Bidegain, whose co-screenwriting credits include “Stillwater,” “The Sisters Brothers” and “A Prophet.”The project was previously set up as an English-language project with Jake Gyllenhaal and Vanessa Kirby set to star. Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories was also a co-producer on the project and is no longer attached.Attal told Variety that Bidegain re-worked the script with Valentine Monteil to make the €14 million ($14.7 million) film with a French cast and produce it entirely out of France with Attal’s Tresor Films and Studiocanal, which is financing, handling international sales and French distribution rights.
While he may be best-known for playing mechanic Kevin Webster, soap legend Michael Le Vell actually made his Corrie debut playing a completely different character. Michael was just 15 when he first joined Coronation Street back in 1981, appearing in a handful of episodes playing a troublesome paperboy called Neil Grimshaw. Neil was employed by The Kabin but found himself in hot water when Mavis Riley discovered he had been dumping the papers, rather than delivering them to homes.The cheeky teenager denied it and resigned but later apologised and was reinstated in his post by a forgiving Mavis.
Gogglebox star Lee Riley found himself in hot water after comments he made about Eurovision icon and Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker, which didn’t go down too well with the singer.The TV critic, who has been a staple of our Friday nights since joining the show in 2014 alongside best mate Jenny, recently revealed that Cheryl had slid into his DM’s after he made a few brutal digs at the pop icon while on the show. While watching the Eurovision 1981 winners perform on ITV’s This Morning, both Lee and Jenny had been tickled by the performance when hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes were spotted clapping along animatedly to the live performance.
Donald Trump’s rally taken on the day Congress counted the Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election, the complaint stated.Baldwin sent her a private message and confirmed she had organized the fundraiser for her brother, the lawsuit said. She responded that her participation in the protest was “perfectly legal,” according to court documents.Baldwin told Roice McCollum he would share her photo with his 2.4 million Instagram followers and wrote: “Good luck,” according to the lawsuit.Roice McCollum said in the lawsuit that she received hundreds of hateful messages in response to his post.
Loose Women star Carol McGiffin made one of her biggest pet peeves clear on the ITV show during a debate between the panellists on Tuesday. Carol, 62, was discussing the ideal length for fingernails with co-hosts Katie Piper, Ruth Langsford and Kéllé Bryan, when she revealed that she “can’t stand” a certain style.The presenter said: “Someone who works on this show - mentioning no names - is constantly going…” Katie helpfully demonstrated Carol’s pet peeve by drumming her long fingernails on the glass table top. “Oh my god, that noise!” Carol reacted instantly, flinching away from the “clickety-click” sound.
Cheryl Ladd endured a #MeToo moment early on in her career. The former "Charlie’s Angels" star said the incident, which involved a male Hollywood executive, took place after she moved from South Dakota to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. "I was about 19, and I did get chased around one desk," the actress recalled to Page Six Tuesday.
She's got a two-year-old son who doesn't always sleep through the night. But it wasn't little Ace who kept former Emmerdale star Charley Webb, 34, from her beauty sleep on Monday - but the family's noisy hamster.The Debbie Dingle actress shared a picture to her Instagram story of her frustrated face with her hand over it.The mother-of-three updated her 562k followers: “This is not a joke.The hamster has kept me awake all night. WHAT THE HELL? “I thought I could hear some sort of high pitch alarm, got up.
Crystal Dynamics will still work on the Perfect Dark reboot with The Initiative following news that the former studio will be acquired by Embracer Group.Earlier today (May 2) it was announced that Square Enix has decided to sell much of its western development arm for around £240million ($300million USD), with that including Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics.Since then, Xbox-owned studio The Initiative has quote tweeted Crystal Dynamics statement concerning the acquisition, confirming that the studio is still working on the upcoming Perfect Dark game.“We’re excited to see Crystal Dynamics take these next steps with their studio. Our teams have made great progress in building Perfect Dark together as co-development partners, and we will be continuing this work with them in their next chapter.”The deal is also set to include Square Enix Montréal, Eidos-Montréal and the Thief and Legacy Of Kain franchises.The upcoming Perfect Dark game appears to be undergoing development troubles, as director Dan Neuburger left the studio in February and “fast and furious” losses were reported to be taking place there as well.This news means that at present, Crystal Dynamics is supporting Marvel’s Avengers, co-developing Perfect Dark and in the early stages of a new Tomb Raider title.As confirmed in April, the next Tomb Raider game will run on Unreal Engine 5 as Crystal Dynamics wants to “push the envelope of fidelity”.“This new engine translates into next-level storytelling and gameplay experiences,” said franchise general manager Dallas Dickinson.