LOS ANGELES — Animated TV comedy “The Simpsons” is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of colour, producers said on Friday.
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Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Inner Voice Artists, the Los Angeles and Oslo based management and production company formed by former CAA and Sierra/Affinity exec Ina Petersen, has signed Amir Shaheen, one of the co-creators of Netflix’s first Norwegian original series.The show, a romantic comedy titled Home For Christmas, was created by Shaheen and Kristian Andersen.
It was produced by The Oslo Company and was well received, being nominated for the Gullruten Awards, which is
.LOS ANGELES — Animated TV comedy “The Simpsons” is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of colour, producers said on Friday.
LOS ANGELES -- “Family Guy” voice actor Mike Henry said Friday he is stepping down from the role of Cleveland Brown on the Fox animated series. Henry wrote on Twitter that he will stop playing the show’s main African American character because “persons of color should play characters of color.” The 54-year-old voice actor, who is a white man, has voiced the character since the series’ debut in 1999.
Kendrick Sampson After co-organizing a demonstration in Los Angeles at which he was hit with a police baton and shot seven times with rubber bullets, Kendrick Sampson (“Insecure,” “Miss Juneteenth”) has penned a letter to the entertainment industry at large, asking Hollywood to divest from the police and invest in the Black community.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Idris Damson, star of FX’s critically acclaimed drama series Snowfall, has signed with CAA.Idris portrays Franklin Saint in Snowfall, the drama about the start of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles, which is heading into its fourth season on FX.Idris can also be seen as the star of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s film Farming, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Kate Beckinsale, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE, JUNE 19: After 79 days apart, Amanda Kloots finally got to spend some in-person time with her husband, Nick Cordero.Kloots has been kept apart from her husband during his battle with coronavirus complications, but has been posting constant updates on his condition via Instagram.
her husband Nick Cordero's battle with the coronavirus.On Friday, Kloots was able to visit Cordero in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where the 41-year-old Broadway star has been fighting for his life since his health struggles began in March.
Nick Cordero has lost 65 pounds during his time in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Amanda Kloots.
Nick Cordero has lost 65 pounds during his time in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Amanda Kloots.The Rock of Ages actor has been hospitalized since March, when he was placed in a medically-induced coma and subsequently had to have his leg amputated and a temporary pacemaker fitted after encountering a multitude of complications in his battle against COVID-19.He has since also suffered two mini-strokes and a lung infection, among
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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterWarner Chappell Music has entered into a co-publishing deal with the estate of late rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed in February during a home invasion in Los Angeles.
Moon Taxi and three past Grammy nominees -- OK Go and two members of Plain White T’s -- Tom Higgerson and Tim Lopez."While Grammy Camp will be a virtual experience this summer, we still intend for it to remain one of the most immersive summer camps for high school students interested in a career in music," said Michael Sticka, president of the Grammy Museum.GRAMMY Camp has historically taken place in Los Angeles as a five-day summer music experience.
Nick Cordero has been fighting Coronavirus for over two months now. The Broadway actor is hospitalised at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Nick Cordero‘s wife is staying positive despite some very bad news.
Nick Cordero has been battling Corornavirus complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over two months now. The Broadway actor has got his right leg amputated due to blood clotting and has undergone a tracheotomy to support his breathing. Nick was diagnosed with Pneumonia initially and tested positive for Coronavirus after his third test. The actor has been putting up a great fight against the novel COVID-19 and has been on the ventilator for over two months.