Lena Dunham, Bob Newhart and More Stars Pay Tribute to Peter Scolari

Ruth Wilson is teaming with Lena Dunham and Dennis Lehane for an HBO limited series based on the Stitcher podcast “Mob Queens.”Wilson will play Anna Genovese, the wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO is developing a limited series version of the Stitcher podcast “Mob Queens” with Lena Dunham, Ruth Wilson, and Dennis Lehane, Variety has learned.The series tells the story of Anna Genovese (Wilson), most widely known as the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese and a fixture in the Village’s drag bar scene in the 1930s who later broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings.Dunham will co-write, direct, and

The story of Anna Genovese, the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese who broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings, is being turned into a limited series for HBO.

EXCLUSIVE: Myha’la Herrold, one of the stars of HBO’s banking drama Industry, has signed with UTA for representation.

Refresh for updates… Dean Stockwell, the Quantum Leap, Blue Velvet and Married to the Mob star who died Sunday at 85, is being remembered today, with filmmaker David Lynch honoring the actor in his usual idiosyncratic way, and lifelong friend Russ Tamblyn offering a poignant goodbye.

Lena Dunham has paid tribute to fashion designer Federica “Kikka” Cavenati following her death at the age of 28. Cavenati was a co-founder of the fashion label 16Arlington with her partner Marco Capaldo.

Scott Speedman is speaking out about playing a porn star in Lena Dunham’s new film “Sharp Stick”.

James Michael Tyler, best known for playing Gunther in Friends, passed away yesterday, 24 October, at the age of 59 following a battle with cancer. In the wake of his passing, the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox have led tributes to their late co-star.

Girls co-star Peter Scolari following his death.The actor, who played Dunham’s on-screen father Tad Hovarth in the comedy series, died aged 66 on Friday (October 22) following a two-year battle with cancer.Sharing pictures across the actor’s career on Instagram, Dunham wrote: “The shyest extrovert, the most dramatic comedian, the most humble icon.

TV icon Bob Newhart honored his Newhart co-star Peter Scolari as a 40-year friend, a joy to work with and “an essential part of the success” of the great 1982-90 CBS sitcom.

Lena Dunham is mourning Peter Scolari.

“Madoff,” “The Good Fight,” “Murphy Brown,” “The West Wing,” “ER,” “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Ally McBeal.” One of his most recent parts was a recurring role as Bishop Thomas Marx in the CBS series “Evil.”For his role as producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s long-running 1980s comedy “Newhart,” Scolari scored an Emmy nomination.

as the father of Lena Dunham’s character.Most recently, Scolari portrayed Bishop Thomas Marx on CBS' supernatural drama from 2019 to 2021. Scolari's resume includes work on both TV and film including , ,  and many, many more.Scolari's success wasn't limited to the big and small screen.

Peter Scolari has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early this morning following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66.

died on the set of the film  after a prop gun was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also hospitalized.  The sheriff’s department in Sante Fe, New Mexico, confirmed to ET on Thursday evening that Baldwin was in fact the one who fired the prop gun which lead to the fatal accident. Hutchins was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, according to authorities.

Margaret Qualley, 26, and Jack Antonoff, 37, aren’t hiding their romance anymore! Two months after the pair were first spotted kissing in public, they’ve stepped out in New York City looking very loved-up. The musician, who is among Taylor Swift‘s go-to songwriters, and the daughter of actress Andie MacDowellboth cut casual figures as wrapped their arms around each other for an afternoon stroll in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on October 7.

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