George Shapiro, executive producer for the seminal Emmy-winning sitcom “Seinfeld” and well-respected Hollywood personal manager, died Thursday in his Beverly Hills home a result of natural causes, per multiple outlets. He was 91.Along with his longtime collaborator and friend Howard West, he launched Shapiro/West Productions in 1973, which was crucial to the creation of “Seinfeld.” In addition to Jerry Seinfeld, he helped guide the careers of the likes of Andy Kaufman and Carl Reiner.Shapiro, a Bronx native, graduated from New York University with a degree in advertising and marketing and served a stint in the army, after which he took a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency. Soon afterward, he climbed the ranks to become an agent, where he assembled talent for shows like “The Steve Allen Show,” “That Girl” and “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” He also packaged specials for Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing.
Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies
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NEW YORK -- Roger Angell, a famed baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker’s urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces and editing, has died. He was 101.Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The New Yorker.Heir to and upholder of The New Yorker’s earliest days, Angell was the son of founding fiction editor Katharine White and stepson of longtime staff writer E.B. White.
He was first published in the magazine in his 20s, during World War II, and was still contributing in his 90s, an improbably trim and youthful man who enjoyed tennis and vodka martinis and regarded his life as “sheltered by privilege and engrossing work, and shot through with good luck.”Angell well lived up to the standards of his famous family. He was a past winner of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award, formerly the J. G.
Taylor Spink Award, for meritorious contributions to baseball writing, an honor previously given to Red Smith, Ring Lardner and Damon Runyon among others. He was the first winner of the prize who was not a member of the organization that votes for it, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.His editing alone was a lifetime achievement. Starting in the 1950s, when he inherited his mother’s job (and office), writers he worked with included John Updike, Ann Beattie, Donald Barthelme and Bobbie Ann Mason, some of whom endured numerous rejections before entering the special club of New Yorker authors.
Former Vogue editor says she was ‘disappointed’ by outfits at 2022 Met Gala
Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has given her candid thoughts about this year’s Met Gala and why she was “disappointed” with some of the red carpet outfits. Shulman, who was the editor-in-chief of British Vogue for 25 years, claimed that attendees didn’t follow the dress code of the 2022 Met Gala, “Gilded Glamour,” during a recent interview with Page Six Style. According to the journalist, she felt like the formal attire was a great idea, given the fact that the Gilded Age was “all about the heady days of New York”.
Mort Janklow Dies: Super Literary Agent For Top Authors And Politicians Was 91
Morton “Mort” Janklow, a so-called “super agent” whose roster of literary stars included Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Danielle Steele, Judith Krantz, Sidney Sheldon, Ted Turner and Barbara Walters, died Wednesday of heart failure at his home in Water Mill, New York. He was 91 and passed just days before his 92nd birthday.
Republic’s Monte and Avery Lipman Honored by City of Hope at New York Event
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor everything that music and entertainment do to better people’s lives, it’s all put into a sobering context when you hear someone speak about their work at a cancer treatment center. And the music industry’s work with City of Hope cancer treatment and research center in Los Angeles is one of its greatest charitable efforts.
Liev Schreiber & Longtime Girlfriend Taylor Neisen Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance at Public Theater Gala On The Green 2022
Liev Schreiber is making a very rare public appearance with girlfriend Taylor Neisen!
Donald Glover Sports Short-Shorts During Rare Day Out with Longtime Love Michelle White
Donald Glover is enjoying a very rare day out with his longtime girlfriend!
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirms engagement to longtime boyfriend Riley Roberts
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has confirmed her engagement to longtime boyfriend Riley Roberts! The 32-year-old congresswoman took to Twitter to reveal the news following online rumors about taking the next step in her relationship.The 32-year-old politician and activist wrote “It’s true! Thank you all for the well wishes” and retweeted an article from Business Insider announcing the happy news.She also revealed that her boyfriend proposed “about a month ago” in Puerto Rico, however the couple are still enjoying their engagement and have yet to announce more details about the upcoming wedding, including a date or location.The pair first met at Boston University in 2011 when they were still undergraduate students. Riley was pursuing a dual degree in finance and sociology, while AOC studied economics and international relations.
Roger Angell, Legendary Baseball Writer, Dies at 101
The New York Times.“I’m heartsick to report that the great, inimitable Roger Angell has died,” fellow New Yorker contributor Susan Orlean wrote on social media Friday. “There was no better writer, no kinder man, no more worthy hero.”Angell had a long association with The New Yorker.
Roger Angell Dies: Urbane Baseball Writer For ‘The New Yorker’ And Author Was 101
Roger Angell, whose vivid essays about baseball in The New Yorker saw him enshrined in a special writers wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., has died. He was 101 and died of heart failure, according to New Yorker editor David Remnick.
Marvin Josephson Dies: Founder Of ICM, Powerhouse International Agency, Was 95
Marvin Josephson, who helped grow a small management company that could not afford a secretary into an intenational entetainment agency with multiple offices, died May 17 in Los Angeles. He was 95 and no cause was given in the announcement.
Teamsters Locals Reach Deal With AMPTP For New Contract Covering Casting Professionals In L.A. & NYC
A tentative agreement has been reached for a new three-year contract covering casting directors and associate casting directors in Los Angeles and New York.
WGA Members Ratify New Contract With CBS News
Some 260 WGA members employed at CBS News have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract. The new agreement, which was approved by 89% of those who voted, the guild said Monday, covers WGA East and WGA West members who work as news writers, producers, graphic artists, desk associates and others at the network’s news operations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C.
Kelly Ripa updates fans on her health with glowing new selfie
Kelly Ripa is back at it! The star delighted fans when she revealed she was finally out of quarantine after having tested positive for COVID-19.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThough it is unclear when she'll be back on Live! With Kelly and Ryan, the morning show host left isolation just in time to take a trip to sunny Los Angeles, and she was finally joined by her husband, Mark Consuelos.She announced her return from quarantine with a series of videos from a Beverly Hills terrace with an incredible panoramic view of Wilshire Boulevard and the Los Angeles skyline.WATCH: Kelly's life at home during COVID-19 battleMORE: Kelly Ripa shares update from home in the midst of COVID-19 battleKelly was first diagnosed with COVID-19 right around Mother's Day weekend, and joked with fans that the bright side of having to isolate was getting "the peace and quiet I requested for Mother's Day."She updated fans on her health with a heartfelt statement, explaining: "I am taking all necessary precautions and looking forward to returning to normal life as soon as the standard quality time is over."Now the morning show host is diving right back into "normal life," jokingly referring to herself as "the comeback kid" in a new selfie.
Bruce MacVittie, ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Law & Order’ Actor, Dies at 65
confirmed to The New York Times.From early roles in ’80s shows “The Equalizer” and “The Whoopee Boys” to his first major part in the short-lived Stanley Tucci cop drama “The Street,” MacVittie had a knack for playing tough, streetwise characters in a variety of films and television shows. He would go on to play memorable guest starring roles in prestige series like “The Deuce,” “Sex and the City” and “When They See Us.”Born Oct.
Watch Rosalía’s earthy new video for ‘Delirio de Grandeza’
Rosalía has shared an earthy new video for ‘Delirio de Grandeza’ – check it out below.The new video sees Rosalía in a forest chopping wood, building a fire and foraging for plants amongst nature.The visual was directed by Mitch Ryan in Downsville, New York and you an watch it here:Last month (April 18), Rosalía shared details of a world tour.The ‘Motomani World Tour’ will be Rosalía’s first world tour and will see her travel to 15 countries for a 46-date run.The tour begins in July in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and will then make stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Amsterdam, London and more before wrapping in Paris at the French capital’s Accor Arena.Tickets for the tour are on sale now. You can buy tickets for the shows here and check out the full range of dates here. Rosalía’s album ‘Motomami’, which dropped on March 18, received a glowing five-star review from NME’s Nick Levine, who described the record and its songs as some of “the most thrilling, forward-thinking and discombobulating music we’re likely to hear all year”.“Rosalía isn’t so much carving out her own lane as building her own ultra-modern, super-bendy sonic motorway.
Bruce MacVittie Dies: ‘The Sopranos’, ‘Law & Order’, ‘American Buffalo’ Actor Was 65
Bruce MacVittie, a prolific New York stage actor who made his Broadway debut opposite Al Pacino in a 1983 production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo and became familiar to television viewers through roles on The Sopranos, Law & Order and As The World Turns, died May 7 at a hospital in New York City. He was 65.