'Mayans M.C.' Star Edward James Olmos Opens Up About His Struggles With Throat Cancer: 'The Experience Changed Me'

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Imagine you’ve been given a role in a pilot: The exciting news appears in the trades, you film the episode and take the cast publicity photos. Then your show is picked up! But there’s a caveat: Your role is being re-shot with a new actor. Devastating! Cue sad trombone sound effect. That’s why I like these kinds of stories better: The background actors, guest stars and recurring actors who eventually graduate to series regular status thanks to sheer persistence and talent. That’s the case this season for “Ted Lasso” standout James Lance, who plays Trent Crimm — formerly of The Independent, now just independent — on the show.

The Chainsmokers' latest single.On Wednesday, the 33-year-old musician, who is in the group with Alex Pall, shared a video of him sitting at a piano while playing their latest single, «Self Destruction Mode,» with bludnymph. The post wasn't just about the music, though, as Taggart used the opportunity to get personal and share his struggle with alcohol.«i’ve struggled with drinking throughout my career as it’s an addiction that’s woven into the environment we exist in,» he wrote. «this guilt of not being good enough or not being better ironically sends me into a spiral that restarts my bad habit cycle.»A post shared by The Chainsmokers (@thechainsmokers)He continued, «this song isn’t a cry for help but more of an embrace or celebration of all that i am.

Drew Taggart got candid about how his alcohol addiction has affected his life over the years.

Ryan Reynolds has brought back his cocktail recipe for “The Vasectomy,” this time with help from Jessie James Decker. For the past two years, Reynolds, 46, who shares four children with wife Blake Lively, has featured his Aviation Gin in the Father’s Day cocktail, which is made using gin, tonic, lemon juice, and cranberry juice. This year, Reynolds teamed up with Decker, 35, who shares three children with husband Eric Decker, for the “Decker Edition” of the drink, which sees the singer creating the cocktail for her partner while joking that the beverage gets its name from the procedure her husband has “refused to get”.

A reality TV crossover couple? Grayson Chrisley caused a social media frenzy when he took to Alabama Barker’s Instagram comments.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is addressing what he has deemed a major failure in his life. In his upcoming Netflix docuseries, , out Wednesday, the 75-year-old blockbuster star revisited the moment he was confronted by his ex-wife, Maria Shriver, about fathering a child with their former housekeeper, Mildred Baena. As he recalled the events in an episode of the series, Arnold and Maria were in a weekly counseling session when their counselor told Arnold that Maria wanted to know if he was the father of Joseph Baena, now 25.

Hashing out the past. While Arnold Schwarzenegger has been candid about the affair that led to his divorce from Maria Shriver, his family hasn’t been as open.

Two major actors. Two egos. Two ideas of the director and the storyline. Add it up and you have drama, as Harrison Ford related in an Esquire interview.

Todd Gilchrist editor SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “Dave,” titled “Looking for Love,” now streaming on Hulu. The already guest-star-studded Season 3 of FX’s “Dave” ends with not one but three of the biggest guests any show could hope to have in their cast: Rachel McAdams, completing a three-episode arc by appearing in the music video for rapper Lil Dicky’s (Dave Burd) tribute to idealized love, “Mr. McAdams;” superstar rapper Drake, Lil Dicky’s personal hero, and now, his mentor; and none other than Brad Pitt, who after making a cameo in the “Mr. McAdams” video shows up at Dicky’s door looking for a musical mentor of his own.

Eva Longoria was joined by actor and founder of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Edward James Olmos at the premiere of her new movie Flamin’ Hot at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Wednesday (May 31) in Los Angeles.

Steven Yeun stopped by THR for a roundtable discussion with Jason Segel, Tyler James Williams, Mo Amer, and John Mulaney last month to discuss their careers and upcoming projects.

Bartise Bowden never wants fans to think he was hiding his son, Hayden, from the world. The  season 3 star who went on to appear on, took to Instagram in April to post a pic of his baby boy, shocking fans with the reveal.But in a new episode of his podcast, Bartise explained the timing of his announcement and why he chose to keep his son and his «baby mama» out of the limelight initially.«I wish the public had a little bit more of an appreciation for people's private life,» Bartise admitted.

Former Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared a touching tribute after the sudden passing of an important family member. The actor, who played Jacob Hay on the soap, took to his Instagram stories to share the sad news that his family dog and ‘best mate’, Frank, had unexpectedly passed away.

Edward James Olmos is recalling the harrowing experience of battling throat cancer. The legendary actor spoke about it publicly for the first time with Mando Fresko on the “Mando & Friends” podcast, saying doctors had to aggressively attack the cancer to the point they were unsure what his voice would sound like after it was all said and done.

Edward James Olmos is recalling the harrowing experience of battling throat cancer. The legendary actor spoke about it publicly for the first time with Mando Fresko on the podcast, saying doctors had to aggressively attack the cancer to the point they were unsure what his voice would sound like after it was all said and done.The 76-year-old actor says he's thankful to be alive after finishing his last round of radiation on Dec.

Edward James Olmos has spoken out about his battle with throat cancer on Mando Fresco’s  podcast, “Mando & Friends.”

Sophia Scorziello editor For the first time, Edward James Olmos is detailing his difficult battle with throat cancer. The 76-year-old “Battlestar Galactica” star and founder of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival shared his recent experience in an interview with Mando Fresko on his podcast “Mando & Friends.” Olmos received his last round of chemotherapy and radiation treatment in December and is now focusing on recovery. “I sit here saying now to you, Mando and friends, that one thing that I’m very grateful for was that I was in condition to fight this,” Olmos said. “I was in good condition — and I still am. I swim a mile a day at least, sometimes two miles a day. Every day, seven days a week. And then I row and do weights.”

So close but so far! Mike Tindall was honored to attend King Charles III’s coronation with wife Zara Tindall — but he has one major complaint about the ceremony.  

Rozonda «Chilli» Thomas appears on Friday's episode of , and in ET's exclusive clip of her visit, the TLC artist opens up about finding love with her boyfriend, Matthew Lawrence, after searching for romance on her VH1 reality series, .«On my show, I always hoped that women would see the importance of having high standards. And I got a lot of flack for that, but I don't care,» the 52-year-old tells Hall about the 2010 series that chronicled her quest to find love with the help of Tionna T.

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has said that Jadon Sancho is on "borrowed time" at Old Trafford following another disappointing campaign at the club.