Judy Tenuta Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

It was another difficult year in 2022, and the sadness extended to many beloved and groundbreaking people in the show business and media worlds who died during the past 12 months.

Sara Lee, the former wrestler and winner of season 6 of the “WWE Tough Enough” reality competition show, has died. She was 30.

Judy Tenuta, the stand-up comedienne and actress known as the "Love Goddess," died on Thursday. She was 72. Tenuta's publicist Roger Neal confirmed that she died of ovarian cancer at her home in Los Angeles while surrounded by family.

told the Associated Press.“She was a very funny, amazing performer,” said Neal, sharing that it was always a “happy time to be around her.”Neal said while Tenuta claimed her birthdate as Nov. 7, 1965, she was really born in 1949.“She was old school so she would never tell her real age, but now that she’s gone we can tell her real age.”The two-time Grammy nominee toured with George Carlin as her career took off in the 1980s.

and , and in films such as and .Tenuta is survived by her life partner, Vern Pang, as well as six siblings, two nephews, four nieces and a grand-niece. She will be interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, Tenuta requested donations be made to St.

Judy Tenuta Kicks Cancer’s Ass,” which was shot at her home during the pandemic. Tenuta was born on Nov.

and , and in films such as and .Tenuta is survived by her life partner, Vern Pang, as well as six siblings, two nephews, four nieces and a grand-niece. She will be interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, Tenuta requested donations be made to St.

Judy Tenuta, an unconventional often brash stand-up comic who guested on numerous TV shows and appeared in two “Weird” Al Yankovic videos, died October 6 of ovarian cancer in Studio City, CA. She was 72.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.com Popular stand-up comic Judy Tenuta, known to her fans as “The Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite of the Accordion,” died of ovarian cancer on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. She was 72.

A popular standup TV franchise is making a comeback. Scott Koondel’s Sox Entertainment has acquired global rights to Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which ran on A&E Network from 1989-96. Koondel, former CBS Chief Content and Licensing Officer, plans to produce new installments, which he will shop alongside 100 library episodes from the show’s original run as a lower-cost comedy programming alternative for cable networks and streamers.

Randy Rainbow, a comedic performer who has made President Donald Trump his primary parody target, has been selected to receive a top honor at the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival.