The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Remembers Bob Rafelson And The Role That “Completely Altered My Life”

Maria Carey is missing Olivia Newton-John.

Amanda Seyfried wishes intimacy coordinators were around early in her career.

Olivia Newton-John died aged 73 on Monday morning from breast cancer. Hollywood greats have been paying their respects to the musical icon, including her co-star in the classic film, John Travolta who captioned it, ‘Your Danny’ in reference to his character. While the singer saw massive success in her career, her personal life wasn’t always so easy.

Jim Carrey has become something of a renaissance man over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, channeling his creative energy and eccentric spirit into new movies, appearances as President Joe Biden, fine arts, NFTs and even an unexpected musical collaboration with The Weeknd. «He’s an incredible guy,» Carrey told ET's Lauren Zima of the performer, «an incredible artist and a lovely person, and I feel very lucky to be his friend.»The actor and comedian narrated three songs on the pop star's fifth studio album, which was released in January, and also appeared in the music video for «Out of Time,» in which the pair shared a «full-circle» moment when Carrey appeared in a hospital setting to put an ominous mask on the performer's face.«was the very first movie he ever saw and kind of inspired him to want to be in this thing,» Carrey said. «And boy, did he ever get in this thing in a big way… He put it to me that he was doing this thing that was the radio station in purgatory, and I didn't want to work and I was like, 'I love you, but I don't want to do any work.'»«And then I started waking up in the middle of the night -- which is what happens with me, I play in the middle of the night — and I start spitting bars, of all things, for god's sake,» he recalled. «It was really funny because I fully left it to him… I said to him, 'Use nothing at all or use a line here and there, if you want to, but I don't have to be in it, whatever.' He said, 'No it's fire, you gotta do this,' and gave me a really beautiful place on the album, so I’m so gratified.»The Weeknd certainly isn't the only person Carrey has influenced throughout his storied career.

Naman Ramachandran Aditya Chopra’s U.S. stage musical reimagining of his immensely popular 1995 Bollywood film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” commonly abbreviated to DDLJ, addresses the need for cultural unification in a divisive world. Produced by leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films, “Come Fall In Love – The DDLJ Musical” aims to be a celebration of inclusivity and diversity in a world that’s getting polarized, by exploring how love can unify people and cultures and break down all barriers.

Bert Schneider, his partner in the independent production company Raybert, began kicking around the idea of a television show about a band “more interested in having fun than making a living”. Their Variety ad seeking “4 insane boys, [aged] 17-21” was answered by 437 hopefuls, and the successful applicants – Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork – were dispatched on a six-week improv course. The show’s goofily knowing house style did not arrive instantly – a pilot polled direly in testing.

heart surgery. Speaking about his health a few years ago, Dolenz shared: "I'm in good health, and I keep working - I certainly have no intention of retiring. "Age only matters if you're cheese or wine!"With no "serious pre-existing medical issues" to worry about, Dolenz still keeps track of both his eating and drinking habits, as well as doing regular exercise just to maintain his health.

Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas' Star, Dead at 83 David Warner, 'Titanic' and 'Omen' Actor, Dead at 80 Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' Director, Dead at 89 Shonka Dukureh, Big Mama Thornton in 'Elvis,' Dead at 44 Mickey Rooney Jr., Original Mouseketeer & Musician, Dead at 77 Jak Knight, Comedian and Voice in 'Big Mouth,' Dead at 28  

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNo movie better captures the maverick spirit of Bob Rafelson and the impact he had on the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s than “Five Easy Pieces.” The film follows Jack Nicholson’s Bobby Dupea, a former piano prodigy who has turned his back on his privileged lifestyle to embrace the life of a blue collar drifter. Dupea’s rejection of his upbringing struck a cord with the counterculture and turned “Five Easy Pieces” into a critical and commercial sensation, making it a rare film that tapped into and reflected the zeitgeist.Rafelson, who also directed “The King of Marvin Gardens” and helped create “The Monkees” television series, died on July 23 at the age of 89.

Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas' Star, Dead at 83 David Warner, 'Titanic' and 'Omen' Actor, Dead at 80 Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' Director, Dead at 89 Shonka Dukureh, Big Mama Thornton in 'Elvis,' Dead at 44 Mickey Rooney Jr., Original Mouseketeer & Musician, Dead at 77 Jak Knight, Comedian and Voice in 'Big Mouth,' Dead at 28  

The recent limited series “The Offer” reminded viewers that before Albert S. Ruddy was taken seriously as the producer of “The Godfather,” he was often dismissed as the guy who created “Hogan’s Heroes.” Similarly, another key architect of the New Hollywood of the 1970s — director and producer Bob Rafelson — would find himself earning greater respect as the man behind such iconic, essential American films as “Five Easy Pieces,” “The Last Picture Show” and “Easy Rider” than as one of the creators of “The Monkees.”The difference, of course, is that “Hogan’s Heroes” is the kind of old sitcom contemporary audiences would call “problematic,” while “The Monkees” has endured both as a screwball piece of television and as the launching pad for a band that’s beloved to this day.