1 hour ago ‘Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know’: the inimitable genius of Andy Kaufman

New documentary looks back on the career and personal life of the unusual comedian whose brand of performance art made him a true originalThe stereotype of comedians is that they’re compulsively “on”, finding it difficult to revert to normal off-stage behavior when so much of their life revolves around getting laughs from a crowd. That makes Andy Kaufman particularly unusual, even this many years later: he is a comedian who worked so hard to raise questions about whether or not he was “on” that those questions lingered well after his death.The creator of characters such as Foreign Man, who would unexpectedly break into a spot-on Elvis impression; Latka Gravas, the sitcom version of that character he did for the beloved show Taxi; the grotesquely abusive lounge singer never-was Tony Clifton; and the misogynist woman-wrestling showboat named, uh, Andy Kaufman constructed so many clever hoaxes to house his work that many assumed he must not actually have died young at the age of 35. (S...

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6 h. ago Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals key to ageing well

Maria Branyas Morera, who died last year aged 117, had extremely youthful gut health

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7 h. ago War over 'The Muppet Show' mogul's £29m fortune: TV producer's girlfriend fights his estranged wife for multi

Movie producer Justin Bodle died suddenly aged 58 after suffering a catastrophic stroke while holidaying in the south of France with his partner Lucinda, 38, in July 2019.

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19 h. ago Kevan Staples dead: Rough Trade star and David Bowie support act dies as bandmate pays tribute

Rough Trade star and David Bowie support act, Kevan Staples, has died at the age of 74 co-creator Carole Pope revealed in a touching online message

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20 h. ago Laurin Bell dead: Jeopardy! star dies aged 41 as friend issues heartbreaking statement

Former Jeopardy! star Laurin Bell has sadly died aged just 41, it has been announced with her friends sharing a heartbreaking tribute to her on social media

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21 h. ago Cindyana Santangelo dead: CSI Miami and ER star dies after 'emergency'

CSI Miami and ER actress Cindyana Santangelo has died at the age of 58 with investigators looking into the circumstances surrounding her death

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22 h. ago Joshua Blackledge dead: TikTok star dies at 16 as girlfriend pays heartbreaking tribute

TikTok star Joshua Blackledge, who had over one million followers on the social media platform, has died aged just 16, with his girlfriend among those sharing touching tributes

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26 h. ago Scottish mountain rescue legend 'in every sense of the word' dies aged 72

The Moray man was one of the first on site of the Lockerbie disaster almost 40 years ago

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27 h. ago EastEnders star and BBC legend dies aged 73 as tributes paid to 'remarkable man'

The beloved star, who had a memorable appearance in EastEnders back in 2002, has sadly passed away at the age of 73, after years of working with the BBC and featuring on Radio 2

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28 h. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist Chantel Bellew and Strictly star dance teacher dies aged 34

Chantel Bellew, who once taught Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke the art of tap dancing, has sadly passed away.

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28 h. ago Chantel Bellew dead – Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 34 as tributes pour in

Chantel Bellew, who made it to the quarter finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2019, has tragically died a month after her 34th birthday following a long battle with depression

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28 h. ago Britain's Got Talent beauty who wowed Ant and Dec with saucy dance dies aged 34

A memorable Britain's Got Talent star who blew away the crowds and judges has sadly died aged just 34. This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated...

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29 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 34: Performer who taught Anton du Beke to tap dance and made Ant and Dec giggle with her cheeky routine passes away

Chantel Bellew - who reached the quarter finals of Series 13 - passed away in hospital from a suspected overdose just weeks after her birthday.

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31 h. ago Woman found on her back in lounge after being shot in the chest

Joanne Penney died aged 40 after the incident at the Llys Illtyd flats at Green Park, Talbot Green, on March 9

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33 h. ago Cause of death revealed after Yankees star Brett Gardner’s son dies, aged 14

Family have been left devastated by the ‘unimaginable loss’

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3 d. ago Jeff Brazier 'in legal battle to stop son Freddy, 20, from seeing his grandmother'

It comes 16 years after Big Brother star Jade Goody died of cervical cancer, aged 27

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3 d. ago ‘I want to set a good example:’ the George Foreman I knew was generous and kind

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on 21 March at the much-too-young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on Friday at the much‑too‑young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, last interviewer of John Lennon, dies aged 76

He interviewed Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in New York for a radio series, two days before the musician was shot dead aged 40 in 1980.

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3 d. ago Andy Peebles death: BBC Radio 1 DJ behind John Lennon’s final interview dies suddenly aged 76

Far from being a career highlight, Peebles once said the aftermath of the Lennon interview ‘blighted my life’ and brought him close to a breakdown

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