13 h. ago Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield dies aged 63: Tributes pour in for legendary Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist

It comes two years after the loss of his wife Imelda

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13 h. ago Spencer Lofranco dead at 33: Gotti actor who played John Travolta's son passes away as tributes pour in

Spencer Lofranco, known for his leading roles in Jamesy Boy and Gotti, has died at age 33. 

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15 h. ago Spencer Lofranco dead: Jamesy Boy and Gotti actor dies aged 33

Former film star Spencer Lofranco who was best known for starring in the lead role of James Burns in the 2014 drama Jamesy Boy, has died at the age of 33 and a cause of death is yet to be announced

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15 h. ago Tributes pour in after Stone Roses' Gary 'Mani' Mounfield death as Liam Gallagher and Ian Brown issue messages

Tributes have flooded in from across the world of music in memory of Gary 'Mani' Mounfield

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17 h. ago Mani from Stone Roses dead: Updates as rock icon dies at 63 and tributes pour in

The Stone Roses and Primal Scream icon Gary Mounfield, known as Mani, has died aged 63, it has been announced

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19 h. ago ‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond

As the veteran actor turns 100 he reveals that he was approached to play the British spy in the early 60s, but realised his accent wouldn’t have been up to scratchFor more than six decades, the actor Dick Van Dyke has been pilloried for his attempts at a British accent in Mary Poppins (1964). Now, the actor who has since apologised for the “most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema” as chimney sweep Bert in the Disney classic has revealed he was in the running to play another UK icon on screen: James Bond.Speaking on the Today TV programme in the US, Van Dyke, who turns 100 next month, said that Bond producer Albert Broccoli approached him to ask if he fancied the role of the British spy in his first big screen outing. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago 'Talented' young actress dies in horror 'road accident' as tributes pour in

An up-and-coming young actress as sadly died while on the way to a performance as her fans and colleagues rush to express their sorrow with heartbreaking messages on social media

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25 h. ago Daniel Craig almost missed out on Knives Out role: ‘We had a lot of people say no’

Actor wasn’t initially available to play Benoit Blanc because he was filming James Bond

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34 h. ago ‘The Sopranos’ actor trades playing the villain for becoming the hero after stopping a woman’s abduction in New Jersey

George Pogatsia received a letter of appreciation from President Donald Trump for his heroic efforts

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44 h. ago Daniel Radcliffe reveals he wrote a sweet letter of support to the child actor playing Harry Potter in new HBO series

The actor, 36, famed for his leading role in the movie franchise adapted from J.K. Rowling 's novels, wished upcoming star Dominic McLaughlin, 11, 'the best time' in the upcoming HBO series.

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53 h. ago The World of Tomorrow review – Tom Hanks returns to the stage for time travel charmer

The Shed, New YorkThe actor indulges his love of the past in a breezily enjoyable play about a man falling for a woman from the 1930s, played by a standout Kelli O’HaraTom Hanks is a star who’s always had one foot squarely in the past. As an actor he’s forever been likened to James Stewart, a reincarnation of the charming, essentially good American everyman, a from-another-era lead who’s increasingly been more comfortable in period fare (in the last decade, he’s appeared in just four present-day films). As a producer, he’s gravitated toward historical shows such as Band of Brothers, John Adams and The Pacific; his directorial debut was 60s-set music comedy That Thing You Do! and his undying obsession, outside of acting, is the typewriter, collecting and writing about its throwback appeal.In his new play, The World of Tomorrow, his fondness for the “good old days” has led to the inevitable, a story about a man with a fondness for the “good old days” who actually gets to experience on...

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67 h. ago Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique European festival collaboration

Brazilian actor will star in The Trial: Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflictsThe award-winning Brazilian actor Wagner Moura is to star in a new play being staged at three European festivals next year, in the first joint production since their foundation two years after the second world war.Moura, who is being tipped for an Oscar nomination for the Secret Agent, will take the lead role in a new production updating the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People to examine modern political and environmental conflicts. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique festival collaboration

Brazilian actor will star in The Trial: Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflictsThe award-winning Brazilian actor Wagner Moura is to star in a new play being staged at three European festivals next year, in the first joint production since their foundation two years after the second world war.Moura, who is being tipped for an Oscar nomination for the Secret Agent, will take the lead role in a new production updating the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People to examine modern political and environmental conflicts. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Graham Linehan falls out with Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon in trans row as comedy writer accuses actor of 'smearing' him

The Irish comedy writer, 57, accused the actor, who played Father Dougal McGuire in the Channel 4 comedy, of being 'the latest colleague to smear' him.

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3 d. ago Tributes pour in for beloved influencer and singer who died suddenly aged 38

Xiomara Calderón Santiago, who had over 80,000 followers on Instagram, died suddenly on November 15, her heartbroken media producer announced.

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3 d. ago Netflix viewers 'in bits' after watching 'tragic' film based on true story

The TV film was originally released on the BBC and Billy Barratt, who plays Ray, became the youngest actor to win an International Emmy.

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3 d. ago Coronation Street's Alan Halsall says 'everything I dreamed of' in 'year' update

The actor, famed for playing Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, took to social media to mark a year since a very big moment

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4 d. ago George Clooney reveals biggest movie regrets and why his infamous rubber Batsuit has left his kids ‘needing therapy’

HE may be growing old very, very gracefully, but George Clooney is worried about ageing too fast – and forgetting his lines. The Hollywood heartthrob, 64, was taken on a surprise walk down memory lane after shooting his latest film Jay Kelly, in which he plays a fictional famous actor. Unknown to him, director Noah...

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4 d. ago ‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen

Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuseDisabled actor Marissa Bode, who plays the prominent role of Nessarose Thropp in the hit film musical Wicked and its forthcoming sequel Wicked: For Good, has called for improved representation for disabled performers in the entertainment industry – and specifically an end to what activists call “cripping up” – casting non-disabled actors in disabled character roles.“I really hope my casting sets precedent,” says Bode, adding: “It’s just navigating a world and a system that we have just not been acknowledged in as we should be.” A recent study by the Rudderman Family Foundation found that only 21% of disabled characters on US TV between 2016 and 2023 were played by disabled actors. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gilmore Girls star Elizabeth Franz dies aged 84 as tributes pour in for actress

Elizabeth Franz, who was best known for her role as Mia Bass in Gilmore Girls, has died at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer, her husband has confirmed

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