Chicago native Michael Gross shot to stardom in the ’80s after he landed the life-changing role as the easygoing hippie father Steven Keaton — who looks after his four children and wife — on the classic NBC family sitcom “Family Ties.” Gross shared the small screen with some iconic child actors including Justine Bateman as
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Play video content TMZ.com Kat Graham just sucked the air out of the room for ‘Vampire Diaries’ fans … ’cause she’s NOT down to bring it back, despite an off-screen reunion with BFF, Nina Dobrev. We got the ‘Vampire Diaries’ star at LAX, and had to ask if her recent meetup with Nina rekindled any
Play video content ABC Iggy Azalea hasn’t had much luck in her love life lately — and on the heels of her split with Playboi Carti, she tried a different method to get back in the field … reality TV!!! The Aussie rapper played along for the 2021 version of the old ‘Dating Game’ show
Play video content NBC “Friends” star James Michael Tyler — who famously played Gunther — says keeping silent about his stage 4 cancer diagnosis during the reunion show was the right thing to do for the show’s fans and his costars. James explains he chose to join the HBO Max special by Zoom, instead of
Damian Keogh and Simon Vaughan, formerly of Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point, and former BBC Worldwide exec Helen Jackson have launched a new UK-based content studio backed by Endeavor Content. The trio have launched The Story Company, which is designed to back script development and new scripted production companies. They aim to acquire rights, commission
Filming is underway on the third and final season of His Dark Materials, the BBC and HBO’s adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved fantasy adventure novels. Season 3 will be based on The Amber Spyglass, the most complex and ambitious of Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy of novels, as Lyra and Will travel through different worlds
If you described Nancy Drew Season 2 to a friend, they would probably think it was a jumbled, chaotic mess. The mysteries overlapped one another, new dynamics were constantly being introduced, and there were more ghosts than one small town in Maine could handle. But, somehow, the writers not only made it work, but they
U.S. streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+, are poised to face increased scrutiny from UK media regulator Ofcom under plans being drawn up by Boris Johnson’s government. The Daily Telegraph and The Times Of London were briefed on the proposals, which could see the streamers become part of the same regulatory regime as their
After lightly roasting Russian President Vladimir Putin on his Geneva Summit press conference, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver focused his attention on Japan’s efforts to keep the 2020 Olympics on schedule next month despite criticism from many of its citizens. The country has reached a national vaccination rate of just 6%, a number, Oliver
A man working at CBS’ famous TV and film studio was injured when part of a 600-lb. wall collapsed on him … TMZ has learned. Our sources say the workplace accident went down June 7 at the CBS Radford lot in Studio City around 8 in the morning. The L.A. Fire Department and paramedics were
A cadre of top television executives shared how they dealt with the last 15 months of the pandemic during an hour-long conversation at the ATX Festival. Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max, Lisa Katz, President, Entertainment Scripted Content, NBCU Television and Streaming, Tina Perry, President, OWN, Karey Burke, President, 20th Television, Jana Winograde,
Marlena walked in on Sami kissing Lucas, EJ returned claiming to want to work on his marriage, Belle pulled the plug on Jan Spears, while Chloe chose between Philip and Brady this week in Salem. Our TV Fanatics Jack and Christine are joined by DoolFan4Life from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum to
Football has been the name of the game this weekend in Europe and the UK as Euro 2020 continues to crank out impressive viewing figures across the continent and in Britain. Beginning with England Vs Scotland’s goalless draw on Friday night, ITV drew an average 18.4M UK viewers for a 74 share. Gareth Southgate and
Blindspotting creators Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal joined writers Priscila García-Jacquier, Alanna Brown, Nijla Mumin and actor Benjamin Earl Turner on Saturday to talk about the unique challenges adapting a film for television. The show is a spinoff of the 2018 film of the same name written and produced by Casal and Diggs. The half-hour
White people can’t help lying and stealing everything in sight — from entire countries, to cultures, right on down to vegetarianism and yoga … so claims a controversial psychiatrist who openly admits to homicidal fantasies. Dr. Aruna Khilanani went on the attack against ALL white people again … calling them “psychopathic” due to what she
On Saturday, a number of key creatives behind The Big Leap appeared for a virtual ATX panel, teasing the first season of their ballet-themed dramedy, which was just picked up to series in April. Actress Teri Polo described the show as “this happy, good, hopeful thing”—an underdog story representing the kind of “feel-good” entertainment we all
Did the trip to the future reveal any positive results? On Charmed (2018) Season 3 Episode 15, Maggie had a disturbing vision of the future and sent her sisters to the future to gather intel. Meanwhile, Mel and Harry struggled with the harsh light of day of their mutual decision to become human. How did
Bill Maher had some advice for Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday. “Stop the apologizing,” said Maher about Miranda’s reaction to criticism that his new film, In the Heights, does not depict more darkly-colored Puerto Ricans onscreen. “You’re the guy who made the founding fathers Black and Hispanic! I don’t think you have to apologize to Twitter.”
On Friday, the creators and stars of Paramount+ legal drama The Good Fight gathered for a virtual ATX panel, teasing what’s to come in Season 5. As has always been the case, the show will be shaped, this go-round, by events playing out on the world stage. Some of the most influential, per co-creator, showrunner
John Paragon, famous for playing Jambi the Genie on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died. The Riverside County Coroner tells TMZ John died back in April … but at this point, his cause of death is unclear. As Jambi the Genie, John’s face would appear in a jeweled box whenever Pee-wee Herman wished for something. JP was
The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions. Today’s subject is actor Jonathan Majors, who
The premiere of Never Have I Ever Season 2 is in sight, and Devi has a big decision to make. She wants to pick between either Ben or Paxton in order to have at least one romance before high school comes to an end, but she might just pick the two of them. Yes, really.
Roku has revealed viewership data for its original programming, much of which was powered by the acquisition of Quibi’s library last January. Roku Originals launched on May 20, with a lineup of about 30 shows initially made for Quibi, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming service. From launch through June 3, more Roku active accounts streamed a
Some HBO Max subscribers received a strange email Thursday night with the subject line “Integration Test Email # 1.” The body of the email said only, “This template is used by integration tests only.” There were no attachments or images included. Given the proliferation of data breaches of late, it could have been a phishing
Frank Bonner, famous for playing Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died … TMZ has learned. Frank died Wednesday as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia … according to his family. We’re told his loved ones are heartbroken, and they were with him when he passed away peacefully. An
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Davis has stepped down from her post as President Of Original Programming at Starz after a little over a year. I hear Davis just informed her team of her decision. “Christina Davis has decided to resign her position to pursue other opportunities,” a Starz spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline. “We wish
Alma has a lot of issues, but she managed to raise a helluva daughter. We’ve seen this all along, but with Why Women Kill Season 2 Episode 4, the contrast between mother and daughter stands out. Dee is Alma’s antithesis, and she’s got a line on a much happier life as a result. Alma wants
Weta Digital has partnered with global software provider Autodesk to launch WetaM. The preeminent VFX studio’s “next generation creative cloud production pipeline” will integrate its Oscar-winning proprietary tools into the platform of industry-leading 3D software Autodesk Maya. WetaM is said to be groundbreaking in that it will provide one complete, cloud-based pipeline for VFX artists
Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Oscars, the Emmys and the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner. He’s hosted his eponymous late night show for 17 years. How does one top that? answer: Get a college bowl game named after you. “Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being (as far as I
Charles Barkley says his days of mocking the “big ol’ women down in San Antonio” on TV are over … and he’s blaming cancel culture. For YEARS, Barkley has talked about the “big ass women” of San Antonio on “Inside The NBA” … but has repeatedly said it’s just a joke, and he has nothing