Sometimes my name trips people up on the phone. In 2008, for example, Hulk Hogan wrestled with it. “Bill Brioux–sounds like a wrestling name,” said the WWE’s ultimate showman. Hogan was on the line to promote the finale of American Gladiators, then in its first incarnation on NBC and City-TV. The Hulkster was shocked to
Bloody hell! Wasn’t Ozzy Osbourne supposed to live forever? The Black Sabbath frontman and self-proclaimed “Prince of Darkness” died Tuesday at 76. Besides a half century of substance abuse, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer battled Parkinsons and emphysema. Not being much of a Heavy Metal fan, my first exposure to the Warwickshire, England,
As Theo Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner was probably one of the biggest teen stars ever on broadcast network television. Back in the 1980s, when The Cosby Show was at it’s “Must See” peak on NBC, around 40 million U.S. viewers a week were watching The Huxtables — live at 8 pm on a Thursday. It was
David Gergen looked like who he was: a political operative, a back room advisor, a news network commentator. Or maybe he’s just who we think of first when assessing who excelled in all those careers. Earning law degrees with honours from both Yale and Harvard, he was an advisor to four US presidents: Richard Nixon,
There is only One Big Beautiful Bill – Bill Moyers. The broadcaster, documentarian and best-selling author passed away June 26 at 91. His death comes as the power grab disguised as the One Big Beautiful Bill moves before The United States Senate. Two Bills could not be more dissimilar. Moyers started his career deeply involved
Bobby Sherman was never on a hit TV series. He was, however, showcased as a bashful, stammering logger on the romantic western drama Here Comes the Brides (1968-70). This put him on a zillion teen magazine covers. By 1970, Sherman was receiving more fan mail than any other ABC TV personality. Combine that with a
Orangeville, Ont., got even orange-ier Saturday as over three dozen Mrs Ropers romped intro town. The locals all dressed up as outrageous landlady Helen Roper, originally played in all her colourful glory by Audra Lindley. The character was a favourite on Three’s Company (1977-84) and the short-lived ABC spinoff series, The Ropers (1979-80). John Ritter,
Today would have been Tony Curtis’ 100th birthday. TCM is celebrating with several of the actor’s best films, including “Some Like it Hot,” “Sweet Smell of Success” and “The Defiant Ones.” I met him on a couple of occasions, and asked about one of his more forgotten films. That story and others are part of