Arts Nov 24 Former ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host-turned-conservative podcaster Chuck Woolery dies at 83 Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died.
Arts Sep 30 Tony winner Gavin Creel dies of rare cancer at 48 Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” opposite Bette Midler and earned nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday.
Nation Sep 26 Hoda Kotb announces she’s leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ early next year Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year.
Arts Sep 09 James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, dies at 93 Working deep into his 80s, he won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors and was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement.
Arts Aug 15 Acting legend Gena Rowlands dies at 94 Rowlands was hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies directed by her husband, John Cassavetes.
Nation Jul 13 Richard Simmons, TV fitness guru who mixed health and laughs, dies at 76 Simmons was a court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better.
Nation Jul 13 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, pioneering sex therapist, advice show host and author, dies at 96 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died.
Arts May 25 Richard M. Sherman, composer who helped shape the ‘lyrical voice’ of Disney, dies at 95 Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" has died.
Arts Feb 28 Comedian Richard Lewis, famed for his neuroses and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ appearances, dies at 76 A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, Lewis also played Marty Gold, the romantic co-lead opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, in the ABC series "Anything But Love" and the reliably neurotic Prince John in "Mel Brooks' Robin…
Arts Feb 02 Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies at 76 Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, has died. He was 76.