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File photo: Louis Gossett Jr. poses for a portrait in New York to promote the release of ''Roots: The Complete Original Series'' on Bu-ray on May 11, 2016.
Arts & Entertainment

Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

He played an obstinate patriarch in the 2023 remake of “The Color Purple.”

1 year ago

Bam Margera
Courts & Law
6abc

Charges withdrawn for former TV star Bam Margera following incident outside Radnor Hotel

Margera was cited for public intoxication and disorderly conduct after a dispute at the Radnor Hotel last August.

1 year ago

Oscar statuettes
Arts & Entertainment

How to watch (and stream) the 2024 Oscars

The awards ceremony's 96th iteration airs Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern on ABC, but there are other ways to view.

1 year ago

Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

96th Academy Awards Roundup, Progressive Response to the State of The Union

The 96th Academy Awards are just around the corner. And movies like Oppenheimer, American Fiction, and Barbie are set to snag some of Hollywood's most coveted trophies.

Air Date: March 7, 2024 12:00 pm

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File photo: Comedian Richard Lewis attends an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 2012. Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname ''The Prince of Pain,'' has died. He was 76. He died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham.
Arts & Entertainment

Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76

Comedy Central named Lewis one of the top 50 stand-up comedians of all time and he earned a berth in GQ magazine’s list of the “20th Century’s Most Influential Humorists.”

1 year ago

File photo: This Sept. 16, 2013, file photo shows the ESPN logo prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Cincinnati.
Courts & Law

FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture

FuboTV not only wants the proposed joint venture shut down, but it is seeking cash damages.

1 year ago

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the trophy after the team's win in overtime during the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22.
Arts & Entertainment

Mahomes, the Chiefs, Taylor Swift and a thrilling game: 9 takeaways from Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl Sunday featured back-to-back wins for Kansas City, Las Vegas spectacle and plenty of Taylor Swift close-ups.

1 year ago

Ebonie Thorpe, a 6th grade teacher at the James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia, holds up a lunchbox in front of an advertisement for Abbott Elementary
Education

‘Abbott Elementary’ National Lunch Break Tour makes a stop in Philly to surprise local teachers

More than a thousand teachers are expected to receive free classroom supplies and snacks across the U.S. thanks to the tour.

1 year ago

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Puppies compete in Puppy Bowl XII
Arts & Entertainment

Move over, Super Bowl: 9 Philly-area rescue pups are headed to Puppy Bowl 2024

On Sunday, Feb. 11, Puppy Bowl XX will feature a number of dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

1 year ago

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File photo: Actress Joyce Randolph, who played ''Trixie'' on the TV series ''The Honeymooners,'' on Nov. 24, 1990, in New York. Randolph, who played Ed Norton’s sarcastic wife Trixie, has died at age 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night, Jan. 13, 2024, at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, her son Randolph Charles told The Associated Press Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment

`The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie

She was the last surviving main character of the beloved comedy from television’s golden age of the 1950s.

1 year ago

Da'Vine Joy Randolph poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture for ''The Holdovers'' at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy

Philly native Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Paul Giamatti both won for Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.”

1 year ago

Tom Smothers does yo-yo tricks during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York.
Arts & Entertainment

Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday following a cancer battle.

1 year ago

Credit Clockwise from Top Left: Beef (Netflix/2023); Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee/2023); The Last of Us (HBO/2023); The Bear (Hulu/2022); Succession (HBO/2023); I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix/2019); Abbott Elementary (ABC/2021)
Studio 2

The Best TV of 2023, Checking in on the Economy

We'll talk with Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Patrick Harker about inflation, interest rates and more. And, 2023 TV shows- we'll share our favorites and yours, too.

Air Date: December 20, 2023 12:00 pm

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Peter Heacock and Marie Hart of unPOP Animations with Philadelphia Eagles players and the puppets created for the stop-motion animated video.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Behind the scenes with unPOP Animations, the Philly couple who created the Eagles’ stop-motion Christmas special

Philadelphia couple Peter Heacock and Marie Hart created the seven-minute stop-motion special in their Mt. Airy home.

1 year ago

Andre Braugher holds the award for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie for his work on
Arts & Entertainment

Andre Braugher, Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies at 61

Braugher won two career Emmys from 11 nominations.

1 year ago

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