Stu Silver, the writer and producer who created the 1980s sitcoms Webster and It’s a Living and penned the screenplay for the 1987 Billy Crystal-Danny DeVito dark comedy Throw Momma From the Train, has died. He was 76.
Silver died July 18 at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, of complications from prostate cancer, his son, Dan Silver, announced.
Silver also was a writer on the ABC sitcom Soap, also featuring Crystal, during its last three seasons (1978-81), and he worked on other comedies including the spinoff Benson, Bosom Buddies, Star of the Family, The New Odd Couple, Brothers and Good Grief.
He shared an Emmy nomination for outstanding comedy series for his work on Soap in 1981.
Silver, who was adopted, created Webster, which starred Emmanuel Lewis as the adopted son of characters played by real-life husband and wife Alex Karras and Susan Clark. The Chicago-set series ran for six seasons...
Silver died July 18 at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, of complications from prostate cancer, his son, Dan Silver, announced.
Silver also was a writer on the ABC sitcom Soap, also featuring Crystal, during its last three seasons (1978-81), and he worked on other comedies including the spinoff Benson, Bosom Buddies, Star of the Family, The New Odd Couple, Brothers and Good Grief.
He shared an Emmy nomination for outstanding comedy series for his work on Soap in 1981.
Silver, who was adopted, created Webster, which starred Emmanuel Lewis as the adopted son of characters played by real-life husband and wife Alex Karras and Susan Clark. The Chicago-set series ran for six seasons...
- 7/26/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Bennett has been part of the pop cultural landscape for over seven decades. The 96-year-old scored his first hit song, “Because of You,” in 1951, the year he made his first TV appearances on a long-forgotten variety series “Star of the Family.” He recorded his signature tune, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ in 1962. Other hits included “Rags to Riches,” which Martin Scorsese used brilliantly on the soundtrack of his 1990 masterpiece “Goodfellas” and the Oscar-winning “The Shadow of Your Smile” from 1965’s “The Sandpiper.”
Unlike the crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, movie success eluded Bennett. Just check out his film debut in the overstuff 1966 turkey “The Oscar.” His career waned. Rock was hot and Bennett wasn’t. He stopped recording in the late 1970s and was in lot of debt. He turned to drugs but a near death drowning experience in his bathtub changed his life and lifestyle.
Unlike the crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, movie success eluded Bennett. Just check out his film debut in the overstuff 1966 turkey “The Oscar.” His career waned. Rock was hot and Bennett wasn’t. He stopped recording in the late 1970s and was in lot of debt. He turned to drugs but a near death drowning experience in his bathtub changed his life and lifestyle.
- 9/1/2022
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Birthday shoutouts go to Rafael Nadal (above, with Goat Roger Federer), who is 27, and James Purefoy is 49.
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Lauryn Hill gives a vague explanation of the controversial lyrics to her song, “Neurotic Society.”
Below you can see the first trailer for Season Two of The Newsroom, which premieres on HBO on July 14th.
Below you can see a supertease for the new season of Teen Wolf, which starts tonight. This one has more Carver Twins than we’ve seen.
Below you can see Robbie Rogers talk about coming out and coming back on CBS This Morning.
Oh Please Dear Goddess, give me the strength not to watch this.
Amanda Bynes continues her … whatever she’s having … by tweeting “faggot.” RuPaul has something to say about it. Meanwhile, NewNowNext has some Drag Race suggestions for the troubled Bynes.
Sebastian Ligarde, Mexican Soap Star, Comes Out As Gay, Says He Was Inspired By Ricky Martin.
Lauryn Hill gives a vague explanation of the controversial lyrics to her song, “Neurotic Society.”
Below you can see the first trailer for Season Two of The Newsroom, which premieres on HBO on July 14th.
Below you can see a supertease for the new season of Teen Wolf, which starts tonight. This one has more Carver Twins than we’ve seen.
Below you can see Robbie Rogers talk about coming out and coming back on CBS This Morning.
Oh Please Dear Goddess, give me the strength not to watch this.
- 6/3/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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