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‘Emmerdale’ Actor Sam Gannon Suddenly Dies at 31 While Visiting California

Sam Gannon, a UK actor best known for his role in the drama series “Emmerdale,” suddenly died on Tuesday while visiting the United States, according to his family. He was 31. Gannon had been staying with family in Willow, California, when he tragically passed away, said Amy Kelly, the late actor’s 34-year-old sister. “Sam was…


‘Leave It to Beaver’ Co-Star Tony Dow Dies at 77

Actor Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver in the 1950s American TV hit sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Tuesday at age 77, his friends and management team said. Dow, whose career in television as an actor, director, and producer spanned seven decades, died on Tuesday morning, according to a statement…


Kevin Spacey ‘Strenuously Denies’ UK Sex Charges in First Court Appearance

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexually assaulting three men, a court in London heard on Thursday. Spacey, 62, did not enter a formal plea to the charges but his lawyer Patrick Gibbs, QC, told Westminster Magistrates Court: “Mr. Spacey strenuously denies any and all criminality in this case. He needs to answer these…


Australian Actor and Sex Offender Robert Hughes to Be Deported to Britain

An Australian actor who was convicted of serious sex offences committed during the height of his fame is to be deported to Britain, where he will be monitored under the Sexual Offences Act. Robert Hughes, 73, starred in “Hey Dad!,” one of Australia’s most successful sitcoms, between 1987 and 1994. In 2014 he was jailed…


Actor Kevin Spacey Charged In London With Sexual Assault Against Three Men

American actor Kevin Spacey, star of House of Cards and numerous films, has been charged by police in London with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it had been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge 62-year-old Kevin Spacey Fowler. Spacey has also been charged with causing…


Hong Kong Actor Kenneth Tsang Dies in Quarantine Hotel

HONG KONG—Veteran actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in Hong Kong, local media reported. Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film “Die Another Day,” John Woo’s “The Killer” in 1989, “Rush Hour 2” in 2001, and “The Replacement Killers” in 1998. Tsang…


Remembering Paul Newman: the Mega-star and Philanthropist Whose Kindness Touched the Lives of Millions

“The trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer who puts back into the soil what he takes out.” —Paul Newman Highly respected…


Gilbert Gottfried, Standup Comic and Actor, Dies at 67

LOS ANGELES—Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat. his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. “In addition to being the most…


Actor Brings Peace and Relaxation for People in Wartime

Oleksiy Gnatkovskiy, a Ukrainian actor, performed to an audience in a bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on March 20. He told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD, “In fact, we understand the great responsibility for our work, we understand how important it is for people to take a break from this war at some point in order…


Ned Eisenberg, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star, Dies at 65

Ned Eisenberg, an American actor best known for his long-running recurring role on “Law & Order: SVU,” died at his home in New York on Feb. 27, a family member has said. He was 65. Eisenberg had been fighting two types of cancer over the past two years, Patricia Dunnock, the actor’s wife, said in…