Category: Emmy Award

Peter Scolari of ‘Newhart,’ ‘Bosom Buddies,’ Dies at 66

October 24, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Peter Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy,” has died. He was 66. Scolari died Friday morning in New York after fighting cancer for two years, according to…

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Michael Renzi, Former ‘Sesame Street’ Musical Director, Dies

October 4, 2021
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NEWPORT, R.I.—Michael Renzi, who during a storied musical career worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Lena Horne, and some of the other biggest names in jazz and pop, and who for years was also the musical director of “Sesame Street,” has died. He was 80. Renzi died Wednesday at Newport Hospital in Rhode Island after…

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Michael Constantine, Actor Known for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ Dead at 94

September 10, 2021
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Michael Constantine, the American actor who found countless uses for Windex as the patriarchal restaurant owner in the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” films, has died at age 94, his representative confirmed on Thursday. Constantine, who won an Emmy Award as a school principal in the 1970s TV series “Room 222,” died peacefully on Aug….

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Dutch Crime Reporter’s Shooting Is ‘Nightmare Come True’: Son

July 8, 2021
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AMSTERDAM—The shooting of journalist Peter R. de Vries is “a nightmare come true” for his family, his son said on Wednesday as support flooded in for the top Dutch crime reporter who was critically injured in an attack. De Vries, 64, was shot on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday evening. He was taken to a…

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