As I wrote in Wednesday’s Morning Briefing, the 1980s were a glorious boom time for stand-up comedy. I am eternally grateful that I got my start back then. Before I started, I’d been watching comics like Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling, who got the Great Comedy Boom rolling in the late ’70s. […]
McCanna Sinise, 33, the son of actor Gary Sinise, died last month following a years-long struggle with a chordoma, a rare form of spinal cancer, the family announced Tuesday. Mr. Sinise, known for his roles in the film “Forrest Gump” and TV’s “CIS: NY,” also shared a long written statement on his foundation’s website in memoriam […]
MADISON, Wis. — Cherry Starr, the philanthropist wife of former Green Bay Packers quarterback and coach Bart Starr, has died. She was 89. Rawhide Youth Services, an organization that helps at-risk youth that the couple worked closely with, posted a video tribute to Cherry Starr that notes she died on Tuesday. The Starr Children’s Fund, […]
A man is suing Disney claiming his wife died from an allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant at Disney World in Orlando where she’d been assured her food was allergen-free. According to the 19-page civil suit filed last week in Orange County, Florida, a man named Jeffrey Piccolo says his wife, New York University […]
Television and and film character actor Chris Gauthier died unexpectedly last week at the age of 48, according to news reports. The television entertainment website TVLine reported that Gauthier, 48, died on Friday. No official cause of death had been announced as of Monday morning. Chris Gauthier, of #Eureka, #OUAT and #JoePickett, Dead at 48 […]
British financier Jacob Rothschild has died, according to an announcement from his family on Monday. No cause of death was initially reported. He was 87. Rothschild was a “senior member of one of Europe’s best-known banking dynasties,” CNBC noted in its coverage of his passing. In its statement, his family described Rothschild as “a superbly […]
An Air Force service member has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in an apparent act of political protest against the war in Gaza, Air Force officials confirmed Monday. “The Airman involved in yesterday’s incident succumbed to his injuries and passed away last night,” Air Force spokeswoman […]
The Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco, who flew the coop after his exhibit was vandalized at New York’s Central Park Zoo, died Thursday after flying into a building. Flaco escaped on Feb. 2 and was found dead on the ground after colliding with a structure in Manhattan. “Flaco frequently had been seen in and near Central Park […]
A man arrested for smuggling illegal immigrants died in Border Patrol custody last week after hanging himself in his cell, authorities said Wednesday. The 43-year-old U.S. citizen, whose name wasn’t released, used his own jacket as a noose, tying one end to a partition in his cell and wrapping the other end around his neck. […]
Actor Ewen MacIntosh, who played “Big Keith” in the British TV series “The Office,” has died at the age of 50. “With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved comedy genius Ewen MacIntosh. His family thank all who supported him, especially Willow Green Care Home. There will be a private cremation for […]
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