She hit the peak of her career in her 50s, which is impressive for any actor, but especially so for a woman in the 1980s. And she did it sharing the screen with some of the biggest, showiest actors of her era —Nic Cage and Cher in Moonstruck— and as part of star-heavy ensembles like Steel Magnolias.… Read the rest “Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)”
DMX, gravel-voiced hip-hop star who battled law and addiction, dies at 50
I wasn’t the biggest fan, and the last time I remember seeing him was when he walked away from a live performance at the VMAs or something.
But “Who We Be” was one of my favorite songs of the 2000s, while “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and “Where The Hood At” spent a lot of time on my playlists.… Read the rest “DMX — 1970-2021”
His greatest fame came from playing an insanely determined but ultimately contrite cable guy on Seinfeld, and a greasy bartender who pimps out the high school girl he’s having kinky sex with on Twin Peaks, but more than that, he was one of those character actors who served as part of the connective tissue that held together ‘80s and ’90s pop culture.… Read the rest “Walter Olkewicz (1948-2021)”
The first few seasons of Arrested Development were some of the best ever produced for broadcast television, while the first few seasons of Archer out-Office’d The Office. And Jessica Walter was the bedrock upon which both shows rested.… Read the rest “Jessica Walter 1941-2021”
Homicide: Life On The Street was the best cop show ever made until The Wire came along, and Kotto was a big part of what made it work… he was one of the only actors with the on-screen gravitas to believably put a height-of-his-powers Andre Braugher in his place.
If you were a little boy growing up in the ‘60s or ‘70s, there’s a 90% chance that Dawn Wells or Tina Louise was your first crush. You picked one, fell madly in love, and remained loyal to her throughout your life.… Read the rest “”
If you were a little boy growing up in the ‘60s or ‘70s, there’s a 90% chance that Dawn Wells or Tina Louise was your first crush. You picked one, fell madly in love, and remained loyal to her throughout your life.… Read the rest “”
Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist of Van Halen, dies from cancer at 65
A huge part of my childhood just died.
He’d been sick for many years, so it’s not a shock like it was with Prince… but I’m going to be feeling this one.… Read the rest “Edward Van Halen 1955-2020”
Mac Davis (1942-2020)
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
Shocking news. Fuck.
I am astonished at how much work the man produced while fighting for life.
