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'The Odd Couple' Star Jack Klugman Dies At 90
Beloved television star Jack Klugman has died at his home in California. He was 90.
The former Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E. (medical examiner) star passed away on Monday. His son Adam told the L.A. Times that his health had been declining over the last year or so.
Klugman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1974 and battled the disease for over a decade. He finally had parts of his larynx removed in the late 1980s and lost his voice, but he trained himself to speak again.
Born in Pennsylvania, Klugman played Oscar Madison opposite the late Tony Randall in TV show The Odd Couple in the 1...
READ MOREThe former Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E. (medical examiner) star passed away on Monday. His son Adam told the L.A. Times that his health had been declining over the last year or so.
Klugman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1974 and battled the disease for over a decade. He finally had parts of his larynx removed in the late 1980s and lost his voice, but he trained himself to speak again.
Born in Pennsylvania, Klugman played Oscar Madison opposite the late Tony Randall in TV show The Odd Couple in the 1...
5 Best And 5 Worst Movie-To-TV Adaptations
A Beverly Hills Cop TV show seems like a sure-fire hit, especially with Eddie Murphy involved. However, it's not as easy as it seems to make a great film into a recurring TV series. Here are the 5 Best and 5 Worst Movie-To-TV Adaptations:
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The Odd Couple: Originally based on a play, the film (starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau) would be the fourth highest-grossing movie of 1968. The show would find similar success; the episode "Password" is ranked #5 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. Jack Klugman and Tony Randall would share three Emmys between them for their work....
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The Odd Couple: Originally based on a play, the film (starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau) would be the fourth highest-grossing movie of 1968. The show would find similar success; the episode "Password" is ranked #5 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. Jack Klugman and Tony Randall would share three Emmys between them for their work....
Behind-The-Scenes Look At 'White Collar' With Matt Bomer, Tiffani Thiessen, Tim DeKay And Willie Garson
Direct from the mind of Jeff Eastin, characters are definitely welcome this fall as USA unveils the highly anticipated series White Collar premiering October 23. Take the edge of espionage and deliciously perfect comic timing delivered by four amazing actors and it looks like you have a hit!
Starpulse takes you on set and behind the scenes with the cast. Lead actor Matt Bomer discusses everything criminal from becoming white-collar crime mastermind Neal Caffrey to his undeniable good looks and evoking his inner Ferris Bueller. Co-Star Tim DeKay shows his everyman reliability both on and...
READ MOREStarpulse takes you on set and behind the scenes with the cast. Lead actor Matt Bomer discusses everything criminal from becoming white-collar crime mastermind Neal Caffrey to his undeniable good looks and evoking his inner Ferris Bueller. Co-Star Tim DeKay shows his everyman reliability both on and...
Is It OK To Dislike Caddyshack?
Caddyshack isn't that good, and it's not very funny. If you're 9 out of 10 red blooded American men, that last sentence just infuriated you like I just made slanderous remarks about your grandmother. I've never met your grandmother, but I have seen Caddyshack - and it kind of sucks. My editors were quick to advise me that although they were giving me the go-ahead on this piece, they would have to include a bigger than usual disclaimer saying that the opinions expressed are solely that of Matthew J. Swanson. I'll tell you that right now, too: it is just my opinion, but it happens to be t...
READ MORENew TV On DVD, Nov. 18
On season 3 of Bones there's a new serial killer arc, more gristly and diabolical than most, and later in the season it has tragic consequences. Also on DVD: Charmed the complete series, Gene Simmons Family Jewels season 3, Hawaii Five-O season 5, The Odd Couple season 5.
READ MOREGillian Anderson Gives Birth To Baby Boy
Actress Gillian Anderson has given birth to her third child.
The baby boy, named Felix, was born in London on Wednesday, the X Files star's representative confirmed to People.com. The tot weighed in at a healthy six pounds, 15 ounces.
It is the second child for Anderson and her long-term boyfriend Mark Griffiths. The couple already has a 23-month-old son, Oscar, in addition to Anderson's teenage daughter Piper, 14, from her first marriage to Clyde Klotz.
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READ MOREThe baby boy, named Felix, was born in London on Wednesday, the X Files star's representative confirmed to People.com. The tot weighed in at a healthy six pounds, 15 ounces.
It is the second child for Anderson and her long-term boyfriend Mark Griffiths. The couple already has a 23-month-old son, Oscar, in addition to Anderson's teenage daughter Piper, 14, from her first marriage to Clyde Klotz.
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The Emmy's 60th Anniversary: Fans Get To Vote For Best Comedy And Drama Moments
As a means of celebrating its 60th Anniversary (really, are we just going to have a garish celebration for any year ending in 0 or 5 now?) Emmy has decided to name the most memorable moments from both Drama and Comedy on TV.
The best thing about this countdown is that the fans get to decide. On the Emmy website are a list of 20 funny moments and 20 serious scenes just begging for your vote. You only get to choose one in each category, so you're going to need some help. You'll find it below as each category is narrowed down to the five best. Also listed are some moments that shouldn...
READ MOREThe best thing about this countdown is that the fans get to decide. On the Emmy website are a list of 20 funny moments and 20 serious scenes just begging for your vote. You only get to choose one in each category, so you're going to need some help. You'll find it below as each category is narrowed down to the five best. Also listed are some moments that shouldn...
New TV On DVD, June 10
In season six of 7th Heaven, Matt meets the woman he will marry, Mary is ready to come home again, Lucy breaks off an engagement, Simon rebels, and Ruthie corresponds with a soldier. Robbie Palmer also enters the picture. Also on DVD: season four of Hawaii Five-O, season four of The Odd Couple, and the John Adams miniseries.
READ MOREFran Drescher & Rosie O'Donnell Plan New Sitcom
Rosie O'Donnell and Fran Drescher are developing a new sitcom about two women coping with mid-life crises. The two pals hope to star in "The New Thirty."
Drescher, who struck TV gold in The Nanny, says, "We play old high school friends who live in the same building in Manhattan, but we're living very different lives."
The actress tells Life & Style magazine, "It's kind of Sex and the City but we ain't getting any! It'll probably be more like The Odd Couple."
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READ MOREDrescher, who struck TV gold in The Nanny, says, "We play old high school friends who live in the same building in Manhattan, but we're living very different lives."
The actress tells Life & Style magazine, "It's kind of Sex and the City but we ain't getting any! It'll probably be more like The Odd Couple."
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New TV On DVD, Jan. 22
In season eight of ER, new hopefuls Army Reservist Michael Gallant and brash Gregory Pratt arrive to face the challenges of Trauma One life. A familiar face Dr. Susan Lewis returns. Benton weighs career and family. Malucci crosses the line once too often. Chen defies demotion. And Greene fights what could be his last battle, leaving a void at the group's heart. Also on DVD: season two of Barney Miller; season three of The Girls Next Door, Hawaii Five-O and The Odd Couple; season five of The Simple Life.
READ MOREClassic TV On DVD Megaset 'Get Smart' Remains At The Top Of Santa's List
Would you believe…and if you didn't already know…Time Life and HBO Video released Get Smart: The Complete Collection last fall. The 25 DVD megaset released by Time Life and HBO for the '06 Holiday Season has continued to be a top-seller, and sales are sure to spike again this year.
The seven-time EMMY® Award-winning comedy series, starring Don Adams as title character Maxwell Smart, originally aired on NBC from 1965 to 1970, and before its release in November of last year, had never been available on home video. All five seasons are included in the set featuring nearly 10 hours of s...
READ MOREThe seven-time EMMY® Award-winning comedy series, starring Don Adams as title character Maxwell Smart, originally aired on NBC from 1965 to 1970, and before its release in November of last year, had never been available on home video. All five seasons are included in the set featuring nearly 10 hours of s...
New TV On DVD, Aug. 28
Season one of Heroes deals with a disparate group of people from all over the world who suddenly discover they possess superpowers. Brought together to try to prevent an impending horrific disaster in New York City, these novice (and ofttimes reluctant) superheroes are forced to cope with their new skills and channel them for a common purpose of good, all the while being plagued with surrealistic flashbacks and weighted down with traumatic backstories. Also on DVD: season one of Friday Night Lights and season two of The Odd Couple.
READ MORECelebrity Birthdays, April 27
Happy Birthday To "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" actor William Moseley (1987), Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump (1984), Scottish singer Sheena Easton (1959), KISS guitarist Ace Frehley (1951), soul singer Ann Peebles (1947), singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. (1944), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Oscar winner Sandy Dennis (1937; d. 1992), prolific disc-jockey/voice actor Casey Kasem (1932), "The Odd Couple" star Jack Klugman (1922), baseball legends Enos Slaughter (1916; d. 2002) and Rogers Hornsby (1896; d. 1963), and 18th President of The United States Ulysses S. Grant (1822; d. 1885)...
READ MORENew TV on DVD, April 24
Combining the best elements of JAG and CSI, the CBS crime series NCIS focuses on an elite, independent unit of the U.S. Navy, which, in its pursuit of military-related criminal investigations, was answerable to no higher authority -- and thus, of course, was utterly impartial and incorruptible. Season 3 is now on DVD. Also on DVD: season 1 of The Drew Carey Show, The Odd Couple, One Day At A Time, WKRP In Cincinnati; and Kidnapped the complete series.
READ MORECelebrity Birthdays, February 26
Happy Birthday to "Lavagirl" Taylor Dooley (1993), football running back Marshall Faulk (1973), singer Eyrkah Badu (1971), American singer and butt of an "Office Space" joke Michael Bolton (1954), "X-Men 3" actor Bill Duke (1943), country singer Johnny Cash (1932; d. 2003), singer Fats Domino (1928), "The Odd Couple" actor Tony Randall (1920; d. 2004), voice actor Mason Adams (1919; d. 2005), "Honeymooners" star Jackie Gleason (1916; d. 1987), vaudeville actor Robert Alda (1914; d. 1986), Western actor Dub Taylor (1907; d. 1994), "I Love Lucy" actor William Frawley (1887; d. 1966), French a...
READ MORE'Seinfeld' Gets Top Honors at TV DVD Awards
Seasons five and six of Seinfeld won top honors at the third annual “TV DVD Awards,” presented Wednesday night in Century City, Calif. The collections won the coveted “Best of Show” award, with judges praising bonus materials such as cast commentaries, deleted scenes and "Sein-Imation" takes on various scenes from the show.
Jack Klugman, star of The Odd Couple, and Robert Conrad, of "Wild Wild West" fame, were honored with the third annual TV DVD Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other TV DVD Award winners, in 15 categories selected by consumers through a month-long online vote:
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READ MOREJack Klugman, star of The Odd Couple, and Robert Conrad, of "Wild Wild West" fame, were honored with the third annual TV DVD Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other TV DVD Award winners, in 15 categories selected by consumers through a month-long online vote:
Be...
Celebrity Birthdays, April 27
Happy Birthday To "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" actor William Moseley (1987), Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump (1984), Scottish singer Sheena Easton (1959), KISS guitarist Ace Frehley (1951), soul singer Ann Peebles (1947), singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. (1944), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Oscar winner Sandy Dennis (1937; d. 1992), prolific disc-jockey/voice actor Casey Kasem (1932), "The Odd Couple" star Jack Klugman (1922), baseball legends Enos Slaughter (1916; d. 2002) and Rogers Hornsby (1896; d. 1963), and 18th President of The United States Ulysses S. Grant (1822; d. 1885)...
READ MORECelebrity Birthdays, February 26
Happy Birthday to "Lavagirl" Taylor Dooley (1993), football running back Marshall Faulk (1973), singer Eyrkah Badu (1971), American singer and butt of an "Office Space" joke Michael Bolton (1954), "X-Men 3" actor Bill Duke (1943), country singer Johnny Cash (1932; d. 2003), singer Fats Domino (1928), "The Odd Couple" actor Tony Randall (1920; d. 2004), voice actor Mason Adams (1919; d. 2005), "Honeymooners" star Jackie Gleason (1916; d. 1987), vaudeville actor Robert Alda (1914; d. 1986), Western actor Dub Taylor (1907; d. 1994), "I Love Lucy" actor William Frawley (1887; d. 1966), French a...
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