The Clark High grad hosted the Oscars, then jumped into the national spotlight with his impassioned pleas for health care for those with pre-existing medical conditions after his son, Billy, was born with a heart ailment.
TV
Sure, it’s cutting it close, but there’s still time to revel in the predictable-yet-comforting ritual of the Lifetime Christmas movie thanks to the channel’s six new short films.
You know “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
In honor of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s” Porgs, here’s a look at characters who nearly ruined installments of popular movie franchises or tarnished our memories of beloved TV shows.
There was a time when I was convinced Dave Courvoisier was following me.
Over the years, Disney Channel stars have leapt at the chance to be provocative.
Moviegoers with a limited sense of political and movie history may not appreciate the importance of Tom Hanks’ character in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Oscar contender, “The Post.”
Lionel Richie recalls his early days with the Commodores: “We didn’t make it until I was 26, and we heard ‘No’ all the way through. But to me, it didn’t mean, ‘No,’ it meant, ‘Not now.’ “
Anyone can put sexual predators behind bars — at least on TV, anyway — so it’s surprising, if not downright disappointing, that “Law Order: SVU” was able to hide Christopher Meloni’s gonzo, testosterone-fueled light under its crime-procedural bushel for 12 seasons.
A fitness and self-defense instructor from Sedgefield, South Africa, who survived an attempted carjacking this summer, is the new Miss Universe.
Keeping up with everything new on Netflix is like trying to herd cats — assuming each of those cats demanded up to 12 hours or more of your time.
Christmas TV is like Lake Wobegon: Everything is special.
I didn’t make it through all six episodes of “Who Killed Tupac?” (9 p.m. Tuesday, AE), but I’m going to assume it doesn’tcrack the 21-year-old case.
The streaming giant is releasing “Mudbound” — one of the most buzzed-about movies this year at Sundance — in just 17 theaters for Oscar qualifying purposes on Nov. 17, the same day you can watch it for free on your phone.
Grab a bag of leftover Halloween candy and curl up in front of the television.
