American actor James Best, famous for his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” television show, died Monday night after a brief illness, according to his website. He was 88.
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Last seen fleeing Albuquerque, N.M., in the penultimate episode, lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) had a rather pragmatic view of what lay ahead: “If I’m lucky, in a month from now, best-case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.”
Brian Williams said he will take a break “for the next several days” from “NBC Nightly News,” the network’s flagship evening newscast, in the wake of his disclosure this week that he had made false claims about a 2003 newsgathering expedition in Iraq.
Authorities say an autopsy on actor Robin Williams found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his Northern California home in August.
“Mad Men” star Christina Hendricks won’t work like a modern woman if she’s still getting paid like a woman living in the 1960s.
The long-running game show will hold local auditions Wednesday.
Eva Green could find some crazy in a sane stack. From the witch tormenting Johnny Depp in “Dark Shadows” to the only reason to see that “300” sequel, the onetime Bond girl reinvented herself as one of Hollywood’s scariest sex symbols.
Las Vegans Wayde King and Brett Raymer, who star in the Animal Planet series, will sign copies of their new book on Wednesday.
Turner Classic Movies is dedicating its Sunday lineup to honor the life of the late Hollywood legend.
Even though it beat out all other network shows Sunday night, more than a million fewer viewers tuned in to see the country awards in what may be their final broadcast from Las Vegas.
Wayde King, co-star of the Animal Planet series, offers a look at some of the Las Vegas-based tanks he and Brett Raymer build for the reality show’s fourth season.
The co-founder of Ultimate Fighting Championship has launched a new Hispanic MMA reality TV show on cable network mun2, following the lives of 10 Hispanic mixed martial arts fighters chasing an exclusive contract with the new Combate Americas franchise.
Long before his 22-year run on “The Tonight Show,” our columnist found Jay Leno in Albuquerque, waiting to catch a flight to Farmington, N.M., to do stand-up comedy at the Best Western.
NBC’s comic institution “Saturday Night Live,” criticized recently for a lack of diversity, said on Monday that it hired Sasheer Zamata — a 27-year-old black woman from Indianapolis — for its repertory cast when new episodes start again later this month.
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