Like the end of a slo-mo music montage on the beach, “Baywatch” reboot has found a home: Fox has closed on a script+penalty deal for a new version of the long-running surf-sand-and-saviors series from Fremantle.
Fox and Fremantle have tapped Lara Olsen (“Spinning Out”) to serve as showrunner for the new “Baywatch,” which was originally created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Gregory J. Bonann. Starring David Hasselhoff, “Baywatch” originally ran from 1989 to 1999 and then was retooled as “Baywatch: Hawaii” from 1999 to 2001.
Olsen, Berk, Bonann and Schwartz will serve as exec producers on the one-hour drama, which comes from both Fremantle and Fox Entertainment. Here’s the new logline: “Daring ocean rescues, pristine beaches, and iconic red bathing suits are back, along with a whole new generation of Baywatch lifeguards, who navigate complicated, messy personal lives in this action-packed reboot that demonstrates there’s the family you’re born...
Fox and Fremantle have tapped Lara Olsen (“Spinning Out”) to serve as showrunner for the new “Baywatch,” which was originally created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Gregory J. Bonann. Starring David Hasselhoff, “Baywatch” originally ran from 1989 to 1999 and then was retooled as “Baywatch: Hawaii” from 1999 to 2001.
Olsen, Berk, Bonann and Schwartz will serve as exec producers on the one-hour drama, which comes from both Fremantle and Fox Entertainment. Here’s the new logline: “Daring ocean rescues, pristine beaches, and iconic red bathing suits are back, along with a whole new generation of Baywatch lifeguards, who navigate complicated, messy personal lives in this action-packed reboot that demonstrates there’s the family you’re born...
- 3/4/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Lester Holt has a new way of delivering headlines to the “NBC Nightly News” crowd.
NBC News is updating the look of its venerable evening newscast, which has been on the air since 1970 and hasn’t undergone a significant overhaul of its graphics since Brian Williams sat in the anchor chair. The new presentation will move away from traditional colors associated with evening-news programs in favor of purple and a warm blue, says Marc Greenstein, senior vice president of design and product for NBC News and MSNBC. Also on tap: a new “N” that can be utilized in innovative fashion on the many new screens on which “Nightly” plays in the era of digital video.
“We want to meet people where they want to consume our products,” says Greenstein, in an interview. Viewers will start to see the new graphics and logo roll out on June 19.
The change in look,...
NBC News is updating the look of its venerable evening newscast, which has been on the air since 1970 and hasn’t undergone a significant overhaul of its graphics since Brian Williams sat in the anchor chair. The new presentation will move away from traditional colors associated with evening-news programs in favor of purple and a warm blue, says Marc Greenstein, senior vice president of design and product for NBC News and MSNBC. Also on tap: a new “N” that can be utilized in innovative fashion on the many new screens on which “Nightly” plays in the era of digital video.
“We want to meet people where they want to consume our products,” says Greenstein, in an interview. Viewers will start to see the new graphics and logo roll out on June 19.
The change in look,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
James Adolphus’ new HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore begins with an awkward 1966 interview of Moore by producer and talk show host David Susskind.
As Susskind rambles about how Laura Petrie, Moore’s character from The Dick Van Dyke Show, was a “strained idealization” of the American housewife, Moore sits with a big, clearly forced smile, before she finally breaks and launches into a celebration of Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique.
I’m rather sick of “Being” in the title for both documentaries and scripted stories — as if claiming to capture the essence of a person is shorthand for profundity — but Being Mary Tyler Moore is definitely invested in this sort of clash between superficial appearances and actual “being” when it comes to one of the most beloved and decorated women in TV history.
The documentary doesn’t always provide definitive answers on who Mary Tyler Moore was, but...
As Susskind rambles about how Laura Petrie, Moore’s character from The Dick Van Dyke Show, was a “strained idealization” of the American housewife, Moore sits with a big, clearly forced smile, before she finally breaks and launches into a celebration of Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique.
I’m rather sick of “Being” in the title for both documentaries and scripted stories — as if claiming to capture the essence of a person is shorthand for profundity — but Being Mary Tyler Moore is definitely invested in this sort of clash between superficial appearances and actual “being” when it comes to one of the most beloved and decorated women in TV history.
The documentary doesn’t always provide definitive answers on who Mary Tyler Moore was, but...
- 3/14/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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David Davis, the Emmy-winning writer and producer whose heyday in the 1970s included invaluable work on the enduring network sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show and Taxi, has died. He was 86.
Davis died Friday in Los Angeles, his daughter Samantha Davis-Friedman told The Hollywood Reporter.
Survivors include his wife, actress Julie Kavner, best known as the voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons. Davis recommended her for the part of Brenda Morgenstern, Valerie Harper‘s insecure sister on Rhoda — it was her first paying job as an actress — and they were together since 1976.
Rhoda “gave me my life, it gave me my career, it gave me the love of my life, David Davis,” Kavner said in a 2009 interview.
A member of the Mtm Enterprises production company founded by Grant Tinker and Mary Tyler Moore, Davis started out on Mtm’s inaugural series,...
David Davis, the Emmy-winning writer and producer whose heyday in the 1970s included invaluable work on the enduring network sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show and Taxi, has died. He was 86.
Davis died Friday in Los Angeles, his daughter Samantha Davis-Friedman told The Hollywood Reporter.
Survivors include his wife, actress Julie Kavner, best known as the voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons. Davis recommended her for the part of Brenda Morgenstern, Valerie Harper‘s insecure sister on Rhoda — it was her first paying job as an actress — and they were together since 1976.
Rhoda “gave me my life, it gave me my career, it gave me the love of my life, David Davis,” Kavner said in a 2009 interview.
A member of the Mtm Enterprises production company founded by Grant Tinker and Mary Tyler Moore, Davis started out on Mtm’s inaugural series,...
- 11/5/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On a long night of superlative-filled salutes to TV legends, Amy Poehler got the last laugh at the 18th annual Brandon Tartikoff Awards.
Poehler was No. 7 out of the seven honorees who were feted Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills with the annual TV achievement kudos handed out by the National Assn. of Television Program Executives. The Tartikoff Awards are typically held during the NATPE conference in January, but that annual tradition was tabled this year by the Covid upsurge.
Poehler, the multi-hyphenate “Parks and Recreation” star who has become a prolific producer, made the most of her closing slot. She opened with a wry reference to an earlier snafu when presenter Connie Chung noted that the wrong speech was loaded on to the teleprompter as she delivered her remarks about Tartikoff honoree Maury Povich, who is also her husband.
“For the past 38 years, as I...
Poehler was No. 7 out of the seven honorees who were feted Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills with the annual TV achievement kudos handed out by the National Assn. of Television Program Executives. The Tartikoff Awards are typically held during the NATPE conference in January, but that annual tradition was tabled this year by the Covid upsurge.
Poehler, the multi-hyphenate “Parks and Recreation” star who has become a prolific producer, made the most of her closing slot. She opened with a wry reference to an earlier snafu when presenter Connie Chung noted that the wrong speech was loaded on to the teleprompter as she delivered her remarks about Tartikoff honoree Maury Povich, who is also her husband.
“For the past 38 years, as I...
- 6/3/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
David Letterman celebrates his 40th anniversary as a late night talk show host today. His first episode of “Late Night with David Letterman” aired on February 1, 1982, following “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” for the next decade (plus an 11th year after Jay Leno‘s show). Letterman returns to his former NBC home tonight to visit “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”
He departed NBC in 1993 for a 22-year run as host of “Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS. His combined 33+ years on both NBC and CBS make him the longest-running late night talk show host in American history.
That remarkable length of service and his influence on younger hosts like Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and others should make him a lock for induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. But they’ve never asked him to join. Several of his...
He departed NBC in 1993 for a 22-year run as host of “Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS. His combined 33+ years on both NBC and CBS make him the longest-running late night talk show host in American history.
That remarkable length of service and his influence on younger hosts like Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and others should make him a lock for induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. But they’ve never asked him to join. Several of his...
- 2/1/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Longtime NBC press-publicity exec Gene Walsh died Sept. 1 at his home in Burbank. He was 87; publicist Charlie Barrett said Walsh died of natural causes.
Walsh was with NBC’s press and publicity departments for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991. He was the only executive to head that department for the broadcasting company at its two major production centers, New York City and Burbank.
He joined in New York in 1961 and worked in the magazine, trade and program publicity units. In 1973 he was promoted to head the 50-member department and was named an NBC VP in 1975. Two years later, he was transferred to Burbank and headed the 45-member department. He retired in 1991.
When in New York in 1975, Walsh was the architect of the publicity campaign for NBC’s then-new “Saturday Night Live.” In their 1986 book, “Saturday Night,” authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad credited Walsh for recognizing NBC’s weekly late-night comedy was...
Walsh was with NBC’s press and publicity departments for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991. He was the only executive to head that department for the broadcasting company at its two major production centers, New York City and Burbank.
He joined in New York in 1961 and worked in the magazine, trade and program publicity units. In 1973 he was promoted to head the 50-member department and was named an NBC VP in 1975. Two years later, he was transferred to Burbank and headed the 45-member department. He retired in 1991.
When in New York in 1975, Walsh was the architect of the publicity campaign for NBC’s then-new “Saturday Night Live.” In their 1986 book, “Saturday Night,” authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad credited Walsh for recognizing NBC’s weekly late-night comedy was...
- 10/28/2021
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Gene Walsh, who rose to head NBC’s Press & Publicity departments on both coasts during a three-decade career at the network, has died. He was 87.
Publicist Charlie Barrett said Walsh died September 1 of natural causes at his Burbank home.
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Walsh joined NBC’s Press & Publicity department in New York in 1961 and worked in the magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member department in 1973 and was named a VP at the network two years later. In 1977, he was transferred to Burbank and headed the 45-member Press & Publicity department there until his retirement in 1991.
He was the architect of the 1975 publicity campaign credited with being a major contributor to the success and continuation of NBC’s groundbreaking Saturday Night Live. In their 1986 book, Saturday Night, authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad credited him for recognizing NBC’s...
Publicist Charlie Barrett said Walsh died September 1 of natural causes at his Burbank home.
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
Walsh joined NBC’s Press & Publicity department in New York in 1961 and worked in the magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member department in 1973 and was named a VP at the network two years later. In 1977, he was transferred to Burbank and headed the 45-member Press & Publicity department there until his retirement in 1991.
He was the architect of the 1975 publicity campaign credited with being a major contributor to the success and continuation of NBC’s groundbreaking Saturday Night Live. In their 1986 book, Saturday Night, authors Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad credited him for recognizing NBC’s...
- 10/28/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Gene Walsh, who spent three decades as a publicity executive for NBC in New York and then Burbank, has died. He was 87.
Walsh died Sept. 1 of natural causes at his home in Burbank, publicist Charles Barrett announced.
The only staffer to head NBC press and publicity departments on both coasts, Walsh worked closely with Johnny Carson and Bob Hope and with top execs including Grant Tinker and Brandon Tartikoff during his career.
Walsh joined NBC in 1961 in its magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member press & publicity department in 1973 and named ...
Walsh died Sept. 1 of natural causes at his home in Burbank, publicist Charles Barrett announced.
The only staffer to head NBC press and publicity departments on both coasts, Walsh worked closely with Johnny Carson and Bob Hope and with top execs including Grant Tinker and Brandon Tartikoff during his career.
Walsh joined NBC in 1961 in its magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member press & publicity department in 1973 and named ...
- 10/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gene Walsh, who spent three decades as a publicity executive for NBC in New York and then Burbank, has died. He was 87.
Walsh died Sept. 1 of natural causes at his home in Burbank, publicist Charles Barrett announced.
The only staffer to head NBC press and publicity departments on both coasts, Walsh worked closely with Johnny Carson and Bob Hope and with top execs including Grant Tinker and Brandon Tartikoff during his career.
Walsh joined NBC in 1961 in its magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member press and publicity department in 1973 and named ...
Walsh died Sept. 1 of natural causes at his home in Burbank, publicist Charles Barrett announced.
The only staffer to head NBC press and publicity departments on both coasts, Walsh worked closely with Johnny Carson and Bob Hope and with top execs including Grant Tinker and Brandon Tartikoff during his career.
Walsh joined NBC in 1961 in its magazine, trade and program publicity units. He was promoted to head the 50-member press and publicity department in 1973 and named ...
- 10/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Endeavor Content are producing the upcoming documentary “Being Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Documentary.” James Adolphus (“Soul of a Nation”) will direct, and the doc — Hillman Grad’s first documentary project from its inception — will be released in 2022.
Endeavor Content bought the rights from the Mary Tyler Moore estate for Hillman Grad, and will finance “Being Mary,” as well as handling its worldwide sales. Debra Martin Chase of Martin Chase Productions, Andrew Coles of The Mission, Rishi Rajani of Hillman Grad Productions, and Adolphus and Ben Selkow of Good Trouble Studios are also producers. Moore’s husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, is executive producing.
“Being Mary” is the first authorized biography of the iconic actor and producer, who died at the age of 80 in 2017. Moore starred on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” from 1961 to 1966, and then broke the mold for seven seasons on her “Mary Tyler Moore Show,...
Endeavor Content bought the rights from the Mary Tyler Moore estate for Hillman Grad, and will finance “Being Mary,” as well as handling its worldwide sales. Debra Martin Chase of Martin Chase Productions, Andrew Coles of The Mission, Rishi Rajani of Hillman Grad Productions, and Adolphus and Ben Selkow of Good Trouble Studios are also producers. Moore’s husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, is executive producing.
“Being Mary” is the first authorized biography of the iconic actor and producer, who died at the age of 80 in 2017. Moore starred on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” from 1961 to 1966, and then broke the mold for seven seasons on her “Mary Tyler Moore Show,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Allan Burns, co-creator of classic sitcoms “The Munsters” and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died this weekend at the age of 85.
Born in Baltimore and a graduate of the University of Oregon, Burns got his start in showbiz in 1959 as an animator for Jay Ward Productions, working on classic cartoons like “Rocky & Bullwinkle,” “Dudley Do-Right” and “George of the Jungle.” During that time, he also left his mark on supermarket aisles for decades as the creator of the famous cereal mascot Cap’n Crunch.
In 1964, Burns made the leap into live-action TV by teaming up with fellow “Rocky & Bullwinkle” writer Chris Hayward to create “The Munsters,” a legendary sitcom starring Fred Gwynne as the patriarch of a jovial family of monsters — and one human daughter — who are just trying to get by like any American family. While the show’s run was cut after two seasons due to...
Born in Baltimore and a graduate of the University of Oregon, Burns got his start in showbiz in 1959 as an animator for Jay Ward Productions, working on classic cartoons like “Rocky & Bullwinkle,” “Dudley Do-Right” and “George of the Jungle.” During that time, he also left his mark on supermarket aisles for decades as the creator of the famous cereal mascot Cap’n Crunch.
In 1964, Burns made the leap into live-action TV by teaming up with fellow “Rocky & Bullwinkle” writer Chris Hayward to create “The Munsters,” a legendary sitcom starring Fred Gwynne as the patriarch of a jovial family of monsters — and one human daughter — who are just trying to get by like any American family. While the show’s run was cut after two seasons due to...
- 1/31/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Allan Burns, a television producer and screenwriter best known for cocreating and cowriting for the television sitcoms The Munsters, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Rhoda, died Saturday at home. He was 85 and no details were immediately available on the cause of death.
Dan Pasternack, a producer and programming executive and longtime friend of the family, said Burns was a mentor to many. “As much of a legend as he was, and as diverse of a career as he enjoyed, the most remarkable thing about Allan Burns was how kind he was to so many people.”
Burns was born May 18, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Oregon from 1953 to 1957 before heading to Los Angeles and breaking into show business.
His first venture included working in animation for Jay Ward on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Dudley Do-Right, and George of the Jungle. He also is credited with cowriting...
Dan Pasternack, a producer and programming executive and longtime friend of the family, said Burns was a mentor to many. “As much of a legend as he was, and as diverse of a career as he enjoyed, the most remarkable thing about Allan Burns was how kind he was to so many people.”
Burns was born May 18, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Oregon from 1953 to 1957 before heading to Los Angeles and breaking into show business.
His first venture included working in animation for Jay Ward on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Dudley Do-Right, and George of the Jungle. He also is credited with cowriting...
- 1/31/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Herbert F. Solow, the TV production executive who helped make “Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” a reality, died on Thursday, his wife, Dr. Harrison Solow, confirmed. He was 89.
A graduate of Dartmouth, Solow got his start in showbiz in 1953, working up the ranks at William Morris, starting as a mail room worker and secretary before becoming an assistant and later a talent agent representing stars and filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman. Later, he moved from the agency world to production, taking a brief stop in NBC’s film division before moving to CBS, where he worked on developing daytime soap operas and game shows.
In 1962, he returned to NBC to work in their West coast Daytime TV division, developing a relationship with the network’s vice president, Grant Tinker. Along the way, he oversaw the development and production of multiple soap operas and game shows, including “Truth or Consequences” — the game...
A graduate of Dartmouth, Solow got his start in showbiz in 1953, working up the ranks at William Morris, starting as a mail room worker and secretary before becoming an assistant and later a talent agent representing stars and filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman. Later, he moved from the agency world to production, taking a brief stop in NBC’s film division before moving to CBS, where he worked on developing daytime soap operas and game shows.
In 1962, he returned to NBC to work in their West coast Daytime TV division, developing a relationship with the network’s vice president, Grant Tinker. Along the way, he oversaw the development and production of multiple soap operas and game shows, including “Truth or Consequences” — the game...
- 11/23/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Herbert F. Solow, a longtime television executive who pitched the original “Star Trek” series to NBC while he was at Desilu Studios, along with “Mission Impossible” and “Mannix,” died on Thursday, his wife, Dr. Harrison Solow, confirmed. He was 89.
In later years, he and his wife wrote several books on the “Star Trek” series, including “Inside Star Trek: The Real Story” and “The Star Trek Sketchbook.”
Solow was brought in by Lucille Ball after her divorce from Desi Arnaz to help revive Desilu Studios, where he helped develop and sell “Star Trek” to NBC — after CBS originally turned it down because it already had “Lost in Space” — as well as “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix” to CBS.
Solow helped guide “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry on their pitch to the network, and continued to champion the series until Ball herself got behind the effort.
Solow told the publication Carpe Articulum that...
In later years, he and his wife wrote several books on the “Star Trek” series, including “Inside Star Trek: The Real Story” and “The Star Trek Sketchbook.”
Solow was brought in by Lucille Ball after her divorce from Desi Arnaz to help revive Desilu Studios, where he helped develop and sell “Star Trek” to NBC — after CBS originally turned it down because it already had “Lost in Space” — as well as “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix” to CBS.
Solow helped guide “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry on their pitch to the network, and continued to champion the series until Ball herself got behind the effort.
Solow told the publication Carpe Articulum that...
- 11/20/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
She still loves game shows. She still answers questions with Rose Nylund’s exclamation points. She’s won six Emmys and hosted three different series titled “The Betty White Show” during her eight decades in television.
At 98, Betty White has many gifts, including her unique perspective on the evolution of television. The Los Angeles native starred in her first experimental TV broadcast in Hollywood a few months before NBC pulled off its broadcasting feat at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens. Her long list of accomplishments include co-starring in three enduring sitcoms: CBS’ “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” NBC’s “The Golden Girls” and TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.”
In a recent email correspondence with Variety, White shared observations on her career, starting with her days as the record-spinning sidekick on the five-hour daily talk show “Hollywood on Television,” hosted by popular disc jockey Al Jarvis, for...
At 98, Betty White has many gifts, including her unique perspective on the evolution of television. The Los Angeles native starred in her first experimental TV broadcast in Hollywood a few months before NBC pulled off its broadcasting feat at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens. Her long list of accomplishments include co-starring in three enduring sitcoms: CBS’ “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” NBC’s “The Golden Girls” and TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.”
In a recent email correspondence with Variety, White shared observations on her career, starting with her days as the record-spinning sidekick on the five-hour daily talk show “Hollywood on Television,” hosted by popular disc jockey Al Jarvis, for...
- 9/17/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Morrie Gelman, historian and former Daily Variety reporter, died of heart failure August 26 in Palm Desert, CA with his family at his side. He was 90.
Gelman, who covered the TV business, started his 50-year career as a journalist in 1948 in the New York City mailroom of the Mutual Broadcasting System. After serving two years in the Army, he worked for five years at the New York Post as an assistant to famed nationally syndicated columnist Earl Wilson, and later as a police reporter there. After a stint at the Brooklyn Eagle, he continued his career as features editor at Theater Magazine, a national monthly, and was a member of the Drama Critics Circle. Later, he was editorial director at United Business Publications and at the Japanese Dempa Publications.
He spent 12 years as senior correspondent for Broadcasting Magazine (now Broadcasting & Cable), and was the West Coast bureau chief for Advertising Age,...
Gelman, who covered the TV business, started his 50-year career as a journalist in 1948 in the New York City mailroom of the Mutual Broadcasting System. After serving two years in the Army, he worked for five years at the New York Post as an assistant to famed nationally syndicated columnist Earl Wilson, and later as a police reporter there. After a stint at the Brooklyn Eagle, he continued his career as features editor at Theater Magazine, a national monthly, and was a member of the Drama Critics Circle. Later, he was editorial director at United Business Publications and at the Japanese Dempa Publications.
He spent 12 years as senior correspondent for Broadcasting Magazine (now Broadcasting & Cable), and was the West Coast bureau chief for Advertising Age,...
- 8/31/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Perry and his Perry Foundation will be honored by the Television Academy as the recipient of this year’s Governors Award, which will be handed out during the Primetime Emmys televised event on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Perry is the first individual to receive the Governors Award since 2014; last year, the Academy opted not to give out the honor at all. The Governors Award, first handed out in 1978, goes to individuals, projects or organizations ” for outstanding achievement in the arts and sciences or management of television which is either of a cumulative nature or so extraordinary and universal in nature as to go beyond the scope of the Emmy Awards presented in the categories and areas of the competition.”
According to the org, Perry was chosen “for his unprecedented achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities through personal and The Perry Foundation programs of inclusion, engagement,...
Perry is the first individual to receive the Governors Award since 2014; last year, the Academy opted not to give out the honor at all. The Governors Award, first handed out in 1978, goes to individuals, projects or organizations ” for outstanding achievement in the arts and sciences or management of television which is either of a cumulative nature or so extraordinary and universal in nature as to go beyond the scope of the Emmy Awards presented in the categories and areas of the competition.”
According to the org, Perry was chosen “for his unprecedented achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities through personal and The Perry Foundation programs of inclusion, engagement,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter behind The Graduate and What’s Up, Doc? who also co-created Get Smart and was a regular presence in the early years of Saturday Night Live, died tonight of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Health Center in Los Angeles. He was 89.
A family member confirmed the news to Deadline.
Henry scored a pair of Oscar nominations — one for his and Calder Willingham’s adapted screenplay for The Graduate and another for directing with Warren Beatty the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait. He also won a writing Emmy in 1967 for Get Smart, the spy spoof he created with Mel Brooks, among many other accolades.
He became a familiar face to a new generation of TV viewers by hosting Saturday Night Live several times during its first five seasons. He might be best remembered as John Belushi’s foil in the classic “Samurai” skits.
Henry also had more...
A family member confirmed the news to Deadline.
Henry scored a pair of Oscar nominations — one for his and Calder Willingham’s adapted screenplay for The Graduate and another for directing with Warren Beatty the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait. He also won a writing Emmy in 1967 for Get Smart, the spy spoof he created with Mel Brooks, among many other accolades.
He became a familiar face to a new generation of TV viewers by hosting Saturday Night Live several times during its first five seasons. He might be best remembered as John Belushi’s foil in the classic “Samurai” skits.
Henry also had more...
- 1/9/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Break out the f-bombs because “Deadwood” is getting not one but two honors at the 35th Annual Television Critics Association Awards. The renowned Western will lasso up the Heritage Award and series creator David Milch will receive the Career Achievement prize at Saturday’s ceremony.
This marks the first time that the two awards will go to a show and its creator at the same ceremony. The Career Achievement Award has been given out at every TCA Awards, with former NBC Chairman Grant Tinker being the inaugural recipient in 1985, while the Heritage Award was established in 2002, honoring “The Simpsons.” Last year’s recipients were Rita Moreno and “Friends.”
The dual prizes for “Deadwood” come a little more than two months after “Deadwood: The Movie” premiered on HBO, reuniting most of the original cast, including Ian McShane and Timothy Olyphant, to give the groundbreaking series the sendoff it never got when...
This marks the first time that the two awards will go to a show and its creator at the same ceremony. The Career Achievement Award has been given out at every TCA Awards, with former NBC Chairman Grant Tinker being the inaugural recipient in 1985, while the Heritage Award was established in 2002, honoring “The Simpsons.” Last year’s recipients were Rita Moreno and “Friends.”
The dual prizes for “Deadwood” come a little more than two months after “Deadwood: The Movie” premiered on HBO, reuniting most of the original cast, including Ian McShane and Timothy Olyphant, to give the groundbreaking series the sendoff it never got when...
- 7/31/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Hollywood is paying close attention to what HBO’s new owners will do with the network now that Richard Plepler’s long run of hits, awards and acclaim is coming to a close.
“HBO is the gold standard. I hope they stick with quality not quantity,” said Judd Apatow, whose shows “Girls” and “Crashing” are among HBO’s critical darlings. “Their choices over the next few days and weeks will tell us a lot about the direction they are choosing to go in.”
Plelper announced Thursday that he will exit the network where he greenlit successes like “Veep” and “Game of Thrones.” HBO is now the property of At&T, overseen by WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey, who has called on HBO to substantially increase subscriptions and the amount of time that viewers spend watching.
Also Read: David Levy Steps Down From Turner: Read His Internal Memo Here
That sounds like a reversal of Plepler’s strategy,...
“HBO is the gold standard. I hope they stick with quality not quantity,” said Judd Apatow, whose shows “Girls” and “Crashing” are among HBO’s critical darlings. “Their choices over the next few days and weeks will tell us a lot about the direction they are choosing to go in.”
Plelper announced Thursday that he will exit the network where he greenlit successes like “Veep” and “Game of Thrones.” HBO is now the property of At&T, overseen by WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey, who has called on HBO to substantially increase subscriptions and the amount of time that viewers spend watching.
Also Read: David Levy Steps Down From Turner: Read His Internal Memo Here
That sounds like a reversal of Plepler’s strategy,...
- 3/2/2019
- by Tony Maglio and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Television Critics Association has rescinded the Career Achievement Award it gave to Bill Cosby in 2002.
The group announced the decision today, as Cosby was sentenced to 3-10 years in state prison, for the 2004 rape of a former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
It marks the first time the organization of TV critics, reporters, bloggers and tweeters had pulled one of its awards.
Voting among TCA members closed Friday. Org president Daniel Feinberg called the results “decisive.”
“Since the inaugural TCA Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Grant Tinker in 1985, this is the first time there has been a groundswell to vacate an honor,” Feinberg noted.
The motion to strip Cosby of the TCA Award came up at the group’s summer business meeting back in August, after Cosby’s conviction on three counts of sexual assault.
Voting closed last Friday.
Cosby today was sentenced in a Norristown, Pa courthouse...
The group announced the decision today, as Cosby was sentenced to 3-10 years in state prison, for the 2004 rape of a former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.
It marks the first time the organization of TV critics, reporters, bloggers and tweeters had pulled one of its awards.
Voting among TCA members closed Friday. Org president Daniel Feinberg called the results “decisive.”
“Since the inaugural TCA Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Grant Tinker in 1985, this is the first time there has been a groundswell to vacate an honor,” Feinberg noted.
The motion to strip Cosby of the TCA Award came up at the group’s summer business meeting back in August, after Cosby’s conviction on three counts of sexual assault.
Voting closed last Friday.
Cosby today was sentenced in a Norristown, Pa courthouse...
- 9/25/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sixteen years after bestowing the Career Achievement Award to Bill Cosby for his many contributions in the entertainment industry, the Television Critics Association has voted to rescind that honor, the organization announced Tuesday. This came just moments before the 81-year-old actor was due to be sentenced for the 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand, one of dozens of women to come forward and accuse Cosby of abuse.
“For over 30 years the media organization of more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada has recognized outstanding television programming and actors in a variety of categories,” reads a statement from the TCA.
“For over 30 years the media organization of more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada has recognized outstanding television programming and actors in a variety of categories,” reads a statement from the TCA.
- 9/25/2018
- TVLine.com
The Television Critics Association (TCA) has voted overwhelmingly to rescind the Career Achievement Award given to Bill Cosby in 2002, the group announced Tuesday.
This marks the first time the TCA has ever taken away one of its awards. The revocation of the honor will be noted in the organization’s official online records.
“Since the inaugural TCA Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Grant Tinker in 1985, this is the first time there has been a groundswell to vacate an honor,” TCA president Daniel Fienberg said. “It was essential that the entire membership have the opportunity to vote and the results were decisive.”
The move comes as Cosby is due to be sentenced for molesting a woman at his home in Philadelphia in 2004, a crime for which he was found guilty in April of this year.
The judge in the case previously declared Cosby a “sexually violent predator,” meaning that...
This marks the first time the TCA has ever taken away one of its awards. The revocation of the honor will be noted in the organization’s official online records.
“Since the inaugural TCA Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Grant Tinker in 1985, this is the first time there has been a groundswell to vacate an honor,” TCA president Daniel Fienberg said. “It was essential that the entire membership have the opportunity to vote and the results were decisive.”
The move comes as Cosby is due to be sentenced for molesting a woman at his home in Philadelphia in 2004, a crime for which he was found guilty in April of this year.
The judge in the case previously declared Cosby a “sexually violent predator,” meaning that...
- 9/25/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Following this morning official announcement that Bob Greenblatt would be leaving his post as NBC Entertainment chairman after nearly eight years, he has sent a note to the company staff.
In it, he admits that “it is with very mixed feelings” that he decided to leave NBC but felt that, with the network at the top of the ratings, it was time for him “to turn to a new challenge.”
Greenblatt recounted some of the accomplishments by NBC during his tenure, praised his entire senior executive team and NBC series creators and thanked some of his predecessors in the top NBC job for their advise.
“This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” Greenblatt said in conclusion. Here is his full memo:
To all my colleagues at NBC —
It is with very mixed feelings that I have decided to leave NBC after nearly eight years. I...
In it, he admits that “it is with very mixed feelings” that he decided to leave NBC but felt that, with the network at the top of the ratings, it was time for him “to turn to a new challenge.”
Greenblatt recounted some of the accomplishments by NBC during his tenure, praised his entire senior executive team and NBC series creators and thanked some of his predecessors in the top NBC job for their advise.
“This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” Greenblatt said in conclusion. Here is his full memo:
To all my colleagues at NBC —
It is with very mixed feelings that I have decided to leave NBC after nearly eight years. I...
- 9/24/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Before there was Peak TV, there was Steven Bochco. The legendary writer/producer reinvented the network drama in 1981 when he and Michael Kozoll created “Hill Street Blues.” Bochco did it again in 1993, when he and David Milch unveiled “NYPD Blue.”
But that’s not all. His TV legacy was secure with hits such as “L.A. Law” and “Doogie Howser.” And even his misfires, such as “Cop Rock,” are remembered as unique experiments in a career that earned him 10 Primetime Emmys. Bochco died Sunday from leukemia; he was 74.
“NYPD Blue” was perhaps his most audacious series, a show that looked to push the boundaries of sex, language and content in order to tell a realistic story about cops in New York. ABC affiliates, advertisers and religious groups balked — but then the ratings came in, and it was the kind of smash hit that the network couldn’t ignore. Eventually, stations and advertisers were back on board.
But that’s not all. His TV legacy was secure with hits such as “L.A. Law” and “Doogie Howser.” And even his misfires, such as “Cop Rock,” are remembered as unique experiments in a career that earned him 10 Primetime Emmys. Bochco died Sunday from leukemia; he was 74.
“NYPD Blue” was perhaps his most audacious series, a show that looked to push the boundaries of sex, language and content in order to tell a realistic story about cops in New York. ABC affiliates, advertisers and religious groups balked — but then the ratings came in, and it was the kind of smash hit that the network couldn’t ignore. Eventually, stations and advertisers were back on board.
- 4/2/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Steven Bochco was a true TV tough guy.
The producer behind such groundbreaking series as “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue,” and “L.A. Law” reveled in pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. Behind the scenes, Bochco, who died Sunday at age 74, expertly leveraged his status as an A-list showrunner. In 1987 he commanded a still-unprecedented six-year, 10-series deal with ABC.
Bochco in his prime helped usher in the contemporary Golden Age of TV dramas by insisting that “NYPD Blue,” which ran from 1993 to 2005 on ABC, move the needle on the content restrictions that had traditionally defined broadcast TV. Bochco often used the phrase “… and the Republic didn’t fall” when asked about the controversy stirred by his shows.
Airing at 10 p.m., “NYPD Blue” offered a glimpse of the occasional bare bottom and saltier language than was usually heard on TV. It took months of wrangling with advertisers and ABC’s...
The producer behind such groundbreaking series as “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue,” and “L.A. Law” reveled in pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. Behind the scenes, Bochco, who died Sunday at age 74, expertly leveraged his status as an A-list showrunner. In 1987 he commanded a still-unprecedented six-year, 10-series deal with ABC.
Bochco in his prime helped usher in the contemporary Golden Age of TV dramas by insisting that “NYPD Blue,” which ran from 1993 to 2005 on ABC, move the needle on the content restrictions that had traditionally defined broadcast TV. Bochco often used the phrase “… and the Republic didn’t fall” when asked about the controversy stirred by his shows.
Airing at 10 p.m., “NYPD Blue” offered a glimpse of the occasional bare bottom and saltier language than was usually heard on TV. It took months of wrangling with advertisers and ABC’s...
- 4/2/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
It’s a new year (have a Happy One, everybody!), and time for my fearless yet peerless predictions of what we can expect from entertainment online and off in this shiny new annum. Or something like that. Regardless, it beats predicting we’ll be gobsmacked repeatedly by unforeseen events, left staggering like a punchdrunk fighter. Even if that is more likely to be accurate.
Anyway, here’s what’s likely to shape entertainment the next 12 months:
Traditional Hollywood gets smaller.
We won’t find out until at least March whether the courts allow At&T to complete that $85 billion Time Warner deal. And regulators still haven’t weighed in on Disney’s $54 billion purchase of much of Fox. Expect both deals to happen, largely as proposed. And expect traditional Hollywood studios to shed several thousand jobs as cable cord cutting and a stumbling theatrical box office dog their finances. Indie producers...
Anyway, here’s what’s likely to shape entertainment the next 12 months:
Traditional Hollywood gets smaller.
We won’t find out until at least March whether the courts allow At&T to complete that $85 billion Time Warner deal. And regulators still haven’t weighed in on Disney’s $54 billion purchase of much of Fox. Expect both deals to happen, largely as proposed. And expect traditional Hollywood studios to shed several thousand jobs as cable cord cutting and a stumbling theatrical box office dog their finances. Indie producers...
- 1/2/2018
- by David Bloom
- Tubefilter.com
The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2017 Emmy Awards ceremony will be especially tearful this year. Beloved television legends Mary Tyler Moore, Carrie Fisher, Florence Henderson, Martin Landau, Jerry Lewis, Agnes Nixon, Bill Paxton, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles, Grant Tinker, and Adam West will certainly be just a few people honored with music from Christopher […]...
- 9/13/2017
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Gregory Bonann was a lifeguard at Will Rogers State Beach in 1977 when he helped two children who were caught in a riptide. That rescue would ultimately change his life – and the face of television, setting the stage for the eventual “Baywatch” juggernaut.
Now, with the new feature adaptation of “Baywatch” in theaters this weekend, it’s time to revisit the unusual story of how the lifeguard show made it on the air – ultimately producing 242 episodes before ending its run in 2001.
It all started because it turns out Bonnan had saved the children of Stu Erwin, an executive at Mtm – the independent production company behind series like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” and run by legendary exec Grant Tinker.
While visiting Mtm’s offices in Studio City, Bonann pitched Erwin on a drama about lifeguards. The company passed, but Bonann took the opportunity to learn all about the TV biz.
Now, with the new feature adaptation of “Baywatch” in theaters this weekend, it’s time to revisit the unusual story of how the lifeguard show made it on the air – ultimately producing 242 episodes before ending its run in 2001.
It all started because it turns out Bonnan had saved the children of Stu Erwin, an executive at Mtm – the independent production company behind series like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” and run by legendary exec Grant Tinker.
While visiting Mtm’s offices in Studio City, Bonann pitched Erwin on a drama about lifeguards. The company passed, but Bonann took the opportunity to learn all about the TV biz.
- 5/28/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
“I make movies that make no sense,” Seijun Suzuki would often say, and he wasn’t being modest. The prolific director, who died earlier this month at the age of 93, was the Jackson Pollock of Japanese cinema, an irrepressibly creative artist who painted with gobs of color and geysers of fake blood in order to defy the strictures of narrative and remind viewers that movies are more than the stories they tell.
His hyper-stylized gangster sagas, which had a way of turning the most basic B-picture plots into unfettered symphonies for the senses, were born out of a rabid intolerance for boredom; audiences never knew what was going to happen next, and sometimes it’s tempting to suspect that Suzuki didn’t either. Few directors ever did more to fundamentally demolish our understanding of what film could be, and even fewer did so while working under the auspices of a major production studio.
His hyper-stylized gangster sagas, which had a way of turning the most basic B-picture plots into unfettered symphonies for the senses, were born out of a rabid intolerance for boredom; audiences never knew what was going to happen next, and sometimes it’s tempting to suspect that Suzuki didn’t either. Few directors ever did more to fundamentally demolish our understanding of what film could be, and even fewer did so while working under the auspices of a major production studio.
- 2/22/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Dr. S. Robert Levine continues to mourn the death of his wife, Mary Tyler Moore; the two had been married for 33 years.
Moore died on Jan. 25 in Greenwich, Connecticut, of cardiopulmonary arrest after contracting pneumonia, the actress' rep confirmed to Et. She was 80.
Watch: Mary Tyler Moore in Her Own Words: How the Actress Transcended Television to Inspire a Generation
"I can’t believe she is gone. Mary was my life, my light, my love," Levine said in a statement to People. "The emptiness I feel without her with me is without bottom. She was a force of nature who fiercely defended her autonomy even as her health was failing. Mary was fearless, determined, and willful. If she felt strongly about something, or that there was truth to be told, she would do it, no matter the consequences."
"She was kind, genuine, approachable, honest, and humble. And she had that smile," the statement...
Moore died on Jan. 25 in Greenwich, Connecticut, of cardiopulmonary arrest after contracting pneumonia, the actress' rep confirmed to Et. She was 80.
Watch: Mary Tyler Moore in Her Own Words: How the Actress Transcended Television to Inspire a Generation
"I can’t believe she is gone. Mary was my life, my light, my love," Levine said in a statement to People. "The emptiness I feel without her with me is without bottom. She was a force of nature who fiercely defended her autonomy even as her health was failing. Mary was fearless, determined, and willful. If she felt strongly about something, or that there was truth to be told, she would do it, no matter the consequences."
"She was kind, genuine, approachable, honest, and humble. And she had that smile," the statement...
- 2/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Plenty of people are still reeling from the sudden passing of Mary Tyler Moore, who died at age 80 on Jan. 25 due to complications with her diabetes. Like her costar Betty White, Mary's husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, released a heartbreaking statement about the incredible impact she had on his life. "I can't believe she is gone. Mary was my life, my light, my love," he said in an exclusive statement to People magazine. "The emptiness I feel without her with me is without bottom. She was a force of nature who fiercely defended her autonomy even as her health was failing. Mary was fearless, determined, and willfull. If she felt strongly about something, or that there was truth to be told, she would do it, no matter the consequences. She was kind, genuine, approachable, honest, and humble. And she had that smile. Oh, to see her smile that smile, just...
- 2/1/2017
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Dr. S. Robert Levine is mourning the loss of his wife of more than 33 years, Mary Tyler Moore, but he is finding hope in the assurance that her light and legacy will live on forever.
On Jan. 25, Moore passed away at the age of 80, surrounded by her loving husband and close friends, after being on a ventilator and hospitalized with pneumonia due to complications from her decades-long battle with diabetes.
Several of the TV legend’s friends and loved ones spoke with People for this week’s cover story, including New York-based cardiologist Levine, who remembers the actress, mother and...
On Jan. 25, Moore passed away at the age of 80, surrounded by her loving husband and close friends, after being on a ventilator and hospitalized with pneumonia due to complications from her decades-long battle with diabetes.
Several of the TV legend’s friends and loved ones spoke with People for this week’s cover story, including New York-based cardiologist Levine, who remembers the actress, mother and...
- 2/1/2017
- by Julie Jordan
- PEOPLE.com
Sir John Hurt, one of the elder statesmen of great British actors, has passed away. He was 77.
Hurt’s first major breakout film role was as Richard Rich in “A Man for All Seasons” in 1966, and was a captivating on-screen presence in a rich array of roles. He won a Golden Globe for his supporting work in 1978’s “Midnight Express,” playing a prisoner addicted to heroin, and starred as David Lynch’s iconic “Elephant Man” (nominated for an Oscar and winning a BAFTA for his work in the 1980 black-and-white drama).
He was also beloved by genre fans for his unforgettable work in 1978’s “Alien,” which led to a cameo parodying the most famous scene of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror film for Mel Brooks in “Spaceballs.”
In addition, he played supporting roles in the “Harry Potter” films, “Hellboy,” “Snowpiercer” and many many more. Notably, he was cast as the War...
Hurt’s first major breakout film role was as Richard Rich in “A Man for All Seasons” in 1966, and was a captivating on-screen presence in a rich array of roles. He won a Golden Globe for his supporting work in 1978’s “Midnight Express,” playing a prisoner addicted to heroin, and starred as David Lynch’s iconic “Elephant Man” (nominated for an Oscar and winning a BAFTA for his work in the 1980 black-and-white drama).
He was also beloved by genre fans for his unforgettable work in 1978’s “Alien,” which led to a cameo parodying the most famous scene of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror film for Mel Brooks in “Spaceballs.”
In addition, he played supporting roles in the “Harry Potter” films, “Hellboy,” “Snowpiercer” and many many more. Notably, he was cast as the War...
- 1/28/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
A photo posted by Betty White (@bettymwhite) on Jan 26, 2017 at 3:18pm Pst Mary Tyler Moore passed away on Wednesday after suffering from multiple health problems, and some of her closest friends and former costars have been paying tribute to her in beautiful ways. On Thursday, Betty White, who starred alongside the late actress on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s, shared a short but touching message about her friend on Instagram. "Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden and I had some of the best times of my life together," Betty wrote alongside the snap of them with their respective spouses. "She was special." Dick Van Dyke also recently spoke about how they "changed each other's lives for the better," and Oprah Winfrey opened up about how much of an effect Mary had on her life and career. Related:9 of Mary Tyler Moore's Most Memorable Performances...
- 1/27/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
Betty White is mourning the loss of a friend.
The 95-year-old actress took to Twitter on Thursday to pay tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, sharing a sweet throwback photo of "some of the best times" of their lives.
Flashback: Inside the 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' 2002 Reunion With Betty White and Valerie Harper
"Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden and I had some of the best times of my life together," she wrote alongside the throwback pic. "She was special."
Exclusive: Carl Reiner Reveals His Last Words to Mary Tyler Moore, Says Her Final Days Were in Hospice Care
Moore died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Connecticut, of cardiopulmonary arrest after contracting pneumonia, the actress' rep confirmed to Et. She was 80.
White and Moore starred together on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s, and Moore spent her last television appearance guest-starring on White's TV Land Sitcom, Hot in Cleveland.
"It's wonderful...
The 95-year-old actress took to Twitter on Thursday to pay tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, sharing a sweet throwback photo of "some of the best times" of their lives.
Flashback: Inside the 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' 2002 Reunion With Betty White and Valerie Harper
"Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden and I had some of the best times of my life together," she wrote alongside the throwback pic. "She was special."
Exclusive: Carl Reiner Reveals His Last Words to Mary Tyler Moore, Says Her Final Days Were in Hospice Care
Moore died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Connecticut, of cardiopulmonary arrest after contracting pneumonia, the actress' rep confirmed to Et. She was 80.
White and Moore starred together on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s, and Moore spent her last television appearance guest-starring on White's TV Land Sitcom, Hot in Cleveland.
"It's wonderful...
- 1/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Betty White is reflecting on the many wonderful memories that she shared with her late friend and late costar, Mary Tyler Moore.
White, 95, acted alongside Moore — who passed away Wednesday at the age of 80 — on the Mary Tyler Moore show from 1973-77.
On Thursday, White, who appeared as Sue Ann Nivens on the 1970s comedy, took to Twitter to remember the star.
“Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden and I had some of the best times of my life together,” White tweeted in addition to a picture of the group. “She was special.”
Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden...
White, 95, acted alongside Moore — who passed away Wednesday at the age of 80 — on the Mary Tyler Moore show from 1973-77.
On Thursday, White, who appeared as Sue Ann Nivens on the 1970s comedy, took to Twitter to remember the star.
“Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden and I had some of the best times of my life together,” White tweeted in addition to a picture of the group. “She was special.”
Mary Tyler Moore, Grant Tinker, Allen Ludden...
- 1/26/2017
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore battled hardships from brain tumors to diabetes throughout her marriage to Dr. Robert Levine, and he stood by her side through it all.
The legendary actress died Wednesday at the age of 80. A source told People she had been on a ventilator and had been hospitalized with pneumonia due to complications from her diabetes, and according to her longtime rep, she passed away in the company of friends and, of course, her loving husband of more than 33 years.
Moore was married twice before she met Levine, first to producer Richard Meeker and then to television executive Grant Tinker.
The legendary actress died Wednesday at the age of 80. A source told People she had been on a ventilator and had been hospitalized with pneumonia due to complications from her diabetes, and according to her longtime rep, she passed away in the company of friends and, of course, her loving husband of more than 33 years.
Moore was married twice before she met Levine, first to producer Richard Meeker and then to television executive Grant Tinker.
- 1/26/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore never set out to be one of the pioneers of television, but with her warmth and comedic chops, she cemented a legacy for generations of fans thanks to her groundbreaking work in the medium, both onscreen and behind the camera. Moore died on Wednesday from a cardiopulmonary arrest after contracting pneumonia, her publicist confirmed to Et. She was 80.
Moore first rose to prominence on The Dick Van Dyke Show, playing the slightly daffy wife to Van Dyke’s TV writer character from 1961-66. She then branched out on her own with The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she became a feminist icon as a single, working woman. During the show’s run, from 1970 to 1977, she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series every year and won a total of three awards.
After her eponymous show ended, Moore deftly moved into films and Broadway shows, working with the...
Moore first rose to prominence on The Dick Van Dyke Show, playing the slightly daffy wife to Van Dyke’s TV writer character from 1961-66. She then branched out on her own with The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she became a feminist icon as a single, working woman. During the show’s run, from 1970 to 1977, she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series every year and won a total of three awards.
After her eponymous show ended, Moore deftly moved into films and Broadway shows, working with the...
- 1/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Bob Newhart has the utmost respect for late actress Mary Tyler Moore, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 80.
Although the Emmy-winning star faced numerous physical and emotional battles throughout her life — including diabetes, alcoholism and the death of her son — fellow actor Newhart, 87, remembers the Mary Tyler Moore show leading lady as only being cheerful and positive.
“She lost her son. I never saw that side of her — I never saw her when she wasn’t up and smiling. She never let show,” the Bob Newhart Show star tells People about the death of Moore’s son, Richie,...
Although the Emmy-winning star faced numerous physical and emotional battles throughout her life — including diabetes, alcoholism and the death of her son — fellow actor Newhart, 87, remembers the Mary Tyler Moore show leading lady as only being cheerful and positive.
“She lost her son. I never saw that side of her — I never saw her when she wasn’t up and smiling. She never let show,” the Bob Newhart Show star tells People about the death of Moore’s son, Richie,...
- 1/26/2017
- by christinadugan
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore, who died Wednesday at the age of 80, became a feminist icon with her hit 1970 sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. As Mary Richards, Moore was the unthinkable — a single career woman on television, out to “make it on her own” (as the show’s iconic theme song described), without the help of a man.
It was a progressive concept that marked a shift in popular and political culture — and would go on to influence a generation of women, including Oprah Winfrey, and inspire them to visualized a world for themselves outside of simply being a wife and homemaker.
It was a progressive concept that marked a shift in popular and political culture — and would go on to influence a generation of women, including Oprah Winfrey, and inspire them to visualized a world for themselves outside of simply being a wife and homemaker.
- 1/25/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Greenwich, Conn. – She was the ideal woman for two generations of TV viewers, first in the 1960s as wife Laura to comedy writer Rob Petrie on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and then in the 1970s as feminist breakthrough Mary Richards on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Ms. Moore died on January 25, 2016, near her home in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80.
Mary Tyler Moore always seemed to be as the right place at the right time in her TV career, redefining the role models of women on TV in her roles as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards. As the fashionable and daffy Laura on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-66) she was equal to her husband Rob, as they portrayed the TV equivalent of John and Jackie Kennedy during its run. As Mary Richards on the show with her name on it (1970-77), she went one better. She was a career...
Mary Tyler Moore always seemed to be as the right place at the right time in her TV career, redefining the role models of women on TV in her roles as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards. As the fashionable and daffy Laura on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-66) she was equal to her husband Rob, as they portrayed the TV equivalent of John and Jackie Kennedy during its run. As Mary Richards on the show with her name on it (1970-77), she went one better. She was a career...
- 1/25/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Mary Tyler Moore‘s marriage to Dr. Robert Levine lasted more than three decades, ending only with her death on Wednesday at age 80.
The couple’s romance filled her later years with happiness – and followed two marriages marked by tragedy.
Moore, the girl “who could turn the world on with her smile,”was first married at age 18 to producer Richard Meeker. The couple walked down the aisle in 1955 and quickly started a family, welcoming son Richie the next year.
As Moore’s star rose, however, her relationship faltered. They divorced in 1961, only to reunite briefly in tragedy when their son...
The couple’s romance filled her later years with happiness – and followed two marriages marked by tragedy.
Moore, the girl “who could turn the world on with her smile,”was first married at age 18 to producer Richard Meeker. The couple walked down the aisle in 1955 and quickly started a family, welcoming son Richie the next year.
As Moore’s star rose, however, her relationship faltered. They divorced in 1961, only to reunite briefly in tragedy when their son...
- 1/25/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore, known for the Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Tyler Moore Show, died on Wednesday. She was 80.
Though the actress was known for portraying sunny and upbeat characters on screen, her personal life was marred with tragedies. Moore was divorced twice (first from Richard Meeker in 1961 and later Grant Tinker in 1981) before marrying Dr. Robert Levine in 1983, struggled with alcoholism and was suffered from Type 1 diabetes.
But perhaps her biggest tragedy came in 1980 when her only child, son Ritchie, died at the age of 24.
Moore gave birth to Richie just one year into her first marriage with...
Though the actress was known for portraying sunny and upbeat characters on screen, her personal life was marred with tragedies. Moore was divorced twice (first from Richard Meeker in 1961 and later Grant Tinker in 1981) before marrying Dr. Robert Levine in 1983, struggled with alcoholism and was suffered from Type 1 diabetes.
But perhaps her biggest tragedy came in 1980 when her only child, son Ritchie, died at the age of 24.
Moore gave birth to Richie just one year into her first marriage with...
- 1/25/2017
- by jodiguglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore has passed away at the age of 80.
"Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," her publicist Mara Buxbaum said Wednesday.
“A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile,” Buxbaum said in a statement
The actress had battled diabetes since the age of 33, and was an advocate for the disease.
TMZ reports the actress may have been on a respirator for nearly a week before finally passing, but the cause of death is unknown at this time.
Moore got her start on television in 1952, nearly a decade before she became America's sweetheart on the Dick Van Dyke Show.
Moore shined as Laura Petrie against Van Dyke,...
"Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," her publicist Mara Buxbaum said Wednesday.
“A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile,” Buxbaum said in a statement
The actress had battled diabetes since the age of 33, and was an advocate for the disease.
TMZ reports the actress may have been on a respirator for nearly a week before finally passing, but the cause of death is unknown at this time.
Moore got her start on television in 1952, nearly a decade before she became America's sweetheart on the Dick Van Dyke Show.
Moore shined as Laura Petrie against Van Dyke,...
- 1/25/2017
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
This story originally appeared as the cover story in Issue 330, November 13th, 1980.
It's eight o'clock and everyone's here... well, almost everyone. There's Carl Reiner, and there's Gavin MacLeod, and there's Betty White and Allen Ludden. They're all here, in this awkward white screening room up four flights of stairs and down a winding hallway deep in the bowels of Paramount Studios. It's a hybrid crowd – TV people and movie people, performers and people from behind the scenes, chorus girls and choreographers, even a few who are just regular people with...
It's eight o'clock and everyone's here... well, almost everyone. There's Carl Reiner, and there's Gavin MacLeod, and there's Betty White and Allen Ludden. They're all here, in this awkward white screening room up four flights of stairs and down a winding hallway deep in the bowels of Paramount Studios. It's a hybrid crowd – TV people and movie people, performers and people from behind the scenes, chorus girls and choreographers, even a few who are just regular people with...
- 1/25/2017
- Rollingstone.com
While her most iconic onscreen persona seemed to handle challenges effortlessly, life wasn’t quite as kind to beloved actress Mary Tyler Moore, who died at age 80 on Wednesday.
Despite achieving sobriety after a battle with alcoholism, and finding peace decades after her only son’s accidental death, Moore’s later years were filled with health woes – struggles she faced publicly and candidly.
Married at only 18 to Richard Meeker in 1955, Moore welcomed her first and only child, Richie, a year later. By 1961, she was starring as the titular character’s wife on The Dick Van Dyke show, but her marriage was over.
Despite achieving sobriety after a battle with alcoholism, and finding peace decades after her only son’s accidental death, Moore’s later years were filled with health woes – struggles she faced publicly and candidly.
Married at only 18 to Richard Meeker in 1955, Moore welcomed her first and only child, Richie, a year later. By 1961, she was starring as the titular character’s wife on The Dick Van Dyke show, but her marriage was over.
- 1/25/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Following the death of Mary Tyler Moore on Wednesday at age 80, here is the full text from People magazine’s October 30, 1995 cover story on the release of her memoir, After All.
“During the first year of The Dick Van Dyke Show, as thrilled and bursting with excitement over my work as I was, I was equally without emotion at home,” writes Mary Tyler Moore of the end of her six-year marriage to Dick Meeker in 1961.
Her indifference toward the couple’s breakup was not shared by her 5-year-old son, Richie, who soon began having troubles in school and spending more...
“During the first year of The Dick Van Dyke Show, as thrilled and bursting with excitement over my work as I was, I was equally without emotion at home,” writes Mary Tyler Moore of the end of her six-year marriage to Dick Meeker in 1961.
Her indifference toward the couple’s breakup was not shared by her 5-year-old son, Richie, who soon began having troubles in school and spending more...
- 1/25/2017
- by peoplecomproducer
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Tyler Moore, star of The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died on Wednesday. She was 80.The beloved icon passed away “in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” Moore’s longtime rep, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement. “A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.”
It had been reported early Wednesday that the TV icon was in a Connecticut hospital in critical condition. TMZ noted that,...
It had been reported early Wednesday that the TV icon was in a Connecticut hospital in critical condition. TMZ noted that,...
- 1/25/2017
- TVLine.com
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