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| Famous birthdays for Sept. 18: Jada Pinkett Smith, Rick Pitino | Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- Poet/lexicographer Samuel Johnson in 1709 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in 1779 -- Physicist Leon Foucault in 1819 -- Actor Greta Garbo in 1905 -- Actor Robert Blake in 1933 -- Film producer Bud Greenspan in 1926 -- Comedian Fred Willard in 1939 -- Musician/actor Frankie Avalon in 1940 (age 86) -- Actor Beth Grant in 1949 (age 77) -- Musician Kerry Livgren (Kansas) in 1949 (age 77) -- Actor Anna Deavere Smith in 1950 (age 76) -- Musician Dee Dee Ramone in 1951 -- Basketball Hall of Fame member Rick Pitino in 1952 (age 74) -- Philip J. |
| Jennifer Lopez Las Vegas concert coming to CBS, Paramount+ | CBS and Paramount+ announced Thursday that it will air The JLO Show. The special airs Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. EST and an extended version streams on Paramount+. The JLO Show presents Lopez's Las Vegas residency. The JLO Show opened at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in January 2025. It sold out 12 performances. The film captures the final performance on March 28 this year. Lopez performs hits "Waiting for Tonight, "Jenny From the Block," "Let's Get Loud" and more, along with Broadway standards and homages to Las Vegas performers. "When I was little, I used to sit in front of the television watching musicals," Lopez says in the teaser. "Years later, my whole life became a show. |
| Edie Falco to star in Fox legal drama 'Katie Greaves' | Fox announced Thursday that it has ordered the series Katie Greaves for next year. Edie Falco stars as the title character. Greaves is a former New Hampshire public defender who comes out of retirement with new cases every week. "Katie Greaves" is a working title, but the name of her character. Sharr White wrote and executive produces with Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker. White wrote and produced on Presumed Innocent, The Affair and Palm Royale. Falco won Emmys for her roles on The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie. She recently starred in Mayor of Kingstown. She played Menendez Brothers lawyer Leslie Abramson in Law & Order: True Crime. |
| Anthony Hopkins introduces Guy Ritchie's 'Wife and Dog' thriller | Black Bear is giving a glimpse of the new film Wife and Dog. The studio shared a teaser trailer for the movie Thursday featuring Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rosamund Pike. Wife and Dog is a new thriller written and directed by Guy Ritchie (Snatch, The Gentlemen). "The relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates fuels betrayal and murder in the battle for succession," an official description reads. Hopkins narrates the preview, which shows Cumberbatch's character appear to be left for dead and then seek violent revenge. "One day, a long time ago, a man was cast into a deep pit. And he saw that it was impossible to climb out of that pit. And so, instead of climbing up, he dug down. He kept digging and digging. |
| Sienna Miller, Dominic West wage 'War' in trailer for divorce drama | HBO is teasing the new series War. The network shared a trailer for the show Thursday featuring Anatomy of a Scandal actress Sienna Miller and The Affair actor Dominic West. War is a legal drama from Lupin creator George Kay. The series follows the high-profile divorce between film star Carla Duval (Miller) and tech entrepreneur Morgan Henderson (West). The trailer shows powerful London law firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne fight for their clients in "the biggest divorce trial in British legal history." Other cast members include Phoebe Fox, James McArdle, Archie Renaux, Nina Sosanya and Pip Torrens. War is an HBO and Sky Original series that will premiere Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and also stream on HBO Max. |