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| Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Lil Wayne, Gwyneth Paltrow | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. |
| John Goodman joins 'Last of Us' S3 ensemble | The Conners and The Righteous Gemstones alum John Goodman joined the Season 3 ensemble of HBO's video-game adaptation, The Last of Us. The Emmy winner will play Joey to Ian Alexander's Paco in an upcoming arc of the zombie-apocalypse drama. The characters describe themselves as "heroes of the highway." The first two seasons of the show starred Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, survivors with a father-daughter-like bond until Joel is brutally murdered in front of her. Season 3 is expected to be told from the point of view of the killer Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever. Also joining the cast this season, which is slated to premiere next year, are Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson. |
| Jhene Aiko's 'Westside Whimsy' tops U.S. album chart | Singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko's Westside Whimsy is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Ella Langley's Dandelion, followed by Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love at No. 3, Morgan Wallen's I Am the Problem at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Drake's Iceman at No. 6, Ariana Grande's Petal at No. 7, Rod Wave's Don't Look Down at No. 8, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 9 and Kahan's Stick Season at No. 10. |
| Famous birthdays for Sept. 26: Nev Schulman, Serena Williams | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Frontier nurseryman "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman in 1774 -- Scientist Ivan Pavlov in 1849 -- Writer T.S. |
| Shemar Moore: 'S.W.A.T.' spin-off 'Exiles' shows a more layered Hondo | Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless icon Shemar Moore says he's grateful to the fans of S.W.A.T. who fought to give a new lease on life to the eight-season action-drama on a different network. The show ran on CBS from 2017 to 2025 after repeatedly being canceled and revived. It returns Friday on STARZ as S.W.A.T.: Exiles. "It's the little train that could," Moore, 56, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "I told them they ain't getting rid of me unless they kill me and I know how to duck," he laughed. "It's a blessing. I'm proud of my 32-year journey. I'm proud of myself, obviously, but I'm proud of the village. It takes, truly, a team. I may be the quarterback of S.W.A.T. |