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| Famous birthdays for Oct. 30: Harry Hamlin, Kevin Pollak | Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: -- John Adams, second president of the United States, in 1735 -- Actor Ruth Gordon in 1896 -- Musician Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship) in 1939 (age 87) -- Musician Otis Williams (Temptations) in 1941 (age 85) -- Actor/filmmaker Henry Winkler in 1945 (age 81) -- News correspondent Andrea Mitchell in 1946 (age 80) -- Musician Chris Slade (AC/DC/Manfred Mann's Earth Band) in 1946 (age 80) -- Musician Timothy B. |
| 'Star Trek,' 'X-Men' star Sir Patrick Stewart dies at 86 | Sir Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at age 86. His representatives confirmed in a statement to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter Thursday. Stewart's death followed "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia," spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak wrote. A Shakespearean stage actor trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Stewart was Tony Award nominated for a 2008 production of Macbeth. He won a 1992 Drama Desk Award for A Christmas Carol and Olivier Awards for Carol, Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet. Stewart appeared in movie adaptations of Excalibur and Dune in the '80s. In 1987 he began playing the role of Capt. |
| 'Bosch: Start of Watch' photos introduce 'Bosch' prequel series | MGM+ is introducing the new series Bosch: Start of Watch. The streaming service shared first-look photos for the show Thursday featuring Cameron Monaghan and Omari Hardwick. Bosch: Start of Watch is a prequel series to Bosch, the Prime Video series starring Titus Welliver as LAPD detective Harry Bosch, which had a seven-season run from 2014 to 2021. Start of Watch explores the origin story of Bosch, a character who first debuted in the Michael Connelly novels. Monaghan plays a young Bosch, a rookie cop, while Hardwick stars as veteran officer Eli Bridges. Set in 1992 Los Angeles, the series "will explore a city on the edge, teeming with racial tension, gang violence, and a fractured LAPD. |
| 'Abbott Elementary' star Janelle James to host Critics Choice Awards | Abbott Elementary star Janelle James will host the 2027 Critics Choice Awards. James, 47, who plays Ava Coleman on the hit ABC series, will host the 32nd annual awards show Jan. 3, 2027, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The Critics Choice Awards, presented by the American Critics Choice Association, honor the best in film, television and streaming. James herself is a Critics Choice Award winner and Emmy nominee for her work on Abbott Elementary, which returned for a sixth season earlier this month. She will also star in her first Netflix stand-up comedy special, Janelle James: How Romantic, releasing Nov. 10. |
| Inde Navarrette scared herself making 'Obsession' | Obsession was the surprise hit of the summer, making $524 million worldwide. Inde Navarrette, who played the horror film's cursed Nikki, said she even scared herself making Obsession. In the film, Bear (Michael Johnston) wishes on a One Wish Willow that his colleague Nikki would love him. It works and Nikki becomes obsessed to a terrifying degree. At a recent Los Angeles press conference for awards voting guilds, Navarette, 25, shared her process for creating Nikki with writer/director Curry Barker. She said spontaneity allowed her to surprise herself. "I think there's a really big importance in scaring yourself," Navarrette said. |