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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 29: Lea Michele, Nicole Byer | Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- British King Henry V in 1387 -- Philosopher John Locke in 1632 -- Writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in 1809 -- Actor Ingrid Bergman in 1915 -- Actor Isabel Sanford in 1917 -- Musician Charlie "Bird" Parker in 1920 -- Interior designer/entrepreneur Iris Apfel in 1921 -- International Motorsports Hall of Fame member Wendell Scott in 1921 -- Filmmaker Richard Attenborough in 1923 -- Musician Dinah Washington in 1924 -- Filmmaker William Friedkin in 1935 -- U.S. Sen. |
| Gladys Knight to step back from performing amid concerns | Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight plans to step back from performing. The "Empress of Soul," 82, announced in a post Thursday that she "will be easing into fewer performances" in order to focus on other projects and spend time with family. "After much soul searching I've decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward," Knight wrote. "I'll be spending more time on projects with my husband and visiting with my grandbabies and am looking forward to this new era," she said. |
| 'Arrivals': Netflix orders 'Manifest' spinoff series | Netflix is developing a spinoff of its hit series Manifest. The streaming service announced Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery, a new show in the Manifest universe, on Fri, Aug. 28, or 8/28, a reference to flight 828, a significant number in the original show. Manifest series creator Jeff Rake will return, along with executive producers Margaret Easley and Laura Putney, who will now serve as co-creators and showrunners of the spinoff. "I'm delighted to be able to tell a new story for the Manifest fans out there and also for a brand-new audience," Rake told Netflix's Tudum. "It's been five long years since we showed up on Netflix, and there's probably half a generation who has never heard of Manifest. |
| Bebe Rexha performs, discusses 'Dirty Blonde' on 'Today' | Bebe Rexha took to the stage on Today. The singer-songwriter, 36, performed on Friday's episode of the NBC morning show as part of the Citi Concert Series. Rexha also gave an interview where she discussed her latest album, Dirty Blonde, released in June. The album is her first on an independent record label. "I'm newly independent as a music artist and it's kind of hard not being in a major label system because it's such a big machine and I was nervous, but I felt so free," the star said. "I get to do things my own way." Dirty Blonde features the singles "New Religion" with Faithless and "Sad Girls" with David Guetta. |
| 'Small Prophets': Mackenzie Crook comedy coming to Apple TV | Apple TV has acquired the British comedy series Small Prophets. The show, which originally premiered on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer earlier this year, will start streaming Oct. 7 on Apple TV. Small Prophets is created by and stars Mackenzie Crook (Detectorists). Other cast members include Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel, Michael Palin, Sophie Willan, Jon Pointing and Paul Kaye. The series follows Michael Sleep (Quigley), an eccentric man whose girlfriend Clea disappeared seven years ago. Michael's ordinary life is thrown for a loop when his dad Brian (Palin) gives him a recipe to create homunculi, magical spirits that can predict the future. |