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| Famous birthdays for July 30: Paul Anka, Terry Crews | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Writer Emily Bronte in 1818 -- Auto pioneer Henry Ford in 1863 -- Artist Henry Moore in 1898 -- Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig in 1934 (age 92) -- Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich in 1939 -- Musician Paul Anka in 1941 (age 85) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor/actor, in 1947 (age 79) -- Actor William Atherton in 1947 (age 79) -- Actor Jean Reno in 1948 (age 78) -- Actor Delta Burke in 1956 (age 70) -- Musician Kate Bush in 1958 (age 68) -- Filmmaker Richard Linklater in 1960 (age 66) -- Actor Laurence Fishburne in 1961 (age 65) -- TV chef Alton Brown in 1962 (age 64) -- Actor Lisa Kudrow in 1963 (age 63) -- Actor Vivica A. |
| 'Lucky' show-runners drawn to complicated father-daughter story | Lucky show-runners Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas said they were drawn to the new action-drama because of the dysfunctional parent-child dynamic at the heart of it. With new episodes airing Wednesdays on Apple TV, the adaptation of Marissa Stapley's bestselling novel follows the titular con woman (The Queen's Gambit's Anya Taylor-Joy) as she is forced to go on the run after her partner betrays her. Outer Banks actor Drew Starkey play's Lucky's husband Cary and Dutton Ranch star Annette Bening portrays Cary's ruthless mobster mother Priscilla. Playing Lucky's grifter dad John -- the criminal who raised Lucky to read the room, trust no one and take no shortcuts -- is Justified and Deadwood icon Timothy Olyphant. |
| Ozzy Osbourne haunted house coming to Universal Halloween | Universal Studios announced an Ozzy Osbourne haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights on Wednesday. Halloween Horror Nights begins Aug. 28 in Orlando, Fla. and Sept. 1 in Hollywood and runs through Nov. 1 in both parks. Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness is based on Osbourne's solo career. The announcement mentions the "Crazy Train" and promises music from albums from Blizzard of Ozz through Ordinary Man and recreations of their album covers. Further details say the haunted house recreates Osbourne's Birmingham, England childhood and travel through the Osbourne Asylum. The haunted house will capture Osbourne's personas Madman Ozzy, Werewolf Ozzy and Prince of Darkness. Osbourne died in 2025 of Parkinson's disease. |
| 'Bridgerton' alum is assassin's handler in 'Ride or Die' comedy | Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Bridgerton and Sweetpea alum Calam Lynch plays a rogue assassin's handler in Prime Video's new action-comedy, "Ride or Die." The show follows Judith (Hannah Waddingham) as her cover is blown trying to help her unsuspecting best friend Debbie (Octavia Spencer) whose politician husband David (Jamie Parker) is murdered -- not by Judith! -- because he stole millions of dollars from a crime syndicate. "Sam works at the Assassination Agency where Judith is employed as an assassin and he's kind of a handler," Lynch, 31, told UPI in a Zoom interview Tuesday. "So, technically, he's her boss, though I'm sure Hannah wouldn't love me saying that. |
| Sundance Film Festival builds largest festival venue in Boulder, Colo. | The Sundance Film Festival released a video of its Boulder, Colo., venues on Wednesday. The Sundance Film Festival takes place Jan. 21 - 31. In the video, filmmaker Carlos Lpez Estrada takes festival director Eugene Hernandez on a tour of Boulder. The Mackey Theater is still under construction to become the festival's largest ever venue. Technical Director Holden Payne explains the screen will be the largest in Sundance history, and they will install 240 speakers. In Park City, Utah, the Eccles Theater was the largest house with approximately 1200 seats. Roe Green Theater and Old Main are near the Mackey on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. |