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| Famous birthdays for Oct. 9: Jacob Batalon, Robert Wuhl | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Rube Marquard in 1886 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Walter O'Malley in 1903 -- Convicted Watergate burglar/writer/lecturer E. Howard Hunt Jr. |
| 'Crazy Rich Asians' HBO series reunites Wu, Golding, Yeoh, Chieng | HBO announced Thursday that it has ordered a Crazy Rich Asians sequel series. The series will be eight hour-long episodes. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Ronny Chieng are confirmed to return in a sequel to the film. Wu and Golding's characters got engaged at the end of the film. Yeoh played his mother and Chieng played his cousin. Adele Lim will showrun and executive produce the series. Lim co-wrote the movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan's book with Peter Chiarelli. Kwan is also an executive producer with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson who produced the film, and Jon M. Chu who directed the film. Lim called the sequel series "a Crazy Rich family reunion" in a statement. |
| The Grinch, Merry Minions join Universal Studios holiday events | Universal Studios Hollywood announced holiday additions to the theme park on Thursday. Holidays at Universal Studios begins Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 3. The Grinch will try to steal Christmas at Universal Plaza with a 65-foot tree. The tree will be lit and snow will fall several times per night. Cindy-Lou will read the Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas live and The Fah-Who 4 As will perform music. The Grinch and dog Max will also be available for photos. Illumination's Minion Land will transform into Merry Minions. The Minions will wear holiday attire for photo opps and decorate the section of the park for holidays. |
| 'Ordinary' singer Alex Warren to host Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | "Ordinary" singer Alex Warren has been announced to host the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The Grammy-nominated music artist will host the ceremony Nov. 14 at Television City studio in Los Angeles, CBS announced in a press release Thursday. The show will air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Nickelodeon, and also stream on Paramount+. Taylor Swift leads this year's nominees with six nominations, including Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Song for "The Fate of Ophelia." Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter follow with five nominations each. |
| 'The Altruists' trailer: Julia Garner stars in FTX crypto series | Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series The Altruists. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Thursday featuring Julia Garner (Ozark) and Anthony Boyle (House of Guinness). The Altruists casts Garner and Boyle as Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried, two real-life people at the center of the FTX cryptocurrency fraud scandal. The trailer shows a 20-something Caroline and Sam form a romance as they bond over their desire to "save the world" and build a cryptocurrency business "that earns to give." In real life, the pair ended up accused of stealing billions of dollars, with Caroline sentenced to 24 months in prison and Sam to 25 years behind bars. |