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| 'Kingstown' star Handley: Kyle and Mike have nothing but each other | Taylor Handley says there may be hard feelings between the McLusky brothers in Season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown, but the siblings will always try to have each other's backs. "It's really complicated with his brother," Handley told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "Mike definitely didn't keep his word, in a sense. He tried, but he didn't," he said. "At the same time, they are all they have left. They're all they've got." Airing Sundays on Paramount+, the Taylor Sheridan-produced series follows Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner), the powerful liaison between police, criminals and the prison of a Michigan town where everyone has ties to at least one of the three. |
| George Clooney mourns death of sister Ada | Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney is mourning the death of his sister, Adelia "Ada" Zeidler, at the age of 65. Her obituary said she "died peacefully surrounded by the people she loved on Friday" at a hospital in her native Kentucky. "A talented artist, she shared her skills as an elementary art teacher at Augusta Independent School for several years. In high school, her academic achievements qualified her to be a National Merit Scholar," her obituary read. "Her love for reading connected her with other readers in a local book club. She was also a member of the Augusta Art Guild and was a past grand marshal of Augusta's Annual White Christmas Parade. |
| 'Stranger Things' star Finn Wolfhard to host first 'SNL' of 2026 | Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is set to guest host the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 2026. Rapper A$AP Rocky will provide the musical entertainment for the evening. The fifth and final season of Wolfhard's sci-fi thriller is to wrap up on Dec. 31. The last episode of SNL for 2025 aired this weekend with Ariana Grande as guest host and Cher as the musical guest. It also was the final episode for longtime cast member Bowen Yang. |
| Ariana Grande cracks up during hilarious Christmas tree skit | Wicked star Ariana Grande guest hosted the last 2025 episode of Saturday Night Live this weekend. In her opening monologue, she sang a parody of the classic holiday song, "All I Want for Christmas," in which she laments being too busy to figure out what to get her cousin's boyfriend Steve as a gift. Two of Grande's best sketches ended up being cut for time, but they were released on YouTube and the NBC website. The entertainer cracked up laughing in a skit in which she and Sarah Sherman played two middle-aged, mustached men trying to sell pathetic-looking Christmas trees to people who waited until the last minute. |
| Famous birthdays for Dec. 21: Chris Evert, Jane Fonda | Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include: -- Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in 1118 -- American Revolution figure Paul Revere in 1734 -- Dog breeder Jack Russell in 1795 -- World Golf Hall of Fame member Walter Hagen in 1892 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Josh Gibson in 1911 -- College Football Hall of Fame member Joe Paterno in 1926 -- TV personality Phil Donahue in 1935 -- Actor Jane Fonda in 1937 (age 88) -- Musician Frank Zappa in 1940 -- Musician Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) in 1946 -- Actor Samuel L. |