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| Famous birthdays for July 27: Heidi Gardner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- TV producer Norman Lear in 1922 -- Actor Jerry Van Dyke in 1931 -- Musician Bobbie Gentry in 1942 (age 84) -- Actor/filmmaker Betty Thomas in 1948 (age 78) -- U.S. |
| 'Bosch' icon Titus Welliver finds 'juicy' new character in 'Westies' | Lost, Sons of Anarchy and Bosch alum Titus Welliver says Glenn Keenan, the New York cop he plays in the new period drama, Westies, is caught between a rock and hard place as the FBI and the Irish mob both try to use him for their own purposes. "He's just a very juicy character because he's neither good nor bad. I would never stigmatize a character by making them either/or, but you find a character who is lost, who's completely trying to navigate life without a compass that he once had, but he's living in this arrested state of development," Welliver, 64, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "It's almost like he's waiting for his life really to end, because his existence is kind of a nonexistence," he explained. |
| Reports: Emma Roberts marries Cody John | American Horror Story actress Emma Roberts married her long-time beau, In the Dark actor Cody John, at a ceremony in Sun Valley, Idaho on Saturday. Vogue, which sent a journalist with Roberts for her final dress fitting with her bridal party and gown designer Monique Lhuillier, confirmed the couple had officially tied the knot. Page Six said the coupled Roberts' 5-year-old son Rhodes walked her down the aisle when she married John in the 45-minute, outdoor ceremony, which counted Roberts' aunt, Julia Roberts among the guests. The couple exchanged their wedding vows after about four years of dating, according to USA Today. Roberts shares Rhodes with her former partner, Tulsa King star Garrett Hedlund. |
| 'Odyssey' tops North American box office with $87M | The Odyssey is the No. 1 movie in North America again, earning an additional $87 million in receipts in its second weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Moana with $10.5 million, followed by Toy Story 5 at No. 3 with $10 million, Hadestown: The Musical at No. 4 with $9.7 million and Minions & Monsters at No. 5 with $9.6 million. Rounding out the top tier are The Invite at No. 6 with $2.64 million, Evil Dead Burn at No. 7 with $2.61 million, Young Washington at No. 8 with $2 million, Motor City at No. 9 with $1.6 million and Obsession at No. 10 with $1.5 million. |
| Ken Jeong, REI AMI bring K-Pop energy to 'Shark Week' 2026 | Masked Singer, Community and The Hangover icon Ken Jeong and K-Pop Demon Hunters star REI AMI have recorded a Shark Week theme song called "Om-A-Nom." The pair will also be seen kicking off the beloved Discovery channel summer programming block with the special, K-Pop Shark Heroes, Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET. A highlight of the documentary will be REI AMI going on her first scuba dive. Through next Saturday, viewers can tune in for 20 new shark shows with titles such as Air Jaws: Red, White & Breach, Invasion of the Mega Sharks, Bull Shark Dinner Bell, Jurassic Shark and Chum Island: Catching a Killer. Closing out this year's series will be Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. |