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| TV's 'Friday Night Lights' turns 20: Where are its stars now? | Twenty years after the beloved high-school football drama, Friday Night Lights, premiered on NBC, most of its extraordinary cast is still working in high-profile film and TV projects. Based on the 2004 movie of the same name, the five-season series was created by the film's writer-director Peter Berg. Jason Katims served as show-runner and re-runs of the Texas drama are now streaming on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. Here's a look at where the stars are now. Kyle Chandler, 60, (Coach Eric Taylor) Chandler won an Emmy for his portrayal of Eric in 2011. After the show ended that year, he went on to star in the movies Super 8, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Carol, Manchester by the Sea, Game Night and Godzilla vs. Kong. |
| WWE 'Raw': Roman Reigns, Jacob Fatu prepare for Tribal Combat | World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and his rival Jacob Fatu had a war of words leading up to their upcoming title match on WWE Raw. Reigns, who was celebrating his 41st birthday on Monday, signed the contract to face his cousin Fatu in a Tribal Combat match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The high-stakes bout will take place at Clash in Italy on Sunday. A Tribal Combat match has no rules and the loser must acknowledge the winner as the Tribal Chief. The Tribal Chief is the leader of Reigns' and Fatu's storied wrestling family. Reigns signed the contract quickly and told Raw general manager Adam Pearce to exit the ring along with security so that he could be alone with his cousin. |
| Russell Crowe: Everybody got their autograph, selfie at Paris hotel | Gladiator and Nuremberg star Russell Crowe took to X Tuesday to tell his side of the story of what happened when autograph seekers swarmed him outside a Paris hotel. TMZ shared a video Monday of the Oscar-winner asking people holding posters to move out of the way from the hotel entrance and promising to come to them and sign their memorabilia as long as they weren't rude and didn't "[expletive] push in" on him. He also vowed to leave if anyone was a [expletive]. The headline for the media outlet's story was: "Russell Crowe Explodes on Pushy Autograph Seekers: Back Off Or I'm Gone." "Clickbait," Crowe wrote on X. |
| Stephen Amell shares teaser for 'Baywatch' sequel series | Arrow and Heels alum Stephen Amell shared a teaser over the weekend for his new Baywatch sequel series, which is expected to premiere in January on Fox. "I dream in slow motion. #baywatch @foxtv @dramaclubfox @baywatchtv," Amell captioned the video, which shows one man surfing and lifeguards in the signature Baywatch red bathing suits running on the sand. The words, "Same beach, new blood," appear on the screen. Amell will play Hobie Buchannon, the son of David Hasselhoff's Mitch from the original show, which ran from 1989 to 2001. Brooks Nader, Livvy Dunne and Jessica Belkin are set to co-star. A 2017 Baywatch action comedy movie starred Dwayne Johnson as Mitch. |
| Jazz great Sonny Rollins dead at 95 | Jazz great Sonny Rollins has died at the age of 95. "It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins," his X feed said Sunday. "The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95." The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. No public memorial is planned at this time. The Harlem native and Grammy winner known for his virtuoso playing of the tenor saxophone collaborated with Thelonious Monk, Babs Gonzales, J.J. Johnson, Bud Powell and Miles Davis -- all before he was 20 years old. In 2011, the artist was a Kennedy Center Honoree. The same year, he was presented with the National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama. |