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| Famous birthdays for Feb. 12: Lochlyn Munro, Josh Brolin | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: -- U.S. first lady Louisa Adams in 1775 -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, in 1809 -- Biologist Charles Darwin in 1809 -- Labor leader John L. Lewis in 1880 -- Artist Max Beckmann in 1884 -- Ballerina Anna Pavlova in 1881 -- U.S. Gen. Omar Bradley in 1893 -- Actor Lorne Greene in 1915 -- Filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli in 1923 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Garagiola in 1926 -- Charles Van Doren, subject of U.S. |
| 'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48 | Actor James Van Der Beek, who rose to fame with his roles in Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues, has died after a battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48. Van Der Beek's family confirmed his death in a post on his Instagram page. "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother and friend," the post said. Van Der Beek revealed his diagnosis with stage 3 colorectal cancer in a November 2024 interview with People. |
| 'Spider-Noir': Prime Video releases new posters, first images | Prime Video has released a pair of new posters and the first images of their upcoming live-action superhero series Spider-Noir, staring Nicolas Cage. Prime Video released two posters, one in color featuring Cage as private investigator Ben Reilly and another in black and white that features Reilly's alter-ego in full costume, Spider-Noir. "Let's start from the beginning. The Spider-Noir teaser trailer arrives tomorrow," Prime Video said on X Wednesday. Spider-Noir is a different version of Marvel's Spider-Man that is set in 1930s New York. Cage's Reilly is a down on his luck private investigator who used to be a superhero known as The Spider. Reilly takes on a new case where he must don a mask once again. |
| Zach Braff mentors new interns on 'Scrubs' revival | ABC released the trailer for the Scrubs revival on Wednesday. The show premieres Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. EST. In the trailer, J.D. (Zach Braff) returns to Sacred Heart Hospital, where he was an intern in the original series. Elliot (Sarah Chalke), Turk (Donald Faison), Carla (Judy Reyes) and Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) still work there. A new group of interns flummoxes Cox, only now he can't berate them like he used to do with J.D. In a private moment, Cox passes the torch to J.D. saying he can do for the interns what he did for J.D. The trailer also shows Turk lead the interns in The Robot and other individual dances. J.D. rides Turk's back like they used to only now Turk collapses. Turk high fives The Todd (Robert Maschio). |
| 'XO, Kitty' to return on April 2 | Netflix series XO, Kitty, starring Anna Cathcart, will return with a third season on April 2. The show is a spin-off of To All The Boys I've Loved Before, which follows three seasons of Lara Jean's (Lana Condor) romantic life. Kitty is Lara Jean's little sister, and the series shows her adapting to life at the Korean Independent School of Seoul, her friendships and relationships. Netflix posted photos from the new season on X, with the caption, "Don't freak out, but...XO, KITTY RETURNS APRIL 2." The cast includes Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Anthony Keyvan, Regan Aliyah, Peter Thurnwald, Philippe Lee, Audrey Huynh, Jocelyn Shelfo, Michael K. Lee, Sasha Bhasin and Joshua Lee. |