Fyvush Finkel, best known to audiences for his role as Douglas Wambaugh on the David E. Kelley drama Picket Fences, passed away on Sunday at 93. A cause of death has not yet been disclosed.
The stage and screen star won an Emmy for his work as Picket Fences‘ small-town lawyer, whom he played from 1992-96. He later re-teamed with Kelley on Boston Public in the role of history teacher Harvey Lipschultz.
Finkel began his career more than 80 years ago doing local theater in New York City. His first big break came at 43 when he joined the Fiddler On the Roof touring company.
The stage and screen star won an Emmy for his work as Picket Fences‘ small-town lawyer, whom he played from 1992-96. He later re-teamed with Kelley on Boston Public in the role of history teacher Harvey Lipschultz.
Finkel began his career more than 80 years ago doing local theater in New York City. His first big break came at 43 when he joined the Fiddler On the Roof touring company.
- 8/15/2016
- TVLine.com
Larry Drake, winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on NBC’s L.A. Law, died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 66.
Though an exact cause of death has not yet been released, TMZ reports that Drake was discovered in his home by a friend; paramedics were called and Drake was pronounced dead at the scene.
From 1987 to 1994, Drake portrayed mentally disabled office clerk Benny Stulwicz on L.A. Law, an unforgettable character who earned him back-to-back Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1988 and 1989. The role also earned Drake three Golden Globe nominations...
Though an exact cause of death has not yet been released, TMZ reports that Drake was discovered in his home by a friend; paramedics were called and Drake was pronounced dead at the scene.
From 1987 to 1994, Drake portrayed mentally disabled office clerk Benny Stulwicz on L.A. Law, an unforgettable character who earned him back-to-back Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1988 and 1989. The role also earned Drake three Golden Globe nominations...
- 3/18/2016
- TVLine.com
This Sunday on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, Emma popped a question at Hook, Belle got an eyeful, a new villain made himself known and a “dead” friend resurfaced.
RelatedOnce Upon a Time: Hook’s Dad Is On the Way, Plus Merida/Mulan/Ruby Fun — And Maybe a ‘Rumbelle’ Baby?
After moderating the Once panel at New York Comic-Con on Friday — at which we screened this week’s episode, “Siege Perilous” — I asked series co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis about the biggest twists, and what’s next.
Will Emma Take ‘No’ For An Answer? | Challenged to profess his feelings,...
RelatedOnce Upon a Time: Hook’s Dad Is On the Way, Plus Merida/Mulan/Ruby Fun — And Maybe a ‘Rumbelle’ Baby?
After moderating the Once panel at New York Comic-Con on Friday — at which we screened this week’s episode, “Siege Perilous” — I asked series co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis about the biggest twists, and what’s next.
Will Emma Take ‘No’ For An Answer? | Challenged to profess his feelings,...
- 10/12/2015
- TVLine.com
Sony Music is releasing the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of X-Men: Days of Future Past, featuring music composed by BAFTA Award winner John Ottman. The soundtrack will be available digitally on May 19 and on CD June 3.
John Ottman graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. One of his early assignments was to provide original music for the computer game I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. In 1996 he won a BAFTA award for editing The Usual Suspects, and was later nominated for an Emmy Award for his score to the ABC series Fantasy Island.
Ottman’s range of composition takes in X-men 2, the dark comedy of The Cable Guy, the nightmares of Gothika and Orphan, and the animated notes of Astro Boy.
With six films already released, X-Men is one of the most successful franchises in film history. It started in 2000 with the original X-Men movie,...
John Ottman graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. One of his early assignments was to provide original music for the computer game I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. In 1996 he won a BAFTA award for editing The Usual Suspects, and was later nominated for an Emmy Award for his score to the ABC series Fantasy Island.
Ottman’s range of composition takes in X-men 2, the dark comedy of The Cable Guy, the nightmares of Gothika and Orphan, and the animated notes of Astro Boy.
With six films already released, X-Men is one of the most successful franchises in film history. It started in 2000 with the original X-Men movie,...
- 5/19/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Prolific television producer Barry Josephson has inked an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television. As part of the pact, the company also gets first look at feature films, a studio representative told TheWrap. Josephson is an executive producer on Fox series, “Bones,” which was just renewed for a 10th season. His other TV credits include “Turn,” “The Finder,” “Fantasy Island” and “Tales From the Crypt,” among many others. Also read: ‘Biggest Loser’ Creator Signs Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television His film credits include “Aliens in the Attic,” “Enchanted” and “The Last Boy Scout.” Josephson’s company, Josephson Entertainment, entered into a first look deal.
- 2/7/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have built quite a world in the past two seasons of their hit series Once Upon a Time.
And from what I gathered moderating a panel with the producers at the Atx Television Festival in Austin earlier this month, the guys have more up their respective sleeves than even the dastardly Rumplestiltskin.
Following a juicy Neverland-relayed cliffhanger to close out Once Upon a Time Season 2, Horowitz and Kitsis are just getting started on crafting Season 3, while also dedicating time to their much-anticipated spinoff, Wonderland.
Here are the high points of what I was able to get out of Adam and Eddy during our panel:
“I think you can say it’s pretty much a direct pickup,” said Horowitz of where Once Upon a Time Season 3 will start. “I think that what you saw at the end of the finale is the jumping off point.” Watch...
And from what I gathered moderating a panel with the producers at the Atx Television Festival in Austin earlier this month, the guys have more up their respective sleeves than even the dastardly Rumplestiltskin.
Following a juicy Neverland-relayed cliffhanger to close out Once Upon a Time Season 2, Horowitz and Kitsis are just getting started on crafting Season 3, while also dedicating time to their much-anticipated spinoff, Wonderland.
Here are the high points of what I was able to get out of Adam and Eddy during our panel:
“I think you can say it’s pretty much a direct pickup,” said Horowitz of where Once Upon a Time Season 3 will start. “I think that what you saw at the end of the finale is the jumping off point.” Watch...
- 6/17/2013
- by jimhalterman@gmail.com (Jim Halterman)
- TVfanatic
A sequel may have different characters and actors, but thanks to the original movie, countless viewers know what to expect from anything with the title "Home Alone."
The John Hughes-written, Chris Columbus-directed 1990 comedy -- which famously made a star of Macaulay Culkin as a resourceful youngster outwitting thieves who invaded his family's home -- has yielded three follow-ups, two for theaters and the other for television. Now there's another: ABC Family debuts "Home Alone: The Holiday Heist" Sunday, Nov. 25, with the first "Home Alone" immediately preceding it.
In the new tale, instead of Culkin's Kevin, it's a just-relocated boy named Finn (played by Christian Martyn) who fends off crooks along with his sister (Jodelle Ferland) when what the siblings initially think are ghosts haunting their new home turn out to be burglars (Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, Eddie Steeples). Seven-time Emmy winner Ed Asner also is in the cast,...
The John Hughes-written, Chris Columbus-directed 1990 comedy -- which famously made a star of Macaulay Culkin as a resourceful youngster outwitting thieves who invaded his family's home -- has yielded three follow-ups, two for theaters and the other for television. Now there's another: ABC Family debuts "Home Alone: The Holiday Heist" Sunday, Nov. 25, with the first "Home Alone" immediately preceding it.
In the new tale, instead of Culkin's Kevin, it's a just-relocated boy named Finn (played by Christian Martyn) who fends off crooks along with his sister (Jodelle Ferland) when what the siblings initially think are ghosts haunting their new home turn out to be burglars (Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, Eddie Steeples). Seven-time Emmy winner Ed Asner also is in the cast,...
- 11/25/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The sCare Foundation has announced that it will honor Malcolm McDowell with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its Halloween Benefit this weekend:
Los Angeles, CA — The sCare Foundation announced today it will honor legendary actor Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, A Clockwork Orange) with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2nd Annual Halloween Benefit on October 28, 2012. The evening will be held at the Conga Room at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, and will include great entertainment, a silent auction and plenty of exciting prizes. The evening will benefit the life-saving programs of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Project (http://hhyp.org/), as well as Safety Harbor Kids (http://www.safetyharborkids.org/).
“Malcolm is an amazing actor and true professional,” said sCare Foundation founder, Malek Akkad. “He’s always been an ardent supporter and we’re excited to be able to honor him in this way. Besides being one of our greatest actors,...
Los Angeles, CA — The sCare Foundation announced today it will honor legendary actor Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, A Clockwork Orange) with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2nd Annual Halloween Benefit on October 28, 2012. The evening will be held at the Conga Room at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, and will include great entertainment, a silent auction and plenty of exciting prizes. The evening will benefit the life-saving programs of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Project (http://hhyp.org/), as well as Safety Harbor Kids (http://www.safetyharborkids.org/).
“Malcolm is an amazing actor and true professional,” said sCare Foundation founder, Malek Akkad. “He’s always been an ardent supporter and we’re excited to be able to honor him in this way. Besides being one of our greatest actors,...
- 10/23/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The sCare Foundation announced today it will honor legendary actor Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, A Clockwork Orange) with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2nd Annual Halloween Benefit on October 28, 2012.
The evening will be held at the Conga Room at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, and will include great entertainment, a silent auction and plenty of exciting prizes. The evening will benefit the life-saving programs of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership, as well as Safety Harbor Kids.
“Malcolm is an amazing actor and true professional,” said sCare Foundation founder, Malek Akkad. “He’s always been an ardent supporter and we’re excited to be able to honor him in this way. Besides being one of our greatest actors, he has always shown unwavering support to our cause, and his generosity and compassion truly appreciated.”
Malcolm McDowell is arguably among the most dynamic and inventive of world-class actors,...
The evening will be held at the Conga Room at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, and will include great entertainment, a silent auction and plenty of exciting prizes. The evening will benefit the life-saving programs of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership, as well as Safety Harbor Kids.
“Malcolm is an amazing actor and true professional,” said sCare Foundation founder, Malek Akkad. “He’s always been an ardent supporter and we’re excited to be able to honor him in this way. Besides being one of our greatest actors, he has always shown unwavering support to our cause, and his generosity and compassion truly appreciated.”
Malcolm McDowell is arguably among the most dynamic and inventive of world-class actors,...
- 10/23/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Garner's Dolphin Encounter
Jennifer Garner had an unusual encounter with a dolphin while filming U.S. TV series Fantasy Island - when she unknowingly brought the mammal to orgasm.
Garner was researching her role as a dolphin who turns into a girl, and thought it had taken a fancy to her when it started swimming quickly around her leg.
The actress alerted the dolphin's trainer to its friendly behaviour, but was left stunned when she was told she had actually gotten the mammal sexually excited.
She says, "I had my feet dangling in the water. And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought, 'That was so cool!' I said to the trainer, 'I think the dolphin just peed. He said, 'No, ma'am, no.'"...
Garner was researching her role as a dolphin who turns into a girl, and thought it had taken a fancy to her when it started swimming quickly around her leg.
The actress alerted the dolphin's trainer to its friendly behaviour, but was left stunned when she was told she had actually gotten the mammal sexually excited.
She says, "I had my feet dangling in the water. And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought, 'That was so cool!' I said to the trainer, 'I think the dolphin just peed. He said, 'No, ma'am, no.'"...
- 2/11/2010
- WENN
Jennifer Garner was a guest on The Late Show the other night, where she told David Letterman and the rest of America the story of the time she accidentally brought a dolphin to orgasm. In other words, for the first time ever, the other night, Jennifer Garner sounded interesting...and pretty gross. Garner was recounting the time she needed to do research for her film Fantasy Island. She was hanging out with a dolphin and its trainer, when the accidental dolphin pleasuring went down. Garner explained, "I had my feet dangling in the water. And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought, 'That was so cool!'"The ...
- 2/11/2010
- by By Actress Archives
Melbourne, Feb 11 – Actress Jennifer Garner has revealed how a dolphin was so excited to meet her that she thought it actually peed.
Garner, 37, was researching a role on Fantasy Island when the incident took place.
“I had my feet dangling in the water,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling David Letterman.
“And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought that was so cool! I thought, he really likes me!” she said.
The dolphin then started swimming around her leg faster, and faster.
“It.
Garner, 37, was researching a role on Fantasy Island when the incident took place.
“I had my feet dangling in the water,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling David Letterman.
“And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought that was so cool! I thought, he really likes me!” she said.
The dolphin then started swimming around her leg faster, and faster.
“It.
- 2/11/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Jennifer Garner once brought a dolphin to orgasm. The 37-year-old actress was researching a role for TV show 'Fantasy Island', in which a dolphin turns into a girl, but admits the friendly mammal got a little too excited. She said: "I had my feet dangling in the water, and the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought, 'That was so cool!' The animal then started swimming around Jennifer's leg until it all became a bit too much. She added: "I said to the trainer, 'I think the dolphin just peed.' He said, 'No, ma'am, no.' " The 'Valentine's Day' star - who is married to actor Ben Affleck - also revealed she would never pose in her...
- 2/11/2010
- Monsters and Critics
And here we thought John Mayer was doing a little too much sharing this week. Jennifer Garner dropped in at Late Show With David Letterman last night to promote her star-packed new romantic comedy Valentine's Day—and to recall an erotic encounter she once had with a dolphin. Yes, really. You might want to send the kids out of the room, close the curtains, and throw on Barry White's Greatest Hits for this... As Garner tells it, she had landed a role as a dolphin who turns into a woman on the '90s revamp of Fantasy Island and, being the serious, serious...
- 2/10/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
Jen, did you really need to tell us all about your intimate encounter with marine life?
Talk about an overshare! A male dolphin apparently had a large…crush on Jennifer Garner, and she decided to tell the whole world about it on The Late Show with David Letterman Feb. 9. She was in Hawaii doing research for her role as a dolphin in Fantasy Island, when the mammal in question decided he really, Really liked her.
“I had my feet dangling in the water,” she told Dave. “And the dolphin came and swam over my foot. I thought, ‘That was so cool!’”
The dolphin then started swimming around in circles, frantically…and then something happened.
“I said to the trainer, ‘I think the dolphin just peed,’” she said. “He said, ‘No, ma’am, no. He was saying ‘mahalo.’”
Jen! Did you Really need to tell us that story?? We know that...
Talk about an overshare! A male dolphin apparently had a large…crush on Jennifer Garner, and she decided to tell the whole world about it on The Late Show with David Letterman Feb. 9. She was in Hawaii doing research for her role as a dolphin in Fantasy Island, when the mammal in question decided he really, Really liked her.
“I had my feet dangling in the water,” she told Dave. “And the dolphin came and swam over my foot. I thought, ‘That was so cool!’”
The dolphin then started swimming around in circles, frantically…and then something happened.
“I said to the trainer, ‘I think the dolphin just peed,’” she said. “He said, ‘No, ma’am, no. He was saying ‘mahalo.’”
Jen! Did you Really need to tell us that story?? We know that...
- 2/10/2010
- by emily
- HollywoodLife
Back when Jennifer Garner was researching a role of a dolphin who turns into a girl on 'Fantasy Island,' she made a too-close connection with a dolphin. "I had my feet dangling in the water," she told David Letterman Tuesday night. "And the dolphin came and swam right over my foot. I thought, 'That was so cool!'" The dolphin started swimming around her leg faster and faster until something happened. "I said to the trainer, 'I think the dolphin just peed,'" she said. "He said, 'No, ma'am, no.'" Jennifer is promoting 'Valentine's Day,' a movie about a more conventional type of love, out Friday. Watch: ...
- 2/10/2010
- by Katy Hall
- Huffington Post
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Character Castings
Variety reports that Adrien Brody is going to be the action hero of the next Predator picture, Predators. That’s the Brody seen in The Pianist, The Jacket, Hollywoodland and, as a sort of (in)action hero, in Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Yes, really. For more details, see this link.
Opening Friday is The Damned United, a British film about football (soccer to us here in the Colonies) and those who coach it. And why should Americans—and genre fans—care? Because it stars Four great character actors: Underworld’s Michael Sheen (in another movie scripted by Peter Morgan, who also wrote The Queen and Frost/Nixon, both starring Sheen), Starlog pal & Star Trek: DS9 hero Colm Meaney, the beloved Jim Broadbent (of Brazil, Hot Fuzz and Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince) and Timothy Spall (the...
Character Castings
Variety reports that Adrien Brody is going to be the action hero of the next Predator picture, Predators. That’s the Brody seen in The Pianist, The Jacket, Hollywoodland and, as a sort of (in)action hero, in Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Yes, really. For more details, see this link.
Opening Friday is The Damned United, a British film about football (soccer to us here in the Colonies) and those who coach it. And why should Americans—and genre fans—care? Because it stars Four great character actors: Underworld’s Michael Sheen (in another movie scripted by Peter Morgan, who also wrote The Queen and Frost/Nixon, both starring Sheen), Starlog pal & Star Trek: DS9 hero Colm Meaney, the beloved Jim Broadbent (of Brazil, Hot Fuzz and Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince) and Timothy Spall (the...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
by Ian Spelling It feels as if Madchen Amick blasted from “Teenage Girl” in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation to sexy, Chace Crawford-seducing cougar Catherine on Gossip Girl in the blink of an eye, but it’s actually been 20 years. And in between, Amick has added loads of film and television credits to her resume, including the groundbreaking series Twin Peaks, the horror film Sleepwalkers, the sensual thriller Dream Lover, the cool-but-short-lived Fantasy Island redux, ER, Freddie, Joey, the recent Christian Slater series My Own Worst Enemy and Californication, the Showtime series on which she plays the latest romantic interest of troubled writer Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Ugo recently caught up with Amick in New York City for this exclusive interview. In it, she discusses her career, jokes about her teenage daughter watching her on Gossip Girl, discusses what the hell went wrong with My Own Worst Enemy...
- 12/5/2008
- UGO TV
Aaron Spelling dies at age 83; built TV dynasty
Aaron Spelling, one of the most prolific and successful producers in TV history, died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83. Spelling died at his mansion in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on June 18, according to publicist Kevin Sasaki. In the 1980s, Spelling reigned as one of the kings of television, In 1984, his seven series on ABC accounted for one-third of the network's prime time schedule, causing some to refer to ABC as Aaron's Broadcasting Company. While he won two Emmy Awards -- one for outstanding drama in 1989 for Day One, a TV movie about the Manhattan Project, and one for outstanding TV movie in 1993 for And the Band Played On, an account of the early years of the AIDS epidemic -- Spelling was best known for his glossy, escapist TV series which ranged from The Love Boat and Fantasy Island to Dynasty and Melrose Place with occasional forays into more reality-based shows like Family.
- 6/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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