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Emmy-winning, moustached character actor Dabney Coleman dead at age 92
Dabney Coleman, the moustached character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in 9 to 5 and the nasty TV director in Tootsie, has died. He was 92.
Comedian, Curb your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis dead at 76
Richard Lewis, a comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and Curb Your Enthusiasm role, has died at 76.
Rocky actor, former linebacker Carl Weathers dead at 76
Carl Weathers, a former linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star — playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator and teaching golf in Happy Gilmore — has died. He was 76.
Famed Broadway performer Chita Rivera dead at 91
Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and rebounded after a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91.
Elton John, Bernie Taupin to receive Gershwin prize for pop music
The pop music duo of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, who crafted such hits as Bennie and the Jets, Your Song and Rocket Man, will receive the Library of Congress's Gerswhin Prize.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to induct Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, George Michael and more
Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael will be inducted into the hall on Friday night in New York City. The ceremony is also streaming live for the first time on Disney+.
The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest-running show, to close in February
The Phantom of the Opera — Broadway's longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theatre attendance in New York.
Musicians The Chainsmokers to become 1st group to perform on the edge of space
One of The Chainsmokers' latest hits is High and they're hoping to live up to their lyrics. The hit-making duo of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall have signed up to get into a pressurized capsule tethered to a stratospheric balloon in a few years and perform some 32 km above the Earth.
Coldplay powers green tour with kinetic dance floors, stationary bikes
The band — whose songs include the appropriately titled Higher Power — has pledged to be as sustainable and low-carbon as possible, hoping to cut their CO2 emissions by 50 per cent.
Ronettes lead singer and '60s icon Ronnie Spector dead at 78
Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78.