Loni Anderson’s cause of death has been revealed nearly three weeks after the “WKRP in Cincinnati” star’s shocking passing earlier this month. Anderson’s death certificate, obtained by TMZ on Friday, disclosed that the beloved actress passed away from an extremely rare and aggressive form of cancer called metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma. Loni Anderson’s cause of death … Read more
Alfie Wise, known for his role as the tow-truck driver named “Batman” in “The Cannonball Run” and Burt Reynolds‘ longtime costar, died at the age of 82 on July 22, 2025. Wise, who retired from acting in 2000, died of natural causes at Palm Beach, Florida’s Thomas H. Corey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, according to The … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of … Read more
A beloved star from “Crocodile Dundee” has died. Burt, the reptilian who appeared alongside Paul Hogan in the 1986 film, passed away after living for more than 90 years. Australian crocodile park Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt lived in his final years of life, announced the news. “It is with great sadness that we announce the … Read more
Jealous Burt Reynolds refused to attend the 1980 Oscars with Sally Field — because he was “not happy” with the attention she was getting for her breakout performance in “Norma Rae.” “He really was not a nice guy around me then,” Field, 77, says in Dave Karger’s new book, “50 Oscar Nights Out,” according to … Read more
“I Am Burt Reynolds” is making its long-awaited television premiere. The award-winning documentary, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis, traces Reynolds’ storied Hollywood career — he was, in the 1970s, the world’s biggest movie star and sex symbol — from his early television roles to his breakout movies (“Deliverance,” “The Longest Yard,” “Smokey and the Bandit”) to … Read more
Sylvester Stallone paid tribute to his co-star Burt Young late Wednesday evening after news of Young’s death broke. “To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG,” Stallone, 77, wrote on Instagram. “You were an incredible man and artist, I and the World will miss you very much…RIP.” His death was confirmed Wednesday by his daughter, Anne Morea … Read more
Burt Young, the actor best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Sylvester Stallone’s sidekick in “Rocky,” has reportedly died. He was 83. His death was confirmed Wednesday by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, according to The New York Times. WireImage Tony Burton, Burt Young, Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in ‘Rocky III’©United Artists/courtesy Everett The … Read more
Growing up in a working-class neighborhood in the Corona section of Queens, Mr. Young got an early taste of the streets. “My dad, trying to make me a gentler kid, sent me to Bryant High School in Astoria, away from my Corona pals,” he wrote in the foreword to “Corona: The Early Years,” (2015), by … Read more
Dionne Warwick paid tribute to her longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach, who died Wednesday at the age of 94. “Burt’s transition is like losing a family member,” Warwick, 82, said in a statement. “These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my Dear Friend and my Musical Partner.” … Read more
Legendary composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits include “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” has died. He was 94. The Oscar winner died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist Tina Brausam told the Associated Press on Thursday. Bacharach had … Read more