Ron Howard nearly left “Happy Days” after Henry Winkler’s popularity changed the course of the show. Howard almost quit when producers floated the idea of calling the hit show “Fonzie’s Happy Days” in an effort to capitalize on fans’ love of Winkler’s character, Arthur Herbert “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. “They came to me at ABC and they wanted to … Read more
DES MOINES, IOWA — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former US Ambassador Nikki Haley restrained themselves when speaking on former President Donald Trump’s character during their debate Wednesday evening. Both candidates underscored their gripes about Trump’s behavior — but stopped short of a full-throated rebuke. The debate moderators took note of former New Jersey Gov. … Read more
Crowdsurfing, strobe lights and lots of fist pumps. Yankees reliever Ron Marinaccio and Gianna Fiore’s wedding looked like a rave in a recent video shared by POSH DJs, a wedding DJ group serving the Tri-state area. “No Yankees pitchers were added to the IL during this film,” they wrote over a video of Marinaccio crowdsurfing … Read more
Ron Cephas Jones, the two-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor, has died at 66 years old. Jones had a “long-standing pulmonary issue,” a representative for the late actor told People on Saturday. Jones was best known for his role as William Hill on the NBC drama “This Is Us,” where he won two Emmy … Read more
Comedian Ron Sexton, who was known for playing Donnie Baker on “The Bob and Tom Show,” died suddenly Friday while on tour in Ohio. According to Sexton’s family, the comedian was in the middle of traveling to a show when he unexpectedly died. The family reported the former TV star also had a show on … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been condemned by “Peaky Blinders” showrunners over what some have labeled a “homophobic” campaign ad using footage from the Netflix series. Their tweet admonishing the 44-year-old Florida governor is currently going viral as fellow candidates accuse him of resorting to “desperate” tactics to get ahead in the republican primaries. … Read more
Ron Howard finally confirmed the longtime rumor that he once considered directing porn movies to jumpstart his filmmaking career. When asked recently by journalist Graham Bensinger whether there was any truth to the 69-year-old “Happy Days” alum crossing over to the adult film industry, Ron laughed but admitted, “Well, it’s true that it went through … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to be on Team Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The 44-year-old Republican appeared on a recent episode of the TalkTV show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and told the Brit how he thinks Americans find the royal couple “annoying.” Morgan, 57, first asked the politician what he thought of the late … Read more
Ron Howard is paying homage to his “American Graffiti” co-star Cindy Williams, whose death at 75 after a brief illness was announced Monday. “She loved her work and her art and gave it everything that she had, and she also always found her way to put her stamp on what she was doing,” the veteran … Read more
The series finale of Paramount+ “The Good Fight” left social media users stunned on Thursday for featuring a plot in which a character claimed to be sexually assaulted by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, only to confess he was lying later on in the show. The finale of the courtroom drama’s sixth and final season premiered … Read more
“Murder, She Wrote” star Ron Mask has died at the age of 86. His granddaughter Kaylie Defilippis confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that he died from natural causes at a hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Masak was surrounded by his wife, Kay, and his children at the time of his death. The character actor … Read more