Exclusive | Dolly Parton’s high school band pays tribute: ‘She was a tiny giant’

Talk about an extrovert. Dolly Parton once fooled a marching band into thinking she was old friends with their director — even though the two had never met. Nathan Hickman, the band director at Parton’s alma mater, Sevier County High School, told The Post that he first met the country legend in 2013, when his … Read more

Pay tribute to legendary Tim Curry by seeing ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadway

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, Tim Curry left this mortal coil at 80-years-old. The daring thespian, best known for his work on the silver screen, made his mark early on in … Read more

Vanessa Bryant shares heartbreaking tribute to Kobe on late Lakers legend’s birthday

Aug. 23, 2026, would have been Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s 48th birthday. The sports world never fully got over the tragic passing of Kobe and his daughter, Gianna, on Jan. 26, 2020. And his birthday arriving on Sunday serves as a bitter reminder about losing the late legend and his daughter way too soon. Nobody … Read more

Hayden Panettiere’s video game co-stars paid eerie tribute to her character before her death — as voice actor who replaced her pens emotional letter

The timing is haunting. Just one day before Hayden Panettiere’s death at age 36, two of her “Kingdom Hearts” co-stars reunited onstage for the first time to perform an emotional scene involving her beloved character, Kairi. Haley Joel Osment, who voices Sora, and David Gallagher, the voice of Riku, appeared together Saturday at the “Deep … Read more

Exclusive | Inside the Dodgers’ tribute to Rob and Michelle Reiner: Jake and Romy Reiner’s emotional first pitch

Exclusive | Inside the Dodgers’ tribute to Rob and Michelle Reiner:  Jake and Romy Reiner’s emotional first pitch

Sunday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Boston Red Sox began like thousands before it. Fans filtered in through the gates at Dodger Stadium, bought their concessions and found their seats.  But when Dodgers’ public address announcer Todd Leitz asked the crowd of 46,834 fans to direct their attention to the videoboards moments before the … Read more

Billy Joel collaborator opens Long Island concert hall in tribute to his dog as Piano Man pauses touring

Billy Joel collaborator opens Long Island concert hall in tribute to his dog as Piano Man pauses touring

It’s scenes from an Italian living room. Long Island rockstar and Billy Joel collaborator Mike DelGuidice opened a concert hall that’s become a home away from home, featuring his family piano, furniture, and a touching section dedicated to his late dog and “best friend,” Max. “I really wanted this to be a family,” DelGuidice told … Read more

Why are flags flying at half-staff? Nationwide order serves as a somber, lesser-known tribute

Why are flags flying at half-staff? Nationwide order serves as a somber, lesser-known tribute

Across the country, United States flags were lowered to half-staff in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, a day of observance honoring officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. As part of the nation’s Police Week, flags at half-staff are meant to remember fallen officers and the families they left behind, according … Read more

Mel Brooks’ doc will include posthumous interviews with David Lynch, Rob Reiner: It’s a ‘tribute’

Mel Brooks’ doc will include posthumous interviews with David Lynch, Rob Reiner: It’s a ‘tribute’

Hollywood legend Mel Brooks is the subject of the new HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”  “The thing that was most surprising about him was just how unbelievably quick-witted he still is,” co-director Michael Bonfiglio told The Post. “[He has] comic instincts [that are] so fast, and he’s still so fun. He was … Read more

Val Kilmer’s daughter celebrates late star’s birthday with heartbreaking tribute

Val Kilmer’s daughter celebrates late star’s birthday with heartbreaking tribute

Val Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes is honoring her late father. On what would have been the “Top Gun” star’s 66th birthday, his daughter, 34, took to Instagram to pen a touching tribute. “My dad would have been 66 today,” Mercedes wrote alongside a carousel of 20 pictures, “born on the last day of the fifties ❤️ … Read more

‘Heartbroken’ Kate Bush pays tribute to late friend after his tragic death on Christmas Day

‘Heartbroken’ Kate Bush pays tribute to late friend after his tragic death on Christmas Day

Kate Bush is remembering her late friend. The “Running Up That Hill” singer paid tribute to Matthew Upham in an emotional statement on her official website on Sunday. Upham, an antiques dealer, tragically died while swimming in the English Channel off the coast of Devon, England, on Dec. 25. Kate Bush’s closest friend tragically passed … Read more

Chappell Roan walks back tribute to Brigitte Bardot over late star’s ‘insane’ beliefs

Chappell Roan walks back tribute to Brigitte Bardot over late star’s ‘insane’ beliefs

Chappell Roan takes back what she said about Brigitte Bardot. The “Pink Pony Club” hitmaker walked back the tribute she made to Bardot after the late sex symbol and screen siren’s death at the age of 91 on Sunday. “Holy s–t I did not know all that insane s–t Ms. Bardot stood for [obviously] I … Read more

James Ransone’s widow mourns ‘The Wire’ star with heartfelt tribute after actor’s suicide: ‘We are forever’

James Ransone’s widow mourns ‘The Wire’ star with heartfelt tribute after actor’s suicide: ‘We are forever’

The widow of actor James Ransone has broken her silence in a heart-wrenching social media post after “The Wire” star was found dead by suicide on Friday. “I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Ransone’s wife, Jamie McPhee, wrote on Instagram Sunday night with … Read more

Stephen King recalls hugging Rob Reiner after watching ‘Stand by Me’ in tribute to director

Stephen King recalls hugging Rob Reiner after watching ‘Stand by Me’ in tribute to director

Author Stephen King wrote an emotional tribute to director Rob Reiner for The New York Times on Tuesday after the filmmaker and his wife were murdered over the weekend. The “It” and “Carrie” writer described Reiner inviting him to the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1985 to watch a rough cut of his film “Stand by Me,” which … Read more

Goldie Hawn breaks down in tears during emotional tribute to Diane Keaton: ‘She can’t be gone’

Goldie Hawn breaks down in tears during emotional tribute to Diane Keaton: ‘She can’t be gone’

Goldie Hawn is continuing to mourn Diane Keaton’s death. Nearly two months after Keaton passed away at age 79, Hawn, 80, broke down in tears as she gave an emotional tribute to her late “First Wives Club” co-star while speaking at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala on Wednesday. “Diane lived right below me,” … Read more

Robert Wagner remembers Natalie Wood on 44th anniversary of her mysterious death in emotional tribute

Robert Wagner remembers Natalie Wood on 44th anniversary of her mysterious death in emotional tribute

Robert Wagner is honoring his late wife, Natalie Wood, 44 years after her death. The 95-year-old actor posted an emotional Instagram tribute Saturday to mark Wood’s anniversary death, sharing a black-and-white photo of the couple at the 1973 Academy Awards. “Thinking of Nat today. Her warmth, beauty, and love remain with us through our children … Read more

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals how his ‘Jumanji 3’ costume pays tribute to Robin Williams

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals how his ‘Jumanji 3’ costume pays tribute to Robin Williams

 Dwayne Johnson had the perfect game plan. The Rock, 53, shared the sentimental way he paid tribute to the late Robin Williams on the set of the new “Jumanji 3” movie. Johnson posted a clip to Instagram on Wednesday, telling fans he will be wearing an item from Williams’ original 1995 project in the next film. … Read more

KISS pays tribute to Ace Frehley in emotional first performance since guitarist’s death

KISS pays tribute to Ace Frehley in emotional first performance since guitarist’s death

KISS honored Ace Frehley in the band’s first performance since his death. The rock group performed its three-day KISS Kruise: Landlocked event in Las Vegas over the weekend and paid tribute to the guitarist, who died Oct. 16 at age 74 after suffering a fall in his studio. “Obviously, before we get going — and we’re … Read more

Exclusive | Quirky NYC artist celebrates the Big Apple with tribute to the biggest apple of all — The Post

Exclusive | Quirky NYC artist celebrates the Big Apple with tribute to the biggest apple of all — The Post

Olivia Rose spent most of Thursday morning knee-deep in Red Delicious apples.  The Manhattanite, an artist, was busy engraving 80 pieces of the produce with iconic New York Post front-page displays — from the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral crowning on Nov. 4 — for a Tribeca exhibition she … Read more

Paula Abdul pays tribute to late ‘JKL!’ bandleader and former tourmate Cleto Escobedo

Paula Abdul pays tribute to late ‘JKL!’ bandleader and former tourmate Cleto Escobedo

Paula Abdul is mourning the loss of the late Cleto Escobedo. After the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” bandleader died on Tuesday at the age of 59, the singer, 63, paid tribute to the musician. “My heart is heavy today as we say goodbye to the incredible Cleto Escobedo III,” Abdul wrote via Instagram on Wednesday alongside footage of the pair … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears paying tribute to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo: ‘It’s just not fair’

Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears paying tribute to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo: ‘It’s just not fair’

Jimmy Kimmel paid homage to his late best friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader, Cleto Escobedo III, during the “hardest” opening monologue the late-night host said he ever had to deliver. Kimmel broke down in tears on Tuesday night’s show as he shared intimate details about his “great friend, father, son, musician and man” … Read more