The HBO medical drama “The Pitt” helped actors Patrick Ball and Supriya Ganesh leave their day jobs after years of auditions, following the show’s awards success and growing audience ...
"The Addams Family" series from the 1960s remains iconic to this day. Tragically, only one of the main actors from the ...
Sixty years ago, "Batman" crashed onto TV screens, unleashing Batmania, a rogue’s gallery of villains, and a pop-culture ...
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This day in pop culture for January 12

On this day in pop culture history, “Batman” conquered television, a person was cryonically preserved for the first time and ...
Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 84. Comedian Don Novello is 83. Actor Renn Woods is 68. Actor Dedee Pfeiffer (“Cybill”) is 62. Singer Tank is 50. Actor Eden Riegel ...
From the writer of minor exploitation classic "Vice Squad" comes another sleazy 80s crime flick that boasts the film debut of the future "The Princess Bride" star Robin Wright. "Vice Squad" was about ...
A New Jersey actor whose credits include HBO’s hit “The Sopranos,” as well as the films “J. Edgar” and “The Prestige,” has been indicted on charges related to a road rage incident, during which he ...
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died. He was 46. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office ...
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Actor James Ransone died Friday apparently by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. He was 46. Ransone, a native of Maryland, was best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in the ...
James Ransone, the actor best known for his critically acclaimed role as Ziggy Sobotka in HBO's The Wire, died by suicide on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The ...