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Wink Martindale, one of TV’s most beloved game show hosts whose name became virtually synonymous with the profession, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 91.

His death was announced by a spokesperson for Martindale’s family. No cause was given, but the statement said the host of such classic game shows as Tic-Tac-Dough, High Rollers and Gambit as part of a 74-year career in radio and television was “surrounded by family and his beloved wife of 49 years, Sandra Martindale.”

Winston Conrad “Wink” Martindale was born on December 4, 1933, in Jackson, Tn. He launched his career as a disc jockey in Jackson at the age of 17, then rising through the ranks at Memphis’ Whbq, where, according to his family, on the evening of July 10, 1954, fellow DJ Dewey Phillips played Elvis Presley’s debut record, “That’s All Right,” on the radio for the very first time — playing the tune repeatedly...

We lost some entertainment giants in 2024.

Among the big-screen legends who died during the past 12 months were Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Carl Weathers, Shelley Duvall, Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Louis Gossett Jr., Anouk Aimée, Marisa Paredes and Gena Rowlands.

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The TV world mourns the likes of Bob Newhart, John Amos, Phil Donahue, Linda Lavin, David Soul, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Martin Mull, Shannen Doherty, Michael Cole, Richard Lewis, Richard Simmons, James B. Sikking, Peter Marshall and Joe Flaherty.

Filmmakers and producers who left us include Norman Jewison, Roger Corman, Al Ruddy, Jon Landau, Lynda Obst, Jim Abrahams, Charles Shyer, Irv Wilson and Paolo Taviani.

The industry also paid tribute to such top executives as Charles Dolan, Paula Weinstein, Jamie Kellner, Richard Parsons, Gerald Levin and Paul Fox.

Broadway’s lights were a...

A whole lot of celebrities will continue bluffing their way through trivia questions on CBS. The network has renewed Hollywood Squares for a second season. The series' first season is still airing.

A game show revival, the Hollywood Squares series is based on the series hosted by Peter Marshall and debuted in 1966. Nate Burleson hosts this incarnation. In the game, two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The “board” for the game is a vertical stack of nine open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity. The celebrities are asked questions, and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game. Drew Barrymore occupies the famed “center square” throughout the season. Celebrities occupying other squares include Tyra Banks, Julie Bowen, Yvette Nicole Brown, Whitney Cummings, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Tiffany Haddish, Oliver Hudson, Pete Holmes,...

One of the most emotional segments of the annual SAG Awards ceremony is the “In Memoriam.” Netflix will live stream the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with host Kristen Bell.

Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett, Jr., James Earl Jones, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, and honorary recipient Donald Sutherland. Some of the past Primetime Emmy winners and nominees include John Amos, Dabney Coleman, Shelley Duvall, Linda Lavin, Martin Mull, Bob Newhart, and Alan Rachins,

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

There are more than 100 actors and actresses who died since the last SAG Awards ceremony:

Marla Adams

Anouk Aimée

Jean Allison

John Amos

Erich Anderson

John Aprea

Niels Arestrup

Erica Ash

John Ashton

Susan Backlinie

Barbara Baldavin

Bobby Banas

Terrence Beasor

Joan Benedict

Meg Bennett

Robyn Bernard

Mark Blankfield

Tom Bower...

Drew Carey likely amused some viewers and surprised others with his recent remarks regarding the Hollywood Squares reboot.

The Price Is Right host appeared in a crossover moment on the CBS primetime game show’s premiere night, popping up in one of the celebrity squares.

Other squares featured Drew Barrymore, Jb Smoove, Tichina Arnold, and Pete Holmes during the second of the back-to-back episodes.

CBS Mornings star Nate Burleson hosted the reboot, following in the footsteps of former hosts Tom Bergeron, John Davidson, and the late Peter Marshall.

The show’s format features two contestants trying to win a giant tic-tac-toe game by calling upon celebrities to help them answer questions.

The contestant can either agree or disagree with the celeb’s answer. If correct, the contestant gets their X or O in the square. The object is to connect three squares with these Xs or Os.

In one of...

The Hollywood Squares series debuted nearly 60 years ago. The game show has been revived many times, and some clips featuring stars like Paul Lynde have become legendary. Will this new CBS version be memorable, too? Will this version of Hollywood Squares be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

A game show revival, the Hollywood Squares series is based on the series hosted by Peter Marshall and debuted in 1966. Nate Burleson hosts this incarnation. In the game, two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The “board” for the game is a vertical stack of nine open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity. The celebrities are asked questions, and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game. Drew Barrymore occupies the famed “center square” throughout the season. Celebrities occupying other...

Some Hollywood Squares viewers expressed disapproval of the rebooted game show.

It officially premiered on Thursday. It features the classic format: a nine-by-nine grid of large squares that creates a giant tic-tac-toe board.

Inside each of those squares is a celebrity, with many of them comedians or actors.

Actress and daytime talk show host Drew Barrymore is the current resident of the famed center square.

The show also has a new host, with former NFL star and CBS Mornings host Nate Burleson following in the footsteps of Tom Bergeron, John Davidson, and Peter Marshall.

While some fans seemed to love the game show and Nate as the host, not all viewers seemed enthused by the rest of the Hollywood Squares cast.

Hollywood Squares cast featured Tyra Banks, Tiffany Haddish, and Drew Carey

After postponing its premiere for a week due to the California wildfires, the Hollywood Squares reboot aired on January 16 with back-to-back episodes.

California fires delay the reboot premiere of Hollywood Squares as it seems inappropriate to air the show amid the wildfires in Los Angeles. Keep reading to find out why.

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares is an American game show where two contestants play tic-tac-toe against celebrities seated at desks on a 3×3 cube board. The show’s regular series debuted on NBC in 1966 and ran until 1980. Peter Marshall hosted the original version of Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981. Nate Burleson is hosting the reboot of the game show in 2025, with the actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore taking center square. Each square on the contestant’s board is occupied by a different celebrity. The contestants are then asked the celebrity’s questions and must decide whether the celebrity’s answer is correct or not. Other celebrities who will be joining Drew Barrymore are Tyra Banks, Julie Bowen, Yvette Nicole Brown, Whitney Cummings,...

Drew Barrymore is ready to go all-out when she appears on the Hollywood Squares reboot.

She’s shown her comedic skills in television and movies, including romantic comedies like Never Been Kissed, 50 First Dates, and Fever Pitch.

Drew has also hosted The Drew Barrymore Show since 2020 and seems prepared for whatever guests bring to the stage.

Based on her recent teases ahead of the new Hollywood Squares premiere, she hinted she could provide some entertaining antics.

Many consider it an all-time favorite game show like The Price Is Right, Let’s Make a Deal, and Wheel of Fortune.

On Hollywood Squares, Drew will appear as the center square on the giant grid featuring nine celebrity squares.

Contestants attempt to win the giant game of tic-tac-toe and prize money by selecting celebrity squares to help them place Xs and Os, so Drew is likely to be a popular pick.

Drew wants...

Hollywood Squares officially returns in January and will bring a star-studded lineup of guests to entertain viewers and, hopefully, help out contestants.

The popular game show is a variation of tic-tac-toe and features celebrities called upon to help contestants answer questions for an “X” or “O” in their square.

Among those seated in the squares are talk show host Drew Barrymore and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey.

While CBS Mornings star and former NFL player Nate Burleson hosts the returning game show, Barrymore will be the center square throughout the episodes.

And it seems nobody is safe from receiving comedic jabs from various individuals around them.

In a hilarious new teaser for the show, Barrymore and Carey get roasted by fellow celebrity guests.

See Carey and Barrymore get roasted by their Hollywood Squares co-stars

In a new preview of the Hollywood Squares reboot, viewers see some humorous moments from the upcoming game show.

CBS’ Hollywood Squares reboot has unveiled its all-star lineup.

As previously reported, CBS Mornings co-anchor Nate Burleson will tackle hosting duties, while talk show host Drew Barrymore will take center square. She will be joined by Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Whitney Cummings (Whitney), Akbar Gbajabiamila (American Ninja Warrior, The Talk), Tiffany Haddish (The Afterparty), Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement), Pete Holmes (Crashing), Gabriel Iglesias (The Santa Clauses), Jo Koy (ahem), Jay Leno (The Tonight Show), Justin Long (Goosebumps), Kevin Nealon (Man With a Plan), RuPaul (Lingo), Andrew Rannells (Girls), Kristen Schaal...

Bob Newhart, James Earl Jones, Peter Marshall, Shannen Doherty, and more luminaries were honored during the heartfelt In Memoriam segment led by Jelly Roll at Sunday’s Emmy Awards. Jimmy Kimmel then hit the stage to crack a few jokes in honor of Newhart’s deadpan humor.

The country star started his heartstring-tugging performance with “I Am Not Okay,” his single about his struggles with mental health, by sharing a sweet message. “I believe that music is therapeutic. I believe that music can heal. I also believe that storytelling is just as cathartic,...

Producers for the 76th annual Emmy Awards have been editing the special “In Memoriam” segment to be featured on Sunday’s ABC ceremony. Since the most recent ceremony was delayed until mid-January, there are only eight months of TV legends who have died instead of the typical 12 months.

We have assembled a list of people below who might be selected. Members of the academy’s TV Hall of Fame are host and producer Phil Donahue, anchor and journalist Robert MacNeil, lighting designer Bill Klages and actor and comedian Bob Newhart. Some of the previous Emmy winners and nominees include previous academy president Leo Chaloukian, actor Bill Cobbs, actor Dabney Coleman, actress Shelley Duvall, actor and writer Joe Flaherty, director Jerry Foley, actor Louis Gossett Jr., actor Bill Hayes, actor James Earl Jones, host Peter Marshall, actor and comedian Martin Mull, actress Gena Rowlands, actor James B. Sikking, actor Donald Sutherland and actor Carl Weathers.

Exclusive: Vincent Rubino, executive producer/showrunner of the upcoming Hollywood Squares revival on CBS, has been let go from the show for allegedly making a racially insensitive comment to Bipoc members of the production staff.

According to a source close to the matter, the veteran game show producer is accused of raising his arms and saying “don’t rob me” to three persons of color — believed to be Black and Hispanic/Latino — who work as production assistants. Another person allegedly overheard the comment and reported it to Hr.

Swift action was taken by Jesse Collins Entertainment, which is producing Hollywood Squares for CBS with Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films, and Rubino was removed from the show, sources said. He declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman for the studio.

Rubino is an experienced producer in the game show space with credits such as The $100,000 Pyramid, Supermarket Sweep, Brain Games, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire...

Drew Barrymore is participating in the return of fan-favorite game show Hollywood Squares.

The famous actress began hosting her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show, in 2020 and will appear as one of the celebrities inside the squares.

A revamped version of the popular game show will arrive on CBS, and fans have also mentioned a noticeable change.

On Tuesday, comedian Gabriel Iglesias shared a sneak peek at the Hollywood Squares set with Barrymore and others in the clip.

Set to the Bruno Mars song Treasure, the video offers glimpses of the returning game show’s set and possible hints at other celebs who will participate.

Based on early reactions, fans seemed quite “surprised” by the game show’s look.

Iglesias reveals Hollywood Squares set and celebs ahead of game show’s return

In Iglesias’s Instagram video, the comedian is seated inside one of the squares in the show’s structure,...

Peter Marshall, the multiple Emmy Award-winning host of classic game show “Hollywood Squares,” died Thursday of kidney failure, his publicist Harlan Boll told TheWrap.

Best known for hosting more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of the game show for more than 15 years, he enjoyed an eight-decade career as a singer, actor and emcee. Marshall even quipped that he wanted his official cause of death to be reported as “boredom.”

According to his wife of 35 years, Laurie, he died at his home in Encino, surrounded by loved ones.

Marshall was tapped to host “Hollywood Squares” in 1966: The game show featured celebrities such as Paul Lynde, Joan Rivers, Rich Little, George Gobel and Wally Cox in “squares” that could be won like tic-tac-toe by contestants.

He began his showbiz career while still in his teens after seeing his sister, “Red River” star Joanne Dru, get into modeling. He landed a...

Peter Marshall, who hosted the popular game show The Hollywood Squares for more than 15 years and had a long career as an actor, singer and comic, died today of kidney failure at his Encino home. He was 98. His publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to news to Deadline.

Marshall won four Daytime Emmys for hosting the syndicated Hollywood Squares from 1966-81. The tic-tac-toe game featured two contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities who provided answers to Marshall’s questions — which ranged from silly to ribald. The format has been revived a few times over the years, with a new edition hosted by Nate Burleson with Drew Barrymore in the famed center square is to premiere in midseason.

Among the scores of stars who appeared on Hollywood Squares were Walter Matthau, Gloria Swanson, Glenn Ford, and Milton Berle, as well as regulars Paul Lynde — who often killed as the center square — Rose Marie,...

Peter Marshall, Emmy-award winning game show host of “Hollywood Squares,” died of kidney failure Thursday in Encino. He was 98.

His wife Laurie said in a statement that he died at home.

Emmy-nominated 19 times, with five wins, he hosted more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of game show “The Hollywood Squares” and appeared in dozens of movies, stage musicals and TV shows.

Marshall was born Ralph Pierre Lacock in Huntington, W.V. He started his career as an NBC Radio page and usher at Paramount Theater. He served in the Army, working as a d.j. for Armed Forces Radio.

Marshall developed a comedy act with Tommy Noonan, touring the country and appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” As a contract player at 20th Century Fox, he appeared in films including “Ensign Pulver,” “The Rookie” and “Annie.”

He was hired to host NBC’s long-running “The Hollywood Squares” starting in 1966, featuring regulars like Paul Lynde,...

Peter Marshall, best known for his stint hosting the original version of Hollywood Squares (also known as The Hollywood Squares) has died at the age of 98. A singer and leading man on Broadway, Marshall died on Thursday, August 15 from kidney failure at his Encino, California home. It was reported that Marshall was surrounded by his family during his final moments. As mentioned above, Marshall was best known for his 16-year run as the host of Hollywood Squares between 1966 and 1981. It was during that time that Marshall earned two Emmy nominations. One nod in 1972 was for Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming, and the other was the following year in 1973 for Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime. ©NBC/courtesy Everett Collection He ultimately earned several Daytime Emmys, winning four awards. One in 1974 for Best Host or Hostess in a Game Show, another in 1975 for Outstanding Host in a Game Show or Audience Participation Show,...

Peter Marshall, who won four Emmys hosting the first incarnation of the long-running game show Hollywood Squares, has died at the age of 98, TVLine has confirmed. Marshall died on Thursday of kidney failure at his home in Encino, California “surrounded by loved ones,” his family said in a statement.

After an early career in comedy and on Broadway, Marshall signed on to host what was then titled The Hollywood Squares in 1966, after Bert Parks hosted the initial pilot for NBC. Marshall thought he would only spend 13 weeks as the host, but that turned into 16 years, with Marshall emceeing the show...

Peter Marshall, the velvety-voiced host who presided over NBC’s celebrity-filled game show The Hollywood Squares for 16 years, died Thursday. He was 98.

Marshall, an accomplished singer who also was a leading man on Broadway and one-half of a popular comedy team before embarking on his game-show gig, died of kidney failure at his Encino home, his family announced.

The pride of West Virginia hosted some 6,000 episodes of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 through 1981, winning four Daytime Emmy Awards. Marshall often worked just one day a week, when he taped five shows. “It was the easiest job I ever had, and I never rehearsed,” he said.

Soon after starring in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical comedy Skyscraper opposite Julie Harris, Marshall was offered the job as host of The Hollywood Squares, created by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. An earlier version of the show, hosted by Bert Parks, had been turned down.

Marshall...

NFL vet Nate Burleson has been drafted to tackle the job of host for CBS’ new edition of the classic game show Hollywood Squares, which will feature Drew Barrymore camped out in the center square.

The new Squares will air Wednesdays at 10/9c, beginning in January 2025. The game show will be preceded by a special primetime edition of The Price Is Right at 8 pm, followed by Raid the Cage — co-hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai — at 9 pm.

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Drew Barrymore will serve as the centerpiece of an updated version of “Hollywood Squares,” which CBS has picked up to air in January. The Eye network announced the reimagined “Hollywood Squares,” with Barrymore as the center square, on Thursday as it unveiled its schedule for the 2024-2025 TV season. CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and CBS president/CEO George Cheeks revealed the news at a news conference with reporters.

The gamer will run on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Et starting in January, paired with “The Price is Right at Night” at 8 p.m. and a new season of “Raid the Cage,” hosted by Damon Wayans, Jr. and co-host Jeannie Mai, at 9 p.m. The three shows will air during a midseason break for CBS’ regular Wednesday schedule of “Survivor” and “The Summit” (fall) and “The Amazing Race” (spring).

Jesse Collins (for Jesse Collins Entertainment) and Barrymore (via her Flower Films...

John Regis, a comedian and entertainer who performed on talk shows and cruise ships and was a headliner on the Playboy Club circuit, died Aug. 19 in Los Angeles, magician Kerry Ross announced. He was 94.

As a “road comic” in the 1960s and ’70s, Regis was a regular at the Purple Onion and Hungry i nightclubs in San Francisco, toured Canada in a comedy show with Lyle Waggoner and opened for the likes of Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Peter Marshall during his career.

He also showed up in the 1991 film Joey Takes a Cab, starring Lionel Stander; on talk shows hosted by Steve Allen, Della Reese, David Frost and Alan Thicke; and on stage in regional productions of Kiss Me Kate, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Sunday in New York and other plays.

Born John Ray and raised in the Ozarks, Regis produced “Tops...

The unique skill set that allows game show hosts to keep the action flowing as excited contestants vie for prizes is not something everyone has. It’s why certain hosts last for a long time and helm multiple games.

Today, some of that game show community saluted a true master of the art in Bob Barker, who passed away at his home after nearly a half-century of gamesmanship.

Some of the reactions:

Peter Marshall – Hollywood Squares:

“Long before I became an emcee, I admired Bob Barker very much. He was great at what he did, quite wonderful. I can’t claim to have been close to Bob, but when together at events we always talked about our shared love of animals. I hope everyone knows what he did for animal welfare.”

Wink Martindale – Tic Tac Dough:

“In the history of televised game shows, no one is more synonymous with host than Bob Barker.

Drew Carey, who took over as host of “The Price is Right” in July 2007, reacted to the news that Bob Barker died earlier Saturday. Carey tweeted, “Very sad day for the Price Is Right family, and animal lovers all over the world. There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him. I will carry his memory in my heart forever. #RIPBobBarker We love you.”

Very sad day for the Price Is Right family, and animal lovers all over the world. There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him. I will carry his memory in my heart forever.#RIPBobBarker

We love you

— ʎǝɹɐƆ ʍǝɹᗡ (@DrewFromTV) August 26, 2023

He also posted a photo of himself and Barker from the set of “The Price is Right” and captioned it with a simple broken-heart emoji.

Bob Barker, the longtime host of CBS’ daytime game show The Price Is Right, died on Saturday. He was 99.

Barker died of natural causes at his home, his representative confirmed to TMZ.

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“We lost a beloved member of the CBS family today with the passing of Bob Barker,” CBS said in a statement. “During his 35 years as host of The Price Is Right,...

In the 1950s daytime programming became extremely popular, with game shows and soap operas becoming a staple in American households. Although the Emmy Awards had been established in 1949, the categories were limited for the first few years, and performers from all genres, and from both daytime and nighttime programs, were lumped together in one or two acting categories, with daytime performers usually left out.

In 1962 Mary Stuart became the only soap opera actress nominated for a Primetime Emmy, for her role as Joanne Gardner on “Search for Tomorrow.” In 1968 a category for Best Achievement in Daytime Programming was attempted, but judges decided that no one was deserving. Outraged pioneers of the genre, such as writer Agnes Nixon and “General Hospital” star John Beradino, lobbied for recognition of daytime television. In 1972 the first Emmy Awards specifically honoring daytime programming were bestowed to “The Doctors” for Best Daytime Drama and to Mary Fickett...

Jeffrey Ballard, the veteran publicist who represented the likes of Charlie Sheen, Lori Loughlin, Johnny Depp, Paula Abdul and Matthew Perry, has died. He was 64.

Ballard died Jan. 30 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center after a long battle with lymphoma, Brad Bessey, director of communications and talent relations of Project Angel Food, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Ballard’s client roster at one time or another also included Zac Efron, Ryan Seacrest, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Gronkowski, Kristy McNicol, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jared Leto, Willie Aames, Jerry Van Dyke, Cary Elwes, Bernie Koppel, Peter Marshall and Corbin Bernsen.

Ballard repped Sheen during his Oscar campaigns for Platoon (1986) and Wall Street (1987).

“While, most publicists react, he thinks far in advance, evaluates any likely outcomes, and then figures out what we ought to do,” Sheen once said. “I’ve never met another person in the industry who does this as well, and he...

Alan Copeland, the songwriter, Grammy-winning arranger and ultra-smooth vocalist known for his many years with The Modernaires and performances on Your Hit Parade and The Red Skelton Hour, has died. He was 96.

Copeland died Dec. 28 in an assisted living facility in Sonora, California, his friend Bob Lehmann told The Hollywood Reporter.

As recently as this fall, Copeland was still singing and playing keyboards in a quartet called Now You Hazz Jazz. “It was his dream to play in a small group until the last curtain, that’s how he termed it,” said Lehmann, the drummer.

Copeland wrote or co-wrote songs including “Make Love to Me” — Jo Stafford’s version made it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1954 — “Too Young to Know,” “High Society,” “This Must Be the Place, “Darling, Darling, Darling” and “While the Vesper Bells Were Ringing.”

After taking arranging lessons from Henry Mancini, he arranged vocals for...

Updated with more reactions: Alex Trebek’s very public battle against pancreatic cancer ended today. Although he prepared the public and his friends and family for the inevitable, it still came as a shock this morning when news broke of his passing.

Trebek, who hosted the long-running Jeopardy! game show for 37 years, taped his last show at the end of October. His final appearance will be on December 25.

Reactions to his death poured in from contestants, fans and others who were touched by his warm, witty, yet authoritative television presence on Jeopardy! and many other shows throughout the years.

We’ll add reactions as they come, so refresh for more. The postings so far:

“I have lost one of my dearest friends. Little did I expect this as he was still laughing with me a day ago. Alex was without a doubt one of the funniest people God put on this earth.

Today marks the birthday of Fred MacMurray. Writer Joe Elliott provides a fitting tribute to the late actor.

By Joe Elliott

Classic Hollywood actor Fred MacMurray is probably best remembered today as the easy-going father in the popular, long-running 1960s family sit-com “My Three Sons.” As the head of the growing Douglas clan, the pipe-smoking, sweater-clad MacMurray each week dispensed his gentle blend of wisdom and humor to the delight of American television audiences. One might have thought this was the kind of role MacMurray had always played. Not so, a fact that was first brought home to me by my mother. I recall as a kid hearing her say she didn’t much care for him. Not like Fred MacMurray??? “But why?” I asked. “Because of the jerks he played in the movies,” she told me. It wasn’t until much later that I discovered what she meant. As many CinemaRetro readers will know,...

Screen and song legend Doris Day will celebrate her 97th birthday on April 3 with her favorite sweet treat: Edy’s slow-churned chocolate fudge ice cream.

“Doris will be spending a quiet birthday at home again this year surrounded by a few close friends,” her business manager Bob Bashara tells People. “She always gets lots of phone calls wishing her happy birthday. And, in the evening, she’ll enjoy a special birthday dinner followed by cake and ice cream.”

Ahead of her birthday, her adopted hometown of Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, where she moved in the 70s, is hosting the Doris Day Animal Foundation Annual Benefit on Thursday,...

Screen and song legend Doris Day will celebrate her 97th birthday on April 3 with her favorite sweet treat: Edy’s slow-churned chocolate fudge ice cream.

“Doris will be spending a quiet birthday at home again this year surrounded by a few close friends,” her business manager Bob Bashara tells People. “She always gets lots of phone calls wishing her happy birthday. And, in the evening, she’ll enjoy a special birthday dinner followed by cake and ice cream.”

Ahead of her birthday, her adopted hometown of Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, where she moved in the 70s, is hosting the Doris Day Animal Foundation Annual Benefit on Thursday,...

“Days of Our Lives” was the big winner at the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, taking home five of the biggest awards of the night including Outstanding Drama Series.

“We’re going to go to Las Vegas next,” Ken Corday, executive producer, “Days,” quipped backstage. “We’re on a winning streak!”

“Days” also won the top awards for writing and directing in a drama series and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, James Reynolds (Abe Carver), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady).

“I was thrilled to come here and have this amazing team of writers to work with,” said Ron Carlivati, head writer, backstage. “We’re happy that the fans have responded.”

The evening started off well for ABC serial “General Hospital” after Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) and Vernee Watson (Stella Henry) won for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a...

In today’s roundup, YouTube Red ordered a pilot for a comedy series starring Danny Pudi, and Netflix released the trailer for the second season of “Dear White People.”

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Netflix will launch a new documentary series in partnership with BuzzFeed titled “Follow This,” to premiere on July 9. In each 15-minute episode, BuzzFeed reporters invite viewers into their working lives as they explore stories on a variety of global and domestic topics. Participating BuzzFeed staffers include reporter Scaachi Koul, senior culture writer Bim Adewunmi, senior national correspondent John Stanton, reporter and podcast host Ahmed Ali Akbar, science reporter Azeen Ghorayshi, BuzzFeed India editor-in-chief Rega Jha, and senior tech writer Charlie Warzel.

“Golden State Killer Caught: People Magazine Investigates” will air Friday at 10 p.m. Et/Pt and Sunday at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Investigation Discovery. The first installment of the investigative series’ sophomore season follows People editor-in-chief Jess Cagle...

Some of today's biggest daytime television stars are scheduled to present at the 45th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Friday, April 27 and the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, April 29 at the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium located in Pasadena, Southern California. The Sunday Daytime Emmy Awards will be streamed-live on Facebook Live, Twitter, the NATAS website (www.emmyonline.tv), and the KNEKTtv platform.

In addition to the previously announced hosts, Mario Lopez (Extra) and Sheryl Underwood (The Talk), the line-up of presenters for the Sunday, April 29 show include, Marie & David Osmond, Jane Pauley (CBS Sunday Morning), Loretta Swit and Jamie Farr, Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars), Peter Marshall, Larry King (Larry King Now), Chris Harrison (Who Wants to be a Millionaire/The Bachelor), Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier (Et), Valerie Bertinelli (Valerie’s Home Cooking), Julie Chen, Eve, Sara Gilbert (The Talk), Adrienne Houghton, Tamera Mowry-Housley,...

The 2018 Daytime Emmys are being handed out this weekend at two ceremonies: the Creative Arts Awards on Friday, April 27, and then the main event on Sunday, April 29. The Sunday telecast will be hosted again by Emmy winners Mario Lopez (“Extra”) and Sheryl Underwood (“The Talk“). And now the television academy has announced the presenters for both events.

On Friday night the Creative Arts prizes will be handed out by David Arquette, David Osmond, animator Rodrigo Blaas, writer Marc Guggenheim and producer Chad Hammes (“Trollhunters”), Emily Calandrelli (“Xploration Outer Space”), Steve Spangler, Michael Stevens (“Mind Field”), Tom Kenny (“SpongeBob SquarePants”), Vanessa Lachey, Curtis Stone, and Tiffany Derry (“Top Chef Jr.”), Michela Luci (“Dino Dana”), Raven-Symone (“Raven’s Home”), Danny Seo (“Naturally Danny Seo”), Josh Garcia (“The Voyager with Josh Garcia”), Alie Ward (“The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation”), Maureen Fan and Eric Darnell (“Baobab”).

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Wayne Brady has won 4 Emmys out of 14 career nominations including both daytime and primetime. So it’s perhaps surprising that none of those awards have come in the Daytime Emmys race for Best Game Show Host, where he’s now nominated for the eighth time since 2010 as the presenter of “Let’s Make a Deal.” The series features audience contestants trying to maximize their winnings by making trades with the host. Will there finally be an Emmy waiting for Brady behind door number-two?

Brady actually won his first Daytime Emmy and first Primetime Emmy in the same year: 2003, when he claimed Best Talk Show Host for his daytime series “The Wayne Brady Show” and a few months later Best Variety Performance for the primetime improv series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He won a second Daytime Emmy for hosting his talk show in 2004 before its sudden cancellation after three seasons.

Earlier today, Sardi's unveiled a caricature for showbiz legend Rose Marie, to coincide with 'Wait For Your Laugh The Longest Career in Showbiz History,' starring Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Peter Marshall and, of course, Miss Rose Marie. She wasn't able to make it to the unveiling, but check out a photo of the legend posing with her new portrait below...

DezartPerforms is proud to announce and welcome Peter Marshall andMarietta Hartley as two additional stellar members of the On The Air cast. The fourth annualON The Air gala event benefitting the nonprofit theatre group, Dezart Performs, will be presented on-stage at the Camelot Theatres on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at700 p.m.This one-night only performance has become a much-anticipated event that is unique in the desert and features notable celebrity and local actors who recreate staged radio plays from the 1940s and 1950s.

Remember when big-name stars didn’t want to do TV? Now they’re even clamoring for jobs as game show hosts.

Alec Baldwin (ABC’s “Match Game”), Taye Diggs (Fox’s “Hypnotize Me”), Jane Lynch (NBC’s “Celebrity Game Night”) and Anthony Anderson (ABC’s “To Tell the Truth”) are just some of the actors who now front major primetime game shows, in addition to their regular scripted work.

“You look at game shows from the 1970s and 1980s, they were somewhat cheesy,” Anderson said. “It’s different now. It’s a lot classier. It’s cool.”

Wayne Brady, who has hosted a “Let’s Make a Deal” revival for CBS since 2009, joked that “being a game show host was very much akin to being a local affiliate weatherman – and no offense to local affiliate weathermen, but there’s a stereotype.”

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By Bill Duelly

The Warner Archive Collection has finally released the elusive Liberace feature ‘Sincerely Yours’. Originally released to theaters in 1955, this film is a curio of the times, the studio system and most importantly a snapshot, (in color no less; more on that later) of the early stages of the musician’s career.

To be fair to the movie, we need to turn our mental clocks back to the mid- 50s (so lines such as ‘They’ll love him in San Francisco’ wouldn’t bring immediate chuckles). That upstart- television- had been keeping audiences away from theaters in droves. Various new processes were employed to give audiences an experience they couldn’t get at home, such as Cinemascope and 3-D. So what was one of Warner Brother’s great ideas ? To make a movie with the TV’s first idol, the charming pianist from Wisconsin, Wladziu Valentino Liberace or as he was known professionally,...

Peter Marshall -- the original host of "Hollywood Squares" -- just got some Great News ... cops found a painting of a Jesus-esque surfer bro that was stolen from his home nearly 30 years ago!!!It's a crazy story -- the hippie-lookin' dude is actually "Brother Dave" ... aka Marshall's son Dave Lacock. Turns out Marshall had commissioned a local artist named Charles Bragg to paint the portrait more than 30 years ago. But in 1982, some scumbag burglars broke...

I never thought of Nick Offerman as the game-show host type. (Rob Lowe, on the other hand…)

Yet it’s the mock-serious Offerman, in full Ron Swanson mode, channeling Hollywood Squares greats Peter Marshall and Tom Bergeron by hosting a version of the game for GQ’s Men of the Year issue. Instead of keeping to the traditional format and asking true/false or multiple choice questions, Offerman challenged his cast with straight-foward pop-culture trivia.

Watch the video below to hear Aziz Ansari’s synopsis of 50 Shades of Grey and Chris Pratt’s lyrics to Carly Rae Jepsen’s ”Call Me Maybe.

Hope you're still enjoying the bundle of joy that is Logo's Wednesday night Bewitched block. Obviously Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead are treasures, but never overlook the deeply funny, unendingly wicked, quite obviously gay Paul Lynde. He never publicly came out, but the fact is, his penchant for racy punchlines and hammy crudity was relatable specifically to gay viewers the world over. He is irreplaceable. Here are ten elite-level facts that all great Paul Lynde fans should cherish.

1. We love him in Bye, Bye Birdie, but don't forget his even funnier cameo in Son of Flubber.

In just a few short lines, he establishes that he's funnier than Fred MacMurray ever was.

2. He graduated as part of one of Northwestern's most esteemed drama classes with Cloris Leachman and Patricia Neal

Lynde, a vaunted stage actor at Northwestern, graduated in 1944 along with his peers Patricia Neal (the Oscar-winner for Hud), Charlotte Rae...

After a much anticipated west coast arrival, the U.S. National Tour of La Cage Aux Folles presented by Broadway La at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood officially opened Wednesday, July 11, 2012. And, Los Angeles BroadwayWorld TV Correspondent Michael Sterling and Producer Jerry Evans were on hand to get up close and personal with the shows two stars... veteran film and television star George Hamilton andtwo-time Tony Award nominee and Broadway veteran Christopher Sieber. Additionally, a bevy of celebrities including Jacqueline Bisset, Alana Stewart, John Savage, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Jo Ann Worley, Peter Marshall, Lucy Lawless, Shirley Jones, Loni Anderson, Kevin Chamberlin, Masiela Lusha, Kat and Karen Kramer, and legendary TV producer George Schlatter joined the sold out audience for the high energy festivities. The winner of three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, La Cage Aux Folles plays at the Pantages Theatre through July 22.

Daytime Emmy® Award nominees Rachael Ray (The Rachael Ray Show) and Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Dr. Oz Show) along with Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds), Anderson Cooper, Penn & Teller and Meredith Vieira are among the first group of presenters set for The 38Th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The telecast, hosted by Wayne Brady, will broadcast live from the Las Vegas Hilton, Sunday, June 19 (8:00-10:00 p.m., live Et/delayed Pt) on the CBS Television Network.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) will honor Oprah Winfrey with the Crystal Pillar Award for changing the face of daytime television, while Peter Marshall and Vanna White (Wheel Of Fortune) will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek.

Additional presenters include Don Diamont (The Bold And The Beautiful), Daniel Goddard (The Young And The Restless), Melissa Archer (One Life To Live), Galen Gering (Days Of Our Lives...

Daytime Emmy Awards Get Ready to Roll

This year's show has booked such Sin City faves as Marie Osmond, Gladys Knight, Penn and Teller, Criss Angel and the Cirque du Soleil hit Viva Elvis. Wayne Brady, an Outstanding Game Show Host nominee this year for Let's Make A Deal, will emcee the awards and conduct a gospel choir of surprise celebrities.

The list of presenters includes Anderson Cooper, Carol Burnett, Marlee Matlin, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Nate Berkus, Rachael Ray, Dr. Travis Stork, Vanna White, Peter Marshall, Jillian Michaels, Kelly Monaco, Kimberly McCullough, Genie Francis, Galen Gering, Nadia Bjorlin, Darnell Williams, Debbi Morgan, Katherine Kelly Lang and Brandon Beemer.

Jane Lynch skewers News Corp on stage at a News Corp conference

The Glee News Corp employee mocked Fox News and its employees Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.

The Event may live on as a Syfy miniseries

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On this date in...

1974: The very first Daytime Emmys took place at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The show was hosted by Peter Marshall and winners included The Doctors (Drama Series), Macdonald Carey and Elizabeth Hubbard.

1986: On the sixth season finale of Dynasty, Alexis took over the Carrington mansion, and Blake began to strangle her. Meanwhile, during Dominique's engagement party, Claudia accidentally set fire to La Mirage, leaving several lives in danger.

1993: At the 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young And The Restless (Drama Series), David Canary, Linda Dano, Gerald Anthony, Ellen Parker, Monti Sharp and Heather Tom.

1999: Susan Lucci finally won an Emmy Award the year of her 19th consecutive nominations. As Shemar Moore announced her win: "The streak is over…Susan Lucci!" Other winners were General Hospital (Drama Series, Writing), Anthony Geary, Stuart Damon, Sharon Case, Jonathan Jackson and Heather Tom.