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Hollywood stars using steroids to bulk up for a role has been an open secret of the industry. Yet, fans were shocked when some actors openly admitted to using steroids in the past. Fans still debate whether Arnold Schwarzenegger was right to use medically prescribed steroids for his bodybuilding career, even though it is already in the past.

The use of steroids is a sore subject, and the studies surrounding their health effects have made fans more cautious about it. It is for this reason that stars who use them receive immense backlash, while a star like Henry Cavill is praised for not using them for his Superman body. Here are the Hollywood actors who openly admitted to using steroids.

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Dwayne Johnson has denied the use of steroids for his current physique multiple times.

Before achieving sitcom legend status on Wkrp in Cincinnati, Loni Anderson was nearly cast as another classic comedy character from the 1970s. She was one of the actresses up for the part of Three’s Company’s Chrissy Snow, the character famously brought to life by Suzanne Somers.

Anderson, who passed away Sunday at the age of 79, was strongly considered for the role. John Ritter, for one, liked her audition. But in the book Come and Knock on Our Door, per The Hollywood Reporter, Ritter revealed that Anderson ultimately lost the part because she was “too beautiful, too savvy. No one would believe she couldn’t live in her own apartment, that she would have to struggle to get the rent paid.”

Considering the battles that Somers had with producers over pay raises, Anderson was better off on Wkrp, where she asked for — and got — a significant salary hike after...

Loni Anderson, who turned heads as the office bombshell on the CBS sitcom Wkrp in Cincinnati, has died at the age of 79.

Anderson passed away Sunday in Los Angeles after “an acute prolonged illness,” her publicist Cheryl J. Kagan tells The Hollywood Reporter.

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Born and raised in Minnesota, Anderson went to Hollywood and booked guest-star roles on S.W.A.T., Police Woman and Three’s...

Loni Anderson, who starred as shrewd radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on Wkrp in Cincinnati before her fairy-tale marriage to and acrimonious divorce from Burt Reynolds kept her uncomfortably in the tabloids, died Sunday. She was 79.

A two-time Emmy nominee, Anderson died at noon in Los Angeles from “an acute prolonged illness,” publicist Cheryl J. Kagan announced.

The Minnesota native also portrayed doomed Hollywood sex sirens in two telefilms: 1980’s The Jayne Mansfield Story — alongside an untested Arnold Schwarzenegger as her second husband, Mickey Hargitay — and 1991’s White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd.

And from 1988-90, she toplined TV movie remakes of the classic films Leave Her to Heaven (in the Gene Tierney role), Sorry, Wrong Number (in the Barbara Stanwyck part) and Three Coins in the Fountain).

After appearing on such series as S.W.A.T., Police Woman, Barnaby Jones and Phyllis and auditioning to play Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company,...

It’s been nearly nine years since Donald Trump’s infamous “Grab ’em by the p—y” scandal happened, but according to Billy Bush, he told his NBC producer what the president said when it first occurred way back in 2005.

However, if the “Access Hollywood” tape had leaked then, the former “Today” co-host acknowledged that he would’ve been fired by the network anyway for “killing their cash cow.”

“NBC put out an Apb, an all points bulletin, on Donald Trump because some former pageant girl, queen, came forward and said he had done something inappropriate, he had said something. And Donald Trump said, ‘I’ve never said or done anything inappropriate with women ever in my life,'” Bush recalled to Rob Lowe on his “Literally!” podcast. “And then NBC, who hates him, sent out these messages to every division of the company: ‘Do you have any tapes? What...

Billy Bush brought up Donald Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood tape during a new interview with Rob Lowe on the actor’s SiriusXM podcast Literally! With Rob Lowe, revealing that he flagged the president’s lewd comments to a superior more than a decade before the scandal broke.

“The day of the filming in 2005, I called my producer [and] said, ‘You’re not gonna believe what Trump said. He is going after Nancy.’ All I said was ‘Nancy O’Dell’ because I didn’t hear the other stuff,” Bush told Lowe, referencing his Access Hollywood colleague O’Dell. The “other stuff” seemingly refers to Trump’s comments about grabbing women by the genitals. “I said, ‘He’s trying to take Nancy furniture shopping to sleep with her. This is crazy. He’s done it again! The guy’s an animal!’ I report it, basically, to my superior, but it sits in a desk forever because…...

Chauvinism definitely played a role on 1970s sitcom smash Three’s Company, Joyce DeWitt told Suzanne Somers in 2012. But it was also about creative and financial control. Producers simply could not respect…

“Women!” interjected Somers.

“Feminine contribution,” agreed DeWitt.

For Somers, frustration centered on compensation. “You and I deserved to be paid equal with what the men were being paid, is my feeling,” she said.

For DeWitt’s part, she was frustrated about her inability to make creative contributions without secret help from male pals. Her suggestions for cuts and changes, especially in the show’s first season, were ignored by the men in charge, DeWitt writes in Come and Knock on Our Door: A Hers and Hers and His Guide to Three’s Company. The actor was used to collaboration in theater but found herself “up against a cement wall” with the show’s producers.

“It’s the only time...

Did “The Bear” prepare its last dish?

While FX has not yet officially greenlit a fifth season of its Emmy-winning phenomenon, signs suggest that the story isn’t finished — even if the timing of what comes next remains uncertain. Sources tell Variety that although no scripts exist for a potential Season 5, series creator Christopher Storer has a clear direction in mind should the show move forward.

However, the catch is turning those ideas into reality hinge on a delicate balance of cast availability, creative intent and network decision-making on when it can happen. “The Bear” has the high-class problem of having super-charged the careers of key cast members — Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who are now in demand for high-wattage opportunities.

Season 4 — filmed back-to-back with Season 3 — wraps with a finale that feels like a carefully plated final dish. Major characters find a degree of resolution, but lingering...

I Love Lucy and Three’s Company had very different reputations when it came to quality and class. But both were sitcom farces packed with misunderstandings and physical, slapstick comedy, which explains why Lucille Ball was a Three’s Company superfan. “It’s my kind of show,” she said, according to Come and Knock on Our Door: A Hers and Hers and Hist Guide to Three’s Company.

Ball offered to host a one-hour special called The Best of Three’s Company based on her love of the show and its star, John Ritter. It was a mutual admiration society, as seen in this over-the-top introduction to best-of clips. “Lucille Ball! You’re here! I’m standing in the same room with you. … I mean, you’re in the same room with me. … I mean, what an honor! The great Lucille Ball!” Ritter gushed.

It was a disconcerting sight. What the heck...

Alan Hamel, 88, the widower of the late Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers, is embracing a new relationship two years after his wife’s death.

Somers died at the age of 76 in October 2023 after a battle with cancer. She and Hamel had been married since 1977. According to Hamel, Somers was with her son, Bruce, and surrounded by other immediate family in Palm Springs, California, at the time of her death.

On Monday, Hamel was seen at the Malibu Beach Inn on Carbon Beach, walking arm in arm with his new romantic interest, Joanna Cassidy. The two were later seen at Broad Beach Oyster Company enjoying lobster for lunch before leaving the area in a black SUV.

Cassidy, 79, was a one-time costar of Somers in the series Hollywood Wives in 1985.

Hamel previously told Page Six that he was trying to get back into the dating scene after he was seen out to dinner with two women.

When Roseanne Barr was fired from the rebooted Roseanne in 2018, the producers decided that, in order to continue, the series would need to change. Instead of the sarcastic loudmouth Roseanne Conner as the center of her family, John Goodman’s Dan Conner, Laurie Metcalf’s Jackie Harris and Sara Gilbert’s Darlene Conner stepped in to fill the void, making it a show with a bit less attitude and an increased focus on grief in light of Barr’s character’s death. These changes allowed the show — now rebranded as The Conners — to last for seven seasons.

However, not all shows are smart enough to fully pivot after a cast departure. Instead, many just end up replacing that person with a new character who has pretty much the exact same personality. The hope, presumably, is to keep whatever dynamics a show already possesses.

Here are some of the best — and worst — examples…...

Television has often been described as a mirror of our world. Through various genres and formats, we can see the many ways humankind comes together and interacts with each other, for better or for worse. Just like the people we encounter in real life, the characters on our favorite shows and the people who bring them to life will sometimes have to deal with death.

The cast and crew of Hulu's "Mid-Century Modern" learned this the hard way when the legendary Linda Lavin passed away while the show was in the middle of filming their first season. The Broadway veteran and "Alice" star played Sybil, the wise-cracking, overbearing, and deeply loving mother of Nathan Lane's Bunny Schneiderman, who is the Sophia of the "Golden Girls"-esque series. But when Lavin succumbed to cardiopulmonary arrest in December 2024, her character suffered a similar fate, leaving behind mourners on both sides of the camera.

In the 1960s, Don Knotts was sitcom royalty. He took home five Emmy Awards for his work as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, setting a gold standard for comedy acting that was poignant as well as hilarious. But for all the acclaim Knotts received in that decade, it didn’t guarantee him work in the years to come. By the 1970s, Knotts was still working steadily on television, but guest-starring on Fantasy Island and The New Scooby-Doo Movies was a clear step down.

Sitcoms had changed, and nothing could have been further from the gentle humor of The Andy Griffith Show than the bawdy double entendres of Three’s Company. That comedy, built around the lie that Jack Tripper was gay and therefore a “safe” roommate for Chrissy and Janet, relied on sex jokes, misunderstandings and the tight T-shirts sported by Suzanne Somers. The show proved so popular...

The entertainment industry is witnessing a transformative shift as artificial intelligence (AI) technology enables the resurrection of deceased celebrities, turning their legacies into lucrative enterprises.

New AI-generated digital replicas of late stars include Suzanne Somers and George Michael.

Companies such as Hollo and Realbotix have collaborated to create a synthetic version of Somers designed to emulate her voice, personality and facial expressions. The AI-driven likeness is not merely a tribute but is intended for active participation in new projects, including potential appearances in reboots of classic shows like Three’s Company.​

A significant legal development facilitating this phenomenon is California’s A.B. 1836, which came into effect on January 1, 2025. This law expands post-mortem rights to encompass AI-generated digital replicas, granting estates greater control over the use of a celebrity’s likeness after death.

While initially aimed at preventing unauthorized deepfakes, the legislation inadvertently paves the way for estates to monetize these digital personas extensively.

There’s a universe in which ‘70s sitcom Three’s Company didn’t invite horny viewers to “come and knock on our door.” And even if they did, they probably wouldn’t have recognized John Ritter’s roommates if either of them answered.

Entertainment publicist Danny Deraney recently shared the opening credits from the original pilot of Three’s Company, and it’s like a bizarro-world version of the popular sitcom. Only a few elements remain the same — mainly Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as the Ropers, the meddlesome and undersexed landlords, respectively.

The rest looks familiar yet strange. The theme song has the same bouncy melody, but a cheerful “doo-doo-doo-doo-doo” replaces lyrics that promised “where the kisses are hers and hers and his, three's company too.”

There’s breakout star John Ritter, but he’s “David” instead of the familiar Jack Tripper. As for Chrissy and Janet? Both the characters and...

Unlike movies, TV shows are longer commitments and are more personal to their audiences. There is something about watching the characters live out their lives directly at one’s own homes that makes their journeys all the more personal. Hence, many actors are aware that when a series gets picked up, they might be in it for the long haul.

While most shows try to keep their actors consistent, many have made the difficult decision to let some of them go due to various reasons. Be it their off-screen behavior, controversial statements, or just their characters not being integral to the plot anymore, here are eight actors who were fired from popular TV shows.

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Charlie Sheen played the Casanova Charlie Harper for eight seasons before he was fired from the show. Sheen’s...

The Oscars’ annual In Memoriam segment is a cathartic palate cleanser, a chance to take a break from all those speeches and prize festivities.

And a source of intrigue, suspense, shock and outrage.

“It’s an Oscar ritual that always has a rustle of drama beneath the surface,” says Michael Schulman, an Academy Awards expert and author of the 2023 book Oscar Wars. “No matter what happens, there will be 10 headlines about who was snubbed posthumously, and there’s nothing that can be done about it.” (Anne Heche’s friends could tell you something about that.)

That ritual has taken a tragically relevant turn this year with the unexpected deaths of actors Gene Hackman and Michelle Trachtenberg just days before the show. Trachtenberg is a question mark for the tribute while Hackman will certainly be included, but in what form has Oscars producers scrambling ahead of the big event.

If all...

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Jake Gyllenhaal has portrayed an impressively dynamic array of characters since his first on-screen appearance back in 1991. In the following decades, the Academy Award-nominated actor has been at the forefront of many successful films, including Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. In addition, Gyllenhaal has made a recent impact in the world of television with his Golden Globe-nominated performance in Apple TV+'s Presumed Innocent. Given his extensive filmography, it is no surprise that some of his characters aren't as well known as others. Not all of them can be as memorable as Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler or Detective Loki in Prisoners. However, fans should be sure to check out his performance in this 2002 film that also stars Jennifer Aniston.

Brian Murphy, who starred as the henpecked landlord George Roper on the 1970s British sitcoms Man About the House and George and Mildred, which were adapted for Three’s Company and The Ropers in the U.S., has died. He was 92.

Murphy died Sunday of cancer at his home in Kent, England, his agent, Thomas Bowington, announced.

Murphy also starred on the short-lived comedies The Incredible Mr. Tanner in 1981, L for Lester in 1982 and Lame Ducks in 1984-85 before joining the long-running BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine as Alvin Smedley for an eight-season run from 2003-10.

ITV’s Man About the House, from Thames Television, starred Richard O’Sullivan as student chef Robin Tripp, who moves into a London flat shared by two young women, Chrissy (Paula Wilcox) and Jo (Sally Thomsett), to enjoy a platonic relationship. The landlords, George and his sexually frustrated wife, Mildred (Yootha Joyce), are told Robin is gay.

Actor, writer, model, and spokesperson, Suzanne Somers was an iconic star with many talents, including a certain '90s sitcom that doesn't get spoken about enough. Starting with small roles in TV and movies, Somers' career took off when she co-starred in the ‘70s sitcom Three’s Company, playing Christmas "Chrissy" Snow alongside Joyce Dewitt and John Ritter. However, following a salary dispute that would lead to Somers departing Three's Company after season 5, it looked like acting career had come to an end. Thankfully, that was not the case.

Most people associate Somers' '90s work with being the spokesperson for the exercise equipment ThighMaster, but she also graced the screen in 1991 with the arrival of a new family sitcom. This time, Somers took on the role of a TV mom — one that would have a generation of young people seeing her in a whole new light. With Somers' death...

With the 1990s serving as an influential decade that changed the landscape of television, many classic shows premiered one after another and left a lasting impact on viewers; where several of these hit shows highlighted memorable characters, crafted strong storytelling and delved into themes that hadn’t been expanded upon until the 1990s. Moreover, the type of show known as the sitcom had already been a staple of American television but continued onward into the 1990s with dozens of popular sitcoms becoming a part of pop culture.

Given the sheer volume of television shows made, the sitcom has continually resonated with viewers, as well as entertained fans throughout the years. However, despite many hit sitcoms that sustained a proper legacy, other successful shows of the era were, in more ways than one, forgotten about in the public consciousness. At the same time, the sitcoms that were left behind in the 1990s still feature wonderful comedy,...

Some of the most popular sitcoms of all time came out of the eighties. Shows like M.A.S.H., Cheers, The Cosby Show and Family Ties won accolades and dominated the ratings. Even Seinfeld started in the eighties. Unfortunately, this left room for plenty of other sitcoms of the era to slip through the cracks.

Decades after those well-known classic sitcoms ruled the airwaves, some of the shows that didnt warrant as much attention at the time still hold up, and some are even more relevant now than when they first aired. There are plenty of great old-school laughs to be found; audiences just need to know where to look.

An Unlikely Couple Raises a Teenage Girl in New York My Two Dads (1987 1990)

My Two Dads tells the story of Nicole Bradford, a 12-year-old who is sent to live with two men, each of whom could potentially be her biological father. One of the men,...

John Waters made a cult classic movie called Serial Mom, where a suburban mother from Baltimore ends up on an impromptu killing spree. Waters took the suburban mom trope and flipped it on its head. Beverly Sutphin, played by Kathleen Turner, doesn't need deep motivations to take murderous action. Her darkly hilarious kills and torturous behavior were motivated mostly by disrespect and inconveniences. While her actions were extreme, the audience could relate to the emotions behind her rash decisions. The police and her family are suspicious of her acts but don't confirm anything until the film's end.

In Serial Mom, Beverly focuses her malicious mind on her neighbors and Suzanne Somers. She kills seven people throughout the film, in different degrees of gruesomeness. Serial Mom explores a satirical approach to fanaticism, suburban home living, and America's obsession with all things true crime. While Beverly's violent behavior is extreme, it's hard...

Breast cancer is a topic that hits close to home for many. It is one of the most common cancers in women and while it is as overwhelming as it can get, humanity’s biggest weapon against it is awareness and education. Routine check-ups and self-assessments help in early detection of cancer which is the second-most ideal situation in the scenario.

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We are well into October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The month is more than wearing pink ribbons; it is about the countless women who have been affected by breast cancer and the countless who will be in the future. It is important to learn stories about brave women who have battled the disease in order to be aware of the dos and don’ts. Here are a few celebrities who either lost in battle or emerged victorious.

Jason Ritter has a very specific impression of his late father’s iconic Three’s Company character in his repertoire.

Three’s Company premiered on ABC in March 1977, and ran a total of eight seasons. The sitcom’s original cast was comprised of John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt, Norman Fell, Audra Lindley and Richard Kline, with Don Knotts, Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes joining the mix in later years.

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The Big Bang Theory presented a stunning ensemble of actors. But in the world of television, where shows are premiered every now and then, comparisons are inevitable. The same happened to Tbbt as well in a past interview. Interestingly, the show was being compared to the likes of other sitcoms such as Three’s Company and Friends.

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But while Johnny Galecki welcomed the Friends comparisons, he looked quite annoyed when Tbbt was compared with the John Ritter starrer.

Johnny Galecki Looked Visibly Annoyed With Three’s Company Comparisons With Tbbt, but Not Friends

After Friends ended in 2004, people thought for the longest time that no other show could level up to the benchmark it had created in the genre. But The Big Bang Theory, released in 2007, shifted that perspective to a good extent. Fans will have their own...

1980s sitcoms like She's the Sheriff, The New Adventures of Beans Baxter, and Eight Is Enough are now underrated and forgotten. Shows like Sanford, AfterMASH, and Mary tried to capture the success of their predecessors but failed to find lasting popularity. Too Close for Comfort transitioned to a more focused narrative, while Out of This World struggled to find its place in television history.

The 1980s were a groundbreaking era for sitcoms, with numerous shows making their mark on television. However, not all of these series have stood the test of time. Many 1980s sitcoms, despite their initial popularity and unique concepts, have faded into obscurity. These shows, which ranged from family-centric comedies to quirky fantasy series, often struggled with shifting audience tastes and changing TV landscapes.

Shows like Eight Is Enough, She's the Sheriff, and The New Adventures of Beans Baxter are good examples of '80s sitcoms that are incredibly underrated.

Donald Sutherland shined in Canadian cinema during the '70s and '80s. Nothing Personal showcases a mismatched pairing with Suzanne Somers in a film that fails to captivate audiences. Sutherland's talent shines despite the lackluster material, proving that even great actors can't save bad films.

After gaining Hollywood stardom with his acclaimed performance as combat surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the 1970 black comedy war film M*A*S*H, Donald Sutherland continued to do his part for his native Canadian film industry, which he virtually carried throughout the 1970s and much of the 1980s, as the most prominent Canadian-born actor to achieve Hollywood leading-man status during this period. Sutherland was often loyal to Canadian cinema to a fault. The best of Sutherlands Canadian films is the 1981 medical drama Threshold, in which the actor gives a compelling performance as a brilliant heart surgeon performing the first artificial heart transplant on a human patient in history.

Over the past few years, with the rise of the social-media marketing ecosystem, the word “authenticity” has been increasingly integrated into the pop culture consciousness. As used by brands in pitch meetings and slide decks, it’s an ineffable commodity possessed by a rarified few in the creator space who seem to start trends, rather than follow them. According to brands, it’s the reason why followers connect with certain influencers — not, as one would otherwise suspect, because of their predilection for posting bikini photos or selfies with rappers and NHL players.

Fred Roos, the casting director turned producer who jump-started the career of Jack Nicholson and collaborated often with Francis Ford Coppola, sharing a best picture Oscar with the filmmaker for The Godfather Part II, has died. He was 89.

Roos died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, a publicist announced.

It’s part of Hollywood lore that before Harrison Ford became a famous actor, he was laboring as a carpenter to make ends meet. What some might not know is that it was at Roos’ house where Ford was woodworking when the casting director befriended him, eventually pushing him for roles in George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and Coppola’s The Conversation (1974).

And it was Roos who convinced Lucas — who had been leaning toward Amy Irving — that Carrie Fisher should portray Princess Leia in Star Wars. (Roos did not have an official role on that film.)

Roos, however,...

Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning The Godfather Part II producer and longtime executive producer for Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, died Saturday in Beverly Hills at 89, four days shy of his 90th birthday.

The news about Roos, who won his Godfather Part II Oscar and later was nominated for Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, comes as Francis Ford Coppola is here at the Cannes Film Festival, 45 years after winning the Palme d’Or for Apocalypse Now. Coppola is in town with his $120 million passion project Megalopolis, which had its world premiere last week. Roos is billed as producer on Megalopolis.

The news also comes after Coppola’s wife of 61 years, Eleanor, died April 12. Roos was an executive producer on Hearts of Darkness, her famed documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now that won them both an Emmy in 1992.

Roos was Francis Coppola’s co-producer on The Conversation, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now,...

The 90s sitcoms revolutionized comedy TV with relatable characters and heartwarming humor in groundbreaking shows. Many popular '90s sitcoms have stood the test of time, with revivals and reboots showcasing their lasting popularity. From Friends to Seinfeld, the '90s sitcoms continue to hold a special place in viewers' hearts and are still finding new audiences on streaming platforms.

The best 90s sitcoms show why the decade that changed television forever, especially when it came to comedy. Many of these shows involve a slice-of-life approach to humor, focusing on groups of friends or families in relatable settings. The idea of friendships leading sitcoms was a popular idea starting in the '70s, but in the '90s this set-up began to dominate the genre. The 90s not only has some of the best sitcoms of the time, but some of these sitcoms go down in history as the best TV shows of all time,...

“Chip! Our mother is Charles Manson!”

What does it mean to be a good mother? Is it the ability to cook the perfect meatloaf or a talent for bird calls? Is it an impeccably turned out family each Sunday morning and an organized recycling setup? These may be important to a picture-perfect suburban life, but when it comes to being an effective mother, they’re merely window dressing. What truly makes a mother succeed is a dedication to the wellbeing of her children. But should that extend to murder? John Waters explores these questions in the 1994 film Serial Mom featuring a murderous mom who will do anything to give her kids a happy life.

Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is the picture of maternal perfection. Her charming children and dreamy husband gather around the breakfast table each morning to discuss their lives and the hot button issues of the day. But...

In a recent episode of the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko, John Ritter’s widow, Amy Yasbeck, talked about how she orchestrated a reunion between her husband and Suzanne Somers after a long falling-out period.

The two starred opposite in the hit sitcom Three’s Company. Somers exited the show in season 5 in a salary dispute with producers.

“I didn’t do it in a sneaky way,” Yasbeck, 61, recalled to Kmetko of the reunion. “We were at the premiere of Victor/Victoria on Broadway [in 1995], and at the intermission, I went to the ladies room and all of a sudden, Suzanne is standing there next to me.”

She introduced herself, and Somers told her that she would be singing at the after-party.

At the after-party, Somers performed Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me, and Ritter went to her.

“And she like, turned around. And they hugged it out and stuff,...

Come “Just The Way You Are” to celebrate “Billy Joel Night” on “The Masked Singer!” Panelist Robin Thicke kicks off the episode with a rockstar rendition of “My Life.” Then, the last group of celebrity singers belt out classic tunes from the iconic “Piano Man” himself, Bill Joel. Play along with panelists Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora. Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun.

The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams! Tune-in as another celebrity is unmasked in the all-new “Group C Premiere: Billy Joel Night” episode of “The Masked Singer” airing Wednesday, March 20 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 11, Episode 3, to find out what happened Wednesday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure...

“The Masked Singer” returns on Wednesday, March 20 with an all-new episode featuring iconic songs from music legend Billy Joel. Panelist Robin Thicke kicks things off with a performance of “My Life” before the Group C contestants take the stage for the very first time. Watch Gold Derby’s exclusive clip of Robin’s performance below.

See Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 11 and her friendship with Suzanne Somers: ‘I still mourn her death’

In this week’s episode, Nick Cannon will introduce viewers to four new mystery contestants: Clock, Lizard, Poodle Moth and Spaghetti & Meatballs. You’ll have to tune-in to see their wacky costumes, who is unmasked and if Robin, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong or Rita Ora can solve the mystery.

The Season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 326 film appearances and have 1.7 billion Spotify streams! Tune-in as another...

The Step by Step cast reunited at 90s Con on Sunday and remembered the late Suzanna Somers.

Patrick Duffy, Staci Keanan, Angela Watson, Christine Lakin, Christopher Castile, Jason Marsden and Sasha Mitchell honored their late co-star, who died in October of breast cancer.

“Suzanne gave the most beautiful, thoughtful gifts and she was a person of immense style and glamour in her real life, and I will never forget [that] and I still have them,” Keanan shared (via People).

Lakin said she always admired Somers growing up and watching reruns of Three’s Company.

“Growing up with her and watching her as a woman, as a businesswoman, as someone who was a huge star who had a bright light, who was so gorgeous, who was also so down to Earth and someone I just really admired,” Lakin said. “She was someone that made me think as a young female in Hollywood, you...

The premise of the 1977 sitcom "Three's Company" -- adapted from the 1973 British series "Man About the House" -- would likely never fly in 2024. Roommates Janet (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy (Suzanne Somers) require a third roommate to pay rent in their expensive Santa Monica apartment. They stumble across Jack Tripper (John Ritter), an aspiring culinary student whom they get along with. It so happens, though, that the building's landlord, Mr. Roper (Normal Fell), is ultra-conservative and refuses to let unmarried men and women share his apartments. To get around this contrived contingency, Janet and Chrissy tell Mr. Roper that Jack is gay. This satisfies the landlord but opens Jack up to homophobic jibes.

Fell eventually left the series and was replaced by the high-strung Mr. Furley, played by Don Knotts. Mr. Furley, it seems, required the charade to continue. Somers also left the show in its last two seasons and was...

TV’s favorite guessing game returns tonight with “The Wizard of Oz Night” on “The Masked Singer.” Famous faces hidden inside outrageous costumes will sing for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora in hopes of winning the Golden Mask trophy. Host Nick Cannon returns to emcee another cycle of wild and wacky fun.

Each episode will feature several jaw-dropping performances by intricately disguised celebrities, with one being unmasked each week. The studio audience will vote for their favorites, and the singer with the least amount of votes will unmask at the end. This season 16 of the biggest names in TV, movies, sports and music will rock the “Masked Singer” stage. Will you guess who they are before they’re forced to take it off?

See Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 11 and her friendship with Suzanne Somers: ‘I still mourn her death’

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Since 1994, paying tribute to the artists and filmmakers who died in the past year has become an annual segment at the Oscars. Arguably the most emotional segment of the Night, the In Memoriam section of 2024 kicked off with the remembrance of Alexei Navalny. Other notable names that were honored in the Award ceremony included Matthew Perry, Richard Lewis, Glenda Jackson, Tina Turner, Robbie Robertson, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

However, like each year, several deceased figures were left out of the montage, which involved many prominent figures, including John Wick Star Lance Reddick, which has caused fans to outburst.

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Fans Furious Over Lance Reddick and Other Notable Figures’ Snub From In Memoriam

The Academy is no stranger to leaving out beloved figures from the segment, with Anne Heche and Charlbi Dean being left out in 2023, and 2024 was no different. 2023 saw many notable figures leaving the world behind, which was hard to grasp for fans,...

The In Memoriam segment of the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night paid a moving tribute to several stars and movie industry folk who have died over the last year — but, as ever, social media was quick to point out the more glaring omissions.

During the telecast, the In Memoriam segment featured Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo performing a moving rendition of “Con te partirò” as pictures of talent who have died flashed on the stage behind them. The segment opened with a tribute to the late Russian political activist Alexei Navalny, who died last month in prison in controversial circumstances.

“You’re not allowed to give up,” Navalny says in a clip from the film Navalny, which won best documentary feature at the 2023 Academy Awards. “If they decide to kill me, it means we are incredibly strong.”

The segment also featured brief photo tributes to the likes of Matthew Perry,...

The In Memoriam section of the Academy Awards is always one of the most emotional moments of the show. This year was no exception, as the 96th Oscars celebrate the performers, filmmakers and artisan talents who died in the past year. The In Memoriam segment kicked off with a remembrance of Alexei Navalny, the political prisoner who died Feb. 16 and was profiled in last year’s documentary feature winner “Navalny.”

The names unfurled onscreen was Andrea Boccelli and his son, Matteo, sang “Time to Say Goodbye.”

Every year, the Academy leaves a few beloved names out of the montage, causing anger among some viewers. Though a much longer list is presented on the Oscars.org website, outrage over who makes it onscreen is part of the Oscar-watching tradition.

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This year several beloved late performers and filmmakers didn’t make the main segment, including Treat Williams,...

Season 11 of “The Masked Singer” kicked off with a jaw-dropping reveal that had panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora gobsmacked. But nobody was more surprised to see Book rip off his costume than host Nick Cannon, who quickly realized the novel serenading the audience with “So Sick” by Ne-Yo was the emcee’s “Celebrity Prank Wars” buddy Kevin Hart. The comedian took part in the season premiere just for fun, eliminating himself before the audience or panelists even had a chance to vote.

“I got you, Nick!” Kevin screamed. “This is a prank! You had no idea. You had no idea that I was coming here, Nick. And guess what, Nick? There’s nothing you can do about it!” The host quickly responded, “This is stupid! That was the worst performance ever on the history of this show, how about that?” Kevin wasn’t accepting any insults,...

TV’s favorite guessing game returns tonight with the Season 11 premiere of “The Masked Singer.” Famous faces hidden inside outrageous costumes will sing for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora in hopes of winning the Golden Mask trophy. Host Nick Cannon returns to emcee another cycle of wild and wacky fun.

Each episode will feature several jaw-dropping performances by intricately disguised celebrities, with one being unmasked each week. The studio audience will vote for their favorites, and the singer with the least amount of votes will unmask at the end. This season 16 of the biggest names in TV, movies, sports and music will rock the “Masked Singer” stage. Will you guess who they are before they’re forced to take it off?

See Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 11 and her friendship with Suzanne Somers: ‘I still mourn her death’

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Oppenheimer won the marquee Cast in a Motion Picture prize as the 30th annual SAG Awards were presented Saturday, and its star Cillian Murphy might have wrestled Oscar front-runner status away from Paul Giamatti by taking the trophy for Male Actor in a Leading Role.

Lily Gladstone was cemented as the favorite for the Best Actress Oscar, winning Female Actor in a Leading Role for Killers of the Flower Moon at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in a ceremony streaming live on Netflix for the first time.

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Robert Downey Jr won the Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Oppenheimer in a mini-upset. But the evening’s first film award wasn’t much of a surprise as Da’vine Joy Randolph continued her awards-season dominance with a Supporting win for The Holdovers.

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Last year, the entertainment world mourned when Suzanne Somers passed away at the age of 76. Somers had been a major name in Hollywood for half a century, ever since her small but attention-getting role as Blonde in T-Bird in George Lucas' American Graffiti in 1973. It was four years later, of course, that she would become a household name, thanks to playing Chrissy Snow in Three's Company. She was one of the popular blonde bombshells of the decade, but after being fired during the series' run over her fight for equal pay, Somers' career declined, outside of those famous Thighmaster ads that were all over TV.

The cast of Friends was not present for Matthew Perry's tribute at the Emmy Awards because it was "too soon" for them. The executive producers wanted to respect the Friends cast and give them time to grieve after Perry's passing. The In Memoriam segment at the Emmy Awards also honored other talented individuals who we lost in 2023.

The executive producers behind this year’s 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, have explained why the cast of Friends was not present for the tribute paid to the late Matthew Perry, who passed away in October last year. While the ‘In Memoriam’ segment at the Emmy Awards did, of course, pay tribute to Perry, with the actor being shown last alongside a somber cover of the familiar Friends theme tune "I'll be There for You,” Perry’s co-stars were not included, with Rouzan-Clay saying they felt it was “too soon” for them.

Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers took the stage at the 2023 Emmys to pay tribute to their former colleague Norman Lear, in addition to other notable television figures who passed away since the previous ceremony.

Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty — comprised of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter — performed the former’s hit 2015 song “See You Again” for the In Memoriam segment. They finished the segment with a rendition of the Friends theme song that coincided with Matthew Perry being featured as the final name in the video tribute.

In keeping with the ceremony’s theme of celebrating television reunions, Reiner and Struthers reminisced about their time together as co-stars on All in the Family, the classic CBS sitcom that debuted in 1971 and ran for nine seasons.

“There’s a Yiddish word that describes Norman’s genius — it’s ‘kochleffel,'” Reiner said. “For all you non-Jews out there,...

The Emmys 2023 In Memoriam segment was bound to be a tear-jerker, and boy, did they deliver.

The tribute opened with All in the Family alum Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner, who stood in the Bunkers’ beloved living room as they honored creator Norman Lear. The pioneering producer, who was also behind iconic series like The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, and Good Times, died at 101 last month.

Charlie Puth then appeared on piano to perform his hit “See You Again,” backed by singers and a string arrangement. The slideshow of tributes included Euphoria star Angus Cloud,...

If one were to make a list of classic sitcoms from the 1970s, Three's Company would be found among its rankings. The show premiered in 1977 and starred John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Somers, and completed its production after eight seasons in 1984. The show was so well-received during its time that it was nominated for five Emmys, one of which it won, and received two spin-offs. Its popularity remained in such positive favor that syndication of the show could be found on stations like Idc and even Nickelodeon during its former Nick at Nite block.