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Every once in a while you will find a show that will become your obsession. You know what I’m talking about, it’s the show that you can’t stop thinking about. The water cooler shows as they say. Game of Thrones, The Wire, and of course, Breaking Bad are the prime examples. Some are mostly perfect, and some we just try not to talk about. But some shows that are equally as good, sometimes just fly under the radar. TV shows that are just as good if not better than the Breaking Bad’s of the world. One of those shows is called The Shield.

This show is something special. To say that The Shield pushes the envelope is an understatement. The series showed the ugly side of crime and law enforcement. Corruption, murder, racism, political machinations, serial killers, and other dark stuff that you would probably would not like to hear about.

Liz Sheridan, the actor best know for her role as Jerry Seinfeld’s mother Helen in the classic sitcom “Seinfeld,” died on Friday, a representative confirmed to Variety. She was 93.

Seinfeld reacted to the news on Twitter, writing, “Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for. Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me. So lucky to have known her.”

Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for. Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me. So lucky to have known her. pic.twitter.com/ae9TDHQILU

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) April 15, 2022

Born in 1929, Sheridan got her start as a nightclub act, earning a living by dancing and playing in both New York City and Caribbean clubs. During her time as a nightclub act, she had a romantic relationship...

We have some sad news to report on this Friday afternoon.

TMZ reports that Liz Sheridan -- best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's mother on Seinfeld -- has died.

Liz passed peacefully in her sleep from natural causes on Friday morning in New York City, according to the outlet.

Sheridan's death comes just five days after her 93rd birthday.

The actress played the iconic role of Helen on the NBC comedy series Seinfeld, appearing sporadically throughout the show's run.

Helen was an adoring mother on the show and oftentimes found herself on the wrong side of her son due to being overprotective.

"How could anyone not like him?" was a catchphrase synonymous with Helen.

In addition to Seinfeld, Liz also starred as Mrs. Ochmonek on the hit series Alf between 1986-and 1990.

Sheridan also lent her voice to Mrs. Sheridan in the animated sitcom Life with Louie.

Liz was born on April 10, 1929, in Rye,...

Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s mother on Seinfeld and also recurred on Alf and appeared in several Broadway shows, died today in New York City. She was 93.

Her longtime friend and rep Amanda Hendon told Deadline that Sheridan died overnight in her sleep of natural causes.

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Sheridan already was a veteran TV and film actress when she was cast as the grumpy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on NBC’s Alf, appearing in about three dozen episodes from 1986-90. Soon after that, she landed the role of Helen Seinfeld, the adoring, protective and occasionally bemused mother of Jerry. She appeared in about 20 episodes ranging from “The Stakeout” early in Season 2 to the 1998 finale.

Sheridan also provided the voice of Mrs. Sheridan in the 1994-98 animated sictom Life with Louie, starring Louie Anderson.

She also appeared on Broadway, including...

Carl Kurlander, who went from being director Joel Schumacher’s assistant to writing St. Elmo’s fire with him, wrote a look back on that film for Deadline as well as a tribute when the director passed away., Kurlander today shares memories about Louie Anderson, the comic and actor who died last Friday in Las Vegas at age 68. Kurlander co-authored The F Word: How to Survive Your Family with Louie Anderson and was a consultant on his The Louie Show on CBS. His other credits include St Elmo’s Fire, he has been a senior lecturer at the U of Pittsburgh and producer of Chasing Covid and other titles. Here he discusses the empathy Anderson showed to most everyone around him, and many career breaks he provided, actions informed by the slights and hardships he faced in his own life.

Louie Anderson is being mourned by millions. He’s a widely beloved figure.

It was inching close to midnight after a long day of filming The Louie Show in front of a live audience. The crew was ready to wrap, and Paul Feig still had to reshoot a scene from earlier in the day where his character’s lines were filled with medical jargon. He was feeling the pressure to get his scene done in a single take. But Louie Anderson was there. “Don’t let them pressure you,” Anderson told him. “You’ve got to get it right. And if you have a hard time,...

Many of us first saw Louie Anderson on screen as a flower delivery man in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” a cameo role that comes late in the 1986 movie. But the first time he made an impression on me was in the late 1980s, when Anderson would fill in for Joan Rivers on her short-lived Fox talker “The Late Show.”

He was funny, he was engaging and brought a real personality and humanity when he would show up to guest host. Years later, I asked him about that experience.

“When I came to Los Angeles, I had three goals: Do the ‘Tonight Show,’ get my name on the Comedy Store, and to host my own talk show,” Anderson told me in 2018. “Really, in the first few years I was able to do all those things. And I loved them all [although] I realized that I did not want to be a talk show host.

Comedian and actor Louie Anderson is dead at age 68 due to complications with cancer. Luckily for all of his fans around the world, the American celebrity’s funniest quotes and jokes will live on forever. Scroll down to see 10 of his best lines.

Meeting Anderson in 2016 during his initial Emmy run for “Baskets” was one of the highlights of my career. He was just as kind and folksy as I hoped he would be. “I thank Gold Derby for being one of the first people on board,” he told me on the red carpet at a pre-Emmy nominee reception (watch above). “One in seven [chances to win]? Those are pretty good odds. Per pound, I have a more of a shot.”

The funnyman won the Emmy a week later for playing the lovable Christine Baskets, mother to Zach Galifianakis‘ identical twins Chip and Dale, on the FX comedy series. He was nominated twice more for the role.

Sad news out of the TV world this Friday morning.

Louie Anderson, the award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and host, died on Friday.

He was 68 years old.

Anderson was said to be in the hospital undergoing treatment for B-cell lymphoma.

Anderson's rep opened up about the star's medical status last week.

"Iconic comedian Louie Anderson is currently in a Las Vegas hospital being treated for diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer," Glenn Schwart told Rolling Stone in an article published earlier this week.

"He is resting comfortably."

Pauly Shore opened up about Anderson's medical status on social media prior to his passing.

“Attention comedians and @TheComedyStore alumni’s I say this with a heavy heart just left the hospital in Las Vegas where Louie Anderson his sisters and close friend were kind enough to let me say my goodbyes he’s still with us but keep him in your prayers,...

Refresh for updates… Louie Anderson, the longtime comedian and actor who died of cancer this morning, is being remembered today by colleagues as a generous friend and groundbreaking comic.

“Heaven has a hell of an open mic night goin’ right about now,” tweeted comedian George Wallace. “Everybody gets the light. You’ll be missed. Louie. What an awesome friend. One in a million…”

“Louie Anderson : Your generosity of spirit will cover the world from above,” writes Henry Winkler. ” ..we are so lucky you were on earth for a moment , spreading your humor all over like bars of living gold .. Good Bye.”

FX, the network on which Anderson’s Baskets aired, issued a statement: “We are so deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Louie Anderson. For four wonderful seasons, Louie graced us and fans of Baskets with a bravura performance as Christine Baskets, for which he deservedly...

After news broke that “Baskets” star Louie Anderson died Friday morning, celebrities took to social media to mourn the loss of the Emmy-winning comedian. Anderson, who started the 1990s cartoon series “Life With Louie” and appeared in “Coming to America” and “Search Party,” was also a Las Vegas comedy staple, with his stand-up show “Louie: Larger Than Life” running from 2003 to 2012.

Michael McKean took to Twitter to honor Anderson and his work in “Baskets” alongside Zach Galifianakis. “Baskets was such a phenomenal “second act” for Louie Anderson,” McKean wrote. “I wish he’d gotten a third. Rip.”

Baskets was such a phenomenal “second act” for Louie Anderson. I wish he’d gotten a third. Rip

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) January 21, 2022

Posting a photo of Anderson, Bob Saget and himself, Gilbert Gottfried wrote on Twitter, “This photo is very sad now. Rip Bob Saget and Rip Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed.

Louie Anderson, the iconic Emmy-winning comedian, actor and game show host, died Friday in Las Vegas after battling cancer, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 68.

A seasoned stand-up with a career spanning over four decades, Anderson broke through as a comedian in 1984 when he performed a set on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” From there, he performed a comedy special on Showtime in 1987, made regular TV appearances on late-night shows and appeared in movies such as “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in 1986 and “Coming to America” in 1988.

In 1995, Anderson produced, created and starred in the Fox original animated series “Life With Louie.” Like much of Anderson’s stand-up, “Life With Louie” was based heavily on his experiences growing up in Saint Paul, Minn., in a large family of 11 children. The comic voiced a fictionalized version of his eight-year-old self in the show, winning two Daytime Emmys for performer in an animated program.

Louie Anderson, the stand-up comedian, game show host and Emmy-winning actor, has died at the age of 68 following a battle with cancer.

Anderson was previously diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. As Anderson’s publicist, Glenn Schwartz, confirmed to our sister site Deadline, the actor died Friday morning at a Las Vegas hospital where he’d been getting treatment. Fellow comedian Pauly Shore tweeted Jan. 20 that he had visited Anderson to say his goodbyes. “He’s still with us, but keep him in your prayers,” he said.

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Louie Anderson, the veteran comedian, game show host and three-time Emmy winner, has died. He was 68.

The Baskets star died Friday morning in Las Vegas, where he had entered hospital this week for treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer, his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz told Deadline.

A constant presence on stage and screen since the mid-1980s, Anderson won the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Christine Baskets, the mother of the Zach Galifianakis-portrayed Chip and Dale on the FX series. The actor was nominated in the category over three consecutive years starting in 2016 for his Baskets performance. Anderson also won two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Fox’s Life with Louie in 1997 and 1998.

According to Schwartz, Anderson, one of 11 children, was a counselor to troubled children before launching his comedy career...

Mark Glamack, an Emmy-nominated animator who worked on such projects as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Life With Louie, has died. He was 73.

Glamack died May 29 in a hospital in Baldwin Park, California, of complications from the herbicide Agent Orange, from which he was exposed during service as a U.S. Army medic in the Vietnam War, attorney Richard Sigler announced.

Glamack also served six terms as a governor of the animation branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Glamack started his ...

Mark Glamack, an Emmy-nominated animator who worked on such projects as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Life With Louie, has died. He was 73.

Glamack died May 29 in a hospital in Baldwin Park, California, of complications from the herbicide Agent Orange, from which he was exposed during service as a U.S. Army medic in the Vietnam War, attorney Richard Sigler announced.

Glamack also served six terms as a governor of the animation branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Glamack started his ...

Louie Anderson is switching from Baskets to cat beds.

The Emmy winner is set to play a talking cat in the Fox comedy series Tigsley, our sister site Variety is reporting. The multi-camera comedy — which has received a script commitment with a penalty attached — is described as “an adult comedy about a family dealing with life, love, the pursuit of happiness and their obnoxious insult-hurling talking cat.” Anderson will appear onscreen in a cat costume, a la Wilfred, rather than voicing a CGI or puppet character.

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Matt Miller and Alex Taub are staying in business with Fox.

The pair, who previously worked together on Fox’s series adaptation of “Lethal Weapon,” have scored a put pilot commitment at the broadcaster for a new drama project, Variety has learned exclusively.

The drama is titled “Dead Eddie.” In the series, after a near-death experience, misanthropic ex-cop-turned-private investigator Eddie Bana is burdened with the ability to talk to the dead. Eddie’s nice enough to help them sort out their unfinished business, but always for a price.

Miller and Taub will write and executive produce, with Miller executive producing under his Good Sessions Productions Banner. Warner Bros. Television, where Miller is under an overall deal, will produce along with Fox Entertainment.

Miller developed “Lethal Weapon” for television and served as executive producer and showrunner during its three-season run at the network. He also co-created and served as co-showrunner on...

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Paramount is moving ahead with sequel Coming 2 America, with Eddie Murphy returning to star as Akeem.

Good morning, my neighbors! Coming to America 2 is actually a thing that's really happening!

Craig Brewer is set as director, as first reported by Deadline. The sequel, which we now know will be titled Coming 2 America, continues the story of Akeem, an African prince who blew off his arranged marriage to seek true love in Queens. Brewer has just finished directing a movie with star Eddie Murphy, called Dolemite Is My Name, and the pair are very keen to work together again on this long-in-gestation follow-up flick.

Kenya Barris, the creator of Black-ish, rewrote a screenplay by original movie writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. We previously heard the movie was about Murphy’s Akeem being a king who must take his son to America to sow his wild oats,...

Three-time Emmy winner Louie Anderson (Baskets) is joining Season 3 of TBS’ dark comedy Search Party in a key recurring role.

Created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, season three of Search Party centers around four self-absorbed 20-somethings whose friendship corrodes under the pressure of covering up a semi-accidental murder. Dory (Alia Shawkat), Drew (John Reynolds), Elliott (John Early) and Portia (Meredith Hagner) cancel their brunch plans and lawyer up as they become notorious public figures overnight. Now their full time jobs are navigating the media circus that has become the trial of the millennium.

Anderson will play Bob, a sweet but extremely absentminded old-school lawyer from Chicago. He’s warm, sentimental, and optimistic but can’t seem to remember his clients’ names and is maybe dying.

Search Party is executive-produced by Bliss, Rogers, Michael Showalter, Lilly Burns and Tony Hernandez. The series is produced by Turner’s Studio T...

Louie Anderson (“Baskets”) won the Emmy for Best Comedy Supporting Actor in 2016, but after losing last year’s competition he’s back in the category looking to reclaim his title. He received his third consecutive nomination for portraying Christine Baskets, the mother of feuding identical twins Chip and Dale (Zach Galifianakis) on FX’s “Baskets.” For this year’s race Anderson has submitted the episode “Thanksgiving” for consideration.

At the beginning of the episode Christine is served with a subpoena on Thanksgiving notifying her that Dale is suing her. Then Chip tells her that he’ll be spending the holiday with his friend Martha (Martha Kelly) and her family. Christine tries to connect with her boyfriend in Denver and her two other children, Cody and Logan, but to no avail. Facing a lonely holiday, Christine tries to write hymns for the new church she is attending.

Her day turns around...

Exclusive: Louie Anderson, an Emmy winner for his gender-twisting role on FX’s dark comedy Baskets, has signed with ICM Partners.

The move comes as the longtime stand-up comic is nominated for a third year in row in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy category for playing Christine Baskets, the complex mom to Zach Galifianakis’ Chip and Dale. He won in 2016.

FX renewed Baskets for a fourth season in May.

Anderson, who still performs standup, has credits that include hosting Family Feud among numerous comedy specials across cable and the premium networks. He also won two Emmys for voicing the lead character in his animated series Life With Louie, which ran three seasons on Fox from 1995-1998.

He continues to be managed by Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Louie Anderson will be playing his deeply compassionate role as Christine Baskets, mother to twins Chip and Dale (Zach Galifianakis), in FX’s comedy series “Baskets” for a fourth season. The actor won an Emmy in 2016 for the show’s first season, was nominated again last year and is now looking to earn his third consecutive nomination in the Best Comedy Supporting Actor category.

Anderson recently chatted with Gold Derby contributor Tony Ruiz about taking inspiration from his mother, what might be next for Christine, and why he thinks he lost the Emmy last year. Watch the exclusive web chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.

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Who do you think will be nominated at the Emmys for Best Comedy Supporting Actor this year? Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”) is the defending champ, but he faces a competitive field in 2018. Gold Derby has hosted exclusive web chats with 11 of this year’s candidates, with a number of possible first-time nominees who could challenge past Emmy winners. Click the links below to be taken to their full interviews.

Louie Anderson (“Baskets”): Anderson plays Christine Baskets, the put-upon mother of twin sons (Zach Galifianakis). He won this prize for the role in 2016 and was nominated again in 2017. In addition, he won two Daytime Emmys (1997-1998) for voicing characters in the animated series “Life with Louie.” (Click here to be taken to his full interview)

Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”): Carrigan plays NoHo Hank, a bald, tattooed Chechen thug with a heart of gold and a penchant for American pop culture.

Exclusive: Renée Zellweger, Louie Anderson and It‘s Owen Teague have been cast in the lead roles of Heft for director Max Nichols (Two Night Stand). Heft, based on the bestselling novel by Liz Moore of the same name, was adapted by the author. The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson, who acquired the book in the fall of 2017, are producing.

Heft is about former academic Arthur Opp (Anderson) who hasn’t left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, 17-year-old Kel Keller (Teague) navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career―if he can untangle himself from his family drama. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel’s mother Charlene, (Zellweger), a former student of Arthur’s. After nearly two decades of silence, it is Charlene’s...

Today: Is the comedian Louie Anderson gay? Plus, what do we know about Michael Stipe’s photographer-partner, Thomas Dozol – and why do the gays hate Ke$ha?

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Q: I was watching Louie Anderson on the Late Late Show and am curious to know if he is gay. I just read about him being blackmailed, which had me wondering. There is some conflicting information on the internet. -- Ijk

A: Back in the late 1990s, Louie Anderson was blackmailed by a man, Richard Gordon, who threatened to say that the comedian had propositioned him for sex. Anderson, who was appearing on the family-friendly shows Life With Louie and Family Feud at the time, paid the man $100,000. When Gordon subsequently came back for more money, Anderson went to the authorities,...