Ed Ames, a member of the Ames Brothers singing quartet who starred in TV series “Daniel Boone” in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95.
Ed Ames and his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of “Rag Mop” in 1950. As a solo artist, he had hits with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.” In the 1950s, they had a syndicated TV program, “The Ames Brothers Show,” and 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963.
He then launched an acting career, which included off-Broadway performances in “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as well as a starring role on Broadway in “Carnival!” He starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder and William Daniels in the Broadway production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Although his background was Russian Jewish, Ames was cast several times as a Native American,...
Ed Ames and his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of “Rag Mop” in 1950. As a solo artist, he had hits with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.” In the 1950s, they had a syndicated TV program, “The Ames Brothers Show,” and 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963.
He then launched an acting career, which included off-Broadway performances in “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as well as a starring role on Broadway in “Carnival!” He starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder and William Daniels in the Broadway production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Although his background was Russian Jewish, Ames was cast several times as a Native American,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Marshall, who parlayed a gig as a secretary for producer Fred de Cordova on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show into a two-decade career as a sitcom writer on Newhart, Rhoda, Wkrp in Cincinnati and Designing Women, has died. She was 79.
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Claire Danes has joined the cast of the upcoming HBO Max limited series Full Circle. The series is co-created by Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon.
At the time of the HBO Max series’ order last year, Steven Soderbergh expressed his pleasure in teaming with Ed Solomon. “Even by Ed’s standards this is a complex narrative that manages to be both kaleidoscopic and intimate…Our task now is to assemble a great cast and make sure we execute at the level the scripts deserve.”
These “standards” Soderbergh speaks of may refer to layers related to time travel and meta awareness. Ed Solomon’s previous writing credits include the Bill & Ted trilogy, the Now You See Me heist movies and It’s Garry Shandling’s Show.
The cast that Steven Soderbergh is assembling for Full Circle is slowly but surely building. Other than the addition of Claire Danes in a lead role,...
At the time of the HBO Max series’ order last year, Steven Soderbergh expressed his pleasure in teaming with Ed Solomon. “Even by Ed’s standards this is a complex narrative that manages to be both kaleidoscopic and intimate…Our task now is to assemble a great cast and make sure we execute at the level the scripts deserve.”
These “standards” Soderbergh speaks of may refer to layers related to time travel and meta awareness. Ed Solomon’s previous writing credits include the Bill & Ted trilogy, the Now You See Me heist movies and It’s Garry Shandling’s Show.
The cast that Steven Soderbergh is assembling for Full Circle is slowly but surely building. Other than the addition of Claire Danes in a lead role,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Legendary comedian and primetime television star Garry Shandling was honored at the 2016 Emmy Awards. Jeffrey Tambor took the stage to pay tribute to his late friend and former costar. "It seems appropriate that tonight we celebrate comedy, we remember a legendary, standup fantastic Emmys host - a great, real late-night host, a great fake late-night host, a great fake late-night host who David Duchovny was sexually attracted to," he said. "He was happy with his poor vision because he said he could date anybody." Shandling suffered a heart attack at home and called 911 himself before being taken to a hospital in Los Angeles,...
- 9/19/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
When I was 22 I was trying to be something in show business. I hadn't really narrowed it down. An actor, a writer, an agent, a coke dealer -- all viable occupations in 1986. I was in what seemed like my 80th semester of UCLA, and still floundering when I got the chance, through a family friend, to work as an "apprentice writer" on It's Garry Shandling's Show. I had never heard of that job, but it was better than trying to spend hours trying to find a parking spot at UCLA so I jumped at the chance. It was a new sitcom on Showtime, a place that didn't really make sitcoms or shows. Well, when I showed up for work in my suit, I was told to get the producer a bagel and cream cheese. I realized immediately there was no apprentice writer job. I was a runner, a production assistant.
- 3/24/2016
- by Jay Kogen
- Hitfix
Comedian Garry Shandling, star of Showtime’s It's Garry Shandling's Show and HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show, died Thursday, TMZ reports. He was 66.
Per the site, Shandling passed away after he was transported from his home to a Los Angeles-area hospital.
On Larry Sanders, Shandling was a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Lead Actor, and he grabbed gold once (with Peter Tolan) for Outstanding Writing. The comedian also amassed three American Comedy Awards across his career, 12 CableACE Awards, two Golden Globe nods and a pair of Writers Guild Award noms (both for Larry Sanders).
In addition to his two starring roles,...
Per the site, Shandling passed away after he was transported from his home to a Los Angeles-area hospital.
On Larry Sanders, Shandling was a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Lead Actor, and he grabbed gold once (with Peter Tolan) for Outstanding Writing. The comedian also amassed three American Comedy Awards across his career, 12 CableACE Awards, two Golden Globe nods and a pair of Writers Guild Award noms (both for Larry Sanders).
In addition to his two starring roles,...
- 3/24/2016
- TVLine.com
Star tidbits for your afternoon noshing:
Pink, nee Alecia Moore, is reportedly expecting a little one with husband Carey Hart. This would be their first child? We expect a fun stunt, like maybe a water birth while suspended over a dirt bike course? [Us]
Food Network personality Giada de Laurentiis has reportedly been cooking up something with perpetual playboy John Mayer. The two were seen hanging at The Standard in New York and *gasp* he had a hand at her back. The were later supposedly seen going into a hotel suite together. Laurentiis, who's married and is the mother of a toddler, denies anything other than friendship. [Star]
Betty White somehow became cooler than she already was. She was made an honorary ranger by the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday (Nov. 9) and looks dashing in the hat posing with Smokey the Bear. "In my heart I've been a forest ranger all my life,...
Pink, nee Alecia Moore, is reportedly expecting a little one with husband Carey Hart. This would be their first child? We expect a fun stunt, like maybe a water birth while suspended over a dirt bike course? [Us]
Food Network personality Giada de Laurentiis has reportedly been cooking up something with perpetual playboy John Mayer. The two were seen hanging at The Standard in New York and *gasp* he had a hand at her back. The were later supposedly seen going into a hotel suite together. Laurentiis, who's married and is the mother of a toddler, denies anything other than friendship. [Star]
Betty White somehow became cooler than she already was. She was made an honorary ranger by the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday (Nov. 9) and looks dashing in the hat posing with Smokey the Bear. "In my heart I've been a forest ranger all my life,...
- 11/10/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
I got the impression from My Big Fat Greek Wedding that Nia Vardalos could be a funny writer and performer. I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt after seeing My Life in Ruins. But it's a struggle. Let's just say that comedy is the victim, not the victor, in this film. You watch a movie this painfully flat and you want to start assigning blame. So you look through the credits. Let's see: Vardalos? Well, she was funny in Greek Wedding, which she wrote. And she's got Second City training. (Which is no proof of anything; so does Dan Aykroyd - and he hasn't been funny in 20 years.) The script? Writer Mike Reiss is a veteran of The Simpsons and It's Garry Shandling's Show. Not to mention Sledge Hammer and The Critic, two underrated TV sitcoms. (On the other hand,...
- 6/5/2009
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
Bernie Brillstein was one of those guys who you figured would be around Hollywood forever, at least in part because it seemed he'd always been here. But even the incandescent ones ultimately, sadly, flame out, as Brillstein did Thursday night at 77 from heart failure.
The irony is that one of the rare industry power brokers known for having a big heart would succumb to issues afflicting the ticker. Or, as his longtime client and close friend Lorne Michaels said last week, "He never gave up his heart. He somehow kept his balance in a world where people do just awful things to each other."
Brillstein would no doubt be dismissive ofanything maudlin that might package the coverage of his demise. And he knew something about clever packaging: presiding formore than a half-century as talent agent, manager, producer, studio head and father confessor to his exceedingly loyal client roster.
That list included many of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players at "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s, including John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd as well as creator/executive producer Michaels. The show's enduring importance and appeal as a comedy institution serves as a Brillstein legacy in and of itself.
Brillstein's eye for comedic talent was almost unmatched, but it was in the packaging of his clientsin movies and TV shows that Brillstein's showbiz skills really stood out.He helped propel the careers of everyone from Brad Pitt to Adam Sandler, from Bill Maher to Dennis Miller, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Jennifer Aniston.
Wearing his producer hat, Brillstein had a hand in steering to the big screen "Ghostbusters," "Dragnet," "Happy Gilmore," "Spies Like Us," "The Blues Brothers" and "The Cable Guy," while in TV he exec produced shows ranging from the NBC comedies "Buffalo Bill," "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" and "Alf" to Showtime's "It's Garry Shandling's Show." He's also credited with having helped bring both "SNL" and HBO's "The Sopranos" to TV, the latter in partnership with Brad Grey in Brillstein-Grey Entertainment.
"Bernie was a man who lived and breathed our business," Grey said Friday. "The basics and fundamentals and joy of the entertainment business to him were always contagious."
But as anyone who dealt with Brillstein in a professional capacity could tell you, it was his personal style that elevated him above even the most successful power players of his generation: He was brash, he was gregarious, he was the proverbial bearded teddy bear.
"I will miss Bernie every day," Grey added. "Speaking with him and sharing with him was such a meaningful part of my daily life that it's a huge loss for me both personally and professionally. With Bernie, it was impossible to separate those two."
Brillsteincame up the old-fashioned way, via the Wma mailroom in the mid '50s. In 1969 he founded the Brillstein Co., which morphed into Brillstein-Grey Entertainment with partner Grey in 1991 and finally Brillstein Entertainment Partners last year. (Brillstein remained associated with Brillstein-Grey after Greybought out his interest in 1996; Grey sold his own stake in 2005 when he became chairman of the Paramount Motion Picture Group.)
In his 1999 showbiz memoir, "Where Did I Go Right? You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead," it was also abundantly clear that Brillstein wasn't afraid to tell it like it is when he felt it necessary -- or profitable.Still, he did it with gusto and generosity of spirit.
"Bernie was just the best," Michaels concluded. "He was one of the most decent and generous people I've ever known."
Brillstein is survived by his wife of 10 years, Carrie; sons Michael Brillstein, David Koskoff and Nick Koskoff; daughters Kate and Leigh Brillstein; son-in-law Abe Hoch; and a grandson.
A memorial will be held 6 p.m. Monday at UCLA's Royce Hall, with a reception immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be directed to Barlow Respiratory Research Center, 2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90026.
The irony is that one of the rare industry power brokers known for having a big heart would succumb to issues afflicting the ticker. Or, as his longtime client and close friend Lorne Michaels said last week, "He never gave up his heart. He somehow kept his balance in a world where people do just awful things to each other."
Brillstein would no doubt be dismissive ofanything maudlin that might package the coverage of his demise. And he knew something about clever packaging: presiding formore than a half-century as talent agent, manager, producer, studio head and father confessor to his exceedingly loyal client roster.
That list included many of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players at "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s, including John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd as well as creator/executive producer Michaels. The show's enduring importance and appeal as a comedy institution serves as a Brillstein legacy in and of itself.
Brillstein's eye for comedic talent was almost unmatched, but it was in the packaging of his clientsin movies and TV shows that Brillstein's showbiz skills really stood out.He helped propel the careers of everyone from Brad Pitt to Adam Sandler, from Bill Maher to Dennis Miller, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Jennifer Aniston.
Wearing his producer hat, Brillstein had a hand in steering to the big screen "Ghostbusters," "Dragnet," "Happy Gilmore," "Spies Like Us," "The Blues Brothers" and "The Cable Guy," while in TV he exec produced shows ranging from the NBC comedies "Buffalo Bill," "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" and "Alf" to Showtime's "It's Garry Shandling's Show." He's also credited with having helped bring both "SNL" and HBO's "The Sopranos" to TV, the latter in partnership with Brad Grey in Brillstein-Grey Entertainment.
"Bernie was a man who lived and breathed our business," Grey said Friday. "The basics and fundamentals and joy of the entertainment business to him were always contagious."
But as anyone who dealt with Brillstein in a professional capacity could tell you, it was his personal style that elevated him above even the most successful power players of his generation: He was brash, he was gregarious, he was the proverbial bearded teddy bear.
"I will miss Bernie every day," Grey added. "Speaking with him and sharing with him was such a meaningful part of my daily life that it's a huge loss for me both personally and professionally. With Bernie, it was impossible to separate those two."
Brillsteincame up the old-fashioned way, via the Wma mailroom in the mid '50s. In 1969 he founded the Brillstein Co., which morphed into Brillstein-Grey Entertainment with partner Grey in 1991 and finally Brillstein Entertainment Partners last year. (Brillstein remained associated with Brillstein-Grey after Greybought out his interest in 1996; Grey sold his own stake in 2005 when he became chairman of the Paramount Motion Picture Group.)
In his 1999 showbiz memoir, "Where Did I Go Right? You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead," it was also abundantly clear that Brillstein wasn't afraid to tell it like it is when he felt it necessary -- or profitable.Still, he did it with gusto and generosity of spirit.
"Bernie was just the best," Michaels concluded. "He was one of the most decent and generous people I've ever known."
Brillstein is survived by his wife of 10 years, Carrie; sons Michael Brillstein, David Koskoff and Nick Koskoff; daughters Kate and Leigh Brillstein; son-in-law Abe Hoch; and a grandson.
A memorial will be held 6 p.m. Monday at UCLA's Royce Hall, with a reception immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be directed to Barlow Respiratory Research Center, 2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90026.
- 8/10/2008
- by By Ray Richmond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bernie Brillstein, the prolific talent agent, manager, and producer who was a major force in the Hollywood industry, died Thursday night in Los Angeles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; he was 77. A man who lived the quintessential Hollywood success story, Brillstein started out in the mail room of the William Morris Agency back in 1956 and worked his way up the ladder, helping package numerous film and television deals and guiding the careers of a number of actors and other creative professionals. Among his early success stories were the launch of Saturday Night Live and the careers of many of its comedians, Jim Henson and The Muppet Show, the hit comedy Ghost Busters, and acclaimed 80s TV shows such as The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and It's Garry Shandling's Show. With Brad Grey (who later became head of Paramount Pictures), Brillstein formed the powerful management company Brillstein-Grey, which was renamed Brillstein Enetertainment Partners in 2007. In 1999, Brillstein chronicled his adventures in Hollywood with the memoir Where Did I Go Right? -- You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead. He is survived by his wife, Carrie, three sons, and two daughters.
- 8/8/2008
- IMDb News
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