'Star Wars' Actor Gary Friedkin Dead at 70 from COVID Complications: 'He Was a Gift to All Who Knew Him'

Gary Friedkin.Photo: Newsmakers via Getty Star WarsandHappy Daysactor Gary Friedkin is dead after contracting COVID and spending over three weeks in intensive care. He was 70. Friedkin is known for roles like his three-episode arc as Clarence onHappy Daysin 1982, and as an Ewok in 1983’sStar Wars: Episode VI –Return of the Jedi. He was also credited in movies likeYoung Doctors in LoveandCool World. Friedkin appeared on shows likeChicago HopeandThe Practice, and his most recent credit wasMother’s Dayin 2016....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Kevin Jackson

'Teen Mom''s Chelsea Houska Celebrates Both Her and 'Mini-Me' Daughter's Birthdays: 'Wild Child'

Photo: Chelsea DeBoer/Instagram Chelsea Houska’s family has a lot to celebrate! On Monday, the formerTeen Momstar celebrated her 31st birthday. She shares a birthday with daughter Layne, whom she paid tribute to in an Instagram post. “My little mini me is 4! She loves back tickles, sushi and animals 💕,” she captioned the set of shots, which show Layne Ettie smiling widely in front of a unicorn cake, as well as her and Houska sharing a kiss....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · John Bradshaw

'White Lotus' Season 2 Teaser Reveals Which Cast Member Is Returning with Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidgeisn’t the only vacationer returning toThe White Lotus. HBO confirmed Jon Gries, who played Greg in season 1, will be featured in the Sicily-based second season as the new teaser trailer was released Monday. Season 1 saw Coolidge’s character, Tanya, develop romantic feelings for Greg, the single man vacationing in the hotel next to her own. The promo shows a quick clip of Tanya on the back of a Vespa — with Greg driving....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · John Garcia

'Yellowjackets' Reveals Who's Playing the Adult Version of Lottie in Season 2

Photo: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME Yellowjacketshas announced their casting for adult Lottie Matthews! Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Don Arnold/WireImage Yellowjacketsflashes back and forth between a group of high school soccer players in their teens who are stranded in the Ontario wilderness after a plane crash — then years later to how they deal with the psychological aftermath as adults. Kessell will joinMelanie Lynskey,Christina Ricci,Juliette Lewisand Tawny Cypress in portraying one of the older, present-day characters....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Stephanie Thompson

10 Must-See Portraits from Sunday Night's 2022 Streamy Awards

01of 10 Charli D’Amelio Benjamin Askinas for the Streamy Awards 02of 10AirrackBenjamin Askinas for the Streamy AwardsCreator Airrack, a.k.a. Eric Decker, served as the night’s host and picked up the first person award. 02of 10 Airrack Creator Airrack, a.k.a. Eric Decker, served as the night’s host and picked up the first person award. 03of 10Rhett and LinkBenjamin Askinas for the Streamy AwardsComediansRhett and Linkwon show of the year for theirGood Mythical Morning....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Amanda Owens

10 Ways the Olympics Could be Different in the Future

The advanced Olympics have already changed a slap-up tidy sum since their early year . prowess events like architecture , literature , picture , and music went out the window in 1954 , and many effect , such as heap biking , synchronized swim , curl up , and mesa lawn tennis were added only in the last 30 years . So how might the outcome change in the future ?...

March 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1263 words · Christopher Bryant

11 Small Steps That Will Make a Huge Difference in Your Career

Whether you ’re just set about out in a Modern job or looking to climb the incorporated run , hard work will always be the good way to improve your life history . If you require to grow even more chop-chop , have a few tricks up your sleeve for improve your productivity and making the best impression can only help you take affair to the next level . 1. Come up with ways to quantitatively track your impact....

March 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1052 words · Edgar Lam

15-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot in Street While Walking with Friends, Suspect Arrested

Kayla Rincon-Miller.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe The glare of the SUV’s headlights temporarily blinded the three teenagers. The friends were heading from a movie theater to a McDonalds in Cape Coral, Fla., around 9:30 p.m. March 17, when a silver Nissan Pathfinder pulled up alongside them, and at least one person jumped from the vehicle and tried to rob them, according to a set of press releases from the Cape Coral Police Department....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Jackie Henderson

17 Celebrities Born on Christmas Eve and Day (You'll Never Guess Who Is Turning 50 This Year!)

Louis Tomlinson arrives at the U.K. premiere of ‘All of Those Voices’ on March 16, 2023; Ricky Martin attends the world premiere of ‘Palm Royale’ on March 14, 2024; Ryan Seacrest at KIIS FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at the KIA Forum on Dec. 2, 2022.Photo:Kate Green/Getty; JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Kate Green/Getty; JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty For these celebrities' families, they’re the greatest Christmas gift of all....

March 15, 2025 · 13 min · 2688 words · Nathan Reed

17-Year-Old, Who Is Reportedly Rapper Trina's Niece, Shot and Killed in Miami

Photo: Prince Williams/Wireimage A 17-year-old who is reportedly the niece of rapper Trina was fatally shot in Miami, Florida. Two others were injured in the incident. The Miami Police Department and medical examiner were reportedly at the scene where officers gathered around a black Mercedes that had been hit with multiple bullets. A window and the rear windshield were also broken, the outlet added. At the time police arrived, the vehicle was a mile north of where the shooting took place....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Darren Torres

2 Dead, 3 Rescued from Overturned Boat in Waters Off Alaska Coast: ‘Heavy Heart’

Evening light over Icy Strait viewed from Chichagof Island.Photo:Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images In a press release posted on Wednesday, theU.S. Coast Guardsaid they dispatched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka — which is just south of where the incident took place — after watchstanders at the Sector Southeast Alaska command center received the initial notification about the overturned watercraft from the Sitka Police Department....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Gina Medina

2 Philadelphia Police Officers Released from Hospital After Being Shot During July 4 Festivities

Two police officers in Philadelphia were shot and wounded during the city’s July 4 celebrations along the Ben Franklin Parkway. Diggs was hit in the head while Foster’s shoulder was grazed. Both officers were treated at Jefferson University Hospital and have since been released, according to statements released to PEOPLE. Philadelphia Police Department Outlaw said neither officer heard any shots or rounds fired and that no arrests had been made....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Jo Kelley

2000 Vs. 2010: How the world has changed

It ’s arduous to believe how much the world has transmute in the past decade — but our handy infographic tells the whole story . chatter to enlarge ! So what ’s commute ? applied science has gotten unimaginably modest and well — just look at thedifferences between an iMac in 2000 and an iPhone in 2010 . ( Seeherefor a similar equivalence . ) The universe ’s universe has grown , and for the first time more people live in urban center than in rural areas ....

March 15, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Franklin Mathis