Israeli superstar actress Gal Gadot (35) is renowned for her beauty (Miss Israel 2004) and her role as Wonder Woman in the 2017 blockbuster film by the same name. Gadot has appeared in many other movies as well, including Fast & Furious (2009), Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). …
Mike Nichols (Nov. 6, 1931 – Nov. 19, 2014) was an extraordinarily prolific and talented film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. His many directorial film credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Graduate (1967), Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), The Birdcage (1996), Closer, (2004) and Charlie…
The four-part original Netfleix miniseries Unorthodox became an international hit and has now received eight Emmy Award nominations. The story revolves around Esther “Esty” Shapiro, a young Orthodox woman who eventually leaves her life in the strict Satmar Hasidic sect in which she grew up. The series — much of it in Yiddish with English…
Doris Roberts (November 4, 1925 — April 17, 2016) had a successful acting career on television and in film lasting some six decades. Roberts, who garnered five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, was best known as the overbearing Marie Barone on the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which aired for nine seasons.…
William Shatner (89) is best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, both on television and in the movies. He has, however, appeared in many other vehicles during his seven-decade-long show business career. They include the television series T.J. Hooker and Rescue 911. Shatner’s work has garnered him two Emmy Awards. In…
Dan Levy, 36, played the flamboyant gay character David Rose in the hit Canadian-produced sitcom Schitt’s Creek. It just finished a highly successful run that lasted six seasons, thereby breaking the hearts of its legions of ardent fans. In real life, Levy is the openly gay son of comedic actor Eugene Levy, another star on…
Barry Sonnenfeld, 69, is an acclaimed cinematographer and movie director. His directorial credits include The Addams Family; Addams Family Values; the three Men in Black films; Wild, Wild West; and Get Shorty. Sonnenfeld’s credits as a cinematographer include Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Throw Momma from the Train, and When Harry Met Sally. …
Actor, producer, director, philanthropist, and writer Kirk Douglas (Dec. 9, 1916 – Feb. 5, 2020) was an iconic superstar during Hollywood’s Golden Age, from the 1940s through the 1950s and early 1960s. He appeared in more than 90 movies — usually in “tough guy” roles — including the following: Champion (1949), Young Man with a…
Actor Harvey Keitel, 80, has had major roles in numerous feature films, including the following: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), The Duellists (1977), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Bugsy (1991), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Cop Land…
Robert “Bob” Evans, a giant figure in Hollywood moviemaking, died on October 26, 2019 at age 89. In 1967 he became head of Paramount Pictures; during his tenure, Paramount released many iconic and highly successful films, including Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Rosemary’s Baby, The Italian Job, True Grit, Love Story, Harold and…
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