Jack Klugman passed away today at the age of 90 according to KABC. The actor was best known for his roles as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple and the lead role in Quincy, ME. He also starred in the movie 12 Angry Men and several Twilight Zone episodes.
Although he lost a vocal cord to throat cancer in 1989, he didn’t let that stop him from acting. Something he continued to do up until a few years ago.
So today honor him by watching one of his classic role and keep his spirit alive.
And know right now he is making a mess for Tony Randall to clean up in heaven.
Singer Jenni Rivera, who has the hit reality show I Love Jenni on mun2, is missing after the small plane she was on lost contact with air control in Monterrey, Mexico. According to NBC News the plane, that was carrying the singer, 4 other passengers and 2 pilots, took off at 3:15a and went off the radar 62 miles later. She had performed a concert there and was traveling to her next show in Toluca, Mexico.
Jenni Rivera had just signed on to develop a multi-camera sitcom for ABC this week according to Deadline. The show is to be produced by Robert L. Boyett and Robert Horn.
Please take a moment and pray that the 43 year old singer who is the mother to 5 children, all of the passengers and the pilots are found alive and well.
Larry Hagman has passed away today in Dallas at the age of 81. Larry’s family release the below statement:
“Larry was back in his beloved Dallas re-enacting the iconic role he loved most.
Larry’s family and close friends had joined him in Dallas for the Thanksgiving holiday.
When he passed, he was surrounded by loved ones. It was a peaceful passing, just as he had wished for.”
The family requests privacy at this time.
Hagman has played two of the most iconic characters that television has ever seen. From 1965 to 1970 he played Major Tony Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie and women and kids around the world have fallen in love with him ever since then for playing that role that is still playing in syndication today. Then in 1978 he took on the role of J.R. Ewing and he became the man we loved most to hate. In March, 1980 his character was shot then on November 21, 1980 83 million people tuned in to find out “Who did it?”. In 1991 Dallas went off the air, and then this summer TNT brought the show back and he returned to playing his most notorious role. It was if all of those years that the show was off the air never happened because he was just as great in it now as he was then. His character will be back on the show when its second season debuts on January 28th. At this point it is too early to know how his death will effect production, but his absence will certainly be felt.
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of seeing him at a press event talking about the show’s return and you could tell in his face how excited he was to be back at Southfork Ranch. He still had his wits about him and he was able to make everyone in the room laugh out loud several times.
So today honor one of televisions greats and watch either I Dream of Jeannie or Dallas to keep his talent spirit alive.
A few more statements on his death: Barbara Eden – As I received the news this evening and as you read this I still cannot completely express the shock and impact from the news that Larry Hagman has passed. I can still remember, that first day on Zuma Beach with him, in the frigid cold. From that day for five more years, Larry was the center of so many fun, wild, shocking… and in retrospect, memorable moments that will remain in my heart forever.
He was such a key element in my life for so long and even, years after I Dream of Jeannie; our paths crossed many times. Throughout various productions I had the pleasure of watching the Texas Tornado that was Larry Hagman. Amidst a whirlwind of big laughs, big smiles and unrestrained personality Larry was always, simply Larry. You couldn’t fault him for it, it was just who he was. I am so thankful that this past year I was able to spend time with him and experience yet again ‘Larry’ in all his Big Texas bravado.
I, like many others believed he had beat Cancer and yet we are reminded that life is never guaranteed. My deepest condolences go out to his wife Maj, his son and daughter and his grandchildren, as well as his friends in this time of his passing. I can honestly say that we’ve lost not just a great actor, not just a television icon, but an element of pure Americana.
Goodbye Larry, there was no one like you before and there will never be anyone like you again.
-Barbara
From Dallas: TNT: All of us at TNT are deeply saddened at the news of Larry Hagman’s passing. He was a wonderful human being and an extremely gifted actor. We will be forever thankful that a whole new generation of people got to know and appreciate Larry through his performance as J.R. Ewing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very difficult time.
Linda Gray: Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. He was creative, funny, loving and talented, and I will miss him enormously. He was an original and lived life to the full. The world was a brighter place because of Larry.
Julie Gonzalo: I had the great honor to work with an incredible man. I’m humbled to have been a part of his life. I will cherish you forever. RIP my friend
Jordana Brewster: I feel lucky and humbled to have worked with such a great man and actor. We will miss you, Larry.
Brenda Strong: Being able to work with one of my childhood idols was such an amazing gift. Bless you and sweet passage
Jesse Metcalfe: It was truly an honor to share the screen with Mr. Larry Hagman. With piercing wit and undeniable charm he brought to life one of the most legendary television characters of all time. But to know the man, however briefly, was to know a passion and dedication for life and acting that was profoundly inspirational.
From Friends and Fans: Larry King – I’m shocked. Larry Hagman was a dear man who had an incredible career. He helped me to stop smoking. He really was a very special person.
Dylan McDermott: I saw Larry Hagman on the “I dream of Jeannie” set at 9 yrs old on a studio tour…I thought it must be so cool 2 be an actor. RIP Larry.
Julie Benz: I met Larry Hagman in Monte Carlo a few years ago – he told us the secret 2 a long happy marriage was separate closets &2 bathrooms #wiseman
Lou Diamond Phillips: RIP Larry Hagman. One of a kind and iconic. Always incredibly warm & kind to me and the first star to invite me into his home for dinner!
Hostess Brands announced today that it was ceasing operation because the f*cking bakers did not come back to work because they were forced to take a pay cut when the company filed for bankruptcy several months ago. So that means our supermarket shelves will no longer be carrying Wonder Bread, Sno-Balls, Twinkies, Ring Dings, Yodels, Zingers, Home Pride, Funny Bones, Ho Hos and Fruit Pies to name a few and our world is a little sadder. It also means that over 18,000 people are out of work because those bakers did not come back to work because of a pay cut.
So to those Bakers Union who put over 18,000 people out of work and killed the Twinkie, I have two words for you; the first word is FUCK and the second one is YOU. I hope you feel sh!tty about yourselves because you deserve to. And BTW no matter how much they asked to cut out of your salary, it is so much more than you will earn tomorrow. $0.00 is always less than whatever a cut is. I mean Hostess has said they would have to liquidate if the bakers didn’t come back to work and yet they still show up. So today millions of people are depressed because of a few greedy bastards. I just don’t get.
Let’s hope that when Hostess Brands sells off their brands that the all the non-bakers who lost their jobs today because of the Bakers Union are all hired by the new bosses. When it comes to the bakers who didn’t cross the picket line, I hope you find a job elsewhere after all of those people you forced out of a job find one.
Days after John Ingle’s last episode aired on General Hospital, the actor who has played Edward Quartermaine since 1993 has passed away from cancer on Sunday at the age of 84 according to ABC. The actor who lost his wife of 57 years in February has been sick for a while. Back in August his daughter posted a message on Facebook (via Soap Central), saying how much it meant to him to tape one last appearance on the daytime drama. She said that when he arrived on the set, he was greeted by a standing ovation. Then 4 days after his last time on the show aired, he joined his wife.
Ingle didn’t star acting until he retired from being a drama teacher at Hollywood High in the mid-’80s and it was all of those years of teaching that gave us the great actor who played the patriarch on GH and Mickey Horton on Days of our Lives. That is how us adults will remember him, but kids will remember him from his voice as the narrator and Topsy from The Land Before Time movies and TV Show.
So today honor and watch General Hospital, the show that meant so much to him.
