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Norman Lear is celebrating his 100th birthday on Wednesday, and one constant that has remained with the legendary writer and producer all these years is his palpable optimism.

Sanford and Son and  sat down with ET's Kevin Frazier to talk about the impact the storylines from those iconic shows are still reflective of today's America. He also shared his thought process for addressing some of the more sensitive subjects, like race, abortion and sexuality. Those subjects, somehow, continue to be sensitive multiple decades later, but Lear is hopeful.«I've said this as recently as yesterday or the day before, I don't want to wake up in the morning without hope and faith in the future,» he tells ET.Lear himself is gobsmacked at the thought of celebrating an entire century, but the milestone birthday offers him an opportunity to reflect on how he changed the face of television and what truly defines an All-American family.

Kendrick Lamar has responded to footage of a security guard being brought to tears during one of his recent performances.In a clip that was shared on TikTok and has since gone viral, the security guard can be seen wiping tears away while Lamar performs his ‘DAMN.’ cut ‘Love’ at a show in Houston, Texas. The guard can then be seen rapping along to the lyric, “I’m like an exit away.”During a local TV interview, the guard, whose name is Devyn Sanford, later explained what he went through.

Norman Lear, titan of television, is celebrating his 100th birthday Wednesday. Born in 1922, it would be five years before TV was invented and many more before it was marketed commercially to consumers. And it was through this new medium that Lear would change the way we viewed the world.

ABC used Norman Lear’s 100th birthday today to announce a career-spanning new special about the TV legend for Premiere Week. Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter will air Thursday, September 22.

Kendrick Lamar has responded to that viral video of a security guard weeping at one of his concerts.

shared the video on Instagram, marveling at the powers of modern science and how it was responsible for getting him to his 100th year, reports Deadline. “My God the miracle of being alive with everything that’s available to us,” said Lear, noting he was in Vermont. “Me turning 100 tomorrow.

How does one preview a milestone birthday? By crooning a little “That’s Amore” and sharing a few pearls of wisdom, naturally.

Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor and star of hit '80s show "Hill Street Blues," has died. He was 82.  Blacque died following a brief battle with an undisclosed illness, his family said Thursday.  Born and raised in New Jersey, Blacque began studying acting in New York, where his training helped him land small roles on many popular television shows, including "Sanford and Son," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Good Times," "Taxi" and "What’s Happening!!" Taurean Blacque had a lot of guest starring roles on several shows before making it big on "Hill Street Blues." (Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) While Blacque found success as a guest star, his biggest television role came when he was cast as Detective Neal Washington on "Hill Street Blues." Washington was a football player who suffered a career-ending injury before deciding to join the police force.  Blacque portrayed the streetwise detective for seven seasons from 1981-1987, the entire run of the show.

Deadline reported.His immediate cause of death has yet to be determined.Blacque starred in the hit NBC police drama for its entire run between 1981 to 1987. He also scored an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in a drama series in 1981.The Newark, New Jersey native was born Herbert Middleton Jr.

The acting world is in mourning on Thursday, with news that Taurean Blacque has passed away.The actor, best known for playing Detective Neal Washington in the hit NBC crime drama series Hill Street Blues, passed in Atlanta at 82.Blacque had been battling briefly with an undisclosed illness at the time of his passing, with his family announcing the news to Deadline.The actor was bornHerbert Middleton Jr. on May 10, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, honing his craft at the New Federal Theatre in New York City.

Taurean Blacque, the Emmy-nominated actor best known for his role as the perennially behatted Detective Neal Washington on NBC’s 1980s hit police series Hill Street Blues, died today in Atlanta following a brief illness. He was 82.

Zack Sharf Tom Cruise’s “Top: Gun Maverick” is the box winner of the year so far, and it’s not even close. The long-awaited sequel has earned $617 million and counting at the domestic box office and $1.2 billion so far worldwide. Outside of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and its $1.9 billion gross, “Top: Gun Maverick” has been hailed by many in the press as reigniting the box office after the pandemic woes.

James Caan earned his stripes in the entertainment industry decades ago, starring in one of the most iconic film franchises — "The Godfather."  He portrayed Sonny Corleone, the eldest son of mafia don Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, who was known as much for his fiery temper as he was for his violent, bullet-ridden death scene in the classic 1972 Francis Ford Coppola movie. But Caan's work with Coppola, and in front of the camera, began years before.

about the actor making a comeback after a brief absence from Hollywood. Caan, a 40-something pistol, spoke fondly about his rebellious early years in the movie business.“If there’s any one thing I could attribute my success to, it’s that I said ‘No.’ You’d go to an audition and they were always very cordial and nice and ‘How do you do, sir?’ And if I didn’t like the job, I’d turn it down,” he said.“You were angry in those days?” Ebert asked.“I was just New York, is all.”Caan, who died Thursday at age 82, always screamed New York.

It will be a Reba reunion on the set of new Lifetime movie The Hammer. Reba McEntire reunites with fellow Reba alum Melissa Peterman for the film inspired by the life of traveling circuit judge, Kim Wanker. McEntire’s real-life partner Rex Linn (CSI: Miami) and Kay Shioma Metchie (Totally Normal) also star.

S Club Juniors star Aaron Renfree looked the spitting image of his younger self as he attended a party in London on Wednesday night. The star, now 34, was just 14 when he joined the pop band in 2001, which was a teen spin-off of pop megastars S Club 7.

Maureen Arthur, an actress best remembered for her performance as secretary Hedy La Rue in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and its 1967 screen adaptation, died June 15 of natural causes in Beverly Hills. She was 88.

Jordaan Sanford Movies centered on queer and transgender characters are still few and far between. And when members of these marginalized communities do make it to the screen, their stories can be suffused with a dark and somber tone. But Nigerian film director and multimedia artist Gbenga Komolafe breaks free of those stifling conventions in his Indeed Rising Voices short “100% USDA Certified Organic Home-Made Tofu.” The film tells the whimsical tale of Nicki, a slightly bougie transgender woman living in Los Angeles who desperately needs money for breast augmentation surgery.

Whitney Port took to Instagram on Monday to share some pictures from her child-free vacation with husband Tim Rosenman in the Hamptons.The 37-year-old entrepreneur posed in a bikini and lapped up the sun with her man, a TV producer she married in 2015.She captioned a carousel of images: 'Fun fun fun in the sun sun sun.' Holiday: Whitney Port took to Instagram on Monday to share some vacation outtakes with husband Tim RosenmanThe fun in the sun wasn't without a side of 'mom guilt,' however.In an earlier post Whitney admitted to feeling bad about leaving their young son behind for the trip. She wrote, 'SO happy to have some time to RELAX in the Hamptons and have alone time with this one,' referring to her husband.And then she added, 'BUT the mom guilt right now is REEEAAALLLLLL.' Cute: The former MTV star lapped up the sun in trendy shades and a bucket hat Whitney and Tim are parents to a four-year-old son named Sonny Sanford Rosenman.Despite missing her son, the Los Angeles native continued to upload snapshots from her getaway to her 1.5 million followers on the app.She looked amazing as she went makeup-free under a trendy pair of sunglasses and a white bucket hat.

Wynonna Judd will follow through with the previously announced upcoming tour she had planned with her late mother Naomi Judd, and will welcome a series of big-name guest stars to participate including Brandi Carlile, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde and Trisha Yearwood.