Markie Post dead at 70 as There's Something About Mary star loses cancer battle

Ariana DeBose, at first, didn’t have any words to say about her Oscar nomination because she was so shocked.

Amanda Holden looked effortlessly glam as she waltzed into the Heart FM headquarters sporting one of her most dressed down looks yet. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 50, proved that she didn't need to wear jaw dropping attire to still win over the crowd.Instead, the mum-of-two opted to keep her look stylish and on-trend, sporting an orange high-neck jumper and a killer pair of fitted flared denim wash jeans.The I Can See Your Voice star sizzled for the camera as she posed while perched on a desk at the radio station's HQ.Her blonde locks were swooped up into a sleek high bun, to show off her immaculate makeup.Sharing her outfit with her 1.8 million Instagram fans, Amanda decided to jig for the camera.In another snap - also shared to her story - the TV judge can be seen on the move wearing a matching brightly coloured overcoat to complete her spring-time look.Meanwhile last month, Amanda returned to Britain's Got Talent for filming after the programme had been halted for two years due to the on-going Covid pandemic.The ITV star couldn't help stop her emotion from running wild as she returned for the fifteenth series at the London Palladium alongside her fellow panellists - Simon Cowell, 62, Alesha Dixon, 43, and David Walliams, 50.

Setting the record straight. Armie Hammer and his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, have not reconciled their romance despite rumors to the contrary.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVisionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations (“Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner”); the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we can take cinema is just now coming to fruition.” Here’s a look at a five iconic moments Trumbull helped create.Trumbull was Oscar nominated for visual effects for Spielberg’s “Close Encounters,” and one of his significant contributions was the motion control photography used in the scenes featuring the alien’s massive mother ship.

Mark Sutherland If last year’s Brit Awards went out with something of a COVID-restricted whimper, this year’s ceremony came in with a bang.Several bangs in fact, as an unexpected mash-up between emo-metal hybrid Bring Me The Horizon and Ed Sheeran on the latter’s “Bad Habits” launched the show to, no doubt, the bewilderment of mums and dads tuning in at home and expecting the nice, ginger-next-door they usually see at events like this. The arena, however, was ablaze — quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage.Held at The O2 Arena in south London, this year’s Brits — unlike last year’s event — took place in a country that is largely free of COVID restrictions.

Everyone needs a good cry every now and then. For Will Arnett, it happened on the side of the road. To be fair, the BoJack Horseman actor had recently split with Amy Poehler after nine years of marriage. This made his experience filming the Arrested Development revival “almost excruciating,” as he told The Guardian. “Just brutal, brutal, brutal,” he continued. “I was driving to the set one day and I pulled over to the side of the road and cried for an hour.”

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards has weighed in for the first time on the prospect that he may be named the show’s permanent host, and he addressed decade-old allegations made against him as part of employment disputes during his tenure as executive producer of “The Price Is Right.”In a memo sent Monday morning to employees of the Sony Pictures TV-produced quiz show, Richards said he was “humbled and deeply honored” to be considered a potential successor to Alex Trebek, who fronted “Jeopardy!” for nearly 37 years before his death last November.Richards emerged publicly as the front-runner for the job last week after Variety reported he was in advanced negotiations for the job.

Longtime actress Markie Post, best known for her role on Night Court amid several other high-profile projects, has died after a nearly four-year-long battle with cancer.

Markie Post, the actress best known for "Night Court" and "The Fall Guy," has died at age 70. Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed the actress died in a statement to Fox News on Sunday, noting that she passed after battling cancer for almost four years.

Markie Post, the actress who had memorable roles in various television and films such as Night Court, The Fall Guy, Scrubs, and There’s Something About Mary, died at the age of 70 on Aug. 7 after a three year, ten month battle with cancer, her manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky confirmed to Deadline. No further details have been released and memorial plans also have yet to be announced.

Actress Markie Post, best known for her role in the 1980s sitcom “Night Court”, has died. She was 70.

Markie's first acting credit came in 1979, thanks to CHiPs and the likes of Barnaby Jones, The Incredible Hulk, The Lazarus Syndrome, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Hart to Hart.The Love Boat, Cheers, Fantasy Island and The A-Team all followed.But many will remember her best as Terri Michaels in ABC’s The Fall Guy.She was a series regular between 1982 and 1985, and appeared in a staggering 65 episodes.Markie will also be remembered for portraying public defender Christine Sullivan in 159 episodes of Night Court.She was rarely off screens between 1985 and 1992.Christine was part of a love triangle in the show between the judge Harry (played by Harry Anderson) and prosecutor Dan (John Larroquette).She said in an interview with Patch

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterActress Markie Post has passed away at the age of 70 following an almost four-year battle with cancer.The actress who is mainly known for her roles in Something About Mary and the 80s sitcom Night Court, passed away on Saturday after a three year and ten-month battle with her health.Markie's longtime manager and friend Ellen Lubin Sanitsky confirmed the news to Deadline.The American actress was born in Palo Alto, California in 1950 and raised in the Bay Area in an intellectual household.Her father was a scientist and her mother was a poet, who also raised two other children, Markie's siblings.The star's death comes less than a month after her Night Court co-star

Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70.

Replacing an icon on a beloved show is a daunting task. For Jeopardy!, it has become virtually a mission impossible as a legion of passionate fans, still grieving over the death of host Alex Trebek, has been measuring up potential successors against their idol.

Fans are so upset that LeVar Burton, the fan favorite choice to host Jeopardy! after the tragic death of Alex Trebek last year, seems to have been passed over in favor of Mike Richards.

Ryan Reynolds was a true fan of Alex Trebek.

Jeopardy!, looks set to become the next permanent host of the US quiz show.Alex Trebek hosted the show for 36 years before his death in November 2020, with a series of guest hosts acting as a temporary replacement in the months since.According to Variety, Richards, who joined the show last year as an executive producer, is in “advanced negotiations” to become the next permanent host following his guest stint.While discussions are still ongoing, it’s claimed that Richards is “clearly the frontrunner” and “impressed Sony Pictures brass with his command of the fast-paced game and easy on-air manner”.Richards has a long history in TV, hosting shows like Divided and The Pyramid, along with reality shows High School Reunion and Beauty and the

Alex Trebek’s permanent “Jeopardy!” replacement may have been found.

Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards is negotiating with Sony Pictures Television to become the show's permanent host following Alex Trebek's death last year.Richards, 46, made a strong impression with Sony execs in hosting the show amid a series of guests hosts this year, sources toldVariety. A Sony spokesman told the outlet that the company continues to negotiate with multiple people, while a source told the outlet that Richards looks to be in the lead.Trebek, who died last November at the age of 80, hosted the syndicated show for 36 years prior to his passing.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards is in advanced negotiations with Sony Pictures Television to become permanent host of the venerable quiz show, taking the reins of the syndicated powerhouse that was fronted for 36 years by Alex Trebek.After Trebek’s death at the age of 80 in November 2020, Sony initiated a series of guest hosts, some of whom were hoping to land the permanent slot. Richards, who joined the show just last year as executive producer, impressed Sony Pictures brass with his command of the fast-paced game and easy on-air manner.A Sony Pictures spokesman said that discussions were ongoing with several potential candidates.