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Before patrons of The Original Beef of Chicagoland ever get their delicious sandwiches from chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) on FX’s The Bear, they have to go through manager Richie Jerimovich—an irritable clodhopper who’s both aggravating and engaging all at the same time. He’s played with affection and reverence by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the blue-eyed breakout best known for his stints on Girls (as Marnie’s husband Desi) and The Punisher (as David Linus  ‘Microchip’ Lieberman, the title character’s ally). Here, Moss-Bachrach talks about making it big on the comedy series from executive producer Christopher Storer (Ramy).

Ed Ames, whose long career included hit recordings, TV stardom, and Broadway roles, died May 21 in Los Angeles at 95. No cause was given.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Ed Ames, a member of the Ames Brothers singing quartet who starred in TV series “Daniel Boone” in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95. Ed Ames and his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of “Rag Mop” in 1950. As a solo artist, he had hits with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.” In the 1950s, they had a syndicated TV program “The Ames Brothers Show” and had 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963. He then launched an acting career, which included off-Broadway performances in “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as well as a starring role on Broadway in “Carnival!” He starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder and William Daniels in the Broadway production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

, has died, according to a statement provided by his family. Per the statement, the late screenwriter died March 15 at his Hudson Valley home in upstate New York. He was 83.Born in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh law school, Steinberg turned to comedy writing after life as an attorney did not turn out how he had imagined it would.

Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist.Appearing on The View on Wednesday, Goldberg, 67, declared: 'Leave my Blazing Saddles alone - don't make me come for you!' in a chat shortly after  Mindy Kaling said in a Good Morning America appearance that The Office wouldn't be accepted by modern audiences.The EGOT winner said the film - which sends up racism with its black sheriff protagonist - 'deals with racism by coming at it right, straight, out front, making you think and laugh about it - because, listen, it's not just racism, it's all the isms, he hits all the isms.' Hitting back: Whoopi Goldberg has defended the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles amid an online backlash branding the western satire racist She added, 'Blazing Saddles, because it's a great comedy, would still go over today - there are a lot of comedies that are not good, okay? 'We're just going to say that - that's not one of them. Blazing Saddles is one of the greatest because it hits everybody.'Goldberg advised viewers to decide for themselves and watch the movie, which features the late stars Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. The storyline of the film centers around a corrupt politician who appoints a Black sheriff to preside over a village in 1874.

READ MORE: Ex-Neighbours soap star savages star-studded finale as ‘unwatchable’ Speaking exclusively to Daily Star at Comic Con Manchester, Peter Ostrum and Julie Dawn Cole revealed what it was like working with icons including Gene Wilder, their favourite lines and what it was like to reunite with one another again.Willy Wonka's The Chocolate Factory was originally released in 1971, featuring five upcoming stars who played the children who found the coveted golden ticket to enter the mysterious factory.However, Peter and Julie revealed that despite the child stars appearing at reunion events throughout the years, including the Warner Brothers Willy Wonka 50th anniversary online reunion, the cast initially lost touch after the release of the film.“We lost touch for like 25 years, but then thanks to the internet, everyone was connected again,” said Julie.Describing the cast as “like family,” she explained that they are close friends and have since kept touch, adding: “We did Zoom a couple of times during Covid, which was nice to chat to each other. It was fun.”Thinking back to their time on set, Peter paid tribute to his fellow cast members, which included icons such as Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson and Roy Kinnear.Describing them as “a great group to work with,” he a sweet tribute to Willy Wonka actor Gene, saying: “There was not a dull moment working with Gene.”Speaking about their favourite memories of making the film, Peter added: “I have memories like it just happened yesterday.”“You replay that in your mind and you’re like, was that 50 years ago?”Julie revealed one of her favourite moments from their time on set too, saying: “I liked the inventing room.

highly-publicized defamation trial against Amber Heard continues to play out in court, Depp’s film, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” has seen a surge of views — propelling the film into Netflix’s top 10. The 2005 flick — which was directed by Tim Burton — found itself sitting at number eight of the streaming giant’s top ten as of Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly reported.Based on Ronald Dahl’s 1964 book of the same name, Depp stars as the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka, who allows five children to tour his factory.

Naman Ramachandran White Horse Pictures, the production company behind recent documentaries about the Beatles, Lucille Ball and the Bee Gees, is producing another look at a legendary entertainer: Gene Wilder. Library Films’ Chris Smith, the filmmaker behind projects such as “Bad Vegan” and “100 Foot Wave,” is directing the documentary about the star of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” and “Young Frankenstein,” which will be told through the perspective of Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the late actor’s nephew and a filmmaker in his own right.The documentary is produced in association with Sobey Road Entertainment and Harlem Hollywood.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWilly Wonka is in the business of treats, and Warner Bros. took a cue from the candyman for its 2022 CinemaCon presentation — showing a trailer for Timothée Chalamet’s new film some 20 months away from its official release.The annual convention of movie theater owners got a nearly two-minute look at the prequel — which imagines the lead character of Roald Dahl’s classic novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” as a young man looking to build his empire.Though iconically portrayed as a quirky (bordering on perverse) magnate by Gene Wilder, Chalamet stakes his own claim at the iconic brown velvet top hot worn by Wonka.

shared the first photo of himself playing confectionary king Willy Wonka. The actor, 25, uploaded the image to Instagram and Twitter on Sunday and was trolled by thousands of followers, many of whom compared him to the character of Gonzo in “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” Chalamet is currently in the UK filming “Wonka” — a movie musical about the origins of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book character.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterActing legend Gene Wilder died aged 83 five years ago.The iconic star was behind major film roles including Willy Wonka in 1971 smash hit musical Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Jim in Blazing Saddles and various voices in the Sesame Street franchise.He was also known for playing the titular character in Young Frankenstein.His last ever acting role came as Mr Stein in sitcom Will & Grace in 2002 and 2003, and Gene later dropped off the acting scene altogether ahead of his death in 2016.Gene Wilder died on August 29 from Alzheimer’s disease - a secret struggle which he kept private from the world.Gene suffered plenty of tragic losses in his own life - not least the

In honor of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) turning 50, we’ve constructed a podcast category about bizarro adults and the puzzle worlds they make for kids. LISTEN: An Ode To Movie Theaters In Movies [Be Reel Podcast] After unpacking the simultaneous entrancement and discomfort of watching candymen, goblin kings, and world-builders covet innocent children for mysterious ends, Be Reel plunges into the alternate realities of “Willy Wonka,” “Labyrinth” (1986), and “Tomorrowland” (2015).

Yahoo Entertainment in honor of the film’s anniversary. The actors, who co-starred as the four lucky Golden Ticket winners who get to explore the wonderous Wonka Chocolate Factory, all had fond memories of exploring the whimsical film sets in Bavarian Germany and working with Gene Wilder.

Four of the original cast members of the  original film adaptation of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory chatted with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY about where their iconic characters would be today.  The former child actors — Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee) and Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop)– made their predictions while celebrating the film’s 50th anniversary and the release of its 4K Ultra HD edition this week.

Gene Wilder as the enigmatic titular chocolatier, and a cast of child actors as the lucky recipients of the golden tickets, who were granted a tour of Wonka's top-secret factory and all the sweets they could eat — though, as any fan knows, the candy-colored dream isn't all that it seems.To celebrate the film's fittingly golden anniversary, ET's Lauren Zima spoke with four of the main cast members — Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket; Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca Salt; Michael Bollner, who played Augustus Gloop; and Paris Themmen, who played Mike Teavee — to share their memories from the set of the iconic film.«All of it was pretty much the way you would expect that it was, especially the chocolate room,» Themmen recalled of

Timothée Chalamet will play the world’s most famous chocolatier in "Wonka," a musical based on the early life of Willy Wonka. Though plot details have been kept under wraps, the Warner Bros.

Deadline, this Willy Wonka prequel is set to be a musical treatment once more like 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, so Timothée will be airing his musical talents to the world for the first time.The film is a co-production between Warner Bros – its third adaptation of the story, having also been responsible for Tim Burton’s 2005 take with Johnny Depp – and The Roald Dahl Story Co., so it should be set to follow more in the spirit of Dahl’s original characters than in the 1970s.The author infamously hated the first musical adaptation of his book, calling it ‘crummy’.This Willy Wonka origin movie will be directed by Paddington’s Paul King (if you’re not already excited, let’s remember Paddington 2 is currently

Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actress with a profile television career whocollected two of her record nine Emmys for playing the quirky Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died Wednesday at the age of 94.Leachmandied of natural causes Wednesday in Encinitas, California, according to her manager, Juliet Green. The Iowa native was known for her hilarious turns in the Mel Brooks-Gene Wilder classic Young Frankenstein (1974) and on the TV shows Malcolm in the Middle and Raising Hope.Leachman is perhaps best known for playing Mary Richards' landlady Phyllis on the legendary CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Showand then on her own spinoff show in which her character moved from Minneapolis to San Francisco.

Warner Bros will be releasing Wonka on March 17, 2023, a prequel to Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which focuses on the candy architect Willy Wonka’s younger days before having his confection empire.

Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence, but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart.The intro, in which the “Silent Sunday Nights” host provides social context to the 1974 Cleavon Little-Gene Wilder comedy, is similar to the disclaimer in front of “Gone with the Wind.”“This movie is an overt and audacious spoof on classic Westerns,” Stewart says in the newly added intro. “It’s as provocative today as it was when it premiered back in 1974.”The TCM notice not only provides context to some of Brooks’ characters but also informs audiences about the director’s spoofing ways.