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Jenna Ortega is officially an Emmy-nominated actress. The 20-year-old Hollywood star is making history after being nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 75th Emmys for the popular Netflix series ‘Wednesday.’The young Latina, who is known for having Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, is now the youngest Latina acting nominee, following her incredible performance as Wednesday Addams.

EXCLUSIVE: D.K. Uzoukwu, Telma Hopkins, Jay Wilkison and Norah Murphy have joined the cast of Amazon Freevee’s Clean Slate as series regulars. They join previously announced stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace.

EJ Panaligan editor ABC announced a slew of news regarding their fall programming at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on September 14, headlined by guest star announcements for the second season of recently-anointed Emmy-winner “Abbott Elementary.” Read below for a summary of ABC’s announcements from the TCA press conferences. Debuting on Wednesday, September 21, the second season of Quinta Brunson’s hit show will feature recurring guest roles from actor Leslie Odom Jr., Lauren Weedman and Keyla Monterroso Mejia. Odom Jr. will play Draemond, the owner of a batch of charter schools in the area who visits Abbott. Weedman will play Kristin Marie, a hard-shelled teacher from a neighboring school that strikingly resembles one of Abbott’s own teachers. Monterroso Mejia plays a teacher’s aide whose lax personality contributes to classroom chaos at Abbott.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Amazon Freevee has given the greenlight to “Clean Slate,” a new comedy from Norman Lear’s Act III Productions, starring Laverne Cox and comedian George Wallace. The original comedy has been in development at Freevee since February 2021, back when the ad-supported streamer was known as IMDb TV. “Clean Slate,” which comes from Cox, Wallace and Dan Ewen, centers on car wash owner Henry (Wallace), whose estranged child comes home to Alabama after 17 years. But he must do some soul searching as he comes to terms with the fact that his adult child is a trans woman, Desiree (Cox). There’s no word yet on an episodic order, when the series might shoot or an estimated premiere date.

EXCLUSIVE: This Joka, a stand-up comedy series exec produced by Will Smith, will not be returning for a second season on Roku.

Zach Galifianakis is opening up about the loss of Louie Anderson.In a statement to ET, the 52-year-old actor said he'll remember the late comic as «pure.» «His essence triggered child-like euphoria when he was around,» Galifianakis continued. «He was caring and tender. And you learn that his tenderness was born out of pain.

died peacefully Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada, following complications from cancer, his rep confirmed to ET.Henry Winkler, George Wallace, Howie Mandel, Marc Maron, Gilbert Gottfried and Jeff Ross are just some of Anderson's many friends and colleagues whose tributes started pouring in following the devastating news. FX, the network that aired Anderson's dramedy,, for four seasons, also released a statement expressing their deepest sympathies to Anderson's loved ones and everyone lucky enough to have known him.«We are so deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Louie Anderson,» the statement read. «For four wonderful seasons, Louie graced us and fans of  with a bravura performance as Christine Baskets, for which he deservedly was recognized by his peers with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.»«It was a risky role for him and he embraced it with a fearlessness and joy that demonstrated his brilliance as an artist,» the statement continued.

Fans have paid tribute to comedian Louie Anderson, who has died at the age of 68 after being diagnosed with cancer.The Emmy Award-winning US entertainer died on Friday morning in Las Vegas, having been admitted to hospital for treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.His reps confirmed the news on Friday, writing that the ‘iconic comedian… passed away peacefully’ after his battle with the disease.The iconic entertainer was best known for his stand-up routines, comedy films and roles in hysterical sitcoms including Baskets, where he starred alongside Zach Galifianakis.Fans and major figures in the comedy and acting worlds have since been paying tribute to the comedian and lamenting the hole his loss will leave in the industry.Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis recalled how Louie was ‘as gracious and kind as you were funny,’ urging him to ‘rest well’.‘Keep ’em laughing in Heaven’.Fellow comedian and former Saturday Night Live star Michael McKean referenced Louie’s role in the FX sitcom, and said Baskets was ‘such a phenomenal “second act” for Louie Anderson. I wish he’d gotten a third.

Refresh for updates… Louie Anderson, the longtime comedian and actor who died of cancer this morning, is being remembered today by colleagues as a generous friend and groundbreaking comic.

Ethan Shanfeld After news broke that “Baskets” star Louie Anderson died Friday morning, celebrities took to social media to mourn the loss of the Emmy-winning comedian. Anderson, who started the 1990s cartoon series “Life With Louie” and appeared in “Coming to America” and “Search Party,” was also a Las Vegas comedy staple, with his stand-up show “Louie: Larger Than Life” running from 2003 to 2012.Michael McKean took to Twitter to honor Anderson and his work in “Baskets” alongside Zach Galifianakis. “Baskets was such a phenomenal “second act” for Louie Anderson,” McKean wrote.

Larry Robins, who managed such acts as Natalie Cole, Peter, Paul and Mary and George Wallace and served as a producer on a Netflix series due this year, has died. He was 75.

receiving backlash for using the N-word while impersonating Snoop Dogg. Apparently, it was for a sketch while he was an on-air personality for the Kevin & Bean show on Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM.