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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79

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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79
Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has passed away at 79.

Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.

Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”

Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.

Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.

She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.

In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.

Teri Garr, a comedian

Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”

She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”

Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.

“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.

The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”

Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.

 A gift for spontaneous humor

Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.

She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.

Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.

During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.

Source: AP

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Jon Stewart Will Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host On Mondays Through 2025

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NEW YORK — Jon Stewart isn’t done mocking the news; he’s signed on to continue anchoring “The Daily Show” on Mondays until the end of next year.

Paramount confirmed on Monday that Stewart would continue to host the Comedy Central series once a week, as he has done for much of 2024 in the run-up to the presidential election.

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Jon Stewart Will Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host On Mondays Through 2025

From 1999 until 2015, the Emmy-winning host of “The Daily Show” delivered cutting, satirical comments on politics and current events, as well as interviews with journalists. In his second attempt, he has retained his scathing view of American politics and the presidential race, which was upended in July when President Joe Biden declared he would not seek reelection and nominated Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.

“His ability to cut through the noise and deliver clear-eyed insights is exactly what we need, which is why we are thrilled to have him leading The Daily Show for another year,” Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy stated.

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Jon Stewart Will Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host On Mondays Through 2025

Stewart, who returned in February and was intended to host until the November election, joked in a statement that he wanted to host every other Monday but that he would “suck it up” and do it weekly.

Stewart will also continue to serve as an executive producer on the show, with a rotating cast of hosts for the rest of the week. “The Daily Show” airs Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central and streams the following day on Paramount+.

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Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting

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Santa Fe, New Mexico – A New Mexico judge affirmed her decision to dismiss Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter allegation in the fatal shooting of a cameraman on the set of a Western film.

In a ruling issued Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer upheld her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter allegation against Baldwin. She claimed that prosecutors did not present any factual or legal arguments to support altering the decision.

“Because the state’s amended motion raises arguments previously made and arguments that the state chose not to raise earlier, the court does not find the amended motion well taken,” the judge stated, adding that the request was also late.

Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting

A representative for Baldwin’s lawyers stated on Friday that they had no immediate reaction to the ruling.

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey told The Associated Press that she disagrees with the court’s analysis and intends to appeal the decision. The Santa Fe district attorney appointed Morrissey to take up the case in March 2023, after a previous special prosecutor resigned due to errors in filing first charges.

The case was dismissed halfway through the trial due to allegations that police and prosecutors suppressed information from the defense in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.”

Baldwin’s trial was disrupted by discoveries that ammunition was brought into the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office in March by a guy who claimed it was related to Hutchins’ death. Prosecutors maintained the ammunition was unconnected and inconsequential, but Baldwin’s lawyers claim detectives “buried” the evidence in a different case file and successfully moved to dismiss.

Judge Upholds Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting

Baldwin, the primary actor and co-producer for “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a film set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver fired, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Baldwin claims he pulled back the hammer but not the trigger, and the handgun fired.

In April, a judge sentenced Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie weapons supervisor, to a maximum of 1.5 years in a state prison for involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ death.

Last month, Marlowe Sommer denied Gutierrez-Reed’s plea to overturn her conviction or a new trial based on concerns that prosecutors failed to communicate potentially exculpatory evidence. She determined that the armorer’s attorneys failed to prove that there was a reasonable likelihood that the trial decision would have been different if Gutierrez-Reed had access to the evidence, which is now pending in a higher court appeal.

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Seth Meyers Is Trading Politics For Parenting In New Standup Special

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NEW YORK — Seth Meyers reveals that whether he’s quarreling with his wife or in an odd circumstance with his children, he can’t help but think of turning it into a piece. The comedian and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” adapted numerous of those humorous stories for his latest HBO/Max standup special, “Dad Man Walking.”

Meyers’ most recent HBO special, “Lobby Baby,” which aired in 2019, also delves into his parenting adventures. Meyers adds that being holed up with his family during the pandemic forced him to write about his children and marriage to his wife, Alexi Ashe.

“I’ve always enjoyed how — unlike the nightly show, which is so tied to politics and the world we’re living in — this was more about sort of the universal experience of being part of a family,” Meyers said CNN in a recent interview. “It’s really fun to be on stage and realize that you are not alone in the way you are feeling about things.”

Seth Meyers Is Trading Politics For Parenting In New Standup Special

The program was shot live at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, where Meyers received large laughs talking about simple things like not understanding how to fold a stroller and the dangers of playing board games with his children, who are 8, 6, and 3 years old.

Meyers stated that his children have not complained about discussing the humorous things they say and do on stage. “I am very cognizant of saying things that I feel like they’ll be okay with,” he told me. They enjoy appearing on TV and serving as fodder for his act, but he knows that will change as they age. His oldest son suddenly appeared less enthusiastic about the traditional turkey costume contest for Thanksgiving.

“The minute someone at school busts him for being in a turkey costume, game over,” Meyers added, laughing. “But we will give them permission … because my wife did buy into being married to a comedian, whereas they didn’t choose it.”

One of the special’s highlight moments is Alexi attempting to pass through airport security with a tub of hummus. Meyers intended to keep it to himself, but he couldn’t resist testing it onstage. “I am literally in real time thinking … it’s not just that the story is so funny, but I realize this really is a perfect example of who we both are in this marriage,” he told me. “It kind of overlaps nicely with the theme of what I’m trying to do.”

The special’s director, Neal Brennan, believes the humor lies in Meyers’ relatable experiences despite his celebrity and acerbic persona. “He controls ‘Late Night’ and his personal life? “He is completely out of control,” Brennan added, chuckling.

Brennan, who also helmed “Lobby Baby,” claims Meyers has no pretense regarding family. “His conceit is, ‘I’m a very good businessman… and I have all the power.'” I have complete authority; everything I say goes. And when I get home, it’s just a lot of people taking advantage of me and wanting to speak about lava.”

Meyers, known for his stinging political satire, claims that the humor in his act originates from seeing how men and women fail each other and attempting to distribute blame equitably.

“I’m so loath to do that special about a man complaining about his wife,” Meyers joked. He appreciates it when both husbands and wives see themselves in his comedy. “For me, balance is extremely vital. Whereas both sides politically are a complete waste of time, I strive to do both sides through marriage.”

Seth Meyers Is Trading Politics For Parenting In New Standup Special

Meyers also commented on “Saturday Night Live”‘s 50th anniversary, saying he enjoyed seeing his period’s “big swings” on the show. “I loved just being there while you watched Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader all just become the people who would then be a massive part of show business for the next two decades.”

While some argue that “SNL” is no longer as hilarious as it once was, Meyers believes that being “beautifully uneven” is one of the show’s greatest enduring aspects compared to watching live sports.

“You don’t know until it happens how it’s going to be,” Meyers told the crowd. “I’ve always felt that the poorest show has something fantastic, while the best show has something dreadful. “And no host can guarantee consistency.”

As for whether he’ll continue performing standup, Meyers believes it’s a safe bet, given all the family drama. “They continue to provide stuff. So, sure, I can’t see it stopping very soon.”

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