Tony Burton, best known for his role as Tony “Duke” Evers in the Rocky franchise, passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Loretta Kelley, Burton’s sister, told MLive that Burton had frequent hospital visits over the past year due to an undiagnosed medical condition.  She also said Burton didn’t get a chance to see the latest […]

  Comedian and actor Mike Epps is taking his skills to ABC television. According to Deadline, Epps has been cast as Uncle Buck in the new TV series with the same title, “Uncle Buck.” The comedy pilot is said to be adapted from the 1989 film Uncle Buck with John Candy as the star. The […]

We are deeply saddened to report that actor,Alton “Ben” Powers, better known as “Thelma’s” husband, “Keith Anderson” on Good Times, passed away on April 6,…

  FOX’s new hit drama “Empire” is making an impact on the world in many ways. One of the main characters, Trai Byers, who plays Andre Lyon, the son to Lucious Lyon, shared why he believes he was cast for the show. “I know a part of my journey now, the reason I’m an actor […]

Dennis Farina, who played Detective Joe Fontana on “Law & Order” during the 2004-06 seasons, passed away Monday in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital. A rep for a “Law & Order” actor has confirmed that the 69-year-old star has died. His publicist, Lori De Waal, told media that the actor suffered a blood clot in his lung. Prior […]

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Robert Downey Jr., once best known for his orange jail jumpsuit, is now Hollywood’s hit machine, the highest-paid actor in town, according toForbesmagazine’s annual list of entertainers with boffo bank accounts. Downey tops the list with an estimated $75 million in earnings, with Channing Tatum at No. 2 and Hugh Jackman at No. 3. The […]

Charlotte-based actor and cutie Yandrick Paraison talked about how his parents, Haitian immigrants, inspired him in this episode of Way Black When. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1149771,tbid:”3″});

Charlotte-based actor and cutie Yandrick Paraison talked about how his parents, Haitian immigrants, inspired him in this episode of Way Black When.

Along with the headline news and my recent post about How Faith Helped Uncover A Golden Voice, I continued to research how people react to those around them who are struggling through the challenges of living in everyday life.  I came across the short film that actor, Danny Glover, directed and starred in. The short […]