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“Good Times” father and “Roots” actor was 84

John Amos, the TV writer and later Emmy-nominated actor who played the stoic father on “Good Times” before being fired from the groundbreaking sitcom for protesting stereotypes and admittedly letting his temper get the better of him, has died. He…

Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas was 70

Ken Page, the Broadway veteran who provided the voice of the hideous villain Oogie Boogie in the Tim Burton-produced play The nightmare before ChristmasHe died Monday at his home in St. Louis, his representatives said. He was 70. In his…

Broadway's Ken Page, star of “Cats” and “The Wiz,” has died at age 70

Ken Page, the standout Broadway actor and voice of Oogie Boogie in the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” has died. He was 70. Page's representative, Lance Kirkland, told TMZ that he died “very peacefully” at his home in St. Louis…

MLB players and broadcasters react to the death of Pete Rose

Reaction to the death of Pete RoseMLB career, meets leader banned from baseball for betting on the game, died Monday at age 83. ___ “Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s death. He was one of the…

Award-winning gay Broadway actor and activist Gavin Creel has died aged 48

Gavin Creel, an award-winning Broadway star and marriage equality activist, has died at the age of 48. He died of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. The New York Times Reports. His partner, partner Alex…

Gavin Creel, a Broadway star, has died at the age of 48

NEW YORK (AP) – Gavin Creel, a veteran of Broadway musical theater who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” Opposite Bette Midler and received nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday of a rare and aggressive form…

Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo

reaction to the Death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died of brain cancer on Monday. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened by the news of Dikembe’s death. He was a defensive force on the court…

Tony Award-winning Broadway star Gavin Creel has died at the age of 48

Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway musicals such as “Hello, Dolly!” and “Hair,” died Monday in Manhattan, his partner confirmed. He was 48. The young actor's cause of death was metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, an aggressive…

Tony-winning actor from 'Hello, Dolly!' was 48

Broadway actor Gavin Creel died on Monday at the age of 48. Tony-nominated star known for his starring roles in Thoroughly modern Millie, hair and the recent revival of Into the forestamong other things and his involvement and positivity in…

Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorsese and other stars pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson

NEW YORK (AP) — Reacting to the Death of Kris Kristofferson. The singer-songwriter and actor died on Saturday at the age of 88 at his home in Hawaii surrounded by his family. ___ “When I first saw Kris perform at…