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We’re getting a first look at the late John Amos in NBC’s Suits LA pilot in a just-released episodic photo. Amos, who died at the age of 84, was cast in a guest-starring role in the pilot from Aaron Korsh, which was picked up to series in July. It is the iconic actor’s final role.

In the pilot, Amos played himself as a client at Ted’s (Stephen Amell) law firm who also has a longstanding friendship with Ted. While Amos’ guest appearance was not conceived as part of an ongoing arc, we hear there was a potential for him to recur. He will now be seen in the pilot only, which will air when the series debuts later this season.

NBC has yet to make a decision on whether the episode will be dedicated to Amos.

The new Suits iteration is centered on Amell’s Ted Black,...

The passing of John Amos has been a reminder of his historic starring role in one of the more unlikely Disney live-action hits ever!

The news that John Amos died in August at the age of 84 has led to some looks back at his long acting career. Breaking out as weatherman Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Amos took the lead role in the hit comedy Good Times. After leaving the show following a beef with the producers, Amos starred in the Emmy-winning mini-series Roots. 

After that, Amos was a familiar face on TV and in movies, with notable appearances in Coming To America, Die Hard 2, The West Wing, Men in Trees, and more. Yet amid all that, it's easy to forget Amos' starring role in one the weirder Disney films of a weird period.

The World's Greatest Athlete. 

This 1973 film was notable, with Amos in his...

Update: Reports indicate that John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to the actor’s death certificate. Sadly, Amos’s daughter, Shannon, did not learn about her father’s death until news outlets posted the story on social media. In an Instagram post, Shannon Amos said she is “without words” after learning about her father’s passing in such an impersonal way.

“I am without words…Our family has received the heartbreaking news that my Dad, John Allen Amos, Jr., transitioned on August 21st,” she wrote. “We are devastated and left with many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, learning about it through the media like so many of you.”

Original Article: The hits keep coming this week as word reaches the masses that John Amos, the beloved actor who played James Evans Sr. on Good Times, Cleo McDowell from Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy Coming to America, and much more,...

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed Good Times and Roots star John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to the actor’s death certificate obtained by TMZ.

Amos died August 21 at the age of 84, but his death was just announced yesterday October 1 by his son Kelly Christopher Amos.

His daughter Shannon Amos shared in an Instagram post Tuesday night that she was “without words” after learning of her father’s death through the media.

“I am without words…Our family has received the heartbreaking news that my Dad, John Allen Amos, Jr., transitioned on August 21st,” she wrote. “We are devastated and left with many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, learning about it through the media like so many of you.”

Amos was known for playing Florida Evans’ (Esther Rolle) husband James in Good Times, which spun off of Maude, and for playing...

John Amos, who has died at the age of 84, will soon be seen in what was to be his final role on NBC’s Suits LA Amos’ passing was announced Tuesday by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos.

Amos had been cast as a guest star in the Suits LA pilot from Aaron Korsh. He played himself as a client at Ted’s (Stephen Amell) law firm who also has a longstanding friendship with Ted.

The pilot was picked up to series in July, so it will make it to air when the series debuts later this season. While Amos’ guest appearance was not conceived as part of an ongoing arc, we hear there was a potential for him to recur. He will now be seen in the pilot only.

The new Suits iteration is centered on Amell’s Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who has reinvented...

John Amos, star of Good Times, Roots, and many more, died Oct. 1 at the age of 84.

Amos was known for playing Florida Evans’ (Esther Rolle) husband James in Good Times, which spun off of Maude, and for playing Gordy Howard the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which helped him break into entertainment in 1970. Other appearances for Amos included several episodes of The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, Future Cop, Hunter, 704 Hauser, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In the House, The District, three episodes of Two and a Half Men, a few episodes in The Ranch and two episodes of Ballers.

He went on to appear in Die Hard 2 (1990), The West Wing, All About the Andersons alongside Anthony Anderson, Men in Trees. He reprised his role as Cleo McDowell in the sequel to 1989’s Coming To America — Coming 2 America (2021). Other film roles include Vanishing Point (1971), Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song...

John Amos, the beloved Emmy-nominated actor who rose to fame by playing the family patriarch on Good Times, has passed away. He was 84 years old.

Per TMZ, Amos died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, but his passing has just been announced by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos. No additional details were shared related to the nature of Amos' passing, though the actor's son shared a statement to confirm the news while expressing how he knows his father's legacy "will live on" in his absence.

It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned, the statement reads in part. He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold and he was loved the world over. Many fans consider him their TV father. He lived a good life. His legacy will live on in his outstanding works in television and film as an actor.

Exclusive: CBS is developing the comedy series Feebs from CBS Studios and co-creators Michael Kramer and Lilli Birdsell, sources tell Deadline.

The single-cam series is an ensemble character-driven comedy following two sisters who love and hate each other and are thrown together as agents for the FBI. With their sibling rivalry on display in front of their teammates, the two must use their lifelong contention to fight for justice and not just with each other. 

Former CBS programming chief Thom Sherman executive produces via his Play Well Entertainment banner. Three-time Emmy winner Todd Holland will direct the pilot and executive produce alongside Sherman, Kramer and Birdsell.

Kramer is an Emmy-nominated writer who has sold numerous comedy pilots to CBS, Disney, Sony, Universal, USA Network and TBS, and developed a new Flintstones animated series for Warner Bros. He has also written for multiple series including Suits,...

50 years after its original run, the Norman Lear-produced sitcom "Good Times" is more than just "Dy-no-mite!" It's a spinoff within a spinoff and a classic Black family sitcom that inspired controversy as well as laughter. Like many beloved shows from the '70s, "Good Times" made headlines for behind-the-scenes drama and cast disagreements, but it also captivated audiences.

Originally formulated as a spinoff of "Maude" (which was itself a spinoff of unlikely hit "All in the Family"), "Good Times" retconned its central characters and setting in favor of a new premise. Henry (John Amos) became James, the family got poorer, and the setting switched from New York to Chicago, where it took inspiration from the Cabrini-Green housing projects. Audiences still dug the new show, though by the time it signed off five years later, it had changed entirely: Amos and original star Esther Rolle had left, and the show's most one-dimensional character,...

"Vanishing Point" isn't exactly a mainstream classic, but for a portion of moviegoers who like to see cars go fast and people do drugs, it's pretty much unmissable. Based on that description alone, it makes sense that the cult film's audience grew when it was directly referenced in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 road slasher film "Death Proof." Other directors who are major fans of the film include Edgar Wright and Steven Spielberg, who once told Entertainment Weekly it was one of his favorite movies.

The 1971 film didn't feature many stars, but did include a handful of actors who would become famous for other projects in the years following the film. Cleavon Little, who played radio DJ Super Soul in the film, went on to star in Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" three years later, while actress Charlotte Rampling, who was Oscar nominated for her work in "45 Years" in 2016, apparently appeared as...

Exclusive: Nina Bloomgarden (The Resort), James Tupper (Big Little Lies), Theo Germaine (They/Them) and Paige Collins (Big House) have signed on to star alongside Mary Beth Barrone in the indie erotic thriller Good Girl, which Lauren Garroni is directing, in her feature debut. No details on their roles have been disclosed.

The film currently shooting in Los Angeles watches as an enterprising Sugar Baby, offered ten grand to move in with her Sugar Daddy, comes to discover the dark secrets trapped within his home. Pic is described as part biting dark comedy, part erotic thriller — but above all, a story about sex work through a feminist and queer lens.

Kelly Parker’s Mary Ellen Moffat is producing the film based on Bree Essirig and Garroni’s script. Exec producers include Barrone, Garroni, Essrig, Simon Brook and Brook Productions.

Bloomgarden was part of the core cast of Peacock’s darkly...

Exclusive: Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy) and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) are attached to star in an untitled spy comedy in very early development at Paramount, Deadline has learned.

Jenny Bicks (Welcome to Flatch) is set to pen the script, which is said to involve a failed double agent who becomes an unlikely success, based off an original pitch. Paul Feig (The School for Good and Evil) is eyeing to direct and will also produce alongside Laura Allen Fischer for Feigco Entertainment, as well as Stan (A Different Man) and Emmy winner Emily Gerson Saines.

Stan landed his first Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for his turn as Tommy Lee in Hulu’s acclaimed miniseries Pam & Tommy, also recently starring in Apple’s thriller Sharper opposite Julianne Moore, and in Mimi Cave’s horror-thriller Fresh with Daisy Edgar-Jones. The actor is otherwise...

Bruce Miller has stepped down from his post as showrunner of the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” passing his duties on the sixth and final season to Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang, who already served as writers and executive producers.

Miller has showrun the Hulu drama since its premiere in 2017. He will remain on staff as a writer and executive producer on Season 6 while moving on to focus on developing a screen adaptation “The Testaments,” the “Handmaid’s Tale” sequel that original author Margaret Atwood wrote in 2019.

Tuchman has extended his preexisting overall deal with MGM, which serves as the studio on the series. Along with “The Handmaid’s Tale,” he is best known for writing for the 1997 animated “Anastasia” movie and serving as showrunner on “Kyle Xy,” with other credits including Freeform’s “Stitchers,” the CW’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Syfy’s “Alphas” and “Eureka” and CBS’ “Early Edition” and “Dr. Quinn,...

Anne Heche‘s family is at odds over the execution of her estate after the actress died without a will. In a new legal filing obtained by Et, James Tupper — Anne’s ex and the father of her 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper — objects to a request from Anne’s eldest son, 20-year-old Homer Heche Laffoon — whom Anne shared with her ex-husband Coley Laffoon — to be placed in charge of her estate.

James asks the court instead to appoint a neutral third party private professional fiduciary or, alternately, himself as executor of her estate.

In the new docs, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, James claims that Anne made her intentions clear in a personal email on Jan. 25, 2011, with the subject line “Will,” saying that: “In case I die tomorrow and anyone asks. My wishes are that all of my assets go to the control of Mr. James Tupper to be...

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Last week, the actress Anne Heche died at the age of 53 after a devastating car crash in her Los Angeles neighborhood. Heche was a celebrated actor with film credits like Six Days, Seven Nights and Donnie Brasco under her belt, and had also turned in acclaimed performances in shows like Men in Trees and Hung. Yet her accomplishments had consistently been overshadowed by two things: her three-year relationship...

Anne Heche will soon be laid to rest. According to a death certificate obtained by E! News, the Donnie Brasco actress' body was cremated on Aug. 18, and her final place of burial has been listed as the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, Calif. Details on when she will be buried have not been shared. On Aug. 5, Anne, 53, was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles. The actress was reportedly driving her Mini Cooper at a high speed when it "burst into flames and came to rest 30 feet inside the two-story home," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A week later, on Aug. 12, the Men in Trees actress—who was an organ...

Anne Heche's tragic death following a car crash earlier this month left many with questions.

Now, we have some clarity.

The death of the Men in Trees star at 53 has officially been ruled an accident.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner released a report on Wednesday confirming as much.

Heche's cause of death is listed as inhalation and thermal injuries from a fiery car crash earlier this month.

What's more, the report states that it was an accident.

It says that Heche suffered a "sternal fracture due to blunt trauma" from the car crash.

Sternal fractures typically occur after the chest strikes the steering wheel in motor vehicle collisions.

Heche was behind the wheel of her Mini Cooper when she crashed into a home in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.

The car and the home caught fire.

It was so severe that it took 59 firefighters over an hour to control.

Anne Heche was a showrunner’s dream. She was a strong and empathetic leader who always showed up ready to do the work. She knew what her job was as No. 1 on the call sheet. She knew how important it was to set the right tone of inclusion and happiness on the set. She was able to give generously and voluminously to her fellow actors.

This is the Anne Heche that I will remember when I think of my friend and collaborator on the dramedy series “Men in Trees,” which ran on ABC from 2006-08. It is hard for me to reconcile the Anne that I knew with the circumstances of her death, which came Aug. 14, nine days after a fiery car crash in West Los Angeles that made headlines around the world.

She was used to headlines. “Men in Trees” came together at a pivotal point in Anne’s life.

Anne Heche’s ex, Canadian actor James Tupper, has come to the late actress’ defence on Instagram.

Tupper and Heche’s “Men In Trees” co-star Emily Bergl shared a lengthy message on the social media site about anyone calling Heche “crazy.”

She began, “’You worked with crazy Anne Heche?’ ‘So how crazy was she?’” insisting that Heche “elicited more curiosity than any other famous person” that she’s ever worked with.

Bergl continued, “Anne was not only a genius, but one of the most astoundingly focused and prepared actors I’ve ever worked with. I don’t think I ever saw her miss her mark.

“I imagine she may have called for her line once or twice but I can’t recall her ever needing it. I asked her what her secret was, and she told me her first job was playing twins on ‘Another World’, so she had to...

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A lot has been written about Anne Heche in the days following an Aug. 5 accident when the actress crashed her car into a Mar Vista home, causing a devastating fire that left her with fatal injuries.

Aside from the heartfelt tributes, toxicology tests and rampant theories about what could have led to the shocking incident, Heche’s death has inspired a renewed interest in the words she wrote about herself in Call Me Crazy.

The memoir, from Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner, was published Sept. 4, 2001, and has long since been out of print. It is touted as a “national and New York Times bestseller” on Amazon where it’s for sale as a “collectible” from one seller who is asking 749 per copy. Prices have skyrocketed in recent days as The Hollywood Reporter noticed it was once for sale at 200 briefly before rising again to 499 over the weekend.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Ed Helms, and James Tupper were among the Hollywood stars who shared their remembrances and tributes on social media following the news of actress Anne Heche’s death.

Heche, who starred in the movies Donnie Brasco, Volcano and Wag the Dog and in smaller screen projects like All Rise, Hung and Men in Trees, died on Friday at the age of 53. She was taken off life support on Sunday, according to her rep, after spending several days in a coma at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills (California) Hospital and Medical Center. On Aug. 12, she was determined to be brain dead, which is legally dead by California law. However, the actress was kept on life support to see if she was a match for organ donation.

On Aug. 5, Heche smashed into a two-story home in L.A.

Anne Heche, the versatile yet troubled performer who appeared in TV shows including “Another World” and “Men in Trees” and in films such as “Donnie Brasco,” “Psycho” and “Wag the Dog,” was taken off of life support on Sunday after being involved in a car crash in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, her rep confirmed. She was 53.

Heche crashed after speeding through the Mar Vista neighborhood of West Los Angeles, where she first hit a garage and then continued until colliding with a house, where her car caught fire. She was severely burned before being pulled from the car.

Heche was declared legally dead in the state of California on Friday, but she remained on life support until she was determined as a match for organ donation.

Heche had a string of significant movie roles in the 1990s and then starred in several TV series, including “Everwood,” “Hung,” “Save Me,” “Aftermath,...

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Anne Heche, who starred in such films as Donnie Brasco, Volcano and Wag the Dog and on TV shows including Men in Trees and Hung during a troubled life and career, was taken off life support Sunday night, her rep announced.

Heche, 53, had spent several days in a coma at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills (California) Hospital and Medical Center after her Mini Cooper ran off the road Aug. 5 and smashed into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, causing “structural compromise and erupting in heavy fire,” the L.A. Fire Department said.

She was taken from her vehicle and hospitalized in critical condition, and it took nearly 60 firefighters more than an hour to extinguish the blaze.

Heche suffered burns and a severe anoxic brain injury in the crash. Later, she was determined to be brain dead — legally dead,...

Anne Heche, the star of Six Days Seven Nights Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog and a Daytime Emmy-winning TV actress who was equally comfortable in everything from heavy dramas to sitcoms to romantic comedies, has been taken off life support. She was 53.

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Declared brain dead several days ago, following her Aug. 5 fiery car crash in Los Angeles, Heche had been left on a ventilator with her heart beating so she could be evaluated for organ donation. Multiple organs were scheduled to be recovered on Sunday.

“Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,” a rep for the actor said Sunday evening.

Ellen DeGeneres, James Tupper, Others Pay Tribute To Anne Heche

Heche sustained severe injuries when her car jumped a curb and careened into a house in West L.A., where it burst into flames. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

In the wake of Anne Heche's death at the age of 53, stars are paying tribute to the "Six Days, Seven Nights" actor. On Aug. 5, Heche was in a car crash in Los Angeles, and on Aug. 12, her rep confirmed to People that although she's still on life support because she wanted to be an organ donor, she is legally dead in the state of California. People went on to share a statement from the actor's family and friends: "Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend. Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact."

Heche originally rose to fame as a soap...

Colleagues, friends and others in Hollywood are paying tribute to Anne Heche, who was declared brain dead this week, but remains on life support following her horrific car crash in Los Angeles. As reports emerged that Heche would not survive and will be taken off life support, messages of love and appreciation for the Emmy-winning actor began to pour in.

“This is a sad day,” tweeted Heche’s former romantic partner Ellen DeGeneres, while ex-husband and Men In Trees co-star James Tupper posted on Instagram a simple “Love You Forever.”

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“I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love,” DeGeneres’ post continued.

Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba wrote, “May your soul be at peace. We will miss your beautiful, unique and free spirited energy. I will always remember your performance on @officialdwts in that [rainbow] costume,...

“Rest In Peace Mom, I love you, Homer.”

Thus reads the heartbreaking sign-off of a written tribute penned Friday by Homer Laffoon, the 20-year-old son of Anne Heche.

Reps for Heche said her heart was still beating Friday, but she had been declared brain-dead, which meets the legal definition of death in California. Heche succumbed to her injuries sustained last week in a horrifying single-car wreck.

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Laffoon is Heche’s first of two children, born in 2002 to then-husband Coleman “Coley” Laffoon, whom she divorced in 2007. In 2009, she had a second son, now 13-year-old Atlas, with “Men in Trees” co-star James Tupper.

Homer Laffoon (age 7) and mom Anne Heche on October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

On Friday, Homer Laffoon released this statement, relayed to TheWrap by her reps:

From Homer:

My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom.

Anne Heche began acting in dinner theater at age 12 and enjoyed a prolific career in TV and film for the past 30 years. From playing separated-at-birth twins on Another World and fronting Men in Trees to starring in features including Six Days Seven Nights, Psycho and Volcano, she became a familiar face and beloved actress.

Scroll through a photo gallery of her long career by clicking on the image above.

Ellen DeGeneres, James Tupper, Others Pay Tribute To Anne Heche

Heche has been adept at comedy and drama, lead and supporting roles and big or small screens. After breaking out on Another World in the late 1980s — in a Daytime Emmy-winning dual role still revered by soap opera fans — she did supporting turns opposite A-list stars in such early-’90s features as I’ll Do Anything and Milk Money before landing a lead opposite Josh Charles in 1995’s Pie in the Sky.

Ellen DeGeneres sent love to Anne Heche’s family on social media amid confirmation that Heche has been declared brain dead at age 53. Degeneres and Heche dated from 1997 until 2000, becoming one of Hollywood’s most famous same-sex couples. Heche was declared brain dead on Aug. 12 due to injuries she suffered from a severe car crash. She’s remaining on life support until she’s determined as a match for organ donation. It’s likely that she will be taken off as early as Saturday or as late as Tuesday.

“This is a sad day,” DeGeneres wrote on Twitter. “I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love.”

Heche reflected in 2020 on her groundbreaking relationship with DeGeneres, telling Mr. Warburton magazine, “Our time was a beautiful part of my life and one that I wear with honor. I was a part of a revolution that created social change,...

After making her screen debut in “Another World,” Anne Heche has been a Hollywood icon for over 30 years.

The late actress died August 12 at age 53 after succumbing to critical injuries sustained from a car accident in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles a week prior. From roles in “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Wag the Dog” to ill-fated Hitchcock heroine Marion Crane in the “Psycho” remake and leading series “Nip/Tuck,” “Everwood,” “Hung,” and “Men in Trees,” Heche’s career spanned every genre imaginable.

Heche earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2004 for “Gracie’s Choice,” and wrote and directed the 2001 made-for-tv movie “Reaching Normal.” She later served as co-creator and executive producer of NBC sitcom “Bad Judge,” which ran for one season.

The official statement from Heche’s representatives honored her film legacy: “Anne had a huge heart...

Update: Anne Heche has been declared legally dead in the state of California, but her heart remains beating and she has not been taken off of life support yet, her rep confirmed to Variety on Friday. Heche will be on life support until she’s determined as a match for organ donation. It’s likely that she will be taken off as early as Saturday or as late as Tuesday.

“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” her family and friends said in a statement. “Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”

“My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom,” Heche...

Anne Heche has died.

The veteran actress, who was caught up in a fiery car crash on August 5, has died.

She was 53.

News of her passing comes shortly after her family released a statement saying the star was not expected to survive after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury.

At the time of the statement, it was revealed Heche was being kept on life support as doctors determined if any of her organs were viable for donation.

"Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition," the statement, released on August 11, reads.

"She is not expected to survive."

"It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she's being kept on life support to determine if any are viable," the statement continues.

"We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne's recovery and...

One week after being hospitalized for crashing her car into a Los Angeles home, actress Anne Heche has died, her reps confirm. She was 53 years old.

“Today we lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” Heche’s rep confirms in a statement.

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“Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons,...

In the wake of suffering a severe brain injury one week ago as a result of a devastating car crash, it’s being reported today that Anne Heche has tragically passed away.

The actress was just 53 years old, leaving behind two children.

“Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit,” Heche’s reps said in a statement. “More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work — especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love. She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light.”

Heche had been in a coma since the crash in L.A.’s Mar Vista neighborhood on Friday, August 5. She had been under investigation for reportedly driving under the influence.

Anne Heche debuted on the scene back in the 1990s on the television series “Another World,” subsequently...

Anne Heche is in a coma following a car crash in Los Angeles on Aug. 5. The actor’s representative said in a statement: “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.”

The representative originally provided an update on Saturday, saying Heche was “currently in stable condition,” and adding, “Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers. We also ask to respect her privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”

Heche was hospitalized on Friday after crashing her car into a home in the 1700 block of Walgrove Avenue in West Los Angeles, according to reports from NBC4LA and CNN. According to multiple reports, Heche suffered burn injuries when the Mini Cooper she was driving burst into flames.

Update August 8, 5:25 pm: Anne Heche is in “extremely critical condition” and remains in a coma following the fiery crash that took place in Mar Vista, California, on Friday night. A rep for the actor told Deadline, “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition she has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” the rep said in a statement. “She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.”

The statement follows the rep’s previous statement that Heche was in “stable condition,” which was issued on Saturday following the incident. It took place on Friday when Heche was heading east on Preston Way in her vehicle at high speed, ran off the road, and collided with a residence. The vehicle and the home became engulfed in flames before Heche was rushed to a local hospital.

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Actor Anne Heche was hospitalized in critical condition on Friday after crashing her car into a home in the 1700 block of Walgrove Avenue in West Los Angeles, according to reports from NBC4LA and CNN.

Heche is now in stable condition, according to a statement from her representatives.

“Anne is currently in stable condition,” reads the statement. “Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers. We also ask to respect her privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”

Heche suffered burn injuries when the Mini Cooper she was driving burst into flames, according to multiple published reports. TMZ broke the news of the accident Friday with a report that included overhead video of the accident scene. The occupant of the home was not hurt in the accident, which caused significant damage to the front of the small house, according to TMZ and CNN.

Heche was also reported to...

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The most interesting thing about the new comedy “Welcome to Flatch” just might be the way in which Fox is rolling it out. While the pilot episode will premiere March 17 on the broadcast network before airing weekly, the first seven (7!) episodes will also be available to stream on FoxNow and Hulu earlier that same day, thus giving curious viewers a chance to marathon half the season well before those who keep tuning in the traditional way.

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The Vanished star Anne Heche has signed with APA in all areas.

The Hollywood actress, writer, producer and creator recently wrapped a recurring arc on the CBS series All Rise, and starred in last year’s Netflix film The Vanished. Heche is also known starring roles as Katherine Brennan, the sharp deputy superintendent, on NBC’s Chicago Pd, and as deputy director Patricia Campbell on NBC’s The Brave.

Other TV credits include starring roles on Syfy’s Aftermath, USA’s Dig, NBC’s Save Me, HBO’s Hung and ABC’s Men in Trees. Heche served as co-creator, executive producer and writer on NBC’s Bad Judge, starring Kate Walsh, and she ...

The Vanished star Anne Heche has signed with APA in all areas.

The Hollywood actress, writer, producer and creator recently wrapped a recurring arc on the CBS series All Rise, and starred in last year’s Netflix film The Vanished. Heche is also known starring roles as Katherine Brennan, the sharp deputy superintendent, on NBC’s Chicago Pd, and as deputy director Patricia Campbell on NBC’s The Brave.

Other TV credits include starring roles on Syfy’s Aftermath, USA’s Dig, NBC’s Save Me, HBO’s Hung and ABC’s Men in Trees. Heche served as co-creator, executive producer and writer on NBC’s Bad Judge, starring Kate Walsh, and she ...

It's only been a few months since Supernatural went off of the air, but Jared Padalecki is back with another starring role on The CW.

This time, he's taking the lead as Cordell Walker, the Texas Ranger first embodied by Chuck Norris. He is best known for that portrayal, so any reboot has big shoes to fill.

Padalecki isn't a stranger to starring roles, but he's without his long-term scene partner, Jensen Ackles. Does he do justice on his own to the Walker, Texas Ranger legacy?

The short answer is yes. Padalecki is comfortable and charming as the embattled, legendary Texas Ranger and grieving husband, Cordell Walker. He's well suited to a more adult role than he's used to playing and as someone with a family that keeps him centered.

Casting Padalecki's wife, Genevieve, as Walker's late wife, Emily, adds gravitas to Walker's pain at losing his wife, making his raw emotions more believable.

Anne Heche has sashayed from the Dancing With the Stars dance floor into the All Rise courthouse, with a role on the CBS legal drama.

Our sister site Deadline reports that Heche will recur during Season 2 of All Rise as Corrine Cuthbert, a trial attorney who is regularly retained by police unions to defend officers accused of violent crime. Corrine is described as “wicked smart, using humor as a distraction while she verbally destroys anyone who gets in her way.”

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Jared Padalecki's new show is going to be a family affair.

Deadline exclusively reported that Padalecki's wife, Genevieve Padalecki, will return to TV for a heavily recurring role on Walker, The CW show keeping Mr. Padalecki on the network.

But who will Ms. Padalecki play?

In a wonderful turn of events, Ms. Padalecki will play Cordell Walker's deceased wife, Emily.

No, it's not wonderful that Emily will be dead, but we believe their love story will have a lot of impact with the married couple bringing it to life.

Similar to the original series, Walker, Texas Ranger on which it is based, Walker will explore family and morality.

Walker is a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years.

That's when he discovers while being away was difficult, there is a lot of hard work to...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation, CBS has given a script commitment with penalty to How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, a single-camera comedy inspired by TikTok star Sarah Cooper’s book. The project hails from Cooper, Cindy Chupack (Sex and the City), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Television Studios.

Thanks to her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, Cooper has emerged as the “it” comedy talent of the moment. She just set her first comedy special at Netflix, which is slated to premiere this fall.

Co-written by Cooper and Chupack, How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings revolves around three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help one another navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.

Cooper and Chupack, who also serves as showrunner, executive produce with PatMa’s Tassler,...

“Jane the Virgin” creator Jennie Snyder Urman has re-upped her overall deal with CBS Television Studios for another five years, the studio announced Thursday.

Under the new deal, Urman and her creative partner Joanna Klein will continue to develop and produce television projects through their Sutton Street Productions for the studio through 2025. Urman has long been based on CBS TV Studios, developing projects like “Jane,” “Emily Owens M.D.” and the “Charmed” reboot at the studio.

She and Klein launched their Sutton Street banner in 2018, going on to sell multiple projects across broadcast, cable and streaming including the upcoming CBS comedy “Broke.” Tara Joshi serves as development executive, reporting to Klein and Urman.

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“Jennie’s singular storytelling moves effortlessly between comedy and drama with sensitivity and humanity. Couple that with her...

In 2009, CBS Television Studios made a bet on an up-and-coming TV writer, Jennie Snyder Urman, who had staffed on a couple of shows. The bet paid off for both sides, with Urman becoming one of the most prolific showrunners on the studio roster, generating multiple series, the award-winning Jane the Virgin, the ongoing Charmed reboot, the underrated Emily Owens, MD and the upcoming Broke.

Now she has re-upped her overall deal with CBS TV Studios through 2025. The massive five-year pact is said to be one of the biggest at CBS TV Studios and well into the eight figures.

Under the new production agreement, Urman will continue to create and develop series for CBS TV Studios through Sutton Street Productions, the company she launched more than two years ago with longtime friend and veteran TV executive Joanna Klein.

Among Sutton Street’s first projects was a multi-camera comedy at CBS from...

Bridesmaids helmer Paul Feig is on board to direct and executive-produce a remake of the UK comedy series This Country, which has just been handed a pilot order at Fox.

Penned by Men in Trees creator Jenny Bicks, the Stateside adaptation is a half-hour mockumentary centered on “the daily lives of cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings,” according to the official logline. The show will “follow the cousins as they pursue their dreams, confront challenges, and fight each other for frozen pizza.”

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Fox has given a pilot order to a mockumentary series based on the British series “This Country.”

In the half-hour project, a documentary crew goes to a small town to study young adults and their current concerns. Their focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings.

The American version of “This Country” hails from writer Jenny Bicks, who will also executive produce under Perkins Street Productions banner. Paul Feig is attached to direct the pilot in addition to executive producing via Feigco Entertainment. Angie Stephenson of BBC Studios will also executive produce along with Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper, the creators of the original series. Feigco’s Dan Magnante will co-executive produce, with Cathy Mason and Rachel Mason producing. Lionsgate Television, BBC Studios, and Fox Entertainment will produce. Bicks is currently under an overall deal with Lionsgate TV while Feig has a first-look deal with the studio.

1980: Another World spin-off Texas premiered on NBC,

starring Beverlee McKinsey as Iris."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

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"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1966: Donald Briscoe assumed the role of Tony Merritt in Days of our Lives. A message appeared on the screen to explain the recast: "The part of Tony Merritt will be played by Donald Briscoe."

1980: Another World returned to 60 minutes daily, after more than a year of 90-minute episodes, to make room for Texas. Russ (David Bailey) and Tracy began their honeymoon, and Jamie (Richard Bekins) had dinner with Mac and Rachel.