Quincy Jones, pop mastermind and 'Thriller' producer, dies At 91 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Quincy Jones, whose decorated music career ran from the early 1950s through the best-known works of Michael Jackson and beyond, died Sunday. "Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our …
NEW YORK — Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. She said he “took his last earthly breath peacefully and exquisitely.” “The great Dabney Coleman literally created, or defined, really — in a uniquely singular way — an archetype …
Today marks the 14th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 2009 death at the age of 50 as result of a cardiac arrest following an overdose of the surgical anesthetic drug Propofol. Michael was pictured at a Grammy Awards reception at Chasen's restaurant circa 1978 in LA Michael had his breakout success as a solo artist with the 1979 record Off the …
Solomon Hughes, left, plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Quincy Isaiah plays Magic Johnson in HBO’s forthcoming drama about the 1980s Lakers, “Winning Time.” When NBA legend Michael Jordan reminisced about his remarkable career and final championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 2020’s “The Last Dance,” viewers turned up in droves, making the ESPN docuseries an instant smash. But against its …
Los Angeles media mogul Byron Allen is expanding his broadcast TV empire with a $380 million cash purchase of seven stations, including outlets in Tucson and Madison, Wis. Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc., struck a deal with Allen’s company because Gray must divest a handful of TV stations currently owned by Quincy Media Inc., to win federal approval for its $925-million …