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• Actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88

  September 10, 2011 8:47 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Cliff Robertson, the handsome movie actor who played John F. Kennedy in "PT-109," won an Oscar for "Charly" and was famously victimized in a 1977 Hollywood forgery scandal, has died. He was 88. His secretary of 53 years, Evelyn Christel, says he died Saturday afternoon... more »

• Tom Bosley dead at 83

  October 19, 2010 2:24 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tom Bosley, the patient, understanding father on television's long-running "Happy Days," has died. He was 83. The family says Bosley died of heart failure at 4 a.m. Tuesday at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, says he was also battling lung... more »

• Director Stone says Michael Douglas' health precarious

  October 12, 2010 10:20 AM

  Director Oliver Stone says he is worried about the health of actor Michael Douglas who is battling throat cancer in an advanced stage. Stone said Tuesday in Berlin that Douglas is in a "precarious" state of health. He said Douglas, who reprised his role as stock trader Gordon... more »

• Catherine Zeta-Jones visits Welsh kids' hospital

  July 23, 2010 9:56 AM

  Catherine Zeta-Jones her husband Michael Douglas have visited a children's hospital in Wales which the actress has supported for a decade. Zeta-Jones, Douglas and her parents, Patricia and David Jones, spent 90 minutes Friday touring facilities at the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. Four years ago, the... more »

• 'American Pie' actor Chris Klein arrested on DUI

  June 16, 2010 1:29 PM

  Actor Chris Klein has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after authorities say he was spotted weaving across lanes on a California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says in a news release that the 31-year-old "American Pie" and "Election" star was stopped early Wednesday after weaving across lanes... more »

• Actor Dennis Hopper remembered at NM service

  June 2, 2010 3:58 PM

  Jack Nicholson, Val Kilmer and Dean Stockwell were among the actors who mixed Wednesday in New Mexico with dozens of Dennis Hopper's relatives, friends and Taos locals to remember the two-time Oscar nominee at a memorial Mass. Hopper's simple wooden coffin was ushered into the adobe chapel at historic San... more »

• Former child star Gary Coleman dies in Utah

  May 28, 2010 2:53 PM

  Former child TV star Gary Coleman died Friday at a Utah hospital after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage at his home. He was 42 years old. Coleman suffered the hemorrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional... more »

• New court date for Charlie Sheen over Aspen arrest

  May 28, 2010 1:47 PM

  Actor Charlie Sheen has a new court date over domestic violence allegations involving his wife, as settlement talks continue. Sheen has pleaded not guilty to menacing, criminal mischief and assault charges stemming from an argument with his wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, on Christmas Day at an Aspen home where... more »

• Gary Coleman in critical condition

  May 27, 2010 5:31 PM

  A Utah hospital says former child television star Gary Coleman is in critical condition. A Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman says Coleman was admitted to the Provo facility on Wednesday but she couldn't release any other details. Coleman lives in Santaquin, which is 55 miles south of Salt... more »

• 'Dynasty' actor John Forsythe dies at age 92

  April 3, 2010 10:26 AM

  John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's "Dynasty" and the voice of the leader of "Charlie's Angels," has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92. Forsythe died late Thursday at his home in Santa Ynez from... more »

• Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future

  March 20, 2010 10:40 AM

  Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to accept the Oscar. Little more than a week later, amid allegations of James' infidelity,... more »

• Actor Danny Glover to speak tonight

  March 15, 2010 4:51 PM

  Actor and activist Danny Glover will speak in Pueblo tonight, at an event hosted by CSU-Pueblo. Probably best known for his role in the Lethal Weapon movies, he has been a mainstay in Hollywood since a bit part in Escape from Alcatraz in 1979. He's also known as a... more »

• Actor Peter Graves dead of heart attack at 83

  March 15, 2010 10:01 AM

  Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Sandy... more »

• Sheen returning to Aspen court in domestic violence case

  March 15, 2010 9:20 AM

  Actor Charlie Sheen, from tv show "Two and a half men", is returning to court in Aspen on domestic violence charges stemming from a Christmas Day dispute with his wife. An arraignment is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Sheen is accused of putting a knife to the throat of Brooke Mueller... more »

• Pattinson still brooding in 'Remember Me'

  March 13, 2010 10:01 AM

  In "Remember Me," Robert Pattinson has temporarily stepped away from "Twilight," apparently in search of his "Five Easy Pieces" or "Rebel Without a Cause." When Pattinson's character - a wayward, rebellious 21-year-old named Tyler Hawkins - meets who will quickly become his love interest - a fellow NYU student... more »

• 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38

  March 10, 2010 9:13 AM

  The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38. Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and there are no... more »

• Oscar winning actor diagnosed with cancer

  February 9, 2010 4:34 PM

  Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. says he is being treated for prostate cancer. In the announcement Tuesday, Gossett says the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery. The actor says he is going public about the disease because there is not enough emphasis... more »

• Sheen and wife expected at court hearing in Aspen

  January 20, 2010 10:21 AM

  Attorneys say a court hearing scheduled Wednesday for Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, has been postponed until Friday. Authorities arrested Sheen Christmas Day on suspicion of felony menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief. Brooke Sheen's attorney says the hearing was postponed because of "scheduling issues" but wouldn't elaborate. Sheen... more »

• Johnny Depp can't get used to winning awards

  December 14, 2009 8:11 AM

  Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp suspects he'll never get used to receiving awards for his acting work. Depp, best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" blockbusters, made the comments Sunday night before receiving a career achievement award at the Bahamas International... more »

• "Family Ties" actor arrested after Colorado assault

  December 8, 2009 8:38 AM

  Police say a former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" has been arrested for investigation of assault in Colorado. Police said Monday that 28 year-old Brian Bonsall got into a fight at an apartment on Saturday and hit a friend with part of a broken wooden stool.... more »

• Dennis Hopper taking time to focus on cancer

  October 31, 2009 10:11 AM

  Actor Dennis Hopper is off the road, and going into treatment for prostate cancer. A manager for the 73 year-old actor and artist says he is canceling all travel plans to focus on his illness and treatment through a special program at the university of southern California. Hopper's manager... more »

• Chicano art on display at Pueblo library

  October 16, 2009 1:53 PM

  An actor best known for his movie "Cheech and Chong" is sharing his love of Chicano art with the Pueblo Library District. The art exhibit is called The Chicano Collection. It features digital replicas from Cheech Marin's personal art collection. The exhibit showcases more than 26-artists from all over the... more »

• Mel Gibson's drunk driving conviction expunged

  October 6, 2009 7:32 PM

  A judge has ruled that Mel Gibson's conviction stemming from his notorious 2006 drunken driving arrest is being expunged. The ruling Tuesday came after his lawyer had requested the dismissal. The actor-director successfully completed the terms of his three-year probation following the misdemeanor drunken driving arrest in which he... more »