Tag: played

08 JAN

ER’s Deezer D, Who Played Nurse Malik, Dead at 55 — Read Cast Tributes

RELATED STORIES Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson, who played nurse Malik McGrath on the long-running NBC medical drama ER, died on Thursday at the age of 55. Thompson’s brother Marshawn told TMZ that the actor was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home. The family believes he died of a heart attack — he previously underwent […]

05 SEP

Which That’s So Raven Star Almost Played Beans on Even Stevens?

The latest guest on Christy Carlson Romano‘s YouTube series took “spilling the beans” to a whole new level. The Even Stevens star welcomed fellow Disney Channel alum Kyle Massey to this week’s episode of Christy’s Kitchen Throwback, where she learned that they almost played small-screen nemeses. “I was supposed to be on Even Stevens as […]

04 AUG

Reni Santoni, Who Played Poppie on Seinfeld, Dead at 81

Character actor Reni Santoni, who played Poppie the restaurant owner on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 81, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Santoni passed away Saturday while in hospice care in Los Angeles following years of health problems that included cancer. Born in New York City, Santoni gained fame with film roles like […]

15 NOV

The Big Bang Theory: Penny star almost played ‘dark’ character in shock casting shakeup

In a special featurette of The Big Bang Theory released by CBS, the actor revealed she tried out for the show’s original pilot that never aired. However, the star was unsuccessful. She tried out for the role of a character named Katie (Amanda Walsh), who is worlds away from Penny. But who was she? Katie […]

30 OCT

Wayans Bros.’ John Witherspoon, Who Played Pops, Dead at 77

Comedian John Witherspoon, best known to TV audiences for his role as John “Pops” Williams on The WB’s 1990s sitcom The Wayans Bros., has died at the age of 77. Witherspoon’s family confirmed his passing on Tuesday, but did not disclose a cause of death. “It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, […]

12 FEB

EastEnders spoilers: Star reveals character was played by TWO actors – but who was it?

EastEnders viewers can expect to see Mary “the Punk” Smith (played by Linda Davidson) return to Albert Square next week. But Mary will also be bringing her daughter with her, Annie, who BBC soap viewers last saw when she was just a tot. However, Marilyn O’Brien has taken over the role of adult Annie for […]

10 JAN

A TV news helicopter caught a game of ‘Mario Kart’ being played on the Kansas City Royals’ 106-foot tall jumbotron screen (NTDOY)

Twitter/KCTV 5 The helicopter for a local Kansas City TV station captured a game of “Mario Kart” being played on the jumbotron at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals. Aerial footage showing the game on the screen was posted to Twitter on Tuesday, where the post has recieved more than 10,000 retweets and […]

25 DEC

Imax passes $1 billion mark at the global box office for first time ever. Here are the highest-grossing titles that played on the format in 2018.

Disney 2018 marks the first time ever that Imax grossed $ 1 billion at the global box office. “Avengers: Infinity War” was the highest global Imax performer of the year. With 2018 coming to an end, the studios are counting their stacks of money and finding that the industry is poised to break box office […]

08 DEC

Eight great board games we played at PAX Unplugged

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. PAX Unplugged, the tabletop board gaming conference that emerged from the PAX video game conference empire, took place in Philadelphia last week. It was bigger and better than last year’s inaugural event, with more space allocated […]