• Anthony Martignetti, of classic ‘Anthony!’ spaghetti commercial, dies at 63

    Anthony Martignetti, of classic ‘Anthony!’ spaghetti commercial, dies at 63

    BOSTON — The Massachusetts man who as a 12-year-old boy appeared in an iconic television commercial for Prince spaghetti running through the streets of Boston’s Italian North End has died. The death of Anthony Martignetti was announced on Facebook by his brother Andy. He was 63. “It is with a heavy and hurting heart that we …
  • Carol Burnett takes a deep dive into her classic CBS variety show

    Carol Burnett takes a deep dive into her classic CBS variety show

    “The Carol Burnett Show” is making its streaming debut. Starting Monday, all eleven seasons of the fabled comedy/variety show, which aired on CBS (1967-1978), will stream on shoutfactorytv.com, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Android apps. Fronted by Burnett, the series featured a stellar ensemble cast — Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle …
  • Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ star who played Eddie Haskell, dead at 76

    Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ star who played Eddie Haskell, dead at 76

    Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy “Leave It to Beaver,” died on Monday morning. He was 76. Sources tell Variety Osmond died at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members. The cause of death is unknown. Henry Lane, Osmond’s former partner at the Los …
  • Jerry Stiller’s iconic movie and TV moments: ‘Ed Sullivan’ to ‘Seinfeld’

    Jerry Stiller’s iconic movie and TV moments: ‘Ed Sullivan’ to ‘Seinfeld’

    Jerry Stiller was more than George Costanza’s fictional dad — and Ben Stiller’s real one. The veteran NYC funnyman, born Gerald Isaac Stiller, died at 92 of “natural causes,” Ben, 54, tweeted at 5 a.m. Monday. “He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He …
  • How ‘Little House on the Prairie’ eerily predicted the coronavirus

    How ‘Little House on the Prairie’ eerily predicted the coronavirus

    Burning fevers? Check! Quarantining? Check! An alarming death toll from a mysterious illness amid widespread fear and confusion? Check and check! Two haunting episodes of the classic show “Little House on the Prairie,” which ran between 1974 and 1983, chillingly foreshadow the current coronavirus crisis in the form of a typhus epidemic, a common occurrence …