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Yahoo
21 hours ago
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Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actor interviews
Over the past few months of Emmy campaigning, Gold Derby has spoken with several contenders in all categories. Now with voting underway ahead of the July 15 unveiling of the nominees, we have compiled 10 interviews for stars vying for Best Comedy Actor, including: Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher), Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical), Luke Kirby (Étoile), Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemstones), David Oyelowo (Government Cheese), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Jason Segel (Shrinking), and Saagar Shaikh (Deli Boys). Read on for highlights from each interviews and links to watch our full video Q&As. More from GoldDerby 'Hope for the best, prepare for the worst': 'Overcompensating' breakout Wally Baram on making her acting debut, defiling prop toilet The case of Leslie Abramson vs. Marcia Clark: Ari Graynor and Sarah Paulson on 'defending' their characters In Pixar's 'Elio,' Easter eggs are literally written in the stars - will you be able to spot them all? The creator, writer, director, and star for the FX comedy series plays Evan Marquez, an English teacher in Austin, Texas, navigating the complex sociopolitical climate of high school and his personal life, specifically his on-again, off-again boyfriend Malcolm (Jordan Firstman). "I think with hot topics in general, somehow we just found in the voice of the show that we could handle this stuff, that there was a certain perspective, or even I would say the show has a certain empathy and intelligence that allows us to really look at things that can be uncomfortable conversations," Alvarez says. Watch our complete interview with Brian Jordan Alvarez. Brody plays "hot rabbi" Noah, who falls for Joanne (Kristen Bell), an agnostic podcaster for the Netflix comedy series. The two have to navigate numerous obstacles, religious and non-religious, in their relationship. For Brody, the rapturous reception to the show has been "lovely, wonderful, very, very surprising, very gratifying. I really can't think of a negative," he says. "Maybe it'll come, but I don't know. I've been doing this a long time, so it's not like it's surprising, but I feel acclimated to the business, the ebbs and flows. So it's nothing that I don't feel ready to handle, but it's just really lovely." Watch our complete interview with Adam Brody. Danson plays Charles, a retired professor struggling to move on after the passing of his wife. To find purpose and solve the mystery of a stolen necklace, he accepts an undercover job in a retirement home. For the new Netflix comedy he admits, 'I'm exploring aging at 76. Some of it hurts a little, there's more aches and pains. There's some sadness because you live long enough. But I'm beginning to learn, 'so what? keep going!' And I get the same thrill driving through a studio gate today that I did when I was in my late 20s. One of my goals in life is to keep acting and figure out how to be funny at every age.' Watch our complete video interview with Ted Danson. Grier stars on the NBC mockumentary as the curmudgeonly but knowledgeable Doctor Ron. The balance of comedy and pathos stood out the most to Grier. 'It's a weird show, it's like a hybrid,' explains the actor, who trained at the Yale School of Drama. He finds that 'the humor there is earned and organic. … The way it's written, it's a drama,' and notes, 'The biggest challenge was just, you have to trust … I had to trust that the tone was right.' Read our complete interview with David Alan Grier. Kirby stars as Jack MacMillan, the head of a New York ballet company who engages in a talent swap with a Paris troupe in a bid to revive interest in both for the Prime Video series. He says, 'I'm really happy with how people are responding to the dynamism of the story, the kinetic energy of it, how different it is from our last endeavor. And I think the biggest thing is just people saying the show grows as the episodes go on, that it does work as a big movie where things are revealed episode to episode where by the end, you have this very rich tapestry of information for these characters and this endeavor to keep their art alive.' Watch our complete interview with Luke Kirby. McBride stars as Jesse Gemstone, member of a famous televangelist and megachurch pastor family in South Carolina for the HBO Max comedy. He says that creating the series "is kind of what drives me more than anything. I just love telling stories, and I like creating stories, and it's honestly part of why I'm closing the chapter on Gemstones, as much fun as I've had making the show. As much as I love the entire cast and I've loved making it, I just want to tell more stories. And I see how quick time's moving on and I've been on Gemstones since I wrote the pilot in 2017. And it's been an absolute blast, but my brain is just firing and wanting to tell other stories as well. For me, that's kind of my driving force. What inspires me the most is just trying to find a new world and new characters to explore. Watch our complete interview with Danny McBride. The Apple TV+ show is tightly focused on the personal story of the Chambers family, a Black family living in the San Fernando Valley during the summer of 1969. Says Oyelowo of his character, Hampton Chambers: "He is a bit of a scoundrel. But I think the lovability and the relatability come from the fact that he is constantly trying to be better, and, of course, failing at that. And that is the drama, that is the tension of the show. He is both selfish and selfless. He is both a man of faith and steeped in fear. He is someone who loves his kids but really behaves in very questionable ways as a father, the same thing as a husband. So, you know, I think that's both relatable and, of course, is quite a compelling thing to watch play out.' Watch our complete interview with David Oyelowo. Rogen is the cocreator, producer, director, writer, and star of the Apple TV+ series about the new head of a Hollywood studio. Discussing the work involved in some of the episodes, he says, "The Vegas stuff was hard, but to me, the Golden Globes one was the one I was most proud of. We had an incredibly specific vision for it in in every way, and the vision was incredibly complicated — we just had to shoot it at the Beverly Hilton. And that was incredibly restrictive and logistically difficult. I wanted there to be never a suspension in disbelief in the caliber of celebrity you were seeing — that's not who'd be winning a Golden Globe, that's not who'd be hosting the Golden Globes, that's not who'd be getting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes, that's not who'd be presenting at the Golden Globes. And so given that that was our self-imposed mandate, pulling off an award show was incredibly difficult, and getting that amount of cameos to show up in that time frame was incredibly difficult. "It was also the first time that we were really using our oner shooting style in an environment with so many people. A lot of the episodes are pretty contained — maybe 30, 40 people in some scenes. But this, every scene had 500 people in it, and so we instantly saw, oh, the resets take so much longer, and so much more can go wrong. And even though very few people have been to the Golden Globes, and ever will go to the Golden Globes, very few people will understand the lengths I went through to obtain this. I just wanted it to feel like you were there. And when I watch it, to me, it really feels like what it feels like to be at the Golden Globes, and I'm very proud that I was able to do that." Watch our complete interview with Seth Rogen. The Apple TV+ series is about how Jimmy (Segel) rebuilds his life following the death of his wife, who was killed by a drunk driver named Louis (played by Brett Goldstein in Season 2) 'I have found with time that for me, my best strategy acting-wise, is to know my sh-s really well," says Segel. To know it so well that I like to think of it as if I'm planning a river rafting trip and then I step into the river, and all of a sudden, the river is in charge. And these plans you have, they're helpful but moot. So when Brett's doing something, my job is just to be there for it. My job on the show is to be there for all these people doing their thing. And that may be part of the function of being the main guy with all these people orbiting you and it's your job to let them reflect off of you.' Watch our complete interview with Jason Segel. The Hulu comedy series centers on a pair of brothers who learn that their multimillionaire father was a secret drug kingpin. "We're not teaching a lesson. We're not taking a stance on anything. We're just having fun, we're being silly, we're making this stupid show that we love so much," says Shaikh. The mix of comedy and high stakes action "really piggy-back off of each other. It's easy to play funny when the stakes are so high, because it's almost like a reversal in genre in that moment. The audience isn't expecting the switch to be so immediate," and "the comedy cuts the tension" of the high stakes at play. At the same time, "the goriness, the drama, the drug aspect of it, really cuts the tension of the comedy. So they kind of work really well together." Watch our complete interview with Saagar Shaikh. Best of GoldDerby Kristen Bell, Tina Fey, Bridget Everett, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actress interviews 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Sam Rockwell on Frank's 'White Lotus' backstory, Woody Harrelson's influence, and going all in on 'this arc of Buddhist to Bad Lieutenant' Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Watch a New Episode of Advancements on Saturday, June 21st at 8:00 pm ET
Tune in to Bloomberg to learn how innovations in technology are disrupting industries for the better. JUPITER, Fla., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Advancements with Ted Danson is scheduled to broadcast on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET. First, the show will share how the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) is building a home-grown hydrogen economy to support a zero-carbon future and strengthen domestic energy independence. Viewers will hear how these transformative projects are expected to generate more than 220,000 jobs, improve public health, and position California and the nation as leaders in clean energy, technical innovation, and economic growth. Next, learn how The Predictive Index (PI) uses AI-driven features to leverage behavioral science and address talent shortages, retention challenges, and potential issues caused by rapid change. Viewers will see how PI's talent optimization software provides insights to help employers take the steps needed to improve operations, modernize leadership, and create a workplace environment where engagement, development, and performance are prioritized. Advancements will also explore how developments in modern banking systems are helping to reduce operational burdens being placed on financial institutions, so they can adapt to ever-evolving regulatory changes and meet future needs. Audiences will learn how Treasury Prime's technology enables financial institutions to embed security and compliance controls directly into their operations – helping to ensure that banks can scale efficiently in an increasingly interconnected financial landscape. Finally, discover how AI and machine learning are strengthening and reinforcing response capabilities across security architectures as the show highlights how CyberOne is combining world class services with best of breed technologies to empower businesses with the tools they need to confidently navigate the ever-evolving threat landscape. "As a series dedicated to the advancement of technology and innovation, we are thrilled to share these amazing developments with the public," said Sarah McBrayer, creative director for the Advancements series. About Advancements:Advancements is an information-based educational television series that explores recent developments taking place across several industries and economies. With a focus on some of the major innovations responsible for global progress today, the award-winning series goes behind-the-scenes to discover and share how technology and innovation continue to drive the world forward. Advancements shines a light on several important issues and topics, while featuring an array of cutting-edge improvements, state-of-the-art technologies, and groundbreaking environmental and sustainable solutions. Its team of writers, directors, and producers remain dedicated to consistently producing commercial-free, educational programming for viewers and networks. For more information, please visit or call 866-496-4065. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Advancements
Fox News
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Ted Danson admits he's 'nauseatingly in love' with wife Mary Steenburgen as couple reunites on screen
Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen are "nauseatingly in love" after nearly 30 years of marriage. During SiriusXM's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" podcast, Danson – who hosts the show with Woody Harrelson – told guest Brett Goldstein that he will be working with his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, in season two of "Man On The Inside." He also explained that starring alongside each other in the show has made them fall in love again. "Oh, it's just magical. We're falling in love. The story evolves, but I'm just head-over-heels in love with her and to sit there on camera and look into your wife's eyes…. And we're nauseatingly in love in private life and to just disappear into her eyes in front of a camera is pretty astounding," Danson said. Goldstein asked Danson how working alongside his wife has been, and the actor replied, "Oh, it's delicious." Goldstein was full of questions and told Danson, "I am freaked out by the idea of couples who act together. How does it work? And how do you leave your house? You go to work together, in the car? And then what happens? Did you act together before you got together?" Danson explained that he met his wife on the set of a movie, but he learned quickly he had to check his ego "at the door." "I realized part of my job is to host my wife. I was here last year. I am this 'Man on the Inside.' And if she doesn't have a wonderful time, I'm an a--hole. And that's on me. And that's just my attitude," Danson said. Danson and Steenburgen first met in 1983 and married in 1995. They each have two children from previous marriages. In January, Steenburgen admitted that she thought Danson was a bit of a ladies' man before she met him – similar to the character he played on "Cheers" from 1982 to 1993. "I admired him so much as an actor, but I didn't personally know him, and I had this stupid idea that he was, like, maybe kind of a slick guy," she told People at the time. However, she soon realized "how wrong" she was. "Slick guys don't say, 'gosh-a-rooni,' after making love. I'd like to apologize to my granddaughters," she jokingly added. She added that there's a reason Danson is "treasured" by everyone he works with. "He's just so loving and takes such joy in acting that all of us who are hard at work away from our families for long hours get to work on a set that is dictated by his kindness," she said. She continued, "I also fell in love with the sort of father that he is and with his beloved daughters... Ted loves them with all his heart and yet had space in there to love my Lilly and Charlie so perfectly as well. It's pretty thrilling to go through life with Ted Danson." The couple's best quality time is very early in the morning, according to Danson. "The most fun is the early mornings," Danson told People of their 4:30 togetherness time. "Coffee in bed, playing Wordle, Connections, and Spelling Bee, talking and laughing and sharing. To both of us, it's like heaven on Earth." He added, "Even if she's working in a different time zone, we will wake up in time to be able to play our games and have coffee over the phone."
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Cheers star George Wendt's cause of death revealed
George Wendt's cause of death has been revealed weeks after his sudden passing. The Cheers star, famous for playing barfly Norm Peterson in all 11 seasons of the beloved NBC show, died from cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ on Thursday. The certificate also reportedly lists congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension as underlying causes. Other contributing factors include end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) and hyperlipidemia, per the outlet. Wendt's loved ones confirmed to The Post that the TV icon died 'peacefully in his sleep' on Tuesday, May 17, at age 76. 'George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,' the family rep's told The Post in a statement. 'He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.' Wendt, who earned six Emmy nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Norm, made his final few public appearances in 2024. In August of that year, he reunited with his Cheers co-stars Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson on their podcast, 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'. He seemed happy to be in the company of his famous colleagues and even addressed how he landed the role in the sitcom that ran from 1982 to 1993. In June 2024, he made his last public appearance with his nephew, Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis. The actor's mum, Kathy, was one of Wendt's sisters. The uncle and nephew shared several laughs while appearing in a comedy skit at the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, alongside comedian Robert Smigel and NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Dressed in Chicago Bears gear, Wendt and Smigel channelled their characters Bob Swerski and Carl Wollarski in the bit 'Super Fans,' marking the first time they played the characters since Chris Farley's death in 1997, reported KCTV5. Sudeikis stepped in as Farley's character, Todd O'Conner, and the trio hounded Kelce about his romance with Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs. Wendt also appeared alongside his famous nephew in January 2024 at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The late star walked with a cane as Sudeikis guided his uncle down the red carpet before he joined some of his Cheers castmates on stage during a special tribute honouring the most beloved shows in television history. Several of Wendt's co-stars broke their silence about his death. 'I am devastated to hear that Georgie is no longer with us,' Danson, 77, shared with The Post. 'I am sending all my love to Bernadette and the children. It is going to take me a long time to get used to this. I love you, Georgie.' Rhea Perlman said: 'George Wendt was the sweetest, kindest man I ever met. It was impossible not to like him. As Carla, I was often standing next to him, as Norm always took the same seat at the end of the bar, which made it easy to grab him and beat the crap out of him at least once a week. I loved doing it and he loved pretending it didn't hurt. What a guy! I'll miss him more than words can say.' Despite Cheers ending after 11 seasons and 28 Emmys, Wendt's character lived on. He went on to play Norm in two Cheers spin-offs: The Tortellis and Frasier, as well as shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Wings and more. Wendt starred as himself on Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show, and was featured as a recurring character on The Naked Truth and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Wendt is survived by his wife, actress Bernadette Birkett; their children Hilary, Joe and Daniel; and his stepchildren, Joshua and Andrew.
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Cheers' star George Wendt's cause of death revealed
"Cheers" actor George Wendt's cause of death has been revealed. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health listed Wendt's immediate cause of death as cardiac arrest with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension as underlying causes, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Wendt died on May 20 at the age of 76, the document stated. He died peacefully in his sleep, a family representative previously shared in a statement to Fox News Digital. "George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him," the statement read. "He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time." In all 275 episodes of the beloved NBC sitcom, "Cheers," Wendt starred as Norm Peterson. Throughout the show's course, Wendt earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his role. His "Cheers" co-stars honored Wendt in heartfelt tributes following his death. "I am devastated to hear that Georgie is no longer with us. I am sending all my love to Bernadette and the children," Danson wrote in a statement at the time given to The Hollywood Reporter. "It is going to take me a long time to get used to this. I love you, Georgie." Kelsey Grammer, who portrayed Frasier Crane on "Cheers" before he starred in his own spinoff, said, "I believe mourning is a private matter. But I liked George a lot. He was beloved by millions." "Cheers" co-star Rhea Perlman echoed a similar sentiment, saying, "George Wendt was the sweetest, kindest man I ever met." In one of his last interviews before his death, he shared how his one-word audition sparked into him landing his iconic role. Prior to his death, Wendt reunited with his "Cheers" co-stars Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson for their podcast, SiriusXM's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name." During their conversation in August, he looked back on how he nearly missed out on the role that would define his career, all because of a scheduling conflict. Wendt was asked to walk into the bar and say "beer" to Shelley Long's character, Diane Chambers. Although the audition was just one syllable, it would eventually echo through sitcom history. Wendt's beloved "Cheers" character, Norm Peterson, became a fan favorite, as the frequent customer had a punchline for every pint. "Cheers" aired for 11 seasons on NBC, from 1982 to 1993, and was set in a Boston bar "where everybody knows your name." The cast evolved over the show's 11 seasons, but key members included Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger. Later cast additions included Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Bebe Neuwirth. The beloved show took home 28 Emmy Awards with a total of 179 nominations. After "Cheers" went off-air, the actor pivoted to his own show, "The George Wendt Show." Wendt also appeared on the big screen in movies like "Alice in Wonderland," "The Little Rascals," "Santa Buddies," "Airplane II: The Sequel" and more.
