By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Craig Mack, the Long Island rapper who found fame on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records in the mid-1990s, has died at age 46, his producer confirmed to the Daily News. Mack who found success with his platinum hit “Flava in Ya Ear” who would be lost in the mix shortly […]
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Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty Get A Second Chance at the 90th Academy Awards
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photograph credit Sipa USA/Rex/Shutterstock At the 90th Academy Awards this Sunday, Oscar winners Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are getting a second chance when they will present the Oscar for best picture again, one year after they infamously announced La La Land, instead of the actual winner, Moonlight.
Rapper Rick Ross on Life Support – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Rapper & actor Rick Ross has been hooked up to a machine that is taking over the function of his heart and lungs, TMZ is reporting. Yesterday morning Ross was found unresponsive in his Florida home by police and emergency teams, according to Billboard.
Legendary Comedian Marty Allen Dead at 95 – Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Legendary comedian and actor Marty Allen has died in Las Vegas at the age of 95. His spokeswoman Candi Cazau says Allen died Monday night of complications from pneumonia. His wife and performing partner Karon Kate Blackwell was by his side. Allen first found worldwide fame in the duo of Allen […]
Italian Crooner Vic Damone Dead at 89 – Music News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Legendary Italian crooner Vic Damone passed away yesterday at the age of 89. He was beloved by many, especially in the days when music was beautiful and played in almost every home throughout the US. Damone, whose smooth baritone led Frank Sinatra to famously declare he “had the best pipes in […]
Frasier Co-Star John Mahoney DEAD at 77 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt John Mahoney, who played the cranky, dad Martin Crane on “Frasier” who mixed it up with his two sons Frasier and Niles, has died at the age of 77. The actor died Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalization, Paul Martino, his manager for more than 30 years, said Monday. The […]
Temptations Front Man Dennis Edwards DEAD at 74
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Soulful singer Dennis Edwards, who gained worldwide fame when in 1968, he became lead singer of the Motown hit makers the Temptations as they embraced psychedelic funk and won Grammy Awards for the songs “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “Cloud Nine,” died Thursday in Chicago. He was 74.
“Gollllll-ly!” The Lovable Jim Nabors Dead at 87 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved funny man Jim Nabors the star who played the clumsy deputy sheriff Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and eventually starred in his own spinoff, has died at the age of 87. Nabors’ husband, Stan Cadwallader, told the Associated Press his longtime partner had died peacefully at home in […]
Singer & Actor David Cassidy DEAD at 67
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt David Cassidy, who came to fame as a ’70s teen heartthrob and lead singer on “The Partridge Family,” died Tuesday night, according to his publicist Jo-Ann Geffen. He was 67. Cassidy had recently been admitted to the intensive care unit of a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area hospital. He was in critical condition […]
Cosby Show Co Star Earle Hyman Dead at 91
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Earle Hyman, a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby Show,” died last Friday at the age of 91. Hyman died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, according to Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund. […]
Singer and Actress Della Reese Dead at 86 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved singer and actress Della Reese passed away last evening at the of 86. Her role as Tess, on Touched By Angel, endeared her to millions long after her singing career had already made her a huge star. She leaves behind children James, Franklin and Dominique, as well as husband Franklin […]
Country Music Legend Mel Tillis DEAD at 85 – Cause of DEATH Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Country music legend Mel Tillis, whose six-decade career in the music industry had him scoring hits such as “I Ain’t Never”, “Coca Cola Cowboy”, “Southern Rains”, and “I Believe In You” and who never let his stutter get in the way of him becoming a legend, died on Sunday, his publicist […]
Movie and TV Actress Ann Wedgeworth DEAD at 83
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Ann Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on “Three’s Company,” died Thursday at the age of 83 in the New York area after a long illness, her daughter Dianna Martin said. Wedgeworth landed her first Broadway role in the 1958 […]
Magnum PI Co Star John Hillerman Dead at 84
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt John Hillerman, who made a living out of being a character actor, including Tom Selleck’s fastidious estate caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on Magnum, P.I., died Thursday. He was 84. During Hillerman’s acting career he received four Emmy nominations in consecutive years for portraying Higgins and won in 1987. Hillerman, died […]
Fats Domino Dead at 89 – Music World Mourns…
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Antoine “Fats” Domino, one of the architects of early rock ‘n’ roll whose piano-based hits such as “Blueberry Hill”, “Blue Monday” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” died Tuesday, an official said. Domino passed away due to natural causes, according to Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner’s office […]
Benson Star Robert Guillaume Dead at 89 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89. His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer. Guillaume was a beloved TV star in the middle […]
Goodfellas Co Star Chuck Low AKA Morris Kessler – Dead at 89
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Chuck Low, who will always be remembered as Morris “Morrie” Kessler the pain in the ass toupee shop owner in Goodfellas has died at 89. In his other life, he was a real-estate developer-turned actor whose friendship with tenant Robert De Niro led to a second career in Hollywood and roles […]
Tom Petty Major Breaking News UPDATE/RETRACTION ABOUT DEATH
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Earlier today, several major media sources reported that after Tom Petty was found unresponsive at his home in the early hours today from cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. Also, that he was taken off life support and had passed away at the age […]
Rock Legend Tom Petty Dead at 66 – Cause of Death REVEALED – Breaking News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Tom Petty, the rocker best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is dead at 66, CBS News has confirmed. The legendary musician suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night. He was taken to UCLA Santa Monica […]
Veteran Actor Bernie Casey Dead At 78 – Cause of Death Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bernie Casey, who first found fame in the NFL as a receiver and than after his football career on the small and large screen died this past Tuesday at the age of 78. Casey acted in such films as including “Revenge of the Nerds,” “Brian’s Song” and “I’m Gonna Git You […]
Godfather II Co-Star Harry Dean Stanton Dead at 91- Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91 earlier today at Cedars- Sinai Hospital in L.A. Stanton starred in such film classics as “Godfather II,” “Pretty in Pink,” “Alien” and “Escape from New York to name just a few. NewzBreaker extends our condolences to the Stanton Family […]
Will Beauty and the Beast Rule the 2017 Box Office?
When you look movies set to dominate the 2017 worldwide box office, there are beauties and there are beasts. How did Fate of the Furious make over a billion dollars while one of the best films of the year, Logan Lucky, bombed? I’ll tell you how: the public (as a whole) doesn’t give a damn […]
Goodfellas Actor Frank Vincent Dead at 78 – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Frank Vincent, an Italian – American character actor who uttered the famous line “Now go home and get your fuc*^% shine box” to Joe Pesci’s character Tommy D. in Goodfellas, died today during open heart surgery, TMZ reports. He was 78. Vincent was a beloved actor who made a name for […]
Godfather II Co Star Gastone Moschin Dead at 88 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Gastone Moschin, a character actor who played Don Fanucci, in The Godfather II has died in Terni, Umbira Italy at the age of 88, on September 4th. His other big roles were in The Conformist and My Friends. He was married to Marzia Ubaldi.
Grammy Award Winning Comedian, Actor & Writer Shelley Berman Dead at 92 – CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt This one hits close to my heart. Legendary comedian, writer and actor, Shelley Berman died yesterday morning at the age of 92 at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. His publicist, Glenn Schwartz, said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease. In 1959, Berman was the first comedian to ever win […]