By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt In the 1970’s Lee Majors starred in the very popular “The Six Million Dollar Man” on TV and his co-star was Richard Anderson. Anderson, a character actor for many years was Oscar Goldman on the show and later on “The Bionic Woman.” Anderson died of natural causes on Thursday at the […]
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The Six Million Dollar Man Co-Star Richard Anderson Dead at 91
September 1st, 2017 
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August 24th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Jay Thomas, a very funny comic and character actor who co-starred on hit shows “Cheers” and “Murphy Brown” has died after a battle with cancer, according to his publicist Tom Estey. Thomas was 69. “Jay Thomas was one of the funniest and kindest men I have had the honor to call […]
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August 20th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt They say they die in 3’s and it appears once again, there is merit to that old folklore with Dick Gregory, Sonny Landham and now Jerry Lewis. He was a comedian, director, host for many years of the Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon and half of the highly successful Martin and […]
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August 20th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Character actor Sonny Landham who may be best remembered for his role as Billy Sole in the 1987 movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger has died at the age of 76 last Thursday. I also enjoyed him in the 1982 movie, 48 Hours, with Eddie Murphy, where he played criminal, Billy Bear. […]
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Predator Actor Sonny Landham Dead at 76 Comments Off on Predator Actor Sonny Landham Dead at 76Dick Gregory Legendary Comedian and Civil Rights Activist Dead at 84
August 20th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Our legends in entertainment and humanity keep leaving us. Yesterday comic genius and Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory died at the age of 84 in Washington, DC. Gregory, was a pioneer in black satire who took a cool brand of humor into being a strong force on the civil rights front […]
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August 8th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Glen Campbell, who touched hearts and souls with his 21 Top 40 hits including “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” died Tuesday. He was 81. A rep for Universal Music Group, Campbell’s record label, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. During a career that […]
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July 22nd, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt John Heard, a very successful character actor for years who will be most remembered as Peter McAllister in the “Home Alone” movies has died at 71 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was found dead in a hotel where he was reportedly recovering after undergoing back surgery. The Santa Clara Medical Examiner’s […]
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July 19th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Red West, a popular actor from the 70’s through present day who was also a longtime and sometimes critical confidante and bodyguard of Elvis Presley died Tuesday night after suffering an aortic aneurysm at Baptist Hospital. He was 81. Born in Bolivar, Tennessee, the athletic Robert Gene “Red” West befriended Elvis […]
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June 20th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bill Dana a very popular comedian and comedy writer for decades died at his home last week in Nashville at the age of 92. He rose to fame on TV with his most famous character, the bumbling, English-mangling José Jiménez that delighted audiences for years. His death was confirmed by his […]
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June 10th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Adam West, the man behind the bat mask in the campy 1960’s TV version of Batman has died at the age of 88. West, who become part of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, […]
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Batman Actor Adam West Dead at 88 – Cause of Death Revealed Comments Off on Batman Actor Adam West Dead at 88 – Cause of Death RevealedCharacter Actor Powers Boothe Dead at 68 – Cause of Death REVEALED
May 14th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Character actor Powers Boothe who appeared in such great movies as Tombstone, Sin City, the original Red Dawn (not the horrible remake) and many others died in his sleep of natural causes at the age of 68. His role of Curly Bill, in Tombstone, is beloved by millions of movie fans […]
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May 7th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Don Gordon, an Emmy-nominated character actor who often starred alongside his close friend Steve McQueen, died on April 24 in Los Angeles. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his wife, Denise. Gordon found steady work starting in the 60’s and going through to the 80’s, when his career kind […]
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April 12th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Comedian Charlie Murphy who found fame on Chappelle’s Show and in movies, has died at the age of 57 according to TMZ. Murphy, is also Eddie Murphy’s older brother. According to Charlie’s manager, he died from leukemia Wednesday morning in a NYC hospital. He’d been undergoing chemotherapy.
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Charlie Murphy Brother of Eddie Murphy and Costar on Chappelle's Show is DEAD - Breaking Entertainment News Comments Off on Charlie Murphy Brother of Eddie Murphy and Costar on Chappelle’s Show is DEAD – Breaking Entertainment NewsLegendary Comedian Don Rickles the Frank Sinatra of Comedy is DEAD at 90 – Cause of Death Revealed
April 6th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt This one resonates hard with me NewzBreaker readers. Legendary comedian Don Rickles died from kidney failure today at the age of 90. For years, Rickles was one of the biggest comedians in the world where he did his insult comedy for sold out crowds around the world. He was Frank Sinatra’s […]
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March 22nd, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Chuck Barris, who hosted “The Gong Show” and created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” died Tuesday of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., his publicist confirmed. He was 87. A few years back his autobiography, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” was made into a film directed by George Clooney and […]
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March 18th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Chuck Berry, a man refereed to as the “the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was found dead Saturday at a residence outside St. Louis, police in St. Charles County said. Berry, was 90 years old at the time of his death. Over the years, he recorded such hits as “Johnny B. […]
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Chuck Berry DEAD at 90 - Breaking News Comments Off on Chuck Berry DEAD at 90 – Breaking NewsMiram Colon Tony Montana’s Mother in Scarface DEAD at 80 – Cause of Death Revealed
March 5th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Miram Colon a long-time actress in film and TV died this past Friday and it was confirmed by her husband, Fred Valle who told The Associated Press that Colon died in a New York hospital because of complications from a pulmonary infection. She was 80. Colon acted in many movies and […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Author Michael Seth Starr has a best seller on his hands with the autobiography “Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story.” From page one, to very last page of the book, Starr takes the reader on a journey through the amazing life of Jon Sanford (AKA – Redd Foxx), from his […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Conductor & Arranger Vincent Falcone has worked with a who’s who’s in the music industry to include, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Steve Lawrence & Eyde Gorme and Pia Zadora to name just a few… Each of these talents he speaks of fondly is very enjoyable in his autobiography: Frankly […]
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February 26th, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bobby Darin was a larger than life singer and actor who sadly has his star burn out much too soon. In 1973, at the young age of 37, he would pass away, but he packed a lot of living in those 37 years. In Michael Seth Starr’s outstanding biography “Bobby Darin: […]
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February 3rd, 2017 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photo copyrighted by The Berkwitt Family “I detest bad manners. If people are polite, I am. They shouldn’t try to get away with not being polite to me.”— Francis Albert Sinatra May 14th, 2017, will mark the 19th anniversary of the passing of Music Icon Francis Albert Sinatra at the age […]
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December 28th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt TMZ has reported that the legendary Debbie Reynolds, has passed away just a day after her daughter actress Carrie Fisher, died at at the age of 60, from a heart attack. Initial reports are saying it was from a stroke. Reynolds was 84. This is an absolutely a tragic event and […]
Posted in BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Debbie Reynolds DEAD at 84 - Breaking NEWS! Comments Off on Debbie Reynolds DEAD at 84 – Breaking NEWS!Comedian & Actor Ricky Harris DEAD at 54 – Cause of Death Revealed
December 27th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photo by Unimedia Funny comedian & actor Ricky Harris died yesterday at the age of 54. His manager Cindy Ambers confirmed the news. Harris, whose numerous credits in television and on film include Heat, Poetic Justice and Everyone Hates Chris to name a few. Harris also worked with Snoop Dogg on […]
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November 30th, 2016 CEO By Kristi O’Toole Of Mice & Men singer Austin Carlile recently spent about four weeks in the hospital not long after his band’s triumphant summer tour with Slipknot. Carlile was admitted to the hospital during the band’s European tour in October, with the remaining dates being cancelled as a result. This would not be the […]
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November 27th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt The 1980’s had a lot of R & B acts that didn’t make it out of the decade with the same success they started the decade with. One such artist was Colonel Abrams, who charted with Trapped in the mid 80’s and passed away this past Friday, to various ailments brought […]
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