LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Actress Brooke Shields has signed up for a guest spot on the U.S. sit-com "The Middle," starring Patricia Heaton, ABC announced.
VENICE, Italy, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Hong Kong movie director John Woo is to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice film festival next September, organizers said.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The cause of death for actress Brittany Murphy will not be known until toxicology results are completed, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Monday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Rocker Jon Bon Jovi's son was taken to a New Jersey hospital by police during a snowstorm and treated for an undisclosed medical issue, a publicist said.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Lisa Kudrow is to re-unite with her former "Friends" co-star Courteney Cox on an upcoming episode of Cox's "Cougar Town," ABC said.
LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Producers of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies" have announced the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" is to open in London in March.
LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- British rocker Pete Doherty, whose music career has been overshadowed by his rehab stints and legal woes, has been arrested again, officials say.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Terry Gilliam says Johnny Depp and Robert Duvall are onboard for his long-gestating film project, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote."
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A California appeals court Monday denied filmmaker Roman Polanski's lawyers' request to have his 1977 child sex case dismissed.
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Starz says it has ordered a second season of its television series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" before the first season premieres on U.S. television.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- CBS announced plans Monday to air "Undercover Boss," a new U.S. reality series in which chief executives try out lower level jobs in their companies.
MARFA, Texas, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, have been arrested at their home in Texas on outstanding warrants in connection with an ongoing California court case.
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OTTOWA, Ontario, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Professional hockey player Mike Fisher says U.S. country music star Carrie Underwood accepted his marriage proposal during the weekend.
LONDON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Television sportscaster Chris Hollins and his professional partner Ola Jordan have won the British competition series "Strictly Come Dancing."
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- British comedian, writer and actor Ricky Gervais says he agreed to serve as host of next month's Golden Globe Awards show because it'll be "a laugh."
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Alaina Reed Hall, the actress who played Olivia on TV's "Sesame Street," has died of breast cancer in Los Angeles, her family said. She was 63.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Comedian Steve Solomon has been discharged from a Florida hospital after collapsing on stage during a performance, his publicist said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Actor Michael Imperioli of "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos" said he will not relocate to Los Angeles because of his dedication to New York.
LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will knight "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor Patrick Stewart, Buckingham Palace sources say.
LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- British films are expected to surpass $1.6 billion in ticket sales this year for the first time thanks to several blockbusters, industry officials say.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Adam Clayton, bassist for the Irish rock group U2, alleges in a lawsuit his former personal assistant stole nearly $2.6 million from him.
UTRECHT, Netherlands, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Utrecht, Netherlands, said a teenage girl whose dreams of sailing around the world were nixed in court has gone missing.
Surfers ride the waves at Fort Point by the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The bridge is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt
