LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actor-comedian Kelsey Grammer has signed on to play a villain in the next "Transformers" film starring Mark Wahlberg, Variety reported.
PRESTON, England, May 1 (UPI) -- An 81-year-old actor playing in the British soap opera "Coronation Street" for 53 years was arrested on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl when he was 35.
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- HBO has renewed the "Veep" comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus for a third season, the U.S. premium cable network said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- "Vegas" stars Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis will host the Screen Actors Guild Foundation charity golf event in Burbank, Calif., the foundation said.
ANAHEIM, Calif., May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland Park for their lavish fifth wedding anniversary vows renewal outside Sleeping Beauty Castle.
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, May 1 (UPI) -- Singer-actress Deanna Durbin, a 1930s Hollywood star who left the entertainment business at 26, has died, her fan club said. She was 91.
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Jennifer Aniston delayed her wedding to Justin Theroux to distance it from ex-husband Brad Pitt's marriage to Angelina Jolie, Us Weekly says.
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Maverick British director Terry Gilliam, of "Monty Python" comedy fame, will direct his second opera for the English National Opera, the company said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Former "Teen Mom" U.S. reality TV star Farrah Abraham says the $1 million she got for a sex tape will help her earn a master's degree and pursue culinary arts.
CHICAGO, April 30 (UPI) -- Soon-to-be-parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West asked friends to donate to a Chicago children's hospital instead of buying baby gifts, a Kardashian agent said.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. crooner Frankie Valli has signed on for a role in the comedy film "And So It Goes," starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, The Hollywood Reporter said.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- TNT has renewed "Dallas" -- the drama about the wealthy, feuding Ewing family -- for a 15-episode third season, Warner Bros. Television said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Walt Disney Studios has chosen British actress Lily James to star in a live-action version of the classic fairy tale "Cinderella," the production company said.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones is being treated at a clinic for bipolar II disorder, a representative for the Welsh actress said Tuesday.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- A new CNN morning news program hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will be called "New Day," the struggling U.S. cable network said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Journalist, author and former California first lady Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News as a special anchor reporting on women's issues for the "Today" show.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Canadian-American TV personality Alex Trebek, who has hosted the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" since 1984, says he's not about to retire.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- The musicals "Matilda" and "Kinky Boots" were among the leading nominees when the 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced in New York Tuesday.
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- Broadway's "Kinky Boots," with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, led New York's Tony Award nominations with 13, followed by "Matilda: The Musical" with 12.
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Former Major League Baseball player and '90s sports movie actor Brad Lesley has died in California at the age of 54.
ATLANTA, April 29 (UPI) -- The case of slain rapper Lil Phat took another turn in Atlanta Monday with the FBI saying it's investigating allegations an agent shielded a suspect.
FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 29 (UPI) -- U.S. country star Jason Aldean has filed for divorce from his high school sweetheart and wife of 12 years, Jessica Ussery, he said after filing court papers.
NEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) -- Nearly a half-million people attended New York City's Tribeca Film Festival and street fair, one of the festival's highest turnouts, organizers said Monday.
LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is in talks to star in an update of the musical "Annie" with 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, The Hollywood Reporter said.
LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- British royal Kate Middleton celebrated her second wedding anniversary separated from Prince William but in the company of children at a hospice.
