Fred Travalena, impressionist, talk-show regular known as ‘Mr. Everybody,’ dies in Los Angeles

October 8th, 2009 Legendary photographer IRVING PENN has died at the age of 92. Penn was best known for his fashion photography, still-life imagery and portraits.

September 30th, 2009 Music Review: Hammond explores divine affectionFred Hammond, "Love Unstoppable" (Verity) Just when you think Hammond has fully mined his expressions of love for God, he comes out with another album full of treasures. On "Love Unstoppable," Hammond's high-ringing tenor, circuitous phrasing and jazzy chord changes are applied to joyous, uptempo praise tunes and the intimate, slow-burning worship songs that his listeners have come to appreciate in his nearly 30 years in the industry.

September 17th, 2009 Lisa Ling to sub as a co-host on ABC's 'The View'NEW YORK — Lisa Ling, a former co-host of "The View," will be back as a guest co-host for two days next month. ABC said Thursday that Ling will sit alongside Barbara Walters, Joy Behar (BAY'-hahr), Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd for the Oct.

September 14th, 2009 Veteran British comic actor FELIX BOWNESS has died, aged 87. The performer, best known for his run as former jockey Fred Quilly in classic U.K.

September 11th, 2009 The world's oldest woman has died in Los Angeles. Gertrude Barnes was 115 when she passed at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday morning (11Sep09).

August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shania Twain's publicist has slammed rumours that the country singer is ready to take her vows again. The Canadian star had parted ways with her husband Robert 'Mutt' Lange last year, after his affair with Twain's former assistant and friend Marie-Anne Thiebaud was made public.

August 13th, 2009 Character actor John Quade dies at 71LOS ANGELES — John Quade, who played the heavy in several Clint Eastwood movies and was the sheriff in the TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 71. His wife Gwen says Quade died in his sleep of natural causes Sunday at his home in the Southern California desert town of Rosamond.

July 29th, 2009 Obama appears on comedian George Lopez's talk showPASADENA, Calif. — George Lopez landed a big name cameo in the pilot presentation of his talk show: President Barack Obama.

July 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has tied the knot with Esther Nazarov. The rocker announced his marriage on the social networking site Twitter, US magazine reports.

July 17th, 2009 Famed modernist photographer Julius Shulman diesLOS ANGELES — Colleagues say famed architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died at his Los Angeles home. He was 98. Gallery owner and representative Craig Krull says Shulman died Wednesday night and had been in declining health.

July 2nd, 2009 Actress Anna Karen Morrow dies at 94ENCINO, Calif. — Anna Karen Morrow, an actress who had a regular role on the prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" and also appeared on Broadway, in films and on numerous other television shows, has died.

June 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst lacks faith in the Obama government and describes the present political set up as "f***king corrupt- its out of control and it's anarchy." Due to his disbelief in the political system, the rocker abstained from voting in the US Presidential elections. "I did not vote.

June 8th, 2009 Fred Rogers scholarships go to 3 studentsLOS ANGELES — Three college students have received scholarships for their work on children's media projects honoring the spirit of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host Fred Rogers. Alexis Lauricella of Georgetown University, Mayuran Tiruchelvam of Columbia University and Thy Than of the University of California, Los Angeles, are the recipients of the scholarships presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and the firm of Ernst & Young.

May 11th, 2009 Oprah Winfrey to say goodbye to Dr. OzCHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey's in-house medical and health expert is leaving his spot as a regular on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for his own syndicated program.

May 6th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actor Dom DeLuise, a wisecracking persona who starred in movies like 'Blazing Saddles', 'Silent Movie' and 'The Cannonball Run', has died after a year-long bout with cancer, his family announced Tuesday. He was 75. DeLuise died Monday in a Santa Monica hospital surrounded by his family.