Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about,” died Tuesday. He was 81.
Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer, his manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and had a double mastectomy. “Breast cancer is not gender specific,” he said four years later. “And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues. I got such positive feedback because I spoke out about it, and it’s been quite a number of years now. I’m a survivor.”
Roundtree also portrayed the title character opposite Peter O’Toole as Robinson Crusoe in Man Friday, was featured as an army sergeant opposite Laurence Olivier as Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Korean...
Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer, his manager, Patrick McMinn, told The Hollywood Reporter.
He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and had a double mastectomy. “Breast cancer is not gender specific,” he said four years later. “And men have this cavalier attitude about health issues. I got such positive feedback because I spoke out about it, and it’s been quite a number of years now. I’m a survivor.”
Roundtree also portrayed the title character opposite Peter O’Toole as Robinson Crusoe in Man Friday, was featured as an army sergeant opposite Laurence Olivier as Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Korean...
- 10/25/2023
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With close to three decades in the industry, Taye Diggs is as intriguing an actor as there ever was. The Jersey-born actor is perhaps best known for his performances in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. With roles like Dr. Sam Bennett in Private Practice and Vampire Vargas in Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, he has showcased his versatility. Altogether, the actor has built quite a lucrative career for himself. Besides his acting career, there’s a whole lot about Taye Diggs that even his most steadfast fans don’t know. With that in mind, here are some interesting...
- 8/26/2023
- by Ima Whyte
- TVovermind.com
Finneas takes a stroll around an aquarium in the new video for “Only a Lifetime,” a track off his debut album Optimist that serves as a tribute to his family.
Filmed in one take at the Long Beach, California’s Aquarium of the Pacific by director Sam Bennett, the video finds Finneas walking alone among the sea life, lit only by the light emitting from the tanks. As “Only a Lifetime” is dedicated to his family, in the video’s closing moments, his sister Billie Eilish and presumably their parents...
Filmed in one take at the Long Beach, California’s Aquarium of the Pacific by director Sam Bennett, the video finds Finneas walking alone among the sea life, lit only by the light emitting from the tanks. As “Only a Lifetime” is dedicated to his family, in the video’s closing moments, his sister Billie Eilish and presumably their parents...
- 12/15/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Finneas has released a new song, “The 90s,” which will appear on his debut album, Optimist, set to arrive October 15th.
“The 90s” is rooted in sparse synth pulses that slowly build to a dramatic, blown-out climax as Finneas twists some light nostalgia for the 1990s into a plea for simpler times. “All the time I should’ve been so happy I was here,” he sings, “Wasting it on worrying, just made it disappear/Now my head feels so heavy/I’m left holding up the levee.”
The track arrives with a music video,...
“The 90s” is rooted in sparse synth pulses that slowly build to a dramatic, blown-out climax as Finneas twists some light nostalgia for the 1990s into a plea for simpler times. “All the time I should’ve been so happy I was here,” he sings, “Wasting it on worrying, just made it disappear/Now my head feels so heavy/I’m left holding up the levee.”
The track arrives with a music video,...
- 9/3/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Finneas and Ashe have reunited for a new duet, “Till Forever Falls Apart.”
The track begins as a tender ballad with delicate guitar twisting around soft piano, while Ashe unravels a charming melody that nearly recalls “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Soon, “Till Forever Falls Apart” blossoms into a sonic, and romantic, epic, with Ashe and Finneas singing together: “If the tide takes California/I’m so glad I got to know ya/And if the sky falls from heaven above/Oh I know I had...
The track begins as a tender ballad with delicate guitar twisting around soft piano, while Ashe unravels a charming melody that nearly recalls “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Soon, “Till Forever Falls Apart” blossoms into a sonic, and romantic, epic, with Ashe and Finneas singing together: “If the tide takes California/I’m so glad I got to know ya/And if the sky falls from heaven above/Oh I know I had...
- 3/2/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Entertainment industry vets Robyn Friedman and Danny Friedman have co-founded Compass Artist Management (Cam), a Toronto-based full-service talent and management agency that will rep clients for film, television, stage, new media, motion capture and voice artists in North America and around the world. The sibling duo will co-manage the firm’s roster, with an experienced executive team including Jane Cai as co-founder and VP of operations, Noreen Murphy as agent and manager of the firm’s Voice Performance Division, and Stephanie Zavitz as accounting manager.
The new venture has already established its roster with talents such as Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), Christopher Russell (Jack Ryan), Charlene Amoia (How I Met Your Mother), Hallea Jones (Locke & Key), Jarrod MacLean (Designated Survivor), Kevin Hanchard (Orphan Black) as well as stage actors Makambe Simamba, Samantha Walkes (Book of Mormon) and Simon Gagnon (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).
Robyn began her...
The new venture has already established its roster with talents such as Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), Christopher Russell (Jack Ryan), Charlene Amoia (How I Met Your Mother), Hallea Jones (Locke & Key), Jarrod MacLean (Designated Survivor), Kevin Hanchard (Orphan Black) as well as stage actors Makambe Simamba, Samantha Walkes (Book of Mormon) and Simon Gagnon (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).
Robyn began her...
- 6/16/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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