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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Batman and Rambo star Alon Aboutboul dies aged 60 after collapsing on beach
Actor Alon Aboutboul has died at the age of 60 after collapsing on an a beach in Israel. The star had been swimming in waters off the HaBonim beach strip in northern Israel before returning to shore and collapsing in front of horrified tourists. It's understood that Aboutboul, whose film credits included Rambo III and Batman epic The Dark Knight Rises, initially complained of feeling unwell after returning to the beach. A popular tourist destination because of its proximity to the Mediterranean, the HaBonim beach strip is considered to be one of the most rugged coastal areas in Israel. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the actor at the scene after a call was placed at 8.22am, but they were unable to save his life. Aboutboul is survived by his partner Shir Bilya, an Israeli writer and director, and their four children. Born in 1964 to a Sephardic Jewish family in Kiryat Ata, Aboutboul began his acting career as a teenager after graduating from Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in 1983. His first Hollywood break came just five years later, with the actor taking a small role as Nissem in Peter MacDonald's 1988 blockbuster Rambo III, starring alongside Sylvester Stallone. Further screen roles included that of a soldier in Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed drama Munich, a 2005 rendering of Mossad's response to the 1972 Olympics massacre. He also featured alongside Joshua Jackson in cult science fiction show Fringe, before landing a pivotal role in Christopher Nolan's final Batman offering. Starring alongside Christian Bale and Tom Hardy, Aboutboul played Dr Leonid Pavel - the Russian nuclear physicist kidnapped by Batman nemesis Bane in 2012 blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises. After hijacking the CIA plane upon which Pavel is travelling in the film's opening scene, Bane - memorably played by Hardy - is heard telling his terrified captive: 'Calm down, doctor. Now is not the time for fear. That comes later.' In 2016 he played Pakistani arms trafficker Aamir Barkawi in London Has Fallen, a Babak Najafi directed political action thriller starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman. Recent TV credits include dramas Homeland, Body of Lies, Legends, NCIS Los Angeles, and SVU. Until 2022 he worked alongside Damson Idris in Showtime crime-drama Snowfall, playing Avi Drexler - an Israeli drug-lord with links to Mossad. He left the show after featuring in 25 episodes, across five seasons. During a 42-year career - much of it spent working in Israeli film and television - Aboutboul also won numerous accolades, among them the Ophir Award and an Israeli Television Academy Award. Leading the tributes to Aboutboul on social media platform X, Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar said it was 'deeply painful' to hear of his passing. He wrote: 'Last night I watched an interview with him, where he talked about filming a movie he recently participated in, and the passion for the profession that radiated from him was evident even after so many years in the field. 'Alon was an Ophir Award and Television Academy Award winner and over the years portrayed a wide range of characters to which he brought depth and emotion, leaving a deep mark on Israeli culture. May his memory be blessed.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Janice Dickinson, 70, posed for Playboy while dating stars like Rob Lowe and Sylvester Stallone... see her now
is a 70-year-old supermodel from the 1980s who used to have the world on a string. The siren was one of the world's top talents, appearing on the covers of Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Vogue. The brunette bombshell also posed for Playboy magazine. Dickinson was a top choice to pose for high-end fashion houses such as Versace, Oscar de la Renta and Calvin Klein. And the Brooklyn native was savvy enough to turn her modeling career into TV work: She was a judge on America's Next Top Model and appeared on the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. Janice was also the star of her own reality TV series, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency that ran from 2006 to 2008, named after the business she opened in 2005. The No Lifeguard On Duty author was seen running errands alone in Los Angeles on Sunday. Dickinson had on a navy blue short-sleeved T-shirt with cut-off blue denim shorts as she left a drugstore with plastic bags. The mannequin added a beige visor and black sunglasses with white sneakers as she held onto a water bottle. She's currently married to Dr Robert 'Rocky' Gerner, an LA-based psychiatrist. They tied the knot in 2016 after Dickinson revealed that she had beaten breast cancer. She went through a six-month course of radiation and two lumpectomies. Dickinson has a wild romantic past that involved a big Hollywood star. In 1994, Sylvester Stallone and Dickinson had a fling while he was in a relationship with his now-wife Jennifer Flavin. They met a year prior at a charity event and Stallone eventually left Flavin to be with the top model. They got engaged but Stallone called it off six months later after learning that he was not the father of her daughter Savannah, who was born in February 1994, as per The Mirror. It was later revealed that businessman Michael Birnbaum, whom Dickinson dated in the early 1990s, was Savannah's biological father. Stallone rekindled his relationship with Flavin in 1995 and they tied the knot 1997. Dickinson hasn't been shy about her love of plastic surgery, having previously spent thousands of dollars on procedures to defy the aging process. In June she talked to Kaitlyn Bristowe's Off The Vine podcast. Janice said that she got her very first cosmetic surgery at age 32 while dating Stallone. 'What point in your career were you like, "I'm gonna start getting surgery done?"' Bristowe asked. 'Oh, gosh. I was dating Sylvester Stallone, and I was 32,' Dickinson replied. 'I noticed I started getting jowls...' To tackle the issue, Dickinson got a 'mini face-lift' done. A mini face-lift is meant to address early signs of aging as it corrects sagging on the lower third of the face. It requires smaller incisions than a regular face-lift, minimal downtime and the results can last up to 10 years. Dickinson recommended that Bristowe — who she said she felt she was 'at that age' where jowls start to become a concern — should also go the mini face-lift route. 'Get a mini face lift. It kept me going up until last week when I noticed [my lip lines]. I did smoke for a bit. Don't smoke. It's bad for you,' she said. The star was seen running errands alone in Los Angeles on Sunday When asked if she 'regrets' any of her past surgeries, Dickinson replied: 'Oh, no.' Dickinson is an open book when it comes to her cosmetic procedures. She previously admitted on E!'s Botched that she's 'no stranger to plastic surgery' as she's previously undergone a boob job, a tummy tuck, neck and face-lifts and liposuction. She's also tried injectables like Botox but insists that her plump pout is natural. In 2013, Dickinson declared herself bankrupt owing almost $1 million in taxes and unpaid cosmetic bills. At the time of her bankruptcy filing, the star owed $8,000 to Beverly Hills dermatologist Arnold Klein and over $8,000 in debt to the Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Center. In 2007 her son Nathan said he was desperate for her to stop, but she said: 'I won't do any more plastic surgery – if he's looking.' In 2015 she appeared on Botched to fix a breast enlargement done 30 years prior which had left her with rippling across her breasts.
ITV News
5 days ago
- ITV News
Rocky IV
Boxing drama film sequel starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren, 1985. Rocky Balboa vows to get revenge when a Soviet boxer kills his friend Apollo Creed in the ring.
