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Wales Online
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
The Dukes of Hazzard star dies 'unexpectedly' as co-star pays tribute
The Dukes of Hazzard star dies 'unexpectedly' as co-star pays tribute Death of actor actor confirmed by friend in heartfelt post Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg (bottom left) has died (Image: CBS Photo Archive, CBS via Getty Images ) Rick Hurst, famed for his portrayal of Deputy Cletus Hogg on "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died 'unexpectedly' at the age of 79. Ben Jones, a fellow cast member, revealed the heartbreaking news with a moving homage posted on Cooter's Place museum's Facebook page last Thursday. Jones shared his shock: "It doesn't seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon. When something so unexpected happens, it is 'harder to process,' as the current expression goes," he remarked. He added: "I have known Rick for over 45 years and there wasn't a minute of that time that he didn't leave me smiling or laughing. Sure he was a professional comedian, but mostly he just had a heart as big as Texas,". Jones noted Hurst's talents and collegial nature: "He was a fine actor, a splendid comic, and a wonderfully supportive colleague," while recalling the seamless way in which Hurst integrated into the "Dukes of Hazzard" cast. Jones highlighted Hurst's capacity to bring joy: "He fit right in and never stopped making people smile until this afternoon. And since the Dukes is still playing all over the planet, he will continue to make us laugh!". Article continues below Actor Rick Hurst was known for his sense of humour (Image: CBS Photo Archive, CBS via Getty Images ) Reflecting on Hurst's legacy and their shared belief in life beyond, Jones mused: "I don't know about y'all but I believe in an afterlife, and I can see Rick up there in Heaven with Jimmy Best and Sorrell Booke and Denver Pyle, putting on the funniest show inside those Pearly Gates," nodding to his late co-stars from the series. Jones concluded his tribute with a touching farewell: "Rest in Peace, old friend!". Hurst's acting journey began with roles in various TV series including "On the Rocks" where he made a lasting impression with 24 episodes under his belt from 1975. His rise to stardom was fuelled by the adrenaline-pumping adventures of "The Dukes of Hazzard," where he became a household name playing one of the Duke brothers, outwitting law enforcement and cementing his status as a television icon. A beloved figure on the small screen, Hurst appeared in 55 episodes of the legendary CBS series from 1979 to 1982, before attempting to conquer American audiences with "Amanda's," the stateside counterpart to Britain's hilarious "Fawlty Towers." Article continues below After leaving the Dukes behind, Hurst continued to hop from set to set for years, culminating in his final performance in 2016 with the TV short "B My Guest".
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Hollywood star Billy Zane is in Perth for Supanova
From playing the dastardly antagonist in Titanic to an unforgettable cameo in Zoolander, Billy Zane enjoys cult status in Hollywood, and has brought that star power to Perth this weekend for Supanova. Zane is one of the headliners of the annual celebration of all things pop culture, and told The West Australian the opportunity to share his many notable characters with West Aussie fans felt like 'a strange dream that has a Rip Van Winkle quality to it'. 'When you think of the Back to the Futures, Memphis Belle, Titanic and The Phantom, you just go, 'Wow', although, mind you, there's 100 turkeys that really are the shoulders that those movies stand upon,' he laughed. Impeccably dressed, the 59-year-old expounded on his disparate interests, from a decades-long career as an abstract expressionist artist, science and, of course, the film industry. The movie "Titanic", written and directed by James Cameron. Seen here from left, Billy Zane as Caledon 'Cal' Hockley and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. Credit: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images Weirdly, despite all the attempted murdering, evidence planting and using a random kid to get on a lifeboat, the narrative around Cal has evolved over the years to the point some pundits question if Rose made the wrong choice by hooking up with Jack. 'From my point of view, I always try to find dimension for my most questionable of characters, to bring them beyond just being an entertaining obstacle for our protagonists to overcome,' Zane said. Arguably none of his characters are more memorably questionable than his first major big-screen role, the terrifyingly psychopathic Hughie, in the 1989 Phillip Noyce classic, Dead Calm. Billy Zane and Ben Stiller in Zoolander. Credit: Supplied 'I owe my entire career (to that production) ... it was so significant for me as a 21-year-old actor,' he admitted. 'Nicole was two years younger than me, but had a formidable capacity and grasp on her sense of self as a young woman and actress, and we were both punching above our weight and together really helped reinforce and support each other.' Support was also what Zane offered Derek Zoolander in a 'walk-off' against Owen Wilson's Hansel, when Zane played himself in Ben Stiller's iconic 2001 comedy. Those few minutes of screen time launched a thousand Zane memes, which the actor certainly didn't see coming. 'Never in a million years,' Zane said. Supanova runs today and tomorrow at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Legendary teen idol, singer from 60s and 70s dies at 81
A celebrated entertainer who soared to fame in the 1960s and 1970s as a teen idol, beloved by fans for his music and television roles, has passed away at the age of 81. Bobby Sherman's death was announced by his wife, who shared a heartfelt tribute: 'He left this world holding my hand—just as he held up our life with love, courage, and unwavering grace.' The star had recently revealed he was facing Stage 4 cancer. Known for his charming smile and signature shaggy hairstyle, the performer became a household name with bubblegum pop hits such as Little Woman and Julie, Do Ya Love Me. LOS ANGELES - MARCH 13: American singer, Bobby Sherman, at a recording session in Los Angeles, California, March 13, 1967. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) CBS Photo Archive Credit: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images His face graced the covers of popular teen magazines and appeared on lunchboxes, posters, and cereal boxes. He ranked at number 8 of TV Guide's top teen idols and was part of a lineage of heartthrobs that included Ricky Nelson, David Cassidy, and later, Justin Bieber. Sherman notched four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: Little Woman, Julie, Do Ya Love Me, Easy Come, Easy Go, and La La La (If I Had You). He also released six albums that charted on the Billboard 200, with Here Comes Bobby standing out after spending 48 weeks on the album chart and reaching No. 10. His rise to fame began when he joined the cast of the ABC rock 'n' roll program Shindig! in the mid-1960s. Later, he landed starring roles in the television series Here Come the Brides (1968–70) and Getting Together (1971). His breakthrough came after a chance Hollywood party, where he was spotted by major stars and invited to join a leading rock 'n' roll TV show. This led to starring roles in two hit television series and a successful recording career that earned him a gold record for his first single. Unspecified - 1970: Bobby Sherman hosting the ABC tv special 'The Bobby Sherman Special'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Walt Disney Television Photo Archives Credit: Walt Disney Television Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images After stepping away from the spotlight, he pursued a passion for helping others, becoming a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department. He donated his salary and was honoured for his dedication, receiving awards from the LAPD, FBI, and Los Angeles County Reserve Foundation. He also served as a reserve deputy sheriff and was known for helping deliver babies in emergency situations. His commitment to service extended globally, as he co-founded a children's foundation in Ghana, providing education and health programs for children in need. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Reflecting on his life, he once said, 'I don't think I'd change a thing, except to maybe be a little bit more aware of it, because I probably could've relished the fun of it a little more. It was a lot of work. It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. But it was the best of times.' His legacy is remembered not only for his music and acting, but for his kindness, courage, and tireless dedication to making a difference in the lives of others. 'Even in his final days, he stayed strong for me. That's who he was—brave, gentle, and full of light,' his wife said.
Buzz Feed
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"It's Not Worth The Money Or The Hype": People Are Revealing The Incredibly Popular Things That They Actually Really, Really Hate
Just because something is popular doesn't mean everyone is supposed to like it. So to find out what popular things people hate, we asked the BuzzFeed Community their thoughts, and boy, did they deliver. Here's what they said below. 1. "I bought a Stanley cup (not my first) because my dad's name is Stanley. I debated it a long time ago. I liked it for about a week. It leaks, and while it keeps drinks cold, it's not worth the money or the hype. Call me old, but I love my Hydro Flask." 3. "Trump?" — mellowjellyfish97 5. "Nepotism in Hollywood has destroyed original or creative storytelling. We are getting reboots or remakes or live actions because script writing, directing, and show-running have been oversaturated with nepo babies who aren't actually that good at what they are supposed to do. Hollywood is literally hamstringing cinematic innovation and storytelling as an art because of the incestuous nature of the industry nowadays. That's why originality is so wildly novel. It's easier to write a smash hit book and sell the rights than to try to become a screenwriter or director." 6. "Smart fridges. Every single person I know (so this is anecdotal, I'm aware, and if this doesn't apply to you, I love that for you) HAAAATES theirs. The ice maker sucks/leaks/stops working, the amount of technology sucks, and they break down repeatedly. Most people I know who bought one replaced it within two years with one that has a standard ice maker/water dispenser and have never looked back. (And at least those appliances can usually be fixed at home!) I will never ever own one." — smellsbells 7. "I don't like Taylor Swift's music. I appreciate that she is obviously a smart lady. She writes her own songs, sings, and plays, and from what I hear, puts on an amazing concert. She has an entrepreneurial spirit that a lot of women should emulate. However, her overexposure has made me dislike 'Taylor Swift' the machine. I don't know the lady to dislike her personally. I do not like her music, country or pop." CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images — monicaj411ddc5d1 9. "Starbucks hot coffee tastes like butt. I treat myself once in a while to a cold drink. They're way too expensive to be buying all the time." 11. "Cable TV. I've been complaining ever since I saw the first cable commercial in the '70s. I even remember what it was for, a local motorcycle shop. I was paying to watch the commercial that the advertiser was also paying for. TV had always been free, and when Cable TV took off, the big attraction to pay for cable was no commercials." — comfychair64 13. And finally, "Headlights. IT MAKES IT WORSE WHEN YOU'RE JUST PARKED WITH THEM BLARING AT YOU SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND THEM (big in residential areas)." Is there an incredibly popular thing you hate? Tell us what it is and why in the comments or in the anonymous Google form below.
CBS News
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The life of teen idol Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin was a major pop star … a singer, dancer, musician, and an Oscar nominee. He was the entertainer who did it all, except Broadway. Until now! Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff ("Merrily We Roll Along") plays the icon of the late 1950s and '60s in the musical "Just in Time." "He was at the height of his powers, when he was on the floor of a nightclub with the audience in the palm of his hand," said Groff. For Darin, a live audience was oxygen. So, too, for Groff: "You can feel this vibration between performer and audience member. [It's], to me, the most essential thing to ignite in the telling of his story." Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin in the Broadway musical "Just in Time." CBS News It's taken seven years and a whole lot of sweat to bring the show to Broadway. The casting of Groff – beloved for his roles on stage, and as Kristoff in the "Frozen" movies – might not seem obvious. Groff grew up on a horse farm in Pennsylvania Mennonite country; Darin was a scrappy Italian kid from the Bronx. I asked Groff to whom he liked listening when he was growing up. "I am in fourth or fifth grade, on the computer or Nintendo in the basement, blasting Ethel Merman, 'Annie Get Your Gun,'" he laughed. "So, this is the 1990s, probably? And you're playing something from the 1940s?" "Exactly!" Likewise, Bobby Darin was an old soul, says his son, Dodd Darin. "He admired, he loved, he respected the old timers. He loved that era of show business. That's what he related to." Singer Bobby Darin performs on "The Ed Sullivan Show," January 3, 1960. CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images That may have had something to do with the woman who raised him: "Polly, his mother, was an old vaudevillian," said Dodd. "And she nurtured him and said, 'You can't play stickball in the street. And you can't roughhouse with kids' ('cause he was frail and sickly). 'But you can learn to sing. You can learn to dance. You can learn to play piano.' And it opened a whole world." "Frail and sickly" was no exaggeration. Born Walden Robert Cassotto, Darin suffered several bouts of rheumatic fever as a child, permanently damaging his heart. When he was a boy, he overheard a family doctor say that he wouldn't live beyond his teenage years. "Put yourself in that position," said Dodd. "So, he was ambitious. He was driven. He was always on the go. He was trying to jam it all in, 'cause he knew he didn't have time." With no time to waste, he began writing songs, and at 22, Bobby Darin made waves with a recording of "Splish Splash." Bobby Darin performs "Splish Splash" (1958): Not one to play it safe, for his second album, in 1959, Darin took a dark ballad from the German "Threepenny Opera" and made it swing. "When my dad took 'Mack the Knife' before it was released and had Dick Clark listen to it, he said, 'Why are you doing this? This is gonna bomb!'" Dodd said. It won the Grammy for record of the year, and became the biggest hit of Darin's career. The next year, he was on his way to Italy to make his motion picture debut opposite America's sweetheart, Sandra Dee. "We hit it right off," Darin said. "She hated me and I loved her, and that was it." The teen idol married the teen movie star in December of 1960, and welcomed their son, Dodd, a year later. Dodd would later write, "My father made his destiny. Destiny made my mother." What did he mean by that? "Well, my mom went through a lot," he said. "Never really wanted fame. She really didn't crave it. It just sort of happened. Unlike my dad, who loved performing, loved show business." Dee was looking for a home life, said Dodd, but Bobby Darin wasn't ready to slow down. The marriage ended after six years. Darin never stopped playing the clubs. Sammy Davis Jr. once said that Bobby Darin was the one person he wouldn't want to have to follow. "Absolutely true," said Dodd. "My dad idolized Sammy." The feeling was mutual, as seen in a 1959 broadcast of "This Is Your Life": Also featured during the episode was Nina, the woman Darin thought was his sister. But almost a decade later he would learn a long-held family secret: Nina was in fact Bobby's mother, having given birth to him out of wedlock as a teenager. Which made Polly, the woman he thought was his mother, his grandmother. "He was never the same," said Dodd. "He said that his whole life was a lie; he was, like, a fraud. It's just devastating. There's no sugarcoating it." Bobby Darin and Nina Cassotto on "This Is Your Life" in 1959. Years later, Darin would learn that Nina was not his sister, but actually his mother. NBC Looking at that tape today, says Dodd, it all seems obvious. "That's a mother's love," he said. "That's not a sister, okay? That's the adulation of, 'This is my son,' but you can't say it." Dodd, who was seven years old when his father found out, remembers a change in your father from that time: "I'm not gonna say it's directly attributed to that incident; I'm sure that's part of it. But he got into the Bob Darin stage, you know? He took off his toupee. No more tuxedo. Started doing folk music, protest music, writing music, and dropped out of show business for a while. "And that was some of the best times I had with him. He was a regular dude. We were up in Big Sur in a trailer, hanging out. And yeah, he let his hair down, if you will. It was good times." Bobby Darin performs "Simple Song of Freedom" (1970): In December of 1973, Bobby Darin's heart finally gave out. He was 37. Dodd had just turned 12. Now 63, Dodd Darin is grateful that, with the new Broadway show, a new generation can learn the story of his father. "It's so beautiful that all these years later – he's been gone over 50 years – we're here talking about him. We're remembering him," said Dodd. "He did something right." You can stream the album "The Ultimate Bobby Darin" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full): For more info: Story produced by Kay Lim. Editor: Lauren Barnello. Watch Jonathan Groff perform "Dream Lover" for the cast album recording of "Just in Time":
