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San Francisco Chronicle
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26: July 20: Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues is 82. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 78. Guitarist Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister is 73. Drummer Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols is 69. Actor Donna Dixon ('Bosom Buddies') is 68. Keyboardist Mick MacNeil of Simple Minds is 67. Country singer Radney Foster is 66. Actor Dean Winters ('30 Rock,' Mayhem in Allstate commercials) is 61. Guitarist Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam is 59. Actor Reed Diamond ('Judging Amy,' ″Homicide: Life on the Street') is 58. Actor Josh Holloway ('Yellowstone,' 'Lost') is 56. Singer Vitamin C is 56. Actor Sandra Oh is 54. Actor Omar Epps is 52. Actor Simon Rex is 51. Actor Judy Greer ('The Village,' ″Arrested Development') is 50. Actor Charlie Korsmo ('Can't Hardly Wait,' ″Hook') is 47. Singer Elliott Yamin ('American Idol') is 47. Model Gisele Bundchen is 45. Guitarist Mike Kennerty of All-American Rejects is 45. Actor Percy Daggs III ('Veronica Mars') is 43. Actor John Francis Daley ('Bones,' ″Freaks and Geeks') is 40. Dancer-country singer-actor Julianne Hough ('Dancing with the Stars') is 37. Actor Billi Bruno ('According to Jim') is 29. July 21: Actor Leigh Lawson ('Tess') is 82. Singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) is 77. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau ('Doonesbury') is 77. Actor Jamey Sheridan ('Homeland') is 74. Singer-guitarist Eric Bazilian of The Hooters is 72. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 68. Actor Lance Guest ('Lou Grant') is 65. Actor Matt Mulhern ('Major Dad') is 65. Singer Emerson Hart of Tonic is 56. Singer Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums is 55. Actor Alysia Reiner ('Orange Is the New Black') is 55. Country singer Paul Brandt is 53. Keyboardist Korey Cooper of Skillet is 53. Actor Ali Landry is 52. Comedian Steve Byrne ('Sullivan and Son') is 51. Percussionist Tato Melgar of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 48. Actor Justin Bartha ('The Hangover') is 47. Actor Sprague Grayden ('Jericho,' '24') is 47. Actor Josh Hartnett is 47. Contemporary Christian singer Brandon Heath is 47. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 47. Singer Brad Mates of Emerson Drive is 47. 'American Idol' runner-up Blake Lewis is 44. Singer Romeo Santos is 44. Keyboardist Johan Carlsson of Carolina Liar is 41. Actor Vanessa Lengies ('Stick It,' ″American Dreams') is 40. Actor Betty Gilpin ('GLOW,' 'Nurse Jackie') is 39. July 22: Actor Terence Stamp is 87. Singer George Clinton is 84. Actor Danny Glover is 79. Writer-director Paul Schrader is 79. Actor-comedian-director Albert Brooks is 78. Singer Don Henley is 78. Composer Alan Menken ('Little Mermaid,' ″Little Shop of Horrors') is 76. Singer-actor Lonette McKee ('Brewster's Millions,' 'The Women of Brewster Place') is 72. Musician Al Di Meola is 71. Actor Willem Dafoe is 70. Actor John Leguizamo is 65. Singer Keith Sweat is 64. Singer Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls is 62. Actor-comedian David Spade is 61. Actor Patrick Labyorteaux ('JAG,' 'Little House on the Prairie') is 60. Bassist Pat Badger of Extreme is 58. Actor Irene Bedard ('Pocahontas') is 58. Actor Rhys Ifans ('Elementary,' ″Notting Hill') is 58. Actor-singer Jaime Camil ('Jane the Virgin') is 52. Musician Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) is 52. Singer Rufus Wainwright is 52. Actor Franka Potente ('The Bourne Identity') is 51. Actor Parisa Fitz-Henley ('Jessica Jones,' 'Midnight, Texas') is 48. Actor A.J. Cook ('Criminal Minds') is 47. Actor Keegan Allen ('Pretty Little Liars') is 38. Singer-actor Selena Gomez is 33. July 23: Actor Ronny Cox ('Deliverance,' 'RoboCop') is 87. Actor Larry Manetti ('Magnum, P.I.') is 82. Singer David Essex is 78. Singer and former Congressman John Hall (Orleans) is 77. Guitarist Blair Thornton of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 75. Actor Belinda Montgomery ('Doogie Howser, MD') is 75. Actor Lydia Cornell ('Too Close For Comfort') is 72. Actor Woody Harrelson is 64. Guitarist Martin Gore of Depeche Mode is 64. Actor Eriq Lasalle ('ER') is 63. Drummer Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing) is 62. Guitarist Slash of Velvet Revolver and of Guns N' Roses is 60. Actor Juan Pope ('My Name Is Earl,' ″Family Matters') is 58. Model Stephanie Seymour is 57. Actor Charisma Carpenter ('Veronica Mars') is 55. Singer Sam Watters of Color Me Badd is 55. Singer Dalvin DeGrate of Jodeci is 54. Musician Alison Krauss is 54. Drummer Chad Gracey of Live is 54. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans ('The Wayans Brothers') is 53. Country singer Shannon Brown is 52. Actor Kathryn Hahn ('Transparent,' 'Crossing Jordan') is 52. Actor Stephanie March ('Law & Order: Special Victims Unit') is 51. Actor Shane McRae ('Sneaky Pete') is 48. Fiddler David Pichette (Emerson Drive) is 48. Singer Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child) is 45. Actor Paul Wesley ('The Vampire Diaries') is 43. Actor Krysta Rodriguez ('Smash') is 41. Actor Daniel Radcliffe ('Harry Potter' movies) is 36. Drummer Neil Perry of The Band Perry is 35. Actor Lili Simmons (TV's 'The Purge') is 32. Country singer Danielle Bradbery ('The Voice') is 29. July 24: Actor Dan Hedaya (TV's 'Cheers,' film's 'The Usual Suspects') is 85. Actor Chris Sarandon is 83. Actor Robert Hays ('Airplane!') is 78. Actor Michael Richards ('Seinfeld') is 76. Actor Lynda Carter is 74. Director Gus Van Sant is 73. Country singer Pam Tillis is 68. Actor Paul Ben-Victor ('Entourage') is 63. Actor Kadeem Hardison ('A Different World') is 60. Actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 57. Actor Laura Leighton ('Melrose Place') is 57. Actor John P. Navin Jr. ('National Lampoon's Vacation') is 57. NBA player-turned-actor Rick Fox ('Greenleaf,' 'Oz') is 56. Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez is 56. Director Patty Jenkins ('Wonder Woman') is 54. Actor Jamie Denbo ('Orange Is the New Black') is 52. Actor Eric Szmanda ('CSI') is 50. Actor Rose Byrne is 46. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 46. Actor Summer Glau ('Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') is 44. Actor Sheaun McKinney ('The Neighborhood') is 44. Actor Elisabeth Moss is 43. Actor Anna Paquin is 43. Actor Megan Park ('The Secret Life of the American Teenager') is 39. Actor Mara Wilson ('Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Matilda') is 38. Actor Sarah Steele ('The Good Fight,' 'The Good Wife') is 37. Singer Jay McGuiness of The Wanted is 35. Actor Emily Bett Rickards (TV's 'Arrow') is 34. TV personality Bindi Irwin ('Bindi: The Jungle Girl' and 'Crikey! It's the Irwins') is 27. July 25: Singer-guitarist Bruce Woodley of The Seekers is 83. Drummer Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds is 82. Bassist Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 74. Guitarist Jem Finer of The Pogues is 70. Supermodel Iman is 70. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley ('Curtis') is 68. Guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is 67. Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian is 66. Actor Bobbie Eakes ('All My Children,' 'The Bold and the Beautiful') is 64. Actor Katherine Kelly Lang ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 64. Actor Illeana Douglas is 64. Country singer Marty Brown is 60. Actor Matt LeBlanc ('Joey,' ″Friends') is 58. Actor Wendy Raquel Robinson (TV's 'Grand Hotel,' 'The Steve Harvey Show') is 58. Cellist Paavo Lotjonen of Apocalyptica is 57. Actor D.B. Woodside ('24') is 56. Actor Miriam Shor ('Swingtown,' ″Hedwig and the Angry Inch') is 54. Actor David Denman ('Parenthood,' ″The Office') is 52. Actor Jay R. Ferguson ('Mad Men') is 51. Actor James Lafferty ('One Tree Hill') is 40. Actor Shantel VanSanten ('One Tree Hill') is 40. Actor Michael Welch ('Twilight' films, TV's 'Joan of Arcadia') is 38. Actor Linsey Godfrey ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 37. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 30. Actor Mason Cook (TV's 'Speechless') is 25. Actor Pierce Gagnon ('Boss Baby: Back in Business,' 'One Tree Hill') is 20. July 26: Actor Robert Colbert ('The Time Tunnel,' 'Maverick') is 94. Singer Darlene Love is 84. Singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is 82. Actor Helen Mirren is 80. Drummer Roger Taylor of Queen is 76. Actor Susan George is 75. Actor Nana Visitor ('Star Trek: Deep Space Nine') is 68. Actor Kevin Spacey is 66. Singer Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) is 64. Actor Sandra Bullock is 61. Actor-comedian Danny Woodburn ('Seinfeld') is 61. Singer Jim Lindberg of Pennywise is 60. Actor Jeremy Piven is 60. Singer Wayne Wonder is 59. Actor Jason Statham is 58. Actor Cress Williams ('Hart of Dixie,' 'Close to Home') is 55. Host Chris Harrison ('The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette') is 54. Actor Kate Beckinsale ('The Aviator,' ″Pearl Harbor') is 52. Actor Gary Owen ('Think Like a Man' films) is 52. Drummer Dan Konopka of OK Go is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 48. Actor Eve Myles ('Victoria,' ″Broadchurch') is 47. Actor Juliet Rylance ('American Gothic') is 46. Actor Monica Raymund ('Chicago Fire,' ″Chicago P.D.') is 39. Actor Francia Raisa ('The Secret Life of the American Teenager') is 37. Drummer Jamie Sharpe (Rush of Fools) is 36. Actor Bianca Santos ('The Fosters') is 35. Actor-turned-singer Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless is 32. Actor-singer Elizabeth Gillies ('Victorious') is 32.
Winnipeg Free Press
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26: July 20: Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues is 82. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 78. Guitarist Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister is 73. Drummer Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols is 69. Actor Donna Dixon ('Bosom Buddies') is 68. Keyboardist Mick MacNeil of Simple Minds is 67. Country singer Radney Foster is 66. Actor Dean Winters ('30 Rock,' Mayhem in Allstate commercials) is 61. Guitarist Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam is 59. Actor Reed Diamond ('Judging Amy,' ″Homicide: Life on the Street') is 58. Actor Josh Holloway ('Yellowstone,' 'Lost') is 56. Singer Vitamin C is 56. Actor Sandra Oh is 54. Actor Omar Epps is 52. Actor Simon Rex is 51. Actor Judy Greer ('The Village,' ″Arrested Development') is 50. Actor Charlie Korsmo ('Can't Hardly Wait,' ″Hook') is 47. Singer Elliott Yamin ('American Idol') is 47. Model Gisele Bundchen is 45. Guitarist Mike Kennerty of All-American Rejects is 45. Actor Percy Daggs III ('Veronica Mars') is 43. Actor John Francis Daley ('Bones,' ″Freaks and Geeks') is 40. Dancer-country singer-actor Julianne Hough ('Dancing with the Stars') is 37. Actor Billi Bruno ('According to Jim') is 29. July 21: Actor Leigh Lawson ('Tess') is 82. Singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) is 77. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau ('Doonesbury') is 77. Actor Jamey Sheridan ('Homeland') is 74. Singer-guitarist Eric Bazilian of The Hooters is 72. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 68. Actor Lance Guest ('Lou Grant') is 65. Actor Matt Mulhern ('Major Dad') is 65. Singer Emerson Hart of Tonic is 56. Singer Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums is 55. Actor Alysia Reiner ('Orange Is the New Black') is 55. Country singer Paul Brandt is 53. Keyboardist Korey Cooper of Skillet is 53. Actor Ali Landry is 52. Comedian Steve Byrne ('Sullivan and Son') is 51. Percussionist Tato Melgar of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 48. Actor Justin Bartha ('The Hangover') is 47. Actor Sprague Grayden ('Jericho,' '24') is 47. Actor Josh Hartnett is 47. Contemporary Christian singer Brandon Heath is 47. Reggae singer Damian Marley is 47. Singer Brad Mates of Emerson Drive is 47. 'American Idol' runner-up Blake Lewis is 44. Singer Romeo Santos is 44. Keyboardist Johan Carlsson of Carolina Liar is 41. Actor Vanessa Lengies ('Stick It,' ″American Dreams') is 40. Actor Betty Gilpin ('GLOW,' 'Nurse Jackie') is 39. July 22: Actor Terence Stamp is 87. Singer George Clinton is 84. Actor Danny Glover is 79. Writer-director Paul Schrader is 79. Actor-comedian-director Albert Brooks is 78. Singer Don Henley is 78. Composer Alan Menken ('Little Mermaid,' ″Little Shop of Horrors') is 76. Singer-actor Lonette McKee ('Brewster's Millions,' 'The Women of Brewster Place') is 72. Musician Al Di Meola is 71. Actor Willem Dafoe is 70. Actor John Leguizamo is 65. Singer Keith Sweat is 64. Singer Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls is 62. Actor-comedian David Spade is 61. Actor Patrick Labyorteaux ('JAG,' 'Little House on the Prairie') is 60. Bassist Pat Badger of Extreme is 58. Actor Irene Bedard ('Pocahontas') is 58. Actor Rhys Ifans ('Elementary,' ″Notting Hill') is 58. Actor-singer Jaime Camil ('Jane the Virgin') is 52. Musician Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) is 52. Singer Rufus Wainwright is 52. Actor Franka Potente ('The Bourne Identity') is 51. Actor Parisa Fitz-Henley ('Jessica Jones,' 'Midnight, Texas') is 48. Actor A.J. Cook ('Criminal Minds') is 47. Actor Keegan Allen ('Pretty Little Liars') is 38. Singer-actor Selena Gomez is 33. July 23: Actor Ronny Cox ('Deliverance,' 'RoboCop') is 87. Actor Larry Manetti ('Magnum, P.I.') is 82. Singer David Essex is 78. Singer and former Congressman John Hall (Orleans) is 77. Guitarist Blair Thornton of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 75. Actor Belinda Montgomery ('Doogie Howser, MD') is 75. Actor Lydia Cornell ('Too Close For Comfort') is 72. Actor Woody Harrelson is 64. Guitarist Martin Gore of Depeche Mode is 64. Actor Eriq Lasalle ('ER') is 63. Drummer Yuval Gabay (Soul Coughing) is 62. Guitarist Slash of Velvet Revolver and of Guns N' Roses is 60. Actor Juan Pope ('My Name Is Earl,' ″Family Matters') is 58. Model Stephanie Seymour is 57. Actor Charisma Carpenter ('Veronica Mars') is 55. Singer Sam Watters of Color Me Badd is 55. Singer Dalvin DeGrate of Jodeci is 54. Musician Alison Krauss is 54. Drummer Chad Gracey of Live is 54. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans ('The Wayans Brothers') is 53. Country singer Shannon Brown is 52. Actor Kathryn Hahn ('Transparent,' 'Crossing Jordan') is 52. Actor Stephanie March ('Law & Order: Special Victims Unit') is 51. Actor Shane McRae ('Sneaky Pete') is 48. Fiddler David Pichette (Emerson Drive) is 48. Singer Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child) is 45. Actor Paul Wesley ('The Vampire Diaries') is 43. Actor Krysta Rodriguez ('Smash') is 41. Actor Daniel Radcliffe ('Harry Potter' movies) is 36. Drummer Neil Perry of The Band Perry is 35. Actor Lili Simmons (TV's 'The Purge') is 32. Country singer Danielle Bradbery ('The Voice') is 29. July 24: Actor Dan Hedaya (TV's 'Cheers,' film's 'The Usual Suspects') is 85. Actor Chris Sarandon is 83. Actor Robert Hays ('Airplane!') is 78. Actor Michael Richards ('Seinfeld') is 76. Actor Lynda Carter is 74. Director Gus Van Sant is 73. Country singer Pam Tillis is 68. Actor Paul Ben-Victor ('Entourage') is 63. Actor Kadeem Hardison ('A Different World') is 60. Actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 57. Actor Laura Leighton ('Melrose Place') is 57. Actor John P. Navin Jr. ('National Lampoon's Vacation') is 57. NBA player-turned-actor Rick Fox ('Greenleaf,' 'Oz') is 56. Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez is 56. Director Patty Jenkins ('Wonder Woman') is 54. Actor Jamie Denbo ('Orange Is the New Black') is 52. Actor Eric Szmanda ('CSI') is 50. Actor Rose Byrne is 46. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 46. Actor Summer Glau ('Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') is 44. Actor Sheaun McKinney ('The Neighborhood') is 44. Actor Elisabeth Moss is 43. Actor Anna Paquin is 43. Actor Megan Park ('The Secret Life of the American Teenager') is 39. Actor Mara Wilson ('Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Matilda') is 38. Actor Sarah Steele ('The Good Fight,' 'The Good Wife') is 37. Singer Jay McGuiness of The Wanted is 35. Actor Emily Bett Rickards (TV's 'Arrow') is 34. TV personality Bindi Irwin ('Bindi: The Jungle Girl' and 'Crikey! It's the Irwins') is 27. July 25: Singer-guitarist Bruce Woodley of The Seekers is 83. Drummer Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds is 82. Bassist Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 74. Guitarist Jem Finer of The Pogues is 70. Supermodel Iman is 70. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley ('Curtis') is 68. Guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is 67. Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian is 66. Actor Bobbie Eakes ('All My Children,' 'The Bold and the Beautiful') is 64. Actor Katherine Kelly Lang ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 64. Actor Illeana Douglas is 64. Country singer Marty Brown is 60. Actor Matt LeBlanc ('Joey,' ″Friends') is 58. Actor Wendy Raquel Robinson (TV's 'Grand Hotel,' 'The Steve Harvey Show') is 58. Cellist Paavo Lotjonen of Apocalyptica is 57. Actor D.B. Woodside ('24') is 56. Actor Miriam Shor ('Swingtown,' ″Hedwig and the Angry Inch') is 54. Actor David Denman ('Parenthood,' ″The Office') is 52. Actor Jay R. Ferguson ('Mad Men') is 51. Actor James Lafferty ('One Tree Hill') is 40. Actor Shantel VanSanten ('One Tree Hill') is 40. Actor Michael Welch ('Twilight' films, TV's 'Joan of Arcadia') is 38. Actor Linsey Godfrey ('The Bold and the Beautiful') is 37. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 30. Actor Mason Cook (TV's 'Speechless') is 25. Actor Pierce Gagnon ('Boss Baby: Back in Business,' 'One Tree Hill') is 20. July 26: Actor Robert Colbert ('The Time Tunnel,' 'Maverick') is 94. Singer Darlene Love is 84. Singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is 82. Actor Helen Mirren is 80. Drummer Roger Taylor of Queen is 76. Actor Susan George is 75. Actor Nana Visitor ('Star Trek: Deep Space Nine') is 68. Actor Kevin Spacey is 66. Singer Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) is 64. Actor Sandra Bullock is 61. Actor-comedian Danny Woodburn ('Seinfeld') is 61. Singer Jim Lindberg of Pennywise is 60. Actor Jeremy Piven is 60. Singer Wayne Wonder is 59. Actor Jason Statham is 58. Actor Cress Williams ('Hart of Dixie,' 'Close to Home') is 55. Host Chris Harrison ('The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette') is 54. Actor Kate Beckinsale ('The Aviator,' ″Pearl Harbor') is 52. Actor Gary Owen ('Think Like a Man' films) is 52. Drummer Dan Konopka of OK Go is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 48. Actor Eve Myles ('Victoria,' ″Broadchurch') is 47. Actor Juliet Rylance ('American Gothic') is 46. Actor Monica Raymund ('Chicago Fire,' ″Chicago P.D.') is 39. Actor Francia Raisa ('The Secret Life of the American Teenager') is 37. Drummer Jamie Sharpe (Rush of Fools) is 36. Actor Bianca Santos ('The Fosters') is 35. Actor-turned-singer Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless is 32. Actor-singer Elizabeth Gillies ('Victorious') is 32.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'The Wire' actor Charley Scalies dies at 84 after prolonged battle with Alzheimer's
Hollywood actor Charley Scalies, who is known for two of the most celebrated series, ' The Wire ' and ' The Sopranos ', has passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's . He was 84, and died on May 1. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His death was confirmed via an online obituary, reports 'Variety'. "(He was) best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend", the obituary read. "Professionally, Charley Scalies was an American actor and former business executive whose life reflected a rich blend of professional achievement, creative passion, and a true joy for life. His favorite audience was always seated around the dinner table". As per 'Variety', Scalies starred in Season 2 of 'The Wire'. He appeared in all 12 episodes as Horseface, an imprisoned Baltimore longshoreman and member of IBS Local 1514 with an emphatic allegiance to his criminal boss, Frank Sobotka. In 'The Sopranos', Scalies appeared in the Season 5 episode 'The Test Dream' as Tony's high school football instructor, Coach Molinaro. His character manifests in Tony's dream, screaming at him for throwing away his life to become a criminal. Scalies' other television credits include 'Homicide: Life on the Street', 'Law & Order', 'Law & Order: SVU' and 'Cold Case'. On the film side, he appeared in '12 Monkeys', 'Liberty Heights', 'Jersey Girl' and 'Two Bits'. Scalies also starred in a number of stage productions with the St. Francis Players in Springfield, Pa., including 'Guys and Dolls', 'Chicago' and 'The Wizard of Oz'. He is survived by his wife and "the true love and joy of his life", Angeline M. Scalies, and his five children: Scalies III, Angeline Kogut, Anthony Scalies, Christa Ann Scalise and Anne Marie Scalies.
Metro
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
The Sopranos star Charley Scalies dies aged 84
Charley Scalies, best known for appearing in The Sopranos and The Wire, has died aged 84. The actor's death was announced in an online obituary, which explained how he 'passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer's' on Thursday, May 1. The tribute read: '[He was] best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Professionally, Charley Scalies was an American actor and former business executive whose life reflected a rich blend of professional achievement, creative passion, and a true joy for life. His favorite audience was always seated around the dinner table.' Born in 1940 in Philadelphia, Scalies most notable roles came in two of HBO's most critically acclaimed dramas. In 2003 he appeared in all episodes of the second season of crime drama The Wire, playing Horseface, an imprisoned Baltimore longshoreman. The following year he appeared in an episode of The Sopranos in its fifth season. More Trending In The Test Dream he played Tony's high school football instructor, Coach Molinaro, who appears in the Mafia boss' dream and screams at him for throwing away his life to become a criminal. Throughout his career, Scalies also appeared in other TV shows including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU and Cold Case. He also featured in films including Condition Red, Two Bits, 12 Monkeys, Liberty Heights and Jersey Girl. View More » He is survived by his wife and 'the true love and joy of his life' Angeline M. Scalies, and his five children – Charles Scalies III, Angeline Kogut, Anthony Scalies, Christa Ann Scalise and Anne Marie Scalies. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Fans 'literally crying' as Queen Latifah's hit crime drama cancelled after five seasons MORE: Xzibit reveals $1,000,000 reason he rejected Pimp My Ride return MORE: Friends star remembers Matthew Perry's 'gentlemanly' reaction to her wardrobe malfunction
Scottish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
The Sopranos actor Charley Scalies dies aged 84 as The Wire star passes away after Alzheimer's battle
THE Sopranos actor Charley Scalies has died aged 84, after a battle with Alzheimer's. Charley, who also starred in The Wire, passed away at a Pennsylvania nursing home on Thursday, his family has revealed. 2 Charley Scalies, who played Coach Molinaro in The Sopranos, has died aged 84 2 He also starred as Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa in The Wire in 2003 His daughter, Anne Marie Scalies, revealed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. An obituary published on said the actor had "passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer's". It added that he was "best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend". "His wife, children, and grandchildren," it said, "will miss his stories but will keep him in their hearts forever." The actor from Philadelphia starred as Tony Soprano's high school football coach, Coach Molinaro, in the fifth series of the hit HBO show. In the critically-acclaimed episode, called The Test Dream, the character appears to Tony, played by James Gandolfini, in a dream - criticising the Mafia boss for wasting his potential on a life of crime. A year before landing the huge role, Charley had appeared in 12 episodes of HBO's The Wire as stevedore Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa. In a 2019 interview, Charley said of the role: "As with all the other characters I've been blessed to portray, Horseface lives inside of me. "I invite him out to play as needed." Charley also appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order. He leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Angeline, five children and four grandchildren. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
