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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rock legend fighting incurable disease performs 7 years after retiring
Despite having a debilitating disease, Neil Diamond stunned fans with a surprise performance at a recent show in Los Angeles. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee sang his hit song 'Sweet Caroline' at the Pantages Theater on Saturday, July 12. The theater was showing a production of 'The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise.' 'A moment we'll never forget,' the production wrote in an Instagram video posted Sunday, July 13. The video showed Diamond, 84, singing from his seat in the audience while the crowd sang along and cheered. 'This is a real gift! God bless you, Neil,' an Instagram user wrote on the post. 'Beautiful. Mr. Diamond continues to be a treasure. May he know what he means to so many,' another comment reads. Diamond announced his retirement from performing back in 2018 after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The 84-year-old was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Diamond is estimated to have sold more than 130 million records across his career. More music content Fan scared by bug sparks stampede after pop icon's concert, hurting 11 Popular rock frontman 'doing great' amid battle with stage 4 cancer Live Wire: Eyrie House Ruins bring 'gothic folk' to Easthampton First Cambridge Porchfest, with live neighborhood concerts, kicks off July 19-20 Coldplay's Chris Martin calls out awkward moment at Gillette Stadium show Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
CNN
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Neil Diamond surprises theatergoers with ‘Sweet Caroline' performance
Good times never seemed so good for a delighted audience over the weekend, when Neil Diamond emerged from retirement for an impromptu sing-along. Diamond performed 'Sweet Caroline' in a surprise appearance on Saturday at his namesake musical, 'The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise,' in Los Angeles at the Pantages Theater, according to a video of the moment posted to the musical's verified Instagram page. In the clip, the crowd is seen applauding Diamond, who announced his retirement from performing in 2018 after revealing he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The theater crowd is then seen rising to their feet to join Diamond in singing his classic 1969 hit song. 'A moment we'll never forget,' the caption of the Instagram post read. 'A Beautiful Noise' was created in collaboration with Diamond and is billed as a 'musical memoir,' according to an official synopsis. It tells the true story of how the legendary singer went from being a kid in Brooklyn to a 'chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon,' the synopsis read. A post shared by Hollywood Pantages Theatre (@hollywoodpantagestheatre) In a 2023 interview with 'CBS Sunday Morning,' Diamond opened up about how he was coming to terms with living with Parkinson's disease, which affects the central nervous system. 'This is what I have to accept. And I'm willing to do it,' Diamond said. 'This is the hand that God's given me, and I have to make the best of it, and so I am. I am.' At the time, Diamond added that he'd come to a place of acceptance, saying that 'a calm has moved in.'
CNN
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Neil Diamond surprises theatergoers with ‘Sweet Caroline' performance
Good times never seemed so good for a delighted audience over the weekend, when Neil Diamond emerged from retirement for an impromptu sing-along. Diamond performed 'Sweet Caroline' in a surprise appearance on Saturday at his namesake musical, 'The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise,' in Los Angeles at the Pantages Theater, according to a video of the moment posted to the musical's verified Instagram page. In the clip, the crowd is seen applauding Diamond, who announced his retirement from performing in 2018 after revealing he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The theater crowd is then seen rising to their feet to join Diamond in singing his classic 1969 hit song. 'A moment we'll never forget,' the caption of the Instagram post read. 'A Beautiful Noise' was created in collaboration with Diamond and is billed as a 'musical memoir,' according to an official synopsis. It tells the true story of how the legendary singer went from being a kid in Brooklyn to a 'chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon,' the synopsis read. A post shared by Hollywood Pantages Theatre (@hollywoodpantagestheatre) In a 2023 interview with 'CBS Sunday Morning,' Diamond opened up about how he was coming to terms with living with Parkinson's disease, which affects the central nervous system. 'This is what I have to accept. And I'm willing to do it,' Diamond said. 'This is the hand that God's given me, and I have to make the best of it, and so I am. I am.' At the time, Diamond added that he'd come to a place of acceptance, saying that 'a calm has moved in.'
Fox News
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Christian Slater opens up about 'weird' reality of fame after 5 decades in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Christian Slater received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after five decades in the business. The 55-year-old "Heathers" star reflected on his many years in the entertainment business while accepting his star on the Walk of Fame, telling Fox News Digital fame "is always weird." "It's tricky. There's cameras everywhere, you're really a lot more under the microscope than you were, so it's got its fair share of challenges to deal with," he explained. "Fame is always weird. It's always a weird thing, and right now it feels like a nice level. I mean, this is humbling. It gives me the opportunity to be thrilled and also walk all over myself, so I think it's great." While fame can be a strange road to navigate, Slater said he feels "very lucky that I get to do something that I truly love to do" and that he hopes his love for his career creates a "snowball effect" which continues to bring him "the opportunity to work with better and better people and just have more and more fun." During his speech at the ceremony, Slater reflected on his long history with Hollywood Boulevard, the famous street the Walk of Fame is found on. He explained that his father lived there when he was a kid, adding that he later performed at the Pantages Theater with Dick Van Dyke and even learned the skateboard on the boulevard when prepping for his movie, "Gleaming the Cube." WATCH: CHRISTIAN SLATER SAYS 'FAME IS ALWAYS WEIRD' AFTER GETTING STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME "I remember walking around this street and seeing the names of the actors, the movie stars, on the ground and I never thought or dreamed that I would have my own," he said. "Fame is always weird. It's always a weird thing, and right now it feels like a nice level. I mean, this is humbling. It gives me the opportunity to be thrilled and also walk all over myself, so I think it's great." He later added, "My heroes are Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Jack Nicholson, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart and too many others to name, and they all have delivered some incredible performances and all have stars on this boulevard, and to be able to share some space with all of them is an honor and a dream come true." WATCH: CHRISTIAN SLATER REFLECTS ON HIS DECADES-LONG CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD Sarah Michelle Gellar also reflected on Slater's performance as she paid tribute to him during the ceremony, calling his performance as J.D. in "Heathers" as one that "defined the GenX counterculture," adding that she had "more than one Christian Slater poster hanging in my teenage bedroom." She then went on to praise his performances in "Pump Up the Volume," "True Romance," "Dr. Death," "Dear John" and "Mr. Robot," adding that "not many actors can claim to have been culturally significant across four decades." "Most actors can only dream of having a career as long as yours, Christian, and the most amazing part of it is that you continue to redefine how we see you," she said in her speech. "You are an actor with multiple legacies who will feel like just as fresh of a discovery to teenagers watching you for the first time 20 years from now as you did when I first saw you. All of this to say, fair is fair. The honor is richly deserved a dozen times over." WATCH: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR IS HAPPY TO CALL CHRISTIAN SLATER A FRIEND While reflecting on his many years as an actor, Slater called receiving a star on the Walk of Fame "a wonderful ending to a chapter of my life," which still has many more chapters left to go, and "a highlight and something I will treasure for the rest of my life." He also took the time to thank all the people in his life "who truly love me and I truly love," including his children and his wife, Brittany Lopez. "When you talk about having a partner and someone on your side on this journey of life, I couldn't have gotten any luckier and I couldn't be any more grateful for what you have brought to my life. I feel safe, I feel loved, I feel cared for, I feel seen," he said. "Having a star on Hollywood Boulevard is great, but none of this would have been possible without my family and the love I have in my life today." WATCH: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR DETAILS CHRISTIAN SLATER'S IMPACT ON HOLLYWOOD
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
US tennis legend Billie Jean King immortalized with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Billie Jean King has become the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category on Monday. 'The important things is, I don't want to be the last one,' the Hall of Fame tennis player told the crowd. King, 81, received the 2,807th star, located near the famed intersection of Hollywood and Vine across from the historic Pantages Theater. Its electronic marque read: 'A star for a star. Congratulations Billie Jean King.' She was joined by some famous friends - NBA legend Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis. 'You always fight for what's right,' Johnson told King. 'You lend your platform and your voice and your time and your money to bring about change.' 'Billie Jean King's contribution is power,' Curtis said. 'She's power on the courts, she's power in the courts, she's power in the press, power in her public advocacy, power in her fight for freedom, power to be who she is now.' King grew up in Long Beach, 34 miles south of Hollywood. She played at the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills tennis clubs, where she'd spot stars like Lucille Ball and Doris Day. 'My family loved music and movies,' she said. 'A trip to Hollywood, a movie at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, was a special treat for our family. My mother would have loved this.'
