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Jan 19 2012 06:00 AM ET

'Glee,' 'Modern Family,' 'J. Edgar,' Lady Gaga among nominees for 2012 GLAAD Media Awards

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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced the nominees for its 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards this morning, bestowing honors on everything from J. Edgar and Albert Nobbs in movies; to Grey’s Anatomy, Glee, and Modern Family (pictured) in television; and Lady Gaga and The Voice contestant Beverly McClellan in music.

Nominees were announced in several other categories, including reality television, talk shows, daily dramas, newsmagazines, blogs, theater, comic books, newspapers, and magazines, where Entertainment Weekly was once again nominated in the category for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage. The awards “recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.”

“This year’s nominees enlighten and entertain, while spotlighting the diversity of our community,” said GLAAD’s acting president Mike Thompson, in a statement. “Audiences expect to see their own worlds reflected in media, and today more than ever, those include the lives of LGBT people. Viewers know that LGBT characters and stories are simply natural extensions of, and glimpses into, their own experiences from across America.”

The 2012 GLAAD Media Awards will be handed out during three different ceremonies, in New York City on March 24, in Los Angeles on April 21, and in San Francisco on June 2. Special honorees for each city will be announced in the coming weeks. Read the full list of nominees here:

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Apr 21 2011 08:13 PM ET

Amy Smart engaged to Carter Oosterhouse

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Varsity Blues actress Amy Smart, 35, is engaged to 34-year-old Trading Spaces handyman Carter Oosterhouse, Smart’s rep confirmed to People today. The couple — she’s also known for her role in The Butterfly Effect opposite Ashton Kutcher, and he hosts HGTV home improvement show Carter Can — began dating last November. No further details were released about when the impending nuptials will take place.

Apr 21 2011 07:25 PM ET

Jane Krakowski gives birth to first baby, a boy

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30 Rock star Jane Krakowski gave birth to her first child, a son, Bennett Robert Godley, on April 13 in New York City, her rep confirmed today to People. Bennett is the first child for the 42-year-old actor and her fiancé Robert Godley. “Bennett is an amazing, healthy sweet boy and we are both just crazy in love with him,” Krakowski told People.

Apr 11 2011 12:01 AM ET

'Glee,' 'Modern Family,' 'Project Runway,' Kristin Chenoweth honored at GLAAD Media Awards

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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation handed out honors to Kristin Chenoweth (Vanguard Award), NBC Entertainment Chariman Robert Greenblatt (Stephen F. Kolzak Award), Glee and Modern Family (tie for Outstanding Comedy Series, pictured here), Project Runway (Outstanding Reality Program), and I Love You Phillip Morris (Outstanding Film – Limited Release) at its 22nd Annual Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Additional awards went to The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (Outstanding TV Journalism Segment) and Bianca “Nikki” Peet, a 17-year-old student from Corpus Christi, Texas, for her efforts to organize a Gay Straight Alliance at her high school after her principal originally prohibited the group. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 1 2011 09:07 PM ET

Designer Patricia Field defends John Galliano's alleged anti-Semitic remarks as 'farce'

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Patricia-FieldImage Credit: PR PhotosCostume and fashion designer Patricia Field, famous for her work work on Sex and the City and Ugly Betty, has come to the defense of designer John Galliano. Earlier today, French fashion house Christian Dior announced that it cut official ties with Galliano, after he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic epithets at customers of a Paris cafe.

Field blasted a message to friends, media, and blogs, which she also posted to her Facebook page and titled, “IN PRAISE OF JOHN GALLIANO.” The cryptic statement read: “Beauty, intelligence and energy would describe John as I know him. Where in this trilogy could one find hate? I ask you! My second question is…What exactly did he say? And the third is…What is really going on here??”  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 15 2011 07:51 AM ET

Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg amputated above the knee

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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s right leg has been amputated above the knee, after the actress went in for surgery on Friday, according to CNN. The 93-year-old actress’ surgeon at UCLA Medical Center said that a large, deep lesion, which was resistant to antibiotics, was the cause. “She seemed to tolerate it well, although she’s in a somewhat frail condition,” Dr. David Rigberg said. “We’re guarded in our opinion on how she’s going to do overall. She didn’t come in from home in very good health, so it’s difficult for me to predict how long she’s going to be here.” Gabor’s problems with her right leg stem from a November 2010 hospitalization, when the actress went in for swelling. Gabor, who is recovering now, has been primarily confined to a wheelchair since a 2002 car accident in Los Angeles.

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Jan 13 2011 02:31 PM ET

Carey Mulligan returns to New York stage in adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film 'Through a Glass Darkly'

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Carey Mulligan is set to return to the New York stage this spring in an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film Through a Glass Darkly, the AP reports. The show will premiere off-Broadway beginning May 13. Mulligan, 25, will portray a young woman who loses her mind because of a psychiatric illness and spirals out of control during a vacation to Sweden with her husband, father, and brother. “It’s an incredible descent into insanity,” Mulligan told the AP. “It’s horribly scary and I have no idea what I’m going to do.” Mulligan added: “Everyone wants to play someone with a problem.” Mulligan broke out in 2009′s An Education, for which she garnered an Oscar nomination. In 2010, she starred in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Never Let Me Go. Mulligan recently starred on the New York stage in the 2008 revival of The Seagull.

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Dec 8 2010 02:20 PM ET

Jeffrey Tambor to star in Broadway's 'La Cage Aux Folles'

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Arrested Development and Larry Sanders star Jeffrey Tambor has his sights set on his next starring role — he’ll take over Kelsey Grammer’s part as Georges in Broadway’s La Cage Aux Folles, which won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical this year. Recently, it was announced that Harvey Fierstein would play Albin, which is currently portrayed by Douglas Hodge, who won a Tony for the role. Grammer and Hodge are set to depart the production after the Feb. 13, 2011 performance. Tambor and Fierstein will debut in their roles on Feb. 15, 2011.

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Nov 18 2010 12:54 PM ET

Dane Cook will make Broadway debut in 'Fat Pig'

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dane-cookImage Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesComedian Dane Cook will make his Broadway debut next spring in Neil LaBute’s comedic play Fat Pig, according to a release from producers of the project. The Coast of Utopia‘s Josh Hamilton will star alongside Cook.

The play — which premiered Off Broadway in 2004 and has been produced in Boston, Los Angeles, and London — is the Broadway directorial debut for LaBute. Fat Pig is a comedy that tells the story of Tom (Hamilton), an eligible bachelor who falls for a lovely, but plus-sized, girl named Helen. Tom’s friend Carter (Cook) forces him to question his values and the importance of good looks. “I’m extremely eager to get into rehearsal with Dane and Josh,” LaBute said. “The ability to cater to your actors is a luxury that comes with being both writer and director. I’m planning on writing new material for this production to enhance the already considerable gifts that these men bring to the characters. I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to see Fat Pig through fresh eyes.”

Oct 29 2010 10:50 AM ET

James Wall, Captain Kangaroo's Mr. Baxter, dies at 92

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James Wall, who played neighbor Mr. Baxter on the children’s show Captain Kangaroo, died Wednesday after a short illness in New York City, according to the AP. He was 92. Wall began at the popular show in 1962 as a stage manager, but presuaded the producers to let him be the show’s first black character in 1968. After he ended working on Kangaroo, Wall continued his stage manager work at CBS for many years, working on programs ranging from CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes to NFL Today and Face the Nation. One of his roles as stage manager was to count down the seconds until air for Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.

 

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