Saturday, January 24, 2009

George Clooney To Appear On ER

Dr. Ross is back! George Clooney is set to appear in several upcoming episodes of "ER".

He was photographed on the set of "ER" on Thursday, as the actor returned to his old show to reprise his role as Dr. Doug Ross.

His character will be featured in at least one scene practicing medicine at a hospital in Seattle. He is also set to film scenes at County General.

The scenes will be filmed out of sequence to work around the actor's busy schedule.

And it appears he may be reuniting with his old "ER" love interest.

Julianna Marguiles, who played nurse Carol Hathaway for six years on the show, confirmed she is also shooting scenes for the show.

The "ER" finale will air April 2 on NBC.

George is also busy filming his latest comedy "Men Who Stare At Goats" due next year. The film features Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

The movie revolves around a reporter in Iraq who might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

He has also just wrapped work on the animated adventure comedy "Fantastic Mr. Fox", where he voices the role of Mr. Fox.

Joined by a group of voices that include Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Anjelica Huston, it tells the story of angry farmers who are tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, and look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ricardo Montalban Dies At Age 88

Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on televisions "Fantasy Island," has died. He was 88.

He died Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home of complications related to old age, said his son-in-law, Gilbert Smith.

In addition to his famous line "Welcome to Fantasy Island", the Mexican born actor also starred as Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), and was a commercial spokesman for Chrysler where he touted the "soft Corinthian leather" of the Chrysler Cordoba.

In later years, he lent his distinctive voice to several projects including "Family Guy", "Kim Possible" and the feature film "The Ant Bully"
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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Jett Travolta, Son Of John Travolta Dies In Bahamas

A sad day for John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston as news was released that their 16-year old son Jett Travolta has died while vacationing in the Bahamas.

According to one report, Jett was last seen going into the bathroom of their private suite at the Old Bahama Bay Resort sometime yesterday.

A caretaker discovered Jett's body around 10:00 am in the bathroom. The report says Jett suffered from seizures.

Initial police comments indicate Jett hit his head in a bathtub. An autopsy will be done to determine the exact cause of death.

Jett was the oldest child of Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, who also have an 8-year-old daughter. The family arrived on a private plane Tuesday and had been vacationing at their home in the resort community.

For many years now, there have been rumors about the Travolta's being in denial about their son's Autism, relying on their religion to address the situation.

According to Scientology teachings, Jett has been given the status of "degraded" where the church says he can cure himself by working harder on the church's teachings.

The family continues to deny that Jett had Autism, claiming that their son's condition is Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.
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