Robert Prosky, a character actor with hundreds of credits on stage and screen including Mrs Doubtfire and Hill Street Blues, has died in a Washington hospital. He was 77.
His oldest son, Stefan Prosky, said the actor died on Monday night of complications from a heart procedure.
"He went gracefully last night, not in pain," Stefan Prosky said. "Everybody knows him as a fairly famous actor. My brothers and I know him as a marvellous father."
Prosky appeared in more than 200 plays on Broadway and with Arena Stage, a regional theatre company in Washington. He appeared in 38 films and numerous television shows.
On Broadway, Prosky's credits included Glengarry Glen Ross and A View from the Bridge. He also completed a long run in Michael Frayn's play Democracy.
In the 1980s, Prosky spent three years on the NBC television series Hill Street Blues as a police sergeant. He later appeared as a priest on trial for murder in ABC's legal drama, The Practice. In Mrs Doubtfire, Prosky played the TV station owner who hired Robin Williams, who dressed as a nanny. His other film credits include Dead Man Walking and The Natural.
Actor Robert Prosky dies
Depp to play Dante in home production
Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp , who was last seen in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will star in a film based on the life of Italian Renaissance poet Dante.
Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, has bought the screen rights to Nick Tosches' 2002 book, In The Hand of Dante on which the film will be based, reports contactmusic.com.
The story will parallel the lives of a modern-day writer, played by Depp, and Dante as he attempts to complete his classic work The Divine Comedy.
Sienna Miller back with ex-beau?
British actress Sienna Miller who split with her actor boyfriend Balthazar Getty early this month has been spotted out on a date with him, sparking rumours that their romance is back on the track.
The pair went to San Lorenzo Italian restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, Thursday for lunch, according to reports.
The couple broke up due to Getty's stalling over his divorce proceedings with ex-wife Rosetta Millington that angered Miller, while her constant partying habits were not liked by the actor.
Lindsay Lohan back to drinking
Lindsay Lohan, who has been in the news recently more for her celebrity antics than her acting prowess, was caught on video drinking.
According to reports a hidden security camera in a nightclub in Washington caught her mixing her drinks. The video footage shows Lohan filling her glass of Red Bull with vodka.
Lohan had undergone a 45-day treatment at a rehab and later declared that she was alcohol free.
Winona Ryder hospitalised
American actress Winona Ryder was rushed to hospital after she fell ill on a flight to London.
The 37-year-old actress was treated for an unidentified illness at Heathrow Airport immediately after her plane touched down just after noon, the Daily Mail reported.
The actress was taken to Hillingdon Hospital after a priority landing by the captain of the British Airways flight on Wednesday, it said.
Ryder's publicist, Mara Buxbaum has refused to confirm the nature of the star's illness last night but said the actress was discharged an hour later "in good health".
"She did fall ill on a plane and as a precautionary measure they took her to hospital. She was there for an hour. She's in good health. There's no drama," she added.
A spokesman for British Airways said: "The captain of BA282, which was travelling from LA to Heathrow, requested a priority landing as a female passenger required medical attention."
Ryder has acted in films like Edward Scissorhands and Little Woman but her career has seen a decline after her involvement in a series of controversial incidents.
The Oscar nominated actress has been found guilty of shoplifting from a department store. She was also arrested for possessing drugs. The star was also involved with actor Johnny Depp. Ryder was engaged to Oceans Eleven star Matt Damon before they split in 2001.
Witherspoon too short for Vaughn
Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon was too short for her co-star Vince Vaughn in the movie Four christmases, as became clear when he had to pick her up for a few dancing scenes. According to reports that they had to be creative in solving the height problem.
She said: "He's 6'5" and I'm 5'2". We had a really funny scene, I don't know if it's in the film any more, where he rolls over onto me. We were in bed and then at the very end he rolls over and goes to sleep, but he rolls over and lays on top of me. It was like a tree trunk had just landed on me. I kept going, 'Tim-berrrrr!' It was really funny.
"It was a challenge, especially the kissing scenes. It was hard to get up there to kiss him but we worked it out.
"And he had to pick me up for half the dancing. He's actually holding me in the air so we can stay in the same frame. He's a fantastic dancer. A very, very good dancer, which you'd probably figure from Swingers. They were teaching us dance moves. I just couldn't keep up and he was like, 'Oh, it's a one-two cha cha cha'."
Jessica Alba sheds glamorous look
According to reports, the film is the screen adaptation of Aimee Bender's bestseller by the same name. Alba plays Maths whiz Mona Gray, whose ordinary childhood comes to pieces when her father is stricken with a mysterious illness.
The film also stars Chris Messina.
Obama's victory is DiCaprio's gift
Leonardo DiCaprio, who just turned 34, says the election of Barack Obama to the post of US president is the best birthday gift he could have possibly got.
According to reports: "People keep asking me what I want for a present so I tell them I have the best birthday gift I can possible get, and that's this new president. I'm so excited." The actor celebrated his 34th birthday on Tuesday.
He was in London to promote his new movie Body Of Lies , in which he plays a CIA agent hunting a terrorist in Iraq and Jordan.
Fiercely anti-war, DiCaprio hopes that the new president will prove to be good news for Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Barack Obama's foreign policy positions are very different from the last administration. I think we are going to see some profound changes in the United States and it's going to reverberate throughout the rest of the world.
"The good thing now is that a whole new generation of young people have spoken and have voted for change and new policies, and all we can do now is support the new president and give him the tools that he needs," he said.
Despite his forthright political opinions, it's clear he hasn't been reading up on the British politicians. Asked if he had an opinion on Gordon Brown and David Cameron, he laughed: "Not right now, no. I'm still in Barack world, still reeling from that victory!"
Shriya Saran's Hollywood debut
Her debut Hollywood film 'The Other End of the Line' is a romantic comedy. 
Kidman set to play transsexual
Nicole Kidman is set to play the world's first transsexual in an independent film starring fellow best actress Oscar-winner Charlize Theron, according to reports.
Australian beauty Kidman will star and produce The Danish Girl, a movie based on the true story of Danish artists Einar and Gerda Wegener, according to entertainment industry daily The Hollywood Reporter.
Einar Wegener, who will be played by Kidman, was a male artist who underwent ground-breaking surgery to become a woman in 1931 after pretending to be a female model in a series of successful portraits painted by Gerda Wegener.
Theron, a best actress Oscar-winner for Monster, will play Gerda Wegener, the report said. The film is to be adapted from David Ebershoff's successful 2000 novel of the same name.
Kidman, who celebrated the birth of a daughter earlier this year, has not appeared on screen since last year's fantasy tale The Golden Compass. She will next be seen in Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia due for release in the United States later this month.
'Jim Carrey likes to cross dress'
Comic actor Jim Carrey likes to try on women's clothing, says his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy.The 45-year-old stunned onlookers on a California beach earlier this year when he wore McCarthy's black swimsuit during the US Independence Day celebrations. McCarthy claims it was not a solitary incident. "All I can say is that he's a great, great guy who sometimes likes to dabble in women's clothing," said Jenna.She also added that they are in no hurry to get married, "We are just happy as we are."
Aniston pregnant with Mayer’s child?
Rumours are rife on the Internet that former Friends star Jennifer Aniston is expecting boyfriend John Mayer’s child.
According to reports, the actress, who recently re-kindled her relationship with Mayer, is believed to have decided to give their romance another try after discovering she was expecting her first child.
Aniston’s real and reel life friend, Courtney Cox however was not happy with her reunion with Mayer because she thought he would break her heart again.
Daniel Craig injured
Bond star Daniel Craig has revealed his recent shoulder injury was caused while doing stunts for the new movie Quantum Of Solace.
According to reports, Craig, 40, tore tissue while shooting action scenes for the movie. He has had his arm in a sling since an operation on his shoulder.
Doctors have asked him to take rest and the actor says he is tired of doing nothing. He said: "I'm frustrated but I need to slow down for a couple of months."
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