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'Simpsons' Postage Stamps Unveiled 05/09/09 "The Simpsons" now has the U.S. government's stamp of approval. Crew and voice-cast members of the long-running animated series attended an unveiling Thursday of five "Simpsons" U.S. postage stamps at the Twentieth Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. "Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks says the honor is "surreal." The stamp issue is part of a yearlong Fox celebration dubbed "Best. 20 Years. Ever." honoring all things "Simpsons." The show's 20th anniversary is on Jan. 14, 2010.
Lane Garrison Released from Prison 05/02/09 Lane Garrison has been paroled. A California prisons spokesman says the former "Prison Break" actor was paroled and picked up early Wednesday morning. Garrison had been sentenced in 2007 to serve three years and four months after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and misdemeanor counts of drunken driving and giving alcohol to a minor. He was charged after a December 2006 crash in which Garrison rammed his Land Rover into a tree, killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring two others. Garrison was sentenced to four years of parole and ordered to pay around $300,000 in restitution to the victims and their families.
Emmy Award Winner Bea Arthur Dead at 86 04/26/09 Bea Arthur, the actress best known for her roles as television's "Maude" and the sardonic Dorothy on "The Golden Girls," has died of cancer. Arthur died Saturday morning at her home in Los Angeles, her family by her side. No funeral services are currently planned, Watt said, adding that the family asked that donations be made to either the Art Attack Foundation or PETA in lieu of flowers. Arthur's opinionated Maude first appeared on Norman Lear's "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker's cousin, and was so popular that Lear created a spin-off series. Her first television appearance came in 1951; she quickly made a name for herself with appearances on "Studio One," "Kraft Television Theatre" and "The Sid Caesar Show." Her last television appearance was on "The View" in 2007.
Jay Leno Released from Hospital 04/25/09 NBC and a spokesman for Jay Leno say the "Tonight" host is out of the hospital after an overnight stay. Leno had checked himself into the hospital Thursday after feeling sick. His publicist said doctors found that Leno's illness wasn't "symptomatic of anything serious" and he was released Friday. Guttman said he couldn't provide details of what ailed the 58-year-old comedian. NBC said Leno was feeling much better and was "anxious to return to work Monday." Leno's Thursday and Friday shows were canceled, with reruns taking their place. It was the first time Leno, who took over "Tonight" in 1992, missed a show because of illness.
Antwon Tanner of 'One Tree Hill' faces NYC charges 04/18/09 "One Tree Hill" actor Antwon Tanner has pleaded not guilty to involvement in a Social Security scheme. Tanner appeared in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday on charges of selling Social Security numbers and cards. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. Tanner and his lawyer declined to comment. The 34-year-old actor is accused of supplying 16 Social Security numbers and three bogus cards to a middleman between December 2005 and last July. Tanner, who lives in California, appeared in the 2005 film "Coach Carter."
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