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Michael Imperioli may be best known for playing Christopher Moltisanti on the TV series The Sopranos, but he has over 100 other screen acting credits and several writing credits (including multiple episodes of The Sopranos). His first writing credit came on 1999 crime drama Summer of Sam (watch it Here), which was directed by Spike Lee… and during an interview for the documentary Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories), Imperioli revealed that he visited a witch and used otherworldly means in an effort to get Summer of Sam into production!

Scripted by Imperioli, Lee, and Victor Colicchio, Summer of Sam has the following synopsis: During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders. The philandering Vinny unwittingly almost becomes a victim of the psychopath, and soon he and numerous people in his orbit — including his wife,...

Give it up for the marvelous Ms. Myerson!

On The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Episode 6, Susie finally gets her due for being the best damn manager in show business.

The show is careening towards its finale with (even more!) new characters and enough time jumps to make your head spin.

This episode will likely be polarizing for viewers. Some may love it, applauding its ambitious narrative style, while others may hate it, finding it too convoluted to enjoy.

Like many of the Susie stories told by the comedians after the ceremony, the truth likely lies somewhere in between.

Seeing Susie acknowledged and praised was satisfying, but seeing how bitter and jaded she'd become was hard.

This definitely played like a "Best Of" Susie reel. With all the time-jumping, though, we're getting less grounded and more detached from the story set in the present.

Everything Midge has been going through with...

Alex Borstein has played the no-nonsense Susie Myerson on Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” to much acclaim and to two Emmy victories. Season 4 allowed the actress to play with higher stakes than ever, as the character reached for new career highs while dealing with emotional lows. This juggling act, plus a killer monologue, could help the celebrated performer take home another Emmy.

Borstein has won three Emmy Awards from eight total nominations. She scored her first nomination as a co-producer of “Family Guy” when the series was up for Outstanding Animated Program in 2008. She then earned three bids for voicing “Family Guy” matriarch Lois Griffin, winning in 2018. That year also marked the actress’ first Best Comedy Supporting Actress nomination and win for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” She would win a consecutive trophy for “Maisel” in 2019, with additional nominations in 2020 and 2022.

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A version of this story about Alex Borstein and Tony Shalhoub of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

Of the nine actors nominated for Emmys during the first four seasons of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” two have joined series star Rachel Brosnahan in being nominated every year: Tony Shalhoub, who plays Midge’s father, Abe Weissman, and has four nominations and a win to show for it; and Alex Borstein, who plays Midge’s fiery manager, Susie Myerson, and has four noms and two wins.

They’re both back again in 2022, and it’s a bittersweet moment because it comes in the middle of filming the fifth and final season of “Mrs. Maisel,” Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino’s Amazon Prime Video show about a divorced young mother who becomes an aspiring comedian in late 1950s and early ’60s New York City.

Emmy-winning music supervisor Robin Urdang doesn’t like saying no to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino. With the show’s music steeped in American standards, 1950s and ’60s tunes to reflect the era, Urdang found herself going down rabbit holes to find masters and license songs. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” starring Rachel Brosnahan, features a mixture of well-known and obscure songs. In turn, the show’s Season 4 soundtrack is filled with both known and rare gems. For “I’m Nobody’s Baby,” by nightclub legend Miss Beverly Shaw, Urdang searched for an heir — a quest that led her to Shaw’s relative. “We needed to master [the song], but there was no recording,” she says. “So, [her family] sent us the vinyl and we got it mastered.”

Here, Urdang shares the stories behind some of her favorite needle drops from the show.

“Coney Island” — The Barry Sisters

“Amy said...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Alex Borstein is entering “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” episode “Everything Is Bellmore” as her 2022 Emmy Award submission for Best Comedy Supporting Actress. The episode aired on February 25 and is the third episode of the fourth season of the Amazon Prime Video comedy.

In this installment, Susie (Borstein) grieves the sudden death of Jackie. Dismayed that only four people, including herself, attend his memorial service, Susie crashes a stranger’s packed service and eulogizes Jackie there, sharing her regret that she never knew the “real” Jackie and vowing to spend her career to “finding the Jackies of the world.”

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An eight-time nominee, Borstein has won three Emmys, including two in this category for “Maisel” in 2018 and 2019. For the 2022 contest, she faces Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Sarah Niles...

Amy Sherman-Palladino was inspired to create The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by childhood memories of her stand-up comedian father and admiration for early female comics. Her pilot script ended up becoming one of Amazon Prime Video’s most successful series to date: Over the past three seasons, the series has scored 54 Emmy nominations and 20 wins including one for Outstanding Comedy Series for its debut season.

The third episode of Season 4, “Everything is Bellmore,” is the latest installment of It Starts on the Page, Deadline’s annual series that highlights the scripts that serve as the creative backbones of the buzzy shows that will define the TV awards season. The scripts in our series are all being submitted for Emmy Awards consideration this year and have been selected by Deadline using criteria that includes critical acclaim, selecting from a wide range of networks and platforms and a mix of established and lesser-known shows.

If you’re not ready to say goodbye to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel just yet, maybe knowing who’s going to be back for its final season will make it a little easier. Kelly Bishop, Alfie Fuller, and Jason Ralph are returning and seven new cast members are joining in recurring roles for the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series. Production is currently underway in New York. Bishop will once again guest star as Benedetta, and she’s just one of several Gilmore Girls stars who have appeared on creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s latest series. Meanwhile Fuller, who plays Dinah Rutledge, has been upped to series regular. Ralph also returns as Mike Carr as a series regular. Peter Friedman, Chloë Kerwin, Austin Basis, Josh Grisetti, Michael Cyril Creighton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Lucas Kavner will all recur as new characters. The Marvelous ...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.] The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel continues to dazzle audiences with its latest chapter, but for Gilmore Girls fans it was an absolute delight as several former stars appeared in guest roles for Maisel‘s fourth season. For those who don’t know by now, Prime Video‘s acclaimed comedy is created by Gilmore Girls mastermind Amy Sherman-Palladino, and so there’s quite a bit of crossover in the casting department. Previous Gilmore Girls stars who have graced the Maisel screen in past seasons range from Liza Weil, who played Rory’s (Alexis Bledel) part-time-adversary-part-time-bestie, Paris, to Emily Bergl and the late Brian Tarantina. (Credit: Prime Video) And for any viewers who tuned into Season 4, it was a chapter filled with familiar faces. Among the notable Gilmore Girls appearances, this time around were Milo Ventimiglia, Kelly Bishop, Chris Eigeman, and Scott Cohen. Ventimiglia who follows in his This...

Prime Video’s genre-bending animated series, Undone, is set to release its second season in late April — more than two-and-a-half years after its freshman season debuted.

As announced during the show’s SXSW (South by Southwest) panel this weekend, all eight episodes of Undone Season 2 will be released on Friday, April 29, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

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Rip Brian Tarantina. Two years ago, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel frequent guest-star died. He finally got a proper tribute in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episode 3.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episode 4 finally addressed Susie's sexuality, sort of, which is something many fans have been waiting seasons for. There were plots featuring all our favorites, from the Weissman's to Lenny Bruce to the increasingly tiresome Sophie Lenon.

Meanwhile, Midge continues to be a trailblazer as the Mc at a burlesque club.

These developments and more are addressed as TV Fanatics Becca Newton, Mary Littlejohn, Mike Stack, and myself discuss the latest episodes.

Do you think there is a connection between Midge's attempt to be an ally to Susie and what she did to Shy? Did she cross a line once again, or is she improving?

Mary Littlejohn: I think on a subconscious level, for sure. Maybe by making this grand gesture for Susie,...

The Performer | Alex Borstein

The Show | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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The Episode | “Everything Is Bellmore” (Feb. 25, 2022)

The Performance | Maisel‘s third episode of Season 4 doubled as both a tribute to Brian Tarantina and one helluva showcase for the late actor’s onscreen sparring partner Borstein.

The actress’ tour de force kicked off quietly,...

Spoiler Alert: This story includes details about this week’s Episode 3 Of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Brian Tarantina, the veteran actor who played Jacopo “Jackie” Dellapietra in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and died in late 2019 before filming started on recently launched Season 4, has been gracefully written out of the series. Tarantina had worked with Maisel creator Amy Sherman. Palladino since Gilmore Girls. His character, nightclub manager Jackie, was Susie’s (Alex Borstein) straight-talking boss who ran the Gaslight, the Greenwich Village club where ‘Midge’ Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) was discovered. He moved into Susie’s small apartment in Season 3 while she and Midge were on tour and his absence in the busy first two episodes of their tumultuous return this month may not have been missed. But in Episode 3, called Everything Is Bellmore, which dropped Thursday, Jackie has died suddenly of a stroke, leaving Susie bereft. When only four people turn up to the funeral,...

Warning, this review contains spoilers for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episodes 3 and 4.

Grief, burlesque, musical theatre, an awkward bar mitzvah -- this show has it all!

And that was only on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Episode 3. There was a whole other hour after that, with just as much humor and shenanigans!

Tits up, Ladies, we are going through hell.

It’s always difficult when a cast member passes away.

Brian Tarantina, who played the Gaslight emcee, Jackie, passed away in November 2019. Much of Episode 3 dealt with the aftermath of Jackie’s sudden passing, with Susie losing her horrible apartment and moving in with Midge as she mourned her friend.

There is much dark humor played for laughs here. Connor Ratliff is suitably creepy as Chester, listing off the many deaths that occurred in Susie’s apartment. Despite the gravitas of Tarantina’s memory, there are still tasteful jokes...

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel paid tribute to late actor Brian Tarantina In Season 4’s third episode, which dropped on Prime Video late Thursday.

In the installment, penned by series creator/EP Amy Sherman-Palladino and EP Daniel Palladino, Susie (Alex Borstein) learns that her roomie/comic foil died suddenly of a stroke. (Jackie was also the longtime emcee at the Gaslight comedy club where Rachel Brosnahan’s titular comedienne got her start.)

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Kelly Bishop will be channeling a heightened version of her frosty Gilmore Girls matriarch when she pops into The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

In describing the actress’ guest stint in the Prime Video hit’s upcoming fourth season (the first two episodes of which drop this Friday), exec producer Daniel Palladino — who, of course, worked with Bishop on Gilmore — teased that her character is Emily Gilmore “on steroids.”

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is back with new episodes in a little over a week, yet details about one of Season 4’s most anticipated guest stars — Milo Ventimiglia — remain scarce. And during a recent interview with TVLine, the This Is Us actor did little to clear up the mystery surrounding his hush-hush stint (beyond what we’ve glimpsed in paparazzi photos).

Describing his character as, “a well-dressed man with a dog in a park talking to” Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge, Ventimiglia adds, cryptically, “It looked like there were some flowers around, looked like there was a lot of conversation and laughter…...

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 is beginning to look like a stealth Gilmore Girls revival — not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Roughly two weeks after news broke that Gilmore alum Milo Ventimiglia is reuniting with Amy Sherman-Palladino via a role on her Emmy-winning Amazon smash, the streamer announced Tuesday that fellow Stars Hollow vet Kelly Bishop (Aka Emily Gilmore) is also joining Maisel‘s upcoming fourth season.

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When it comes to teasing Milo Ventimiglia‘s Season 4 guest stint on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the watchword appears to be unconventional.

Appearing at the Nantucket Film Festival on Saturday, where they were honored with the Excellence in Television Writing award, exec producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino offered the first (extremely cryptic) details about the This Is Us actor’s Maisel character.

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“[He’s playing] someone very handsome,...

Another Gilmore Girls alum is making his way to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia will have a guest role on the Amazon series’ fourth season, which is currently in production. Details of the part are being kept quiet.

The guest spot will reunite Ventimiglia with Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created Mrs. Maisel. He joins a several other former Stars Hollow denizens who have appeared on the Emmy-winning show: Alex Borstein, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina and Emily Bergl.

Ventimiglia is also the second This Is Us regular to appear on Mrs. Maisel. Sterling K. Brown played a key role in the ...

Another Gilmore Girls alum is making his way to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia will have a guest role on the Amazon series’ fourth season, which is currently in production. Details of the part are being kept quiet.

The guest spot will reunite Ventimiglia with Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created Mrs. Maisel. He joins a several other former Stars Hollow denizens who have appeared on the Emmy-winning show: Alex Borstein, Liza Weil, Brian Tarantina and Emily Bergl.

Ventimiglia is also the second This Is Us regular to appear on Mrs. Maisel. Sterling K. Brown played a key role in the ...

Many TV legends and contributors were included for the “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony for ABC. But producers are always forced to omit some of the 100+ insiders who died since the last ceremony. Who was left out of the group that was honored?

With dozens of television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, people certainly included were these six TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though he wasn’t known for his TV work, blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman was featured in the final slot. NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was not mentioned, even though the event was being held in the Staples Center.

For Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC, producers will have the always difficult task of assembling a memoriam segment. Even though the event hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be virtual, it’s a certainty they will include the popular “In Memoriam” on the show.

With over 100 television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, those expected to be honored would include such TV legends and TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though they weren’t known for their TV work, it’s very likely NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman will be honored. Also among the dozens most likely included since they...

The cast of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” nabbed two Screen Actors Guild Awards at Sunday’s ceremony, for outstanding male actor (Tony Shalhoub) and outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, the latter adding one more statue to star Rachel Brosnahan’s collection.

Brosnahan won a SAG Award last year for outstanding female actor in a comedy series. She’s also nabbed two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy for her turn as the titular Mrs. Maisel, a housewife-turned-stand-up-comic in 1960s New York City.

But it wasn’t until Brosnahan won her first Globe in 2018 that her parents stopped referring to acting as her “hobby.”

“I had a ‘thing,’ and I could be like, [pretends to put a statue on the table] ‘It’s not a hobby anymore,’” she tells Variety. “They get it now, now that I’m not waitressing at the same time anymore, not a nanny and also trying to be an actor.

While it may have felt like the 2020 SAG Awards were hosted by Dan and Eugene Levy — even the “Schitt’s Creek” father/son duo had to tell the audience they weren’t hosting (twice) — the Screen Actors Guild knows how to put on a show without a central showman. They’ve gone without a host for 24 of their 26 ceremonies, with the two exceptions being Kristen Bell in 2018 and Megan Mullally in 2019. Both of those fine thespians did exactly that — fine! — but the SAGs wisely returned to what works and put on another streamlined, talent-focused broadcast that ran 12 minutes long, but still felt quick and should prove memorable.

Why? All the speeches!

Ok, so the show wasn’t entirely speeches. There were two tribute montages to, um, superheroes and all the great shows that ended in 2019 (plus “Game of Thrones”). The Levys got an extended intro where Eugene droned on about acting with comedic persistence (it worked!

Neon’s “Parasite” won best motion picture cast at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, becoming the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize. Netflix’s “The Crown” was named best TV drama and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” earned the prize for best TV comedy in a strong showing for streaming services.

“The Crown’s” victory came in a season of major changes for the insider look at the House of Windsor, one that ushered in an entirely new cast of performers, as Queen Elizabeth II entered middle age on screen.

“Mrs. Maisel,” the story of a barrier-breaking female stand-up in the 1960s, faced headwinds of its own on the path to victory. It triumphed over the heavily favored “Fleabag.” “I voted for ‘Fleabag,'” Alex Borstein, one of the cast members, said during her speech. “This is really weird. This makes no sense…...

In accepting the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, Tony Shaloub, who plays Abe Weissman in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel dedicated his award to Brian Tarantina, who died unexpectedly in November at age 60.

“With your blessings,” Shaloub said onstage, “I will dedicate this to one of our family, who we lost this year and who we miss terribly, the most marvelous Brian Tarantina. Our brother, here’s to you.”

Tarantina played Jackie, the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club where Mrs. Masiel performs on the hit series. Last year he was part of the show’s ensemble cast who collected a SAG award.

And Shaloub wasn’t the only one feeling Tarantina’s absence tonight as the cast faces their first SAG awards without him. When the cast picked up Best Comedy Ensemble, the show’s lead Rachel Brosnahan added to Shaloub’s sentiments.

The 2020 SAG Awards have come and gone, with the first award of the evening going to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Tony Shalhoub for Male Actor in a Comedy Series and the last to “Parasite” for Best Cast in a Motion Picture.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series for “Fleabag,” while the Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series went to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Its star, Rachel Brosnahan paid tribute to Brian Tarantina, who played Jackie the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club and died in November at the age of 60.

Laura Dern won Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Marriage Story.” Brad Pitt won for his role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” “The Crown” won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series. Joaquin Phoenix won Best Lead Actor for “Joker,” while Renee Zellweger won Best Lead Actress for “Judy.”

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The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards aired Sunday, Jan. 19, honoring acting and stunt achievements in film and television in 2019. And after two straight years with a host, the two-hour show, produced by four-time SAG Award winner Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, went back to a hostless ceremony this year.

Nominations were determined by the nominating committee — about 2,500 randomly selected members of SAG-aftra every year — and all 121,000 members of the union, which now includes radio and TV personalities, and other media professionals in addition to actors after the 2012 AFTRA merger, are eligible to vote for the winners.

While the SAG Awards are a major precursor to the Oscars on the film side, it was the last stop for most TV folks, whose awards season began at the Emmys in September. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which swept the SAG Awards last year, had a field-leading four nominations. “Fleabag” had three bids...

Tony Shalhoub won the best actor in a comedy series prize at the 26th annual SAG Awards on Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium.

The actor, who plays Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, bested fellow nominees Alan Arkin, Michael Douglas, Bill Hader and Andrew Scott.

Upon receiving the award from Dan and Eugene Levy, Shalhoub began his speech reminiscing on his history with the union. The actor also dedicated his win to his "most marvelous" late Mrs. Maisel co-star Brian Tarantina, "who we miss terribly."

“I have been a proud member of this extravagant union for ...

Tony Shalhoub won the best actor in a comedy series prize at the 26th annual SAG Awards on Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium.

The actor, who plays Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, bested fellow nominees Alan Arkin, Michael Douglas, Bill Hader and Andrew Scott.

Upon receiving the award from Dan and Eugene Levy, Shalhoub began his speech reminiscing on his history with the union. The actor also dedicated his win to his "most marvelous" late Mrs. Maisel co-star Brian Tarantina, "who we miss terribly."

“I have been a proud member of this extravagant union for ...

Sunday’s telecast of the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards will feature a special In Memoriam segment devoted to many of the actors and actresses who have died since last year’s ceremony in late January. Sure to be among those saluted include Oscar-nominated actresses Diahann Carroll and Doris Day, plus nominated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” actor Luke Perry. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam gallery for the year of 2019.

The 26th annual ceremony will be live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 19, at 8:00 p.m. Et; 5:00 p.m. Pt. The SAG life achievement award will be presented to Robert De Niro.

SEE2020 SAG Awards nominations: Full list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees

Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 50+ names will also be featured in the televised tribute?

Julie Adams

Danny Aiello

Jed Allan

Bibi Andersson...

We lost a lot of stars too young this last decade. Here is TheWrap’s tribute to some of those who were gone before their time, from “I Will Always Love You” singer Whitney Houston to “Glee” star Cory Monteith to “Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse.

Amy Winehouse

The “Rehab” songstress was found dead in her London home in 2011 at the age of 27. Her cause of death was alcohol poisoning.

Whitney Houston

The “I Will Always Love You” singer, who had long battled with substance abuse, was found unconscious submerged in her bathtub in 2012. She was 48.

Bobbi Kristina Brown

The daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Bobbi died four years after her mother. Her cause of death was ruled as Lobar pneumonia, which was the result of brain damage due to oxygen loss from water immersion and “mixed drug intoxication,” per the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report. She was 22.

Cory Monteith

The actor,...

Brian Tarantina, the actor who played Jackie in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died of “acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, diazepam and cocaine,” the New York City Medical Examiner’s office said on Wednesday. The 60-year-old actor’s death was unintentional according to the medical examiner’s office. Tarantina was found in his midtown […]

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An accidental drug overdose caused the death of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actor Brian Tarantina last month, TMZ is reporting.

The 60-year-old Tarantina, who played comedy club emcee Jackie in the Amazon series, died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and Diazepam (Valium), according to TMZ. The website sourced the cause of the accidental death to a New York City medical examiner report.

Tarantina, who had also appeared in Gilmore Girls, The Sopranos, The Good Wife, Donnie Brasco and The Kitchen, was found unresponsive in his Manhattan apartment on Nov. 2. A spokesman for the actor said at the time that Tarantina had been ill with a heart-related issue.

Shortly after his death, Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan posted an Instagram tribute calling Tarantina “hilarious and talented and kind and an all around golden f*cking weirdo. Our family of weirds won’t be the same without him.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Brian Tarantina’s cause of death was revealed as an accidental drug overdose, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to Variety.

Tarantina died Nov. 3 at the age of 60 from the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin, diazepam and cocaine, a spokesperson at the Medical Examiner’s office confirmed. The actor was found dead in his apartment in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, but a cause of death had not been determined at the time.

Tarantina was a character actor known for his roles on “Maisel” and “Gilmore Girls.” The native New Yorker also appeared in guest roles on a number of shows including “Law & Order,” “NYPD Blue,” “Miami Vice,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Oz” and “ER.”

His most recent part was as a nightclub emcee on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” After news of his death, the show paid tribute saying,...

“Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” actor Brian Tarantina’s death was ruled an overdose from fentanyl, heroin, diazepam and cocaine by the New York City Medical Examiner, according to Entertainment Tonight.

The 60 year-old actor was found dead in his apartment in New York City on Nov. 2, an NYPD spokesperson told TheWrap at the time.

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“On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at approximately 0040 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male inside of 353 West 51 Street, apartment 11, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,” the spokesperson said. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, fully-clothed, on his couch. Ems responded to the location and pronounced the aided male deceased at the scene (his residence).”

On Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Tarantina played Jackie, the emcee of the Gaslight where Midge performs. Jackie later went on to become...

For those who like stats, here is a bounty of facts and figures about the nominees for the 2020 SAG Awards, which will air on TBS and TNT on Sunday, January 19, at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt.

There is always a first-timer’s club for participants of showbiz honors. Here is the list of TV and film performers getting their first chance ever to compete for an individual Screen Actors Guild Award at the 26th annual event:

Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)

Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)

Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)

Scarlett Johansson

Joey King (“The Act”)

Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”)

Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”)

Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)

Some nominees are keeping it all in the family. Bruce Dern is part of the ensemble nomination for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” while daughter Laura Dern is up for both her lawyer role in the film “Marriage Story” and as part of...

William Wintersole, a prolific TV actor who is perhaps best known for playing attorney Mitchell Sherman on “The Young and the Restless” for 25 years, has died. He was 88.

“Early Tuesday morning my father Bill Wintersole passed,” his daughter Tiffany Harmon posted on Facebook. “My bond with him was strong. His heart pure. He spoke to me with his facial expressions, as his gift was communication with Anybody..Anywhere..Anytime. A Legend. An entertainer and my beautiful daddy. #collectiveconsciousness as he rises above to protect me and those many fans who loved him.”

Wintersole, who was last on “Y&r” in 2011, was born July 30, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio. He died on Nov. 5 at 1:11 a.m., his daughter wrote.

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Sherman was the lawyer for Jeanne Cooper’s Katherine Chancellor Murphy.

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Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are fondly remembering their decades-plus relationship with Gilmore Girls/Marvelous Mrs. Maisel vet Brian Tarantina in the wake of the actor’s death over the weekend at age 60.

“For over twenty five years, Brian Tarantina has been in our lives,” the Gilmore/Maisel EPs said in a statement. “He was in Amy’s first pilot [the Rosanna Arquette-led Daisy and Chess]. And he’s been in every significant thing we’ve done since. He came in with that voice and that timing and he made every scene better. And weirder. Every moment was completely unique.

Walter Mercado, famed Puerto Rican TV astrologer, died Saturday night at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in San Juan, according to the hospital’s spokesperson, Sofia Luquis. He was 87.

According to Telemundo PR, the cause of death was “apparent renal failure.”

Mercado was born on a ship traveling from Spain to Puerto Rico, according to a biography published by Puerto Rico’s Foundation for Popular Culture. He believed at an early age that he had spiritual abilities, including the powers of astrology.

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Although he began his career as a telenovela actor, he took on his most famous job in 1969 when a guest did not show up for a Telemundo program. Mercado was asked to fill in by reading the horoscope, and his passionate delivery won over viewers so much that he was asked to return.

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Updated Sunday Am: Star Rachel Brosnahan and the team behind The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel paid tribute to Brian Tarantina Saturday, following news of the actor’s death at age 60.

Tarantina played Jackie, the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club where Midge performs, on the popular Amazon series. In January, he took the stage at the SAG Awards to receive the comedy series ensemble trophy alongside the other main Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cast members.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who write and direct the comedy, issued a joint statement saying they will “forever miss” the actor.

“For over twenty five years, Brian Tarantina has been in our lives. He was in Amy’s first pilot. And he’s been in every significant thing we’ve done since,” the statement said. “He came in with that voice and that timing and he made every scene better. And weirder. Every moment was completely unique.

Brian Tarantina has died.

The beloved actor passed away on Saturday in New York.

He was 60.

Wcbs-TV New York reported that Tarantina was found dead in his Hell's Kitchen Apartment, but a cause of death has yet to be determined.

A rep for the actor told People.com that “Brian had been ill lately,” adding, “He was recently in the hospital and was in the process of recuperating from what I believe to be a heart-related issue.”

The actor most recently appeared on Amazon Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Jackie.

The show paid tribute to the actor on the show's social media channels.

"The Gaslight won’t be the same without you," it reads.

"Thank you Brian Tarantina for sharing in all of the laughs. Sending love to his family and friends in this difficult time."

Rachel Brosnahan, Mrs. Maisel's leading lady paid tribute to the actor on Sunday morning.

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel leading lady Rachel Brosnahan is paying tribute to her “hilarious and talented and kind” co-star Brian Tarantina, who died Saturday at the age of 60.

“So deeply sad to hear about the passing of Brian Tarantina,” Brosnahan lamented on social media early Sunday of her colleague, who played Jackie, the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club where her titular character got her start. “He was hilarious and talented and kind and an all around golden fucking weirdo. Our family of weirds won’t be the same without him.”

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Brian Tarantina, a character actor known for his roles on “Gilmore Girls,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and many other TV series, died Saturday in New York City. He was 60.

Wcbs-TV New York reported that Tarantina was found dead in his Hell’s Kitchen apartment. A cause of death has not been determined.

Tarantina most recently played a New York City nightclub emcee on Amazon’s Emmy-winning period comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The series paid tribute to Tarantina with a tweet declaring “The Gaslight won’t be the same without you.”

The Gaslight won’t be the same without you. Thank you Brian Tarantina for sharing in all of the laughs. Sending love to his family and friends in this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/J1R1ijF3tE

— The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (@MaiselTV) November 2, 2019

Tarantina was a native New Yorker. His long list of TV credits included guest...

Brian Tarantina, a veteran actor who appeared on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, was found dead early Saturday morning at his apartment in New York City. He was 60.

The New York Police Department confirmed to Deadline that officers found Tarantina unresponsive on his couch at 12:40 a.m. His cause of death is under investigation.

“On Saturday, November 2, 2019 at approximately 0040 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male inside of 353 West 51 Street, apartment 11,” the NYPD said in a statement. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, fully-clothed, on his couch. Ems responded to the location and pronounced the aided male deceased at the scene (his residence).”

A rep for the actor did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment. However, in a statement to People, a rep said Tarantina had been ill.

“He was recently in the hospital and was in the process of...

Brian Tarantina, an actor who was known for his roles on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Gilmore Girls,” was found dead on Saturday morning. He was 60.

Tarantina was found in his New York City apartment by the NYPD, a police spokesperson confirms to TheWrap. The cause of death is unknown.

“On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at approximately 0040 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male inside of 353 West 51 Street, apartment 11, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,” a spokesperson said. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, fully-clothed, on his couch. Ems responded to the location and pronounced the aided male deceased at the scene (his residence). The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation remains ongoing.”

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Recently, Tarantina appeared in Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as Jackie, the emcee...

Brian Tarantina, an actor who appeared on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, has died due to complications from a recent illness, his rep, Laurie Smith, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 60.

"He was a brilliant actor and wonderful client and friend. I am sad and in shock," Smith said.

The New York Police Department responded to a 911 call about an unconscious male in a Manhattan apartment at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, a spokesperson from the department confirmed to THR. Upon arrival, officers found Tarantina unconscious and unresponsive on his couch and emergency medical services pronounced him dead. The ...

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In the series’ just-dropped premiere episode, a pair of correspondents (played by Janina Gavankar and Desean K. Terry) working at the fictional Am show-within-a-show are tasked with covering Gilmore Girls: The Musical, an assignment Terry’s serious-journalist character considers beneath him.

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