PHILADELPHIA – “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn, who along with his cast mates made Americans cringe and snicker through vulgar stunts in their multimillion-dollar TV and movie franchise, was killed early Monday in a fiery car crash. He was 34. Dunn, a daredevil whose most famous skits included diving into a sewage tank and shoving a toy car into his rectum, was driving his 2007 Porsche in suburban Philadelphia when it careered off the road,…
…ttorney in Chester County. Besides the Jackass movie franchise that has grossed more than $330 million worldwide, according to tracking website Box Office Mojo, Dunn also starred in “Haggard: The Movie,” an indie comedy in which the tattooed, bearded, daredevil played himself. (Reporting by Dave Warner, Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Christine Kearney) …
NEW YORK (AFP) – Star saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has died after suffering a stroke, the rock legend announced, saying the loss of his long-time friend and music partner was “immeasurable.” The 69-year-old musician, who has had various health crises in recent years, had suffered a stroke about one week ago and undergone surgery, but died Saturday from complications of the stroke…
LOS ANGELES – Elaine Stewart, a leading lady in a series of films in the 1950s, including “Brigadoon,” and star of the 1970s game shows “Gambit” and “High Rollers,” has died. She was 81. Her agent Fred Wostbrock told the Los Angeles Times that Stewart died Monday at her home in Beverly Hills after a long illness. Stewart was born Elsy Steinberg. Her first starring role came in the 1953 crime drama “Code …
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