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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Team On 20 Years Of Late-Night, The Gift Of Trump & Those Clueless People On Hollywood Boulevard – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Jimmy Kimmel Live! is a mainstay of ABC’s schedule, its late-night anchor and frequent Emmy nominee. Joining me for a conversation for Deadline’s Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted event were executive producer/co-head writer Molly McNearney, co-head writer/supervising producer Danny Ricker and supervising producer/writer Gary Greenberg. McNearney, who also is married to …
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Tom Holland Shows Support for Girlfriend Zendaya’s Film“ Challengers”: 'I Know What I’m Doing This Weekend'
The sweet gesture comes after a source told PEOPLE about the couple's “equal” and “supportive” relationship
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Ron Howard On His Revelatory Jim Henson Doc ‘Idea Man’: “I Wanted To Get To The Bottom Of What Made Him Tick” – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted
Ron Howard’s Cannes-bound documentary Jim Henson Idea Man reveals a man of inexhaustible creativity – a puppeteer, filmmaker, artist, performer and inventor. The Muppets were just one part of Jim Henson’s astonishing body of work. “I had met him briefly. I knew people who knew him very well, who held him in such high esteem. He was …
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‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ EPs On Finding The Ethical Line And Using Documentary As A “Catalyst For Change” – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted
The crew of Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams? set out to document the TV personality’s comeback after losing her talk show and disappearing from the public eye. The results of the series actually are quite different. Instead of chronicling Williams as she reclaimed her legacy, the team pulled back the curtain on what had been …
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Says ‘Prison Confessions’ Docuseries Puts Her Story In Its “Truest Light” – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard became a massive hit for Lifetime from the moment the first episode of the docuseries debuted in January. “It definitely surpassed even our wildest expectations,” executive producer Nicole Vogel said during a panel discussion of the series as part of Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “It’s been …
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Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death Over Music Criticizing Government
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court over songs that criticized the Iranian government, according to his lawyer and state media. “An order for the execution of Toomaj Salehi has been issued,” Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian tweeted Wednesday. Salehi, 33, has been arrested multiple times by Iranian forces …
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AFI Life Achievement Award Honors Nicole Kidman’s Career: From ‘Expats’ to Those AMC Ads?
Nicole Kidman has been an international treasure going on four decades. Whether you’re tracking her many wigs (“The Undoing” is our favorite), admiring her textured and committed performances, or just standing up and saluting before every AMC Theatres showing, you’re probably honoring her in some way. While five best actress Oscar nominations and one win …
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