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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tenor David Pomeroy's star is still rising on the international opera stage but he traces an already acclaimed career back to Saturday mornings at his grandfather's house in St. John's, N.L. "He would sit at the piano and I would sing 'I Dream of Jeannie ' and these old songs," said Pomeroy.

When Billy Crystal was pitched a prequel to the Pixar hit "Monsters, Inc.,' he didn't have to think twice about coming aboard.

The Emmy Awards will help CBS kick off its fall schedule this September. Nearly all of CBS' most popular series will return in the days following its Sept.

The "Anger Management" star once again proved he can't work well with others after he reportedly fired co-star Selma Blair and refused to work with her anymore.

The highly anticipated Boy Meets World spin-off Girl Meets World has been given the green light by TV bosses.

The Good Life star Penelope Keith is returning to television in an adaptation of PD James's follow-up to Pride And Prejudice.

Prosecutors won't be filing charges of vandalism against "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Jeff Garlin after he was accused of smashing a car window in a dispute over a parking space.

Reclusive funnyman Dave Chappelle is returning to the spotlight to headline a U.S. comedy tour with the Flight of the Conchords duo.

Netflix's deal to air 300 hours of original television programming from Dreamworks Animation in a multi-year deal is part of a trend in which online streaming video services including Amazon and Hulu are increasingly producing original shows.

This 2001 photo provided by The Second City shows Bernard Sahlins, the co-founder of Chicago's Second City theater.

June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 73. Singer Rosetta Hightower of The Orlons is 69. Actor Ted Shackelford is 67. Actor Bryan Brown is 66. Former "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is 57. Actress Frances McDormand is 56. Drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth is 51. Singer Chico DeBarge is 43. Actress Selma Blair is 41. Singer KT Tunstall is 38. Singer ... (more)

Janet Evanovich, creator of the popular novels featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, teams up with Lee Goldberg, writer for the TV series and books featuring Adrian Monk, the detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, for "The Heist."

Days of Our Lives earned a rare win at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday night.

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Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to tame the blaze.

Doug Davidson of "The Young and the Restless" won lead actor honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, earning his first career trophy for a role he's played since 1978.

A crowd gathered Saturday for the celebration at the carnival grounds in Beavertown, about 120 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Los Angeles police say "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor and comedian Jeff Garlin has been arrested on a felony vandalism charge after a dispute with another motorist over a parking space.

Fenmore Baldwin's life has not been all roses lately. He was rejected by Summer Newman, his father, Michael Baldwin, had him arrested which caused marital problems for his mother and father.

Sunday's ceremony pits the only four remaining soaps still airing on the broadcast networks against one that found new life on the Internet.