George Grizzard, an actor with a 50years career in television shows and on Broadway, died at the age of 79 in New York, because of lung cancer complications said his partner, William Tynan, his only survivor. He won a Tony Award in 1996 as an actor in “A delicate balance” by Edward Albee, acted in “Law & Order” on TV and in 1980 won an Emmy with Henry Fonda for “The oldest living graduate”.

Lots of people will miss Mr. Grizzard so why not remember it as we should?

“I was an only child, and probably very lonely,” he said in a 1985 interview with The Times, “so I made up children to play with — Gene and Bounds and Mrs. Pig and Mrs. Hog and their children and a town called Scottina. It was all a child’s fantasy, but I guess that just kind of developed into wanting to create people.” - New York Times

George Grizzard on Wikipedia

Hollywood city council voted Wednesday to rename a block that surrounds a CNN building after talk show host, Larry King.

“Larry King Square” was named in recognition of King’s 50 years of broadcasting service and of his interview show on CNN, the longest running interview program on CNN.

The council also agree to rename and intersection near Parramount Studios “I Love Lucy Square.” The renaming honours comedienne Lucille Ball and Lucy Casada, owner of the popular restaurant called Lucy’s El Adobe Cafe.

In a novel ad campaign Mary-Louise Parker is naked.  Well, except for the snake she’s wearing.  The snake campaign which promos Showtime shows has the actress naked except for the snake draped over her shoulder and down her back.  Parker said it wasn’t being naked that concerned her but instead it was the snake that intimidated her.  She stated that she decided that the snake wouldn’t win and went ahead with the filming.

Parker stars in the Showtime series “Weeds”, a show about a widowed mother who sells marijuana to support her family. The series is in it’s third season.

Also photographed with the snake is David Duchovny.  He’s seen with the snake’s head on his naked shoulder and tossing an apple with a bite taken out of it.  Duchovny is starring in the new series “Californication.”

For those of you worried that the “Sex and the City” movie would be made without Mr Big, relax.  He’s will be there.

Director Michael King said “While I have not spoken to him myself, Chris Noth assures me that Mr. Big is alive and well and ready to report to the set in September.”

Also back will be all four girls: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.

Chris Rock’s lawyer announced Monday that the results of a paternity test proved Chris Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old boy.

Earlier this year, Kali Bowyer, of Savannah, G.A., tried to file a paternity suit against the comedian seeking child support and medical coverage for the child but was require to withdraw her petition because Rock lived outside Georgia’s jurisdiction. Rock, however, ask the Georgia court to proceed with paternity testing to resolve the issue. A judge order DNA testing on both Rock and the child at the beginning of June.  The results of that test came back negative for a DNA link between the two.

Rock and his wife, Malaak, stated that they were happy to finally be able to put the accusation to rest and also expressed concern for the well-being of the child.

Rock and Malaak have been married 10 years and have two daughters. Lola and Zahra.

Rock currently works on “Everyone Hates Chris” as creator and narrator of the series and is due to star in “the Bee Movie”, “The Gilmores of Beverly Hills” and “Madagascar 2.”

Duane “Dog” Chapman, celebrity bounty hunter, is no longer being hounded by Mexican authorities. Late last week a Mexican judge dismissed a charge of illegal detention.

Chapman has been fighting the charge for over 3 years. The charges stem from an incident in 2003 when Chapman tracked Andrew Luster, millionaire convicted rapist, to Puerto Vallarta where the fugitive had hid after having jumped bail. While apprehending Luster, passer-bys alerted the police and Chapman and two relatives that were helping him. It is illegal to bounty hunt in Mexico. After 2 weeks of detention in a Mexican jail, Chapman and his relatives jumped bond and returned to the U.S. Mexican authorities have been attempting to extradite him ever since.

Chapman’s attorney stated, “”Chapman can now be in Mexico without any problem.”

Nicole Ritchie has finally admitted that she is indeed pregnant. After months of rumors circulating about her baby bump, Ritchie told Diane Sawyer of ABC that she is 4 months along. She also confirmed that her boyfriend, Joel Madden of the group Good Charlotte is the father.

She also discussed her recent guilty plea to driving under the influence that resulted in a sentence of 4 days in jail, a fine of $2,048 and mandatory drug and alcohol rehab.

It was also announced that Ritchie’s reality show with pal, Paris Hilton has been cancelled after 5 seasons. Sources stated that the network felt that the girls real lives were overshadowing the t.v. show as the reason for the shows cancellation.

The Diane Sawyer interview with Nicole Ritchie will air on “Good Morning America” on Thursday and Friday and on “20/20″ Friday night.

Comedian, Drew Carey, is officially the new host of “The Price is Right”. He will be replacing Bob Barker who hosted the show for 35 and retired last month after taping 6,586 episode.

Carey, who spent 10 years on his own show “the Drew Carey Show”, hosted “Who’s Line is it Anyway”, an improved comedy show and is now host of the prime time game show “The Power of 10″.

Carey announced that he’d been tagged for the job on Monday’s afternoon taping of CBS’ “Late Show” with David Letterman.

Barker has stated that he is pleased with his replacement and that he had warned Carey to be careful of the contestants “enthusiasm.” “He (Carey) said he would close the show with my spay-neuter plug for as long as he does The Price Is Right”, Barker said.

Jessica Biel is currently starring in the movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry” with Kevin James and Adam Sandler. In recent interview, Biel was quoted as saying that she preferred “funny, sexy men” as opposed to “sexy, sexy men”. Funny is key—funny, silly, someone who doesn’t take themselves seriously, someone who can be ridiculous. That’s the most attractive thing” Biel recently told Parade.com.

Biel, known for her stunning beauty, as well as her acting, was ranked #5 by AskMen.com readers in the list “Top 99 Women 2007″ and ranked as #5 on Maxim’s Hot 100 for 2007. Currently, she is reported to be dating Justin Timberlake.

Katee Sackhoff, Capt. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, on “Battlestar” has inked a deal to remain on the new NBC series “Bionic Woman”.

Sackhoff guested on the pilot of “Bionic” as Jamie Sommers’ (Michelle Ryan) nemesis Sara. Featured heavily in promos and touted as having a recurring role on the series, Sackhoff did not have a contract longer than a couple of episodes. However, it has been reported that late Tuesday, July 17, Sackhoff signed a deal that secured her continued role on the series.

David Eick, executive producer for both BSG and Bionic Woman is the one that “put a good word” because he’s behind the whole deal. How sweet is this? Any relations?