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CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 28, 2025
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Michael Oher (NFL Player, “The Blind Side” is based on his life) – 39 years old
Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”/ “The Great Gatsby”) – 40 years old
Colbie Caillat (Singer) – 40 years old
Jesse Bradford (“Swimfan” / “Bring It On”) – 46 years old
Jake Johnson (New Girl) – 47 years old
Jep Robertson (Duck Dynasty) – 47 years old
Brian Friedman (Choreographer) – 48 years old
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Fox & Friends/ The View) – 48 years old
Jaheim (R&B Singer) – 48 years old
Kylie Minogue (Singer) – 57 years old
Chubb Rock (Rapper) – 57 years old
Christa Miller (Cougar Town/ Scrubs) – 61 years old
John Fogerty (Rock Singer) – 80 years old
Gladys Knight (R&B Singer) – 81 years old
Billy Vera (Singer/ Songwriter) – 81 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/28/25)
FX: Adults (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Raid the Cage (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: F1: The Academy (Premiere)

CBS has added “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” to its late-night lineup for the 2025-2026 season. The Allen-hosted comedy talk show, with a rotating panel of comedians that includes Kevin Hart, Sebastian Maniscalco, Howie Mandel and Tiffany Haddish, to name a few, will air back-to-back, half-hour episodes Monday through Friday following “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” beginning Monday, September 22. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hoda Kotb will return to “Today” on May 28 for the first time since her January departure, to serve as guest co-host in the fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager. Kotb will also be a guest earlier in the broadcast to discuss a new project launch. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ken Dilanian and Erielle Reshef have been tapped to join the MSNBC team as the network plans for its separation from Comcast. Dilanian currently works for NBC News; Reshef will depart ABC News, where she has toiled since 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix has added more names to its “Little House on the Prairie” reboot.Jocko Sims (“New Amsterdam”), Warren Christie (Hallmark movies), Meegwun Fairbrother (“The Sticky”), Wren Zhawenim Gotts (“Echo”) and Alyssa Wapanatâhk (“Riverdale”) have been tapped as series regulars, while Xander Cole (“Web of Spiderman”) will play a recurring role.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After 32,000 children auditioned for HBO Max’s new Harry Potter series, three newcomers have been cast in the principal roles. Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter; Arabelle Stanton will portray Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout will assume the part of Ron Weasley. Francesca Gardiner, showrunner/executive producer, and Mark Mylod, director/executive producer, said in a joint statement, “The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen. We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It’s been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there.” The series will begin shooting this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC’s hit, “Dark Winds”, has added two actors to the cast for season 4. Isabel DeRoy-Olson, a new series regular, will portray Billie Tsosie, a cunning Navajo teenager, and Luke Barnett will recur as FBI Special Agent Toby Shaw.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ahead of the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, FOX Weather will present “Hurricane HQ: Eye On The Season” on Sunday, June 1.Meteorologists Ian Oliver and Bryan Norcross will anchor the FAST channel’s three-hour special, from 12-3p, which will kick off Hurricane Week programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO Max’s season 2 finale of “The Last of Us” on May 25 netted 3.7 million viewers across all platforms. While it marks a 30% drop from the premiere, which pulled in 5.3 million viewers in April, season 2 (averaging 37 million viewers per episode to date) is outperforming season 1’s numbers (32 million average viewers after 90 days of viewing) of the hit series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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