Lyle Waggoner, who used his heartthrob status for comedic effect on “The Carol Burnett Show” and was Maj. Steve Trevor on TV’s “Wonder Woman,” died Tuesday after battling an unspecified illness, TMZ reports. He was 84. Waggoner died surrounded by his wife of 59 years, Sharon, and their sons Jason and Beau. Waggoner had also […]
Tag Archives: Carol
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Jan
Jan
On Sunday night, Ellen DeGeneres became the first ever person not named Carol Burnett to win the Carol Burnett Award. Presenting her with the prestigious honor was Kate McKinnon, who choked up as she handed her TV idol the trophy. “The Carol Burnett Award is given to someone who — like its namesake, Carol Burnett […]
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Sep
Sep
Carol Lynley, the fresh-faced blonde whose character was a performer on the ill-fated S.S. Poseidon in the blockbuster disaster flick “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972), died of a heart attack in her Pacific Palisades home September 3. She was 77. Born February 13, 1942, in New York City, Carole Ann Jones was a child model for […]
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Jul
Jul
New York born Carol Alt was only 22 years old (and 5′ 10″) when she shot to stardom after she was featured on the cover of the 1982 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in a sexy red one-piece swimsuit on a beach along the Kenya coast. Carol Alt went on to become one of the most […]
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May
May
Tim Conway ‘Carol Burnett Show’ Star Dies at 85 5/14/2019 9:46 AM PDT Breaking News Comedic actor Tim Conway — Carol Burnett‘s costar on her long-running variety show — died Tuesday in Los Angeles. Conway’s rep, Howard Bragman, says Tim was battling complications from normal pressure hydrocephalus — an accumulation of spinal fluid on the brain. […]
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Apr
Apr
Carol Burnett is an undisputed TV legend. The trailblazing comedienne is the queen of making people laugh — but her own life hasn’t been all smiles and laughter. Burnett is set to co-produce (alongside Tina Fey) a film adaptation of her memoir about her late daughter, Carrie Hamilton, who died 17 years ago at the […]