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Chenoweth returns to Oklahoma to accept honor

When Kristin Chenoweth graduated from Oklahoma City University 23 years ago, she walked out the door with training, ambition and a healthy dose of youthful naivete. Looking back on the early days of her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and singer said not knowing what the world had to offer ...

Kerry Washington arrives at the Academy of Television Art and Sciences' event with the cast and producers of "Scandal". (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy

Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 ...

Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run

Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he previously shared a secret affair. ...

Bea Arthur topless painting fetches $1.9M in NYC

A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in ...

Jake Johnson breaks out on season 2 of 'New Girl'

Season one of Fox TV's "New Girl" introduced fans to the "adorkable" Zooey Deschanel and the hilarity of Max Greenfield. Both earned Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for their work. As season two wraps up Tuesday, their co-star Jake Johnson is emerging as another one to watch — both ...

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, "The Young and the Restless" star Jeanne Cooper arrives at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. CBS says "The Young and the Restless" will broadcast a tribute to Jeanne Cooper, the veteran star of this daytime drama who died Wednesday May 8, 2013. It is scheduled to air May 28. Cooper, 84, played grande dame Katherine Chancellor. She joined the soap six months after its March 1973 debut, staking claim to the title of its longest-tenured cast member.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

'Y & R' to memorialize soap star Jeanne Cooper

CBS says "The Young and the Restless" will broadcast a tribute to Jeanne Cooper, the veteran star of the daytime drama who died earlier this week. It is scheduled to air May 28. The network says cast members, friends and family of the actress will gather next week to tape ...

Lucci, Trebek donate TV objects to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian Institution is adding relics from soap operas and game shows to its national entertainment collection to tell the story of daytime television. On Thursday, actress Susan Lucci from TV's "All My Children" and Alex Trebek from "Jeopardy!" visited the National Museum of American History to donate objects from ...

'Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84

Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to ...

Steve Carell makes a surprise appearance at "The Office" Wrap Party at PNC  Field, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Scranton, Pa. The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show "The Office" bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Jason Farmer)  WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Scranton shared close bond with NBC's 'The Office'

NBC's long-running "The Office" was a faux documentary about cubicle life. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. didn't exist. Try telling that to merchants, tourism officials and regular folks here in the real-world city of 76,000, for whom the Emmy-winning comedy — which ends its nine-season run next ...

This April 2013 photo shows the Chalet Cheese Co-op in Monroe, Wis., which bills itself as “America’s only Limburger cheese plant.” Limburger is known as a foul-smelling cheese but the local production is a point of pride in the tranquil town of Monroe. (AP Photo/Niamh O’Neill-Culhane)

Visit Wisconsin home of world's stinkiest cheese

The sign above the bar in Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty — a slab of Limburger cheese on rye bread slathered with onions and mustard. "Limburger: don't eat it with your nose." The sign might well add: Don't eat ...

Whoopi Goldberg to join Guthrie anniversary gala

Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has joined the artist lineup for the Guthrie Theater's 50th anniversary celebration. Goldberg will appear in "BEHOLD: A Gala Performance" on June 22. It's Goldberg's first time back on the Guthrie stage since her five-night engagement in May 1988. Goldberg is among rare performers who have ...

Country music stars back Ill. gay marriage law

Four country music stars are announcing their support for legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois. "Big" Kenny Alphin of the musical duo Big & Rich, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell signed an open letter released Thursday. They say "gay or straight, when two people ...

The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week

The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: CHINA'S SURPRISE TAX PROMPTS HOLLYWOOD STANDOFF Fox refuses $23 million in "Life of Pi" money as the MPAA fights to enforce a trade deal. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/iron-man-3-chinas-surprise-449205?AP 'TWO AND A HALF MEN:' JON CRYER GETS A RAISE, ASHTON KUTCHER DOESN'T ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 26:  The cast and producers of 'The Young & The Restless' pose at the 40th anniversary cake-cutting ceremony at CBS Televison City on March 26, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)

'The Young and the Restless' top Emmy nods

CBS' soap "The Young and the Restless" earned a leading 23 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including three of the four competitors for best actor, while ABC rival "General Hospital" had 19 nominations. The 40th annual Daytime Emmy awards will be held June 16 in Beverly Hills, Calif., televised for ...

In this photo taken March 15, 2013 Kate MacMurray, daughter of the late actor Fred MacMurray poses with a glass of Pinot Noir by a photograph of her father in a tasting area and gallery of old photographs at the MacMurray Ranch in Healdsburg, Calif. The former cattle ranch, which was purchased in 1941 by the actor in the popular TV series "My Three Sons," now produces wine and is owned by the Gallo wine family. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Hollywood and Vine: Wineries with celeb connection

Sometimes visitors to MacMurray Ranch, the 1,500-acre (600-hectare) spread owned by movie and TV actor Fred MacMurray for a half-century, want to know: Where's the heliport? Where's the screening room? Kate MacMurray, Fred's daughter, just smiles. "This was our home," she explains. What visitors will find at the ranch is ...

FILE - This June 5, 2007 file photo shows The Beastie Boys, from left, Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock),  Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Bassist Adam Yauch (MCA) at the 11th Annual Webby Awards in New York. The iconic hip-hop group has a deal with Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House Inc., for an illustrated oral history. The book, currently untitled, is scheduled for Fall 2015. According to Spiegel & Grau, the book will track the band's rise from its high school years in New York City to its induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.  (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)

'House of Cards,' Frank Ocean top Webby Awards

Netflix's groundbreaking "House of Cards" may be the first digital series nominated for a best drama Emmy. But it will start with a Webby. The Webby Awards are honoring "House of Cards" producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby special achievement award. The political thriller, for which Netflix ...

In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. pose for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. There's something of the old married couple about Paltrow and Downey Jr., though they're married to other people. They're cozy and comfy sitting down together for an interview, shifting easily between talking about their Marvel Studios superhero sequel “Iron Man 3,” chatting up each other's career, family, and trading small talk. "Iron Man 3" releases in the USA on May 3, 2013. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)

Downey, Paltrow forge ironclad friendship

There's something of the old married couple about Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr., though they're married to other people. They've known each other for 20 years, through bad times (his) and good (hers all along and now his, too). They're cozy and comfy sitting down together for an interview, ...

UNO to honor actor Larroquette

Actor John Larroquette will receive an honorary degree and conservationist Marcus Eriksen will serve as commencement speaker at the University of New Orleans's graduation ceremony on May 17. Larroquette is a New Orleans native who won four Emmy Awards for his role on the television comedy series "Night Court" and ...

Streisand feted by Clinton, Minnelli and friends

"Ever since I can remember," Barbra Streisand told a crowd at Lincoln Center Monday night, "people have been calling me bossy and opinionated." She continued: "Maybe that's because I am. Three cheers for bossy women!" The crowd roared. Of course, the crowd — which included the singer's friends, Bill and ...

US sportscaster arrested for alleged drunk driving

NBC Sports announcer Al Michaels was arrested over the weekend in Southern California on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities said Sunday. Michaels was pulled over at about 9:30 p.m. Friday after officers manning a DUI checkpoint witnessed him make an illegal U-turn, Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis said. Michaels, ...

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