Roots on ABC

Keck's Exclusives: First Look: Roots Reunion on OWN

• Jan 4, 2012 10:24 AM ET
• by William Keck

For the first time ever, Oprah Winfrey conducts an interview inside her lavish Montecito, California, estate in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Roots, the 1977 Emmy-winning ABC miniseries that exposed the horrors of slavery and triumphs of its survivors.

Roots Producer David Wolper Dies at 82

• Aug 11, 2010 07:48 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

David Wolper, producer of the celebrated miniseries Roots, has died of congestive heart disease and complications of Parkinson's disease, according to The Associated Press. He was 82.

Wolper is perhaps best known for his work on the 1977 ABC miniseries that followed... read more

TV Land Awards to Honor Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari

• Apr 5, 2010 10:47 AM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

Ready for a reunion of Bosom Buddies Kip and Henry?

Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari will reunite at the TV Land Awards to accept an award for the 30th anniversary of the early '80s sitcom along with fellow cast members Donna Dixon, Thelma Hopkins and Holland Taylor.

Tim Allen to host TV Land Awards

The ABC sitcom, which helped launch both Hanks' and Scolari's careers, centered on read more

Louis Gossett Jr. Diagnosed with Cancer

• Feb 9, 2010 06:59 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the actor announced on Tuesday.

Gossett told KTLA News that he went public with the news "to... read more

Catching Up with the Roots Cast

• Sep 17, 2007 01:55 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Leslie Uggams is working on a Lena Horne project that's en route to Broadway.Louis Gossett Jr. is heading back to Broadway with a remake of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, also starring Phylicia Rashad and directed by Debbie Allen.John Amos, of course, is currently on Men in Trees: "Maybe next year the entire cast of that show will be here."Ben Vereen just finished an episode of Grey's Anatomy and wants to go back to Broadway with a gospel-themed project.LeVar Burton is on Day 10 of the shoot for Tempting Hyenas, a feature he's directing. The cast includes himself, Alfre Woodard, Lacey Chabert and Adrienne Barbeau.Cicely Tyson jokes, "I'm looking for a job," saying she may have to pull a Bette Davis and put an ad in the newspapers. "But I, for most of my career, have been unemployed," she says, before noting, "I actually have a number of things in the works."There's awkwardness as Cicely and LeVar get into some sort of debate about the state of today's long-form television and Roots' legacy. read more