Ian Abercrombie, the British stage actor best known as Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld, has died. He was 77.
Abercrombie died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of kidney failure, according to the Los Angeles Times. He had recently been diagnosed with lymphoma.
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Born in England, Abercrombie started out as a stage dancer and made his American stage debut in 1955 in a production of Stalag 17 with Jason Robards. After serving in the Army as part of Special Services in Germany, he returned to acting, appearing in numerous plays, TV shows and films before a seven-episode arc on Seinfeld changed his life.
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Wizards of Waverly Place star Jake T. Austin will appear on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, TVGuide.com has learned.
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In the episode titled "Home Invasions," Austin will play Rob Fisher, the boyfriend of a girl whose family is brutally murdered.
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There's some pretty intense competition going on among the Wizards of Waverly Place cast as they begin shooting the final episode of the hit Disney Channel sitcom. Sure, there's that whole plot point about which Russo child will win the wizard competition and keep his or her powers. Just as fierce, though, is the battle over who gets to keep the comfy lounge chair in the wizards' lair.
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Friday night on the Disney Channel, The Wizards of Waverly Place will get a visit from arguably the most famous wizard alive today. Master magician David Copperfield, who rarely appears on ...
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Selena Gomez has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who police said threatened the Wizards of Waverly Place star, The Associated Press reports.
Per the order, which was granted Thursday in Burbank, Calif., Thomas Brodnicki must stay ...
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