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“General Hospital” Actor Tony Geary Mourned by Co-Stars Kin Shriner, John Stamos, Genie Francis: “He spoiled me for leading men for the rest of my life”

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“General Hospital” Actor Tony Geary Mourned by Co-Stars Kin Shriner, John Stamos, Genie Francis: “He spoiled me for leading men for the rest of my life”

There’s a lot of sadness today in Hollywood, especially because of the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner.

But added to that is the sudden death of “General Hospital” star Tony Geary, who played Luke Spencer famously for about 40 years.

His co-star and scene partner, Genie Francis, who plays Laura still, wrote on Twitter:

“He spoiled me for leading men for the rest of my life. I am crushed, I will miss him terribly, but I was so lucky to be his partner. Somehow, somewhere, we are connected to each other because I felt him leave last night. Good night sweet prince, good night.”

Francis continued: “This morning I woke up and went into my husband’s arms. In my sleep, my life was flashing before me and I was afraid of death. An hour later, I received a call from Frank Valentini, he told me Tony died. I immediately felt remorse, I hadn’t spoken to him in years, but I felt his life end in my sleep last night, and with it a big part of me, and mine. He was a powerhouse as an actor. Shoulder to shoulder with the greats. No star burned brighter than Tony Geary. He was one of a kind. As an artist, he was filled with a passion for the truth, no matter how blunt, or even a little rude it might be, but always hilariously funny. He was the anti-hero, always so irreverent, but even the most conservative had to smile. Working with him was always exciting. You never knew what might happen.”

Co-star Kin Shriner, who played Luke’s rival Scotty Baldwin, echoed Francis’s sentiments.

“I too was hit with gh dream last night that I tried to explain until I got the call . Tony was saying goodbye to both of us.”

John Stamos got his start on “General Hospital.” He wrote:

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend and former costar, Tony Geary. Coming on the heels of the tragic deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, whom I admired immensely — this feels like a heartbreaking moment for so many of us who grew up watching and learning from these giants of our craft. AP News I was only 19 years old on my first job, General Hospital, and Tony could not have been kinder or more welcoming. At that age, everything feels big. He made it feel safe. I was mesmerized by his acting. I would stay after my scenes were finished just to watch him work — not because I had to, but because I wanted to learn. Watching Tony was like watching someone rewrite the rules in real time. He changed the face of daytime television. And in very real ways, he changed my life. What always stood out to me was how real he was. He never fell into the traps or tricks that can happen when you’re doing the volume needed for an hour show every day. He attacked every character and every script with honesty, intelligence, and fearlessness. There was no autopilot with Tony — ever. He was truly one of a kind. When he showed up for me when I got a star on the Walk of Fame, it meant the world to me. That was Tony. He showed up — quietly and generously. I wrote about him in my book because he is part of my foundation as an actor. He will always be part of my work. The way he committed, the way he listened, the way he elevated everyone around him — I carry that with me still. Thank you, Tony, for your brilliance, your kindness, and for setting the bar so impossibly high. You really stood out. Rest easy, my friend.”

Sources Claim: Michele Reiner Was Still Alive When Daughter, Romy, Found Her, ID’d Her Attacker as Son, Nick (Exclusive)

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Sources Claim: Michele Reiner Was Still Alive When Daughter, Romy, Found Her, ID’d Her Attacker as Son, Nick (Exclusive)

The Reiner case is terrible, and tragic, and unimaginable.

But little by little some pieces of the story are coming to light.

A source close to the family tells Showbiz411 that when Rob and Michele’s daughter, Romy, found her parents, her mother was still alive.

Rob, they say, was dead. But Michele, they say, was alive enough to tell Romy that it was her brother, Nick, who’d tried to kill them.

“He left us here for dead,” the source says Michelle told Romy.

That would explain why almost instantly it was reported that the stabbings were the work of a family member.

I asked the media spokesman at the LAPD, who said they would not comment on the case.

An anonymous comment on the internet, posted overnight, suggested that Michele Reiner died not in her house but on the way to the hospital. That she may have identified the attacker as her son is the saddest part of this horrible story.

Nick Reiner has been arrested for murder, held without bail, and is said to be on suicide watch.

There’s no word on a funeral, which will almost certainly be private, and take place in the next few days.

The picture used is recent, showing Nick much differently than the ones that circulated in 2016. He’s third from the right.

Vanity Scare: MAGAzine Features Right Wing Political Children in Utterly Desperate Reach Out to the Right, Hoping for New Readers

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Vanity Scare: MAGAzine Features Right Wing Political Children in Utterly Desperate Reach Out to the Right, Hoping for New Readers

Vanity Fair is one pathetic magazine.

In an utterly naked reach out for new readers, the once glittering magazine has done a puff piece on MAGA kids.

Specifically, the children of reviled members of Trump administration.

The valentine includes kids of Ted Cruz, Kristi Noem, RFK Jr, Lee Zeldin, and Howard Lutnick.

There’s not a bit of reporting involved, just wet kisses. No mention of Barron Trump who’s MIA in the world. No talk of the RFK Jr brood’s various issues except to say one of them is “a model in Milan.”

The only nugget of interest:

“In 2022 I slit my wrist and I ended up in an ambulance going to the hospital, and our neighbor filmed it,” Caroline [Cruz, daughter of Ted] says. “The nurses at the hospital violated HIPAA and told the press that I was in there for self-laceration. I just remember I went back to school, all of my friends knew, and everyone started treating me like an outcast.”

Vanity Fair has made a sharp turn to the right, thanks to new editor Mark Guiducci. Should be good for conversation at the next Vanity Fair celebrity parties, which I guess will feature all these kids. What’s next? The kids of Scott Baio, Ted Nugent, and newest MAGA Nicki Minaj?
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Shock: Anthony Geary, Emmy Winning Star of “General Hospital, Dies at 78 — Latest Death of Show’s Veteran Actors

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Shock: Anthony Geary, Emmy Winning Star of “General Hospital, Dies at 78 — Latest Death of Show’s Veteran Actors

Shock: Emmy winning star of “General Hospital,” Anthony Geary has died at age 78.

Geary, who played Luke Spencer — one half of the famous Luke and Laura — had retired from the show a few years ago. He was living in Amsterdam and was married to his husband of 30 years.

Cause of death is said to have followed scheduled — but unidentified — surgery three days ago.

Only last week, Geary had been filmed by his husband watching an interview with Genie Francis, aka Laura, still om the show and more than a decade younger. She sang his praises.

Geary’s death is the latest in a series of “GH” vets who worked with him beginning in the late 70s. Among them Leslie Charleson, Denise Alexander, and Tristan Rogers, as well as Jackie Zeman. A whole generation of “General Hospital” actors has been wiped out.

It’s hard to imagine how popular Luke and Laura were on the ABC soap in the 80s. Their wedding as the biggest thing that ever happened to daytime TV. Geary came and went from the show, at one point appearing as his identical first cousin just to get away from playing Luke.

Geary won a record breaking 8 Emmy Awards playing Luke Spencer.

His husband, Claudio Gama, told TV Insider: “It was a shock for me and our families and our friends. For more than 30 years, Tony has been my friend, my companion, my husband.”

Condolences to his family and legions of fans.

Kennedy Center Still Can’t Sell Tickets to Heavily Touted Christmas Show Just Two Days Away: Grenell’s Waterloo

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Kennedy Center Still Can’t Sell Tickets to Heavily Touted Christmas Show Just Two Days Away: Grenell’s Waterloo
Tricky Dick Grenell’s Waterloo is at hand. Trump’s lackey, the head of the Kennedy Center, faces trouble in two days. That’s when his big cornerstone show, “Noel: Jesus is Born!” plays the Kennedy Center. The problem is, there are lots of tickets available. Like most Kennedy Center shows this holiday season, the theater is unsold. You can see the charts below. Meantime, Grenell, a groveling Trump sycophant, continues to advocate for violence in Venezuela on the part of the US. His legacy will be an asterisk in history as minor, sniveling villain.

Demented Donald Trump Trolls Beloved Director Rob Reiner After Murder — on Social Media — Opens the Door to His Own Ridicule

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Demented Donald Trump Trolls Beloved Director Rob Reiner After Murder — on Social Media — Opens the Door to His Own Ridicule

There is no one crueler than Donald Trump.

On social media this morning he actually attacked beloved director Rob Reiner after his murder.

The only one deranged here is Trump. He deserves no mercy for his own personal troubles, like the truth about his 19 year old son, Barron. All bets are off about Barron, whose voice has never been heard in public, who dropped out of NYU and is stashed somewhere in a Trump home.

And forget about wife Melania, whose ties to Jeffrey Epstein are being uncovered daily.

There is no hell hot enough for this vulgar, shameless, mean example of a sick human being.

Trump actually calls Reiner “tortured and struggling.” What nerve, coming from a person whose only accomplishment has been torturing immigrants, knocking down part of the White House without permission, and belittling people around the world.

This is what the President of the United States had to say:

Rob Reiner Son, Nick, Arrested for Sick Murder of Parents — Bodies Found by Daughter — Larry David and Billy Crystal Seen in Shock

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Rob Reiner Son, Nick, Arrested for Sick Murder of Parents — Bodies Found by Daughter — Larry David and Billy Crystal Seen in Shock

How much worse could this be?

Rob Reiner and wife Michele were murdered allegedly by their son, Nick, 32, a drug addict.

Nick Reiner was arrested this morning by the LAPD for slitting his congenial, lovely parents’ throats. He’s being held on $4 million bond.

The bodies were discovered by the couple’s daughter, Romy, in their Brentwood home, on Sunday.

The Reiners’ friends, Billy Crystal and Larry David, each were seen in shock at the Reiners’ home last night while the police waited for the coroner. Exclusive: Romy had called them immediately after calling the police, sources say.

It’s a horror of a huge magnitude. The couple knew they had a mentally ill son. Rob Reiner went so far to appease his son that in 2016 he directed a movie written by Nick called “Being Charlie.” It was about a father grappling with a drug addicted son.

The irony is that Reiner could not have been more beloved as a director and actor. As Hollywood legacy — son of famed director-actor- writer- humorist Carl Reiner — he couldn’t have been more respected or enjoyed as an entertainer.

Rob Reiner is at the center of a generation in Hollywood as if he were the sun, not just the son. His studio, Castle Rock, produced “Seinfeld,” and he was close friends with Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Billy Crystal starred in two of his most famous movies. One hundred year old stars Mel Brooks and Dick van Dyke were like uncles.

Rob’s father wrote and produced van Dyke’s self titled show. With Brooks, his “20,000 Year Old Man” was a classic. They wrote for Sid Caesar.

It’s a stunning moment in Hollywood history.

But it’;’s also a very human story not uncommon among families with children who suffer from drug addiction and mental illness.

— keep rrefreshing—

UPDATING Breaking News: Rob Reiner and Wife Michelle Dead in Beloved Hollywood Actor-Director’s Home, Possibly by Son

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UPDATING Breaking News: Rob Reiner and Wife Michelle Dead in Beloved Hollywood Actor-Director’s Home, Possibly by Son

UPDATE!!!!!

Waiting for press conference…

ABC reports that Billy Crystal, who is a nearby neighbor, and a friend of Reiner’s since Reiner directed him in When Harry Met Sally responded to the home and departed visibly near tears.

People is reporting the Reiners may have been killed by their son, Nick.

TMZ is reporting that two people, a man and a woman, have been found dead in the Hollywood home of beloved director-producer Rob Reiner’s home.

They match the ages of Reiner and his wife, Michelle.

UPDATE TMZ now reporting the couple is dead, and it looks like knife wounds.

Wikipedia is already reporting Reiner’s death.

https://www.justthinktwice.gov/rob-reiners-son-nick-reiner-i-lived-streets-battling-drug-addictionThe Reiners’ son, Nick, has had a bad time with drugs and homelessness in the past. There are reports that he may have been escorted from the home.

This is a terrible tragedy. Keep refreshing…

Reiner, son of the late legend Carl Reiner, directed many hits including “When Harry Met Sally,”  “Stand By Me,” “This is Spinal Tap,” “The Princess Bride,” and many others.

He began his career on “All in the Family,” playing “meathead” Mike Stivic.

Before Reiner was married to Michelle, he was married for years to actress Penny Marshall.

Reiner, one of the nicest people anywhere, has been a long time political advocate on the right side of liberal causes for decades.

Slow Burn “SNL” Last Night Dunks on Variety’s “Actors on Actors,” Also Unveils Ashley Padilla as Hottest New Star in Years

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Last night’s “Saturday Night Live” was a slow burn show.

It took some time to ramp up from mildly low energy to some curiously funny sketches.

One highlight: that Ashley Padilla is the new Kate McKinnon, taking over the show very quickly. Wow. She’s setting records for being featured in sketches.

The funniest sketch of the night was a filmed bit, a parody of Variety magazine’s “Actors on Actors.” (See below.) This involves two actors in the various awards races who interview each other with the invisible help of Joe Franklin.

It’s not like “SNL” hasn’t struck gold since McKinnon. Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang are terrific. But Padilla is fast out of the gate.

Box Office: “Wicked For Good” is Now You See It, Now You Don’t, Plus Ella McCay DOA, Foreign Language Films Aren’t Translating

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Box Office: “Wicked For Good” is Now You See It, Now You Don’t, Plus Ella McCay DOA, Foreign Language Films Aren’t Translating

The number 1 movie of this weekend was “Zootopia.”

Total for Disney animation is $26.3 million this weekend, with a total of $259 million. That’s a runaway hit. Worldwide, “Zootopia” is in the rare $1 billion club. Yes, international box office was a stunning $758 million.

All of that was accomplished in 3 weeks.

“Wicked for Good” has had one more week than that at the box office. To paraphrase another current movie’s title, their box office is “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t.”

“WFG” has brooms and monkeys but needs legs. As of today, US Box office is $312 million. After a huge opening, “WFG” has been in steady decline. This week was again down 51% from the prior week. Considering Universal must have spent $100 million on promotion, the success here looks limited.

Look, it could be worse. Disney has had a bad time with live action films. “Deliver Me from Nowhere” tanked, and now “Ella McCay” is DOA with a $2.1 million opening weekend. That’s literally HALF of what they expected. No discernible promotion, bad weather, a lead no one ever heard of all contributed to that debacle.

And still it could be worse. There are no fewer than three great foreign films in theaters: “It Was Just An Accident,” “Sentimental Value,” and “The Secret Agent.” All of them have been raved about, are getting molto awards, Oscar nominations, etcetera. Their box office is nil. Is it because people can’t read anymore, so subtitles are useless? Very sad. Plus “Nouvelle Vogue,” a fourth one, is on Netflix. A plus! This is a crisis.

It’s not pretty out there.

The two movies that theater owners are hoping for “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” and “Marty Supreme.” Can they get the juices going? At least they have collectible popcorn buckets!

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