Kevin Fortson, the Executive Vice President of Production & Administration for Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, will retire this summer after three decades with the studio.
“For the past 30 years, Kevin has been an indelible part of Warner Bros,” said Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. “His name has literally become synonymous with the company and the lot itself. Personally, I will miss him for his counsel, his friendship and his endless string of dad jokes. He truly is one in a million … although he would probably try to cut that budget down! He is as important to the studio as any movie or television show ever produced here, and if I had the power to do it, there would be a stage with his name on it, right next to Friends and The Big Bang Theory. He is known as the unofficial Mayor of the lot, and his constituents will miss him dearly…...
“For the past 30 years, Kevin has been an indelible part of Warner Bros,” said Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. “His name has literally become synonymous with the company and the lot itself. Personally, I will miss him for his counsel, his friendship and his endless string of dad jokes. He truly is one in a million … although he would probably try to cut that budget down! He is as important to the studio as any movie or television show ever produced here, and if I had the power to do it, there would be a stage with his name on it, right next to Friends and The Big Bang Theory. He is known as the unofficial Mayor of the lot, and his constituents will miss him dearly…...
- 1/26/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
What do veteran punk rocker Iggy Pop, comedic actress Lily Tomlin and fashion designer Anna Sui have in common? They're all connected to Detroit -- and count them among 51 Motor City icons sharing memories of their hometown in a new book.
Fashion photographer Jenny Risher started working on the project that became Heart Soul Detroit: Conversations on the Motor City in 2010. Talking to her friend and model Veronica Webb, who hails from Detroit, Risher started thinking about the many famous and interesting individuals who come from the city.
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"I said to her, wouldn't it be cool if someone did a book of all the amazing people who have came out of Detroit," Risher said. "For three months the idea just kept bugging me and I couldn't let it go so I thought I would make a list of all the people I would love to photograph...
Fashion photographer Jenny Risher started working on the project that became Heart Soul Detroit: Conversations on the Motor City in 2010. Talking to her friend and model Veronica Webb, who hails from Detroit, Risher started thinking about the many famous and interesting individuals who come from the city.
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"I said to her, wouldn't it be cool if someone did a book of all the amazing people who have came out of Detroit," Risher said. "For three months the idea just kept bugging me and I couldn't let it go so I thought I would make a list of all the people I would love to photograph...
- 1/24/2013
- by Kate Abbey-Lambertz
- Huffington Post
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 11, 2012
Price: DVD $359.99
Studio: CBS/Paramount
One of the great all-time Cold War spy drama-action TV shows arrives in the 56-disc set Mission: Impossible: The Complete Television Collection.
We ain’t talking about the Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible movies starring Tom Cruise (like last year’s Ghost Protocol), which are quite fine in their own right, but rather the original one. Or, as purists might put it, the real one!
Highlighted by a newly-produced bunch of bonus features, the set includes all seven seasons of the original series which ran from 1966 through 1973, along with its 1988-90 revival, in cool-looking dynamite-shaped packaging. The original series minus the revival was previously issued on DVD back in 2009 and is still available.
The original action drama Mission: Impossible follows the adventures of the skilled I.M.F. (Impossible Missions Force) team who carry out highly dangerous and mysterious tasks for the government.
Price: DVD $359.99
Studio: CBS/Paramount
One of the great all-time Cold War spy drama-action TV shows arrives in the 56-disc set Mission: Impossible: The Complete Television Collection.
We ain’t talking about the Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible movies starring Tom Cruise (like last year’s Ghost Protocol), which are quite fine in their own right, but rather the original one. Or, as purists might put it, the real one!
Highlighted by a newly-produced bunch of bonus features, the set includes all seven seasons of the original series which ran from 1966 through 1973, along with its 1988-90 revival, in cool-looking dynamite-shaped packaging. The original series minus the revival was previously issued on DVD back in 2009 and is still available.
The original action drama Mission: Impossible follows the adventures of the skilled I.M.F. (Impossible Missions Force) team who carry out highly dangerous and mysterious tasks for the government.
- 11/16/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Emmy award winner Gary Collins, a fixture of American television, has passed away at the age of 74 in Biloxi, Ms. According to TMZ, the Charlie's Angel's star passed away at the Biloxi Regional Medical Center around 1:00 Am from natural causes. Collins was the former Miss America emcee who was also a television actor and host. His work in classic TV series like Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Iron Horse, hosting the Miss America Contest and his Hour Magazine talk-show are what so many of us remember tonight. Collins was married to Mary Ann Mobley for 45 years, and together they had a daughter. He has two children from his first marriage to Susan Peterson.
- 10/14/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Biloxi, Miss. (AP) — Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74. Collins, a resident of Biloxi, Miss., died of natural causes just before 1 a.m. Saturday after he was admitted Friday evening to Biloxi Regional Medical Center, according to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove. During the 1980s, Collins hosted the Miss America pageant and the television shows "Hour Magazine" — for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 1983 — and "The Home Show." As an actor, he appeared in numerous movies and was...
- 10/13/2012
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Gary Collins, a familiar TV figure throughout the '80s as both an actor and show host, died early Saturday. He was 74. Collins succumbed to natural causes just before 1 a.m. Saturday in Biloxi, Miss., Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ. He lived in Biloxi and died in the hospital, according to The New York Times. In addition to leading roles in three short-lived TV series, including The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Collins, with his all-Amercan looks, made a number of guest appearances on such successful shows as Perry Mason, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Love Boat and Charlie's Angels.
- 10/13/2012
- PEOPLE.com
Gary Collins, who won a Daytime Emmy in 1984 for hosting Hour Magazine and worked a variety of acting and emceeing gigs in a career that spanned five decades, died of natural causes early Saturday in a Biloxi, Miss., hospital. He was 74.
Collins scored a total of six Daytime Emmy nominations during Hour Magazine‘s eight-year run in the 1980s, and hosted the Miss America pageant from 1985-1989.
In the 1960s and early ’70s, he starred in series such as Iron Horse, The Sixth Sense, and Born Free. Later, he appeared in episodes of The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Charlie’s Angels,...
Collins scored a total of six Daytime Emmy nominations during Hour Magazine‘s eight-year run in the 1980s, and hosted the Miss America pageant from 1985-1989.
In the 1960s and early ’70s, he starred in series such as Iron Horse, The Sixth Sense, and Born Free. Later, he appeared in episodes of The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Charlie’s Angels,...
- 10/13/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Actor and former daytime talk show host Gary Collins died early today at a hospital in Biloxi, Miss. Collins, 74, died of natural causes according to the county coroner. Collins hosted the syndicated Hour Magazine talk show in the 1980s and starred in the TV series The Sixth Sense, The Wackiest Ship In The Army and Born Free. He also guest-starred in TV series such as The Love Boat, Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island and numerous others from the 1960s through the 1990s. Movie work included roles in Airport and Angel in My Pocket. Collins also served as host of the Miss America Pageant in the mid-to-late 1980s. He was married to actress Mary Ann Mobley, a former Miss America.
- 10/13/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Legendary television actor and host Gary Collins, 74, died overnight of natural causes, Et confirms.
He was brought to Biloxi Regional Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he died shortly before 1 a.m., Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells the Sun Herald.
Collins hosted The Miss America Pageant in the 1980s and was known for his work on television talk show Hour Magazine. His other credits include Hawaii Five-o, Charlie’s Angels and The Love Boat.
He was brought to Biloxi Regional Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he died shortly before 1 a.m., Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells the Sun Herald.
Collins hosted The Miss America Pageant in the 1980s and was known for his work on television talk show Hour Magazine. His other credits include Hawaii Five-o, Charlie’s Angels and The Love Boat.
- 10/13/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Legendary TV actor and host, Gary Collins, passed away early this morning in Biloxi, Miss., at the age of 74.
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ that Collins died of natural causes just before 1:00 a.m. at Biloxi Regional Medical Center.
Appearing on hit shows, such as "Jag," "Charlie's Angels," "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat," Collins was best known for hosting the talk show "Hour Magazine" from 1980 to 1988. He also hosted the Miss America Pageant from 1985 to 1989.
Collins, who separated from his wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Mobley, last year, has three children -- daughter Mary with Mobley and Guy and Mimi with his previous wife, Susan Peterson.
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ that Collins died of natural causes just before 1:00 a.m. at Biloxi Regional Medical Center.
Appearing on hit shows, such as "Jag," "Charlie's Angels," "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat," Collins was best known for hosting the talk show "Hour Magazine" from 1980 to 1988. He also hosted the Miss America Pageant from 1985 to 1989.
Collins, who separated from his wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Mobley, last year, has three children -- daughter Mary with Mobley and Guy and Mimi with his previous wife, Susan Peterson.
- 10/13/2012
- by Leigh Blickley
- Huffington Post
Legendary TV actor and host, Gary Collins, passed away early this morning in Biloxi, Miss., at the age of 74.
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ that Collins died of natural causes just before 1:00 a.m. at Biloxi Regional Medical Center.
Appearing on hit shows, such as "Jag," "Charlie's Angels," "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat," Collins was best known for hosting the talk show "Hour Magazine" from 1980 to 1988. He also hosted the Miss America Pageant from 1985 to 1989.
Collins, who separated from his wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Mobley, last year, has three children -- daughter Mary with Mobley and Guy and Mimi with his previous wife, Susan Peterson.
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ that Collins died of natural causes just before 1:00 a.m. at Biloxi Regional Medical Center.
Appearing on hit shows, such as "Jag," "Charlie's Angels," "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat," Collins was best known for hosting the talk show "Hour Magazine" from 1980 to 1988. He also hosted the Miss America Pageant from 1985 to 1989.
Collins, who separated from his wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Mobley, last year, has three children -- daughter Mary with Mobley and Guy and Mimi with his previous wife, Susan Peterson.
- 10/13/2012
- by Leigh Blickley
- Aol TV.
Gary Collins, a legendary TV actor and host, died early this morning in Biloxi, Ms at the age of 74.Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells TMZ he passed of natural causes just before 1:00 Am at Biloxi Regional Medical Center.Collins' resumé is a mile long ... having appeared on episodes of such hit shows as "Fantasy Island," "Charlie's Angels," "Alice," "The Love Boat," "Police Story" ... the list goes on. Collins was also known for...
- 10/13/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Forget Hour Magazine. It seems Gary Collins prefers a night in jail. The former TV fixture was arrested in Biloxi, Miss., after leaving a popular Italian eatery without paying his tab. Major Vandy Mitchell of the Harrison County Sheriff's Department in Biloxi, where Collins and his wife have a residence, tells E! News that the incident occurred Tuesday night around 10:40 p.m. at Jazzeppi's restaurant. "He walked out without paying his bill and they called the police," Mitchell added. Cops quickly caught up with Collins and took him into custody on charges of defrauding an innkeeper, which happens to be a felony since the amount of the check was over $25. After spending the night in...
- 1/5/2011
- E! Online
It's been rough going for Gary Collins ... TMZ has learned the former Miss America/"Hour Magazine" host has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an innkeeper. Collins -- who has been arrested 3 times and convicted twice of DUI -- was busted in Biloxi, Mississippi Tuesday at 10:39 Pm. According to employees at the restaurant, they told him as he left he had to pay his bill, but Collins ignored them. The employees even followed him out...
- 1/5/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Gary Collins is a wanted man...again. Too bad it's not Hollywood looking for him. A month after Mississippi authorities put out an Apb for the erstwhile Hour Magazine host for an alleged hit-and-run, a Los Angeles judge has now issued a $100,000 arrest warrant after Collins failed to appear for a Nov. 4 progress report hearing for his 2007 DUI case. The hole Collins is digging just keeps getting deeper. Maybe Gary just didn't want to answer questions about the mishap in ol' Miss, which happened a day earlier? After all, Collins is accused of misdemeanor hit-and-run after allegedly slamming his Jeep into vehicle carrying a family of three, causing a three-car pile up and then...
- 11/30/2010
- E! Online
The hits keep coming for Gary Collins. The former host of Hour Magazine and The Miss America Pageant is now wanted for misdemeanor hit-and-run after police in Jackson, Miss., allege he hit a woman, her husband and their child with his jeep, causing a three-car pile up, and then abruptly left the scene. "It was a possible three car accident yesterday that occurred around 4:08 p.m. while driving northbound on I-55. He struck a Ford Focus," said Jackson Police Department spokeswoman Colendula Green. According to the cops, the victim, Cheryl Hales, got his plates and subsequently filed an affidavit for an arrest warrant. A judge is due to sign off on it sometime today at which point authorities will...
- 11/3/2010
- E! Online
Gary Collins Arrest Warrant for Hit-and-Run
Gary Collins -- a former host of the Miss America pageant and "Hour Magazine" -- was allegedly involved in yet another alcohol-related car accident -- and now he's under investigation for hit-and-run ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources in Jackson, Mississippi tell us cops are getting a warrant for Gary's arrest, following an accident last night in which he allegedly struck another car, injuring a woman and her child.
We're told the woman told cops Gary -- who was going around 40 Mph -- got out of his car "clearly intoxicated," threw his hands up in the air and asked, "What are we waiting for?" The woman said the cops were on the way, but Gary then beat a hasty retreat.
Gary has had driving issues before. He's been arrested three times for DUI over the last 10 years. He beat the rap once and was convicted twice.
Gary Collins -- a former host of the Miss America pageant and "Hour Magazine" -- was allegedly involved in yet another alcohol-related car accident -- and now he's under investigation for hit-and-run ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources in Jackson, Mississippi tell us cops are getting a warrant for Gary's arrest, following an accident last night in which he allegedly struck another car, injuring a woman and her child.
We're told the woman told cops Gary -- who was going around 40 Mph -- got out of his car "clearly intoxicated," threw his hands up in the air and asked, "What are we waiting for?" The woman said the cops were on the way, but Gary then beat a hasty retreat.
Gary has had driving issues before. He's been arrested three times for DUI over the last 10 years. He beat the rap once and was convicted twice.
- 11/3/2010
- by tmz
- Gossipvita
Gary Collins -- a former host of the Miss America pageant and "Hour Magazine" -- was allegedly involved in yet another alcohol-related car accident -- and now he's under investigation for hit-and-run ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources in Jackson, Mississippi tell us cops are getting a warrant for Gary's arrest, following an accident last night in which he allegedly struck another car, injuring a woman and her child. We're told the woman told cops...
- 11/3/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
That sound you hear, of thousands of writers, designers and photographers banging their heads against the wall to the beat of a ticking clock? That's the sound of 48 Hour Magazine, a new publication that aims to go from inspiration to execution in 48 hours and begins....now. Exactly two days from now, 48 Hour will be available to you, the eager public, as a real, printed magazine (and as a Web site, too, of course, don't be silly).
The "raucous experiment in using new tools to erase media's old limits" was dreamed up by a small group of San Francisco writers, editors, designers, and programmers, but since the site went live a few weeks ago they have been joined by an interest list of over 6,000 people from all over the world. That mailing list has, as of 12:00 p.m. Pst, been notified of the theme: Hustle. The contributors now have 28 hours (yep,...
The "raucous experiment in using new tools to erase media's old limits" was dreamed up by a small group of San Francisco writers, editors, designers, and programmers, but since the site went live a few weeks ago they have been joined by an interest list of over 6,000 people from all over the world. That mailing list has, as of 12:00 p.m. Pst, been notified of the theme: Hustle. The contributors now have 28 hours (yep,...
- 5/8/2010
- by Alissa Walker
- Fast Company
Gary Collins supersized his ride, and now a judge might supersize his punishment. The former Hour Magazine host is facing DUI charges stemming from his Jan. 31 arrest in Montecito, Calif., for allegedly being behind the wheel of a motor home while intoxicated—his third DUI bust this decade and second in the past two years. Police said his blood-alcohol level at the time of his arrest was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit. The veteran TV personality was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above. Arraignment has been set for March 2 and jail time is almost certain if he's convicted in light of his...
- 2/17/2009
- E! Online
Former TV host Gary Collins has been formally charged with DUI, following his arrest while erratically driving a motor home, prosecutors confirm Tuesday. If convicted of the charges – driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher – this would be Collins's third DUI offense, making jail time almost certain. Collins's blood alcohol level was .29 after his arrest Jan. 31 – more than three times the legal limit, Senior Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter tells People. The former host of Hour Magazine and Home Show was arrested after officers spotted him driving the motor home "erratically" in Carpinteria,...
- 2/17/2009
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
Former TV host Gary Collins was arrested Saturday night for DUI, an employee for the Santa Barbara, Calif., County Jail confirms. He has since posted bail and was released. No further details were immediately available. Back in January 2008, Collins, 70, served four days in a Glendale, Calif., jail for what was his second DUI conviction at the time. Collins is currently serving four years probation from that case, stemming from an accident in Los Angeles in October 2007, in which Collins was struck by another driver who later died from his injuries. The former Hour Magazine and Home Show host was not...
- 2/1/2009
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
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