Vickie Guerrero has a new podcast called Excuse Me and in a recent episode, she was speaking to her guest David Benoit. Guerrero then revealed some sad news about the way WWE has treated her since she appeared on a special episode of Aew Dark on YouTube. Vickie Guerrero on Aew Dark For WWE fans who don’t follow Aew, the […]...
- 2/22/2020
- by Shawn S. Lealos
- Monsters and Critics
Lee Mendelson, the prolific Emmy-winning producer of more than 50 animated Peanuts TV specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas, has died. He was 86.
Mendelson died on Christmas Day in Hillsborough, California, following a protracted battle with lung cancer, his family told the Palo Alto Daily Post.
Mendelson imported comic strip characters Cathy and Garfield to television success but his signature career moment came in December 1965 when he brought Charles Schulz’s legendary Peanuts characters to the small screen in A Charlie Brown Christmas. The half-hour animated special with the $96,000 budget aired originally on CBS and would become a beloved touchstone of the holiday season, yield a bestselling jazz album, and win the Emmy and Peabody awards.
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to the 1965 special’s ethereal Christmas Time Is Here, with music composed by Vince Guaraldi and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
Mendelson died on Christmas Day in Hillsborough, California, following a protracted battle with lung cancer, his family told the Palo Alto Daily Post.
Mendelson imported comic strip characters Cathy and Garfield to television success but his signature career moment came in December 1965 when he brought Charles Schulz’s legendary Peanuts characters to the small screen in A Charlie Brown Christmas. The half-hour animated special with the $96,000 budget aired originally on CBS and would become a beloved touchstone of the holiday season, yield a bestselling jazz album, and win the Emmy and Peabody awards.
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to the 1965 special’s ethereal Christmas Time Is Here, with music composed by Vince Guaraldi and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
- 12/27/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Lee Mendelson, the producer behind more than 50 animated TV specials featuring Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” gang, died on Christmas Day at his home in Hillsborough, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to “Christmas Time Is Here,” a song featured in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the 1965 special that turned “Peanuts” into a TV staple. “Charlie Brown Christmas” brought Mendelson the first of his 12 Emmys. The last came in 2015 for “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” Mendelson’s work with animator Lee Melendez also brought him four Peabody Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Grammy noms.
A lifelong fan of jazz, Mendelson had the inspiration to hire musician Vince Guaraldi to create original music for “Charlie Brown Christmas,” a touch that helped make the specials stand out with viewers young and old. Over the years Mendelson worked with other notable musicians such as Dave Brubeck,...
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to “Christmas Time Is Here,” a song featured in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the 1965 special that turned “Peanuts” into a TV staple. “Charlie Brown Christmas” brought Mendelson the first of his 12 Emmys. The last came in 2015 for “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” Mendelson’s work with animator Lee Melendez also brought him four Peabody Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Grammy noms.
A lifelong fan of jazz, Mendelson had the inspiration to hire musician Vince Guaraldi to create original music for “Charlie Brown Christmas,” a touch that helped make the specials stand out with viewers young and old. Over the years Mendelson worked with other notable musicians such as Dave Brubeck,...
- 12/27/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
One day perhaps the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will join the 21st century and realize they don’t need to announce the Golden Globes nominations before dawn anymore. However, that’s not today as Dakota Fanning, Susan Kelechi Watson, a giggling Tim Allen and HFPA chief Lorenzo Soria veiled in the early Am who and what is in the running for the 77th annual Globes on January 5 next year.
Still one of the most unwieldy and well lubricated of awards ceremonies, the NBC broadcasted 2020 Globes see the return of Ricky Gervais as host for the fourth and he’s says last time. It should be note that the After Life star has said that before, but maybe he really means it after getting snubbed in the nominations today.
In that vein, once again Sacha Baron Cohen, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Killing Eve, received nominations this chilly L.A. morning,...
Still one of the most unwieldy and well lubricated of awards ceremonies, the NBC broadcasted 2020 Globes see the return of Ricky Gervais as host for the fourth and he’s says last time. It should be note that the After Life star has said that before, but maybe he really means it after getting snubbed in the nominations today.
In that vein, once again Sacha Baron Cohen, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Killing Eve, received nominations this chilly L.A. morning,...
- 12/9/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Beginning December 19 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Mn, Quentin Oliver Lee will portray the man behind the mask, 'The Phantom.' He joins current cast members Eva Tavares as 'Christine Daa ,' Jordan Craig as 'Raoul,' Trista Moldovan as 'Carlotta Giudicelli,' David Benoit as 'Monsieur Firmin,' Edward Staudenmayer as 'Monsieur Andr ,' Kristie Dale Sanders as 'Madame Giry,' Phumzile Sojola as 'Ubaldo Piangi' and Emily Ramirez as 'Meg Giry.'...
- 11/30/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
After twenty years of sold out Christmas tours and five celebrated holiday albums within as many years, saxophonist Dave Koz has done his share – and then some – to help to make the season bright.
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas
This year he has reassembled his original holiday lineup – pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and acoustic guitarist Peter White – for the making of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas, an album that features brand new recordings of classic Christmas songs.
The September 29, 2017, release of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas on Concord Records sets the stage for Koz and this same lineup to go back on the road in late November for the 2017 holiday season.
“If you had asked me twenty years ago, I would never in a million years believed that we’d be doing Christmas tours two decades later,” says Koz. “But here we are,...
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas
This year he has reassembled his original holiday lineup – pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and acoustic guitarist Peter White – for the making of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas, an album that features brand new recordings of classic Christmas songs.
The September 29, 2017, release of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas on Concord Records sets the stage for Koz and this same lineup to go back on the road in late November for the 2017 holiday season.
“If you had asked me twenty years ago, I would never in a million years believed that we’d be doing Christmas tours two decades later,” says Koz. “But here we are,...
- 9/26/2017
- Look to the Stars
'Tis the season to annoy everyone by using "'tis the season" way too many times when talking about holiday stuff. Halloween hasn't even happened yet, but the Christmas decorations are already taking over drug stores so ABC is just going ahead and announcing its 2015 holiday lineup. It's something to look forward to after the candy is gone, anyway, and since the "Toy Story 20th Anniversary Special" and "It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown" are involved, you should definitely mark your calendars.
Here's a chronological list of holiday programming highlights, via ABC:
Friday, November 27
"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" - In the perennial favorite created in 1970 by Rankin-Bass Productions ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman"), Fred Astaire narrates this timeless tale of Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney), a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others. The vocal cast features Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle, Keenan Wynn as Winter,...
Here's a chronological list of holiday programming highlights, via ABC:
Friday, November 27
"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" - In the perennial favorite created in 1970 by Rankin-Bass Productions ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman"), Fred Astaire narrates this timeless tale of Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney), a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others. The vocal cast features Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle, Keenan Wynn as Winter,...
- 10/21/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
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A few days ago we reported on a news story that David Benoit, the eldest son of Chris Benoit, had plans on wrestling a match with Chavo Guerrero Jr. in Calgary at a Hart Legacy event. The match is no longer because Chris Benoit’s close Chris Jericho got involved, reports Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The news of David’s intention to wrestle was announced on Twitter by Bret Hart’s older brother Smith. Even though David has never wrestled, Smith felt like it would get people interested about the show so he did what he could to convince him. There have been photos of David working out with wrestler Harry Smith (former WWE star Dh Smith that’s the son of Davey Boy Smith), but David has not completed wrestling training.
Following reports of David’s plans to wrestle, Chris Jericho got in touch with...
A few days ago we reported on a news story that David Benoit, the eldest son of Chris Benoit, had plans on wrestling a match with Chavo Guerrero Jr. in Calgary at a Hart Legacy event. The match is no longer because Chris Benoit’s close Chris Jericho got involved, reports Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The news of David’s intention to wrestle was announced on Twitter by Bret Hart’s older brother Smith. Even though David has never wrestled, Smith felt like it would get people interested about the show so he did what he could to convince him. There have been photos of David working out with wrestler Harry Smith (former WWE star Dh Smith that’s the son of Davey Boy Smith), but David has not completed wrestling training.
Following reports of David’s plans to wrestle, Chris Jericho got in touch with...
- 5/8/2014
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
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David Benoit, son of the late Chris Benoit, is set to make his professional wrestling debut on July 18th for Hart Legacy Wrestling in Calgary, Canada. As of right now, the young Benoit will be tag teaming with his father’s close personal friend, Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit died in 2007 as the result of a murder-suicide in Fayetteville, Georgia. Chris murdered his wife Nancy and young son Daniel in their family home, before hanging himself from a weightlifting machine. The murder and suicide sparked much interest into the long term risks associated with multiple concussions sustained by professional wrestlers.
David is the oldest son from Chris Benoit’s first marriage to Martina Benoit. The couple also had a daughter, Megan. At the time of the 2007 tragedy, David (14) and Megan (10) were living with their mother Martina. David has long had an interest in following his father’s foot steps.
David Benoit, son of the late Chris Benoit, is set to make his professional wrestling debut on July 18th for Hart Legacy Wrestling in Calgary, Canada. As of right now, the young Benoit will be tag teaming with his father’s close personal friend, Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit died in 2007 as the result of a murder-suicide in Fayetteville, Georgia. Chris murdered his wife Nancy and young son Daniel in their family home, before hanging himself from a weightlifting machine. The murder and suicide sparked much interest into the long term risks associated with multiple concussions sustained by professional wrestlers.
David is the oldest son from Chris Benoit’s first marriage to Martina Benoit. The couple also had a daughter, Megan. At the time of the 2007 tragedy, David (14) and Megan (10) were living with their mother Martina. David has long had an interest in following his father’s foot steps.
- 5/5/2014
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
Coming back into the spotlight, Brian McKnight released a brand new music video for his single “Sweeter” off his 14th studio album More Than Words.
Per Brian’s camp, the new jam sticks to his “true, soulful R&B roots that made him a household name.” The tune “expresses the sweeter - and sexier - side of love that McKnight serenades so perfectly.”
“’Sweeter’ is about how all those ‘everyday things’ in your life seem so different when someone you meet, and fall for, magically casts everything in a whole new light,” the “Back at One” crooner shared exclusively with GossipCenter.
As for his latest album, Brian shared, “’More Than Words’ speaks to what’s been going on in my life over the past year-and-a-half, and the only one way to communicate that was to sit down and write these songs.”
In related news, the 44-year-old performer is preparing to...
Per Brian’s camp, the new jam sticks to his “true, soulful R&B roots that made him a household name.” The tune “expresses the sweeter - and sexier - side of love that McKnight serenades so perfectly.”
“’Sweeter’ is about how all those ‘everyday things’ in your life seem so different when someone you meet, and fall for, magically casts everything in a whole new light,” the “Back at One” crooner shared exclusively with GossipCenter.
As for his latest album, Brian shared, “’More Than Words’ speaks to what’s been going on in my life over the past year-and-a-half, and the only one way to communicate that was to sit down and write these songs.”
In related news, the 44-year-old performer is preparing to...
- 7/22/2013
- GossipCenter
Tom Morello: The Watchman is part of the new season of The Guitar Center's award-winning Directv series. This "musical call to arms" premieres Saturday, December 17 at 9pm Et/Pt in 2D hi-definition on Directv's Audience Network (channel 239) and in 3D on Directv's in 3D™ powered by Panasonic.
The show features an intimate conversation with Morello about the "high-wire act" of embarking on a solo career, the impetus behind his storied musical career and how his definition of "heavy music" has changed over the years with host and esteemed musical tastemaker Nic Harcourt.
Here is The Huffington Post's exclusive...
Ani Difranco 's Latest...
¿Which Side Are You On?, in stores January 17th, will be Ani Difranco's first studio album in more than three years. The title track is her unique reworking of the famed protest anthem, written in 1931, but made famous by Pete Seeger, who Difranco calls, "my elder,...
The show features an intimate conversation with Morello about the "high-wire act" of embarking on a solo career, the impetus behind his storied musical career and how his definition of "heavy music" has changed over the years with host and esteemed musical tastemaker Nic Harcourt.
Here is The Huffington Post's exclusive...
Ani Difranco 's Latest...
¿Which Side Are You On?, in stores January 17th, will be Ani Difranco's first studio album in more than three years. The title track is her unique reworking of the famed protest anthem, written in 1931, but made famous by Pete Seeger, who Difranco calls, "my elder,...
- 12/16/2011
- by Mike Ragogna
- Aol TV.
HollywoodNews.com: With each passing decade, Dave Brubeck continues to amaze millions of fans across the globe. His quartet performed more than 50 concerts in 2010, and Brubeck still creates new composi¬tions. On Monday, Dec. 6, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate Brubeck’s 90th birthday with the premiere of “Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way,” a new documentary executive-produced by Clint Eastwood.
The documentary takes its name from one of Brubeck’s most famous tunes, “In Your Own Sweet Way.” Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way was produced and directed by filmmaker and longtime Eastwood collaborator Bruce Ricker, whose credits include “Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends,” “Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser,” “The Last of the Blue Devils” and TCM’s Emmy®-nominated “Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me.” Alec Baldwin is the narrator. In addition to serving as executive producer of the film,...
The documentary takes its name from one of Brubeck’s most famous tunes, “In Your Own Sweet Way.” Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way was produced and directed by filmmaker and longtime Eastwood collaborator Bruce Ricker, whose credits include “Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends,” “Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser,” “The Last of the Blue Devils” and TCM’s Emmy®-nominated “Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me.” Alec Baldwin is the narrator. In addition to serving as executive producer of the film,...
- 11/15/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Multi-Grammy Award nominee and pop instrumentalist/saxophonist extraordinaire Dave Koz returns to Columbus with his smooth jazz hits, holiday favorites, and a special reunion of the original tour lineup. Rick Braun, David Benoit, Brenda Russell, and Peter White, who recorded "A Smooth Jazz Christmas by Dave Koz & Friends" in 2001, will perform hits from their respective catalogs and join together with Koz on a variety of holiday standards.
- 12/6/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Multi-Grammy Award nominee and pop instrumentalist/saxophonist extraordinaire Dave Koz returns to Columbus with his smooth jazz hits, holiday favorites, and a special reunion of the original tour lineup. Rick Braun, David Benoit, Brenda Russell, and Peter White, who recorded "A Smooth Jazz Christmas by Dave Koz & Friends" in 2001, will perform hits from their respective catalogs and join together with Koz on a variety of holiday standards.
- 11/2/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Saturday, May 30th at 8:00pm, Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga has been captivating audiences around the world for the past 17 years. Now, she brings her 2009 "Inspired" U.S. tour to Los Angeles for a special One Night Only concert with the Asia America Symphony Orchestra with Music Director David Benoit at the Aratani Japan America Theatre in Los Angeles.
- 5/30/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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