Appreciation
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Don Rickles, ‘Mr. Warmth,’ the King of Insult Comedy, Has Died
The bullet-headed comedian secured his fame insulting celebrities to their faces and working nightclub crowds with terse jokes and quick sarcasm.
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Alan Thicke Appreciation: He Was Always Welcome in Our Homes
Alan Thicke was the kind of TV talent who transcended the vehicle that carried him to fame. Thicke, who died Tuesday at age 69, was the star of Growing Pains in the mid-1980s. Jason worked out of his house and took care of the kids while his wife (Joanna Kerns) went off to her job.
- NewsKen Tucker
Fred Thompson, 'Law & Order's' Most Conservative, Folksy D.A., Has Died
Fred Thompson, who played D.A. Arthur Branch on Law & Order, has died at age 73. With his honeyed baritone speaking voice and barrel-chested assertiveness, Thompson was frequently called upon to play authority figures. In the movies, he was a lawyer, an admiral, a President (including two real ones, Ulysses S.