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Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, the past 27 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
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Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
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2024-25 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
UPDATED with latest: The Emmys and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we cruise into Oscar season. Check back often for updates.
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2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Midseason is the new fall.
As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere…
Renewed TV Series 2024: A Photo Gallery
Is your favorite TV show coming back for another season? To find out, click through Deadline’s 2024 list of series renewals, which covers broadcast, cable and streaming. We update this list often, so check back to see which comedy, drama, reality, docuseries, animation and other programs have been given new seasons so…
Cal Boyington Dies: Talent Agent, Reality Producer & Vital Artists Agency Co-Founder Was 53
Cal Boyington, a veteran TV talent and packaging agent at ICM Partners and Paradigm who co-founded Vital Artists Agency and also worked on The Osbournes and executive-produced TV series including Workaholics, died November 18 in Los Angeles. He was 53.
His brother B.G. Dickey confirmed the news to…
Oscars: Academy Reveals List Of Documentary, Animation & International Features Eligible For Consideration
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pulled back the curtain on the films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature categories for the 97th Academy Awards next year.
The list includes 31 toon features, 169 docs and international…
Hans Zimmer & ‘Emilia Pérez’ Lead 2024 Hollywood Music In Media Awards Winners
Hans Zimmer and Emilia Pérez took home three trophies each to lead the winners at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media awards, which honor the year’s most memorable film and TV music moments. The Wild Robot was the only other multiple winner, taking a pair of prizes during Wednesday night’s ceremony at The…
‘New York Sack Exchange’ About 1980s Jets D-Line Is Latest ’30 For 30′ Play
ESPN is taking stock of The New York Sack Exchange for its next 30 for 30 investment. The sports cabler said today that ESPN Films’ tale of the storied early-’80s New York Jets defensive line will premiere on December 13. Watch the trailer below.
The year was 1981: A president and a pope survived…
Viola Davis Set For Golden Globes 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Viola Davis will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes in January. She will be honored during the group’s 2025 gala hosted by Nikki Glaser on Friday, January 3, at the Beverly Hilton.
Davis won a Supporting Actress Oscar and a Golden Globe for 2016’s Fences and has three other…
Denis Villeneuve Set For Cinema Audios Society’s 2025 Filmmaker Award
Sounds like the Cinema Audio Society has its 2025 Filmmaker Award honoree. Dune: Part Two writer-director Denis Villeneuve will be feted at the 61st CAS Awards. The three-time Oscar nominee will pick his prize during the group’s awards gala on February 22, at the Beverly Hilton.
“Denis Villeneuve…
Colin Petersen Dies: Bee Gees’ Original Drummer On Many Classic Hits Was 78
Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on such classic 1960s tracks as “I Started a Joke,” “To Love Somebody” and “I Just Gotta Get a Message to You,” died Monday. He was 78.
His death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his current band Best of The Bee Gees, which reads: “It is…
Jeremy Piven’s Turn in ‘The Performance’ Was Built On The Belief Of His Whole Family – Contenders Los Angeles
For actor Jeremy Piven and his sister, filmmaker Shira Piven, their film The Performance wasn't only a long-fought labor of love 15 years in the making, it was the fulfillment of a family legacy.
Appearing together on a panel for The Performance at Deadline’s Contenders Los Angeles event on Saturday…
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