The 2020 Emmy Awards are now just around the corner, and this pandemic version of the award will give out an award in a very unique way.&nbsp; 
 
As the award show is approaching-&nbsp; more and more details of the mega night are coming out. As per reports, the virtual show will also have trophy presenters, who may visit some of the winners live during the telecast on a glitzy night and the presenters will be wearing complete hazmat suits while handing out awards.

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To curb the spread of the virus, people who will deliver awards will be donning some dapper-looking Emmy tuxedo&nbsp;hazmat suit.''Actual hazmat suit was created and designed by costume designer Katja Cahill and executive producer Guy Carrington, who worked with a hazmat manufacturer to create them for the show,'' sources state. 
 
''Not only is this a fun and irreverent visual, but it also ensures the health and safety of all of our winners and the presenter by following all of the health and safety protocols — with a twist, '' said one of the producers.&nbsp;

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The show will be live on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET or 5 p.m. PT. (USA). In India, the Emmys will be broadcasted at 5:30 AM on Monday, September 21, 2020. You can also stream the show on YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV. The show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.&nbsp;

The 2020 Emmy Awards are now just around the corner, and this pandemic version of the award will give out an award in a very unique way. As the award show is approaching- more and more details of the mega night are coming out.

The 2020 Emmy Awards are now just around the corner, and this pandemic version of the award will give out an award in a very unique way. As the award show is approaching- more and more details of the mega night are coming out. As per reports, the virtual show will also have trophy presenters, who may visit some of the winners live during the telecast on a glitzy night and the presenters will be wearing complete hazmat suits while handing out awards. In pics: All that you need to know about Emmy Awards 2020 To curb the spread of the virus, people who will deliver awards will be donning some dapper-looking Emmy tuxedo hazmat suit.''Actual hazmat suit was created and designed by costume designer Katja Cahill and executive producer Guy Carrington, who worked with a hazmat manufacturer to create them for the show,'' sources state. ''Not only is this a fun and irreverent visual, but it also ensures the health and safety of all of our winners and the presenter by following all of the health and safety protocols — with a twist, '' said one of the producers. In pics: 2020 Emmy Awards: Meet the Best Drama nominees The show will be live on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET or 5 p.m. PT. (USA). In India, the Emmys will be broadcasted at 5:30 AM on Monday, September 21, 2020. You can also stream the show on YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV. The show will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

Emmy 2020: Presenters to wear tuxedo hazmat suits to hand out the trophies

Norman Lear does it again!

Breaking his own record, Norman has yet again become the oldest Emmy winner ever as he won at the age of 98 on the second night of 2020’s virtual Creative Arts Emmys on Tuesday for live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times.

The Creative Arts Emmys 2020 is executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel as the live special features performances from holiday-themed episodes of Lear's hit sitcoms: All in the Family. It ran for nine seasons from 1971 - 79; and Good Times, which ran for six seasons on CBS, also ending in 1979.

Norman Lear is a veteran writer and producer who has been active in television since 1950. He is the recipient of four Emmys for All in the Family during its run.

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He was honored by the Television Academy with a Hall of Fame induction in 1984.

The 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is taking place over five nights. Awards are being presented in categories including writing, directing, sound editing and mixing, costumes, lighting, cinematography and guest performances.

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Norman Lear does it again! Breaking his own record, Norman has yet again become the oldest Emmy winner ever as he won at the age of 98 on the second night of 2020’s virtual Creative Arts Emmys on Tuesday for live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times.

Norman Lear does it again! Breaking his own record, Norman has yet again become the oldest Emmy winner ever as he won at the age of 98 on the second night of 2020’s virtual Creative Arts Emmys on Tuesday for live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times. The Creative Arts Emmys 2020 is executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel as the live special features performances from holiday-themed episodes of Lear's hit sitcoms: All in the Family. It ran for nine seasons from 1971 - 79; and Good Times, which ran for six seasons on CBS, also ending in 1979. Norman Lear is a veteran writer and producer who has been active in television since 1950. He is the recipient of four Emmys for All in the Family during its run. Who to watch out for this Emmys 2020: Our picks of noteworthy nominees He was honored by the Television Academy with a Hall of Fame induction in 1984. The 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is taking place over five nights. Awards are being presented in categories including writing, directing, sound editing and mixing, costumes, lighting, cinematography and guest performances. 2020 Emmy Awards: Meet the Best Director Drama nominees Pajamas anyone? Emmy awards 2020 to go virtual

Norman Lear tops own record as oldest Emmys winner ever

In what could truly be a turning point for Hollywood projects, Oscar-nominated projects will no longer be eligible to compete for Emmy Awards starting in 2021.

The Television Academy clarified on Thursday, a couple of days after Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' okayed some streaming films to compete in the race next year thanks to theatres shutting down and production houses having no other alternative but to release their films on streaming platforms.&nbsp;

But what will be the effect of Emmys’ decision? The documentary section will face the biggest blow and not features so much as overlap of accolades for non-fiction projects has been significant.

The TV Academy noted that this change had predated The Academy’s coronavirus-inspired move to allow films without theatrical distribution to compete. They said in a statement, "The Television Academy supports the recent decision from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to allow feature films, originally intended for theatrical distribution but made available via streaming or video on demand during the current pandemic crisis, to compete at the 2021 Oscars.”

"Further, the Television Academy ruled in March that effective in 2021, programs that have been nominated for an Oscar will no longer be eligible for the Emmys competition."

In what could truly be a turning point for Hollywood projects, Oscar-nominated projects will no longer be eligible to compete for Emmy Awards starting in 2021. The Television Academy clarified on Thursday, a couple of days after Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' okayed some streaming films to compete in the race next year thanks to theatres shutting down and production houses having no other alternative but to release their films on streaming platforms.

In what could truly be a turning point for Hollywood projects, Oscar-nominated projects will no longer be eligible to compete for Emmy Awards starting in 2021. The Television Academy clarified on Thursday, a couple of days after Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' okayed some streaming films to compete in the race next year thanks to theatres shutting down and production houses having no other alternative but to release their films on streaming platforms. But what will be the effect of Emmys’ decision? The documentary section will face the biggest blow and not features so much as overlap of accolades for non-fiction projects has been significant. The TV Academy noted that this change had predated The Academy’s coronavirus-inspired move to allow films without theatrical distribution to compete. They said in a statement, "The Television Academy supports the recent decision from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to allow feature films, originally intended for theatrical distribution but made available via streaming or video on demand during the current pandemic crisis, to compete at the 2021 Oscars.” "Further, the Television Academy ruled in March that effective in 2021, programs that have been nominated for an Oscar will no longer be eligible for the Emmys competition."

Oscar-nominated projects banned from Emmy Awards competition from 2021

The Television Academy announced changes to the awards-season calendar for the Primetime Emmys on Friday &nbsp;with the coronavirus pandemic having brought TV production to a near standstill. The new schedule shifts deadlines back roughly 1-3 weeks and condenses the voting periods. 
 
According to news agency, the deadline for submissions moved to June 5 from May 11. The first-round voting period will now take place July 2-13, back from June 15-29; nominations will be announced July 28 rather than July 14. 
 
Round two of voting will take place Aug. 21-31 instead of Aug. 17-31, as originally planned.No changes have been made by the Academy to the date of the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, which is still scheduled to take place September 20, or the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony, still slated for September 12 and 13. 
 
Likewise, the cut off for Emmy eligibility remains May 31, the same date by which a series must premiere to be considered for this year's Emmys. 
 
However, the Academy has added a bit of flexibility. For series, so-called 'hanging episodes'&nbsp;-- episodes that debut after the May 31 deadline -- must air by June 30. 
 
For the limited series category, the show must premiere by May 31, and all episodes must air by June 30 for the limited series to be eligible this year. If any episode debuts after June 30, the limited series will move into eligibility for next year`s Emmys. 
 
The changes in the calendar shorten the voting periods by five days in phase one and four days in phase two, and follow calls this week between Academy officials and execs at the major networks, studios and streamers, in which the latter group pushed for a plan to move the calendar later in the year. 
 
The hope is that pushing deeper into late spring and summer will allow awards marketers the opportunity to more effectively campaign, as concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak have effectively ended the ability to put on the live events that are the staples of awards season.

The Television Academy announced changes to the awards-season calendar for the Primetime Emmys on Friday with the coronavirus pandemic having brought TV production to a near standstill.

The Television Academy announced changes to the awards-season calendar for the Primetime Emmys on Friday with the coronavirus pandemic having brought TV production to a near standstill. The new schedule shifts deadlines back roughly 1-3 weeks and condenses the voting periods. According to news agency, the deadline for submissions moved to June 5 from May 11. The first-round voting period will now take place July 2-13, back from June 15-29; nominations will be announced July 28 rather than July 14. Round two of voting will take place Aug. 21-31 instead of Aug. 17-31, as originally planned.No changes have been made by the Academy to the date of the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, which is still scheduled to take place September 20, or the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony, still slated for September 12 and 13. Likewise, the cut off for Emmy eligibility remains May 31, the same date by which a series must premiere to be considered for this year's Emmys. However, the Academy has added a bit of flexibility. For series, so-called 'hanging episodes' -- episodes that debut after the May 31 deadline -- must air by June 30. For the limited series category, the show must premiere by May 31, and all episodes must air by June 30 for the limited series to be eligible this year. If any episode debuts after June 30, the limited series will move into eligibility for next year`s Emmys. The changes in the calendar shorten the voting periods by five days in phase one and four days in phase two, and follow calls this week between Academy officials and execs at the major networks, studios and streamers, in which the latter group pushed for a plan to move the calendar later in the year. The hope is that pushing deeper into late spring and summer will allow awards marketers the opportunity to more effectively campaign, as concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak have effectively ended the ability to put on the live events that are the staples of awards season.

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A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed. 
 
'Leaving Neverland', which features two adult men who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old, was named best documentary at a ceremony in Los Angeles ahead of television's main Emmy awards show next week. 
 
The program, which aired earlier this year, 10 years after Jackson's death, was met with outrage by his family and brought fresh scrutiny to the 'Thriller'&nbsp;singer's legacy. 
Jackson's family and his estate have denied the accounts given by the men, calling them a 'rehash of dated and discredited allegations'. 
 
Beyonce, whose 2018 Coachella festival concert film 'Homecoming'&nbsp;went into Saturday's ceremony with six Emmy nominations was beaten in all categories. 
 
James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke'&nbsp;special with former Beatle Paul McCartney returning to his Liverpool hometown won over 'Homecoming'&nbsp;for a pre-recorded variety special, while the filmed version of Bruce Springsteen's acclaimed one-man Broadway show triumphed for variety special directing. 
 
Long-running show 'The Simpsons'&nbsp;won the Emmy for best-animated series, while gay makeover series 'Queer Eye'&nbsp;took home four awards. 
 
'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown',&nbsp;the travel and food show hosted by US&nbsp;&nbsp;celebrity chef Bourdain who died by suicide in 2018, won two Emmys. 
 
In other awards, drag queen RuPaul won his fourth Emmy as a best reality show host for 'RuPaul's Drag Race,'&nbsp;and rock climbing film 'Free Solo', which won the best documentary Oscar this year, added seven Emmys to its honors. 
 
The main Emmy awards will be handed out on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, with 'Game of Thrones'&nbsp;and 'The Marvelous Mrs.&nbsp;Maisel', leading the race for best drama and best comedy series.

A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed.

A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed. 'Leaving Neverland', which features two adult men who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old, was named best documentary at a ceremony in Los Angeles ahead of television's main Emmy awards show next week. The program, which aired earlier this year, 10 years after Jackson's death, was met with outrage by his family and brought fresh scrutiny to the 'Thriller' singer's legacy. Jackson's family and his estate have denied the accounts given by the men, calling them a 'rehash of dated and discredited allegations'. Beyonce, whose 2018 Coachella festival concert film 'Homecoming' went into Saturday's ceremony with six Emmy nominations was beaten in all categories. James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' special with former Beatle Paul McCartney returning to his Liverpool hometown won over 'Homecoming' for a pre-recorded variety special, while the filmed version of Bruce Springsteen's acclaimed one-man Broadway show triumphed for variety special directing. Long-running show 'The Simpsons' won the Emmy for best-animated series, while gay makeover series 'Queer Eye' took home four awards. 'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown', the travel and food show hosted by US celebrity chef Bourdain who died by suicide in 2018, won two Emmys. In other awards, drag queen RuPaul won his fourth Emmy as a best reality show host for 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' and rock climbing film 'Free Solo', which won the best documentary Oscar this year, added seven Emmys to its honors. The main Emmy awards will be handed out on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, with 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', leading the race for best drama and best comedy series.

'Leaving Neverland' wins Emmy, Beyonce snubbed for 'Homecoming'

The final season of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/not-something-to-experience-again-george-rr-martin-on-game-of-thrones-success-231457">"Game of Thrones"</a> smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday.

The conclusion to HBO's fantasy epic enraged fans but still trounced the competition, with "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- Amazon's story of a 1950s housewife-turned-stand up comic -- a distant second on 20 nominations for the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars.

"Thrones" was already the most decorated fictional show in the awards' seven-decade history, and now has 161 nominations, according to the Television Academy website.&nbsp;

HBO's acclaimed drama "Chernobyl" placed third with 19, ahead of perennial Emmys powerhouse "Saturday Night Live" on 18.

The Television Academy's 24,000 members sifted through a record number of entries for this year's Emmys.

Final-round voting will now begin to pick winners who will be revealed at a glitzy Los Angeles show on September 22.&nbsp;

The final season of "Game of Thrones" smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday.

The final season of "Game of Thrones" smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday. The conclusion to HBO's fantasy epic enraged fans but still trounced the competition, with "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- Amazon's story of a 1950s housewife-turned-stand up comic -- a distant second on 20 nominations for the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars. "Thrones" was already the most decorated fictional show in the awards' seven-decade history, and now has 161 nominations, according to the Television Academy website. HBO's acclaimed drama "Chernobyl" placed third with 19, ahead of perennial Emmys powerhouse "Saturday Night Live" on 18. The Television Academy's 24,000 members sifted through a record number of entries for this year's Emmys. Final-round voting will now begin to pick winners who will be revealed at a glitzy Los Angeles show on September 22.

Game of Thrones leads with 32 Emmy nominations

Emmy winner Rip Torn, whose tempestuous nature made him a compelling character actor on the screen and stage but sometimes caused him trouble on the set and in private life, died on Tuesday at the age of 88, media reports said.

Torn, whose late-career resurgence included a key role on US&nbsp;television's 'The Larry Sanders Show'&nbsp;and in the movies 'Men in Black'&nbsp;and 'Dodgeball,'&nbsp;died peacefully at his home, his family told the Hollywood Reporter and other media.

The cause was not disclosed, but he was surrounded by his wife, actress Amy Wright, known for 'Stardust Memories'&nbsp;and 'The Accidental Tourist', and his daughters, media reports said.

Neither his family nor agent were immediately available for comment late Tuesday.

Torn showed great range in his career but with a crooked grin, gruff voice and devilish glint in his eyes, he was especially well suited to playing bad boys and unpredictable characters.

He often made headlines because of his volatility. He blamed his dismissal from the production of 'Macbeth'&nbsp;on "friends" of the administration of President Richard Nixon, who Torn would later portray in the television mini-series 'Blind Ambition.'

Later in life came alcohol-related incidents, including an arrest in 2010 for breaking into a closed bank that he had mistaken for his home in Salisbury, Connecticut.

"I have certain flaws in my makeup. Something called rise-ability," Torn told writer Studs Terkel for 'Working,'&nbsp;a 1974 book about people and their jobs. "I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily."

Torn said he went into acting as a way to use those emotions to his benefit.

"Rip has an unabashed masculine drive. You can't act that," playwright Horton Foote, who cast Torn in his play 'The Young Man From Atlanta'&nbsp;and also worked frequently with Torn's second wife, Geraldine Page, told the New York Times.

FARM DREAMS

Torn was born in Temple, Texas, on February&nbsp;6, 1931, and grew up with aspirations of being a farmer before discovering drama at the University of Texas. After graduating, he and first wife Ann Wedgeworth moved to New York in the late 1950s.

Torn, who studied at Lee Strasberg's legendary Actors Studio, found a steady stage and television work. His early movies included 'King of Kings'&nbsp;(1961), 'The Cincinnati Kid'&nbsp;(1965) and the war films 'Pork Chop Hill'&nbsp;(1959) and 'Beach Red'&nbsp;(1967).

Torn was a good fit for Tennessee Williams' plays, such as portraying the menacing Tom Jr. in 'Sweet Bird of Youth,'&nbsp;which earned him a Tony nomination. He reprised the role in a movie in 1962 and also played Big Daddy in a 1984 TV production of Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.'

Much of Torn's work in the 1970s and '80s consisted of one-off TV roles and a few little-seen experimental films. Among the exceptions were 'Cross Creek,'&nbsp;a 1984 film that earned him an Academy Award nomination, and 1972's 'Payday'&nbsp;in which he starred as a hard-drinking, womanizing country singer.

Torn blamed the career slowdown partly on his political views, including criticism of the Vietnam War, but he came out of it in the '90s, boosted by his part in Albert Brooks' much-praised life-after-death comedy 'Defending Your Life.'

From 1992 through 1998 he had the scene-stealing role of Artie, the all-knowing producer on 'The Larry Sanders Show,'&nbsp;Garry Shandling's satiric take on late-night television. Torn won an Emmy in 1996 and was nominated five other times for the role.

Torn also played Zed, the alien-busting boss in two 'Men in Black'&nbsp;movies, and was Patches O'Houlihan, the snarling wheelchair-bound burn-out case whose idea of training his charges in the 2004 comedy 'Dodgeball'&nbsp;was to throw tools at them ("If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!").

A run on the NBC sitcom '30 Rock'&nbsp;brought Torn another Emmy nomination in 2008.

UNEASY MEETING

Torn gained notoriety for a role he did not get in the classic hippie-era movie 'Easy Rider.'&nbsp;Novelist-screenwriter Terry Southern wanted Torn to play a disenchanted lawyer in the film (the part eventually went to Jack Nicholson). But when they had dinner with stars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda to discuss it in 1967, an altercation broke out.

Hopper would say Torn threatened him with a knife but Torn contended it was Hopper who pulled the knife and that he had taken it away from Hopper and turned it on him.

Torn said Hopper's account made him look unstable and hurt his career. When Hopper repeated the story on the Tonight&nbsp;show in 1994, Torn sued and won $475,000 in damages.

Torn was a co-star in one of the most remarkable scenes in movie history - a real fight with friend Norman Mailer in 'Maidstone,'&nbsp;a 1970 experimental film the writer was directing and starring in.

Mailer played a presidential candidate who feared assassination and Torn his half brother in the highly improvised film, which was to conclude with the killing of the candidate. For the final scene, Torn went up to Mailer unannounced and struck him on the head with a hammer, drawing blood.

In the ensuing grappling, Mailer bit Torn's ear and Torn ended up on top of him, choking the writer until two men and Mailer's wife, who was screaming and slapping Torn, separated them - all while the cameras rolled.

Torn, who would end up in a hospital after his bitten ear became infected, insisted Mailer knew what was coming and that he had used the hammer's handle to hit him.

Torn went into entertainment with a name that many assumed was a corny, ill-conceived stage name. For a while, he carried his passport with him to show sceptics that his name really was Elmore Rual Torn Jr. and told them that Rip was a long-standing nickname for the men in his family.

"If anything, my name has made me work harder," he told the New York Times. "Some people just seem to take instant umbrage at it."

Torn, who helped his cousin Sissy Spacek start her movie career, had six children in his marriages to Wedgeworth, Page and actress Amy Wright.&nbsp;

Emmy winner Rip Torn, whose tempestuous nature made him a compelling character actor on the screen and stage but sometimes caused him trouble on the set and in private life, died on Tuesday at the age of 88, media reports said.

Emmy winner Rip Torn, whose tempestuous nature made him a compelling character actor on the screen and stage but sometimes caused him trouble on the set and in private life, died on Tuesday at the age of 88, media reports said. Torn, whose late-career resurgence included a key role on US television's 'The Larry Sanders Show' and in the movies 'Men in Black' and 'Dodgeball,' died peacefully at his home, his family told the Hollywood Reporter and other media. The cause was not disclosed, but he was surrounded by his wife, actress Amy Wright, known for 'Stardust Memories' and 'The Accidental Tourist', and his daughters, media reports said. Neither his family nor agent were immediately available for comment late Tuesday. Torn showed great range in his career but with a crooked grin, gruff voice and devilish glint in his eyes, he was especially well suited to playing bad boys and unpredictable characters. He often made headlines because of his volatility. He blamed his dismissal from the production of 'Macbeth' on "friends" of the administration of President Richard Nixon, who Torn would later portray in the television mini-series 'Blind Ambition.' Later in life came alcohol-related incidents, including an arrest in 2010 for breaking into a closed bank that he had mistaken for his home in Salisbury, Connecticut. "I have certain flaws in my makeup. Something called rise-ability," Torn told writer Studs Terkel for 'Working,' a 1974 book about people and their jobs. "I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily." Torn said he went into acting as a way to use those emotions to his benefit. "Rip has an unabashed masculine drive. You can't act that," playwright Horton Foote, who cast Torn in his play 'The Young Man From Atlanta' and also worked frequently with Torn's second wife, Geraldine Page, told the New York Times. FARM DREAMS Torn was born in Temple, Texas, on February 6, 1931, and grew up with aspirations of being a farmer before discovering drama at the University of Texas. After graduating, he and first wife Ann Wedgeworth moved to New York in the late 1950s. Torn, who studied at Lee Strasberg's legendary Actors Studio, found a steady stage and television work. His early movies included 'King of Kings' (1961), 'The Cincinnati Kid' (1965) and the war films 'Pork Chop Hill' (1959) and 'Beach Red' (1967). Torn was a good fit for Tennessee Williams' plays, such as portraying the menacing Tom Jr. in 'Sweet Bird of Youth,' which earned him a Tony nomination. He reprised the role in a movie in 1962 and also played Big Daddy in a 1984 TV production of Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' Much of Torn's work in the 1970s and '80s consisted of one-off TV roles and a few little-seen experimental films. Among the exceptions were 'Cross Creek,' a 1984 film that earned him an Academy Award nomination, and 1972's 'Payday' in which he starred as a hard-drinking, womanizing country singer. Torn blamed the career slowdown partly on his political views, including criticism of the Vietnam War, but he came out of it in the '90s, boosted by his part in Albert Brooks' much-praised life-after-death comedy 'Defending Your Life.' From 1992 through 1998 he had the scene-stealing role of Artie, the all-knowing producer on 'The Larry Sanders Show,' Garry Shandling's satiric take on late-night television. Torn won an Emmy in 1996 and was nominated five other times for the role. Torn also played Zed, the alien-busting boss in two 'Men in Black' movies, and was Patches O'Houlihan, the snarling wheelchair-bound burn-out case whose idea of training his charges in the 2004 comedy 'Dodgeball' was to throw tools at them ("If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"). A run on the NBC sitcom '30 Rock' brought Torn another Emmy nomination in 2008. UNEASY MEETING Torn gained notoriety for a role he did not get in the classic hippie-era movie 'Easy Rider.' Novelist-screenwriter Terry Southern wanted Torn to play a disenchanted lawyer in the film (the part eventually went to Jack Nicholson). But when they had dinner with stars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda to discuss it in 1967, an altercation broke out. Hopper would say Torn threatened him with a knife but Torn contended it was Hopper who pulled the knife and that he had taken it away from Hopper and turned it on him. Torn said Hopper's account made him look unstable and hurt his career. When Hopper repeated the story on the Tonight show in 1994, Torn sued and won $475,000 in damages. Torn was a co-star in one of the most remarkable scenes in movie history - a real fight with friend Norman Mailer in 'Maidstone,' a 1970 experimental film the writer was directing and starring in. Mailer played a presidential candidate who feared assassination and Torn his half brother in the highly improvised film, which was to conclude with the killing of the candidate. For the final scene, Torn went up to Mailer unannounced and struck him on the head with a hammer, drawing blood. In the ensuing grappling, Mailer bit Torn's ear and Torn ended up on top of him, choking the writer until two men and Mailer's wife, who was screaming and slapping Torn, separated them - all while the cameras rolled. Torn, who would end up in a hospital after his bitten ear became infected, insisted Mailer knew what was coming and that he had used the hammer's handle to hit him. Torn went into entertainment with a name that many assumed was a corny, ill-conceived stage name. For a while, he carried his passport with him to show sceptics that his name really was Elmore Rual Torn Jr. and told them that Rip was a long-standing nickname for the men in his family. "If anything, my name has made me work harder," he told the New York Times. "Some people just seem to take instant umbrage at it." Torn, who helped his cousin Sissy Spacek start her movie career, had six children in his marriages to Wedgeworth, Page and actress Amy Wright.

'Men In Black' star Rip Torn dead at 88

HBO’s hit series <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-hbo-defends-big-little-lies-golden-globes-entry-in-limited-series-calls-criticism-baseless-and-undeserved-26701">‘Big Little Lies’</a> is now in full gear as season one star Nicole Kidman shared a photo of none other than powerhouse performer Meryl Streep joining the ranks for season two.&nbsp;

Debuting on the series, Meryl Streep joins as Nicole Kidman’s mother-in-law, Mary Louise Wright. She is the mother of Perry Wright played by Alexander Skarsgård -- and comes to Monterey looking for answers following the death of her son.

Nicole shared a photo of Meryl from the set and we are excited for the season to release already:

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This photo reveals one out of the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/big-little-lies-season-2-comes-back-with-the-original-star-cast-and-2-new-characters-128259"> two new additions that we told you about a couple days ago</a> in the cast of ‘Big Little Lies’. Season two will see the entire cast of season one join the new team, including executive producer Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz, James Tupper, Iain Armitage, Jeffrey Nordling and many more returning faces. <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-the-post-actress-meryl-streep-to-star-in-big-little-lies-season-2-30712">Also Read: Meryl Streep to join Big Little Lies</a>

While appearing on the popular show ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’, another cast member Reese Witherspoon spoke about the moment she found that Streep would be part of the cast. She narrated: "Well, she sent an email to Nicole and I and it said, ‘OK, I read the part and I love it and I'm going to do it.' And I like dropped the phone, like mic drop, but I phone dropped. And then I called Nicole and I was like, ‘Is this real life? Is this really happening?' And then I got off the phone with Nicole and I, like, hugged myself gently for a minute and said, ‘This is really happening. You're really working with Meryl Streep.'"

Reese then called ‘Big Little Lies’ writer David E. Kelley and said, "You better write me good scenes with Meryl Streep!"

The second season of ‘Big Little Lies’ will "explore the malignancy of lies, the durability of friendships, the fragility of marriage and, of course, the vicious ferocity of sound parenting. Relationships will fray, loyalties will erode…the potential for emotional and bodily injury shall loom."

The series is set to return to HBO in 2019.

HBO's 'Big Little Lies' is one of the biggest hit TV series of 2017 -- initially planned for just one season but was expanded after it received great ratings

HBO’s hit series ‘Big Little Lies’ is now in full gear as season one star Nicole Kidman shared a photo of none other than powerhouse performer Meryl Streep joining the ranks for season two. Debuting on the series, Meryl Streep joins as Nicole Kidman’s mother-in-law, Mary Louise Wright. She is the mother of Perry Wright played by Alexander Skarsgård -- and comes to Monterey looking for answers following the death of her son. Nicole shared a photo of Meryl from the set and we are excited for the season to release already: First day on the set with Meryl and “my” darling boys! #BigLittleLies A post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman) on Apr 5, 2018 at 11:00am PDT × This photo reveals one out of the two new additions that we told you about a couple days ago in the cast of ‘Big Little Lies’. Season two will see the entire cast of season one join the new team, including executive producer Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz, James Tupper, Iain Armitage, Jeffrey Nordling and many more returning faces. Also Read: Meryl Streep to join Big Little Lies While appearing on the popular show ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’, another cast member Reese Witherspoon spoke about the moment she found that Streep would be part of the cast. She narrated: "Well, she sent an email to Nicole and I and it said, ‘OK, I read the part and I love it and I'm going to do it.' And I like dropped the phone, like mic drop, but I phone dropped. And then I called Nicole and I was like, ‘Is this real life? Is this really happening?' And then I got off the phone with Nicole and I, like, hugged myself gently for a minute and said, ‘This is really happening. You're really working with Meryl Streep.'" Reese then called ‘Big Little Lies’ writer David E. Kelley and said, "You better write me good scenes with Meryl Streep!" The second season of ‘Big Little Lies’ will "explore the malignancy of lies, the durability of friendships, the fragility of marriage and, of course, the vicious ferocity of sound parenting. Relationships will fray, loyalties will erode…the potential for emotional and bodily injury shall loom." The series is set to return to HBO in 2019.

Nicole Kidman shares Meryl Streep's debut look from 'Big Little Lies' season 2

All seems to be going too well for HBO&#39;s hit TV series &quot;Big Little Lies&quot; as <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/the-post-trailer-meryl-streep-and-tom-hanks-team-up-for-steven-spielbergs-new-drama-23732" target="_blank">&quot;The Post&quot;</a> actress Meryl Streep announces to join the second season of the much-awarded series.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/69th-emmy-awards-the-handmaids-tale-big-little-lies-are-big-winners-of-the-night-20321" target="_blank">Also Read:&nbsp;69th Emmy Awards: &#39;The Handmaid&#39;s Tale&#39; &amp; &#39;Big Little Lies&#39; are big winners of the night</a>

Joining the already celebrated cast of the TV series,&nbsp;Streep&nbsp;will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard).&nbsp;

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Mary Louise Wright is described as a woman who is concerned for the well-being of her grandchildren following her son Perry&#39;s death. She arrives in the city of Monterey searching for answers to a lot of these unanswered questions.&nbsp;

What was earlier announced to be a limited-series is now a full-fledged show with HBO announcing after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-hbo-defends-big-little-lies-golden-globes-entry-in-limited-series-calls-criticism-baseless-and-undeserved-26701" target="_blank">Golden Globes 2018 run that &quot;Big Little Lies&quot;</a> will return for a second season with most of the main cast returning from season one.&nbsp;

Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will again executive produce in addition to starring.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-shape-of-water-big-little-lies-handmaids-tale-big-winners-at-critics-choice-awards-29292" target="_blank">Also Read:&nbsp;&#39;Shape of Water,&#39; &#39;Big Little Lies,&#39; &#39;Handmaid&#39;s Tale&#39; big winners at Critics&#39; Choice Awards</a>

The first season was based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, while season two is based partially on a new story by the author.

Andrea Arnold will direct all seven episodes of the new season.

&quot;Big Little Lies&quot; premiered on HBO in early 2017 and went on to win eight Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe for mini-series and several acting-related categories, Screen Actors Guild Award for acting and others.&nbsp;

'Big Little Lies' was one of the most awarded TV series of 2017 -- bagging Golden Globes, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics' Choice Awards in the year

All seems to be going too well for HBO's hit TV series "Big Little Lies" as "The Post" actress Meryl Streep announces to join the second season of the much-awarded series. Also Read: 69th Emmy Awards: 'The Handmaid's Tale' & 'Big Little Lies' are big winners of the night Joining the already celebrated cast of the TV series, Streep will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard). Welcoming #MerylStreep to our tribe of fierce #BigLittleLies women. pic.twitter.com/zFoLH7eBwF — HBO (@HBO) January 24, 2018 × Mary Louise Wright is described as a woman who is concerned for the well-being of her grandchildren following her son Perry's death. She arrives in the city of Monterey searching for answers to a lot of these unanswered questions. What was earlier announced to be a limited-series is now a full-fledged show with HBO announcing after Golden Globes 2018 run that "Big Little Lies" will return for a second season with most of the main cast returning from season one. Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will again executive produce in addition to starring. Also Read: 'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies,' 'Handmaid's Tale' big winners at Critics' Choice Awards The first season was based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, while season two is based partially on a new story by the author. Andrea Arnold will direct all seven episodes of the new season. "Big Little Lies" premiered on HBO in early 2017 and went on to win eight Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe for mini-series and several acting-related categories, Screen Actors Guild Award for acting and others.

'The Post' actress Meryl Streep to star in 'Big Little Lies' season 2

Chrissy Teigan&nbsp;is&nbsp;famous&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hollywood circles. Among&nbsp;other accomplishments&nbsp;she&#39;s a&nbsp;Sports Illustrated cover girl, a New York Times best-selling cookbook author and&nbsp;a host of the Emmy-nominated TV series Lip Sync Battle. She is married to the famous American singer John Legend.&nbsp;After Teigan had her first baby it seemed she had everything, but it wasn&#39;t that way at all.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In an open letter to <a href="http://www.glamour.com/story/chrissy-teigen-postpartum-depression">US magazine Glamour</a>, she writes about developing postpartum depression--her experience, why she kept it hidden and how she&#39;s coming out with it now. She begins&nbsp;by&nbsp;saying &quot;it can happen to anybody&quot;.

She writes that&nbsp;for&nbsp;long periods of time she was unable to leave the house, shutting herself away in the dark and barely moving from &ldquo;the exact same spot&rdquo; all day. She realised that she was behaving differently only when she started working on the TV show&nbsp;Lip Sync Battle four months after giving birth to Luna.&nbsp;

Teigan writes, &quot;I had everything I needed to be happy. And yet, for much of the last year, I felt unhappy. What basically everyone around me &ndash; but me &ndash; knew up until December was this: I have postpartum depression. How can I feel this way when everything is so great? I&rsquo;ve had a hard time coming to terms with that, and I hesitated to even talk about this, as everything becomes such a &lsquo;thing&rsquo;.&rdquo;

But even when she realised that something was happening,&nbsp;she found it difficult to speak about it. In her letter, she calls the feeling&nbsp;&ldquo;selfish, icky and weird&rdquo; to admit she was struggling.

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<h3>ALSO READ:<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/international-womens-day-why-are-indian-women-depressed-13105" target="_blank"> International Women&#39;s Day:&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/international-womens-day-why-are-indian-women-depressed-13105" target="_blank">Why are Indian women depressed</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/international-womens-day-why-are-indian-women-depressed-13105" target="_blank">?</a></h3>

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She writes that she has everything she needs in the world, a doting husband, a beautiful child and a good career, but depression did overshadow the feeling&nbsp;of happiness.&nbsp;She writes, &quot;But postpartum does not discriminate. I couldn&rsquo;t control it. And that&rsquo;s part of the reason it took me so long to speak up.&quot;

In her letter, she explains that she is now taking an antidepressant and is also in therapy. &quot;I&rsquo;m speaking up now because I want people to know it can happen to anybody and I don&rsquo;t want people who have it to feel embarrassed or to feel alone. I also don&rsquo;t want to pretend like I know everything about postpartum depression, because it can be different for everybody.&quot;

She adds, &ldquo;But one thing I do know is that &ndash; for me &ndash; just merely being open about it helps.&rdquo;

As a message to all, she thanks her family, friends and fans for being there with her throughout her depression.&nbsp;

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'Thank you for letting me share something that was eating me up inside for months and months'

Chrissy Teigan is famous in Hollywood circles. Among other accomplishments she's a Sports Illustrated cover girl, a New York Times best-selling cookbook author and a host of the Emmy-nominated TV series Lip Sync Battle. She is married to the famous American singer John Legend. After Teigan had her first baby it seemed she had everything, but it wasn't that way at all. In an open letter to US magazine Glamour, she writes about developing postpartum depression--her experience, why she kept it hidden and how she's coming out with it now. She begins by saying "it can happen to anybody". She writes that for long periods of time she was unable to leave the house, shutting herself away in the dark and barely moving from “the exact same spot” all day. She realised that she was behaving differently only when she started working on the TV show Lip Sync Battle four months after giving birth to Luna. Teigan writes, "I had everything I needed to be happy. And yet, for much of the last year, I felt unhappy. What basically everyone around me – but me – knew up until December was this: I have postpartum depression. How can I feel this way when everything is so great? I’ve had a hard time coming to terms with that, and I hesitated to even talk about this, as everything becomes such a ‘thing’.” But even when she realised that something was happening, she found it difficult to speak about it. In her letter, she calls the feeling “selfish, icky and weird” to admit she was struggling. I'll just say it: I have post partum depression. So much love to @glamourmag for letting me share something that was eating me up inside for months and months. One of the most amazing things about social media is the ability to interact candidly with friends and fans and it felt so weird knowing what I was going through but not really feeling like it was the right place to speak on it. I've always felt genuinely close to all of you and I'm insanely relieved you now know something that has been such a huge part of me for so long. My full essay is on the @glamourmag bio. ? A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Mar 6, 2017 at 9:24am PST ALSO READ: International Women's Day: Why are Indian women depressed? She writes that she has everything she needs in the world, a doting husband, a beautiful child and a good career, but depression did overshadow the feeling of happiness. She writes, "But postpartum does not discriminate. I couldn’t control it. And that’s part of the reason it took me so long to speak up." In her letter, she explains that she is now taking an antidepressant and is also in therapy. "I’m speaking up now because I want people to know it can happen to anybody and I don’t want people who have it to feel embarrassed or to feel alone. I also don’t want to pretend like I know everything about postpartum depression, because it can be different for everybody." She adds, “But one thing I do know is that – for me – just merely being open about it helps.” As a message to all, she thanks her family, friends and fans for being there with her throughout her depression. (WION)

Chrissy Teigan opens up about postpartum depression

Actor Bryan Cranston has been roped in to play Zordon in the &quot;Power Rangers&quot; remake. 
 
The 60-year-old six-time Emmy winner broke the news on Twitter. 
 
&quot;Excited to play #Zordon in the #PowerRangersMovie! T or F: #BlueRanger Billy Cranston was named after what actor?,&quot; he wrote, noting that Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger, was named after him. 
 
The &quot;Breaking Bad&quot; alum has worked with the Power Rangers franchise previously as well, voicing Snizard and Twin Man on the &quot;Mighty Morphin Power Rangers&quot; series in the early &#39;90s. 
 
The film will chronicle the adventures of five high school students who must save the planet, which includes their town of Angel Grove, from alien destruction. 
 
Elizabeth Banks is playing the villain, Rita Repulsa, while the young cast includes Becky G as Yellow Ranger Trini, Ludi Lin as Black Ranger Zack, Dacre Montgomery as Red Ranger Jason, Naomi Scott as Pink Ranger Kimberly, and RJ Cyler as Blue Ranger Billy. 
The film is scheduled to release in March 2017. 
 
(PTI)

The 60-year-old six-time Emmy winner broke the news that he'd be playing 'Zordon' on Twitter

Actor Bryan Cranston has been roped in to play Zordon in the "Power Rangers" remake. The 60-year-old six-time Emmy winner broke the news on Twitter. "Excited to play #Zordon in the #PowerRangersMovie! T or F: #BlueRanger Billy Cranston was named after what actor?," he wrote, noting that Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger, was named after him. The "Breaking Bad" alum has worked with the Power Rangers franchise previously as well, voicing Snizard and Twin Man on the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" series in the early '90s. The film will chronicle the adventures of five high school students who must save the planet, which includes their town of Angel Grove, from alien destruction. Elizabeth Banks is playing the villain, Rita Repulsa, while the young cast includes Becky G as Yellow Ranger Trini, Ludi Lin as Black Ranger Zack, Dacre Montgomery as Red Ranger Jason, Naomi Scott as Pink Ranger Kimberly, and RJ Cyler as Blue Ranger Billy. The film is scheduled to release in March 2017. (PTI)

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston to star in Power Rangers reboot

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