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He went on to write and direct The Hills Have Eyes, Deadly Blessing and Swamp Thing before re-defining the genre once again with his 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. The filmmaker was inspired by a news report that chronicled a number of teenagers who died in their sleep after suffering horrific nightmares, despite having no history of mental illness. The look of his iconic Freddy Krueger character was inspired by a hobo who the director saw staring at him through his window, when he was just 10 years old. The film marked the acting debut of a 21-year-old Johnny Depp, and spawned a number of sequels, although he didn't direct any of them. He did return to the franchise in 1994 with New Nightmare, which deconstructed the entire genre, featuring franchise stars Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund as versions of themselves. The film was nominated for Best Feature at the 1995 Independent Spirit Awards, and lead to his biggest hit, 1996's Scream. … [Read more...] about Wes Craven, Creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dies at 76

Rising rap star Pop Smoke has died. He was only 20-years old. The New York rapper was fatally shot in a Hollywood Hills estate early Wednesday morning. He was renting the home from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave. Law enforcement arrived on scene after 5am after a 911 call claimed that armed men stormed into the house. Pop Smoke, aka Bashar Barakah Jackson, was found with multiple gunshot wounds and transported to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. … [Read more...] about Rapper Pop Smoke Killed Inside Home Owned by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star

Just three years later, the band would fire Scott Weiland, with both sides issuing lawsuits over the rights to perform under the name Stone Temple Pilots. In the end, it's the band that gets to continue on with the marquee name. A year later, Scott Weiland would release his first album with his current band The Wildabouts, titled Blaster. … [Read more...] about Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Passes Away at 48

Tom Bosley first made himself known as a stage actor, winning a Tony for his performance as beloved New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in the 1959 musical Fiorello! He then quickly transitioned into the world of weekly television, where he would make appearances on Car 54, Where Are You?, Route 66, Ben Casey, The Mod Squad, Bonanza, and Get Smart, just to name a few, before becoming a series regular on The Debbie Reynolds Show, appearing as Bob Landers from 1969 to 1970. … [Read more...] about Happy Days Star Tom Bosley Dies at 83

It wasn't until he joined the Disney camp that Dean Jones really hit his stride as an actor. Though Walt Disney would die a year after the release of the actor's first movie for the studio, That Darn Cat!, Dean Jones would continue to make one hit after the next for Disney's live-action division. His other Disney films include no_movie|Monkeys, Go Home, Million Dollar Duck, and The Shaggy D.A.. His last film for the studio was the 1977 sequel Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. Though, he would return for a small role in the 1997 remake That Darn Cat starring Christina Ricci. And he would also appear in the TV version of The Love Bug. … [Read more...] about Dean Jones, Disney’s The Love Bug Actor, Passes Away at 84