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Honey I Shrunk the Kids icon Rick Moranis surfaces in rare sighting in NYC ahead of big screen comeback

28/03/26 04:09

Moranis, 72, gradually withdrew from the movies to focus on raising his children after his wife Ann Belsky died of breast cancer in 1991. His last live action feature was the 1997 picture Honey We Shrunk Ourselves, since which fans have still been occasionally been able to hear him in voice roles. Last year, however, it emerged that he has been cast in Spaceballs 2, the upcoming sequel to the classic 1987 Star Wars spoof Spaceballs by Mel Brooks....read

Mel Brooks, 99, says late friend Carl Reiner was 'spared' the heartbreak of son Rob's tragic killing
21/01/26 21:56
Mel Brooks made a heartbreaking admission about his late best friend Carl Reiner, saying he's relieved Reiner didn't live to see the tragedy that would later shatter his family.
Rarely seen 90s movie icon, 72, is unrecognisable as he makes a low key arrival in Sydney
11/09/25 06:27
He's the beloved 90s movie star who is preparing to make an anticipated return to the silver screen after a decades-long hiatus.
Spaceballs star Rick Moranis, 72, does not look like this anymore
18/07/25 13:12
Rick Moranis hasn't been seen on screen in a theatrical feature film in nearly three decades.
Taika Waititi flies solo without wife Rita Ora as he rubs shoulders with A-listers at prestigious Peabody Awards
10/06/24 10:11
The filmmaker, 48, was in good company at the event, however, as he walked the red carpet alongside the likes of Rose Byrne, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Stewart and Mel Brooks.
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Mel Brooks, 97, looks dapper in black suit as he receives Career Achievement Award at Peabody Awards in LA
10/06/24 06:01
Mel brooks was honored with the Career Achievement Awards for breaking 'ground though his use of comedy as a form of resistance at the Peabody Awards in LA.
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The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes reflects on how his role in 1980s cult classic changed his life
22/04/24 04:23
Cary Elwes credits the fantasy adventure comedy film The Princess Bride (1987), for which he played Westley, as being the big breakthrough role of his career.
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Eva Mendes pays memorial to late brother Carlos Mendez following his 2016 death at 53 after cancer battle
03/04/24 05:52
The Miami-born beauty, 50, posted a gif of actress Teri Garr from Young Frankenstein, as it reminded her of her late sibling, who died at 53 on April 17, 2016.
Emily Blunt shrugs off THAT viral red carpet moment with husband John Krasinski as she makes a glamorous solo appearance at Governors Awards
10/01/24 09:52
Emily Blunt shrugged off that viral red carpet moment with John Krasinski as she stepped out for the 14th annual Governors Awards, in Los Angeles, on Tuesday.
Robert Downey Jr. sweetly kisses his wife Susan and then gets down on one knee as they lark around at the Governors Awards
10/01/24 09:21
The former Iron Man actor, 58, looked dashing in a dark grey tuxedo with black lapels and shiny black ankle boots.
Eva Longoria, 48, showcases her jaw-dropping figure in a backless gold gown as she attends the star-studded 14th Governors Awards
10/01/24 09:04
The actress, 48, showcased her jaw-dropping figure in a glitzy gold gown as she attended the star-studded 14th Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Rosamund Pike enjoys a red carpet reunion with Saltburn producer Margot Robbie and director Emerald Fennell at the Governors Awards
10/01/24 08:56
Rosamund, 45, stars in the psychological thriller as Lady Elspeth Catton, while Emerald, 38, wrote and directed the film.
Cillian Murphy steps out fresh off his Golden Globes success as he joins his Oppenheimer co-stars Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt at the Governors Awards
10/01/24 08:15
The Irish actor, 47, scooped up Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama at the Globes on Monday for his much-praised performance in Christopher Nolan's latest drama.
Florence Pugh dazzles in pale pink sequins while Rosamund Pike wows in a rose-inspired gown as they join British starlets Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt and Claire Foy at the 14th Governors Awards
10/01/24 07:58
The British starlets were out to impress at the 14th annual Governors Awards on Tuesday night, with some of the UK's biggest names stealing the show with their glamorous gowns.
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Governors Awards 2024 honorees
10/01/24 07:30
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards, held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, handed out a number of honorary Oscars to some of Hollywood's most deserving stars.
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Margot Robbie stuns alongside dazzling Florence Pugh, Penelope Cruz, and Emma Stone as they lead the glamour at 14th Governors Awards in LA
10/01/24 03:09
Margot Robbie, Florence Pugh, Penelope Cruz, and Emma Stone, led the glamour at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards.
Angela Bassett to receive an honorary Oscar... months after her historic nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
27/06/23 06:37
More than 30 years after her first nomination, Angela Bassett is getting an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Mel Brooks fell in love with pet fish - only for his mother to kill it and cook it
30/03/23 15:35
Mel Brooks (pictured) has revealed that as a child growing up in Brooklyn, New York, his family was so hard up that his mother would bring home fish and kill them to eat for dinner.
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Mel Brooks' History Of The World, Part II begins shooting in LA... over 40 years after the original classic
06/05/22 01:01
Mel Brooks' History Of The World, Part II sequel variety series for Hulu is now shooting in Los Angeles.
And they said the world wasn't ready for a comedy about Hitler! Even MEL BROOKS's friends told him a musical about Nazis was crazy. But as he reveals in his riotous memoir, it won him an Oscar... and launched a gloriously eccentric movie career
29/11/21 23:35
In this latest extract from his new autobiography, MEL BROOKS shares how his Oscar winning film The Producers was almost a flop if it hadn't been for actor Peter Sellers who saw the film by accident.
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Mel Brooks, 95, describes his sadness over the loss of his beloved wife Anne Bancroft in new memoir: 'Living this life without her is not easy'
19/11/21 03:06
Mel Brooks, 95, opens up about his sadness over the loss of his beloved late wife Anne Bancroft in his new memoir: 'Living this life without her is not easy.'
'When you're dead you can't do much': Mel Brooks, 94, slams Trump for COVID deaths and endorses Biden as he films first-ever political video three months after best friend Carl Reiner died hoping the president is ousted
21/10/20 16:32
Mel Brooks appears in a 53-second video posted Wednesday on Twitter with his son and his grandson appearing from outside behind closed patio doors due to the COVID-19 social distancing rules.
Mel Brooks, 93, promotes social distancing during coronavirus pandemic in funny PSA with son Max
16/03/20 20:58
In a clip shared on Twitter, Max addresses the camera while Brooks, director of 1970s comedies including Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Silent Movie, watches on from behind a window.
ABC sets Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein Live as the next musical event special
09/01/20 03:26
Just months after ABC's The Little Mermaid Live debuted to huge ratings, the Alphabet network has announced Young Frankenstein Live as its next live musical special.
How Mel Brooks used his funnyman persona to hide his tyrannical side, mocking Burt Reynolds' acting, cutting co-writer Gene Wilder out of Young Frankenstein musical and having a 'zipper problem' around women, explosive bio reveals
20/03/19 18:10
A new biography Funny Man: Mel Brooks by Patrick McGilligan claims the highly adored comedian has a dark, tyrannical and controlling side.
Monster hit! Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is silly, saucy, frequently outrageous... and funny enough to raise a smile from the dead
14/10/17 21:01
Written after the monster smash of The Producers on Broadway, Mel Brooks’ stage musical of Young Frankenstein was a flop by comparison.
Mel Brooks' granddaughter Samantha, 19, steals the show in slinky velvet gown as she supports him at opening night of West End musical Young Frankenstein
11/10/17 00:56
The budding actress turned heads in a slinky burgundy velvet gown, complete with thigh-high split, as she helped her relative celebrate the big achievement.
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PC world is the death of comedy, says Mel Brooks: Veteran Hollywood comedian claims society is 'stupidly politically correct' and that many of his films could not be made today
22/09/17 01:20
The producer and director, 91, who dressed as Hitler for a film (pictured) said many of his projects– including 1974 comedy western Blazing Saddles, which satirised racism – could not be made today.
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'I am not overwhelmed, but I am definitely whelmed': Blazing Saddles legend Mel Brooks, 90, to receive BAFTA Fellowship at glitzy prizegiving
08/02/17 10:38
Awarded annually, the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA to a star who's made an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games.
Mel gives Young Frankenstein a fun new lease of life: Brooks brings stage version to the UK... after some major surgery to his creation
27/10/16 23:11
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The version that will run at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle, from August 26, will be almost unrecognisable from what people saw in New York when it ran on Broadway.
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Protecting his Spaceballs! President Obama guards his groin as Mel Brooks tries to pull down his trousers at Medal Of Arts presentation
23/09/16 03:05
Joker Mel Brooks could not resist turning his Medal Of Arts presentation into a glorified skit as he pretended to pull down President Obama's trousers at the White House on Thursday.
'It's a big shock': Mel Brooks breaks down as he mourns Gene Wilder during emotional interview on Tonight Show
31/08/16 19:58
The 90-year-old began by admitting he knew his friend, who died at 83 from Alzheimer's complications, had been sick for some time.
Always the joker! Veteran Hollywood comedian Mel Brooks wears false finger for hand and footprint ceremony at Chinese Theatre
09/09/14 12:01
The 88-year-old star was honoured with a ceremony to preserve his handprints and footprints in concrete in front of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Monday.
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