Tina Turner, born 84 years ago today, left us earlier this year and it was one of those celebrity deaths that seemed to be felt very deeply far and wide.
The queen of rock and roll had several health setbacks in her later years including a stroke and suffered the loss of a son in 2018. But after completing a new autobiography she showed in interviews that she was one helluva survivor. In the fall of 2018, a musical based on her life opened on Broadway.
She had come back from years of domestic violence at the hands of ex-husband and ex-singing partner Ike Turner with whom she had such hits as A Fool in Love, River Deep – Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits.
On her own she had been a far bigger star with so many hits including Simply the Best, Let’s Stay Together, We Don’t Need Another Hero , Better Be Good to Me, Private Dancer, I Don’t Wanna Fight, Typical Male and What You Get Is What You See.
Cher talks about collaborating with Stevie Wonder and Darlene Love on her Christmas album and writing her memoir before splitting a frozen hot chocolate from her favorite spot in New York City.
Through good living, great attitudes, and a bit of plastic surgery here and there, Cher and Dolly Parton have succeeded in bypassing the aging process. Both 77, the entertainment legends dazzled television audiences with live performances today.
Cher performed DJ Play a Christmas Song at today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The song is the lead single of her 2023 album Christmas.
Meanwhile, Dolly stole the show during her halftime performance at Thursday’s game between the Cowboys and the Washington Commanders. Dressed as a member of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad, Parton captivated the AT&T Stadium crowd as well the national TV audience. with her hit song Jolene as well as 9 to 5 and a rendition of Queen’sWe are the Champions.
Brad Pitt received a well-deserved guest actor Emmy nomination for his performance in this classic episode of Friends.
He plays a high school classmate of Ross, Rachel and Monica who may look like the sexiest man alive but used to weigh 150 pounds more and still hates Rachel for being mean to him in high school.
Rachel (played by, of course, Jennifer Aniston) walks in and Pitt says: “My two biggest enemies: Rachel Green and carbohydrates.”
When his husband Gabriel (Billy Porter) files for divorce, Nicky (Luke Evans) fights for custody of their eight year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it means to love someone and what it means to be a father.