Daily entertainment news covering Andy Griffith en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/17/taylor_swift_a_big_winner_at_cmt_awards_ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:38:49 EST Entertainment News 126814@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Swift opened the Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/01/celebrity_birthdays_june_95 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 120592@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actor Oliver James (1980), Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette (1974), German supermodel Heidi Klum (1973), comedic actor Mark Curry (1964), The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/23/video_ron_howard_brings_back_opie_aamp_r Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:43:56 EST Entertainment News 101640@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ron Howard wanted to talk about the election, Obama and McCain. To do so, he decided to bring back his beloved characters from Happy Days and The Andy Griffith Show plus Henry Winkler and Andy Griffith to help him out.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/critically_acclaimed_waitress_comes_to_d Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:45:53 EST Entertainment News 67000@http://www.starpulse.com/news A favorite of critics and audiences alike, Waitress, the irresistible film filled with delicious spunk, arrives on DVD November 27, 2007 from Fox Home Entertainment. This "vibrant and uplifting comedy" (Entertainment Weekly) follows the day-to-day realities of a small town woman who ultimately transforms her seemingly hopeless life into a hilarious and unexpected love story.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/27/elvis_presley_statue_unveiled_at_site_of Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:36:11 EST Entertainment News 53360@http://www.starpulse.com/news HONOLULU (AP) - Elvis lives, and he hasn't aged a bit since his legendary 1973 ''Aloha from Hawaii'' concert. A life-sized statue of Elvis Presley was unveiled Thursday at the site of the concert, looking much as he did 34 years ago. His hair is slicked back, vest plastered on, microphone tilted toward his lips and flared pants draped to the floor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/22/andy_griffith_the_new_star_on_independen Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:59:53 EST Entertainment News 48440@http://www.starpulse.com/news RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - At age 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. Sure, he'll always be known as Sheriff Andy Taylor, the gentle father to son Opie and gunless lawman in Mayberry who dispensed a homegrown wisdom on the ''The Andy Griffith Show.'' Or as the disheveled yet shrewd Atlanta defense lawyer Ben Matlock.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/01/celebrity_birthdays_june_1 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 42212@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actor Oliver James (1980), Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette (1974), German supermodel Heidi Klum (1973), comedic actor Mark Curry (1964), The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963), The Cure bassist Simon Gallup (1960), Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder (1959), "Knots Landing" actress Lisa Hartman (1956), Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood (1947), British actor Jonathan Pryce (1947), "X-Men 2" actor Brian Cox (1946), "Star Trek DS9" actor Rene Auberjonois (1940), "Blazing Saddles" sheriff Cleavon Little (1939; d. 1992), prolific actor Morgan Freeman (1937), singer Pat Boone (1934), actor Edward Woodward (1930), screen legend Marilyn Monroe (1926; d. 1962), "Matlock" actor Andy Griffith (1926), bandleader Nelson Riddle (1921; d. 1985), and stage & screen actor John Randolph (1915; d. 2004).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/08/judge_sheriff_candidate_named_andy_griff Tue, 08 May 2007 08:18:40 EST Entertainment News 41355@http://www.starpulse.com/news MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A man who changed his name to Andy Griffith and ran for sheriff did not harm the actor who played Mayberry's folksy sheriff on the Andy Griffith Show, a federal judge ruled.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/15/andy_griffith_s_health_is_failing Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:21:09 EST Entertainment News 16009@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beloved TV star Andy Griffith is reportedly fighting for his life after breaking his hip in a fall. The 80-year-old actor had hip surgery on September 5 and has been in hospital in Los Angeles ever since, where he's being monitored for heart problems, according to reports that have not been confirmed by his publicist.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/01/celebrity_birthdays_june_2 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:00:29 EST Entertainment News 7624@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actor Oliver James (1980), Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette (1974), German supermodel Heidi Klum (1973), comedic actor Mark Curry (1964), The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963), The Cure bassist Simon Gallup (1960), Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder (1959), "Knots Landing" actress Lisa Hartman (1956), Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood (1947), British actor Jonathan Pryce (1947), "X-Men 2" actor Brian Cox (1946), "Star Trek DS9" actor Rene Auberjonois (1940), "Blazing Saddles" sheriff Cleavon Little (1939; d. 1992), prolific actor Morgan Freeman (1937), singer Pat Boone (1934), actor Edward Woodward (1930), screen legend Marilyn Monroe (1926; d. 1962), "Matlock" actor Andy Griffith (1926), bandleader Nelson Riddle (1921; d. 1985), and stage & screen actor John Randolph (1915; d. 2004).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/27/don_knotts_passes_away_over_the_weekend Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:01:27 EST Entertainment News 3639@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran comic actor Don Knotts died of pulmonary and respiratory complications on Friday. He was 81. Knotts, who won five Emmy awards for his turn as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California.

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