Daily entertainment news covering Jeopardy en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/02/jay_leno_qaamp_a_the_jay_leno_show_will_ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:23:31 EST Entertainment News 135933@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jay Leno has big plans for his new show. The Jay Leno Show won't just be another Tonight Show. That's still going on, with Conan O'Brien as the new host. Leno's return to television is more of a variety show

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/30/merv_griffin_s_company_sues_ed_mcmahon_o Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:47:28 EST Entertainment News 99489@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Court documents show a company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan it claims has gone unpaid.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/07/hottest_reality_tv_show_hosts Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:50:54 EST Entertainment News 91984@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gone are the days of the classic game show. It's not that these types of shows are completely extinct; however, we live in the un-ending world of reality television.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/23/nick_swardson_sits_down_with_starpulse_t Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:38:58 EST Entertainment News 65007@http://www.starpulse.com/news On his debut comedy album, Party, Nick Swardson claims that it's ironic that he's a comedian because off stage he's not a good story teller, but in this Starpulse Q and A he proves otherwise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/24/jerry_lewis_merv_griffin_deserved_to_die Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:34:40 EST Entertainment News 57273@http://www.starpulse.com/news Merv Griffin "deserved to die" because he avoided treating his prostate cancer, according to comedian Jerry Lewis. Griffin, the brains behind game shows like Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune, died earlier this month at the age of 82.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/18/hollywood_stars_mourn_merv_griffin_at_en Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:41:58 EST Entertainment News 56380@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Hollywood stars fondly remembered Merv Griffin at his funeral Friday, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who credited the creator of ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' with jump starting his own acting career.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/12/merv_griffin_entertainer_turned_multimil_82 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:01:26 EST Entertainment News 55528@http://www.starpulse.com/news Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his ''Jeopardy'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'' game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/22/celebrity_birthdays_july_54 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46689@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Belgian singer Kate Ryan (1980), "Run Lola Run" actress Franka Potente (1974), singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright (1973), WWE star Shawn Michaels (1965), "Joe Dirt" star David Spade (1964), "Moulin Rouge" actor John Leguizamo (1964), R&B singer Keith Sweat (1961), Savatage singer/Trans Siberian Orchestra composer Jon Oliva (1960), guitarist Al Di Meola (1954), Eagles drummer/singer Don Henley (1947), "Lethal Weapon" actor Danny Glover (1947), "The Muse" star Albert Brooks (1947), Supertramp keyboardist Rick Davies (1944), Ronettes singer Estelle Bennett (1944), funkmaster George Clinton (1941), Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek (1940), "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" actress Louise Fletcher (1934), US Senator Bob Dole (1923), English film director James Whale (1893; d. 1957), and painter Edward Hopper (1882; d. 1967).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/19/merv_griffin_admitted_to_the_hospital Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:45:41 EST Entertainment News 52306@http://www.starpulse.com/news Merv Griffin has been admitted to hospital with prostate cancer. The 82-year-old former producer of game shows Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune is being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles - where he was taken on Wednesday - for cancer discovered during a routine check-up earlier this month, according to his spokesperson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/07/fun_is_what_keeps_alex_trebek_around_as_ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:21:37 EST Entertainment News 45868@http://www.starpulse.com/news BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - The hoopla over Bob Barker retiring as host of ''The Price Is Right'' has Alex Trebek thinking about his own future.The 66-year-old host of ''Jeopardy!'' is in his 23rd year presiding over the syndicated quiz show. Barker called it quits Wednesday at 83 after 35 years of giving away cars and vacations.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/22/jeopardy_host_alex_trebek_to_visit_troop Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:09:01 EST Entertainment News 34961@http://www.starpulse.com/news Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, will meet service members and their families on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to Japan and Okinawa March 27-April 1. A long-time USO supporter, Trebek will host events at several military installations, posing for photos and signing autographs.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/02/tv_snippets_3 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:52:09 EST Entertainment News 20368@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Law & Order star Sam Waterston, Desperate Housewives' Doug Savant and James Denton, Joely Fisher, Martin Short and pop star Drew Lachey will be pitting their wits against Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, on an upcoming two-week celebrity version of Jeopardy, which begins on November 8.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/26/jeopardy_winner_pokes_fun_at_alex_trebek Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:08:21 EST Entertainment News 11308@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings has slammed the game show, despite winning $2.5 million during a 74-game winning streak. The software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, was finally beaten in 2004 by challenger Nancy Zerg, but in a recent posting on his website he mocks both the gameshow and its host Alex Trebek.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/22/celebrity_birthdays_july_23 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:00:43 EST Entertainment News 8735@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Belgian singer Kate Ryan (1980), "Run Lola Run" actress Franka Potente (1974), singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright (1973), WWE star Shawn Michaels (1965), "Joe Dirt" star David Spade (1964), "Moulin Rouge" actor John Leguizamo (1964), R&B singer Keith Sweat (1961), Savatage singer/Trans Siberian Orchestra composer Jon Oliva (1960), guitarist Al Di Meola (1954), Eagles drummer/singer Don Henley (1947), "Lethal Weapon" actor Danny Glover (1947), "The Muse" star Albert Brooks (1947), Supertramp keyboardist Rick Davies (1944), Ronettes singer Estelle Bennett (1944), funkmaster George Clinton (1941), Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek (1940), "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" actress Louise Fletcher (1934), US Senator Bob Dole (1923), English film director James Whale (1893; d. 1957), and painter Edward Hopper (1882; d. 1967).

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