Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories. He has seen every episode of “Saved by the Bell” at least 50 times, longs to perfect the crane kick from “The Karate Kid” and performs stand-up comedy, while also cheering on the New York Yankees and New York Giants.
Dolly Parton is mourning the death of actor Dabney Coleman. The Emmy-winning actor, who died May 16 at the age of 92, starred alongside Parton in the hit 1980 movie '9 to 5,' playing the sexist boss of a trio of fed-up employees, played by Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who decide to get their revenge on him. “Dabney was a great actor and became a dear friend. He taught me so much when I was doing my first movie, 9 to 5,” Parton wrote May 20 on Instagram.
Parton was already a big musical star when the comedy came out, but the movie — which was indeed her first — certainly boosted her profile. “She is, on the basis of this one film, a natural-born movie star, a performer who holds our attention so easily that it’s hard to believe it’s her first film,” acclaimed movie critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review. “I think that she is a big movie star and, really, it’s exciting to see a new movie star,” Gene Siskel said about her performance.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'9 to 5' Star Dabney Coleman Dead at 92Dabney Coleman -- an absolute legend in Hollywood best known for his villainous turn in '9 to 5' -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Read more »
Dabney Coleman, Emmy & Golden Globe-Winning Yellowstone Actor, Dies At 92Yellowstone John Dutton father Sr Dabney Coleman
Read more »
Dabney Coleman, the bad boss of '9 to 5' and 'Yellowstone' guest star, dies at 92Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in '9 to 5' and worked for decades as a character actor on TV, has died.
Read more »
Dabney Coleman, ‘Yellowstone’ patriarch, dies at 92Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5″ and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” ...
Read more »
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died.
Read more »
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died.
Read more »