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Mar. 15, 2025

Actor Ian Smith Reveals 'Aggressive' Lung Cancer Diagnosis: 'They Expect Me to Die'

Ian Smith.Photo:Sam Tabone/Getty Sam Tabone/Getty Actor Ian Smith revealed that he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The 86-year-old — known for playing Harold Bishop on the long-running Australian soap operaNeighbours— spoke to10 News Firstand opened up about being diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer. “I found out a few months back that I have cancer. That I have a very aggressive, non-fixable cancer and they expect me to die,” he told the outlet.

Mar. 15, 2025

Actor Isaiah Stokes Convicted of ‘Calculated’ Murder After Being Kicked Out of N.Y.C. Birthday Party

Isaiah Stokes in June 2018.Photo:Bennett Raglin/WireImage Bennett Raglin/WireImage An actor who appeared in episodes ofBlue Bloods, PowerandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitcould spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of the 2021 murder of a New York City man. After a two-week trial, Isaiah Stokes, 45, was found guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting death of 37-year-old Tyrone Jones, according to a March 10press releasefrom the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Mar. 15, 2025

Actor Lio Tipton Marries Chaz Salembier: 'It Was Everything and More Than We Ever Hoped For'

Lio Tipton and Chaz Salembier.Photo: Joe Parks Photography Lio Tiptonis married! TheAmerica’s Next Top Modelalum andCrazy, Stupid, Love.star, 33, wed entertainment-industry executiveChaz Salembieron Saturday in Wisconsin, and is sharing a sweet photo of the couple from the event — as well as several from their intimate courthouse wedding the previous Thursday! — exclusively with PEOPLE. The couple exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony in the backyard of Tipton’s family’s lake home near Minocqua, Wisconsin, on Saturday.

Mar. 15, 2025

Actor Michael Kopsa, Who Appeared in 'The X-Files' and 'Stargate SG-1', Dead at 66

Photo: Rich Lam/Getty Michael Kopsa, a Canadian actor and voice-over artist who appeared on television inThe X-Files,Smallville, andStargate SG-1as well as the filmFantastic Four, has died. He was 66. His former wife, Lucia Frangione, shared the news Tuesday via Twitter, announcing the late actordied of a brain tumor on Sunday. “The great Michael Kopsa, my dear friend and the father of my child, Nora, passed away Oct 23 2022 of a brain tumour,” she wrote.

Mar. 15, 2025

Actor Richard Romanus, Best Known forMean StreetsandThe Sopranos, Dead at 80

Richard Romanus.Photo:American Broadcasting Companies via Getty American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Richard Romanus, the actor best known for his roles inMean StreetsandThe Sopranos, has died, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. He was 80. He died Dec. 23 in a hospital in Volos, Greece, his son, Robert Romanus, told the outlet. No cause of death was given. Romanus was known for his tough-guy roles including Michael Longo in 1973’sMean Streets. In theMartin Scorsese-directed crime drama, Romanus played a loan shark who gets into a memorable confrontation with Johnny Civello (Robert De Niro).