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Charlie Papp

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Is ‘Blue Bloods’ Actor Will Hochman Married?

The Blue Bloods family has expanded. An unexpected grandson has turned up at the Reagan’s dinner table. Joe Hill, played by Will Hochman, is Joe Reagan’s son. The late, Joe Reagan was the NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan’s (Tom Selleck) oldest son. History reveals Joe Reagan, who was also an NYPD police officer, was killed before the …
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Hallmark Films Most of Its Christmas Movies In a Town of 3,400

Many of us just cannot get enough of feel-good movies this year. The Hallmark Channel is trying hard to fill that need. Every year filmmakers create bundles of new holiday movies, and this year is no different. If you look closely, you may see the same sites used from one film to another, or from …
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‘The Sound of Music’: 1 Actor Got Sick Filming the Famous Boat Tipping Scene

One of the most beloved musical films of all time, The Sound of Music, tells the story of the Von Trapp family’s successful escape from Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria during WWII. The Broadway musical is based on the play written by Howard Lindsay and Richard Crouse. The play evolved from the life memoirs of Maria …
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‘Little House On the Prairie’: Why Did Karen Grassle Leave the Show?

Portraying a strong pioneer woman set in the 1870s could not have been easy. Karen Grassle, who portrayed Caroline Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, was a little-known actor from Berkeley, California — a far stretch from the small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Acting opposite Bonanza star, Michael Landon, who played Charles Ingalls, must have …
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‘Chicago Fire’ Will Return With New Episodes In January — Here’s What We Know

Chicago Fire fans got just a taste of Season 9 in November before the show takes a break until January. Two new episodes aired providing a hint of what’s to come in 2021, introducing new characters, furthering Stella Kidd’s potential career advancements, and falling short of a long-anticipated romance between paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) …
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‘Chicago Fire’: Who is New Series Regular Adriyan Rae?

With Emily Foster (Annie Ilonzeh) looking at returning to medical school, Chicago Fire’s ambulance 62 is going to need a second paramedic. Foster has been riding with her partner Sylvie Brett, played by Kara Killmer. Enter Gianna Mackey, portrayed by Adriyan Rae. So just who is Rae and what can we expect from her character …
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Who Is CNN Anchor Poppy Harlow’s Husband?

At 38, Poppy Harlow is one of the younger news anchors at CNN, or almost any cable news station. She has been at the anchor desk for six years already and is one of the New York anchors of CNN Newsroom. Other New York-based anchors include Brooke Baldwin, who comes on later in the day, …
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‘Chicago P.D.’ Adds Nicole Ari Parker For a New Kind of Story

The times are changing and Chicago P.D., like all police dramas, is going to have to keep up. For the upcoming season, a new character will be tasked with keeping Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) and his team in line. Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller, portrayed by Nicole Ari Parker, comes to Chicagoland from Atlanta for Season …
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‘Mad About You’: Helen Hunt Almost Didn’t Get Cast as Jamie Buchman

Mad About You is a sitcom about New York newlyweds that originated in the 1990s. Paul Buchman, portrayed by Paul Riser, is a filmmaker who marries Jamie Stemple, played by Helen Hunt. The storyline, according to IMDb follows the day-to-day events of their lives all the while sparring with each other, their families, and anyone …
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Who is ‘Chicago P.D.’ Actor Jason Beghe?

Actor Jason Beghe’s portrayal of Chicago PD‘s Sgt. Hank Voight is of a one of a tough cop. Voight is head of the 21st District’s Intelligence Unit and works with a small group of detectives whom he hand-picked himself. Playing Sgt. Voight is far from Beghe’s first acting rodeo. The 60-year-old New York native began acting …
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Who is ‘Chicago P.D.’ Actor LaRoyce Hawkins?

Probably most actors aren’t lucky enough to land a regular job in their hometown, but LaRoyce Hawkins did just that. Hawkins, who portrays Officer Kevin Atwater on Chicago PD, was born and raised in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey. The 6-foot, 3-inch tall actor graduated from Thornton High where he played basketball and was a …
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Who Is ‘Chicago Med’ Star S. Epatha Merkerson?

In the television series Chicago Med, it is up to Sharon Goodwin, portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson, to keep the hospital running smoothly. Goodwin is the fictional Chief of Services at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, where the series is set. A former ER charge nurse, she runs a tight ship but often goes out a limb …