Lou Haviland joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019. Much of her focus is on classic TV, including The Andy Griffith Show, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Matlock. She also covers Jeopardy! and the Nat Geo Wild reality series The Incredible Dr. Pol.
Much of her coverage stems from the personal enjoyment she’s drawn from watching the shows herself, and she loves finding cast members’ accounts from their experiences on the shows to share with readers and fellow fans.
The laughter on 'The Golden Girls' episodes was so consistently lively, it's hard to tell if it was from audience members or a laugh track. Learn more.
Alex Trebek's decision to shave his mustache in 2001 didn't just affect his fans. The late 'Jeopardy!' host wrote in 2020 that his young son also was caught off guard. Here's what happened.
Valerie Bertinelli's upcoming memoir 'Enough Already' is due out in 2022. The actor is working on the audiobook and says she's experienced a few minor hiccups in recording its narration.
Ron Howard shared in his memoir 'The Boys' written with his brother Clint that on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Andy Griffith had a unique way of getting the actors to focus on their work.
As a young actor, Ron Howard recalled the sympathy he felt for fellow kid star Jay North who at the time was helming 'Dennis the Menace.' Here's what Howard had to say in his memoir 'The Boys.'
Anthony Bourdain may have prepared the finest meals and tasted exquisite global cuisine, but his mom's meatloaf was an emotional favorite. Here is his spin on the classic dish.
'The Andy Griffith Show' actor Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on the series, has died at age 95. Ron Howard paid tribute recently to his former co-star.
General Colin Powell has died. Find out his net worth at the time of his death, plus why he almost made a run for US president in 1996 - but decided against it.
It's hard to imagine 'The Incredible Dr. Pol' star Dr. Jan Pol as anything other than a veterinarian but at one time, he had his eye on another career altogether.