Ronnie Bowman obit

Ronnie Bowman passes

 He was not on the list.

Terribly tragic news from Nashville.

Ronnie Bowman has died at Vanderbilt Hospital at roughly 3:00 p.m. today, Nashville time, after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon in Ashland City, TN. He was 64 years of age.

Bowman was one of the most beloved bluegrass artists of the past 45 years, as well as a deeply admired singer and songwriter. His was the voice that defined ’90s bluegrass, and his sincere smile and genuine love for everyone he met helped define the Lonesome River Band’s stage show for years.

The International Bluegrass Music Association had awarded him many times as Male Vocalist of the Year (1995, 1998, 1999), and his Cold Virginia Night album from ’95 was named Album of the Year. The title track was awarded Song of the Year. Additionally, Three Rusty Nails from his Man I’m Trying To Be album won for Gospel Performance of the Year in 1999.

Many people have been described as “the nicest guy in the world,” or “always happy to see you,” but that is truly who Ronnie Bowman was. You would search in vain for someone who didn’t like him, and many of his true friends in the music industry are deeply mourning this afternoon.

No funeral arrangements have been announced, as his family is still in shock. We will share further details as they are announced. We will also put together a more complete career overview. in the coming days

This is a grave and near insurmountable loss to friends and family, and the wider bluegrass and country music community. Much of Nashville is weeping.

A native of Mount Airy, North Carolina, Bowman sang gospel music from age three until his late teens. He sang in his family band with his four sisters, playing at churches in North Carolina and Virginia.

Bowman joined bluegrass band The Lost and Found in 1987 and performed with them for two years.

From 1990 until 2001, Bowman was the vocalist and bass player in the Lonesome River Band, with bandmates Sammy Shelor, Dan Tyminski, and Tim Austin. Their 1991 album Carrying the Tradition was named the IBMA 1991 Album of the Year.

Cold Virginia Night, released in 1994, featured appearances by Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, and Tony Rice.

Bowman released Starting Over in 2003, with Don Cook producing several songs. Bowman was also assisted by Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, and Barry Bales (all from Union Station), Ron Stewart, and Steve Gulley.

Bowman 2006's It’s Gettin’ Better All The Time in Nashville with members of his group The Committee: Wyatt Rice (guitar), Andy Hall (resonator guitar), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle, vocals), and Garnet Imes Bowman (vocalist and Ronnie's wife). Special guests included Del McCoury, Rob McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Dan Tyminski, and John Barlow Jarvis.

For Chris Stapleton's Traveller album, Bowman wrote "Nobody to Blame" with Stapleton and Barry Bales, and "Outlaw State of Mind" with Stapleton and Jerry Salley.

Lee Ann Womack included Bowman's song "The Healing Kind" (co-written with Greg Luck) on the album I Hope You Dance.

Bowman's song "It's Getting Better All the Time" (co-written with Don Cook) was recorded by Brooks & Dunn.

Bowman and Stapleton also wrote "Never Wanted Nothing More" which Kenny Chesney included on his album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.

Besides Bowman, the Band of Ruhks includes two other former Lonesome River Bandmates: Don Rigsby and Kenny Smith. Ralph Stanley provided vocals on the song "Coal Minin' Man." The band got their name from the ancient Persian word for a warrior's chariot

R.I.P., Ronnie Bowman.

Jessi Pierce obit

NHL Reporter Jessi Pierce and Her Three Children Die in Minnesota House Fire

The 37-year-old hockey correspondent had worked for the league for a decade. 

She was not on the list.

NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children died Saturday in a fire at her Minnesota home.

The family dog also perished in the fire, according to the White Bear Lake (Minn.) Fire Department.

Fire chief Greg Peterson said in a press release that firefighters from multiple locations responded to “a residential structure fire at a single-family home located at the 2100 block of Richard Avenue in White Bear Lake.” Neighbors who called 911 at 5:26 a.m. on Saturday morning “reported seeing fire coming through the roof of the house and stated there were likely people inside of the house. Upon arrival, crews found a fully involved structure fire and immediately began fire suppression efforts. Crews were then able to locate an adult, three children and a dog inside of the house. Unfortunately, all were deceased.”

The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office will conduct an investigation into the source of the fire.

“Our hearts ache for those involved in this tragedy,” the White Bear Lake F.D. said. “We ask for the opportunity to allow our community to come together and support one another during this difficult time.”

Pierce, who was 37, had worked for the NHL, covering the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com, for 10 years.

“The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children,” the league said in a statement. “Jessi loved our game and was a valued member of the NHL.com team for a decade. We will miss her terribly.”

Bill Price, vp and editor-in-chief of NHL.com, told ESPN in a statement: “The entire NHL.com team is devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jessi and her children. Jessi’s love of her family and hockey was evident in the energy and passion she brought to her work for us. She was an absolute joy to talk to and work with. She will be deeply missed.”

Pierce and her husband, Mike, had three children together: Hudson, Cayden and Avery. According to messages posted on social media by a relative, he was out of town working at the time of the fire.

Pierce also was a co-host of the Bardown Beauties podcast.

Nicholas Brendon obit

Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54

Best known for playing the lovable sidekick on the groundbreaking drama, he also had a recurring role in 'Criminal Minds' and starred in the film adaptation of Charles Busch's 'Psycho Beach Party.' 

He was not on the list.

Nicholas Brendon, the actor best known for playing lovable underdog Xander Harris on all seven seasons of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died Friday. He was 54.

His family announced news of Brendon’s death in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter: “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed in his sleep of natural causes. Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over the years. In recent years Nicky has found his passion in painting and art. Nicky loved to share his enthusiastic talent with his family, friends and fans. He was passionate, sensitive, and endlessly driven to create. Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was. While it’s no secret that Nicholas had struggles in the past, he was on medications and treatment to manage his diagnosis and he was optimistic about the future at the time of his passing. Our family asks for privacy during this time as we grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination, and heart. Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support.”

Brendon had revealed in 2023 that he had suffered a heart attack and had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. He also had cauda equina syndrome, which led to several spinal surgeries.

Though Buffy was arguably the highlight of Brendon’s acting career, he appeared in film and television roles until as recently as 2021. During breaks from Buffy, he starred in genre movies with titles like Demon Island and Unholy.

In 2000, he starred alongside Lauren Ambrose and Amy Adams in Sundance entry Psycho Beach Party. An adaptation of drag artist Charles Busch’s off-Broadway spoof of 1960s beach movies, it went on to achieve cult status.

His most prominent other TV credits included included a recurring stint on Criminal Minds and a one-season Fox sitcom Kitchen Confidential — an adaptation of Anthony Bourdain’s memoir of the same name that paired Brendon with Bradley Cooper.

Born in 1971 in Los Angeles as Nicholas Brendon Schultz, he originally wanted to become a professional baseball player. He then decided to pursue acting in an effort to manage his stutter, a disorder he’d later champion as a spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America during the peak of Buffy‘s popularity.

Xander Harris was, not unlike Adam Brody’s Seth Cohen on The O.C., a character that helped shift the portrayal of the “nerd” in American popular culture. Speaking with THR in 2017, on the occasion of the series’ 20th anniversary, Brendon said as much when he described his typical dialogue with viewers.

“I actually don’t have a lot of crazy fan interactions,” said Brendon. “It’s just a bunch of dudes who say, ‘Man, you got me laid a lot in high school. You made it cool to be a nerd and awkward and funny.’ I wonder how many babies are out there because Xander got people laid.”

Starting in his 30s, Brendon suffered public struggles with substance abuse and mental illness. He was arrested multiple times and, starting in 2010, faced charges including felony vandalism, resisting or obstructing officers, criminal mischief and felony corporal injury to a spouse. The latter, his most notable, ended in a plea deal that included three years’ probation.

Throughout these troubles, he would issue statements of apology and even appeared on an episode of Dr. Phil to detail his issues with alcohol and his mental health struggles.

Those in Brendon’s orbit were said to have been optimistic about his recent outlook and attitude and had been hopeful that he’d finally turned a corner.

Among those survived by Brendon is his identical twin brother, Kelly Donovan. They were born three minutes apart and, despite the fact that Donovan never earnestly pursued acting, the two appeared alongside each other on two episodes of Buffy. That includes 2000’s “The Replacement,” in which Xander is split into two individuals — one with all of his good qualities (Donovan) and one with all of his faults (Brendon).

After this story was initially published, the family reposted the statement on X with a collection of photos of Brendon and followed it with images of Brendon’s recent paintings.

We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed in his sleep of natural causes. pic.twitter.com/DqVQfVL8Xk

 

— Nicholas Brendon (@NicholasBrendon) March 21, 2026

 

Actor

Once in a Blue Moon

Matt

Post-production

 

Best Sheep

Pre-production

 

Felissa Rose and Destiny Soria in Christmas Slasher (2024)

Christmas Slasher

4.8

Mr. Gregory

2024

 

Nicholas Brendon, Tuesday Knight, Nihilist Gelo, Rachel Ohnsman, Steven Caceres, Elisa Gattoni, Phillip Andre Botello, Joston Ramon Theney, Jackie Moore, Shoshana Wilder, David Gordon, and John Baxter in Yesterday Is Almost Here (2024)

Yesterday Is Almost Here

7.6

Douglas Wynter

2024

 

On a Dark and Bloody Ground (2024)

On a Dark and Bloody Ground

7.4

Phillip

2024

 

Jackie Moore in Dawn (2022)

Dawn

3.5

Man at Gas Station

2022

 

Dark Christmas

4.4

Larry

2021

 

Nicholas Brendon, Tuesday Knight, Nihilist Gelo, Phillip Andre Botello, Joston Ramon Theney, Jackie Moore, and Shoshana Wilder in Wanton Want (2021)

Wanton Want

4.5

Douglas Paynter

2021

 

Nicholas Brendon, Jack Erdie, Brandon Cordiano, and Brenna Coates in Tics (2019)

Tics

8.6

Short

Neal

2019

 

Lana McKissack, Brian Elerding, Michael Nardelli, Sibongile Mlambo, and Noemi Gonzalez in Dark/Web (2019)

Dark/Web

5.4

TV Series

Donavan

2019

2 episodes

 

Cambria Edwards, Don Benjamin, Samantha Jean Kwok, and Jared Phillips in Judgment

Judgment

Pastor Dan

 

King of Crime (2018)

King of Crime

3.4

Brad Walsh

2018

 

The Nanny (2018)

The Nanny

4.1

David

2018

 

Redwood (2017)

Redwood

4.4

Vincent

2017

 

Faking It (2014)

Faking It

7.3

TV Series

Jackson Lee

2014–2015

2 episodes

 

Criminal Minds (2005)

Criminal Minds

8.1

TV Series

Kevin Lynch

2007–2014

21 episodes

 

Skyler Pinkerton in Indigo (2014)

Indigo

5.3

Gary

2014

 

Attack of the Morningside Monster (2014)

Attack of the Morningside Monster

4.6

Mark Matthews

2014

 

Emily Baldoni in Coherence (2013)

Coherence

7.2

Mike

2013

 

Big Gay Love (2013)

Big Gay Love

4.9

Andy

2013

 

Hollywood Heights (2012)

Hollywood Heights

7.2

TV Series

Dan Testa

2012

3 episodes

 

Hard Love

5.1

Rich

2011

 

The Quincy Rose Show (2011)

The Quincy Rose Show

7.1

Short

Nicky

2011

 

Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)

Private Practice

6.8

TV Series

Lee McHenry

2010–2011

4 episodes

 

The Portal (2010)

The Portal

3.4

Paul

2010

 

Robot, Ninja & Gay Guy (2010)

Robot, Ninja & Gay Guy

6.2

TV Series

Mr. Furper

2010

1 episode

 

A Golden Christmas (2009)

A Golden Christmas

5.6

TV Movie

Michael

2009

 

Nicholas Brendon and Chandra West in My Neighbor's Secret (2009)

My Neighbor's Secret

4.5

TV Movie

Brent

2009

 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Josh Hopkins, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Roselyn Sanchez in Without a Trace (2002)

Without a Trace

7.0

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Edger

2009

1 episode

 

Turbo Dates (2008)

Turbo Dates

5.5

TV Series

Cameron

2008

1 episode

 

Blood on the Highway (2008)

Blood on the Highway

5.1

Chase Sinclair

2008

 

Unholy (2007)

Unholy

3.4

Lucas

2007

 

Dante Basco and Mae Whitman in American Dragon: Jake Long (2005)

American Dragon: Jake Long

6.6

TV Series

Huntsboy #89 (voice)

2006–2007

6 episodes

 

Fire Serpent (2007)

Fire Serpent

3.4

TV Movie

Jake Relm

2007

 

Nicholas Brendon, Bradley Cooper, John Francis Daley, Jaime King, Bonnie Somerville, and Owain Yeoman in Kitchen Confidential (2005)

Kitchen Confidential

8.0

TV Series

Seth Richman

2005–2006

13 episodes

 

Relative Chaos (2006)

Relative Chaos

5.1

TV Movie

Gil Gilbert

2006

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series (2004)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series

7.2

TV Short

Xander Harris (voice)

2004

 

Celeste in the City (2004)

Celeste in the City

5.7

TV Movie

Dana Harrison

2004

 

The Pool at Maddy Breaker's

6.7

TV Movie

2003

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

7.9

Video Game

Xander Harris (voice)

2003

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.3

TV Series

Xander Harris

1997–2003

144 episodes

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

7.6

Video Game

Xander Harris (voice)

2002

 

Jaime Pressly and Nicholas Brendon in Survival Island (2002)

Survival Island

2.6

Kyle

2002

 

Amy Adams, Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Charles Busch, and Kimberley Davies in Psycho Beach Party (2000)

Psycho Beach Party

6.1

Starcat

2000

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Unaired Pilot

6.7

Video

Xander Harris

1996

 

Harry Anderson in Dave's World (1993)

Dave's World

6.6

TV Series

1995

1 episode

 

Daniel Cerny in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

4.4

Basketball Player One

1995

 

Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)

Married... with Children

8.1

TV Series

Guy in Ray Ray's Gang (uncredited)

1993

1 episode

 

Producer

Attack of the Morningside Monster (2014)

Attack of the Morningside Monster

4.6

co-producer

2014

 

Big Gay Love (2013)

Big Gay Love

4.9

co-producer

2013

 

The Quincy Rose Show (2011)

The Quincy Rose Show

7.1

Short

executive producer

2011

 

Unholy (2007)

Unholy

3.4

associate producer

2007

 

Jaime Pressly and Nicholas Brendon in Survival Island (2002)

Survival Island

2.6

associate producer

2002

 

Writer

The Quincy Rose Show (2011)

The Quincy Rose Show

7.1

Short

Writer

2011

 

Soundtrack

Pokémon: The First Movie - Walk Through the Fire (2009)

Pokémon: The First Movie - Walk Through the Fire

Music Video

performer: "Walk Through The Fire"

2009

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.3

TV Series

performer: "I've Got A Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together", "I'll Never Tell", "Walk Through The Fire", "Where Do We Go From Here?"performer: "These Boots are Made for Walkin"

1997–2001

2 episodes

 

Production Management

Jaime Pressly and Nicholas Brendon in Survival Island (2002)

Survival Island

2.6

production manager

2002

 

Production Department

Harry Anderson in Dave's World (1993)

Dave's World

6.6

TV Series

production assistant

1993–1997

 

Self

Vincent J. Roth in Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles (2017)

Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles

4.3

TV Series

Self

2020

1 episode

 

Indie Brigade (2019)

Indie Brigade

9.1

TV Series

Self

2020

1 episode

 

Kevin Wells and Jordan McCaig in Jibber Jabber Podcast (2018)

Jibber Jabber Podcast

Podcast Series

Self (credit only)

2018

 

Adesina Sanchez, Brimstone, Stephen Zambito, Kimberly Adragna, Tom Greer, Scott Eisenberg, Guy Brogna, and Kevin Dempsey in The Grindhouse Radio (2015)

The Grindhouse Radio

7.7

TV Series

Self - Nicholas Brendon

2017

1 episode

 

Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions (2016)

Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions

6.2

TV Series

Self - Xander Harris

2017

1 episode

 

The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (2014)

The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell

6.5

TV Series

Self

2017

1 episode

 

Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016)

Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel

4.4

Self

2016

 

Hellblazerbiz (2015)

Hellblazerbiz

8.2

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Phil McGraw in Dr. Phil (2002)

Dr. Phil

3.7

TV Series

Self

2015

2 episodes

 

The Adventures of Ravi

TV Series

Self

2015

 

Cinema 3 (1984)

Cinema 3

6.0

TV Series

Self

2013–2014

2 episodes

 

Celebrity Ghost Stories (2008)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

7.1

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

Tamron Hall in Why We (Heart) Vampires (2013)

Why We (Heart) Vampires

8.0

TV Movie

Self

2013

 

Tweet Out (2012)

Tweet Out

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

unCONventional (2012)

unCONventional

4.0

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Helenna's Tinseltown Tuesdays (2010)

Helenna's Tinseltown Tuesdays

8.0

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

Space Top 10 Countdown (2006)

Space Top 10 Countdown

4.4

TV Series

Self

2006

1 episode

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 7 Overview

7.3

Video

Self

2004

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Xander (2004)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Xander

4.6

Video

Self

2004

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, and Nicholas Brendon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 6 Overview

6.8

Video

Self

2004

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy Wraps

7.3

Video

Self

2004

 

Hush

Video

Self

2003

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 5 Overview

6.5

Video

Self

2003

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 4 Overview

6.7

Video

Self

2003

 

Biography (1987)

Biography

7.7

TV Series

Self

2003

1 episode

 

Behind the Scenes of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

Video

Self

2003

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Behind the Scenes of 'Once More with Feeling' (2003)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Behind the Scenes of 'Once More with Feeling'

6.6

Video

Self (uncredited)

2003

 

TV's Most Memorable Weddings (2003)

TV's Most Memorable Weddings

4.6

TV Special

Self

2003

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, and Eliza Dushku in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 3 Overview

7.1

Video

Self

2003

 

HypaSpace (2002)

HypaSpace

5.4

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

2002 Much Music Video Music Awards (2002)

2002 Much Music Video Music Awards

4.8

TV Special

Self

2002

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

'Buffy': Season 2 Overview

7.6

Video

Self

2002

 

Hollywood Squares (1998)

Hollywood Squares

5.6

TV Series

Self - Panelist

2001–2002

10 episodes

 

Buffy's Back - The E! Original Special (2001)

Buffy's Back - The E! Original Special

6.6

TV Special

Self

2001

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seth Green, David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alyson Hannigan, and Nicholas Brendon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck

6.7

TV Special

Self

1998

 

The 24th Annual Saturn Awards

TV Special

Self

1998

 

Archive Footage

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Entertainment Tonight

3.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2015

1 episode

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer German DVD Commercial (2010)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer German DVD Commercial

3.8

Video

Self (archive footage)

2010

 

Great TV Mistakes

4.9

TV Movie

Self - Xander Harris (archive footage, uncredited)

2010

 

Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)

Timeshift

6.9

TV Series

Xander Harris (archive footage, uncredited)

2006

1 episode

 

David Boreanaz and Charisma Carpenter in Angel (1999)

'Angel': Season One

7.5

Video

Self - Xander Harris (archive footage, uncredited)

2003

 

Dennis Condrey obit

Midnight Express founding member Dennis Condrey passes away

 He was not on the list.

Dennis Condrey, a founding member of the Midnight Express tag team, has passed away.

Dax Harwood made the announcement on social media that Condrey had passed away at the age of 74. He has started a GoFundMe to help cover funeral services. PWInsider reported his death shortly thereafter, revealing he had passed away on Friday evening.

“If Dennis Condrey and the Midnight Express ever brought any amount of joy to your life, and you’re able to help, please do. If not, it’s absolutely ok!,” Harwood wrote on the GoFundMe page. “Please send all your thoughts and prayers to Theresa Condrey in her time of need. God speed, “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey.”

The origins of the Midnight Express date back to 1980 when ‘Loverboy’ Dennis formed the stable with ‘Ravashing’ Randy Rose and Norvell Austin. A few years later in 1983 the group was dissolved when Condrey jumped to Mid-South Wrestling, where he formed a new version of the Midnight Express with ‘Beautiful’ Bobby Eaton and Jim Cornette, who served as their manager. This version of the team continued in Mid-South, WCCW, and eventually Jim Crockett Promotions.

In 1987, Condrey left Crockett and later reunited with Rose in the AWA. That version of the team later resurfaced in the new World Championship Wrestling promotion the following year, bringing in Paul E. Dangerously (Paul Heyman) as their manager to feud with Cornette, Eaton, and ‘Sweet’ Stan Lane. Amid changes in ownership and a booking upheaval, the feud ended abruptly with Condrey leaving WCW in early 1989.

Condrey would continue wrestling on the independent scene through 2011. In 2023, AEW brought in Condrey and was given a tribute by FTR and CM Punk.

Condrey was trained as a wrestler by Joe Turner, debuting in 1973. He spent the early years of his career wrestling primarily for Nick Gulas's Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America promotion.

In mid-1975, in the context of the United States Bicentennial, Condrey teamed up with Phil Hickerson to form a tag team known as the "Bicentennial Kings", managed by "Kangaroo" Al Costello. In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1975 and March 1977, they held the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship three times, the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship once, and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice. They feuded with teams such as Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett, Bill Dundee and Tojo Yamamoto, and Chief Thundercloud and Danny Little Bear.

Rodger Brulotte obit

Legendary sports commentator Rodger Brulotte passes away, TVA Sports releases statement 

He was not on the list.

We have just learned some terrible news. The TVA Sports network has just announced that one of the great figures of media in Quebec, Rodger Brulotte has passed away.

We are at a loss for words.

TVA Sports announces the passing of the great Rodger Brulotte

Here is an excerpt from the official statement released by TVA Sports:

One of the most well-known voices and most beloved personalities in Quebec has passed away.

The famous commentator and columnist Rodger Brulotte, who became a legend both for his warm personality and for his iconic Bonsoir, elle est partie! known by all, died on Friday at the age of 79.

This is also how he wished his passing would one day be announced, as he had recently shared.

A phrase that left a lasting mark across Quebec.

- Jessica Lapinski, TVA Sports

We would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Brulotte.

As you can imagine, many figures from the hockey world and the NHL are already reacting to this sad news.

An official statement from the Montreal Canadiens is also expected shortly, knowing them, and it is certain that Rodger Brulotte will be honored at the Canadiens' next game at the Bell Centre, as early as tomorrow night against Patrick Roy and the New York Islanders.

Several prominent media figures, including Renaud Lavoie, Nicolas Cloutier, and Anthony Marcotte, have already reacted.

We are at a loss for words tonight.

His career with the Montreal Expos organization started in 1969, working in sales and marketing. He contributed to the creation of the Youppi mascot. In 1984, he was hired by CKAC to serve as colour commentator alongside Jacques Doucet.

In 1990, he moved to RDS where he called Expos games with his colleague Denis Casavant until the team's demise in 2004. He is famous for the line "Bonsoir, elle est partie!" (Good night, it is gone) which he said when the Expos hit a home run.[citation needed] Brulotte and Casavant continued to call baseball games on RDS, though coverage is now limited. He now calls Toronto Blue Jays games on TVA Sports alongside Doucet.

Brulotte wrote an article entitled “Tout partout” in Le Journal de Montréal. Brulotte was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1991 and 1993.

He missed broadcasting the Blue Jays games in the 2025 World Series alongside Casavant due to recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his spine.

Robert Fox obit

Robert Fox Dies: ‘The Crown’ EP, Judi Dench & Maggie Smith’s Go-To Broadway & West End Producer, Member Of A Stage & Screen Dynasty Was 73

 He was not on the list.

Robert Fox, who rose from being a film studio runner to assisting directors at London’s Royal Court in the early 1970s to the highest echelons of theater production that saw him presenting Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren and Vanessa Redgrave in new plays and classics in the West End and on Broadway, has died. He was 73. His wife Fiona Golfar confirmed his death to Deadline on Friday.

Golfar said that her husband died “in exactly the way he planned: at home looking out to his flower-filled garden surrounded by his wife and five children on a glorious spring afternoon. It was the epitome of an elegant Robert Fox production.”

He possessed a remarkable air of confidence coupled with class and astute taste — he had a good heart too.

Fox also produced movies such as Richard Eyre’s Iris (2001), about author Iris Murdoch and John Bayley starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville, who portrayed their younger selves, and Dench and Jim Broadbent as the couple in their senior years.

Broadbent won the 2002 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Fox’s production of Peter Morgan’s West End and Broadway hit The Audience, directed by Stephen Daldry with Mirren playing the late Queen Elizabeth II, was the inspiration for what would become the juggernaut Netflix drama The Crown, of which Fox was an executive producer.

It seemed wholly appropriate that he should become involved with the project because he was himself a product of stage and screen royalty. The Fox dynasty stretched far and wide.

He was the youngest son of theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington, who was the subject of Noël Coward’s witty ditty “Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington.” She was also the daughter of playwright Frederick Lonsdale (Aren’t We All?, On Approval).

His brothers are the actors Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal, The Duellists) and James Fox (Performance, Thoroughly Modern Millie). And he was uncle to a skulk of Fox thespians including Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) and Freddie Fox (House of the Dragon).

Stage stars adored him because he was adept at calming their fears, especially if they were venturing into a brand-new play. 

Fox produced several plays with Smith in the lead. They included Peter Shaffer’s Lettice and Lovage with Margaret Tyzack. When the play became a hit in London, Smith told Fox that she wouldn’t transfer with it to New York unless Tyzack went with her. Fox acquiesced reasoning that, “If Maggie’s happy, then the whole company’s happy.”

Some battles were insurmountable. When Smith starred as Lady Bracknell in Nicholas Hytner’s 1993 revival of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Aldwych Theatre, Fox had a feeling from the first preview that all would not end up well.“In a word, she hated it. Hated everything about it,” Fox recounted when Deadline contacted him following Smith’s death in 2024, mentioning a co-star “she thought was all wrong” and “the set and the costumes and the direction.”

Smith famously said that she wouldn’t transfer the production to Woking, “let alone Broadway.”

He also produced Smith and Dench in David Hare’s The Breath of Life, where he said, “Maggie got herself in a bit of a state, although she ended up being marvelous.”

Hare on Friday praised Fox’s fortitude, saying, “Anyone who was Maggie Smith’s unfailing producer of choice had exceptional patience for incomparable rewards.”

Hare also said in tribute: ”What I would like to say is that Robert Fox was not the last of the gentleman producers but he was their exemplar — decent, loyal, uncomplaining, supportive, discerning, with superb taste but also recklessly funny about show business and all its absurdities.”

That’s a view echoed by Richard Eyre, who interrupted shooting The Housekeeper in Cornwall to observe that “Robert was a wonderful producer and friend — very fair and witty and wise and knowledgeable. I’ll miss him terribly.”

Fox’s frequent partner on Broadway was Scott Rudin, who saluted Fox for being “as bold and original a producer as any of the greatest. He had all the equipment anybody could want — taste, drive, insight, instincts, wit, charm, ambition, know-how, fearlessness, commitment, ferocity and style. We made a great deal of work together, and it was always fun and funny and challenging and ridiculous and rewarding. Nobody I ever worked with was smarter about how to make something good than Robert was. It was frequently hard and nearly always a blast. He had a way of doing it that was built by him and for him, and we were all fortunate to be around it and to have the chance to make a lot of great stuff together. He was a loyal and devoted friend and colleague and built his life over time so that he gave as much as he got from Fiona and all his kids. He leaves a very big hole in a lot of our lives.”

For several years Fox worked in the office of producer Michael White, then branched out on his own.

Fox produced scores of plays over the years. They include:

Goose Pimples by Mike Leigh; Anyone for Dennis? by John Wells, which was his first big hit after founding Robert Fox Ltd.; Another Country by Julian Mitchell with Rupert Everett, Kenneth Branagh, Daniel Day-Lewis and Colin Firth all making their West End stage debuts; The Seagull by Anton Chekhov starring Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Pryce and Natasha Richardson; Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein starring Anthony Sher; Ronald Harwood’s Interpreters starring Smith and Edward Fox; J.J. Farr starring Albert Finney; Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus; Anything Goes starring Elaine Paige; Martin Sherman’s A Madhouse In Goa and When She Danced, both starring Redgrave; Burn This by Lanford Wilson starring John Malkovich; the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s The Ride Down Mt. Morgan directed by Michael Blakemore; Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women starring Smith, directed by Anthony Page, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? starring Diana Rigg and directed by Howard Davies; A Delicate Balance, starring Smith and Eileen Atkins; David Hare’s Skylight starring Michael Gambon and Lia Williams, The Judas Kiss starring Liam Neeson and Amy’s View starring Dench — all three directed by Richard Eyre; The Blue Room on Broadway starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Sam Mendes; The Boy From Oz, a musical in Australia; Little Malcolm starring Ewan McGregor; Closer written and directed by Patrick Marber; the world premiere of Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van starring Smith and directed by Nicholas Hytner; Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker starring Michael Gambon; and the World Premiere of David Hare’s The Breath of Life starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Gypsy starring Bernadette Peters directed by Sam Mendes; Salome starring Al Pacino and The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman; Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen; Albee’s The Lady From Dubuque starring Smith; The Vertical Hour written by David Hare, starring Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy; Eugène Ionesco’s Exit The King, starring Geoffrey Rush; God of Carnage starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden; A Behanding in Spokane starring Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Anthony Mackie and Zoe Kazan; Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway; The Judas Kiss starring Rupert Everett; The Audience by Peter Morgan, starring Mirren, directed by Daldry; Stephen Ward with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber;Fatal Attraction directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Mark Blazeley, Natascha McElhone and Kristen Davis; Skylight on Broadway, directed by Daldry, starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan; Hugh Jackman’s Broadway to Oz; Lazarus, directed by Ivo Van Hove, written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh and starring Michael C Hall; Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen starring David Morrissey.

A revival of the musical Chess is currently on Broadway. Fox produced the original 1984 production in London. Lyricist Tim Rice sent a message to the Chess company that read:

“We are very sad to say that one of the most inspirational and dedicated supporters of Chess, Robert Fox, has died in England.

Most of you would not have had the opportunity to meet Robert, who was desperately sad to miss your opening night in November because of ill health. He saw the show in America in Washington at the Kennedy Centre, and then at the Broadhurst benefit in 2022 which of course was the production that became the basis of the successful Imperial show.

It’s impossible to overestimate the contribution that Robert made to Chess for over four decades. Most producers would have abandoned ship after some of the crises that Chess went through even before the 1986 London production opened. But the show survived – in great part thanks to Robert’s belief and tenacity. It would not be playing so well at the Imperial today without his unstinting support and belief in the show, and it is a tragedy that he was unable to see it.

His loss will be particularly felt in his home country as he was a remarkable contributor to so many theatrical and cinematic successes, in addition to being a most distinguished member of one of Great Britain’s great theatrical families.

He was down to earth, funny, totally unpretentious and honest (sometimes too honest!). Above all we are so glad that he knew that the show he believed in had finally succeeded on Broadway. That he never met many of the wonderful contributors to this success is your loss as much as his.

RIP Robert.”

Robert E. Wankel, chairman and CEO of The Shubert Organization, who put many of Fox’s productions into Shubert theaters, paid the following tribute: “We here at The Shubert Organization count ourselves lucky to have a close professional relationship with Robert Fox that dates back to 1986. For almost forty years we have had the pleasure of his intelligence, his honesty and his collaborative spirit. Through leadership changes at our organization due to death or retirement, Robert has been steadfast in his friendship and support. He is an exceptional partner. He exercises meticulousness and care in everything he undertakes.“

On screen, Fox also produced A Month by the Lake starring Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman; The Hours starring Meryl Streep, Kidman and Julianne Moore, directed by Daldry and with a screenplay by David Hare; and Notes on a Scandal starring Dench, Cate Blanchett and Nighy; and Wilde Salome, written and directed by and starring Al Pacino. He was executive producer on Another Country starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth; Closer, directed by Mike Nichols starring Julia Roberts; and Atonement, directed by Joe Wright.

Back in the day, Fox spent three days auditioning for Bob Fosse when he was casting Cabaret, but the role ended up going to Michael York. Shortly after that, Fox realized that being a producer was the hat that he wanted to wear.

Fox was married three times Firstly to esteemed casting director Celestia Fox -a powerhouse in her day alongside Mary Selway and Susie Figgis – ( Robert’s son is Sam Fox, co owner of B-Side), then the actress Natasha Richardson. He later met and wed Golfar, a distinguished writer and a former editor at Vogue.

 

Producer

George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck (2025)

Good Night, and Good Luck

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Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)

The Crown

8.6

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2016–2023

60 episodes

 

Rupert Everett and Colin Morgan in The Happy Prince (2018)

The Happy Prince

6.3

associate producer

2018

 

Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain in Salomé (2013)

Salomé

6.2

producer

2013

 

Al Pacino, Oscar Wilde, and Jessica Chastain in Wilde Salomé (2011)

Wilde Salomé

6.6

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2011

 

My Zinc Bed (2008)

My Zinc Bed

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executive producer

2008

 

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)

Atonement

7.8

executive producer

2007

 

Working with Pinter

8.4

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executive producer

2007

 

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Notes on a Scandal

7.4

producer

2006

 

Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)

Closer

7.1

executive producer

2004

 

Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep in The Hours (2002)

The Hours

7.5

producer

2002

 

Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris (2001)

Iris

7.0

producer

2001

 

Uma Thurman and Vanessa Redgrave in A Month by the Lake (1995)

A Month by the Lake

6.2

producer

1995

 

Great Performances (1971)

Great Performances

8.0

TV Series

executive producer

1993

1 episode

 

Natasha Richardson and Kiran Shah in Gothic (1986)

Gothic

5.7

producer (uncredited)

1986

 

Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in Another Country (1984)

Another Country

7.0

executive producer

1984

 

Angela Thorne and John Wells in Anyone for Denis? (1982)

Anyone for Denis?

6.7

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executive producer

1982

 

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Ian McKellen in On Broadway (2019)

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2019

 

David Bowie in David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)

David Bowie: The Last Five Years

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2017

 

Poster design by Jean-Michel Alberola at Item Editions, France

The Last Impresario

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The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009)

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards

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The 57th Annual Tony Awards

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2003

 

A Look at Iris (2001)

A Look at Iris

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2001

 

Working in the Theatre (1976)

Working in the Theatre

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1989

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Did You See..? (1980)

Did You See..?

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Terry Wogan in Wogan (1982)

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1986

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The Evening Standard Drama Awards

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1985

 

Steve Gaines obit

Former Bellevue pastor Steve Gaines dies at 68, funeral services announced

 

He was not on the list.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The former lead pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Steve Gaines, has died.

John Steve Gaines passed away on Friday after his battle with cancer.

Last week, current lead pastor Ben Mandrell announced to the church congregation Gaines has entered hospice care.

In 2023, Gaines announced he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and a year later, he announced he was stepped down from his role to focus on his health. He said it was his life mission to spread the gospel. Mandrell stepped in as pastor in July 2025.

Gaines was born in Corinth, Mississippi, and grew up in Dyersburg, Tennessee, where he attended Dyersburg High School. He earned his bachelors degree in science from the Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and masters degree in divinity and doctor of philosophy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Steve has pastored as churches in Texas, Tennessee and Alabama before his journey at Bellevue in 2005. He succeeded Dr. Adrian Rogers, who served as pastor for 32 years.

“Steve Gaines was a remarkable example of family leadership, pastoral effectiveness, preaching power and evangelistic zeal. He inspired me and encouraged me to be a better husband, father, friend and leader. We thank God for his leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention, pray for his family as they grieve and celebrate the peace he now enjoys in heaven,” Jeff Iorg, Executive Committee President and CEO of Southern Baptist Convention, said.

Gaines also served as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018.

Visitation will be held at Bellevue Baptist Church on Sunday, March 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m with funeral services to follow.

Robert Mueller obit

Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died

Mueller, who served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, was 81. 

He was not on the list.

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director for more than a decade who later served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, died on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. He was 81.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but Mueller had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years, the people said.

Mueller, whose two-year probe concluded in 2019 that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election of Donald Trump, served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013. The Justice Department in 2017 appointed him special counsel to oversee the growing investigation after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

The Mueller probe became an obsessive subject for Trump, who repeatedly — as many as hundreds of times — called Mueller’s investigation a “witch hunt,” “a scam” and a “hoax.”

Upon hearing of Mueller’s death on Saturday, the president wrote in a Truth Social post: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

The president’s comment was immediately condemned by Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who had vigorously pursued allegations of Trump’s ties to Russia while he served on the House Intelligence Committee.

Mueller’s investigation resulted in 37 indictments and seven guilty pleas, though he found no evidence that Trump or his aides coordinated with Russia. The Mueller report, as it came to be known, did not conclude that Trump committed any crime, but it also did not clear the president of obstruction of justice.

The investigation made Mueller a prime Trump target. For years, the president lobbed insults and sought to undermine Mueller’s credibility while claiming a “deep state” conspiracy against him.

The grudge that Trump held against Mueller persisted into his second term. In March 2025, he signed an executive order cutting ties between federal agencies and the law firm WilmerHale, Mueller’s former employer. The order was subsequently struck down by a judge as unconstitutional.

In a statement to MS NOW, WilmerHale called Mueller “an extraordinary leader and public servant and a person of the greatest integrity.”

He was a lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013.

A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Mueller served as a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart. He subsequently attended the University of Virginia School of Law. Mueller was a registered Republican in Washington, D.C., and was appointed and reappointed to Senate-confirmed positions by presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

Mueller served both in government and private practice. He was an assistant United States attorney, a United States attorney, United States assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division, a homicide prosecutor in Washington, D.C., acting United States deputy attorney general, partner at D.C. law firm WilmerHale and director of the FBI. He was the only FBI director who Congress allowed to serve more than the statutory limit of 10 years since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972, by giving him a special two-year extension.

On May 17, 2017, Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as special counsel overseeing an investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and related matters. He submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr on March 22, 2019. On April 18, the Department of Justice released it. On May 29, he resigned his post and the Office of the Special Counsel was closed.

Rick Young obit

Jasper Lions Club Rodeo Legend Rick Young has died

 

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A man that was as much of the former Jasper Lions Club Rodeo as the bull in the chute, Rick Young has died.

Young, rodeo clown who was known, loved, respected and known by all in the pro-rodeo circles died at his home town of Tickfaw, Louisiana at the age of 91.

Young was not only known for his antics and comedy routines at the rodeo but also as a true friend to many here in the Jasper Area.

Rick once said on KJAS, "I have so much fun when I come to Jasper, I ought to pay ya'll to let me come."

Rick may be gone but he won't be forgotten.

He was also known as The Ragin' Cajun, was an American bullfighter and rodeo clown.

Young was born in Houston, Texas on March 3, 1934. He attended and graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University. He began his rodeo career in 1959, and was a rodeo clown and bullfighter for 35 years.

In 2022, Young was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

Ben Keaton obit

Father Ted actor Ben Keaton has died

 He was not on the list.

Tributes are flooding in for the actor.

Father Ted actor Ben Keaton has died.

Tributes are flooding in for Keaton, who played Father Austin Purcell in the show from 1995.

He is also known for his roles in shows such as Casualty, Emmerdale, The Bill, Hububb, Doctors and Double Time, as well as films East Is East and Love Bite.

Keaton passed away unexpectedly at Lincoln County Hospital on Friday, March 20.

"Ben will be forever greatly missed, loved and fondly remembered by his ex-wife Polly, son Waldo and daughter Daisy, brothers Des and Thom, sister Jeanette," reads his death notice.

The Dublin man was also well known in the theatre space having appeared at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in productions of Animal Crackers, American Buffalo, Harvey, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Hay Fever.

He was also a finding member of the improv group South Of The River, and a director of the Creative Academy.

Furthermore, he also did work as a comedian and won an array of awards like the Perrier Comedy Award at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival, two Manchester Evening News Best Actor Awards and a prestigious Laurence Olivier nomination.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Filmography

Year     Programme      Role     Notes

1989    The Bill           Harry   Episode: "Powers of Exclusion"

1995    Father Ted       Father Austin Purcell  Episode: "Think Fast, Father Ted"

1996    Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives             Episodes: "Paranormal Researchers" and "Writers"

1997–

2000    Hububb           Mr Tight / Priest / Mayor / Patrick /

Ralph / Inventor 1 / Hung Lo Pants    Writer – 47 episodes

1999    East Is East      Priest  

1999–

2002    Casualty          Spencer           51 episodes

2002    Balamory                     Writer – episode: "The Boat"

2002    Doctors            John Hampton Episode: "Unfinished Business"

2002    Harry Hill's TV Burp  Spencer           Series 1, episode 5

2007    The Bill           Ed Abraham    Episode: "Killing Me Softly"

2007    Double Time   Eddie   TV film

2012    Love Bite        Father John    

2015    Cook Like a Priest       Father Austin Purcell  Web series – also writer