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James Darren who went from Teen Idol status acting in youth oriented movies like gig to becoming an actor in TV shows such as Star Trek Deep Space 9 and TJ hooker and a singer and director died Monday at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles he was 88 born in Philadelphia he studied acting with Stella Adler in New York and was signed to Columbia pictures where his first role was in rumble on the docks he went on to appear in films including operation bad ball and Gunman's Walk before being cast in the 1959 movie gigit starring Sandra d and Cliff Robertson Darren also sang the title track for the hit movie which was based on the experiences of a teenaged surfer girl in Malibu and later became a popular TV series The Gig theme song launched a successful singer career for Darren who had a gold record with Goodbye cruel world in 1961 and released at least 14 albums he continued to appear in feature films including The Guns of Navarone the Jean Kupa story all the young men and because they're young he reprised his role as moond doggy in git goes Hawaiian and again in Gig goes to Rome though he was tired of the typ casting by then moving into television he starred in the series The Time Tunnel and after a brief sojourn in Italy appearing in Jess Franco's Venus and Furs he went on to guest star on numerous series including love American style Fantasy Island and the loveboat Darren was a regular on TJ hooker from 1983 to 1986 and also moved into TV directing working on series including Beverly Hills 9210 and Melrose Place he found a new generation of fans in 1998 as Vic Fontaine the holographic Lounge singer on Star Trek Deep Space 9 he is survived by his wife Eevee Sons Jim morray Christian Darren and Tony Darren and five [Music] grandchildren Dawson's Creek star Obie Ando has died at the age of 51 5 years after losing both his legs in a horrific crash his sister has confirmed the cause of the actor's death is unknown but his sister and co-stars confirmed his passing in a heartfelt social media tributes Ando who is a graduate of Yale appeared in Dawson's Creek between 1998 and 2002 where he played Katie Holmes's character's brother-in-law body Wells he additionally starred in Stargate sg1 between 2000 and 2005 the actor has also featured in episodes of The West Wing NYPD Blue Crossing Jordan and the district he is also the founder of the Los angeles-based nonprofit Arts Alliance For Humanity an organization that works to carry out Arts educations programs in the community Ando was seriously injured in an August 2019 hit-and-run crash surgeons were forced to amputate his legs one was left completely shattered and the other partially severed he was loading a cooler in his trunk outside of an aroan Market on Beverly Boulevard when a drunk driver veered out of Lane and struck him according to the Los Angeles Times ando's friends and family set up a GoFundMe account in the aftermath of the incident and raised more than $290,000 the Page stated that the money would go towards new prosthetic legs surgery and Hospital costs not covered by insurance and making def's home wheelchair accessible Jason hobi who was an influential manager behind the singer Ma has passed away at 40 on a flight returning home from Japan after falling ill on August 30th ma Kaplan took to her Instagram over the weekend to reveal the tragic news as she paid her manager a touching tribute the 24-year-old singer posted a gallery of intimate snaps and videos from their work together along with the heartbreaking caption which began lost probably the closest person in my life yesterday on the way back from our last show in Japan HDI began his career at the very early age of 16 years old at MBK entertainment under the guidance of Jeff Robinson Janine mlan and susette Williams he began as just an intern but was able to quickly learn the business eventually he worked tour management and was able to travel the world with artists including Alicia Keys h eer k Michelle and lucky day since 2022 he has also been an a andr consultant for Monarch drro Robinson continued by recognizing hoby's achievements before concluding your name will ring bells in Heaven and Earth rest well young king HDI is survived by several family members including brothers sisters nieces nephews and close friends Roseanne writer Eric gilland has passed away aged 62 after a colon cancer battle the sad news centered around the television and producer best known for his work on the hit 1990s era sitcom was confirmed by his sister Lisa gilland served as both producer and writer on the ABC series from 1992 to 1996 he was recognized for his efforts as he earned a nomination for a writer Guild of America awards for the episode the Dark Ages which aired in 1992 The Talented Hollywood veteran then went on to work as a Consulting producer for two episodes of rosan spin-off series The Connors in 2019 gilland was also known for his work as a Consulting producer on popular teen sitcom That 70s Show from 1998 to 201999 during his time on the fox series he wrote the first season's thirdd episode titled streaking the creative did plenty of Television producing during his his career including on nurses that's life Welcome to New York Mr Sunshine and my boys he also wrote episodes for many of those aforementioned series including two episodes of Mr Sunshine which the late Matthew Perry both starred in and co-created but was short-lived on ABC gillan's other writing credits included The Wonder Years who's the boss Doogie Hower MD women in prison livein living dolls and married people more recently he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his work on Netflix historical sketch comedy series The Who was show in 2019 he was born and raised in Glen viw Illinois giland graduated from Glen Brook South High School in 1980 before getting his degree from the Northwestern University School of communication in 1984 many in the entertainment industry took to social media to pay tribute to the producer and writer Hawaii is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved musical talents Teresa brigh who passed away on Sunday at the age of 64 the award-winning vocalist known for her Renditions of Hawaiian Classics like hoola Heaven died just weeks before her 65th birthday brigh a native of oahu's windward side made a bold mark on the Hawaiian music scene during her illustrious career her melodious voice and captivating performances earned her numerous Awards WS including the prestigious female vocalist of the Year award at the nah Hoku hanohano Awards in 1991 she was also honored in 2020 with the Hawaii Academy of recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award upon starting her career she won the nooku hanohano award with Steve mayi in 1988 bright was raised on the windward side of aahu and attended the University of Hawaii Bright's passing comes as she was due to celebrate her 65th birthday on sep member 22nd Brian Truman a writer of some of Britain's most beloved children's cartoons including Danger Mouse count ducka and the wind and the Willows has passed away at the age of ' 92 Truman who also voiced many of the characters in the iconic shows he wrote passed away after 92 years of happy life his son Ben Truman tonight revealed Truman was primarily known for his work with the British Animation Studio Cosgrove Hall which pumped out hit Works including naughty and Jamie and the magic torch according to his IMDb page Truman was credited for 79 episodes of the original Danger Mouse series as well as four from the 2015 remake which starred Alexander Armstrong and Steven fry the late writer was also credited for 11 episodes of the legendary cartoon count duckala which followed the adventures of a vegetarian vampire obsessed with Fame and wealth Truman also received 47 voice acting credit credits for the show over its 65 episodes playing many background characters he was also the writer and narrator of cockal shell Bay the iconic stopmotion TV show that ran on ITV at lunchtime from 1980 to 1986 the head of Audi Italy has died after plunging 700 ft from a mountain while climbing alone in the Alps fabrio Longo the director of Audi Italia was hiking at the Chima payer in the adelo mountain on Saturday when he fell the 62-year-old who was an expert climber was reportedly equipped with steel cables ladders and other AIDS along his route however a helicopter team located his body roughly 700 ft inside a Gorge after a fellow climber witnessed him falling and called Emergency Services the prosecutor's office will now investigate his death and a date for the funeral will be set after Longo's body is released to his family Longo started his career in the automotive industry in 1987 at Fiat and then continued in various prominent roles in 2013 he was appointed director of Audi Italy where he promoted various initiatives linked to the region including the mountainous region dolomites he worked to enhance the Audi brand by linking it to the world of the mountains throughout his career