June 18, 2013

Yvette Nicole Brown, Cedric Yarbrough Returning to ‘Soul Man’

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*Yvette Nicole Brown and Cedric Yarbrough will reprise their roles on the second season of TV Land’s “The Soul Man,” starring Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash. The Soul Man centers on Reverend Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine (Cedric) as he, his wife Lolli (Niecy Nash) and his family adjust to their new lifestyle from living [...]




Dawn Lewis Guests on ‘The Soul Man’ – NBC Cancels ‘Deception’

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*Funnier than ever, “The Soul Man” debuts on TV Land, Wednesday, June 19 at 11pm E/P, and stars Cedric “The Entertainer,” Niecy Nash, Wesley Jonathan and John Beasley. An upcoming episode includes a guest starring role with Dawnn Lewis best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson on the popular, long running series “A Different [...]




THE (04-24-13) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE When I dare to be powerful – to [...]




BET Awards: Chris Tucker to Host; Ced Joins Weekend Event

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*Chris Tucker has been announced as the host of this year’s BET Awards, which is scheduled to take place at the Nokia Theater LA Live on June 30, 2013. The actor, most recently scene in the Oscar-nominated “Silver Linings Playbook,” says he’s to be taking part in the awards and is “looking forward to being [...]




Ced the Entertainer Boards Disney’s Animated ‘Planes’

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*Disney has announced Cedric the Entertainer among the vocal cast of its next big animated film “Planes,” described as an airborne version of “Cars.” Dane Cook leads the vocal cast as an afraid-of-heights airplane that aspires to be a racer. Ced will play “a puttering old biplane,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Rochelle, “a tough and confident [...]




Nina Shaw Earns ‘Entertainment Lawyer of the Year’ Award

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*Congratulations to Nina Shaw. The Beverly Hills Bar Association will honor the legal star with its 2013 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year award next month, reports Deadline.com. Among Shaw’s various clients are Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, James Earl Jones, newly named “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” host Cedric the Entertainer and “America’s Got Talent” [...]




Ced the Entertainer to Host ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’

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*Another King of Comedy has snagged a game show hosting gig. Cedric the Entertainer will become the new host of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” when it begins its 12th season in syndication this fall, it was announced today. Ced replaces longtime host Meredith Vieira, who took over hosting duties from Regis Philbin in [...]




EUR Interviews Marlon Wayans, Co-writer, Producer of ‘A Haunted House’

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*As I sit in the hotel room of Marlon Wayans, at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, California, waiting to interview him about his movie, “A Haunted House,” he’s multitasking though sitting on the couch right in front of me. At one moment he’s in “Daddy Mode,” checking with his assistant, who is trying [...]




Marlon, Essence and Cedric Choose ‘A (Hilarious) Haunted House’

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*Over the years many of us have come to know and love the genius that is the Wayans family. In Living Color the Emmy Award Winning comedy sketch series that introduced audiences to the family members, alerted us to their talent in writing, producing, directing and acting. Now, Marlon Wayans, the youngest sibling, delivers A [...]




Marlon Wayans Debuts ‘A Haunted House’ in Atlanta (Photos)

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*Actor/comedian Marlon Wayans continued his promo tour for the upcoming A Haunted House with a stop in Atlanta that included a reception with local press. Nearly 100 reporters, photographers and fans packed the private room at Rosa Mexicano in Atlantic Station to hear from the famous funnyman, who wrote the hilarious horror spoof that also [...]




Cedric the Entertainer’s ‘Soul Man’ Picked Up for a Second Season

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*Good for Cedric the Entertainer. The performer got lucky this time around and was signed for another season of “Soul Man” a TV Land original series. We guess his petition to fans of the show to write to the network to show their support for renewal, worked. He announced the good news on Twitter the [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: Terrence J’s ‘Wish List’ Continues with His Move to E! News

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Terrence J ‘wish list’ continues with his move from BET to E! News *Terrence J (Jenkins) was once a homeless college graduate going-for-broke when he auditioned and was hired to host BET’s “106 & Park,” but on November 12, 2012 he completes another item on his ‘wish list’ with his move to “E! News.”  Jenkins’ [...]




Marlon Wayans Back in Stoopid Funnee ‘A Haunted House’ (Hilarious Trailer)

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*The Wayans Family style of humor is one that most African Americans under the age of 40 or even 50 can relate to. It’s reminiscent of playing ‘the dozens’ in the schoolyard with friends, or snapping on an equally talented jokester in a round-robin ‘snap session’ in a tenement hallway. But, unlike most, they’ve been able to [...]




Cedric the Entertainer Asking for Help to Save ‘The Soul Man’

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*Cedric the Entertainer’s job is on the line after suffering a loss in ratings following a battle between the TV Land networks’ parent company Viacom and satellite network DirecTV. The comedian and lead of “The Soul Man,” debuted with the second highest ratings in the network’s history, but since then the show’s been losing momentum, and may [...]




Cedric the Entertainer Headed to ‘2 Broke Girls’

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*Cedric the Entertainer will make a guest appearance on the CBS comedy “2 Broke Girls” as the son of Garrett Morris’ character Earl, reports TVGuide.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The star of TV Land’s “Soul Man” will play Darius, whose pops works at the diner alongside Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs). Ced’s [...]