June 19, 2013

The Pulse of Entertainment: TV One’s ‘Life After’ with Regina Belle November 19

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TV One ‘Life After’ continues with the spotlight on Regina Belle November 19, 2012 *“I’m glad they did not focus entirely on my brain tumor, there’s more to my life than what happened in 2009,” said Grammy Award winning Regina Belle about her episode on TV One’s fourth season of “Life After,” which airs Monday, [...]




Karyn White Out to ‘Seize the Day’ as She Forges Her Come Back (Listen to Single)

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*Karyn White is back y’all, and she’s doing it on her own record label, Karyn White Enterprises. From her new album, “Carpe Diem,” her latest single “Seize the Day,” is currently floating around on the Top 40 Media Base & All Access charts. (Scroll down to listen.) The Super Woman is also set to share [...]




Video: Shaquille O’Neal Dishes to Robin Roberts About Life after the NBA

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*ABC’s Robin Roberts got together with recently retired NBA center Shaquille O’Neal to talk about his life after basketball for “Nightline.” Some of the highlights included Shaq showing off his 76k square foot home, Magic Johnson advising him to invest his money, wanting to referred to as Dr. O’Neal once he earns his PHD and [...]




Exclusive: Kim Coles Previews Her Episode of ‘Life After’

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*While Kim Coles was rising to stardom as one of the four leading ladies of Fox’s “Living Single,” her weight was secretly becoming a problem for executives at the network. At one point, they told her that the writers would have to incorporate her extra pounds into the story line  if it kept scooching up. [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: Warner Bros’ ‘Happy Feet Two’ Arrives in Theaters November 18

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*“I worked with a vocal coach,” said Oscar winning comedian/actor Robin Williams when asked about the voice he used in the Warner Bros’ movie Happy Feet Two, to be released to theaters November 18, 2011. Williams said he has two voices in the 3D animation – Lovelace and Ramon. “One of the two (Lovelace)…is Scandinavian, [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: TV One’s ‘Life After’ Highlights Ginuwine on October 19

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*“I said, ‘Hold up, I’m not done,’” said multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter Ginuwine when ask what his first thought was when approached by TV One to be apart of its 3rd season of “Life After.” The series explores some ofAmerica’s most intriguing celebrities from their brake-out point to “life after.” “They explained it to me, and [...]




TV One’s ‘Life After’ Returns for Third Season on September 28 at 10pm

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*Beginning Wednesday, Sept.28 at 10 PM ET, TV One will premiere 11 new episodes of “Life After,” its popular series that explores some of America’s most intriguing celebrities from the perspective of the turning points that have forever changed their lives, be they public or private, triumphant or tragic. The half-hour series shares with viewers [...]




Queensbridge to Hollywood: Ron Artest Tells His Story Tonight on TV One

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*Some know him as Ron-Ron, others as Tru Warier, and others believe him to be a deranged bully. But Ron Artest is far more than the definition of any single word. Almost every celebrity has a deeper, more enlightened side to them, but that enlightened side does not sell newspapers, nor does it get people [...]




Video: ‘Life After’ for Comedian Mark Curry Was Almost Posthumous

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*Once upon a time comedian Mark Curry was at the top of the ladder with his own sitcom, “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper,” on ABC. You couldn’t get much higher than that for a black comedian back in the 1990s. Back when you were seeing Curry and Holly Robinson-Peete on a weekly basis it seemed like [...]




Darlene Donloe’s Q&A: Malcolm-Jamal Warner on His ‘Life After’ Cosby

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  *Malcolm-Jamal Warner doesn’t mind forever being remembered as “Theo Huxtable,” the only son of Claire (Phylicia Rashad) and Heathcliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) on the iconic, long-running sitcom, “The Cosby Show.” He appreciates all the love and cherishes every moment he spent on the show.  However, Warner would like the public to know that his [...]




Tonight Elise Neal Tells Real Deal on TV One’s ‘Life After’

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*Elise Neal has been around for a long time. Longer than most remember for that matter. In addition to appearing in such films as “Hustle and Flow,” “Scream 2″ and “Malcolm X,” Elise may also be considered the forerunner to the modern day video vixen. She is immensely talented, more so than most know. So, [...]




TV One’s ‘Life After’ Enters Season 2

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*There was once a time, not even 10 years ago, when African American audiences craved original content that had nothing to do with music. One that provided true insight into a particular subject matter; one that was not super sensational, but informative and interesting. It appears as though TV One’s Vice President of Original Programming [...]




Steffans, Studdard, Shar set for TV One’s ‘Life After’

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*The TV One series “Life After” begins its second season on Monday, July 19 at 9 p.m. with the first two of an eight-episode lineup that includes Karrine Steffans, Ruben Studdard and Shar Jackson. The show explores some of America’s most intriguing celebrities from the perspective of turning points that have forever changed their lives. [...]




Teddy P, Tammi Terrell, George Clinton Next for ‘Unsung’

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*TV One is in development on eight more episodes of its widely acclaimed bio series “Unsung,” as well as two new reality shows featuring TV villainess Omarosa, and R&B duo K-Ci and Jojo. Teddy Pendergrass, Tammi Terrell and George Clinton are among the new artists to be highlighted next fall in “Unsung,” a series of [...]