Queens singer makes ‘Idol’ final 12

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A muscular teddy bear from Queens and an ador able Connecticut teen made the final 12 of "American Idol" last night. Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, a 26-year-old former college football player and personal trainer from Astoria, was considered a shoo-in even before four of his 15 competitors were booted from...

Gay couple is out

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The soap opera "One Life to Live" is "Kishing" its gay couple goodbye. Brett Claywell and Scott Evans -- who play gay couple Kyle and Fish, whom fans call "Kish" --are being written off the show, according to reports. Seems the soap's producers had hoped the gay romance and...

Jurassic ‘Shark’

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What's 150 million years old, has skin like a brontosaurus and loves to gobble up girls in bikinis? If you guessed Hugh Hefner you get a double "D." But if you guessed "Dinoshark," you get a solid "B" -- as in movie. Tomorrow night, Roger Corman, the man responsible...

Starr report

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There's been lots of ink spilled, and justifiably so, over ABC's freshman sitcom "Modern Family" (a smart, funny, well-acted show). But unlike some other "water cooler" shows ("Mad Men," anyone?), "Modern Family's" ratings success has equaled its buzz factor. Wednesday's episode, for instance, aver aged 9...

‘Tank’ mogul works magic

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Barbara Corcoran is turning the tables on "Shark Tank." Instead of listening to entrepreneurs' pitches, the real estate mogul is making her case to ABC executives in an effort to get a second season order for the Mark Burnett reality series. During its 14-episode run, viewership hovered at a mediocre...

Hall of Famer, ‘Father Murphy’ Merlin Olsen dies

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” who followed up football with a successful television career in “Little House on the Prairie,” NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69. Utah State, Olsen’s alma...

Conan O’Brien’s comeback begins with 2-month comedy tour

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Axed talk show host Conan O’Brien announced Thursday he is kicking off a comeback with a 30-city tour of the U.S. and Canada. “I'm headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour,” O’Brien wrote in a Twitter message. “I repeat: It's half-assed.” The...

Hell in ‘The Pacific’

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I spend my days with self-absorbed morons who parade their stupidity across the TV screen and call it “reality.” So take it from me, it will make you proud again to be American if you take the time to watch HBO’s brilliant, 10-part miniseries, “The Pacific.” No, this isn...

Blagojevich on Letterman: ‘Will my hair get along with Trump’s?’

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich paid a return visit to David Letterman to field jokes — mostly about his hair. Blagojevich, who is scheduled for a federal corruption trial this summer, will be appearing Sunday as one of the contestants in the season debut of Donald Trump’s reality show, “Celebrity...

‘Jersey Shore’ lands in Miami

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"Jersey Shore" is heading to South Beach. Over the objections of locals, the controversial cast of MTV's latest hit reality series is said to be gearing up to bring their Cheetos tans and fist-bumping guido 'tude to Miami, reports the Miami Herald. Shooting on the second season of the...