ZOOEY DESCHANEL says one of the great things about dating JONATHAN SCOTT from “Property Brothers” is that he can do all the home repairs. “He just like gets out his tool kit and he fixes stuff. He’s so great.”
A list of the worst TV and movie dads includes Homer Simpson, Darth Vader, Al Bundy from “Married with Children”, and Frank Gallagher from “Shameless”.
WILL SMITH will host an hour-long variety special on Netflix later this year. It will have celebrity guests . . . musical performances . . . comedy sketches . . . and “noteworthy conversation.”
It’s hard to imagine anyone other than FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE recording “Cruise”. But CHASE RICE, who is one of the song’s co-writers, said he had someone else in mind. “I wanted Luke Bryan or somebody big to cut it. [Because] at that time, nobody knew who they were.” Chase wasn’t a star either, so having Luke on board meant the song would have a better chance of becoming a hit. Luckily, the FGL guys wouldn’t let up. “Brian [Kelley] was a huge believer in it. He was like, ‘Dude, this is huge, this is monstrous.’ I didn’t really see it at the time, but I’m glad he did.” Brian and TYLER HUBBARD put their own stamp on it as co-writers, so that’s another reason why the song fits them so well.
ACM HONORS is a live event held after the ACM Award Show, dedicated to celebrating special award honorees, off-camera category winners, and ACM Industry and Studio Recording Awards. The 14TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS™ will take place Wednesday, August 25, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN to celebrate special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 55th and 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. Special Awards recipients to be celebrated at the 14th Annual ACM Honors include Ken Burns’s Country Music, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Lady A, and Loretta Lynn.
Maybe GWEN STEFANI and BLAKE SHELTON aren’t married yet after all. Stefani’s sons – Kingston, 15, Zuma, 12, and Apollo, 7 will have a “large part” in the wedding. “Gwen’s sons are just really solid, sweet kids, and they’re so excited for Blake and Gwen to get married,” a friend said. “They can’t wait to stand by their sides.” A source close to Stefani also told PEOPLE in December that Stefani’s children have always been important to the couple’s relationship. “From the beginning, Gwen made it clear to Blake that her boys were No. 1 in her life, and Blake always respected this,”
A list of some of the Country star dads celebrating their first Father’s Day:
On July 10, 2020, Morgan Wallen and ex-girlfriend KT Smith welcomed their first child to the world, a son named Indigo Wilder.
On Sept. 10, 2020, Russell Dickerson and wife Kailey welcomed their first born, a son named Remington Edward Dickerson.
On June 8, 2021, Chris Lane and wife Lauren Bushnell welcomed their son, Dutton Walker Lane, the couple’s first child together.
On May 27, 2021, Lanco’s Chandler Baldwin and wife Natalie welcomed their first born baby girl named Selah Rose Baldwin.
Lanco’s Tripp Howell and wife Alli welcomed their first born, a son named James on May 14, 2021.
Lanco’s Brandon Lancaster and wife Tiffany welcomed their first baby to the world, a daughter named Elora Ivelle, on Sept. 19, 2020.
Tyler Farr and his wife Hannah welcome their little girl, Hollis Caroline a bit earlier than expected on Jan. 27, 2021.
Dwight Yoakam and wife Emily Joyce welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Dalton Loren Yoakam on Aug. 16, 2020.
BRETT YOUNG isn’t exactly sure what his Father’s Day plans are, but they will include his parents and maybe his in-laws. Brett and his wife Taylor have a one-year-old daughter named Presley, and their second child is due this summer.
NICK CANNON already has twins with MARIAH CAREY, and now he has a new set of twins. Oh, and he has another baby on the way with ANOTHER woman.
Tiger King was an early-pandemic diversion as we acclimated to social distancing and working from home. Now, Joe Exotic is auctioning actual pieces from his wardrobe even though he’s in jail serving a 22 year sentence for animal abuse and hiring a hitman to murder Carole Baskin. Among the clothing available for bidding: Exotic’s fringed leather “cowboy jacket,” a black leather jacket and pants combo, and his holster.
Here come the villain origin stories! On the heels of the box office success of Cruella, Disney has green-lit an eight-episode limited musical series that follows Gaston, LeFou and Tilly on a grand adventure after Tilly learns something shocking about her past. The series will take place yeas before the live action Beauty and the Beast from 2017. Of course the series will only be available on Disney+.
K.J. Apa is 24. Archie on “Riverdale”.
Venus Williams is 41. Tennis star.
Will Forte is 51. He IS MacGruber . . . and “The Last Man on Earth”.
Jason Patric is 55. Corey Haim’s brother in “The Lost Boys”. And Sandra Bullock’s love interest in the franchise-killing “Speed 2: Cruise Control”. Jason’s dad was Jason Miller, who played Father Damien in “The Exorcist”. He’s also the grandson of comedy legend Jackie Gleason.
Erin & Diane Murphy are 57. Twin sisters who shared the role of Tabitha on “Bewitched”. They were fraternal twins, not identical ones . . . so, when they started looking less alike, Diane was fired, and Erin got to keep the job.
Greg Kinnear is 58. “Little Miss Sunshine”, “As Good as It Gets”, and “The Last Song”with Miley Cyrus.
Joe Piscopo is 70.
Barry Manilow is 78. “Copacabana (At the Copa)”, “Mandy”, and “I Write the Songs”.
Newt Gingrich is 78
