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James Winburn, the stunt double for the Michael Myers character in the original “Halloween” film, has died. James’ manager, Peter DeLorme, tells TMZ … James died Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital after a short illness. It sounds like a sudden health issue because we’re told just about 3 weeks ago James traveled all the

Japanese-Canadian actor Hiro Kanagawa was 37 years old when he was cast as the stoic yet gentle and patient pet shop owner in the comedy/mockumentary and Thanksgiving classic film “Best In Show” back in 2000. Hiro shared the big screen with a star-packed cast including Christopher Guest as Harlan Pepper, Eugene Levy as Gerry Fleck,

The iconic home from “The Goonies” appears to be changing hands … TMZ has learned the owner already has a buyer for the property. Our real estate sources say owner, Sandi Preston, accepted an offer Friday for the Oregon estate … which went on the market just 5 days ago with a $1,650,000 asking price.

Leonardo DiCaprio almost dropped the ball on arguably one of his biggest roles … according to “Titanic” director James Cameron, who says he almost showed the actor the door when he came to an audition with some serious ‘tude. James spilled it all Tuesday … saying he asked Leo to come during the audition process

Irene Cara, the singer behind huge ’80s hits from “Flashdance” and “Fame” has died. Cara passed away in her Florida home Friday, according to her rep. Details surrounding her death were not disclosed. Irene won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “What a Feeling” — the iconic song from “Flashdance” which made her a

Celebrities like R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein are spending another Thanksgiving behind bars … while Josh Duggar and Fetty Wap are spending the holiday in prison for the first time, but their menus are mostly traditional and plentiful. TMZ obtained prison and jail menus from across the country — specifically from spots where big names

Leslie Phillips — a prolific British actor who was part of the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise — has died. His team confirmed he passed away Monday peacefully in his sleep, this according to the BBC. No other details were released. Phillips is perhaps best known by this generation as the voice of the Sorting Hat in

Play video content The Howard Stern Show/Sirius XM There’s at least one powerful celeb who ain’t buying Kyrie Irving‘s apology … Howard Stern absolutely shredded the NBA star, calling him a “f***ing moron” and a “douchebag!” Of course, Irving (kinda sorta) apologized last week hours after he was hit with a minimum five-game suspension for

Play video content TMZSports.com A flick about the inspiring story of Shaquem Griffin could be coming to a silver screen near you … so says his twin bro, Shaquill Griffin, who tells TMZ Sports a movie about the former one-handed NFL player is in the works!! The Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback revealed the news to us

Johnny Depp wants total victory over Amber Heard, and he’s just filed an appeal trying to get it … claiming the jury got it wrong when it ruled in favor of his ex-wife on a single count of defamation. You’ll recall, Johnny was the big winner, by far, when the jury came back in their

There’s apparently a cocaine problem on the set of a new Denzel Washington movie … two caterers working on set were arrested after cops in Italy say they seized a bunch of coke following a man’s death. Italian paramilitary police say they seized 120 grams of cocaine during a Tuesday afternoon raid at a hotel

Zac Efron is blowing people away with his transformation in the upcoming film, “The Iron Claw” … and he’s got a seal of approval from a very important person — Kevin Von Erich, the wrestling legend Zac’s portraying. Kevin tells TMZ … not only does Zac’s depiction get a big thumbs up … it sounds

Canadian actress Aryana Engineer was just 8 years old when she was cast as Max Coleman — the little girl who is hard of hearing and uses sign language to save herself from being killed — in the horror film “The Orphan” back in 2009. Aryana shared the big screen with Isabelle Fuhrman as the

Play video content Strangers in a Strange Land Leslie Jordan will be gracing the silver screen one last time … because the last film he ever starred in is on its way to being completed. Writer and director Tracy Pellegrino tells TMZ … “Strangers in a Strange Land,” Leslie’s last listed film credit in post-production,

Play video content TMZ.com “Halloween” star Omar Dorsey isn’t just dealing with spooky stuff when he’s at work … he says he’s actually talked to ghosts during what sounds like a very freaky encounter. We got Omar Thursday at LAX and he shared his crazy ghost experience, which he says went down while he was

Disney and 2-time EGOT winner Robert Lopez are being taken to court by a songwriter that claims his 2001 track was stolen and used in “Frozen 2” … and he allegedly came to the conclusion while in the theater with his kid. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, musician Daniel Grigson first heard the

Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween — and she’s got the horror queen’s stamp of approval, with one proviso. Elvira tells TMZ … “I didn’t get a heads up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering.” While it sounds like Elvira was digging

Play video content BACKGRID D.L. Hughley‘s got some strong words for Kanye West, and believes the only thing preventing Kanye from being in a conservatorship is his gender. D.L. told his truth at LAX Monday, he thinks Kanye’s gone off the rails, and believes his actions alone should be enough reason to put him in