Ledesma served in the role for Fox’s primetime animated sitcom since its launch in 1989, and worked on more than 30 seasons and 700 episodes.
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A real-life food critic reviews on-screen food critics
‘The Menu,’ ‘The Bear’ and other movies and TV shows about restaurants inevitably include portrays of food critics. Some hit closer to home than others.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Matlock’ actor, dies at 66
Gilyard began his career in the 1980s with roles on several popular TV shows.
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Jules Bass, who brought Rudolph and Frosty to TV life, dies at 87
Bass helped make stop-motion animation an instant phenomenon in the 1960s.
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Al Primo, creator of ‘eyewitness’ local news, dies at 87
He transformed local newscasts in the ’60s and ’70s, eschewing the single monotone anchorman for on-the-street reporters and a friendlier, engaging studio format that is now the standard.
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Ken Burns on his latest PBS documentary, ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
Burns: ‘The willingness of people to believe the lies of an evil regime and manipulative leaders – demagogues – isn’t something that’s a one-off.’
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Review: Ken Burns’ new documentary spotlights how little the U.S. did to stop the Holocaust
‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ shows that Americans fell far short of their ideals in their treatment of Jews threatened with imminent murder in Europe. And the film suggests that the past is not past.
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Commentary: This year’s most exciting Emmy winners show a reluctant industry how to change
For all the excitement provided by this year’s newbies to the Emmy club, the winners were still largely white.
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Vegan Kitchen: More plant-based foods partner with pop culture icons
Younger generations are more interested in vegan foods, and marketing professionals have taken notice.
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How Joyce Chen changed America’s perceptions of Chinese food
Joyce Chen, who filmed on the same set as Julia Child, invented a flat-bottom wok for American stoves, coined the term “Peking ravioli” and more