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  • Veteran actor Art LaFleur passes away at 78

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Veteran star Art LaFleur, who has played diverse roles in numerous TV shows from ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to ‘The Mentalist’, passed away at the age of 78.

    As per People Magazine, the actor died following a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.

    His wife Shelley confirmed the news in a social media tribute on Thursday.

    “This guy… After a 10 year battle with A-typical Parkinson’s, Art LaFleur, the love of my life passed away,” she wrote in a Facebook post alongside a photo of the couple.

    “He was a generous and selfless man which carried over to his acting but more importantly it was who he was for his family and friends,” she wrote, later adding, “I was so very lucky to have had a 43-year relationship with a man who cherished me and who I adored. Art was larger than life and meant the world to us.”

    The actor is well known for playing Babe Ruth in ‘The Sandlot’ and for his role as the Tooth Fairy in ‘The Santa Clause’ 2 and 3.

    Additional credits of his include ‘The Rig’, ‘House Hunting’, ‘Death Warrant’, ‘Man of the House’, and ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’.

    In addition to his respected film career, he appeared in numerous television shows including — ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘Lou Grant’, ‘Soap’, ‘Webster’, ‘The A-Team’, ‘Hill Street Blues’, ‘Thirtysomething’, ‘Northern Exposure’, ‘Home Improvement’, ‘Doogie Howser’, ‘Coach’, ‘The Incredible Hulk’, ‘Baywatch’, ‘ER’, ‘JAG’, ‘House’.

    Later television roles included ‘Cold Case’, ‘The Mentalist’, ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, ‘The Bernie Mac Show’ and ‘Key and Peele’.

    Through his roles, Shelley said her husband “brought laughter to so many people.”

    “Art was larger than life and meant the world to us,” concluded Shelley.

  • ‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker splits from Rebecca Rigg after 29 years of marriage

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: Actor Simon Baker and his wife and actor Rebecca Rigg have called it quits after 29 years of marriage.

    The long-time couple, who had quietly separated in April 2020, announced their split in a joint statement on Friday, reported E! News.

    “We remain close friends and our three children will always be the most important focus of our lives,” Baker and Rigg said in a joint statement.

    Baker and Rigg share three children including 27-year-old Stella, 22-year-old Claude, and 19-year-old Harry. The estranged couple played love interests on the short-lived 1990s Australian soap ‘E Street’. However, they actually met on a blind date in 1991.

    The two tied the knot in 1990s in two separate ceremonies. One took place in Australia and the other, a smaller ceremony, was held in 1998 on the beach in Carmel, California, with Stella, then five years old, in attendance.

    In the past years, they have mostly lived in Los Angeles and pursued their acting careers in Hollywood, where Baker filmed the popular CBS series ‘The Mentalist’, which aired between 2008 and 2015.

    Rigg used to occasionally accompany Baker to premieres, award shows such as the Emmys and the Golden Globes, Vanity Fair’s 2012 Oscars after-party, and other celebrity events. However, despite their public appearances, the former couple remained largely private and low-key.