Fresh Prince of Bel Air

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Legendary producer Quincy Jones dies at 91, leaving a monumental legacy in music and culture

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - November 4, 2024

Quincy Jones in his studio in August 1980. Credit: (Photo via the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections via Wikimedia.) Quincy Jones, the record producer, arranger, and...

Entertainment

Janet Hubert (Aunt Viv) blasts Jada Pinkett Smith for boycotting Oscars (video)

Editor - January 21, 2016

Most Generation Xers and Y’s — and older — remember Janet Hubert who played Aunt Vivian in the smash hit comedy “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”…

Entertainment

7 Black shows we want to reboot instead of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor - August 24, 2015

Reports recently swirled that Will Smith hopes to bring a modern version of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air back to television. Now, as much as we...

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James Avery of 'Fresh Prince' fame dead at 68

Courier Newsroom - January 1, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — James Avery, the bulky character actor who laid down the law at home and on the job as the Honorable...

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'Booty Call,' 'Above the Rim,' Fresh Prince' director Pollack dies at 54

Courier Newsroom - December 26, 2013

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A producer of TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and writer-director of "Above the Rim" has died. Police say Jeffrey...

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Celeb birthdays for the week of Nov. 24-30

Courier Newsroom - November 24, 2013

Nov. 24: Country singer Johnny Carver is 73. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 72. Actor-comedian Billy Connolly is 71. Singer Lee Michaels is...

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