Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead (USA Today) Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of Saturday Night Live comedians and helped package a slew of TV and movie hits, has died. He was 77....more...Comedian Bernie Mac dead at 50 (USA Today) We've been cheated out of Bernie Mac's second act. Dead from pneumonia at a mere 50, Mac leaves behind a legacy of great success and unfulfilled promise. We can be grateful for the hits, most notably, his influential, insufficiently appreciated sitcom The Bernie Mac Show. But as with any performer who dies while at the height of his career, you can't help thinking there would have been more to ......more... Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead (Boston Herald) LOS ANGELES - Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of "Saturday Night Live"......more... Isaac Hayes Dead at 65 (E! Online via Yahoo! News) It's another sad day in Hollywood....more... Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of "Saturday Night Live" comedians and helped package a slew of TV and movie hits, has died....more... Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By ROBERT JABLON Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of "Saturday Night Live" comedians and helped package a slew of TV and movie hits, has died. He was 77. Brillstein died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Thursday night at a Los Angeles hospital, according to information provided Friday by Brillstein ......more... by Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger (The Star-Ledger) This is just cruel. First Bernie Mac goes, on Saturday, at 50. Now Isaac Hayes drops dead today at 65. Immediately, Hollywood is half as cool as it used to be....more... Actor, comedian Bernie Mac dead (The Hindu) CHICAGO : Bernie Mac, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago?s South Side, died on Saturday at age 50. ?Actor/comedian Bernie ......more... Bernie Brillstein, Hollywood innovator (San Jose Mercury News) LOS ANGELES - Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood manager and producer who helped mold the shape of television with his contributions to series like "Saturday Night Live" and "The Muppet Show," died in Los Angeles on Thursday night....more... |