Anthony Chisholm is in the House at the John Beasley Theater in Omaha
For a six-seven year period I devoted much time and energy to reporting on Omaha native John Beasley, a respected film, television, and stage actor and the director of his own namesake theater in his...
View ArticleVeteran Omaha TV Meteorologist Jim Flowers Weathers the Storm
Jim Flowers may not be the boon to KMTV‘s ratings the station hopes for as it tries to climb out of last place among local network affiliates, but there’s no question he brings a recognizable name and...
View ArticleNebraska Coast Connection: Networking group ties Nebraskans in Hollywood
Upon discovering there’s a networking group for Nebraskans in Hollywood called the Nebraska Coast Connection it’s not surprising for someone to ask, There are Nebraskans in Hollywood? Yes, and a lot...
View ArticleGabrielle Union having it all between her own series, new film, producing,...
Native Nebraskans’ own many Hollywood-made-good stories. One of the best belongs to Gabrielle Union, who sort of fell into acting by way of modeling and hasn’t looked back since in building a...
View ArticlePaul Williams: Alive and Well, Sober and Serene, Making Memorable Music Again...
I didn’t expect to write a nearly 5,000-word story about Paul Williams, the songwriter who seemingly scored a good chunk of the 1970s. But his story resonated with me. First of all, there’s the fact...
View ArticleLew Hunter’s small town Nebraska boy made good in Hollywood story is a doozy
Of all the Hollywood greats Nebraska has produced, and there are far more than you think, Lew Hunter may boast the most impressive career behind the camera outside of Darryl Zanuck from Tinsletown’s...
View ArticleJohn Beasley, Living His Dream
In the pantheon of Nebraska born and bred actors to have made it in Hollywood and/or on Broadway, and there have been more than you think, none have really ever kept much of a close relationship with...
View ArticleStephanie Kurtzuba: From Bowling Alley, to Broadway and Back
So, everything you need to know about stage and screen actress Stephanie Kurtzuba from Omaha is summed up in the Bill Sitzmann photo of her below and in her scenes in the movies “The Wolf of Wall...
View ArticleGabrielle Union: A force in front of and away from the camera
On a per capita basis, Nebraska has been sending oodles of talent to Hollywood from the start of the industry through today. Then and now that talent has been variously expressed in front of the camera...
View ArticleNebraska’s own Lynn Stalmaster gets long overdue Oscar
Nebraska’s own Lynn Stalmaster gets long overdue Oscar ©by Leo Adam Biga Author of Alexander Payne: His Journey in Film If you’re like most Nebraskans who watched the Academy Awards last night,...
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