Here's the Scoop...

I like this guy! Garret Dillahunt has joined the AMC horror drama Fear the Walking Dead.

The 52-year-old actor will have a series regular role in Season 4 of The Walking Dead prequel and companion series, according to Deadline.

"We got some pretty cool stuff planned!" he tweeted Tuesday after the news broke.

Details about Dillahunt's character are being kept under wraps. The actor is a Walking Dead superfan who previously campaigned to play Negan on the original show. The role ultimately went to Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

"If not Negan, then something else someday," Dillahunt tweeted in November 2015.

Fear the Walking Dead stars Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam-Carey, and was renewed for a fourth season in April. Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg will replace Dave Erickson as showrunners in the new season.

Dillahunt is known for playing Burt Chance on Raising Hope, John Henry on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Jody Kimball-Kinney on The Mindy Project. He will also star in Braven with Jason Momoa.

Hopefully, Garret Dillahunt will make his way back to the Deadwood movie that's going into production for HBO next year. Fingers crossed!

Be Well,
Steve

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People names 'This is Us' actors Sexiest Cast of 2017
People is declaring three This is Us actors the Sexiest Cast of 2017.

Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and Justin Hartley, who play Jack, Randall and Kevin Pearson on the NBC series, will appear in the magazine's annual Sexiest Man Alive issue.

"I think being sexy is just being comfortable in your skin, and these two cats are very comfortable in their skin," Brown said of his co-stars at a photoshoot for the feature, according to Today.

People will announce its Sexiest Man Alive on Tuesday ahead of the issue's debut Nov. 15. The magazine geared up for the release by sharing a feature with Ventimiglia, Brown and Hartley where the stars reflected on their pasts.

"I was all over the place [in high school]," Ventimiglia said. "I was senior class president but I was also the captain of the wrestling team, but I also did drama and fundraising. I like to call myself quiet. I'm definitely not shy."

"[I] had more confidence than I probably should have in high school," Hartley confessed. "But I do remember feeling like I wish I could physically mature a little faster, fill out."

This is Us co-stars Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson. The show is in its second season, and airs Tuesdays on NBC.


Tracee Ellis Ross announced as host of 2017 American Music Awards
Tracee Ellis Ross has been selected as the host of the upcoming 2017 American Music Awards.

The announcement was made Tuesday on Good Morning America noting that is the first time the Black-ish star will be hosting the awards show.

The American Music Awards will be airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Ross's mother Diana Ross is being honored at the event as the legendary singer will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for making "truly exceptional contributions to the music industry."

Diana who is a seven-time AMA winner and who previously hosted the awards show in 1986 and 1987, is also expected to perform.

Other artists such as Pink and K-pop band BTS will also be taking the stage during the ceremony. The show's top nominees for AMA awards include the likes of Drake, Bruno Mars and The Chainsmokers.


LOOSE LIPS:
"I go to work the next day and my ears are all black, and [the hairstylist] goes, 'What did you do?'"
--Matt LeBlanc, on the time he tried dying his hair during his Friends days, on The Late Late Show



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Which acclaimed Hulu series has been canceled after three seasons?


Jordin Sparks announces pregnancy after secret marriage
Jordin Sparks announced her pregnancy Tuesday after secretly marrying over the summer.

The 27-year-old singer said in an interview with People that she's pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Dana Isaiah in the late spring.

"We're both really excited," she gushed. "He's been like, 'I want to shout it from the mountain tops!' We're really proud to be married to each other and to be celebrating this."

Sparks and Isaiah quietly eloped while on vacation in Hawaii with a small group of friends in mid-July. The couple were shocked to learn Sparks is pregnant just weeks after sharing their wedding news with family and friends.

"It's been really crazy because everything changes," the singer shared. "Once we got over the initial shock of it, now again just like it is with the marriage, to be able to share that this amazing thing is happening, it's such a great thing. We did this together!"

"This is the best part [of life] so far because I have [Dana] and I have this little one and I have a new family," she added. "I'm the most content I've ever been in my life."

Sparks had hinted at the news with a mirror selfie Monday on Instagram, but covered her baby bump with a poncho. Fans congratulated the American Idol Season 6 winner in the comments, with one person writing, "Congratulations on your new married life and new addition to your family."


Michael Buble announces first shows since son's cancer diagnosis
Michael Bublé will return to the stage next year after taking a hiatus from music to care for his elder son.

The 42-year-old Canadian singer announced Monday on social media that he will perform at two concerts in July 2018.

Bublé will visit Dublin on July 7 before headlining the British Summer Time music festival in London on July 13. The concerts will be his only shows in Ireland and the U.K., respectively.

"Michael performs at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday 7th July," the star's team wrote on Facebook. "This will be Michael's ONLY IRE show in 2018. Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 17th November."

"Michael will be headlining London's @BSTHydePark on Friday 13th July -- His only UK show in 2018! Tickets go on sale 9am Friday," the team added on Twitter.

Bublé announced in November 2016 that Noah, his 4-year-old son with Luisana Lopilato, was diagnosed with cancer. Lopilato said at a press conference in April that Noah is now "well" and recovering from the disease.

"My son's recovery is a long process as you all know and he has to continue with checkups. But we are very happy," the actress said. "We are looking forward to thinking about the future, to seeing our children grow.

Bublé and Lopilato, who married in March 2011, also share 21-month-old son Elias.


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Which acclaimed Hulu series has been canceled after three seasons?

Hulu comedy Difficult People starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner has been canceled after three seasons.

Eichner shared the news on Twitter Tuesday where he shared his admiration for Klausner. "Yes it's true. Difficult People has come to an end. Thanks to many people but above all my friend, @julieklausner. A singular comedic voice & the funniest person I know," the actor wrote.

"I cannot WAIT to see what Julie creates next. Thanks to all of you Difficult People out there who watched," he continued.

Andrea Martin, Gabourey Sidibe and John Cho also starred on the series which recently wrapped up its third season on Hulu.

Difficult People was orginally developed for the USA Network in 2014 before it landed a series order at Hulu.

Klausner created the series that was executive produced by Amy Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Tony Hernandez. Scott King served as showrunner.