Tag: Stardom

From football and acting stardom to murder trial and death

O.J. Simpson, the ex-NFL star-turned-actor who was later acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend in the so-called trial of the century, died Wednesday of complications from prostate cancer, according to his family. He was 76. “Our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family announced in a post on […]

Luke Littler says ‘world has gone mad’ following rise to stardom

Luke Littler claims the “world has gone mad” as he aims to make it back-to-back World Series title in the Netherlands this weekend. Littler, who turned 17 on Sunday, continued his incredible ascent to stardom last week when he won the Bahrain Masters, winning silverware in his first tournament since his sensational debut run to […]

Denzel Washington’s Enduring Stardom – The Atlantic

The list of actors who have won three Oscars is vanishingly short. Walter Brennan (a character actor from Hollywood’s Golden Age), Jack Nicholson, and Daniel Day-Lewis are the only men to do it, with Meryl Streep, Katherine Hepburn (who won four), and Ingrid Bergman the only women. Awards season can be fickle, sometimes memorializing films […]