Crew members who were part of the viral "Bel-Air" fan video say they made major life decisions based on the promise they'd work on the NBC show. Courtesy of Alishia Maxwell and Markis Allen Redeem now Four cast and crew members from the "Bel-Air" fan vid

Anthony Q. Farrell is a Canadian writer, producer, and showrunner. Courtesy of Ian Watson Redeem now Anthony Q. Farrell is a showrunner and executive producer who used to be a writer on "The Office." After a successful run on the show, he couldn't land a

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Larry Jefferson, better known as "Santa Larry," is a retired veteran from a small town called Nashville, Arkansas. After retiring from the military in 2015 and from his government career in 2016, Jefferson went from a decades-long seasonal Santa to full-t

Orrin Campbell sparked massive online interest after he appeared on a 2020 episode of Dr. Phil, where he doubled down on his belief that he was an alien cyborg sent from the future. Campbell's family sought out the TV psychologist for help with an interve

Comedian Kenny DeForest died Wednesday after the e-bike he was riding "lost control" on Dec. 8, resulting in a brain injury, his father Roger DeForest exclusively shared with The Messenger. The stand-up artist was originally believed to have been hit by a

The fast-rapping legend reflected on the latest update in Tupac's murder case as he promotes his unlikely new collab with Seraphina Sanan, which drops today Chicago native and hip-hop veteran Twista was at one point dubbed the fastest English-speaking rap

Audiences fell in love with Lee Thompson Young while he starred in the popular late 90s-early 2000s Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson, where, pre-Hannah Montana, his character lived a double life as a celebrity who also wanted to be a normal k

The Miss America pageant competition was a major part of American culture for decades after its founding in 1921. In the sixty-plus years that the competition was held prior to Vanessa Williams' win in 1983, the pageant had only ever crowned white Miss Am

Actress Judith Barsi is immortalized in the Don Bluth childhood classics The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, which feature her voice to bring the both films' most adorable young characters to life. She was also landing on-screen roles in films

The iconic cheerleader film Bring It On (2000) was a first-of-its-kind sports movie. It was centered on women, featured a diverse cast (though maybe not as diverse as the trailers made it seem) and delivered a ton of zippy lines fans still love to recite

Julia, Amber and Sarah Ross look back on life at the center of the Disney pop machine and discuss why it's the right time to work on new music Julia Ross, keyboardist and lead singer for the teen-sister rock band Everlife, can still remember how surreal i

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Josephine Wright just wants peace — and she's hopefully a little closer to achieving that. The 93-year-old Hilton Head Island resident has been embroiled in a heated battle with developers who say her property, which has been in her family since the Civil

Author T.J. Newman has come a long way since scribbling plot notes on napkins during her red-eye flight shifts. Now a two-time New York Times best-selling novelist and major motion picture screenwriter, Newman's rise has become a beacon of hope to aspirin

Two years ago, Britney Spears was inside LA's Stanley Mosk courthouse testifying in her conservatorship battle while a substantial gathering of protestors gathered outside to support the pop star. The scene outside that same courthouse last month was mark