By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photo Credit: Alberto E. Rodriquez/WireImage Tony Burton a character actor who appeared in Rocky and several of its sequels, has sadly passed at the age of 78. Burton, from Flint, Michigan, had been in and out of the hospital for the past year, but never received an official diagnosis, his younger […]
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Tony Burton Rocky Actor Dead at 78: Boxing Society Mourns the Loss of One of Our Own
February 26th, 2016 
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February 19th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt American author Harper Lee has died at the age of 89 years old today. She is known the world over for her brilliant masterpiece, To Kill A Mockingbird that was opted into a 1962 movie, with Gregory Peck playing the lead role of Atticus Finch.
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February 17th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt George Gaynes, the beloved character actor who had a huge following from his roles as the Commandant in the Police Academy series and the grouchy foster parent on the 1980s sitcom “Punky Brewster,” has died at the age of 98 Monday at his daughter’s home in North Bend, Wash and was […]
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February 16th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Denise Matthews AKA Vanity who fronted the R & B Group Vanity 6 created by Prince and found success in acting in such films as The Last Dragon and Action Jackson with Carl Weathers, died yesterday at the age of 57. She succumbed to kidney failure and abdominal illness, both of […]
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February 4th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news to report today….Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like “September,” ”Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland,” died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his brother Verdine said. White, who was 74, suffered for years with Parkinson’s Disease […]
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January 26th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose great mug and at times, sad face who was part of the cast of the greatest movie ever made “The Godfather” where he played Sal Tessio, has died at the age of 94. He also was beloved character Detective Phil Fish on the 1970s TV series […]
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January 18th, 2016 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sadly, yet another rock legend has left us far too soon. Former Eagles band member and solo artist Glenn Frey, has died at the age of 67. NewzBreaker extends our deepest condolences to the Frey family in their time of grief. Read More.
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October 17th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Hollywood actress Joan Leslie who is best remembered for fresh-faced ingénue roles in movies of the 1940s, including “High Sierra,” “Sergeant York” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” died this past Monday in Los Angeles. She was 90. Her family confirmed the death. Leslie appeared in many memorable performances but is best remembered […]
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September 12th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Iron Chef star Kerry Simon died at age 60 after succumbing to Multiple System Atrophy, his longtime friend Robin Leach wrote on Friday, Sept. 11, in his column for the Las Vegas Sun. Simon, was known the world to his fans and peers in the culinary realm as the “Rock ‘n’ […]
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September 10th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Child star Dickie Moore who at one time was one of the biggest names in Hollywood had died at 89. Moore, a public relations executive who was known as Dickie when he was a Hollywood child star, playing the movies’ first talking Oliver Twist and later giving Shirley Temple her first […]
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September 7th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved child star that was part of the very popular Our Gang series has died at 93. Darling started in the acting business at the age of 4 joining Our Gang in the early 1920’s where she played Jean. She would go on to act for many years. In the 1970’s […]
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September 7th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Actress Judy Carne whose big claim to fame was being the “Sock it to me!” girl on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” in the ’60s, died on September 3rd, according to the Telegraph. She was 76.Carne was also known for her rough relationship with Burt Reynolds. She was the actor’s first wife. […]
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September 7th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Veteran actor Martin Milner died Sunday night at the age of 83 of undisclosed causes and was confirmed by Diana Downing, a representative for his fan page. Over the years, Milner put in some great performances on various TV Shows and in feature films, but he will probably be best remembered […]
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July 31st, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Sad news has just arrived to the NewzBreaker office that popular country singer Lynn Anderson who in the 1970’s had a massive hit with “Rose Garden” has died from cardiac arrest at the age of 67. Her death was confirmed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her publicist, Mark Logsdon, […]
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July 19th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Alex Rocco the very talented character actor who played Moe Greene in the screen classic, The Godfather passed away yesterday at the age of 79, from cancer. A veteran actor of many great film and TV roles over the years with one of the most recent, playing a reoccurring role on […]
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July 3rd, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt “I detest bad manners. If people are polite, I am. They shouldn’t try to get away with not being polite to me.”— Francis Albert Sinatra May 14th, 2015, marked the 17th anniversary of the passing of Music Icon Francis Albert Sinatra at the age of 82. As an avid fan who […]
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July 3rd, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Here we have a number song that was a massive hit in 1966 by ? & The Mysterians named 96 TEARS. The group was a garage band out of Bay City, Michigan who was led by ? (Rudy Martinez) who wore tight pants and was never seen without his sunglasses whether […]
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July 3rd, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt In 1984, MTV was number one and the synthesizer sound owned the airwaves. A group out of Melbourne, Australia, named “Real Life” had a smash hit with “SEND ME AN ANGEL” and followed up with another hit “CATCH ME I’M FALLING” from the album “HEARTLAND.” The video by today’s standards is […]
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June 30th, 2015 CEO By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt 1981….I was 13 years old and my late father, Alvin, and I were in a record store in North Miami Beach Florida called Coconuts. Dad, was an avid record collector for many years, so I would usually accompany him as we sifted through bins looking for those rare gems and especially […]
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