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Sunday, November 16

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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards.

The show commonly known as the SAG Awards will officially become the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA in its next incarnation on March 1, when Netflix will stream the ceremony as it has since 2023.

The move was announced Friday to the board of SAG-AFTRA, the union that presents the awards and represents U.S. film and television actors among others.

It was around the time of the Covid-19 pandemic that actor Glen Powell got the call that he would host “Saturday Night Live.”

He and his family were celebrating the news on a porch when a UPS driver delivering a package happened upon them and asked what was going on. Powell told the driver to tune in to the “SNL” Christmas episode because he’d be hosting.

They celebrated that moment roughly four years ago with a selfie, Powell said, displaying the image during his long-awaited “SNL” monologue Saturday.

Originally appeared on E! Online

When Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey and the rest of the “Wicked” cast was assembled, they were well aware they were gonna be pop-u-lar.

After all, the self-professed musical theater nerds had come of age listening to the music from the original 2003 Broadway debut (based on Gregory Maguire’s fairly dark 1995 best seller of the same name).

Originally appeared on E! Online

James Pickens Jr. is getting candid about his health.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” actor shared that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year after a biopsy revealed a tumor on his gland.

This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY:

Not so many years ago, a typical advent calendar was a basic cardboard box containing some chocolates or other candies behind little daily windows.

Today, advent calendars have evolved into creatively designed collections that dispense items ranging from pet toys to soaps, fishing equipment to art supplies. They make for festive decor, and appeal to our love of ritual, surprise and small things.

Of course, if you’re gifting an advent calendar, you’ll want to give it early, in time for your recipients to count down the days to Christmas or a milestone.