Richard Foronjy, who spent more than eight years in prison before he turned to acting and appeared in such films as Serpico, Midnight Run, Repo Man and Carlito’s Way, died Sunday, his family announced. He was 86.
Foronjy said he was arrested more than 20 times for “forgery, bank robbery, credit card rip-offs, assorted crimes and skullduggery … [guilty of] almost everything except drugs and homicide,” he said in a 1987 interview with Upi’s Vernon Scott.
The Brooklyn native was convicted only once, but that got him an 8½-year stretch in the New York prisons Sing Sing and Attica before he was released when he was 32.
In Hollywood, not surprisingly, Foronjy specialized in portraying cops and crooks.
He was a cop killer in his screen debut, Serpico (1973), and cops in The Morning After (1986) and Prince of the City (1981), all for Sidney Lumet. “I was especially good at playing cops, no doubt because I got to...
Foronjy said he was arrested more than 20 times for “forgery, bank robbery, credit card rip-offs, assorted crimes and skullduggery … [guilty of] almost everything except drugs and homicide,” he said in a 1987 interview with Upi’s Vernon Scott.
The Brooklyn native was convicted only once, but that got him an 8½-year stretch in the New York prisons Sing Sing and Attica before he was released when he was 32.
In Hollywood, not surprisingly, Foronjy specialized in portraying cops and crooks.
He was a cop killer in his screen debut, Serpico (1973), and cops in The Morning After (1986) and Prince of the City (1981), all for Sidney Lumet. “I was especially good at playing cops, no doubt because I got to...
- 5/21/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On this week’s “Real Time” on HBO, Bill Maher addressed the recent “Quiet on Set” documentary, which explored exploitation of children in Nickelodeon programming. Maher then used that to launch into a wider discussion expressing skepticism of modern progressive gender politics, including how much kids are exposed to nontraditional gender identities.
In a featured “New Rule” segment titled “Kid ‘n Prey”, Maher opened up, “And finally, New Rule: as one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone has to tell me, why am I always having to defend them? I don’t even like kids. But I also think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
He asked the crowd if they’d been watching Max/Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
“O-m-g,” Maher began. “Nickelodeon — it wasn’t a studio,...
In a featured “New Rule” segment titled “Kid ‘n Prey”, Maher opened up, “And finally, New Rule: as one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone has to tell me, why am I always having to defend them? I don’t even like kids. But I also think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
He asked the crowd if they’d been watching Max/Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
“O-m-g,” Maher began. “Nickelodeon — it wasn’t a studio,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
Bill Maher took some time during his “New Rules” segment on Real Time Friday to offer his takeaways from the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries.
“As one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone’s got to tell me why I’m always having to defend them,” the host said. “I don’t even like them, but I do think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
His initial reaction to Investigation Discovery’s five-part docuseries, which details allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage actors on Nickelodeon TV show sets, was, “Omg!”
“Nickelodeon? It wasn’t a studio, it was Neverland Ranch with craft services,” he shared of his portrayal of the Network after watching the series. “It is just scene after scene, clip and clip, of the...
“As one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone’s got to tell me why I’m always having to defend them,” the host said. “I don’t even like them, but I do think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
His initial reaction to Investigation Discovery’s five-part docuseries, which details allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage actors on Nickelodeon TV show sets, was, “Omg!”
“Nickelodeon? It wasn’t a studio, it was Neverland Ranch with craft services,” he shared of his portrayal of the Network after watching the series. “It is just scene after scene, clip and clip, of the...
- 4/20/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An exasperated Bill Maher, notorious for not having his own children, asked on Friday’s ‘Real Time’ why he is the one who is always left trying to defend them.
In his “New Rules” editorial, Maher trained his guns on the shocking Max documentary Quiet on Set, which detailed what the past young stars went through on the Nick sets. “Omg,” was Maher’s opening salvo.
Maher said that the Nickelodeon depicted “wasn’t a studio – it was Neverland Ranch with craft services.” He said the documentary was “scene after scene of the child stars of their day being exposed to…degradation.” He added, “I was grossed out and I’ve gone camping with John Waters.”
The documentary is the talk of the town in Los Angeles, Maher said, but pointed out that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was derided when he was saying the same things about Disney’s actions.
In his “New Rules” editorial, Maher trained his guns on the shocking Max documentary Quiet on Set, which detailed what the past young stars went through on the Nick sets. “Omg,” was Maher’s opening salvo.
Maher said that the Nickelodeon depicted “wasn’t a studio – it was Neverland Ranch with craft services.” He said the documentary was “scene after scene of the child stars of their day being exposed to…degradation.” He added, “I was grossed out and I’ve gone camping with John Waters.”
The documentary is the talk of the town in Los Angeles, Maher said, but pointed out that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was derided when he was saying the same things about Disney’s actions.
- 4/20/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bombshell excerpts from Prince Harry's upcoming memoir, "Spare," have leaked, including insight into a physical altercation with his brother, Prince William, and details on how Harry coped with his mother's tragic death. Although readers have Harry to thank for recounting these shocking tales, credit for getting the fiery words down on the page goes to a celebrity ghostwriter, J.R. Moehringer. Read on for everything we know about the award-winning American novelist (spoiler alert: he's George Clooney approved!).
Who Is J.R. Moehringer?
Moehringer was born in New York and raised between Manhasset, New York, and Scottsdale, Arizona. He went on to study at the prestigious Yale University, before accepting a position as a news assistant at The New York Times. The 58-year old's journalism career eventually took him to the Los Angeles Times, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his article "Resurrecting the Champ," and...
Who Is J.R. Moehringer?
Moehringer was born in New York and raised between Manhasset, New York, and Scottsdale, Arizona. He went on to study at the prestigious Yale University, before accepting a position as a news assistant at The New York Times. The 58-year old's journalism career eventually took him to the Los Angeles Times, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his article "Resurrecting the Champ," and...
- 1/9/2023
- by Simrin Purhar
- Popsugar.com
At the outset of the presidential campaign, Democrats shut Fox News out of sponsoring any of its debates, frustrated over what party chairman Tom Perez called an “inappropriate relationship” between the network and President Donald Trump.
But a number of candidates have still gone on to participate in the network’s town halls, the most recent being Pete Buttigieg, who appeared in a Des Moines event last week moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday.
Not too surprisingly, Wallace thinks it was a “foolish mistake” for Democrats to shun Fox News as a debate sponsor.
“You know it’s like Willie Sutton said, when they asked why did you rob banks, he said ‘That’s where the money is.’ Why would you not go on Fox News?” he says.
Iowa voters can change their registration on caucus night and vote in the Democratic caucus, he notes, and “why wouldn...
But a number of candidates have still gone on to participate in the network’s town halls, the most recent being Pete Buttigieg, who appeared in a Des Moines event last week moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday.
Not too surprisingly, Wallace thinks it was a “foolish mistake” for Democrats to shun Fox News as a debate sponsor.
“You know it’s like Willie Sutton said, when they asked why did you rob banks, he said ‘That’s where the money is.’ Why would you not go on Fox News?” he says.
Iowa voters can change their registration on caucus night and vote in the Democratic caucus, he notes, and “why wouldn...
- 2/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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