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‘Mr. Dressup: The Magic Of Make-Believe’: A Canadian Children’s Entertainment Icon Takes Centre Stage In Documentary Trailer

“Keep your crayons sharp.”On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the trailer for the new Canadian Amazon Original documentary, “Mr.Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe”.Read More: Mr.Dressup Documentary In The Works, Honouring Canada’s Most Beloved Children’s EntertainerThe film looks back on the story and legacy of Ernie Coombs, the iconic children’s entertainer best known to Canadians as Mr.Dressup.Cnw […]

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Tom Hanks Calls Fellow Best Supporting Actor Nominees “Gods” at the 2020 Oscars

Tom Hanks could not have nicer things to say about his fellow Academy Award nominees! E! News’ Giuliana Rancic caught up with the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood actor and wife Rita Wilson on the 2020 Oscars red carpet and Hanks gushed about being nominated tonight in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for […]

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Tom Hanks Was Fred Rogers’ ‘Favorite’ Actor But ‘They Never Met,’ Reveals Beautiful Day Director

Tom Hanks not only played Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — he was also the late TV icon’s favorite actor!As revealed by director Marielle Heller in a featurette from the home release of the acclaimed film, Rogers was a huge fan of the actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best […]

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Tom Hanks Will Warm Your Heart As Mister Rogers In A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer

Allow Tom Hanks to be your neighbor.On Monday morning, Sony released its first trailer for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which features the Oscar winning actor sliding into the loafers and red cardigan of everyone’s childhood icon, Fred Rogers.Based on a true story, the upcoming flick—guaranteed to make you cry—follows the unlikely friendship between […]

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Officer Clemmons on ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ ‘Memba Him?!

Francois Clemmons was in his early 20s when began his long run as the neighborhood policeman, Officer Clemmons, on the formative children’s television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Francois Clemmons was alongside other incredible counterparts like Betty Aberlin as Lady Aberlin, Joe Negri as Handyman Negri, David Newell as the delivery man Mr.McFeely and of course Fred […]

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How Mister Rogers’ Life of Quiet Grace Turned Him Into an Unlikely Pop Culture Hero 16 Years After His Death

Fred Rogers isn’t your typical pop culture icon.As the host of the long-running PBS children’s program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he wasn’t slick or sarcastic, hip or cool.He was sincere to a fault and spoke with a slow determination and a pure warmth uncommon for TV.Had his show still been on the air in the social media age, […]

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Tom Hanks Is Mister Rogers in First Look at You Are My Friend

Tom Hanks, won’t you be our neighbor? The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor plays Fred Rogers, the late host of the long-running beloved children’s series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in the upcoming Sony Pictures film You Are My Friend.On Thursday, the studio released the first photo from the movie, which shows Hanks sitting in the doorway of a trailer and holding an open book […]

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Wondering If the Mister Rogers Documentary Will Make You Cry? Well, Is His Cardigan Red?

The world could use some sage advice and kind words from Fred Rogers right about now.The beloved children’s show host is the subject of a recently released documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which explores his life, his legacy, and the lasting influence of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.The documentary precedes an upcoming biopic wherein Tom Hanks […]

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