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Next Stop Pottersville: Ian Abercrombie, “Seinfeld’s” Mr. Pitt, Dies At 77

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Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie on the set of RECOiL with Actor/Writer/Director Brian DiMaio in a deleted scene in which Abercrombie played the police station's gunsmith-butler.

Los Angeles—Ian Abercrombie, best known as Mr. Pitt, Elaine’s candy-bar-cuting boss from “Seinfeld,” died last Thursday of a heart attack. He was 77.

Born in Grays, Essex, London in 1934, Abercrombie got his start on stage in London before coming to Hollywood in 1957.

Besides gaining fame on such TV shows like “Desperate Housewives,” “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Twin Peaks” and “Dynasty,” he also appeared in a number of films, including “Stalag 17,” The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “Army of Darkness,” “RECOiL” and “The Prisoner of Zenda.”
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Pets.com Founder Looking To Buy Bankrupt Automaker Saab

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Pets Dot Saab

Greg McLemore may not get the Saab name once the acquisition is made but he is the owner of the original pets.com puppet.

Los Angeles—With Swedish carmaker Saab filing for bankruptcy, many suitors are coming out of the woodworks vying to buy the struggling company, and Greg McLemore, who founded pets.com, some website that lasted like a year like a decade ago, is at the top of the list.

“I don’t really remember what exactly pets.com was, but I remember they had a clever little dog puppet or something,” said business analyst Trevor Watson of Moore-Dearing Investments. “I have no doubt that that little dog could breathe new life into Saab. I’m excited for the new direction Saab will go in with McLemore at the helm.”
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She Found Her Happy Place; Frances Bay Dies

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It was Frances Bay who actually invented the "marble rye" bit when she snatched a marble rye from creator/director Brian DiMaio on the set of RECOiL, and refused to give it back..

Los Angeles—Frances Bay, Happy Gilmore’s grandmother in “Happy Gilmore,” died Thursday. She was 92.

Born in Mannville, Alberta and raised in Manitoba, Bay, born Frances Goffman, put her burgeoning acting career on hold when she got married. She moved with her husband, Charles, to South Africa until the 1970s, when Charles’ job moved them to California. It was then that she again turned to acting, in her mid-fifties.

Besides appearing most recently on ABC’s “The Middle” as Aunt Ginny, Bay also appeared as Fonzie’s grandmother on “Happy Days,” guest-starred in “The Dukes of Hazzard” and famously refused to give up her marble rye on “Seinfeld.”
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“Heaven, HELLO!” Len Lesser, Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo, Passes Away

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Len Lesser

No more Lesser. We all say "Good bye" to the character that insisted we say "Hello."

Burbank—Character actor Len Lesser died in his sleep Wednesday morning in Burbank, California, of complications from pneumonia. He was 88.

CNN reported that his daughter, Michele Lesser, reportedly told them, “It was very peaceful. He was a great grandpa, and an amazing father. He had a heart of gold — and a sense of humor of platinum.”

He was best known to the world as Jerry Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo on TV’s “Seinfeld.” Lesser made more than 500 film, television and stage appearances.

Movies that Lesser appeared in included ”Kelly’s Heroes,” “RECOiL,” “Gallipoli” and ”The Outlaw Josey Wales”. Continue reading →