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FOR RELEASE JULY 27, 2026
BYLINE: By Tony Rizzo
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PHOTO CAPTION: John Goodman (Upcoming in "Digger")
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HOLLYWOOD -- If you thought John Goodman was only a TV star because of "Roseanne" (1988-1997) and "The Conners" (2018-2025), you'd be wrong! Goodman, at 74, has appeared in 101 films and is featured in the upcoming Tom Cruise film "Digger," which opens on Oct. 2.
Goodman's currently in Australia, shooting under director J.J. Abrams for the horror film "Skeletons" with Brie Larson and Kyle Gallner. Larson recently completed the upcoming FX miniseries "Cry Wolf," about a social worker who's thrust into crisis when a mother's teenage daughter alleges abuse.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 54, is still one of the busiest actors in Hollywood. He'll follow the recent release of the live-action "Moana," which opened on July 10, with "Jumanji: Open World" (due on Christmas Day). He's also about to shoot the 11th and final "Fast & Furious" installment, which is appropriately titled "Forever Furious," for a March 2028 release. Johnson's a producer on the film as well.
Johnson was married to Dany Garcia from 1997-2008 and has been wed to Lauren Hashian since 2019. He's currently producing and starring in "Free Byrd" as a motorcycle stuntman with dementia who wants one last death-defying jump. Additionally, he'll star in "Lizard Music," which follows a young boy who stumbles upon a secret late-night TV show of musical lizards. Didn't we already have one of these -- called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" -- for 10 films?
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Four major movie stars have made it to and passed the 100 year mark! On June 28, the hilarious Mel Brooks hit 100. He was wed to Frances Baum from 1953-1962 and Anne Bancroft from 1964-2005. He's directed 11 films and acted in about 70 movies. He's won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "The Producers" (1967), four Emmys, three Grammys, three Tony Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards.
Eva Marie Saint turned 102 on the Fourth of July. She won an Oscar for "On the Waterfront" (1954) and has been nominated for an Emmy five times, winning one for "People Like Us" (1990).
Lee Grant, who turns 101 on Oct. 31 (having been born on Halloween in 1925), is a four-time Oscar nominee and won for "Shampoo" (1975). She's been nominated for seven Emmys and won two for "Peyton Place" and "The Neon Ceiling."
Dick Van Dyke turns 101 on Dec. 13 and has made 60 films. He's starred in 158 episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971-74), 11 episodes of "Van Dyke and Company" (1976), 10 episodes of "The Van Dyke Show" (1988), and 178 episodes of "Diagnosis Murder" (co-starring his son, Barry Van Dyke, from 1993-2001). He's won six Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy.
All of these stars' best award is the fact that the Grim Reaper has lost their addresses!
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