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Remembering Robin Williams

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014

You want to be able to quote his inspirational movie lines back to him, to step on a desk and shout to him, “O Captain! My Captain!” You want to be able to hug him close and tight and never let go, telling him, “It’s not your fault.” And then …

R.I.P. Jimmy Kimmel’s “Uncle Frank” Potenza

August 23, 2011August 23, 2011

Sad news to report, as Jimmy Kimmel’s real-life “Uncle Frank” Potenza, a former NYPD officer and security guard who worked on camera on Kimmel’s ABC talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, died today. He was 77. Information about a memorial service is forthcoming. Kimmel’s TV show already had just begun a …