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Philip McKeon, the former child actor who played young Tommy Hyatt on the 1976-1985 CBS sitcom Alice, died today in Texas after a long illness. The elder brother of Facts of Life actress Nancy McKeon was 55. His death was announced by family spokesman Jeff Ballard. "We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over…

Stampede and Steel Springs Pictures have partnered up to produce and co-finance Alice, a period drama based on the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. Krystin Ver Linden wrote the screenplay and will…

Another classic sitcom is eying a reboot. Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Alice, a multi-camera comedy based on the 1976 CBS TV series starring Linda Lavin. It comes from Diablo Cody (One Mississippi), Liz Astrof (2 Broke Girls) and Warner Bros. TV, which produced the original series and where Cody and her…

Fox 2000 found its lead actor in the faith-based film The impossible with Marcel Ruiz while Wolfgang Novogratz will star in the lead role in Alice opposite Natalia Dyer, the indie based on the short story Yes God Yes. The Impossible, directed by Roxann Dawson and produced by DeVon Franklin, follows John Smith, a 14…

UPDATE Friday, 4:50 PM: SAG-AFTRA released a statement this afternoon paying tribute to Kaplan. “Marvin was one of the most recognizable character actors of his generation, and he was a proud union activist and leader. We are forever grateful for the gift of his work and his service to our members,” said SAG-AFTRA…

Beth Howland, who earned four Golden Globe nominations for her regular supporting role on the long-running CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 74. Her husband, Murphy Brown actor Charles Kimbrough, told the Associated Press that Howland died December 31 of lung cancer in Santa Monica. She began her career at 16 on…