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John Beasley has sadly died at the age of 79.

The longtime actor, who was best known for Everwood, The Purge: Anarchy and The Soul Man, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, according to his son, Tyrone, shared with The Hollywood Reporter.

Tyrone revealed that John passed away unexpectedly after a series of tests on his liver, during a hospital stay in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

John‘s filmography is extensive, as he also appeared in The Apostle, The Mighty Ducks, Rudy, Little Big League, Crazy in Alabama, The General’s Daughter, The Sum of All Fears, and Firestarter, as well as his recent appearances in Fox’s The Resident, Disney+’s The Mandalorian, and Showtime’s Your Honor.

John leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Judy, and another son, Michael. In addition, he’s also survived by his grandchildren Evan, Miles, Olivia, Mika, Darius and Malik, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Zac Efron is reimagining a classic.

The 34-year-old actor stars in the upcoming Firestarter, a new adaptation of Stephen King‘s thriller, and the trailer just arrived.

Here’s a plot summary: “For more than a decade, parents Andy (Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative (Michael Greyeyes) is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

The film also stars Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley and Gloria Reuben.

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Jessica Biel attends the red carpet premiere of her new Facebook Watch series Limetown on Tuesday (October 15) at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.

The 37-year-old actress was joined at the event by co-stars Sherri Saum, Marlee Matlin, Omar Elba, Ben Cotton, Janet Kidder, Kelly Jenrette, John Beasley, Rekha Sharma, Eanna O’Dowd, Hiro Kanagawa, and director Rebecca Thomas.

Limetown is a new Facebook Watch series that will launch its first two episodes on October 16. The show follows “Lia Haddock (Biel) a journalist for American Public Radio, as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research community in Tennessee.”

FYI: Jessica is wearing a Louis Vuitton look with Bvlgari jewelry.

The cast of Everwood got together for an emotional reunion at the 2017 Summer TCA Press Tour!

Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, and Emily VanCamp spoke on stage during the CW portion of the event on Wednesday (August 2) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

They were joined by their co-stars Justin Baldoni, John Beasley, Stephanie Niznik, Vivien Cardone, Tom Amandes, Debra Mooney, creator Greg Berlanti, and executive producer Rina Mimoun.

The reunion commemorated the 15th anniversary of the show’s premiere in September 2002.

The group shared lots of laughs and happy tears, and Vivienne and her on-screen father Treat even shared a sweet hug.

Missing from the reunion were Chris Pratt and Sarah Drew, who was busy filming Grey’s Anatomy at the time.

“Seeing each other today was like we shot yesterday afternoon and we’re back on set again,” Treat said. “This is one of the nicest days I’ve ever had. It’s nice seeing everybody, I have to tell you.”

“This is an emotional day for me,” Greg added. “It was about coming of age, and I was so lucky I made it when I did, at the beginning of my career.”

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