The Beast (tv program)

Before History Channel's "Vikings" premiered in early March, leading man Travis Fimmel may have been best known for his modeling days--and Calvin Klein underwear ads. Many Chicagoans probably remember the blue-eyed Aussie for starring with Patrick Swayze...

Some people just won't take "no" for an answer. In the case of Ragnar Lothbrok in the new historical drama "Vikings" (9 p.m. CT March 3, History; 3 stars out of 4), that's a good thing. In History Channel's nine-part scripted series--its first--...

The Chicago-based Showtime dramedy "Shameless" can either be seen as a small victory for Chicago's TV and film community or a missed opportunity, depending on how you want to look at it. The series films most of its exterior scenes in Chicago (unlike...

If you've turned on a television in the last year, you've probably glimpsed Young the Giant. The Irvine natives have played on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"and "Later with Jools Holland" in the U.K. Rock music enthusiasts...

How did a cheesecake from a southwest suburban bakery land a role in "The Dilemma," Ron Howard's new made-in-Chicago movie starring Vince Vaughn? "It's all who you know," said Beth Fahey, only half jokingly. Fahey and her sister, Becky Palermo, own...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the 57-year-old "Dirty Dancing" actor died Monday with family at his side. He came forward about his illness last...

Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his...

Though it was not his first film or even his breakthrough -- he'd already had that three years earlier with "Dirty Dancing" -- my favorite memory of Patrick Swayze came in 1990 with the romantic thriller "Ghost" with Demi Moore: He played a man whose love...

Patrick Swayze, the actor who shot to fame for his role in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing", died in Los Angeles Monday after fighting pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He was 57. His diagnosis came early last year, shortly after production ended on...

Patrick Swayze, the actor and classically trained dancer whose role in the enduringly popular "Dirty Dancing" made him a movie star, one who struggled with the alienation of fame and against being typecast as a leading man, died Monday. He was 57....

Despite dire reports, "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze is not at death's door after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his doctor said Wednesday. "Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus...

Patrick Swayze, who has shared his battle with pancreatic cancer, is planning to share a whole lot more. "The Beast" star and his wife Lisa will collaborate to write his memoirs, according to news reports. No other information is available at this time,...