Daytime Talk Pioneer Phil Donahue Dead at 88, Actor John Aprea Dies at 83, Actress Danielle Fishel Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Dancer Kalani Hilliker Engaged

From the LifeMinute.tv Team 

August 19, 2024

Talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88
The award-winning talk show host, known as the “king of daytime talk”, died surrounded by family in his home on Sunday night following a long-term illness. Donahue served as a pioneer for daytime talk in the entertainment industry, hosting The Phil Donahue Show for nearly 30 years. Over the course of his career, the icon also received many accolades, earning 21 daytime Emmy nominations and winning 9, a primetime Emmy for his 1981 special Donahue and Kids, the 1981 Peabody Award, and most recently the Presidential Medal of Freedom just three months ago.

Actor John Aprea dies at 83
The actor, best known for his work in The Godfather Part II and Full House died earlier this month due to natural causes. He passed on August 5 in Los Angeles as revealed by manager Will Levine. With a career spanning decades, Aprea also appeared in a variety of other films and television shows including 1967’s Bullitt, 1980’s The Idolmaker, the NBC hit soap opera Another World, and many more.

Actress Danielle Fishel reveals breast cancer diagnosis
The Boy Meets World actress revealed her diagnosis in the most recent episode of her podcast “Pod Meets World,” stating “I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer.” Fishel then goes on to reveal that the cancer was found early, “technically stage zero,” and will be removed with surgery and follow up treatment.

Dance Moms alumni Kalani Hilliker engaged to boyfriend Nathan Goldman
The 23-year-old dancer revealed the engagement on her Instagram this weekend in a joint post writing “A lifetime of this. I couldn’t be lucky enough or more grateful to get to be your fiancé.” Hilliker and Goldman first went public with their relationship back in April while attending Coachella. The engagement comes at the end of the couple’s European vacation, with Goldman popping the question lakeside at Italy’s romantic Lake Como.

In today’s birthday news:
Actress Jill St. John turns 84, Deep Purple’s Ian Gillian 79, former President Bill Clinton 78, Queen bassist John Deacon 73, actor Peter Gallagher 69, actor John Stamos 61, actress Kyra Sedgwick 59, country singer Lee Ann Womack 58, rapper Fat Joe 54, actress Erika Christensen 42.