Andy Farnsworth

News, traffic & movies for @KSLNewsRadio & @KSL5TV; Co-host of Utah's Morning News (M-F 5a-9a) & KSL Movie Show (Fridays 11a-1p).

[Ian McKellen @IanMcKellen]

SIR PATRICK STEWART (1940-2026)

Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.

We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions. My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in 'Star Trek'. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”. Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes ('X-Men' of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.

America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin. But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.

His farewell performance in 'Avengers: Doomsday' is yet to be seen.

Ian McKellen 29 October 2026

Photo: University of Huddersfield

[Variety @Variety]

REMEMBERING PATRICK STEWART

Patrick Stewart, the legendary actor best known for portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films, has died at 86.

His family said in a statement: "We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia."

"His sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre. He explored the human condition in all its poetic complexity and brought hope not only to the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but into science fiction’s most iconic final frontier aboard the Starship Enterprise... He will be remembered for the dignity, compassion and humanity he brought to every role - in his art and life."

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[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

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[Amanda Dickson @amandadickson]

My heart aches at the loss of this giant!

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

One of the greatest to ever do it! 😊

[Ernie Johnson @TurnerSportsEJ]

It’s time.
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[BYU FOOTBALL @BYUfootball]

Do we have your attention now?

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

THE BATMAN PART II now even farther away from release… at this rate it may be forced to morph into Batman Beyond because Pattinson will be so old by the time it finally wraps filming…

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

EXCLUSIVE: Production is pausing on the Warner Bros and DC Studios pic 'The Batman Part II' due to director Matt Reeves stepping away for personal reasons.

Read more details here: https://t.co/sx19hL3hLC

(Photos: Getty, DC Studios)

[NBA @NBA]

The sweetest exchange as this young fan and the Jazz hype each other up 🥹

(via @utahjazz, madi​.butcher/IG)

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

@HerbScribner Nobody hard-cored that Marvel marathon like you did, my friend! I remember when you and I did 9 Star Wars movies in a row and this was almost TRIPLE that!

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

@TrentRead Reynolds was funny but I thought his character’s humor was the thing that felt most out of context for the 80s.

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

@HerbScribner I’m offline only (MyTeam). So far, I don’t hate the green-or-miss. Actually makes the game feel more real. That may change as we get farther into the game, but for now it’s okay. I just hardly ever shoot threes at Pro level or higher 🤣

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

So sad to hear about the passing of Peter Cullen. Here is one of my favorite photos, with 2 of my kids after moderating a panel with him and Frank Welker at FanX back in 2021.

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

@Tjonesonthenba Tony, I think you’re thinking of Drexler, Barkley and Hakeem in ‘97. They made it to the WCF. Pippen, Barkley and Hakeem in ‘99 didn’t even make it out of the 1st round (Lakers beat them 3-1). But I agree with you that neither 97 or 99 was as talented 1-5 as this years Philly.

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

This is fun and all, but there’s NO way Z wasn’t in on the joke.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Tom Holland entered a Spider-Man lookalike contest… and lost.

One of the judges was Zendaya, which somehow makes it even better.

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

Keegan Michael from Key & Peele recreated the name sketch with the names of football players from the World Cup🤣

[Utah Jazz @utahjazz]

42 years ago today we drafted John Stockton 16th overall 🗓️

#TakeNote

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

Just learned 2 new (to me) devastating words when it come to home ownership: “pinhole leak”. Followed by two others: “Restoration company”. 😱😵‍💫

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

@R7Bear I'm glad you really enjoyed it. It was fine. I laughed at it. Loudly at times. It could have been more. That's all I've maintained all along.

[Andy Farnsworth @KSLAndy]

*So* glad I bought the Myles Garrett jersey at the Browns game I went to in November, assuming he was the one player on the roster who would be on the team for a long time. 🙄 At least I got to wear it a couple of times. We really are just rooting for laundry, aren't we?

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.

In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.

[JazzBasketball @Jazzbasketball1]

📽️ 5.29.1997 - OTD 29 years ago "JOHN STOCKTON SENDS THE UTAH JAZZ TO THE NBA FINALS"
The greatest moment in franchise history, "The Shot" culminated a furious 4th-quarter #UtahJazz rally, recapped here in their own words. #Jazzbasketball #TakeNote