Happy Birthday to my friend and fellow MythBuster, Grant Imahara. His passion for robotics began with a love of LEGO. In his spirit, @grantimaharafoundation is launching the world’s most accessible robotics program — LEGO Bot Battles — to help more kids follow in his footsteps. Join the fun at https://t.co/JdCGJbbj4V. And please considering donating to https://t.co/tZOGyVmqPP to support a Bot Battles team in an underserved community.
I’ll give away a $100 gift card to 2 lucky winners if the Cubs don’t lose tomorrow. All you have to do is retweet and follow @obvious_shirts to enter. #Cubs
Winner announced Saturday at noon.
WE ARE RYNO STRONG 🦏💪
Now available online. Let’s show our support for Ryne Sandberg as he kicks cancer’s ass! 100% of the proceeds donated to Cubs Charities and Cancer Research. #RynoStrong
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Norman Lear lived to 101. Bob Hope: 100. George Burns: 100. Carl Reiner: 98. Phyllis Diller: 95. Don Rickles: 90. Still with us: Mel Brooks is 97. Dick Van Dyke is 97. Bob Newhart is 94. Suggests there's something invigorating and valuable in a lifetime of making people laugh.
The world has suddenly become a sadder place to live in with the passing of Norman Lear. He was a great positive force in the entertainment industry, & more importantly to me personally he was a good friend. We are so lucky to have his remarkable body of work to remember him by.
A few days after his birthday I asked @TheNormanLear, “So… How is to be 101?” His answer? “Fantastic!” (Pause) “But not as fantastic as 102 is gonna be!” That, folks, is the way to live a life. Thank you dear Norman for showing us how it’s done. RIP friend.🙏❤️
R.i.p. Norman Lear. A master of story telling and a healer through his shows! He is what all of showbiz should be aspiring to. He is the consummate creative producer we have long abandoned in the industry.
Farewell, @TheNormanLear!
TV was the center of my life as a kid and his name was on so many of the shows that would shape my worldview. In the early 2000’s, I got to hang out and work with an 80 year old Norman for a few weeks. The legendary icon was so bubbly, kind & wise. RIP
This man showed every comedy writer and producer alive today
exactly how it's done. He inspired all of us to elevate the genre to something beyond just the laughs. He leaves behind a staggering entertainment legacy, with the crown jewel standing as perhaps the greatest sitcom ever, "All in the Family", a modern-day viewing of which is enough to humble any of us writing for TV. Even more impressively, he flew 52 combat missions with the Air Force in WWIl, and was decorated for his service. How many of us in the industry can say we fought the Nazis, AND made some of the best TV of all time? I once asked him to tell me about his experiences in the war, and what it was like to fly consecutive missions with such frequency. He said the worst days were when he didn't really know the rest of the guys in the crew. Only a born comedy writer could risk his life to help smash Hitler's regime and then say the toughest part was the social anxiety. And even though he lived to 101, he never became an old man. He could have stuck around a hundred years more, and never become creatively bored or apathetic, even for an instant. I will miss my friend Norman Lear, but if there was ever a life to be more celebrated than mourned, it's this guy. He did it right.
I am heartbroken 💔We’ve lost a titan who didn’t just change TV but changed my life forever with The Princess Bride. His sweetness, humor & intelligence will never be matched. Our deepest condolences to Lyn, his family & friends. Rest in power, Norman @TheNormanLear
Sad news with the passing of this great player who has won everything in the world of football. Big roll model for English football and @manchesterunited for the way he conducted himself. Rest in peace