CELEBRITIES
Comeback for Letterman: David Letterman, who said goodbye to his long-running talk show two years ago, will say hello to TV again with a new show for Netflix. The company announced Tuesday that the sixepisode series has Letterman combining two primary interests: in-depth conversations and in-thefield segments. The series is set to premiere in 2018.
Wopat opens up: “The Dukes of Hazzard” star Tom Wopat says he’ll be taking time to address his ongoing struggle with substance abuse following his arrest in Massachusetts on charges of indecent assault and battery. Wopat pleaded not guilty last week to grabbing the buttocks of a female member of a local production of “42nd Street” that he was supposed to star in. Police said they found what they suspect to be cocaine in the actor’s possession. In a statement issued Tuesday, Wopat expressed “his deepest regrets,” but he “firmly denies any wrongdoing.”
Godzilla actor dies: Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed Godzilla in the original 1954 movie, died Monday of pneumonia. He was 88. Nakajima said he invented the character from scratch and developed it by going to a zoo to study how elephants and bears moved.
Aug. 9 birthdays: Actor Sam Elliott is 73. Singer Barbara Mason is 70. Actress Melanie Griffith is 60. Rapper Kurtis Blow is 58. Actress Gillian Anderson is 49. Actor Eric Bana is 49. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is 47. Actress Anna Kendrick is 32.