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CORRECTED: TV's "Mr Clean" dies at age 92

Reuters - 12 minutes ago

Corrects spelling of "Procter" in second paragraph

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The actor who played muscular "Mr. Clean" in hundreds of dirt-busting television commercials in the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 92, his family said.

  • Actor Nick Nolte answers questions as he arrives to attend the opening night premiere of Chicago 10 to begin the Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah January 18, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Fire damages Nick Nolte's home in Malibu Reuters - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire at Nick Nolte's home in Malibu, California gutted his living room on Tuesday, but the actor escaped with minor injuries after trying to douse the flames with a garden hose, officials said.

  • In this image released by ABC, Misty May-Treanor and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 on 'Dancing With The Stars,' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal)
    DiSpirito evades dismissal on 'Dancing' AP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Rocco DiSpirito will serve seconds on "Dancing with the Stars."

  • In this Aug 11, 2008 file photo, actor Nick Nolte poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film 'Tropic Thunder' in Los Angeles. Nolte escaped a fire that burned a Malibu home to the ground Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the actor slightly cut his hand when he broke a window and fled. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
    Nick Nolte escapes burning home in Malibu AP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

    MALIBU, Calif. - Nick Nolte escaped a fire that caused an estimated $1.5 million damage to his Malibu home on Tuesday, authorities said.

  • Halle Berry attends the premiere of her latest movie 'Things we Lost in the Fire' at the Rome International Film Festival October 26, 2007. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)
    Esquire crowns Halle Berry 'Sexiest Woman Alive' Reuters - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Halle Berry may be a mommy of a certain age, but the men's magazine Esquire says the Oscar-winning actress is still the Sexiest Woman Alive.

  • In this Oct. 11, 2007, file photo, singer Britney Spears drives from family court in Los Angeles. Spears may have to stand trial for a misdemeanor driving without a license after all. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday denied a motion by Spears' attorney seeking a delay in the trial and a possible reduction in the charge. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
    Court denies appeal in Spears' driving case AP - Tue Oct 7, 8:01 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday denied a motion by Spears' attorney seeking a delay in the trial and a possible reduction in the charge.

  • Actor Bill Murray is photographed at the Waldorf Astoria, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in New York, while in town to promote his new film 'City of Ember.' (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
    After divorce, Bill Murray looks for renewal AP - Tue Oct 7, 6:43 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The deadpan and depressed characters Bill Murray has specialized in portraying as an actor in recent years have always stood in contrast to the life-of-the-party guy he is in real life — whether on a golf course or shuttling people around downtown Stockholm in a golf cart, as he did last year.

  • David Duchovny is seen in a Saturday July 12, 2008 file photo in Los Angeles. An attorney for Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's 'Californication,' voluntarily entered the facility in late August. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, FILE)
    David Duchovny checks out of sex addiction rehab AP - Tue Oct 7, 1:43 PM ET

    NEW YORK - An attorney for David Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for treatment of sex addiction.

  • French film legend-turned-activist Brigitte Bardot, seen here in 2007, took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Tuesday, saying the US vice presidential candidate was a disgrace to women.(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)
    Brigitte Bardot slams Palin as a 'disgrace to women' AFP - Tue Oct 7, 1:27 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - French film legend-turned-activist Brigitte Bardot took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Tuesday, saying the US vice presidential candidate was a disgrace to women.

  • Anne Hathaway arrives at Elle's 15th annual Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    A-list women celebrate their own in Hollywood AP - Tue Oct 7, 12:49 PM ET

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - In the year of "Sex and the City," perhaps it's no surprise that an event honoring women drew some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

  • US actor David Duchovny arrives for the British premiere of the "X Files: I Want to Believe" in London's Leicester Square in July 2008. Duchovny has completed rehabilitation treatment for sex addiction and is preparing for work on a new film, the actor's lawyer has told People magazine.(AFP/File/Max Nash)
    'X-Files' star Duchovny completes sex addiction treatment AFP - Tue Oct 7, 12:01 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - 'X-Files' star David Duchovny has completed rehabilitation treatment for sex addiction and is preparing for work on a new film, the actor's lawyer told People magazine Tuesday.

  • Halle Berry arrives at Elle's 15th annual Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    Esquire names Halle Berry 'sexiest woman alive' AP - Tue Oct 7, 11:56 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Alongside a photo spread that shows her in little more than a T-shirt, Halle Berry talks about being the sexiest woman alive, a title Esquire magazine gives her in its November issue.

  • Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala in September 2008. The Dalai Lama underwent a medical examination Tuesday, weeks after he was hospitalised with abdominal pains, his spokesman said.(AFP/File/Lobsang Wangyal)
    Dalai Lama undergoes medical check: aide AFP - Tue Oct 7, 11:40 AM ET

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama underwent a medical examination Tuesday, weeks after he was hospitalised with abdominal pains, his spokesman said.

  • Actor Elijah Wood is seen here in New York City in September 2008. The "Lord of the Rings" star is to open a new fashion exhibition in Chile's capital on October 8 at the start of a two-week South American vacation, organizers of the show and media said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rob Loud)
    Hobbit starpower for Chilean fashion exhibition AFP - Tue Oct 7, 10:22 AM ET

    SANTIAGO (AFP) - "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood is to open a new fashion exhibition in Chile's capital on Wednesday at the start of a two-week South American vacation, organizers of the show and media said.

  • Cast member David Duchovny attends the movie premiere of 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California July 23, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    "X-Files" star David Duchovny leaves sex rehab Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 10:22 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor David Duchovny, who plays a womanizing novelist on the cable television series "Californication," has completed a rehabilitation program for sex addiction, his attorney said on Monday.

  • Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini Joined at the Hip(E! Online)
    Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini Joined at the Hip E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 9:27 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini were like a couple of high schoolers last night at Elle's Women in Hollywood Tribute.

  • Belgian-born singer Jacques Brel is seen in his dressing room before a concert at the Olympia music hall in Paris in 1966. Dozens of records, notebooks, guitars and knick-knacks that once belonged to the singer are to go under the hammer in Paris, 30 years after his death, despite protests from his family.(AFP/File)
    Jacques Brel family protests Paris auction AFP - Tue Oct 7, 9:10 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Dozens of records, notebooks, guitars and knick-knacks that once belonged to the singer Jacques Brel go under the hammer Wednesday in Paris, 30 years after his death, despite protests from his family.

  • Casting Couch: Carell, Hathaway Remain Employed(E! Online)
    Casting Couch: Carell, Hathaway Remain Employed E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 8:56 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway have spied new jobs, Sarah Jessica Parker is on a hiring spree while hubby Matthew Broderick is back on the boards, and Kristen Bell has a new Boy in her life.

  • Idol's Taylor Hicks Goes Indie(E! Online)
    Idol's Taylor Hicks Goes Indie E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 8:37 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Taylor Hicks is adding to the recent surge of news to come from otherwise forgotten American Idol types, announcing his next album will drop Feb. 10, 2009.

  • Hong Kong actor Danny Chan is photographed before a press conference marking the launch of a TV series about the life of Kung Fu star Bruce Lee, in Beijing Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008. Chan stars as Lee in the 50-part prime-time TV series made by China's state broadcaster CCTV. The 50 million yuan (US$7.3 million) series will start airing on Sunday. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
    China state TV to air 50-part Bruce Lee biography AP - Tue Oct 7, 8:33 AM ET

    BEIJING - Bruce Lee is getting a belated hero's welcome in China, with the country's state broadcaster set to air a 50-part prime-time series on the late kung fu star.

  • In a March 9, 2006, file photo American Idol, season five contestant, Paris Bennett, 17, of Fayetteville, Ga., arrives to a finalist party at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Bennet gave birth to a daughter named Egypt on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)
    'Idol' singer Paris Bennett gives birth to girl AP - Tue Oct 7, 6:22 AM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS - Former "American Idol" contestant Paris Bennett has given birth to a daughter named Egypt.

  • In this June 13, 2008 file photo, R&B singer R. Kelly leaves the Cook County Criminal Court Building in Chicago during jury deliberations in his child pornography trial. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, file)
    R. Kelly seeks $3.4 million from tour promoter AP - Tue Oct 7, 6:11 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect.

  • Actresses have the floor for HBO's Hill comedy Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 6:06 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Meet "The Washingtoniennes."

  • "Womanizer" Photos Prove Britney's Really Back(E! Online)
    "Womanizer" Photos Prove Britney's Really Back E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 5:46 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Aw, check it out. It's B. Spears looking hot and normal. Even her weave looks good.

  • Actress and singer Miley Cyrus performs at her 'Sweet Sixteen' birthday party at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
    Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:08 PM ET

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet.

  • Kim Cheol-woong, the pianist who defected from North Korea, speaks to Reuters before a rehearsal of his performance in Seoul March 13, 2006. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
    Dissident North Korean plays "Amazing Grace" in U.S. Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 3:40 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dissident North Korean pianist played "Amazing Grace" at the U.S. State Department on Monday at a recital designed to dramatize North Korean human rights abuses without upsetting delicate nuclear negotiations.

  • Tina Fey holds one of her two Emmys she won for outstanding writing for a comedy series and for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for '30 Rock'' at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, September 21, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
    Tina Fey signs book deal said worth millions Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 3:31 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian, Emmy-winning TV star and Sarah Palin-lookalike Tina Fey has signed a book deal with Little, Brown Book Group, the company said on Monday, confirming a deal media reports said was worth millions.

  • In this image released by ABC, volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, left, and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform on the ABC celebrity dance competition, 'Dancing With The Stars,' Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal)
    'Dancing with the Stars' contestant injured AP - Mon Oct 6, 3:19 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Misty May-Treanor is hurt. But will she be out of the competition?

  • Rapper Slick Rick appears on stage at the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors show, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
    Slick Rick among honorees at VH1 Hip Hop Honors AP - Mon Oct 6, 3:15 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Even though he's considered one of rap's all-time greats, when Slick Rick is asked about his most significant accomplishment, he doesn't mention having a platinum-selling record, classic hits like "Children's Story" or even his most recent accolade — getting saluted as a pioneer at the "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors."

  • David Duchovny Out of Rehab(E! Online)
    David Duchovny Out of Rehab E! Online - Mon Oct 6, 2:24 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Here's hoping David Duchovny has found the proper help for what ails him.

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