Jim Nabors, Gomer Pyle on 'Andy Griffith Show,' dies at 87
HONOLULU -- Jim Nabors, who played Gomer Pyle on TV's "The Andy Griffith Show," has died at 87.
Nabors died peacefully at his home in Hawaii on Thursday with his husband, Stan Cadwallader, at his side. He was 87.
Cadwallader says Nabors' health had been declining for the past year. His immune system also was suppressed after he underwent a liver transplant about 20 years ago.
Nabors became an instant success when he joined "The Andy Griffith Show" in the early 1960s.
The character of Gomer Pyle, the unworldly, lovable gas pumper who would exclaim "Gollllll-ly!" proved so popular that in 1964 CBS starred him in "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting attracts thousands
NEW YORK -- Thousands jammed into midtown Manhattan to watch the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) flipped the switch Wednesday night, illuminating the 75-foot-tall (22-meter-tall), 12-plus ton Norway spruce with 50,000 multicolored lights.
The 85th annual ceremony was televised by NBC and included live performances by Brett Eldredge, Leslie Odom Jr., Pentatonix, Train, Harry Connick Jr. and the Radio City Rockettes.
One notable absence this year was NBC host Matt Lauer, who was abruptly fired on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague.
Entertainment on 12/01/2017