Being an actor can be hazardous work. From broken legs to sliced hands, plenty of injuries have resulted when actors put themselves in harm's way to get the perfect shot.

Though many accidents lead to a brief halt in production, most stars are eager get back to filming even if it requires cleverly masking their injuries -- like Jackie Chan did with a sneaker-painted sock used to cover a cast on his foot.

Which stars were roughed up while shooting a movie? Click through the slideshow below for 10 actors who were severely injured on a movie set.

"Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" may be a distant, yet fond memory for many fans of ABC's T.G.I.F. lineup, but the series' former stars Holly Robinson Peete and Mark Curry are still ... well, hangin'.

While filling in for Billy Bush as a guest host on Access Hollywood Live this week, Peete said she and Curry see each other all the time because their kids are in the same class.

"When you do a TV series with someone for five or six years, you either never want to see that person again or they're a permanent member of your family," Peete said. "The irony is that Mark's daughter and my son are in the same class so I hang with Mr. Cooper every day."

"Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" aired from 1992 to 1997 and centered on single high-school teacher and coach Mr. Cooper (Curry), a man who got through every situation life threw his way with humor, including living with two female roommates, one being Peete.

Are you surprised Peete and Curry still hang out?

Her family life on TV may be a comedy, but in real life it's still, sadly, a drama.

"Game of Thrones" returns for Season 3 on Sunday, March 31 (9 p.m. ET on HBO), and the war-torn land of Westeros will only become more brutal as we delve deeper into George R. R. Martin's meaty tale, confidently adapted by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on an increasingly epic scale.

Ahead of the show's hotly anticipated premiere on Sunday, The Huffington Post spoke with a number of stars from the series to find out what they could reveal about where we find their characters this season both at roundtable interviews and at red carpet events. Read on for a spoiler-lite preview from Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), John Bradley (Samwell Tarley), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister). Sadly, Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) missed the press junket due to other work commitments, but her storyline is better shown than told anyway.

North of The Wall
The end of Season 2 saw Jon Snow in the custody of the Wildlings, about to be taken before the legendary Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), known as the King Beyond the Wall. Kit Harington previewed that Season 3 was "interesting" to film because Jon is "essentially a spy and the whole season for him is about where his heart really belongs; whether he’s made a stupid young man’s decision by taking these vows and becoming part of the Night’s Watch and whether he actually would prefer to be a free person and fighting for Mance Rayder. So throughout the season, we discover whether he’s going to be loyal to Night’s Watch or whether he’s going to betray the Night’s Watch and as it goes along, having to convince the Wildlings that he’s one of them, he also convinces himself that he’s one of them."

That internal struggle is further complicated by the tempestuous Ygritte, who shares an undeniable chemistry with the inexperienced young warrior. "I think Jon Snow is such an integral part to her arc this season as well," Rose Leslie said. "I think he breaks down her barriers and you see a softer side to her -- she’s not so brutal and harsh towards him as always."

Jon's closest friend in the Watch, Samwell Tarley, undergoes his own evolution in his travels beyond the Wall. As part of the raiding party that was set upon by the terrifying Wights at the end of the last season, Sam encounters plenty of action while trying to make his way back to the Wall. "I think that for Sam especially, it’s a hugely transformative season in terms of how he’s maturing very rapidly, very dramatically in a very short space of time," John Bradley said. "Certain things happen and certain things have already happened which are planting seeds, which are going to affect his whole outlook on life and his priorities and just give him a reason to be alive for the first time. Certain people need him now; I don’t think he’s ever felt needed before."

The North/The Riverlands
Oblivious to the dangers that lurk beyond the Wall, the war for the Iron Throne is still raging across Westeros and Robb Stark (Richard Madden) is trying to marshal his forces and maintain his dominance in battle after his mother Catelyn Stark freed the Northmen's most valuable captive, Jaime Lannister, in the hope of exchanging him for Catelyn's two daughters, Sansa and Arya, whom she believed were both being held at King's Landing.

"[When we pick up] Catelyn is still estranged from her son, Robb," Michelle Fairley admitted. "She’s still at the camp so she’s become quite introspective, spends a lot of time on her own and reflecting on her life and her actions ... She certainly becomes darker in Season 3."

Between Catelyn's perceived betrayal and Robb's impromptu wedding to Talisa Maegyr (Oona Chaplin) -- which broke an arranged marriage pact between the Starks and the Frey family -- Fairley warned that the rift between mother and son "doesn’t get resolved easily ... I think when you put people in solitary confinement, when you starve them of contact with the ones that they love ... they become desperate ... An olive branch is proffered eventually, but that relationship has changed substantially. The rot has started."

Catelyn can take some small comfort in the fact that their travels take the Stark forces to the Tully family seat at Riverrun, where we meet her brother, Edmure (Tobias Menzies), and uncle, Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully (Clive Russell).

"We meet Catelyn’s uncle, who was her father’s brother, and they have a very nice relationship," Fairley said. "They have a very trusting, honest relationship. He’s very direct and she can speak to him the way she would have spoken to Ned [Sean Bean] I think. The relationship with her brother is different ... He’s not a man like Ned was in that respect. He’s a very different type of male and it’s an issue with Catelyn of working on her respect for him."

Sadly, the other Stark children have equally dangerous paths to tread. Arya -- along with her fellow escapees from Harrenhal, Gendry (Joe Dempsie) and Hot Pie (Ben Hawkey) -- will find the path to Riverrun is longer and more fraught with peril than they anticipated. "Arya just got the coin [from Jaqen H'ghar] ... and now I think maybe she’s got a bit of quiet confidence about getting home," Maisie Williams said. "She doesn’t really want to let herself believe it too much, but she’s slowly starting to feel closer and that maybe she’s worked hard enough maybe something good is going to come of it."

Meanwhile, her brothers Bran and Rickon have escaped Winterfell and Theon Greyjoy's (Alfie Allen) murderous intent, heading towards the Wall to try and reunite with Jon along with Hodor (Kristian Nairn) and Osha (Natalia Tena) for protection. "Bran is now on the road, and his group gets two new characters which are a very interesting new element and really just change the dynamics of the group," Isaac Hempstead-Wright explained. "I think Bran’s story definitely picks up this season because in previous seasons, he hasn’t really had a goal and he hasn’t really been striving towards anything. Now in Season, 3 he knows what he wants and he’s heading towards something."

Those two new characters will certainly be familiar to fans of the books, but for those who are only caught up with the show, he was purposefully vague: "They’re quite crucial in helping Bran to understand the visions he’s been having. And they bring quite an interesting new social dynamic and some of the interactions between each of the characters in the group get ... interesting."

The South/King's Landing
Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) is still being his obnoxious, bloodthirsty self when we rejoin the show, but after the Tyrells saved King's Landing from Stannis Baratheon's (Stephen Dillane) attack in the Battle of Blackwater last season, he's cast Sansa Stark aside in favor of Margaery Tyrell, who, along with her handsome brother Loras (Finn Jones), is more than just a pretty face.

"For Sansa personally, she has a lot of big events this season and I feel like she kind of becomes a woman, not only in her life but also, in the game," Sophie Turner observed. "She’s definitely grown up and she’s an adult, in the sense that she knows how to play the game but also in other events."

Natalie Dormer agreed, "What’s so interesting about a show with a lot of men with swords on horses, fighting battles, the fun thing about King’s Landing -- it’s all about the power-play between the women. So, you put Diana Rigg [Margaery's grandmother, Olenna Tyrell] and Lena Headey and myself and Sophie in the capital and we’ve got our own kind of battlefield happening."

She added, "The Tyrells have come in and they kind of want to adopt Sansa. They want to bring her onto their side, for obvious reasons. So Sansa comes from a close family. The Tyrells are a close family. So, it’s kind of like, 'We’re nice people. Come and be with us ... ' Then it’s up to Sansa. Does she trust us? Does she not trust us? She wants to. She knows she shouldn’t. She’s battling all those things that Sophie says that she’s battling: becoming a woman and becoming an independent spirit. I think Margaery really, genuinely empathizes with her. Margaery genuinely thanks God that she’s not in her position. We were just saying that we think, in other circumstances, these two girls would genuinely be friends. They like each other. It’s just that their friendship is not isolated by that. There are other people involved and bigger themes to deal with, but they’re two young girls that are just trying to be practical."

Standing in the way of their practicality is Cersei Lannister, who has many problems to deal with in Season 3. "Her relationship with Margaery steps up because she becomes very present, which obviously Cersei's very happy about, so that's a real challenge for her," Lena Headey said with a laugh. "And of course, her father (Charles Dance) returns, which is not her favorite thing in the world. So she's kind of faced with these two foes, one of which she deeply wants to impress in everything she does, and she'll never succeed. And Jaime's not around ... "

Naturally, her rivalry with younger brother Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) only intensifies now that their father Tywin is back in King's Landing and positioned as the new King's Hand. "There's a great scene where they both get their comeuppance. And early on in the scene, Cersei's very smug, and then she gets served and it's kinda great," she laughed.

Still, Cersei's main struggle is with Joffrey, who has grown increasingly arrogant the longer he sits on the Iron Throne. "That kills her," Headey admitted. "Her children are her strength and her weakness. That love is terrifying and extraordinary. It's unquestionable. Hers is just a little more ... extreme."

Caught in the midst of the turmoil between families and warring factions, Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister are attempting to return to King's Landing, where Brienne hopes to trade the Kingslayer for Catelyn's daughters. The journey will take its toll on both warriors, but it might also bring some unexpected growth.

"Brienne starts to explore her original ideas about what it is to be a woman, about what strength is -- that strength can be more than just physical strength," Gwendoline Christie said of her character's evolution. "I think that we start to get an insight into Brienne's emotional world that we haven't had before. That galvanizes a big change in her."

"Being forced to spend so much time with one person forces you to get to know this other character, whether you want to or not," Nikolaj Coster-Waldau previewed. "And without giving anything away, they do spend a lot of time together."

As for whether they grow to respect each other on their odyssey, that's a more complicated question. "It's a long season, things change," Coster-Waldau said with a laugh. "At the end of Season 2, there's a scene where she kind of surprises him when she takes out these Stark guards in a very efficient way, but also in a way that surprises him because they are Stark men and he doesn't get it -- why would she put herself in that kind of danger because of a promise? It doesn't make sense to him, but I think he recognizes something that they maybe have in common. She seems unafraid of the consequences. She's not political and tactical. She has a code. But at the same time, if he could, he would just get rid of her as soon as possible. To earn respect takes a little longer."

Christie agreed, "He doesn't show her any respect whatsoever, and there's nothing for her to respect apart from the legend of his brilliant sword skills. So there's nothing tangible for Brienne to admire about him."

"She believes the rumors, she believes all the gossip, she has this preconceived opinion about this guy," Coster-Waldau aded. "He's the Kingslayer; he can't be trusted; he's dishonorable; she's just taken that for the truth. And then ... well, we'll see what happens."

"Game of Thrones" premieres Sunday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

ENCINITAS, Calif. — A documentary filmmaker known for helping rescue children from squalid Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s was fatally shot following an apparent dispute over the trimming of shrubbery outside his Southern California home, officials said Friday.

John Charles Upton Jr., 56, was found dead Thursday on a dirt path in the yard of his Encinitas home. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said detectives arrested Michael Vilkin, 61, on suspicion of murder. He was being held without bail, pending arraignment Tuesday.

Upton, after learning of the plight of Romanian orphans, publicized the brutal conditions and was instrumental in bringing an estimated two dozen orphans to America for medical care and adoption.

Vilkin, in an interview conducted in county jail, told KGTV in San Diego he fired gunshots in self-defense after Upton menaced him with a gun during a dispute over foliage.

Vilkin said he owns vacant property next to Upton's home, and the two men had a disagreement over trimming shrubs.

"I did not go to him," Vilkin told the station. "He came to me threatening and pulled a gun (on) me."

A statement from the department said a dispute between the two men led to the shooting, which was under investigation.

Upton's brother, Michael Upton, told U-T San Diego that his brother and Vilkin previously argued about trees.

Upton's work in Romania also gained the attention of influential activists, inspiring billionaire philanthropist Richard Branson and actress Jessica Lange to help rescue youngsters from Romania.

Upton went on to create an online network of films about charitable causes.

This coming weekend, a new play by the late Nora Ephron will open on Broadway. Lucky Guy, starring two-time Oscar winner, Tom Hanks.

My drawing for PLAYBILL. com shows Ms. Ephron watching Mr. Hanks on stage. I love the stage, and I love drawing curtains, theater lights, and scenery. With this drawing, I got to draw a big curtain. I also had the chance to once again draw Tom Hanks, an actor with a great many wonderful features to draw.

I've been drawing Tom Hanks since the mid 1980's, when I did a weekly Sunday drawing for The Boston Herald. My first drawing was of Hanks as the adult child in the movie, BIG. Later, I drew him as Forrest Gump, as part of the poster art for a show called, "FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD."

I did a drawing of Nora Ephron for an article in the magazine, MIRABELLA, in the mid 1990's. I used some of that drawing for my new drawing. Sometimes I do that, if I feel I had captured the subject in a certain way, but I try to improve my old drawing, as I hate to repeat myself. There is no fun or challenge in copying one's own work.

If you've followed my work, you know that I don't draw anatomically correct features. I'm attracted to shapes that can represent the different features, without looking real. When this works, to me it's magic, and a fun and very creative experience.

When doing a pencil sketch of a person, I will try several different shapes and symbols for the various features, until I feel I have the look I want.

If you asked me why certain shapes and symbols work, and others do not, I could not tell you.
I'm guessing that our sense of vision can fill in the blanks, and allows what we are seeing to work, even if what we are seeing is not literal.

Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoy my efforts.

Chyler Leigh has been replaced.

The actress -- whose "Grey's Anatomy" character Lexie died after a plane accident in the Season 8 finale -- had joined an NBC comedy pilot called "Holding Patterns," which coincidentally focuses on a group of friends whose lives change after they survive a plane crash.

But "Guys With Kids" actress Erinn Hayes has now replaced Leigh as Leah, "an irresponsible and absent-minded slacker who lacks direction despite her brains and sarcastic wit," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

THR reports that Leigh was under the weather for the pilot's initial table read so Hayes filled in. Once the "Grey's" alum returned for rehearsals, sources told THR that she "did not have the same chemistry with the rest of the cast."

Shortly after her "Grey's" exit, Leigh released the following statement to TVLine: "Earlier this year, I made the decision that Season 8 would be my last on 'Grey's Anatomy.' I met with Shonda and we worked together to give Lexie's story appropriate closure ... I look forward to my next chapter and I hope you will continue to follow me on my journey."

Time will tell if, when and where we'll next see Leigh on TV.

For Hayes, the "Holding Patterns" role is in second position to "Guys With Kids," which is on the bubble. Should NBC renew it, the pilot will have to recast the role of Leah again, but if "Guys With Kids" is cancelled, Hayes will appear in "Holding Patterns" should it get picked up.

It's the second recasting for the "Holding Patterns" pilot so far: "New Girl's" Nelson Franklin replaced "666 Park Avenue's" Robert Buckley, who left after the table read. According to Deadline, Buckley and Humphrey Ker, who had been cast as Griffin in the pilot, looked too similar. Franklin will now play Chad, Griffin’s and Leah’s "arrogant, misogynistic friend, now a successful chick-lit author."

Sonni Pacheco, a model who grew up in B.C., and Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner are the proud parents of a baby girl.

Ava Berlin Renner was born on Thursday at seven pounds, Renner's representative confirmed to several media outlets, including Us Weekly.

"They are beyond thrilled," the rep said of the parents, according to the L.A. Times. "Mother and daughter are doing great."

Pacheco, 22, is a lingerie model and was a spokeswoman for Monster Energy Drinks. She was born and raised in Pitt Meadows, B.C., outside of Vancouver.

Friday's official statement also made clear that Pacheco is Renner's girlfriend, after earlier reports that the couple had split up but were living together during the pregnancy.

The couple met in Vancouver when Renner was working on "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," said Lainey Gossip.

Renner, 44, was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in "The Hurt Locker" in 2008 and "The Town" in 2010. He most recently starred in the "Bourne Legacy" and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters."

What a week -- well what a week, for Amanda Bynes.

The troubled 26-year-old was spotted acting bizarrely (again) in Times Square then hopped on Twitter to talk about it. Plus, she uploaded seven weird "selfies" to prove she's as strange as she appears.

Also this week, Justin Bieber spoke out about his recent behavior, saying that he's "young" and makes "mistakes."

"I know who I am and I'm not gonna let negativity towards me bring me down," Bieber told Us Weekly. "This business can break you down, but I have a strong team around me, and my family and all the fans... I'm not perfect but I'm growing and trying to be better everyday. That's part of life."

Speaking of being perfect, both Britney Spears and Halle Berry proved they're just about there as they flaunted their famous figures in bikinis. Britney looked better than ever in Malibu, while Halle showed off her curves in Hawaii. Plus, did we mention Kate Beckinsale looked red hot in a white bikini in Mexico?

And while we're on the subject of curves -- have you seen Kim Kardashian's!? Her baby bump has made it's big debut.

Check out the best photos of the week below:

BERLIN -- Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said Saturday.

The 19-year-old singer arrived at Munich airport last Thursday. When he went through customs, he didn't have the documentation necessary to bring the capuchin monkey into the country, so the animal had to stay with authorities, customs spokesman Thomas Meister said.

Bieber performed in Munich on Thursday, beginning the latest leg of his European tour. He later tweeted: "Munich was a good time. And loud. The bus is headed to Vienna now. U coming?" He didn't mention the monkey.

The Canadian singer is giving several concerts in Austria and then in Germany over the next week.

Bieber had a trying stay in London recently. The star struggled with his breathing and fainted backstage at a show, was taken to a hospital and then was caught on camera clashing with a paparazzo. Days earlier, he was booed by his beloved fans when he showed up late to a concert.

NEW YORK — Martin Scorsese is developing a TV series based on his 2002 film "Gangs of New York."

The director is partnering with Miramax, which released the Oscar-nominated film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis. The planned show doesn't yet have a TV network.

The series expands on the brutal, 19th-century New York gang world of the film. Miramax says the series will chronicle the birth of organized crime in not just New York but also in cities such as Chicago and New Orleans.

In a statement Thursday, Scorsese says the era was too rich to fully explore in a two-hour film. He says the series "allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life."

As is often the case, we learned lots of fun facts about our favorite funny people on Twitter this week. Chrissy Teigen pledged her affection for "Girls" -- and worried her followers might misinterpret her message. Brad Goreski revealed an appreciation for angora. And the Man Repeller wondered about declarations of love in 2013.

Look through the slideshow below to hear from our friends firsthand. Did any of these tweets surprise you? Or are you already accustomed to Tyra's reliance on the runway? Let us know in the comments!

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Each weekend we bring you the fashion world's wardrobe malfunctions that almost were... but we're trying something a little more constructive this time. Inspired by our fashion editor's seven styling tips to avoid malfunctions in the everyday, here we offer advice for those who missed the mark by providing an example of someone who did it right.

This week, we took a closer look under at sheer dresses. How did Mischa Barton and Jenna Jameson mess up? How did Ashley Tisdale ace it? Learn your lessons in the slideshow below. Both in Hollywood and at home, taking notes is optional, but encouraged.

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Happy birthday, MC Hammer! Stanley Kirk Burrell turns 50 years old today, making his greatest contribution to dance party music and karaoke lists everywhere a whopping 23 years ago. No, we're not talking the metallic harem pants, but his music: The fast-moving, insanely catchy "U Can't Touch This" was first released in 1990, off the rapper's album "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em," and probably continues to haunt him everywhere he goes (kidding … sort of).

In honor of Hammer's half-century birthday, we've found the best and worst videos paying homage to his hit single.

Darth Vader dances. Serious skill happens around 0:35:

Obama's "You Didn't Build That." Someone clearly had too much time on their hands, but it made for this entertaining video.

Of course "Glee" would pay homage:

Not sure what these guys are going for, but thanks nevertheless:

What would MC Hammer think?

Bert gets down:

Just ... no:

The child is begging him to stop:

SPEECHLESS:

Madonna may be a billionaire now, but she's reportedly not worried about her brother's well-being.

The 54-year-old singer's homeless brother Anthony Ciccone has spoken out about his famous sister, claiming that she doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

Ciccone, who is an alcoholic and lives on the streets of North Michigan, tells the Daily Mail that Madonna "doesn't give a sh-t if I'm dead or alive. She lives in her own world."

"I never loved her in the first place, she never loved me," he adds, "We never loved each other."

It was first reported that Ciccone lived under a bridge in Traverse City, Mich., 16 months ago after he revealed that he had been homeless for over a year. In October 2011, he told the Daily Mail that he lost his job at the family's winery due to his alcohol addiction and that his father, nor Madonna, had done nothing to help him get back on his feet. And it appears his story hasn't changed.

"My father would be very happy if I died of hypothermia and then he would not have to worry about it anymore. He's old school, he grew up in the depression," Ciccone explains to the Daily Mail of his dad Tony Ciccone, continuing, "He doesn't want to be bothered, he's lived his life you see. He doesn't like me. He doesn't want me to be me, he wants me to be somebody else. He thinks the way I live is intentional. He simply doesn't know me."

Still, Ciccone's refusal to accept that he has a drinking problem seems to be the root of the issue. A family friend Kathy Meteyer said Madonna's father and stepmother Joan were distressed by her brother's actions.

"He just can't come back until he stops drinking, because they think it will kill him, it already kind of has," Meteyer admits to the Daily Mail. "They have helped him so many times. Tony has put him through rehab and given him lots of chances. I think Madonna paid for rehab a few times. The alcohol has taken over his brain."

But Ciccone says he won't seek treatment because he doesn't think he needs it.

"I’m a human being, you can call me what you want. [Alcoholic] is a label, I don’t like it. I don’t need brain surgery, I merely need love and care of family and friends," he explains.

"[I got] no family back up, when the chips fell, no family back-up," he adds. "I'd rather be working. What would you do under these circumstances when your family has stood against you completely?"

NEW YORK — Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, died Saturday of complications stemming from heart surgery, his family said. He was 79.

Ramone, who lived in Wilton, Conn., had elective surgery on Feb. 27 to prevent an aortic aneurysm, son Matt Ramone said. He later developed pneumonia and died Saturday morning at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the son said.

Few in the recording industry enjoyed a more spectacular and diverse career. Phil Ramone won 14 competitive Grammy Awards and one for lifetime achievement. Worldwide sales for his projects topped 100 million. He was at ease with rock, jazz, swing and pop, working with Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, Elton John and Tony Bennett, Madonna and Lou Reed.

One of the biggest names not to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ramone was on hand for such classic albums as The Band's "The Band" and Bob Dylan's "Blood On the Tracks." He produced three records that went on to win Grammys for album of the year – Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years," Joel's "52nd Street" and Charles' "Genius Loves Company."

"I always thought of Phil Ramone as the most talented guy in my band," Joel said in a statement. "So much of my music was shaped by him and brought to fruition by him. I have lost a dear friend – and my greatest mentor."

Fascinated by the mechanics of the studio, Ramone was a pioneer of digital recording who produced what is regarded as the first major commercial release on compact disc, "52nd Street," which came out on CD in 1982. He was even part of political history, advising presidential administrations on musical events and how to properly tape a news conference and helping to record the storied 1962 party for John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden that featured Marilyn Monroe's gushing rendition of "Happy Birthday."

He thrived whether producing music for the stereo, television, film or the stage. He won an Emmy for a TV special about Duke Ellington, a Grammy for the soundtrack to the Broadway musical "Promises, Promises" and a Grammy for the soundtrack to "Flashdance."

He had uncanny instincts and made an art out of the "Duets" concept, pairing Sinatra with U2 frontman Bono, Luther Vandross and other younger artists, Bennett with McCartney and Barbra Streisand, and Charles with Bonnie Raitt and Van Morrison. In Ramone's memoir, "Making Records," he recalled persuading a hesitant Sinatra to re-record some of his most famous songs.

"I reminded Frank that while Laurence Olivier had performed Shakespeare in his 20s, the readings he did when he was in his 60s gave them new meaning," Ramone wrote. "I spoke with conviction. `Don't my children – and your grandchildren – deserve to hear the way you're interpreting your classic songs now?'"

A request from Sinatra led to another Ramone innovation: Singers performing simultaneously from separate studios.

A native of South Africa, Ramone seemed born to make music. He had learned violin by age 3 and was trained at The Juilliard School in New York. He might well have enjoyed a traditional concert career, but he was drawn as a teenager to the popular music he secretly listened to on his portable radio, the music people actually listened to, he explained.

By his mid-20s, he and partner Jack Arnold had opened a recording studio, A&R Recording, where he served as engineer for such visiting artists as Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan. He also met Quincy Jones and Streisand, both of whom became longtime friends, when he was in his 20s. By the end of the 1960s, he had worked on "Midnight Cowboy" and other movie soundtracks and would credit composer John Barry with helping him become a producer.

His credits as a producer, engineer and arranger make it hard to believe they belong to just one person: Joel's "The Stranger," Simon's "There Goes Rhymin' Simon," concert albums by Dylan and the Rolling Stones, such popular singles as Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," Streisand's "Evergreen," Lesley Gore's "It's My Party," Judy Collins' "Send in the Clowns" and Stan Getz's and Astrud Gilberto's "The Girl from Ipanema."

The bearded, self-effacing Ramone was among the most famous and welcome faces within the business, yet he could walk down virtually any street unnoticed. He was not a high-strung visionary in the tradition of Phil Spector, but rather a highly accomplished craftsman and diplomat who prided himself on his low-key style, on being an "objective filter" for the artist, on not being "a screamer."

"The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director," he wrote in his memoir. "But, unlike a director (who is visible, and often a celebrity in his own right), the record producer toils in anonymity. We ply our craft deep into the night, behind locked doors."

Ramone's friendly style was especially welcomed by Joel. The singer-songwriter was already a popular artist in the mid-1970s, but he felt he lacked a sympathetic producer, one who appreciated Joel's bandmates as much as Joel. Ramone joined on for what became one of Joel's biggest successes, "The Stranger," released in 1977. As Joel explained at the time, Ramone fit right in with the musicians and encouraged everyone to relax and play more like they did on stage, like "rock and roll animals."

"We did songs in five takes instead of 15 or 20," Joel said. "He was one of the guys. We'd throw around ideas, kick the songs around, try them different ways and get them right. Sometimes we'd throw pizza at each other."

In a statement Saturday, Bennett said it was a joy to work with Ramone.

"Phil Ramone was a lovely person and a very gifted musician and producer," Bennett said. "He had a wonderful sense of humor and a deep love of music."

Ramone's many industry honors were returned in kind. He was chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and produced Grammy tributes for James Taylor, Brian Wilson and other artists. He was an advocate for musical education and a trustee for the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.

His recent recordings included albums with Bennett, Simon, George Michael and Dionne Warwick.

"I still make records on the basis that three or four players and a singer, and the song, come together right there," he said recently for an interview on CBS.com. "It's a really strong way to work. I'm ready to work, musicians are ready to play. There's a feeling."

Maria Shriver looked flawless as she went makeup-free while vacationing in Hawaii with her family on March 29.

Joined by her kids Katherine and Patrick Schwarzenegger and Patrick's girlfriend Taylor Burns, Shriver was seen building a sand castle before taking a walk along the water's edge, sporting a black zip-up swimsuit and sheer cover up.

The 57-year-old appeared happier than ever following her divorce from her husband of 25 years, Arnold Schwarzenegger, after his admission he fathered a child with the family housekeeper in 2011.

Check out Maria with no makeup below:

The "Happy Ending" ratings are in, and Friday night TV viewers did not heed ABC's plea to "Save" the cult ensemble comedy.

"Happy Endings" totaled 3 million total viewers and scored a 0.9 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. Those numbers are on-par, though slightly down in the demo, with how the show had been performing in its previous Tuesday night timeslot.

The bad news is that ABC's "broader" comedies "Last Man Standing" and "Malibu Country" more than doubled "Happy Endings" total viewers in that same Friday night timeslot last week.

Still, the network just released yet another promo that maintains "'Happy Endings' is worth fighting for," and showrunner David Caspe believes ABC is really pulling for the show's success. “ABC truly loves the show and they tell us that all the time, and I completely believe them ... They obviously could have just canceled us and they haven’t. So I think it’s a testament that they’re trying to figure out a way to make it work,” he told TV Line.

"Happy Endings" airs Friday nights at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Marie Osmond subtly re-affirmed her support of marriage equality in a poignant new interview.

The singer-actress, who is currently promoting her new memoirThe Key Is Love: My Mother's Wisdom, A Daughter's Gratitude, spoke frankly about her daughter Jessica, who is openly gay.

"The God that I believe in is a god of love, not fear," Osmond, who is a practicing Mormon, told Diane Sawyer.

As for same-sex marriage, Osmond noted, "I believe in [my daughter's] civil rights, as a mother. I think that my daughter deserves everything that she desires in life. She's a good girl. She's a wonderful child." She then added, "I don't think God made one color flower. I think he made many."

Osmond, 53, has spoken out in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in previous years, usually citing Jessica's role in that mindset. "I think everybody should have the right to share homes and finances with somebody that they care about," she told KOST 103.5 Los Angeles in 2009. "You know on those types of things I'm very supportive. When it comes to marriage...I think that civil rights need to be for all."

Meanwhile, Osmond's brother Alan reportedly hosted a "pro-family" rally at the Utah State Capitol earlier this week, aimed at "benefitting the protection of marriage" from gay and lesbian Americans, according to Towleroad.

Some familiar faces are returning to "Doctor Who" to celebrate the series' 50th anniversary. Ahead of Saturday night's "Doctor Who: The Companions" season premiere, BBC America announced that David Tennant and Billie Piper, the tenth Doctor and his companion, would be coming back for the show's 50th anniversary special.

Tennant and Piper will join the current Doctor and his companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, in the anniversary special, reprising their roles for the first time since 2010.

"Harry Potter" alum John Hurt will also co-star in the special, which began filming in the UK this week.

The news comes on the heels of a report that Smith could be leaving "Doctor Who" after its 2013 Christmas special.

Tennant and Piper's return could help the 50th anniversary special top "Doctor Who's" latest Christmas special, which set a ratings record for BBC America.

"Doctor Who: The Companions" premieres Sunday, March 31, 7:00 at p.m. ET on BCC America.