Entertainment
Popular Actress Dies At 65
- /home/naijuinz/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 27
https://naijablitznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Jennifer-Runyon-1000x600.jpg&description=Popular Actress Dies At 65', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
- Share
- Tweet /home/naijuinz/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 72
https://naijablitznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Jennifer-Runyon-1000x600.jpg&description=Popular Actress Dies At 65', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
Jennifer Runyon, an actor known for roles in “Ghostbusters” and the sitcom “Charles in Charge,” has died, according to her friends and family.
She was 65.
“Bewitched” actor Erin Murphy shared on social media that Runyon died “after a brief battle with cancer,” calling Runyon a “special lady.”
A family representative confirmed Runyon died Friday after a “long and arduous journey that ended with her surrounded by her family.”
Runyon’s daughter, Bayley Corman, honored her mother in a tribute carousel of photos and videos on Instagram.
“All of the best parts of me came from you. I would give anything for one more day together,” Corman wrote in the caption of the post.
Corman, who followed in her mother’s footsteps as an actor and has had featured roles in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Jane the Virgin,” also shared a photo of Runyon in a hospital bed with her two dogs. “I wasn’t ready for this,” Corman’s post concluded.
Runyon made her film debut in the 1980 holiday horror movie “To All a Goodnight,” before rising to fame for her roles in “Ghostbusters” and as Gwendolyn Pierce in “Charles in Charge.”
Later, Runyon played Cindy Brady in the film “A Very Brady Christmas” and starred in “The In Crowd.”
The actor married collegiate basketball coach Todd Corman in 1991, and the couple had two children together.
After retiring, Runyon stepped back from the public eye, appearing in a few horror movies since her children were born in the early 1990s.
In a 2023 interview with a horror movie podcaster, Runyon shared that she worked with at-risk youth in high schools for six years after her retirement.
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that the 11th season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality television show will premiere on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Organisers announced this at a press briefing on Wednesday and also revealed that the winner of this year’s edition will receive a record-breaking grand prize of N160 million — the largest reward since the reality show was launched in 2006.
Preparations for the new season began earlier this year with physical auditions conducted from May 22 to 24 across Lagos, Abuja and Enugu after applicants were shortlisted.
Participation in the auditions was free, with eligibility limited to individuals aged 21 years and above who possessed valid means of identification.
The upcoming edition follows the success of the previous season, which ended on October 5, 2025, with Opeyemi Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, emerging as the winner.
Imisi triumphed over 28 other contestants to claim a prize package worth N150 million, comprising N80 million in cash and an SUV.
Famous Nigerian TikTok creators Hamzat Habeeb Adelaja, popularly known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, better known as Jarvis, have announced that their white wedding will take place on August 1, 2026.
The couple made the announcement in a video shared on their verified social media pages on Saturday, confirming the date for the highly anticipated ceremony.Africans & Diaspora
The announcement has since ignited online, with fans, fellow content creators, and several celebrities flooding their comment sections with congratulatory messages and best wishes ahead of the wedding.
The upcoming church wedding comes just weeks after the couple completed their traditional marriage rites.
Recall that in June, Peller travelled to Benin City, Edo State, where he formally met Jarvis’ family in line with customary marriage traditions.
During the visit, he fulfilled the traditional marriage requirements, including the payment of the bride price, marking an important milestone in their relationship.
The couple also shared photos and videos from their civil wedding, indicating that they had begun the legal process of formalising their union before proceeding with the white wedding.
With the announcement of the August 1 ceremony, many supporters have expressed anticipation for what is expected to be one of the biggest influencer weddings of the year, as the pair continue to receive an outpouring of love and congratulations across social media.
Veteran Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has sparked conversation after arguing that financial success is not always learned in classrooms, insisting that many of life’s greatest wealth lessons came from experienced traders and mentors rather than professors.
Speaking on Joey Akan’s podcast, Jim questioned whether many lecturers truly outperform the students they teach when it comes to succeeding in the real world.
“Can we even argue about the people that are our tutors, our professors? How many of them are really doing well in life? Haven’t you exceeded every tutor that ever sat in the classroom to tell you the dynamics of how to survive in the economic world?” he asked.
Recalling a recent encounter with one of his former professors, the actor said, “I met my professor recently, God bless his soul. We all knew who was doing better when we sat on that plane. I had to look back to greet him; he had to look forward to greet me. Somebody sat in business class, but that’s not the point.”
According to Jim, blindly following everything he learned in school would not have brought him the success he enjoys today.
“I’ll tell you what worked, it’s what the uncles spoke to me, the traders that barely went to school but amassed untold wealth. The father that sat in front of me and told me, ‘Forget all that book. This is a time to be ruthless, this is a time to conform, this is a time to stoop to conquer.’”
He further argued that many of the world’s richest people did not build their fortunes through academic qualifications alone, adding, “Some of the wealthiest men in the world did not get it from classrooms. How many of them have PhDs? I have a PhD that works for me.”
Speaker Abbas Pledges Sweeping Business Law Reforms, Vows to Scrap Obsolete Legislation Hindering Investment
2027: Reps Rally Youths to Shape Nigeria’s Democratic Future Through Active Participation
BREAKING: Ex-Speaker Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC’s Adeyemi for N15bn over defamation
-
News18 hours agoXenophobia: FG evacuates 1,490 Nigerians from South Africa
-
News17 hours agoFG begins fresh count of Nigeria’s out-of-school children
-
Sports23 hours agoJust IN: Argentina Cruise Past England To Set Up 2026 Final World Cup Showdown With Spain
-
Foreign18 hours agoStrikes on Iran to continue until ‘I say it’s enough’ – President Trump declares
-
News17 hours agoADC demands probe of physiotherapist’s death, asks Umahi to step aside
-
News18 hours agoThree Parties Miss INEC Deadline For Presidential Candidate Upload
-
News24 hours agoFG, states, LGAs share ₦2.551trn as June 2026 revenue
-
News18 hours agoRecruitment of 50,000 Police Constables: PSC releases names of successful applicants