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Why we’re all obsessed with medical TV in 2025
‘The Pitt’ has us thinking of our favorite medical dramas
With the recent influx of medical dramas on TV this year, we ranked our top 3 of all time.
Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch can’t save everyone in his overcrowded Pittsburgh emergency room, but maybe he can save all of us watching at home.
Played with a gruff smolder by longtime medical drama veteran Noah Wyle, the hero of Max’s new series “The Pitt” (Season 1 now streaming) stitches up wounds, pumps donated blood into veins and prescribes medicine, but inevitably he doesn’t heal anything. Certainly not the broken system in which he is stuck. But there is so much solace in watching him try nonetheless.
A “real-time” medical drama set over 15 hours on one very long emergency room shift, “The Pitt” has caught on: Fans are swooning over TikTok clips, style website The Cut is promoting fan fiction about the show and real doctors are feeling seen and validated.
And it’s not the only new medical series trying to “stat!” its way into our hearts this year. The current TV season offers a slew of other new shows, including “Watson” (CBS), “Doc” (Fox), “Doctor Odyssey” (ABC), “Brilliant Minds” (NBC), “St. Denis Medical” (NBC) and “Pulse” (Netflix). You’ve got everything to go with the gritty realism of “The Pitt,” from a medical mystery Sherlock Holmes take (“Watson”), to a sitcom (“St. Denis”) to a ludicrous Ryan Murphy drama set on a cruise ship (“Odyssey”).
Of course, Hollywood trends are cyclical. For a while there were too many vampires or zombies, and a few years ago all the “Game of Thrones” wannabes drowned us in high fantasy. But the Big Three of TV procedurals − cop, lawyer and doctor shows − come around like clockwork. For the past decade or so, it’s been an overload of cop shows. Now the docs are getting their turn again.
But it’s more than just a coincidence of network bigwigs all picking up new medical shows at the same time: They’ve showed up at the right time to heal ailing viewers.
Americans have been living in unprecedented times – a very nice euphemism for constant crisis – for nearly a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic, contested elections, political chaos, natural disasters, violence, inflation, climate change: It all adds up to a burned-out population looking for some ease and comfort. And in spite of the blood and the gore, medical shows are distinctly comforting.
When a new patient walks into Grey Sloan Memorial (on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”) or a Miami hospital during a hurricane (“Pulse”) or even the infirmary on a massive cruise ship (“Odyssey”), professional, experienced and calm people are there to try and save them. The emergencies in these shows are contained and often solvable. There is order and procedure and grownups in the room to tell everyone what to do. And the best thing about these medical emergencies? They’re fictional. They take us away from the very real problems we don’t have any idea how to solve.
Doctors have been rushing around hospitals on TV since the 1950s, and as the camera follows them to scrub in, it can feel like going home. A whole generation of millennials is primed to be nostalgic for the medical shows of the 1990s and early 2000s, when “ER” and “Grey’s” dominated our watch schedules (yes, “Grey’s” has been on the air long enough to generate nostalgia for its early years). There is seemingly a show for each subgenre for fans of all those great 2000s series. If you liked “ER” watch “The Pitt.” If you liked “Grey’s,” go for romance and melodrama-heavy “Pulse.” If you liked the wacky medical mysteries in “House,” try “Watson.” If you want giggles like “Scrubs,” try “St. Denis.”
Many of these shows are admirable and watchable: “St. Denis” is fun, “Odyssey” is silly, “Watson” is absurd and “Pulse” has an exciting young cast. But “The Pitt” is the most exciting reinvention of the genre (despite its many similarities to “ER,” which are too many, according to a lawsuit from the estate of “ER” creator Michael Crichton).
The “real-time” gimmick of “The Pitt” (seen earlier on Fox’s “24”) makes it even more unrelenting than all the other unrelenting shows in this genre, leaving viewers scant time to catch our breath than the fictional doctors and nurses. It’s not concerned with intraoffice romance so much as it is with something far more existential. Season 1’s 15-hour shift (the show has already been renewed) gives us a too-perfect image of what it’s like to live in America right now: Fentanyl overdoses, mass shootings, vaccine denial, the “manosphere,” bigotry, burnout, violence and anger. It’s all wrapped up in primary colored slap bracelets to triage our national maladies from green to red: survivable to critical.
“The Pitt” offers no answers, and there are moments when its overworked and underpaid healthcare workers want to give up hope for the souls of the patients they’re treating. But they don’t. They keep trying. They keep CPR compressions going. Zachary Quinto’s enigmatic “Minds” neurologist never gives up on a patient, either, and the same goes for the cruising and handsome Dr. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) on “Odyssey.” Because while watching “The Pitt” or “Watson” or any other medical show, we want to know that there are people left in this world who will try to help even when all hope seems to be lost.
Maybe if we see them on TV, we can find them in real life, too.
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‘Les Mis’ cast members at Kennedy Center to sit out Trump performance
Conan O’Brien, Will Ferrell take aim at President Trump
Comedians, like Conan O’Brien and Will Ferrell, took aim at President Donald Trump as they gathered to honor Conan O’Brien at the Kennedy Center.
A CNN commentator is blasting performers at the Kennedy Center after the outlet exclusively reported that several “Les Misérables” cast members planned to boycott an upcoming show President Donald Trump is slated to attend.
“It’s your job to perform, shut up and sing,” Joe Borelli, the Former Republican leader of the New York City Council, said during a May 8 broadcast of “NewsNight With Abby Phillip.”
“This is what you’re paid to do, stop being so self-absorbed,” Borelli continued, taking aim at the 10 to 12 cast members who will reportedly sit out a performance of the musical based on one of the bloody uprisings ahead of the French Revolution.
They feel like they’re doing something as heroic and revolutionary as the rebels portrayed in the play, Borelli argued, while in reality they’re just being: “self-absorbed, jerk actors,” he claimed.
CNN first broke the news May 7 that performers had been given the option to bow out of a June 11 show, which Trump, who has recently taken over the Kennedy Center, will attend. The cadre who raised their hands to opt out includes both principal cast and ensemble members, the outlet reports.
The subtle but notable act of resistance comes just months after Trump cleaned house at the Kennedy Center, installing himself as chairman and close ally Richard Grenell as interim president.
The reason for the changes, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, was the center’s decision to host drag show performances.
“Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP,” he wrote. “The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation.”
In response to all the upheaval, multiple stars and artists cut ties with the center, with several high-profile board members stepping down and others canceling future performances. An interview with Issa Rae and several performances of the Broadway hit “Hamilton” were among the events canceled.
The Kennedy Center, which opened in 1971 in honor of the late 35th president of the United States, serves as the nation’s arts and cultural center, offering concerts, plays and other live acts. Trump declined to attend the annual Kennedy Center Honors performances during his first term.
Contributing: Savannah Kuchar, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
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How to get tickets, 2025 dates
Lorde Fans Start Spontaneous Parade Amid Chaos Sparked by Singer’s Pop-Up Performance
Lorde fans were seen taking part in an unofficial parade through Manhattan, New York, on the same night the New Zealand hitmaker performed her new single in Washington Square Park. Credit: @samelipsredts via Storyful
A few weeks after reemerging with the announcement of her first album in four years, Lorde will take her new music for a spin around the world.
The Ultrasound tour kicks off Sept. 17 in Austin and will visit Nashville, Toronto, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Las Vegas among the 21 cities on the itinerary before wrapping Oct. 22 in Seattle and heading to Europe.
Tickets to see the alt-pop singer-songwriter will be available through a presale starting at 10 a.m. local time May 14 and a general on sale at 10 a.m. local time May 16 via Lorde’s website. Joining Lorde for the North American shows on various dates are Blood Orange, Japanese House, Chanel Beads and Empress Of, while Jim-E Stack and Oklou will join some European shows.
Lorde, 28, recently unveiled details about “Virgin,” her new album due June 27. The first single, “What Was That,” paired her with producers Jim-E Stack and Dan Nigro and hit No. 1 on Spotify, her first time topping the platform’s chart since “Royals” more than 11 years ago.
The video for the synth-pulsing song finds Lorde walking and biking through New York before culminating with a frenzied gathering of fans in Washington Square Park.
Lorde’s last release, 2021’s “Solar Power,” cruised with an indie folk-pop vibe that suited her lyrics about her life in New Zealand, while “Virgin” is expected to carry a bolder pop sound. Her most recent tour was a worldwide jaunt in 2022-23 to support “Solar Power.”
Lorde Ultrasound 2025 tour dates
- Sept. 17- Austin – Moody Center !*
- Sep. 19 – Chicago – United Center !*
- Sept. 20 – Nashville – The Pinnacle !*
- Sept. 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center !*
- Sep. 24 – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena !*
- Sept. 26 – Boston – TD Garden =!
- Sept. 27 – Montreal – Bell Centre =!
- Sept. 30 – Philadelphia – Wells Fargo Center =!
- Oct. 1 – New York – Madison Square Garden !*
- Oct. 3 – Pittsburgh – Petersen Events Center !*
- Oct. 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem !*
- Oct. 7 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena !^
- Oct. 9 – St. Louis – Chaifetz Arena !^
- Oct. 10 – Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena !^
- Oct. 11 – Minneapolis – Armory !^
- Oct. 14 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre =!
- Oct. 17 – Las Vegas – MGM Grand Garden Arena =!
- Oct. 18 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum =!^
- Oct. 19 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre !^
- Oct. 21 – Portland, OR – Moda Center !^
- Oct. 22 – Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena !^
SUPPORT KEY= Blood Orange! Japanese House*Chanel Beads^Empress Of
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Can Lea Michele read? Watch her prove it after years of rumors
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Lea Michele is attempting to close the chapter on the viral online theory that she can’t read.
The “Glee” actress appeared on the “Therapuss with Jake Shane” podcast on May 7 where she dispelled the theory and, at one point, even recited Shane’s cue cards out loud to prove it.
The rumor that Michele secretly can’t read, which dates back to 2017, has run rampant on the internet.
While she’s briefly addressed it several times over the years, her latest response offers the most solid evidence yet to quiet the conspiracy theorists once and for all.
Lea Michele on rumor she can’t read: ‘So sad and so frustrating’
While talking about her experience on the debate team growing up, Michele brought up the viral rumor about whether she can read.
“For everyone who thinks that I can’t (expletive) read — like I was on the debate team, I mean I would write speeches,” she said.
As for whether she finds the theory funny, Michele said “it depends on the day.”
“That someone has so little to do in their life and their day that they would waste it on me is hilarious to me,” she said. “And then there are moments where I (expletive) get so frustrated by it because I’m one of the only women in my whole family to get accepted to college.”
She added, “for someone to minimize that, it’s so sad and so frustrating.”
‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy told Lea Michele about theory she can’t read
Michele also said “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy was the first person to tell her about the viral theory.
“Ryan Murphy called me and he was like ‘Have you heard this rumor?’ And I was like ‘No what’s going on?’ And yeah, the fact that we are here all these years later,” she said.
Where did the rumor that Lea Michele can’t read come from?
The rumor started in 2017 when podcasters Jaye Hunt and Robert Ackerman posted a video to social media presenting their theory that Michele can’t read or write.
They later told Jezebel that it originated from late “Glee” actor Naya Rivera’s memoir “Sorry Not Sorry,” which includes a story about Michele allegedly refusing to improvise scenes on the show.
Michele has poked fun at the rumors before, including in a 2022 TikTok video where she said she was “calling Jonathan to read me the comments.”
She also told The New York Times in 2022 that she finds the rumor to be sad.
“I went to ‘Glee’ every single day; I knew my lines every single day,” she said.
Watch Lea Michele prove she can read
Michele also read some of the cue cards during her appearance on “Therapuss,” seemingly squashing the long-standing rumors.
“Jonathan is not here to read me this (expletive)” she said.
The podcast shared a clip from the interview on social media. The TikTok cuts off before Michele begins reading, but the full, hourlong episode is available on YouTube.
She also acknowledged that her recitation may not satisfy everyone online.
“The theories are going to be like, ‘Jake called her in advance, this doesn’t prove anything,’” she said.
Melina Khan is a trending reporter covering national news for USA TODAY. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Keanu Reeves spills his ‘John Wick’ secrets
‘Ballerina’: Ana de Armas faces Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick’ spinoff
Ana de Armas plays a dancer-turned-assassin on a mission of revenge and Keanu Reeves makes an appearance as John Wick in the action movie “Ballerina.”
“Dogs, gym, John Wick.”
This is a pretty normal day in the life of Chad Stahelski, which is “all good” with the “John Wick” director, one of the creative honchos of the action-movie franchise.
Fans get a view inside that world like never before with the new documentary “Wick Is Pain” (available to buy May 9 via Apple TV, Amazon and other on-demand platforms). In it, star Keanu Reeves and Stahelski take the audience on a candid journey through “Wick” mythology, the films’ physical toll on Reeves, and the tumultuous period when the original 2014 flick almost turned into a “complete catastrophe.”
“Wick Is Pain” showcases the franchise’s tight-knit community and familial atmosphere, but also is honest about the difficult times. Stahelski, for example, discusses how he separated from his then-wife, stunt coordinator Heidi Moneymaker, when making the first “John Wick” (they later divorced) and also butted heads with uncredited co-director David Leitch.
“There’s really not a job we’ve ever been on that hasn’t had some kind of confrontational element, but that doesn’t make it bad,” Stahelski says. “And that’s the whole thing with ‘Wick Is Pain’: It’s the pain we choose. Like, yeah, it’s going to be tough, but the tough is what makes it great.”
Reeves and Stahelski chat about the best “Wick Is Pain” revelations:
Keanu Reeves starred with a stuffed beagle in the crucial ‘John Wick’ scene
Arguably, the most important moment of the first “John Wick” isn’t an explosive bit of “gun fu” or even Reeves being cool as the feared hitman. It’s where Wick tearfully holds his murdered puppy – a gift from his beloved late wife (Bridget Moynahan) – before going after the culprits with an unholy vengeance.
“Wick Is Pain” explains how filmmakers fought to include the scene and also how they crafted it, from a close-up of the blood trail to showing Wick’s anguish. “To have that moment of grief was really fun for me to play,” Reeves recalls.
Stahelski explains there was “a little bit of concern” about how it would work. “Keanu in pajamas all bloodied up, you have a not-very-convincing stuffed animal, and it’s supposed to be literally the transformative scene of the movie,” the director says. “No one thought it was going to be that emotional,” and he felt better when realizing “it’s not going to be funny in a bad way. This is going to be heartbreaking. And we’re like, ‘OK, we’re good. Let’s go kill some people.’ ”
The unsung hero of the ‘John Wick’ franchise? Eva Longoria
Some of the most harrowing moments in “Wick Is Pain” come as filmmakers work to finish the indie original movie. All the studios say no to distributing it – Lionsgate ultimately came around – and when financing falls apart at the last minute, they have to find $6 million. Producer Basil Iwanyk finally comes through 36 hours before deadline with some cash from Eva Longoria.
“To be brutally honest, I didn’t know,” says Stahelski, who, alongside Leitch, found out about their savior 24 hours before going to meet her. “It was a bit of a shock to us. We’re like, ‘So sorry, we would’ve sent you a basket of cookies or something.’ She’s been a friend and a producer ever since.”
Adds Reeves: “Thank you, Eva. Again.”
Why are those ‘John Wick’ stunt scenes so cool? The plug guns and trained pooches help
The documentary leans into the action and stunts of the “John Wick” movies in every way. It begins with Stahelski going back to his origins as a double for Brandon Lee in “The Crow” and later showcases various stunt people who’ve been on the business end of Wick’s weaponry in the movies. “Wick Is Pain” also details innovations that have propelled the franchise, like the extensive use of “plug guns” in close combat scenes for safety and practicality starting in “John Wick: Chapter 2,” and deep dives into how they pulled off sequences such as the attack dogs in the third movie (and how they kept stray cats safe from those pooches).
“There are certain elements where action is really a cornerstone of storytelling,” says Reeves, who finds it “very cool” that there’s finally going to be an Academy Award for best stunt design beginning in 2028.
While “we’ve done pretty good without one,” Stahelski agrees with Reeves’ perspective. “I mean, I think we’re kind of the last ones” to get Oscar love, he adds with a laugh. “So if that has a synergistic effect to bring more attention to moviemaking as a whole, that’s pretty awesome.”
When John Wick is in pain, so is Keanu Reeves
“Wick Is Pain” earns its name by following Reeves through the action scenes that everyone loves – and the aftermath where the 60-year-old actor has to take a minute following a grueling fight or stunt. “When you see Keanu in pain on screen, it’s probably for real,” his “Wick” stunt double Jackson Spidell says in the documentary.
With a fifth “John Wick” in development, Reeves is still wrapping his head around what that might entail. After 2023’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” (where our hero seemingly died), “I didn’t go to the gym for over a year,” the actor reveals. “In terms of the future of John Wick, the book isn’t closed on that chapter, but it’s definitely a chapter that is needing some time to think about.”
Stahelski is also “still basking in the glory of finishing No. 4,” he says. But it’s “been fun to dip our toe back into other stories,” including upcoming projects like an animated prequel and the TV series “John Wick: Under the High Table” – in addition to the upcoming spinoff “Ballerina” (in theaters June 6) starring Ana de Armas. “We’ll kind of use (those) as a little bit of a sketchbook to try out some of our ideas and see where we go.”
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Why is Lester Holt leaving ‘NBC Nightly’ for ‘Dateline’?
Lester Holt leaving ‘NBC Nightly News’ to begin anchoring ‘Dateline’
Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” after a decade in the role.
Lester Holt is opening up about leaving “NBC Nightly News” for full time duties at “Dateline.”
In a Variety interview published May 8, the longtime “Nightly” anchor opened up about his choice to leave the desk.
“It wasn’t like one moment of epiphany,” Holt told Variety. “I never saw myself doing this job forever,” he added, saying that he “decided that I needed to come off the ‘Nightly’ gig, but I still had gas in the tank.” He later continued: “People say it’s been a great run, it’s like, well, I’m still running.”
Holt, 65, announced that he would depart his role after a decade for “Dateline” in February. In his new role, Holt looks forward to flexing “some different news muscles,” although he has been a longtime member of the “Dateline” family.
“We’re still doing journalism, but these are hour and two-hour shows we’re doing. Some of the stories you’ll see me doing will be months in the making,” he told the entertainment-focused outlet, explaining that he will have more time to tell stories.
In 2015, Holt was named anchor of “Nightly” after his predecessor, Brian Williams, was temporarily suspended from NBC News for falsely claiming that he had been in a helicopter hit by enemy fire during the Iraq War. An investigation also found that Williams embellished experiences covering other events during his time at the news organization.
“I don’t want to say it was a scary time, but it was an unsettling time,” Holt said of taking the “Nightly” gig. “No one wants to necessarily get a job on the back of a crisis, if you want to call it that. But it was what it was. And some of the best advice that I ever got was to be ready for doors to open at times you don’t expect.”
Holt told Variety the “biggest challenge” about joining “Dateline” is “being where viewers are going to be — not where they are today — where they’re going to be in two weeks, in a month from now.”
“I think that’s what all of us in this industry right now are focused on,” he said. “We firmly believe there’s always going to be an audience for a fact-based, tell-it-like-it-is, smart-analysis kind of a broadcast.” Still, he believes in “Nightly News” and the traditional format that helped make him a household name.
“I always smile when people, even today, predict the death of the format,” Holt said. “I do think that there is value in this tradition. And what is it, 15 to 18 million people kind of validate that, watching the three major newscasts every night.”
Who is replacing Lester Holt on ‘NBC Nightly News’?
In March, NBC revealed that longtime heir apparent Tom Llamas would replace Holt on “Nightly News.”
Llamas, who has more than 25 years of experience in broadcast journalism, has served as fill-in anchor for Holt at “NBC Nightly News” since 2021, and he anchors the streaming newscast “Top Story with Tom Llamas,” which he will continue on weeknights.
He is a senior national correspondent for the network and also reports for the “Today” show. Llamas previously worked at ABC, where he anchored “World News Tonight” on weekends and served as fill-in anchor for David Muir.
Contributing: Brendan Morrow
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Leonardo DiCaprio attends first Met Gala with Vittoria Ceretti
Hailey Bieber, Rosalía, Tyla and more take the Met Gala red carpet
Hailey Bieber, Rosalía, Tyla and Sofia Richie Grainge grace the Met Gala red carpet.
Leonardo DiCaprio attended his first Met Gala with a special guest: his 26-year-old girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti.
In photos for Vogue magazine, the Academy Award winner was captured with his left hand covering his face in a candid shot while his supermodel girlfriend walked next to him with her hand on her chest. Also in the shot was former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.
This year’s Met Gala on May 5 raised funds for the museum’s Costume Institute and its spring exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, honoring the fashion of Black dandyism.
The couple didn’t walk the steps of The Met before the event, much like former vice president Kamala Harris, who attended the event but didn’t walk the carpet.
“Though the famously secretive couple has been together since 2023 and was also spotted at Teyana Taylor’s post-Met Gala Cabaret on Sunday night, the 2025 Met Gala is certainly one of their most high-profile—and glamorous—appearances yet,” Vogue magazine wrote.
In an April cover story for Vogue France, Ceretti revealed that the couple met in Milan, but said in French that she preferred “not to go into details.”
“As soon as you’re in a relationship with someone who has a larger following than you, you become ‘girlfriend of’—or ‘boyfriend of,’ for that matter. And that can be extremely annoying,” Ceretti told the outlet in French. “Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so’s girlfriend who was so-and-so’s ex.”
She added that “it’s not nice to think that you can’t love whoever you want, because of the labels people need to stick on you.”
Ceretti continued, explaining her approach to dating one of the world’s most famous people: “It’s something you learn. If what you’re experiencing is real, if you know you love each other, then there’s no reason to be alarmed. Because love protects and gives confidence.” After the interviewer said that there were no more boyfriend questions, Ceretti smiled (according to an editor’s note) and said, “thank you.”
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‘That’s So Raven’ actor Rondell Sheridan shares pancreatitis diagnosis
Actor and comedian Rondell Sheridan announced that he is battling a severe case of pancreatitis that left him hospitalized.
Known for his role as Victor Baxter on Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven,” Sheridan informed fans in an Instagram post on May 6 that he fell ill while on the road.
Sheridan said he went to the hospital on April 10, and doctors initially thought “it was gastric.” After briefly returning home, he went back to the hospital just two days later and was diagnosed with pancreatitis.
“Tons of tests. I was in the hospital for nine days. I got released, and I thought I was on the road to recovery,” the actor, 66, shared from the hospital bed. “My pancreas is inflamed, and there’s not much you can do about it but just wait for the inflammation to go down.”
He continued, “I didn’t realize that I was going to be, and will be, out of work for quite some time.”
Donations pour in for veteran actor
A GoFundMe created on behalf of Sheridan says the actor hasn’t been able to work since mid-April and “will not be able to return to work for the foreseeable future.”
The fundraiser is requesting donations to help with medical expenses and other bills. It has raised $53,000. A $7,000 donation came from an account with the display name Kenan Thompson, possibly belonging to the “Saturday Night Live” star who crossed paths with Sheridan on “Kenan & Kel.”
“If we can all come together to help him financially for his medical and monthly bills while his body heals, I know this will be one giant stress we can collectively take off his shoulders, so that he can focus on resting, recovering, and healing,” reads the description of the online fundraiser.
Sheridan continued his iconic television dad role as Victor Baxter on “That’s So Raven” spin-offs, “Cory in the House,” and “Raven’s Home.”
What is pancreatitis? Other celebrities publicly shared their experience
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ which aids in digestion and regulates the way the body processes sugar. According to the Cleveland Clinic, common symptoms are abdominal pain, fast heart rate, nausea, and vomiting.
Other celebrities such as Travis Barker, Ashton Kutcher, and George Clooney have opened up about their battle with the condition. US Weekly and PEOPLE reported that MTV’s “Floribama Shore” star Kirk Medas died amid hospitalization for necrotizing pancreatitis last week at the age of 33.
Contributing: Kim Willis, USA TODAY
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected].