SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017

The Skokov Troop performs during the opening of the 41st Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. — AFP Belafonte to celebrate NCIS: star 90th birthday Miguel Ferrer dies at 61 with new project

iguel Ferrer, who brought stern ence onscreen, a wicked sense of arry Belafonte is turning 90 in a few weeks, and he's authority to his featured role humor and a huge heart." planning to use the milestone to release an album Mon CBS' hit "NCIS: Los Angeles" Ferrer began his career in the early Hthat will underscore part of his life's work - fostering and, before that, to NBC crime drama 1980s with guest shots on many TV racial harmony. A multi-ethnic children's choir will perform "Crossing Jordan," has died. CBS said series. In 1990 he scored a signature a new version of his classic "Island in the Sun" for a new Ferrer died Thursday of cancer at his role as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield on anthology of his music, "When Colors Come Together: The Los Angeles home. He was 61. He had David Lynch's smash series "Twin Legacy of Harry Belafonte." He co-wrote the song for the played assistant director Owen Granger Peaks." He reprized that character for 1957 film "Island in the Sun." It generated controversy at on "NCIS: Los Angeles" since 2012. the 1992 movie ": Fire Walk the time for its exploration of race and interracial romance. Before that, he played the chief medical with Me." He will encore yet again as "Most of the things that fuel prejudice, that fuels hate ... examiner and gruff-but-supportive Agent Rosenfield for Showtime's "Twin are contrived," Belafonte, who turns 90 on March 1, said in a boss to series star Jill Hennessy for the Peaks" revival airing this spring. release. "The differences that exist between us should be six seasons of "Crossing Jordan." Along with TV, Ferrer appeared in things that attract us to one another, not alienate us from one A native of Santa Monica, California, more than 40 movies, including another." Belafonte has been a longtime civil rights activist, Ferrer was the son of Academy Award- "RoboCop," where he played the villain- marching with the likes of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He is winning actor Jose Ferrer and singer- ous Bob Morton, designer of the title an honorary co-chair of the Women's March today in actress , and a cousin character, " ," where he por- Washington. The album is set for release on Feb 24. — AP of , who issued a state- trayed the vice president, and "Traffic." ment Thursday afternoon. "Today, his- Voiceover credits include ": tory will mark giant changes in our The Animated Series," "Robot Chicken" world," Clooney said, "and lost to most and "American Dad!" Before becoming will be that on the same day Miguel an actor, he was a successful studio Ferrer lost his battle to throat cancer. musician who played drums in a variety But not lost to his family. Miguel made of bands, and toured with his mother the world brighter and funnier and his and Bing Crosby. Survivors include his passing is felt so deeply in our family wife Lori and sons Lukas and Rafi, in that events of the day ... pale in compar- addition to brothers Gabriel and Rafael ison. We love you Miguel. We always and sisters Maria and Monsita, and sis- will." ter-in-law and singer .--AP In his own statement, "NCIS: Los In this file photo, Harry Belafonte arrives at the charity This image released by CBS shows Miguel Angeles" show runner R Scott Gemmill gala Ein Herz fuer Kinder (A heart for children) in Ferrer in character as NCIS Assistant Director called Ferrer "a man of tremendous tal- Berlin. Owen Granger in NCIS: Los Angeles. — AP ent who had a powerful dramatic pres-