Jaidyn Alexis has broken her silence and reacted to Blueface and Nevaeh Akira’s recent pregnancy announcement.

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Jaidyn Alexis Breaks Silence & Reacts To Blueface & Nevaeh Akira’s Pregnancy Announcement

On Monday, February 23, Jaidyn Alexis took to a Twitch stream to show off her cooking skills for viewers. Apparently, amid the stream and her chat with viewers, Alexis addressed Blueface and Nevaeh Akira’s recent pregnancy announcement.

“I don’t feel no type of way,” Alexis explained. “One: because I’m not the one that has to take care of the baby… Amen. Thank you! Two: I’m so stable up here, down here, right here, like, it don’t matter to me, like, do your thing. I wish nothing but the best — to anybody, to everyone involved.”

Ultimately, Alexis explained that she’s “cool,” knows that what’s for her will be for her, and is happy that she already has her boy and her girl.

“There’s nothing outside of this house that will ever affect inside of this house,” she reiterated.

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As The Shade Room previously reported, on Sunday, February 22, Blueface and Nevaeh Akira took to a Twitch livestream to share the results of Akira’s pregnancy test. Ultimately, Blue ended up congratulating Akira, telling her, “Congratulations, you’re having a Blueface baby!” To note, Blue and Akira’s forthcoming baby will be her second child and Blue’s fourth.

Afterward, Karlissa Saffold Harvey took to her Instagram Story to share her reaction to the news, per The Shade Room.

“Kids are a blessing if he happy I’m happy [heart hands emoji] congratulations to them both and may God bless the baby,” she wrote at the time.

Since then, Nevaeh Akira has shared her excitement about her and Blue’s new chapter. On Monday, February 23, she took to her Instagram Story to share a few messages, expressing her bliss.

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If you need a quick rich mom getup, Margot Robbie‘s latest outfit is the only inspiration you need. Her sporty half-zip pullover proves that the right sweater and jeans outfit can make you appear instantly put together. We found a similar knit style on major sale on Amazon, and it channels the same preppy-luxe vibe.

For a casual outing with friends in Paris, Robbie dressed like a French local in head-to-toe designer. She wore a black Chanel sweater, baggy jeans and pumps, along with an oversized Hermès tote bag that added an elevated twist. The outfit was understated yet undeniably classy, and it couldn’t be easier to recreate. You’ll rock this Amazon twin for errands, brunches and even Fridays at the office.

Like Robbie’s pick, this on-sale sweater features a chic quarter-zip design, ribbed material and a relaxed silhouette — three elements that make you look polished without trying too hard. Additionally, the loose fit and high neckline quietly lengthen the torso, making this sweater a flattering basic in your closet.

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Made with a comfortable cashmere blend, this oversized sweater is buttery soft, stretchy and lightweight enough to keep you temperate during school pick-ups and grocery store runs. The medium thickness makes it ideal for year-round wear, but it’s especially perfect to throw on now as we go from winter to spring. Don’t be surprised if you live in this sweater!

Shoppers rave about this quiet luxury staple, highlighting the cloud-like comfort, flattering fit and expensive look. One wrote, “I normally shop at designer and higher-end retailers. This was as good, or better than many of them . . . looks and feels much more expensive.” They went back for other colors, and we see why!

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HBO has delivered some of the most iconic shows on television, from Sex and the City to Game of Thrones and The Last of Us. Looking back into the archives of the premium network, there are many great shows that are just as good today as they were back then, holding up to even the newest, flashiest shows from the premium network. This is impressive since some of them cover controversial and even timely content.

Dating all the way back to 1999, these series include crime dramas, comedies, and everything in between. If you haven’t watched them yet, they’re worth checking out now, all available to stream now on HBO’s streaming arm, HBO Max. Even if you watched way back when, you’ll find on a rewatch, these shows are just as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first came out.

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The Sopranos (1999–2007)

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Everyone loves a good mafia-based crime drama, and there’s arguably none better than The Sopranos. Often credited with ushering in the second Golden Age of Television, The Sopranos presents like a movie but in episodic format. Tony Soprano (the late James Gandolfini) is a Mafia boss in New Jersey who meets with his psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) to help him deal with panic attacks, the result of trying to balance the stress of his job with being a good family man.

The show is downright brilliant, all its best episodes offering the elements you want in a mafia crime show, from the backdrop of New York to the colorful characters, the extreme violence, intimidating figures, and compelling storylines that keep you at the edge of your seat all the way through. With six seasons, The Sopranos is just as good today as it was back in 1999 when it helped put HBO on the map as a provider of quality TV. It has inspired so many shows that have come since.

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The Newsroom (2012–2014)

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Given the current political landscape, The Newsroom is arguably more relevant today than it was more than a decade ago when it premiered. The political drama follows the inner workings of a fictional news channel, pulling back the curtain for fans to see what goes into covering breaking news stories fairly, accurately, and in a timely manner. At the heart is Jeff Daniels as opinionated anchor Will McAvoy and Emily Mortimer as his producer and former love interest.

The story, which hails from Aaron Sorkin who created The West Wing, covers all the hot topics that are still prevalent today, including trust and bias in the media, fair and accurate reporting, and balancing personal interests and opinions with those of the network, and those who run it. Sure, it’s about the interpersonal relationships, too. But that part is arguably secondary. The opening scene of the first episode, when a college student asks McAvoy in an auditorium full of people why America is the greatest country in the world, and he delivers a scathing monologue in response, sets the tone and instantly demonstrates why The Newsroom still makes sense today.

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Silicon Valley (2014–2019)

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The world of tech continues to move at a rapid pace, yet Silicon Valley, which skewers it, is as fitting today as it was a decade ago. The series features parodies of some of the biggest tech corporations and personalities, in overly exaggerated, hilarious fashion. It’s centered on a young programmer trying to get his groundbreaking algorithm off the ground, only to realize he’s a small fish in a huge pond that will eat him alive. The situation is one the industry continues to face today with more consolidation, acquisitions, and few massive corporations ruling the roost.

The comedy series, which aired for six seasons, will leave you guessing who is playing a satirical version of whom, which companies are being mocked, and if the tech industry really is as it’s depicted. From incubators to corporate bosses skirting legalities to get what they want, eccentric billionaires, and nerds with brilliant minds but no business sense, it’s a window into the world of tech. All it needs is more AI, and you’d think the show was made in 2026.

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Getting On (2013–2015)

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There’s arguably no medical show that doesn’t hold up today. The medical profession is pretty much the same now as it was decades ago, and certainly when this show was on the air. As a comedy, Getting On is one of the lesser known, shorter-lived ones. But it has a fantastic cast that includes Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, and Niecy Nash, and places the spotlight on nurses versus doctors.

It also differentiates from others, even ones today, as it doesn’t take place in an emergency room but rather the extended care unit of the hospital. Fans of medical shows have their pick of the litter when it comes to types, from the most realistic ones like The Pitt to soapier ones like Grey’s Anatomy. Getting On fits closer in line with shows like Scrubs, and it’s just as funny.

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Treme (2010–2013)

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Natural disasters don’t have an end date: they will continue to happen, ravaging towns and cities and leaving horror in their wake. When one happens, we don’t forget about it either. Treme is a drama that looks back at the months after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. But the show takes a positive spin by following the residents there who work hard to rebuild their community.

A story of people coming together that highlights the unique New Orleans culture and personalities, it’s a love letter to the city that will stand the test of time. From the musical performances to the fantastic cast, Treme received universal praise for how accurately it portrayed the city and residents. It’s a great show for those who went through it, and for those who want a better idea of the wreckage the devastating hurricane left behind and the resilience and determination it took to bring the city back to life.

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Divorce (2016–2019)

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One of those forgotten comedy dramas and great HBO shows you probably haven’t seen, Divorce stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church as a couple in the middle of a divorce, navigating their complicated relationship and new lives. Divorce sadly never goes out of style, and the issues the couple deals with, from infidelity that caused the breakdown of the marriage to trying to co-parent, are still just as prevalent today as they were a decade ago when the show premiered.

The dark humor and chemistry between the leads have been praised especially, both Parker and Church wonderfully toeing the line between drama and comedy. The supporting cast is great as well, including Talia Balsam, Molly Shannon, and Becki Newton alongside Jemaine Clement, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Yul Vazquez as recurring characters. The show tackles the complexities, awkwardness, and devastation of divorce from a raw and real yet also humorous perspective.

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The Wire (2002–2008)

The idea of the criminal justice system continuing to truck on as it intersects with everything from the government to print news media, education, and the illegal drug trade, is all part of how the world has worked for decades and continues to work today. This is at the heart of The Wire, arguably one of the best crime dramas ever on television.

Raw, real, and intense, The Wire flew under the radar when it initially aired on HBO but has since developed a cult following. Many name it among the best shows of all time, not just in its genre. It’s filled with character actors versus big-name stars, which adds to the authenticity of the show. This is amplified by the fact that the series was created by a former police reporter and the stories are loosely based on ones from his writing partner, a former homicide detective and public school teacher.

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Six Feet Under (2001–2005)

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As they say, there are two things in life you can’t escape: death and taxes. Six Feet Under is all about the former, following a family that owns a funeral home. Along with dealing with death and grieving families every day, the show highlights the personal relationships among the family members, with topical issues like homosexuality, relationships, and religion, all of which continue to be hotbed topics today.

The drama is considered to be one of the best shows of all time, airing for five seasons and culminating in what many refer to as one of the best series finales ever. The cast is tremendous, with actors like Richard Jenkins, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, and Lauren Ambrose, all of whom went on to have successful careers in acting following the show’s ending. It’s the type of show you could watch today and, aside from the lower production value compared to today’s flashier shows, and the fact that the known actors are much younger, it feels like it was only just made.

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ABC has quite the powerhouse pair of sleuths on Tuesday night, between the hyper-intelligent Morgan Gillory (Kaitlyn Olson) in High Potential and the tireless Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) in, well, Will Trent. This spring, however, the network is introducing a new investigator to the lineup who’s a little rougher around the edges and will be tasked with tackling the crime-ridden world of South Florida. He’s also played by a familiar face from the staff of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. As part of Collider’s Exclusive Spring Preview series, we’re excited to spotlight the upcoming new series, RJ Decker, with two new images of the main man himself, played by Grey’s Anatomy regular Scott Speedman.

The titular RJ Decker initially started on the wrong side of the law. As a disgraced former newspaper photographer, ex-con, and all-around public mess, he’s decided to embrace the life of a private investigator to start fresh, though he’s not quite prepared for what he’s about to face. Decker is thrust into a world filled with unpredictable cases that range from a little odd to completely bonkers, embodying the colorful spirit of the locale. Fortunately, he won’t be working alone, as he’s partnered up with his journalist ex and her police detective wife, as well as a mysterious benefactor with ties to his past and motives that are unclear. She may have the leverage to be Decker’s greatest asset, but it’s just as likely she’ll land the trailer park-dweller behind bars once again.

Our images show Speedman at work, doing some digging on his laptop alongside another ABC alum from the Grey’s Anatomy extended family — Station 19‘s Jaina Lee Ortiz. Ortiz stars as the aforementioned benefactor, Emi Ochoa, who is the daughter of a wildly corrupt senator with a lot of sway within the state of Florida. Although she’ll be an unpredictable presence in the series, she and Decker appear to be more than fine working side by side. The other shot, meanwhile, shows Decker all dressed up in his suit and appearing far more nervous. He’s sitting in what seems to be a courtroom, which could mean he’ll be at real risk of being sent back to jail from the get-go. Needless to say, this new life is not going to be easy for Decker.

‘RJ Decker’ Adapts a Hit Crime Novel for Broadcast Television

RJ Decker is based on the 1987 novel Double Whammy, which follows Decker into the surprisingly shady world of competitive bass fishing to expose a cheat and solve a murder. Mixing mystery, comedy, and action thrills alike, it’s the second novel from acclaimed author Carl Hiaasen, honing his eccentric, typically Florida-based style. The show will now look to expand on that original story and capture a similar energy to Will Trent and High Potential under Elementary creator Rob Doherty. Also joining Speedman, who was also recently seen on television with Peacock’s 2024 horror series Teacup, are Adelaide Clemens, Bevin Bru, and Kevin Rankin, in addition to Ortiz.

RJ Decker premieres on Tuesday, March 3, at 10 PM ET. Stay tuned here at Collider throughout the week for more sneak peeks at the hottest upcoming shows as part of our spring preview event.

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Hilary Duff is mourning the loss of her Lizzie McGuire costar, Robert Carradine.

“This one hurts. It’s really hard to face this reality about an old friend,” Duff, 38, wrote via Instagram early Tuesday, February 24, alongside throwback photos with her former on-screen dad. “There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents. I’ll be forever grateful for that. I’m deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him , his family, and everyone who loved him. 💔”

On Monday, February 23, Carradine’s family confirmed his death at age 71 following a battle with bipolar disorder.

“It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” the Carradine family said in a statement to Deadline. “In a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon [of] light to everyone around him. We are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby’s valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder.”

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The statement continued, “We hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness. At this time we ask for the privacy to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude for your understanding and compassion.”

The actor’s brother, fellow screen star Keith Carradine, opened up about Carradine’s struggles with bipolar disorder in his own statement to Deadline.

“We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” Keith Carradine said. “It is an illness that got the best of him, and I want to celebrate him for his struggle with it, and celebrate his beautiful soul. He was profoundly gifted, and we will miss him every day. We will take solace in how funny he could be, how wise and utterly accepting and tolerant he was. That’s who my baby brother was.”

Carradine was best known for playing Sam McGuire, Lizzie’s dad, in Disney Channel’s hit comedy starring Duff from 2001 to 2004. He reprised his role in 2003’s The Lizzie McGuire Movie. He was also set to return as Sam in a Disney+ reboot which was ultimately scrapped in 2020.

Carradine was also known for his role in 1984’s Revenge of the Nerds.

He is survived by his three children, including Handmaid’s Tale actress Ever Carradine, and his extended family, which includes brother Keith and niece Martha Plimpton.

Carradine’s on-screen son, Jake Thomas, opened up to Us Weekly earlier this year about working with the actor on the set of Lizzie McGuire.

“Bobby Carradine and Hallie Todd, who played my parents. They have always been and will continue to be like an aunt and uncle to me,” Thomas, 36, said, noting that he still saw his on-screen parents from “time to time.”

“They’re basically like family at this point, from going through an experience like that that was so influential in my life and in everybody else’s lives too,” the actor said. “It makes us, in a way, a family that can never be separated.”

For someone who was quintessentially American, as an actor/presence on screen, it’s a little surprising that Robert Redford didn’t star in more Western movies throughout all the decades he spent in front of the camera (and he spent a bit of time behind the camera, too, Clint Eastwood-style, since Redford was also fairly prolific as a director). But for what it’s worth, some of his earliest roles on television, before he was a movie star, came from one-off appearances in Western shows like Maverick, The Deputy, and Tate. And then it’s also been pointed out that his final on-screen appearance was a cameo role in another Western show: Dark Winds. That cameo was alongside George R.R. Martin, both of them playing a game of chess, and the episode in question aired in 2025, about half a year before Redford passed away at the age of 89.

Going back a few decades, though, what follows is a look at all the Western movies Robert Redford starred in. There were four made between 1969 and 1979, when Redford was arguably at his peak as an actor. Quite neatly, the 1980s marked the exact point he started directing as well as continuing to act in some films, since 1980 was when he made his directorial debut: Ordinary People. So, there are four “classic era” Redford Westerns, and then one from the late 1990s that’s less of a traditional Western, but should probably still be counted. It’s a quality over quantity thing, maybe, since Redford didn’t star in a ton of Western movies, but at least a couple are all-timers within the genre (and it should be stressed that Redford thrived in plenty of other genres throughout his time as an actor).

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‘The Horse Whisperer’ (1998)

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Almost missed this one, to be honest. The original approach here was ‘All 4 Robert Redford Westerns, Ranked,’ because Letterboxd cites four movies of his as Westerns, or Westerns alongside other genres, and didn’t include The Horse Whisperer among them. But, no, it should be here. It should be counted as at least a neo-Western. Sorry, Letterboxd, but you’re wrong. And then it was still tempting to just pretend The Horse Whisperer didn’t exist, truth be told, because there isn’t much to say about The Horse Whisperer beyond saying that it’s sort of competent, and Redford directed it on top of starring in it, and it’s also way, way, WAY too long.

The Horse Whisperer comes close to being three hours all up, but doesn’t really justify such a runtime with an epic story or lots of characters or just enough stuff happening generally to warrant such a runtime. It’s a movie about a horse trainer helping a young girl overcome her fears of riding, and also helping out her horse, and then said horse trainer also starts developing feelings for the mother of the young girl, because of course he does. It plods along, and maybe if you’re into how it looks, or if you just like looking at Robert Redford, or both, there’s something here, yet if you don’t fit into such a camp, there’s not that much here. It’s a film that feels more old-fashioned than you’d expect a release from 1998 to feel, and there’s a reason why it’s been a little forgotten (or has become somewhat obscure) a little over a quarter of a century later.

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‘Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here’ (1969)

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The most obscure of the Robert Redford Western movies would have to be Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, which came out the same year as Robert Redford’s most iconic and well-remembered Western. Further, Katharine Ross had a supporting role in both, and the two movies shared a cinematographer: Conrad Hall. All that’s probably giving away which movie is going to appear in the #1 spot here, but whatever. The rambling also inadvertently shows that it’s hard to know what to say about Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, to only a slightly lesser extent than it was to know how to talk about The Horse Whisperer. Redford is not the titular character here, that much can be said. He’s kind of the antagonist, but also, this is a revisionist Western, so it’s not really as easy to say one person’s good and the other’s bad.

Robert Blake plays the titular character, and he goes on the run after killing someone in self-defense. Further, that someone was the father of his girlfriend, and so she comes along with him, and Redford plays the Deputy Sheriff in charge of the ensuing manhunt. It’s a movie that explores racial tension and conflict in Old West times in what feels like a balanced fashion for the standards of the 1960s, though much of this doesn’t hold up as well today (that can also be said regarding the film’s somewhat clunky – at least nowadays – pacing). For its time, it was okay, though. Probably. Even then, maybe not perfect. But you have to approach certain older movies a little differently, sometimes. And this one is/was mostly fine.

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‘The Electric Horseman’ (1979)

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Before getting to the two Redford Westerns everyone knows, here’s the somewhat more obscure The Electric Horseman. Or if “obscure” isn’t the right word, then maybe “forgotten” is better? Since The Electric Horseman did perform pretty well financially back in 1979, making almost five times its budget… and that budget, of $12.5 million, might not sound like much today, but adjusted for inflation, that’s about $56 million, which is a lot for what’s ultimately a fairly grounded movie. The first Star Wars had a budget of $11 million, for comparison. Anyway, The Electric Horseman feels like one of the final large-scale New Hollywood movies, and so in that sense, it’s almost like a send-off to this era of Redford’s career; one last chance to play a cowboy, albeit here, a modern-day one.

It might’ve felt like a final opportunity for Redford and Jane Fonda to star in something together, too, as they’d also had lead roles in The Chase and (perhaps more memorably) Barefoot in the Park before The Electric Horseman, though they did star in one final film together decades later: 2017’s Our Souls at Night. As for The Electric Horseman, it’s a modern-day Western and something of a romantic dramedy, too, with a loose plot about Redford’s character going on the run with a horse that, rather humorously, is said to cost about the same as what the movie did: specifically $12 million. It’s an unconventional road movie, and as a result, it certainly dawdles and gets a bit messy in places, but there’s a charm to much of it, and it’s also a unique movie. Furthermore, Redford and Fonda always made for a good on-screen duo, so that helps The Electric Horseman’s watchability quite a bit.

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‘Jeremiah Johnson’ (1972)

A few years before The Electric Horseman, Sydney Pollack (someone else who sometimes acted on top of directing) also directed Robert Redford in another Western: Jeremiah Johnson. This one’s nice and simple on a narrative front, and it’s also close to a one-man show for Robert Redford. Much of the film’s about him indeed playing the titular character, and said character is a man living on his own in the wilderness. There is conflict in the form of a vendetta that some Native Americans in the area have against him, which ups the stakes, though much of Jeremiah Johnson still feels focused on being a movie about surviving the elements.

And all those elements are captured immensely well, since Jeremiah Johnson is up there as one of the best-looking Westerns ever made. It really makes the most of outdoor/on-location shooting, and Redford, though still handsome and charming, isn’t afraid to make himself look a good deal rougher here, exemplified by the fact that the most famous and meme-worthy moment of Jeremiah Johnson (that damn ubiquitous nodding GIF) doesn’t really look like Robert Redford. Or, at least a while ago, you could surprise people by telling them it was Robert Redford, though it seems pretty well-known where the GIF comes from nowadays, even among people who’ve not actually seen the movie in full.

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‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ (1969)

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. There we go. That’s your commentary. That’s your explanation for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid being here. It’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. One more time, for the people in the back. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Wait, what? That’s not good enough? “You’re still about 100 words off the minimum word count an article like this is supposed to have,” the voice in my head I like to call Ed I. Tor tells me? Fine. Let’s commentate. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of the very best Westerns of all time, so not just the top of the pile if we’re talking Robert Redford ones. It’s the previously alluded to one that Katharine Ross co-starred in and Conrad Hall shot, though you also can’t talk about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid without mentioning how great Paul Newman was here, as Butch Cassidy, paired to great effect with Redford, as the Sundance Kid. It’s one of cinema’s greatest duos, and it makes sense that they re-teamed to star in the also successful The Sting, but it makes less sense how that ended up being the final collaboration. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of those Westerns that’s exciting enough to recommend to people who might not usually like Westerns, and if you wanted to call it one of the greatest American films of its era, that really wouldn’t sound like too much of a hot take to most. It’s just an all-around great movie, you know?

Lizzie McGuire star Robert Carradine is dead at age 71 after a decades-long battle with Bipolar Disorder.

Carradine’s family confirmed the news of his death on Monday, February 23.

“It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” they told Deadline in a statement. “In a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon on light to everyone around him. We are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby’s valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder. We hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness. At this time we ask for the privacy to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude for your understanding and compassion.”

An official cause of death has not been confirmed.

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Robert’s brother Keith Carradine told the outlet that the family wanted to shed light on what they called the actor’s “valiant struggle” with Bipolar Disorder.

“We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” he explained to Deadline. “It is an illness that got the best of him, and I want to celebrate him for his struggle with it, and celebrate his beautiful soul. He was profoundly gifted, and we will miss him every day. We will take solace in how funny he could be, how wise and utterly accepting and tolerant he was. That’s who my baby brother was.”

Robert got his start in the acting word by appearing in projects such as Mean Streets, Coming Home, The Long Riders and brother David Carradine’s series Kung Fu before landing his breakout role as Lewis Skolnick in the 1984’s hit comedy Revenge of the Nerds.

The actor was introduced to a new generation fans after being cast on Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire in 2001, starring as Hilary Duff’s dad, Sam. He reprised his role in the 2003 Lizzie McGuire Movie and was set to appear in the Disney+ revival series before it was ultimately scrapped in 2020.  Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, Hallie Todd and Jake Thomas also starred.

Earlier this year, Thomas, 36, opened up to Us Weekly exclusively about the bond he shared with his on screen parents.

“Bobby Carradine and Hallie Todd, who played my parents. They have always been and will continue to be like an aunt and uncle to me,” he shared, noting that the trio would still see each other from “time to time.”

“They’re basically like family at this point, from going through an experience like that that was so influential in my life and in everybody else’s lives too,” he continued. “It makes us, in a way, a family that can never be separated.”

Robert’s other TV credits included ER, The Practice, Nash Bridges, Dark Skies, NYPD Blue and many more.

He still had multiple projects in post-production at the time of his death, including The Cowboy Killer, The 3 Killer Pigs, Pay to Die, and The Driver, which have all yet to be released.

Robert is survived by his three children, whom he shares with ex-wife Edie Mani, his grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews and “anyone who had the honor of having him in their life,” per Deadline.