Mike Roe joined the staff as Weekend News Editor for TheWrap in 2023. Before that, he wrote “The 30 Rock Book” for publisher Abrams and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of “30 Rock’s” “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Previously, Mike spent more than a decade as a journalist for NPR station LAist/KPCC, where he hosted live event series TV Pilot Club and covered arts & entertainment as well as breaking news. He also writes TV drama scripts with his wife, Kristiana. Mike’s previously written for live L.A. talk shows and been part of house sketch teams at several local comedy theaters. He’s crafted pop culture oral history articles on topics including “Parks and Recreation’s” Galentine’s Day and the Los Angeles of “Blade Runner.” In his (too little) free time, Mike reads comics, watches as much TV as possible and nerds out over spirituality, productivity and pro wrestling.
Experience:
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Remembering Jimmy Buffett’s Margarita-Filled ‘Jurassic World’ Cameo (Video)
His Margaritaville restaurant also finds a home on Isla Nublar
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Former WWE Champ CM Punk Fired From AEW, Owner Tony Khan Says He Felt ‘My Life Was in Danger’ (Updated)
This follows a backstage altercation between Punk and wrestler Jack Perry, Luke Perry’s son
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‘Maestro’ Makeup Artist Kazu Hiro Feels Sorry Bradley Cooper’s Large Prosthetic Nose ‘Hurt Some People’s Feelings’
He says their goal with the Bernstein biopic was “to portray Lenny as authentic as possible”
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Mohamed Al Fayed, Famed Businessman and Princess Di Associate, Dies at 94
Al Fayed also helped to finance 1981’s Academy Award-winning “Chariots of Fire”
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Vivek Ramaswamy Asked Al Sharpton About Lack of Political Experience in 2003, Reverend Asks ‘Does He Now Understand?’ (Video)
The video of the 2024 Republican candidate has resurfaced as opponents question his own background in politics
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Kevin Costner Says He’ll ‘Probably Go to Court’ Over ‘Yellowstone’ Future Seasons Dispute
The actor said at a divorce hearing that plans for his involvement in a sixth season of the Paramount hit were “complicated”
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NFL and WWE Mysteriously Stop Selling Jacksonville Jaguars Title Belt
The team is owned by the family of Tony Khan, which also owns WWE rivals AEW
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AEW Wrestling Show ‘All In’ Takes No. 1 Paid Attendance Record From WWE With 81,035 Fans
But there was a preshow “incident” backstage that marred the historic event
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Arleen Sorkin, Original Voice of DC’s Animated Harley Quinn, Dies at 67
The actress directly inspired the Batman character who would later be played by Margot Robbie, Kaley Cuoco and Lady Gaga
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Bob Barker, Original Host of ‘The Price Is Right’ and Animal Rights Activist, Dies at 99
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” his longtime publicist tells TheWrap
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Watch WWE’s Tribute to Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk During Smackdown (Video)
The two performers died earlier this week
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Terry Funk, Pro Wrestler and Stallone Movie Stuntman, Dies at 79
The influential entertainer continued to work into his later years, last wrestling in 2017
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Kansas Newspaper Raid Footage Shows 98-Year-Old Marion County Record Owner Confronting Police: ‘You’re an A–hole!’ (Video)
Joan Meyer questions cops before she died the next day: “Did your mother love you? Did you love your mother?”
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‘Bridesmaids’ Director Paul Feig Counters Misinformation about Woman Killed Over LGBTQ+ Pride Flag: ‘There’s No Agenda Here’
The director, a friend of Lauri Carleton responded to a tweet claiming that money was the reason for her death, not the flag
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Chris Meloni Thinks Marjorie Taylor Greene Is a Cow
There really is no other way to put it
