Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

Sam Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood’s top stars, has died. He was 64.

By: Satbir Singh 11 May 2024

The station announced that he died unexpectedly on Friday. No cause was released.

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Seymour joined Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, Ben Stiller, Guillermo del Toro, Kiefer Sutherland, Octavia Spencer and other Hollywood figures in mourning Rubin on social media.

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