Comic Schimmel accused of beating his wife

Comic Schimmel accused of beating his wife

CALABASAS, Calif. — Stand-up comic Robert Schimmel has been arrested on suspicion of beating his wife. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jay Royal says the 59-year-old comedian was taken into custody early Saturday after an alleged fight at his home in Calabasas.

Schimmel was booked in the county jail for investigation of spousal assault. He was later released on $50,000 bail.

The comedian has been a frequent guest on Conan O’Brien’s TV show and on Howard Stern’s radio program. His 2008 memoir “Cancer on $5 a Day” chronicles his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Youngest son of King’s brother dies at 48

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Rev. Vernon C. King, a nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 48.

The King family said in a statement Saturday that Vernon C. King died a day earlier in Greensboro. The family did not say how he died.

King was the youngest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s only brother, A.D. King Sr. He was a graduate of Morehouse College and was the pastor of several churches in Georgia and North Carolina.

Today’s birthdays

Surf guitarist Dick Dale is 72. Singer-songwriter Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson is 67. Singer Peggy Santiglia of The Angels is 65. Country singer Stella Parton is 60. Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 58. Singer Oleta Adams is 56. Country singer Randy Travis is 50. Actress Mary McDonough (“The Waltons”) is 48. Comedian Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) is 42. Actor Will Arnett (“Arrested Development,” “Blades of Glory”) is 39. Bassist Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 37. Singer Lance Bass (’N Sync) is 30.