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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Hollywood A-Listers Sign Letter Thanking Joe Biden After Hamas Releases Multiple Hostages
Adam Sandler, Constance Wu, Chris Rock and numerous others sign on, while also pushing for the release of other captives
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Barack Obama Warns Israeli Action in Gaza May ‘Worsen a Growing Humanitarian Crisis’ and ‘Harden Palestinian Attitudes’
“All of us need to do our best to put our best values, rather than our worst fears, on display,” the former president writes in a contribution to Medium
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Hollywood Labor Unions Demand AMPTP Resume Negotiations With SAG-AFTRA ‘Immediately’ in Joint Statement
The WGA, DGA and other unions chide the studios for “proposals which merely replicate the terms negotiated with other unions”
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Bruce Willis’ Dementia Has Taken His Trademark ‘Joie de Vivre,’ Friend and ‘Moonlighting’ Creator Says
“He loved life and… just adored waking up every morning and trying to live life to its fullest,” Glenn Gordon Caron says
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Keith Giffen, Cocreator of Rocket Raccoon and Blue Beetle, Dies at 70
The writer/artist also cocreated Lobo, who Jason Momoa is rumored to play in the rebooted DC film universe
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Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld, Jamie Lee Curtis and More than 700 Others Release Joint Statement Supporting Israel
The open letter condemns Hamas and calls for hostages to be returned
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino Will Skip WSJ Tech Live After Widely Panned Code Conference Interview
She attributes this to needing to “remain fully focused on X platform safety” during unspecified “global crisis”
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John Cena Says He’s Leaving WWE Again Once the SAG-AFTRA Strike Ends (Video)
The pro wrestler also apologizes for taking shots at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for going Hollywood
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Josh Gad Says He Was ‘Shamed, Unfollowed and Threatened’ for Israel Attacks Sympathy
The “Frozen” actor wrote a series of posts Sunday about the experience
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CNN’s Nic Robertson Chokes Up Covering Hopes of Rescuing Israeli Hostages (Video)
The military vows to leave no one behind, but the journalist describes it as “an almost impossible task”
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Michael Chiarello, Food Network Host and Celebrity Chef, Dies at 61
He appeared on “Top Chef” and made his name with shows including “Easy Entertaining”
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Kylie Jenner Deletes Pro-Israel Instagram Story
She erased a post featuring an image of an Israeli flag following negative reactions from followers on social media
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RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Tells Fox News That Israel Attacks Are a ‘Great Opportunity for Our Candidates’ (Video)
The GOP leader says she doesn’t “think it’s a coincidence” that Israel was attacked following the Biden administration prisoner swap with Iran
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Iran Praises Hamas Attacks, Shares Hope on X That Israel’s Jewish Government ‘Will Be Eradicated’
The post has spurned outrage from users, including former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger — but the platform says it’s in the public interest to leave the post up
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Drake Fires Back at Questions About His Millie Bobby Brown Friendship in ‘Another Late Night’ (Video)
He’s had enough of “Weirdos in my comments talkin’ ’bout some Millie Bobby”
