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Jack Axelrod, an actor whose screen career lasted for nearly a half century, has died. He was 93 years old. Axelrod’s rep said that the actor died of natural causes in Los Angeles on November 28, as The Hollywood Reporter announced on Friday. The earliest entry in Axelrod’s filmography is his role as Arroyo in the 1971 Woody Allen comedy film Bananas. During the 1970s and 1980s, he had small roles in the TV shows Kojak, Hill Street Blues, Dynasty, Night Court, and Knots Landing. He also starred as mob boss Victor Jerome on the ABC soap General Hospital between 1987 and 1989. As the 20th century wrapped up, Axelrod guest-starred on Murphy Brown, Everybody Loves Raymond, Boy Meets World, and Dharma & Greg. In the new millennium, TV viewers saw him on Alias, Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle, Scrubs, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Gale Adler/ABC/Courtesy: Everett Collection In Seasons 3 and 4 of Grey’s Anatomy,...

This week at Seattle Grace everything old was new again. Meredith returned to work. Izzie came back and Alex was frustrated by her actions. Hunt welcomed someone from his past which, in turn, resulted in Yang picking up her old hobby of scaring off cardiologists. The Chief's wife suspected him of cheating again. Throw in Bailey's trademark stern commands and hilarious quips and viewers had themselves an Omg-worthy episode. --Carrie Bell Gotcha: The sneaky promo department slipped the Izzie pregnancy bomb into last week's preview to get everyone excited, but the scene in question actually revolved around Izzie's former teacher whose dementia made him think she was still in high school (and thus knocked up). Did you fall for it? Communication Breakdown: Izzie stuck around to see the case through even though Percy, the Mercy Wester she blames for her firing, was on McDreamy's rotation. She was classic Izzie, making...