As trite as the expression “bigger isn’t always better” seems, it’s an apt description of this year’s Trinity Repertory Company production of “A Christmas Carol,” which loses some of its charm ...

Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the Emmy-winning comedy series, Gold, 55, said “fat jokes” made about her character ...

When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she says Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating ...