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TV Star Gives Birth To A WHOPPING Baby Boy

The wait is finally over for actress Mariska Hargitay and her husband Peter Hermann. Hargitay, who plays NYPD detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, welcomed their first child into the world Wednesday afternoon. The baby boy, who was born in Los Angeles, was a week overdue and weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs. 9 oz. (The baby ranks among the largest to be born to an actress, though is still dwarfed by “Hercules” star, Kevin Sorbo’s son who weighed 12 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.) Hargitay and her new bundle of joy are reportedly doing … Continue reading →

Linda Blair: Child Star and Activist

Linda Denise Blair was born on January 22, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father, James, was an executive headhunter, her mother, Elinore, a real-estate agent. Linda has a brother, Jimmy and a sister, Debbie. When she was two years of age, her family moved to Westport, Connecticut, and by the time she was six, she was working both as a model and in motion pictures. . She appeared in seventy-five commercials and hundreds of magazine catalogues by the time she was twelve, and was used to being in the spotlight when out of six hundred applicants, she was chosen … Continue reading →

Lindsay Wagner: Television’s Movie Queen

Born on June 22, 1949, in Los Angeles, California, Lindsay Jean Ball’s parents divorced when she was seven years of age. As a teenager, she lived in Portland, Oregon, and attended David Douglas High School. She began to study dance (ballet and jazz) at the age of thirteen, and when her mentor suggested that she study acting, she promptly followed through on the advice. She became a model first however, and although successful, grew to hate it. Her acting career began in the 1970s with guest appearances on television shows such as “Night Gallery” (1970) and “Marcus Welby, MD” (1969). … Continue reading →

Melissa Gilbert: Child Star Shining Bright

Born on May 8, 1964, in Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family, Melissa Ellen Gilbert, also known as Missy, was adopted by actor, Paul Gilbert and his wife, Barbara. She has a brother and a sister, both of whom were also adopted. When she was eight years of age, her adoptive parents divorced and when she was eleven, Paul Gilbert died. She was a child star and one of five hundred young girls who auditioned for the part of Laurra Ingalls Wilder for the television series, “Little House on the Prairie.” Her screen test was the only one sent … Continue reading →

Goldie Hawn: Blonde Understatement

Born the daughter of a musician on November 21, 1945, in Washington, DC, Hawn grew up in suburban Maryland. She began dance lessons at the tender age of three, and by the age of seventeen, was managing a dance studio while studying drama at American University. She danced professionally at the New York World’s Fair (Texas pavilion) in 1964 and went on to appear in the chorus lines of Broadway musical productions such as “Kiss Me Kate”, “Guys and Dolls” and “The Boyfriend.” Goldie moved to California and her big break came when an agent spotted her dancing on the … Continue reading →

Terri Garr: An Actress of Note

Born into show business on December 11, 1949, in Lakewood, Ohio, Terri Garr is the daughter of Eddie Garr, a Broadway stage and film actor who died when she was eleven years of age and Phyllis Garr, a dancer. As an infant, the family lived in Hollywood, but moved to New Jersey. After the death of her father, the family returned to Hollywood where her mother got a job as a wardrobe mistress for movies and television. Terri began her career as a dancer when she was only thirteen, and can be viewed as such in nine Elvis Presley movies. … Continue reading →

Brandy: Superstar Shining Bright

Brandy Rayana Norwood was born on February 11, 1979, in Macomb, Mississippi. Her father, Willie Ray Norwood, was a pastor and choir director, and by the age of two, Brandy was singing in his church. Her mother, Sonja Bates, is a cousin of blues singer, Bo Diddley, and she quit her job at H&R Block to manage her daughter’s career. As a child, Brandy revered Whitney Houston and she told her father at a very age that she wanted to sing like her when she grew up. When, Brandy was nine, her family moved to California where she began singing … Continue reading →

Diane Keaton: Reluctant Star

Diane Hall was born on January 5, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. She is the eldest of four children of Jack Hall, a civil engineer and Dorothy Keaton, homemaker and amateur photographer. Her father’s family was Irish American Catholic and her mother’s background was Methodist. Her earliest desire to become an actor occurred when she was a young girl and her she saw her mother participate in a “Mrs. Los Angeles” pageant for homemakers. Katherine Hepburn and her portrayal of strong and independent women was also an early inspiration. Diane graduated Santa Ana High School in 1964, and while there … Continue reading →

Acting Hookups

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Today, I read on the CNN.com web site that actress Penelope Cruz and actor Matthew McConaughey have decided to split after almost two years of dating. The two met on the set of the film Sahara. This was not too long after Cruz broke up with Tom Cruise. She and Cruise dated for almost three years after they met on the set of the film Vanilla Sky. Hookups between actors on a set are nothing new, but they have been big news recently. There was of course, the most famous of all recently hookups – that of Brad Pitt and … Continue reading →

Judy Davis: Star of Distinction

Born in Perth, Western Australia, on April 23, 1955, Judy Davis was forbidden to see films as a child. She attended a Catholic convent school in her hometown, and her family can trace its ancestry back to the original 1831 British settlement in Perth. She began acting as a young girl in the neighborhood church. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts and played opposite Mel Gibson in a production of Romeo and Juliet. She also performed with Collin Friels who would become her husband in 1984. The couple has two children, a boy named Jack and a … Continue reading →