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Q: What is the intro music on the series Southland?

Southland plays out on L.A. streets, but its theme song has a Portuguese flavor.

Audrey Doherty, Lake Orion, Mich. The opening theme of the TNT police drama is a snippet of the instrumental version of Canção Do Mar, a tune by Portuguese singer/songwriter and world-music artist Dulce Pontes. (The song also appeared on the … Continue reading

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Q: Did Nancy O’Dell recently get married, and to whom?

O'DELL

Margo Konopacke, Travelers Rest, S.C. Actually, O’Dell has been hitched for a while. The Entertainment Tonight co-anchor — who is from your neck of the woods, Margo, as a native of Sumter, S.C. — married her second husband, Conviva Networks … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Bernadette Peters and Audra McDonald “cracked the code on how to find longevity in the business, and that is to diversify. So I went after it,” says Megan Hilty, a Broadway actress and star of NBC’s Smash, which returns for … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz (Feb 3 – Feb 9)

2.3 Isla Fisher 37 Nathan Lane 57 2.4 Rob Corddry 42 Gabrielle Anwar 43 Alice Cooper 65 2.5 Michael Sheen 44 Laura Linney 49 2.6 Alice Eve 31 Rip Torn 82 2.7 Ashton Kutcher 35 Chris Rock 48 James Spader … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz (Jan 27 – Feb 2)

1.27 Patton Oswalt 44 Alan Cumming 48 1.28 Elijah Wood 32 Alan Alda 77 1.29 Heather Graham 43 Oprah Winfrey 59 Tom Selleck 68 1.30 Christian Bale 39 Gene Hackman 83 1.31 Justin Timberlake 32 Kerry Washington 36 2.1 Michael … Continue reading

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Q: What happened to the Fox show Alcatraz?

Sarah Jones has already escaped Alcatraz for Vegas.

Arianna Chan, Fremont, Calif. The J.J. Abrams-helmed procedural about inmates from the infamous prison showing up in modern day found itself on death row all too quickly: Alcatraz was canceled after its first season of 13 episodes. All of the … Continue reading

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Q: What is the name of the last movie Whitney Houston made?

2009 American Music Awards - Show

Nathaniel Summers, Plainfield, N.J. Sparkle, in which Houston played the mother of an aspiring Detroit singer in the 1960s, was released in August after the pop singer’s unexpected death last February at age 48, three months after filming ended on … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Keith Urban is here to help.

Editor’s Note: After published, multiple sources confirmed that Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence have recently split. Keith Urban remembers the critiques he got on Australian singing-competition shows of his youth as a new judge on Fox’s American Idol. “I know … Continue reading

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Q: Whatever became of the fine actress Rachel Griffiths?

Rachel Griffiths

Herb Stark, Massapequa, N.Y. The Australian actress, 44, is still around, although not much on the small screen, where she found most of her success. Griffiths, who had her first role co-starring with fellow Aussie Toni Collette in the 1994 … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: Deb Perelman’s Smitten Kitchen.

The deadline for entering is Jan. 23, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. This contest is now closed.

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Q: Is the ABC series Missing coming back?

HBO'S Post 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Reception - Arrivals

No; the spy series starring Ashley Judd as an ex-CIA agent was canned last May. A silver lining: Judd, 44, was nominated for an Emmy (Julianne Moore ended up winning in Game Change). Politics are more of an interest lately … Continue reading

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Q: I heard a movie was to be made based on the musical Jersey Boys. What’s the latest?

2012 AFI FEST - "Lincoln" Closing Night Gala Premiere - Red Carpet

Neil Blumenfield, Brooklyn, N.Y. A film of the Broadway hit, tracing the origins of the ’60s pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, was to begin production in New York this month with Jon Favreau (Iron Man) in the … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

This Kiwi stars in ‘Banshee.’

Antony Starr, 37, who happens to be New Zealand’s Sexiest Man Alive, plays the ex-con sheriff of a Pennsylvania town on Cinemax’s Banshee. It’s the newcomer’s first action role. “I do most of my stunts, whether I want to or … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz (Jan 20 – Jan 26)

1.20 Rainn Wilson 47 David Lynch 67 1.21 Geena Davis 57 1.22 Gabriel Macht 41 Diane Lane 48 John Hurt 73 1.23 Tiffani Thiessen 39 Mariska Hargitay 49 Richard Dean Anderson 63 1.24 Ed Helms 39 1.25 Alicia Keys 32 … Continue reading

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Q: Who plays Alan’s first wife, Judith, on Two and a Half Men?

HINKLE

Pete Reiter, Greenport, N.Y. Marin Hinkle, 46, plays Judith, the former flame of Alan Harper (Jon Cryer), mother of Jake (Angus T. Jones) and current wife of pediatrician Herb Melnick (Ryan Stiles) in the CBS sitcom. Born in Tanzania to … Continue reading

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USA Weekend’s Cookbook Giveaway: John T. Edge’s The Truck Food Cookbook.

This contest is now closed.  Thank you for entering.

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Q: I recognize so many faces on the new hit Wedding Band, especially Brian Austin Green. Who does the singing for the group?

Brian Austin Green

Ray Cannon, Lawrenceville, Ga. Much like Nashville stars Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, Green doesn’t have a stunt voice — that’s actually him crooning as the lead singer of Mother of the Bride, the musical group at the heart of … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

Having four brothers toughened Alexander up.

Because the cult sci-fi Fox series Fringe ends on Friday, John Noble finds himself coming to grips with finishing his stint playing eccentric scientist Walter Bishop, a man who is at his best “when his neurons are going a million … Continue reading

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Q: Are there any actors who when playing a character for a long period, tend to take on that persona?

Daniel Day-Lewis

Bruce Woods, Mesa, Ariz. One of the most notable practitioners of “Method acting” is Daniel Day-Lewis, who is famous for immersing himself in roles. He used a wheelchair throughout the filming of My Left Foot, in which he played a … Continue reading

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Q: Linda Hunt of NCIS: Los Angeles is a very talented actress. Was she on another TV show in the past?

Linda Hunt

Bob Noble, Royal Oak, Mich. Before playing operations manager Hetty Lange on the NCIS spinoff, Hunt, 67, was on many other series and in movies since the mid-1970s, including The Unit, Without a Trace and an extended stint as a … Continue reading

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