
Category Archives: Reader Questions
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
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
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
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
A.D. Morgan, Carlotta, Calif. The iconic biweekly music magazine has been publishing since November 1967, and the world’s most famous rock stars, politicians, movie stars and other pop-culture favorites have graced its cover. Not surprisingly, it’s an iconic band that … Continue reading
Wagner, 35, is a natural politico: She’s a native of Washington, D.C. The host of NOW With Alex Wagner (weekdays at noon ET) has been an economics reporter, White House correspondent and executive director for Not on Our Watch, an … Continue reading
Linda Barshak,Boynton Beach, Fla. The New York native has been a character actor in many movies and TV series over the past 10 years, from Lie to Me to Without a Trace to Leverage, but has come into his own … Continue reading
Laurel Wiese, Malabar, Fla. Ackles, 34, who married actress Danneel Harris (One Tree Hill) in 2010, has made horror his home for a while. In addition to seven-plus seasons starring in Supernatural with Jared Padalecki as a pair of monster-hunting … Continue reading
Robert Pletcher, Altoona, Pa. GCB is DOA. The Kristin Chenoweth vehicle was canceled in May after 10 episodes of the Texas-sized soap-opera drama. You’re more in luck with Nurse Jackie: The Showtime medical comedy starring Edie Falco, 49, as an … Continue reading
Patty Shoemaker, New Oxford, Pa. He sure is. The author and legal analyst for ABC’s GMA, Abrams welcomed his first child with girlfriend Florinka Pesenti, a winner on the third season of The Amazing Race, in June. Their son, Everett … Continue reading
Randy Kaplan, Windham, Conn Not very, since that’s actually her real first name — albeit without the dollar sign. The wild-child singer, 25, was born Kesha Rose Sebert and was raised in Nashville, though she avoided the town’s penchant for … Continue reading
Bibiana Sheppard, Marietta, Ohio It doesn’t sound like it was his decision. Daly, who played Dr. Pete Wilder on the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, was killed off-screen in the season premiere this fall, although his fate was sealed in the spring … Continue reading
Jo Luongo, Pembroke, Mass. You need to watch more superhero movies! Evans made a big splash in 2011 as the star-spangled Avenger in Captain America: The First Avenger and reprised the role this past summer in The Avengers. (Evans plays … Continue reading
Now starring on ABC’s Happy Endings, Damon Wayans Jr. credits the “strict” household his comedian/sitcom star dad ran with giving him the tools to be successful. His father did the title character from his 1995 comedy Major Payne “and then … Continue reading
Ronald Koszela, Girard, Ohio That’s really the two actresses belting out country tunes on ABC’s first-season drama. Panettiere (who plays upstart starlet Juliette Barnes) recorded a pop album during her teen years, released the single Wake Up Call in 2008 … Continue reading
Norm Shupe, Pittsford, N.Y. The 24-year-old Colorado native is one of the brightest new stars of the Fox musical show Glee, and she couldn’t ask for a better part: Benoist was a lot like her character, new glee-club kid Marley, … Continue reading
Connie Rekar, Wildwood, Ill. Krosney, 22, who played the oldest daughter in Tim Allen’s on-screen family in the first season of ABC’s Last Man Standing, was dropped from the sitcom over the summer because of “creative reasons.” Amanda Fuller stepped … Continue reading
Kathy Bird, Beecher, Ill. First off, that gruff American accent he uses to play the young and conflicted president of the SAMCRO gang? It isn’t his own. Hunnam, 32, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and started his career … Continue reading
Joyce Diedrich Kaukauna, Wis. He has been in movies since he was 2 years old — of course he has more of them coming! Recently, Bridges, 63, has been busy as a national spokesman for the initiative No Kid Hungry … Continue reading
