Leslie Charleson is best known for her role as Monica Quartermaine on General Hosptial, which she’s been on for three decades. Before that, she’d done some episodic TV, including a part on Happy Days where she was turning a teenaged Richie Cunningham’s head and a role on Emergency! …

Back in 1977, I tuned in to one of my soap operas, General Hospital, and saw there was a new character on the show, a stuffy-nosed doctor named Alan Quartermaine. I liked him, and he looked so very familiar. I just couldn’t place him, though. I …

Simon Cowell needs a few lessons in common, everyday politeness. That said, I don’t quite believe he’s as horrid as he comes off.
The other night, as an audition-er walked off, Simon suggested he go back and watch tapes of Simon on American Idol — “for confidence”. Right …

I actually remember when Paula Abdul was considered a good performer, music leader, and choreographer guru. No one talked about strange behavior or anything scandalous, beyond whatever might have happened during her marriage to Emilio Estevez.
She faded somewhat from the limelight, though, until she re-emerged as a judge …

A woman worthy of admiration is the great actress/singer, Debbie Reynolds. She’s had a terrific career in show business, and she’s one gutsy lady to boot.
Just a few highlights off the top of my head that I often think about when the name Debbie Reynolds is finished.
First, I …

Doogie Howser M.D. was a TV show with a twist. The lead character was a doctor, which isn’t unusual, except that Doogie was a 14-year old teenager. For four seasons, we saw Doogie deal with all kinds of trials and tribulations, and for acceptance. These unique …

Miss America 1984 had gone through a lot of drama, due to the scandal with Vanessa Williams and some photos she’d taken that were deemed inappropriate for a Miss America. Her crown was taken, and the pageant was eager to get its reputation back in tact. Whether …

You’ve seen him everywhere, or so it seems. Indeed, at one point, actor Robert Picardo has even appeared on two shows at once. That’s how I first learned who he was. I was a fan of both The Wonder Years, where he portrayed the gym instructor, …

I imagine that most folks know Laurence Fishburne from his Oscar nominated roll in What’s Love Got to Do with It. In this exceptionally well-played performance, he played musician Ike Turner, husband of phenom Tina Turner. He got my attention then, too, except I was just shaking …

He’s certainly not afraid to speak his mind, and I have to applaud Martin Sheen for that. Whether or not you agree with his activism, he hasn’t let being a celebrity interfere with doing what he feels is right. The man actually has an arrest record for …

People make their marks on our lives for crazy reasons sometimes. I never met Pete Duel, but I’ll certainly never forget him. It was crazy, but in a crazy way, he ended up being a part of some ongoing fun between my best friend and I; in …

Actor, Wannabe Singer, Writer, Director, Producer, and perhaps more than anything, Master Manipulator of the Emotions. All of these describe the late, great Michael Landon, along with charming, cute, sensational smile, disarming laugh and giggle, good humor, and, well, the list goes on.
Michael Landon made a splash for …

It’s rare to be able to have a solid, respected working career in Hollywood, but Beau Bridges has managed to do just that. I remember all too well seeing him as a youngster, which is why just thinking about him makes me feel old. After all, Beau’s been …

Sometimes all we really know about a performer is what we see of them on stage or in a movie or TV production, and most of our opinions on that person is based so much on the one or two characters we’ve seen them portray. If not for …

Most people probably know Claudia Black from her role opposite Ben Browder in the science fiction show, Farscape. This particular series was a bit too far out for me, though because of reruns, I’ve probably seen all of the episodes. Frankly, I was just never that impressed …

In his teens, Corin Nemec splashed onto the scene with a very respectable performance in the true story, ‘I Know my First Name is Steven” where he played the leading role of Steven Stayner, who had been kidnapped as a young boy. Steven became a hero when his …

For most of her life, Barbra Streisand has been a perfectionist. As a lifelong fan of hers, it’s really nice to see her letting go of that perfection and truly enjoying life without judging herself so harshly.
The woman is a beautiful songbird, her voice so clear and precise. …

In 1983, Star Search burst onto the scene, and it was a show that I loved dearly. I immediately took a liking to one of the competitors in the Best Actor category — Scott Thompson Baker. He was tall, handsome, and had that all-American good boy look …

Tommy Lee Jones is a serious actor. He’s one of those who takes his work about as serious as serious can be.
I remember when he began on One Life to Live, playing the, yes, serious role of Doctor Mark Toland. He was an evil one, and he …

I’d like to say nothing but good things about Michael Phelps. He’s an awesome athlete. I, like so many others, rooted for him at the Olympic games in China. He broke an enormous record, previously held by Mark Spitz. He’s a great, in the swimming …

Barry Manilow is such a wonderful success. I’ve been a fan for decades, and I love that he’s survived those decades and still knows how to entertain with gusto. One of my favorite songs of his is I’ve Made it Through the Rain, and obviously, he has.
I’ve …

As a regular watcher of Happy Days, I was one of those who has watched Scott Baio go from young boy to 46 and pregnant, so to speak.
Scott Baio was cute and edgy as Fonzie’s cousin Chachi on Happy Days. As he aged, Chachi’s crush on Joanie Cunningham …

Sometimes you just need quirky to be your best, and quirky is something that actor Peter MacNicol does very well.
My introduction to Peter MacNicol was on Ally McBeal, where he played a lawyer with a lot of weird quirks. I hadn’t known who was before that, but he …

When I returned from a decade’s long hiatus of watching NASCAR and tuned in to the Speed Channel for the first time a few years ago, one of the faces that captured my attention was an enthusiastic blonde named Kristen Voda. She really seemed to know what she …

In the fifties and early sixties, Paul Peterson was known to many as Donna Reed’s son on the TV show that bore her name. We watched this youngster grow up in front of our eyes. He was immensely popular, as an actor and a singer. He …

Miley Cyrus is one of the current teen sensations. She’s everywhere, thanks to the enormous success of her Hannah Montana TV series over on the Disney Channel. I must confess that I’ve only seen a handful of scenes of the show, so can’t really judge it.
I am …

Randolph Mantooth hit it big back in the seventies when he won the role of Johnny Gage on Emergency! He was in all the teen magazines and became a teen sensation, as did his co-star, Kevin Tighe.
Emergency! is, to this day, one of my very favorite television shows. …

Robert Redford has had a very respectful and successful career. I remember seeing him just shine in one of my favorite films, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. While I was mainly a Paul Newman fan, Redford’s terrific take on the Sundance Kid was a definite lure. …

George Clooney is one of today’s biggest and most successful movie stars. He comes from good stock, his father being journalist Nick Clooney and his aunt, the highly successful actress/singer Rosemary Clooney. I’ve seen Clooney on shows from the start of his career.
George Clooney was on a …

He’s a man who plays the bagpipes, loves to sing a ditty, and knows how to act. He has a fun personality and lots of charisma. The man is Doug Sheehan.
Some readers may know him from a TV series called Day by Day. He played the …

When I first saw Michael Gregory, I thought he was awesome. He was tall and ruggedly handsome, and he played a wonderful character on General Hospital. I just hated it when he left the show and was replaced by another actor who essentially weakened the part in …

Paging Doctor Drake, heartbreak!
In the early eighties, Rick Springfield joined the cast of General Hospital and began his climb to pop idol status. The actor/singer claimed he was trying to focus on his acting for a while, and the character of Doctor Noah Drake certainly allowed him to …

Sarah Brown is another one of those daytime actresses who overcame a nasty start and has ended up becoming a fan favorite. When she began on General Hospital in the mid-90’s, her character of Carly was a true, no-goodnick. She was just horrid, and fans truly hated …

Steve Burton is one of the young staples of the soap opera, General Hospital, a show he’s been on since 1991. He took over the role of Jason Quartermaine, the son of Alan Quartermaine and step-son to Monica Quartermaine. He was the nice son, versus his brother, …

I remember the first scene little Kimberly McCullough had on General Hospital, way back in 1985. She was the cutest little thing, but sharp. Her character of Robin, viewers soon found out, was the daughter of Robert Scorpio and his ex-wife, Anna Devane. Kimberly took the …

I’ll be honest from the start. I really don’t like Kelly Monaco very much, and it probably ties in more with the first season of Dancing with the Stars than anything else. Kelly was easily the worst dancer when the competition began. She did get better, …

I would imagine that many people think of Maureen O’Hara for her dramatic film role opposite John Wayne in The Quiet Man. She was brilliant in that, but my fascination with this talented thespian started with The Parent Trap, when she played the mother of Hayley Mills and …

Actor Lee Horsley splashed onto the scene as Matt Houston back in the 1980’s. He was a cowboy detective with a hot female assistant and, eventually, a well-loved grandfather, played by Buddy Ebsen. He followed this up with another successful stint as Ethan Allen Cord in Paradise, …

Early this morning, I was watching an episode of the classic TV show, The Twilight Zone, and I was reminded of a wonderful woman — Emily McLaughlin. This science fiction series was one of the few non-soap opera appearances that Emily ever did, so I imagine that most …

In 2008, the world lost a great actor, a great man, and a great humanitarian. All three were in the same physical body — Paul Newman.
I grew up watching Paul Newman on the screen, and I liked what I saw. My favorite movie of his is Butch …

James Earl Jones has the most powerful and dramatic voice we’ve seen in show biz in years. His voice may be one of the most identifiable and recognizable of anyone’s. A whole generation knows him just for his work in the Star Wars’ universe, where he’s voiced …

When I was a little girl, I turned on the TV and caught a new comedy called, “The Second Hundred Years”. One of the co-stars of that show was Monte Markham, and I just thought he was the cat’s meow. He was a good looking man, in …

I suppose I should begin by clarifying that this review is for Richard Hatch, the actor, and not Richard Hatch, the survivor. Having been a fan of the actor for years, it was a bit nutty to hear the survivor’s name bandied around so much over the last …

Grace Park first made an impression on me when she performed in a 2001 episode of Stargate SG-1 called Proving Ground. I absolutely loved her character of Lieutenant Satterfield, a potential SGC recruit. The character was awesome, and I got a kick out of the fact that …

Most folks know Nana Visitor from her role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, where she portrayed the very tough Major Kira. In more recent times, she’s familiar to TV viewers as Jean Witter on Wildfire; but for me, though, I’ll always think of Nana as Georgina on …

The first time I noticed Lexa Doig was while watching an episode of Andromeda, that starred Kevin Sorbo. Lexa played the computer, so her character was sometimes on the stiff side, but I got a kick out of the character.
When I really took note of her, though, was …

Christopher Judge is best known for playing the tall, very strong Jaffa on Stargate SG-1. Indeed, that’s where I know him from. Of course, he did do one episode of MacGyver that is a hoot to go back and watch. As I recall, it was one …

I’ve heard the name A J Allmendinger for several years now, usually on the Speed Channel and often on their show, Wind Tunnel. The first time I took note was a few years back when Allmendinger was driving in the Champ Car Series. He was doing very …

Travis Fimmel’s biggest claim up until recently was being a highly successful model for Calvin Klein underwear. His billboard ads had huge responses, one reportedly having had to be removed due to the disturbance it caused from woman drivers.
Then Travis Fimmel played Tarzan in a 2003 WB series …

Richard Long was a terrific actor who left this Earth much too young. I first saw him as Jarrod Barkley on The Big Valley. He was the oldest brother, the level-headed lawyer who sometimes had to leave logic behind to side with emotion. He was perfect …