Flynn Boyle and McDermott are gone. ℘℘℘ Budget cuts (ABC offered to pick up the show for an eighth season but only at a lower fee) are said to have forced David E. Kelley, the creator of The Practice, to let go two of the series stars, Lara Flynn Boyle and Dylan McDermott. "It hurts, professionally and personally," Kelley said in a statement. "This is perhaps the finest group … [Read more...] about Out of Practice
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The Star of West Wing Goes to Tipperary
Martin Sheen takes time out from a family reunion in Ireland to meet war protesters. ℘℘℘ Martin Sheen was in Ireland for a family reunion in May. His mother, Mary Ann Phelan, was born in 1903 in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, and Sheen and his brothers Frank, John and Carlos, and his sister Carmen, returned to their mother's home town for a celebratory mass in honor of what … [Read more...] about The Star of West Wing Goes to Tipperary
Reba’s Toothache
Reba McIntyre, who wowed them on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, has a new sitcom set to launch on the WB this fall. The show, called Deep in the Heart, features the country singer star as a mother whose teenage daughter is pregnant and whose dental hygienist is also in the family way, care of McIntyre's husband. Let's hope it's as funny as the laughing gas and not as painful … [Read more...] about Reba’s Toothache
Lacey Meets Brecht in Dublin
Tyne Daly, known to TV viewers as Mary Beth Lacey, takes on a new role in Dublin. The character of Mary Beth Lacey is as firmly fixed in the collective televisual consciousness of the Irish as it is in Americans – perhaps even more so. Yet it's hard to imagine Tyne Daly, the person behind the persona, being swamped by autograph seekers in a Stateside mall; it wasa … [Read more...] about Lacey Meets Brecht in Dublin
Steve Allen (1921 – 2000)
If the stars are twinkling a bit more lately, it's because one of Earth's brightest has taken his place in their midst. On November 1, Steve Allen passed away in his sleep and into the realm of legend. His wife, actress Jayne Meadows, once described him as "a good Irish Catholic boy. One of the true, clean wits around." He was that, and much more -- a comic genius, musician, … [Read more...] about Steve Allen (1921 – 2000)