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n^H l American 1 Profil^^ I saw a group called Celtic Woman on PBS and was captivated. Please tell me about them. —Maria Mac Kay, Richmond , Ky. The five young Irish women in the spellbinding group Celtic Woman mix traditional Irish tunes with timeless classics and contemporary numbers. Their new Christmas CD, A Christmas Celebration , features "O Holy Night,” “Little Drummer Boy” and “Silent Night” alongside the St. Thomas Aquinas hymn "Panis Angelicus," the 12th-century Irish song “The Wexford Carol" and the traditional Celtic ballad "Don Oiche Ud I mßeithil.” The group's self-titled 2005 debut CD spent 68 weeks at No. I on the sales-based Billboard World Music Chart, setting a new record. I RESTRICTED 1 1 AREA 4 Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe several dozen Tylenol commercials, and hosted Worst Case Scenario for TBS, The Most for the His tory Channel, No Relation for Fox, New York Expe ditions for PBS and Evening Magazine in San Fran cisco, where he resides. Rowe also has performed in dozens of theatrical productions and narrated more than 1,000 hours of other TV programs. CMT Toby Keith Stars in Broken Bridges Singer-songwriter Toby Keith made his acting debut in the first CMT Him, Broken Bruges, which opened this fall in theaters nationwide. New CMT hosts tlie exclusive TV broadcast premiere of the movie, which also stars Kelly Preston, newcomer Lindsey Haun, Willie Nelson and Burt Reynolds, on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Central. Watch lor the DVD release of Broken Brides on Jan. 9, 2(X)7! £o'- v k JkOHRY \^KsfSii ■Sf, ,-^K|^HHE^ <r lllillilllllf? ■P' a bS n " jfl ;' Jj| B ,J~J ■ 0 n W The perfomers in Celtic Woman mix traditional and contemporary songs. Q I like Dirty Jobs, hosted by Mike Rowe. Could you tell me a little about him? —Dee Arthur. West Baden Springs, bid. The multi-talented host ot the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs —which takes him every week inside an occupation too icky for most people to undertake—has pro fessionally with the Balt more Opera, appeared in Q We have always been fans of Don Stroud, but have not seen him in any movies or TV shows lately. The last time we saw him it looked as if he had an eye injury. —Kathy Wright. Brooklyn. N.Y. Actually, die prolific TV and movie actor, row 64, lost an eye one night in 1992 when lie intervened in a mugging in New York City. “I stepped in to help and was stabbed six times,” lie recalls. "Tlie eye I have now is fiilse.” List year, Stroud retired and returned to 1 lawaii, wliere he grew up and started in sixiw business as Troy Donahues surf double in tile 1960 s TV series Haumum Eye. "I did over 1(X) movies and 250 televi sion shows,” says the ac tor, wlxi often played villains or other unsavory characters. "People ask me what my favorite was, and all I can say is I'm proud that I did that much work.” r l Idol. She co-wrote five of the songs on her new CD, Smull Town Girl. “My Angel" is about her grandmother, who taught Pickier to be a dreamer. "You can’t give up on your dreams, 'cause sometimes, that's all you have," she says. * Cover photo: ©2006 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ■ Want to know more about a celebrity or public figure? Send your questions to: Ask American Profile, 341 Cool Springs Blvd.. Suite 400. Franklin, TN 37067 or e-mail us at askus@anencanprofk.cnm. The volume of mail received prohibits us from giving personal replies—through e-mail or other means. Page 3 • www.americanprofile.com Actor Don Stroud JUST RELEASED... Kettle Pickier is a ‘Small Town Girt* Only 20 years old, country new comer Kellie Pickier went from Albemarle, N.C., to Hollywood, Calif., where she caught Americas attention as a finalist on American NUSSING MISSING m fljt ' .But r IK c.^2 ON DVD 1 T 1 H JMra All 26 Season 5 Episodes www.paramount.com/homeentertainment Oat#, art and avstoMrty sut*#ct to ctwnja wiffiout note# 0 MMVi CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS. ttw CBS Ey« Onign am ttaM "wfcs are trademarks * CBS Broadcasting Inc • MOGJW S HCMtS'« 1 tradrork of Rytter tmwtamriwnt, k LC W" Al Ruhts tamed. .( V TM. • B CogyngM 0 200 bby Paramo** Futures M *gMs «*wr*#d V' ' CUM ("ifIRGCT) Ginger Shortbread Cookie Recipe PLUS Coupons