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I’d like to know more
about my favorite Law and
Order actor, Sam Waterston.
—Faye Thomas. Portland. Ore.
Bom in Cambridge, Mass., Waterston, 67, received a bachelor's
degree from Yale University, where lie studied French and his
tory. He’s been nominated for a Tony for his stage role as Abra
ham Lincoln in Ahe Lincoln in Illinois, and for an Oscar for
his work in The Killing Fields. His role as Forrest Bedford on
the TV series I'll Fly Away was ranked No. 17 on TV Guide
magazine’s list of TV’s “50 Greatest Dads of All Time.” He lias
four children and lives in Connecticut with his second wife.
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albums, earning four Grammy nominations and a Top
10 hit in 2004 with a 20th anniversary re-recording
of her dance hit “Self Control." Through the years, she
juggled music and acting, appearing in popular TV
series such as CHiPs and Knight Rider. In 2002, she
received rave reviews for her portrayal of Janis Joplin
in the New York stage play Love. Janis.
Q What can you tell me about TV and radio
host Tavis Smiley? He’s fascinating.
—Marianne Groves. Coshocton. Ohio
Smiley, 42, a crusader for black rights,
issues and opportunities, is a multimedia
Ik sensation. He hosts the nightly TV
series that bears his name cm PBS, plus
'/ Public Radio International’s weekly
I' Tavis Snaky Show. Twice a week, he’s a
r commentator on The Tom Joyner Mom-
SHe also is an author with
autobiography, What I Know
r Sure: My Story of Growing Up
in America , now joining his
2005 bestseller The Covenant
on the bookshelves. “I am
tired of seeing black people
live beneath our privilege,"
says Smiley, whose favorite
expressions are “love wins”
and “keep the faith.”
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Actor Sam Waterston
Q What is singer Laura
Branigan doing now?
—Donna Madden. Pine Knot. Ky.
The talented singer died Aug.
26, 2004, of a brain aneu
rysm. She was 47. While
Branigan was best known for
j her 1982 hit single "Glo
ria,” she continued to release
I loved Samantha Mathis in The Thing Called
Love. What’s she been doing recently?
— J.D. Powers. Big Spring. Texas
Hard to believe, but it’s been 14 years since Mathis starred
with Sandra Bullock and River Phoenix in the movie The
Thing Called Love. Now 36, she’s worked consistently on a
variety of projects and appeared recently in the TV movies
Absolution, Salem's Lot and The Mists of Avalon, in Night
mares and Dreamscapes. and on episodes of House and Law
& Order: Criminal Intent. Fun fact: Of Austrian ancestry,
Mathis has spoken fluent German since childhood.
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Q I really enjoy John
Stamos. What can you I
tell me about him?
—Marie Makninsky. Scranton. Pa. '
The California native, 43, got
his acting break on General Hospi
tal before becoming a full-blown
celebrity on the TV series Full House
in the late 1980 s. During that time,
he also performed as drummer for
the Beach Boys, later directing
one of their videos. In the ’9os,
he wowed Broadway in How To
Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying and Cabaret. His seven
year marriage to actress Rebecca
Romijn ended in 2005, just about
the time he was beginning his
most recent TV projects, the
starring slot in Jake In Progress
and a recurring role on ER.
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