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CJ How did Harrison Ford
get that scar on his chin?
—Tina Frazier. Greencastle. Pa.
Ford, 65, who'll star in next
year's Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ,
the fourth movie about the
continuing adventures of his swashbuckling archeologist character, was 20
when he was driving to work and tried to buck
dlMhc- * e his seat belt while the car was in motion.
He lost control, ran into a pole and split
his chin. In Indian.i Joins and tlx Last
Crusade (1989). his character's scar was
explained when young Indy strikes
himself as
to
W jL I really like Alexis Glick,
Hf ’ m w h° anchors for the new Fox
fIL Business Network. What can
you tell us about her?
r — Mitc/xll\andher. Bardcouv. K\.
* I TWBF New York City native Glick. 35, is
’ f r^»» s former high school basketball star,
' f>- investment banker and segment co-
A anchor of NBC-TV’s Today show.
A Now she’s the director of business
Alexis Glick
appears on
the new
Fox Business
Network.
TUNE IN
A Healing ‘Note’ for the Holidays
The power that even a few words can have on others is die subject of Tlx Note,
a Hallmark Channel movie starring Genie Francis from General Hospital as a
struggling newspaper columnist who finds a scrap of paper with a hastily written
message that changes her life. “Of course, The Note is meant to entertain," Francis
says. “But its also a true example of the healing power of love and forgiveness on
display during the holiday season.” Tlx Note airs Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. Eastern. To send
a note to someone special in your life, log onto hallmarkchannel.com.
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Harrison Ford returns to the movie screen
next year in a new Indiana Jones adventure.
A news at the just-launched Fox
. Business Network. Her broad
j casting savvy combined with
financial experience make her
I a natural for the job, her bosses
| say, noting that she “not only
talks the talk, she has walked
the walk.” Glick is married
and has three sons.
( * Cover photo by
Rryan Kelsen
Q I’m curious about the professional
dancers who appear as contestants on
Dancing with the Stars. Where do “pro
fessional dancers” dance?
—Joan East. Hot Springs, Ark.
All of the professional dancers on Dancing with
the Stars are award winners who have competed
at numerous international dance competitions
and some derive a significant income for their
talent. An example is last seasons co-champion,
Julianne Hough, 19, who partnered with Olym
pic medalist speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno.
Hough is the youngest American dancer to become both International Latin Youth
Champion and Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion. She also was assistant cho
reographer for pop singer Gwen Stefan is “Wind It Up" video.
Singer Olivia Newton-John
Manyyearsago I watched
a show called The Mod Squad.
Can you tell me what hap
pened to Julie, Pete and Line?
— T. Taylor. Hesperia, Calif.
Shortly after The Mod Squad was
cancelled in 1973, Peggy Lipton
(Julie) married musician Quincy
Jones, with whom she raised two
daughters. Now divorced, Lipton,
61, has resumed acting and writ
ten her biography, Breathing Out.
Clarence Williams 111 (Line), 68,
has worked continuously since the
series ended, first in theater and then in films and television. He is a regular on the
Hallmark Channel series Mystery Woman. Michael Cole (Pete), 62, continues to act
in various film and TV projects, among them a small part in Mr. Brooks, the recent
Kevin Costner movie.
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julianne Hough and Dancing
partner Apolo Anton Ohno
I haven’t heard much about Olivia
Newton-John recently. What has she
been up to and how is her health?
—Janet Morgan. Silver Springs. Md.
Tlie singing star, a 15-year breast cancer survivor,
lias a new holiday CD called Clmstmas Wish, which
features some of her favorite music and guest
performers including Barry Manilow. Michael
McDonald and Jon Secada. “I wanted this album
to be gentle and peaceful and soothing," she says. “I
wanted it to flow as one piece of music. There are
no breaks between the tracks.” Newton-John, 60,
also can be seen over the holidays on a new PBS
television special, Olivia Newton John and the Sydney
Symphony Ordxstra (Lite At the Sydney Opera House).
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Michael Cole, Clarence Williams 111 and
Peggy Upton starred as TV’s Mod Squad.
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