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that Barbara H
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nant some of the
time she played
Jeannie on / Dream of Jeannie. Is that true?
—Donna Sanders. Plano. Texas
Just after filming began on the TV show's pilot episode, Eden
discovered she was expecting her first child. With die actresses'
midrift-bearing genie costume already under a “no navel” man
date horn tlie network, the show's director’s called for most of her
scenes to be shot "ATB,” or “above the baby.” Her child, a son, was
bom a month before the series began its five-year run in 1965.
Eden, 73, is one of the featured stars on Pioneers ofTeleiision ,
a four-part, month-long series beginning Jan. 9 on PBS.
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Q I admire Tom Hanks, but haven't heard any
thing about him lately. What’s his next project, and
is he still married to Rita Wilson?
—Thomas Deßamus, Estill Springs, Tenn.
Hanks, 51, stars opposite Julia Roberts in Charlie Wilson's
War. which premieres Dec. 25 and is based on a real-life Texas
congressman who persuaded the CIA to train resistance fight
ers in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. Also coming
up for the popular actor is The Great Buck Howard , a comedy
in which he’ll star with son Colin, 30, his child from a previ
ous marriage. In April, Hanks and wife Rita Wilson will
celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
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Q Where is Bill Medley of the
Righteous Brothers these days?
—Rose Davis. Ashtabula. Ohio
Medley, 67, had a successful solo
career with hits such as 19S7's “(I’ve
Had) The Time of My Life.” He was
inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2003 with Bobby
Hatfield, his singing partner on a
string of Righteous Brothers clas
sics, including “You’ve Lost That
Lovin’ Feeling” and “Unchained Singer Bill Medley
Melody.” Following Hatfield’s death later that year, Medley
recorded a new album, Damn Near Righteous, as a tribute to
his friend. He lives in Newport Beach,
Calif., with his wife and daughter.
Imam Hakim
got her big
break on TV’s
Everybody
Hates Chris.
landed her big break, cast as the pre
cocious Tanya Rock in the CW networks
Everybody Hates Chris. She had a small
part earlier this year in the Adam Sandler
movie Reign Over Ak. She, her father and
her two brothers now live in California—in
a house.
* Cover photo by David Mudd
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Q I love the show Everybody
Hates Chris. What can you tell
me about the little girl who
plays the little sister?
Has she been in any
thing else?
—A& Nugent. Jim Thorpe, Pa.
K?' Newcomer Imani Hakim, 14,
was bom in Cleveland and went
to Hollywood in 2005, accompanied
by her father, to follow her dream of
becoming an actress. After dozens
of auditions and rejections, she and
her dad had run out of money and
, were living in their vehicle, making
J plans to return to Ohio and rejoin
the rest of their family. Then she
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