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Q Where is singer B.J. Thomas, and
what’s he doing these days?
—Evelin Emery , Ukiab. Calif.
Houston-born Thomas, 65, performs about
85 shows a year, thrilling audiences with
"Raindrops Keep Failin' on My Head," “Hooked
on a Feeling" and other
hits from his four-decade
singing career. He has a
new CD, Love to Bum , and
a part in the new movie
Jake’s Comer, which stars
Richard Tyson and Diane Lane.
Living in Arlington, Texas,
Thomas and wife Gloria have
been married for nearly 40
Singer B.j.Thomas
years and have three grown daughters and three
granddaughters.
Q Jordana Spiro was so funny
in Must Love Dogs. What else is
she doing?
—Aletta Alexandria. Pontiac. 111.
The New York City-bom actress, 31, is using her
talent for comedy in the TBS summer series My
Beys, in which she plays a newspaper sportswriter
whose beat is baseball and whose best friends are
guys. She also appears in the upcoming movie The
Goods: The Dm Ready Story, in which she’s content to
let the comedy spotlight shine on Jeremy Piven (En
tourage), Ed Helms (The Office) and Rob Riggle ( The
Daily Show). “I wouldn’t even want to try to compete
with their improv skills,” she says modestly of her
co-stars. 'They’re amazing.”
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stars in the TV
series My Boys.
Q After seeing Priscilla Presley on
Dancing With The Stars, one of my friends
says she was on the TV series Dallas. Is
she right?
—Carol Ward,
Columbus, Ohio
Yes, Presley—Elvis'
wife for seven years—
starred on TV’s Dallas
in die 1980 s as Jenna
Wade, the first true
love of Bobby Ewing,
in the movie Austin Powers: International
Man of Mystery in 1997, declined an offer
to bt come one of the original “angels” for
TV’s Charlie’s Angels in the 1970 s
i and made her acting debut with a
‘ part in The Fall Guy in 1983.
Q Joaquin Phoenix was superb in
Walk the Line. What is he doing now?
—MariLyntie Distefano. Burke. Texas
Phoenix, 33, is an actor who's
not averse to taking parts in
i smaller, independent movies,
& which often don’t make
B the same splash as Walk
Bt tlx Une. Watch for him
in the upcoming Tun
Liters with Gwyneth
Paltrow. Based in
New York, he doesn’t
participate in the
Hollywood scene and avoids headlines
with his private life. His most public
romance, with actress Liv Tyler, ended
i in 1998. He is a vegan and refuses to
wear clothing or movie
' costumes made with
animal skin.
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