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' Tahj Mowry stars as T.J. Henderson, a ten-year-old whiz kid who gets on top of his reading as he skips from fifth grade into a
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' sophomore class in high school, inSmart Guy, a new half-hour comedy series airing this spring on the WB.
‘Mowry stars in Disney’s Smart Guy:
The half-hour comedy about a boy wonder who rockets to the
- heights of high school and throws his family for a loop
- Ten-year-old Tahj Mowry,
brother of the celebrated Sister,
_Sister twins Tia and Tamera
' Mowry, makes his series star
' ring debut as T.J. Henderson, a
- whiz kid whose accelerated as
' cent into high school sends his
family spinning in Walt Disney
Television’s new half-hour com
edy series,Smart Guy, premier
. ing Wednesday, April 2, at 8:30
, p.m. EST on The WB Network.
. Alsostarring are John Marshall
. Jones (Melrose Place) as Floyd
, Henderson, T.J.'s widowed fa
! ther; Essence Atkins (The Cosby
, Show) as 16-year-old Yvette
' Henderson, torn between filling
' the place of a mother and having
»a teen’s usual hectic social life;
% and Jason Weaver(The Jacksons:
“anAmerican Dream) as 15-year
%old Marcus Henderson, a late
% bloomer who loves sports, espe-
I cially basketball.
! “This is a show about a ten
! year-old genius,” explains creator/
; executive producer Danny Kallis
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(Life’s Work, Phenom). “T.J. is
anextraordinary child whois put
into an extraordinary situation
when he’s accelerated into high
school. In all other respects, heis
a typical ten-year-old kid.
Therein lies the fun of this se
ries.” With talented young Tahj
Mowry in the lead, Smart Guy
offers a whiz kid's precocious point
of view on life, logic and teenag
ers. Most entertaining is watch
ing his family hold on for dear life
as they adjust to the unpredict
able, maddening and hilarious
upheaval in their lives.
Emmy and Peabody Award-win
ning executive producer Suzanne
de Passe (Lonesome Dove; Sis
ter, Sister; The Jacksons: an
American Dream)was introduced
to Tahj Mowry while executive
producing Sister, Sister, which
stars his older twin sisters, Tia
and Tamera. Smart Guy execu
tive producer Suzanne Coston and
co-executive producer Irene
Dreayer had first seen a much
Its Our Pleasure.
younger Tahj and, recognizing
his potential, had taken him to
see de Passe. As she got to know
Tahj, de Passe was struck by his
self-assurance. “Over the years
I've watched him grow up and
hold his own in meetings. If
anybody can take the lead, it’s
Tahj,” says de Passe.
In de Passe’s view, everyone
can relate to T.J.’s situation.
“This is a show about that mo
ment in time when you're the
only one—the only woman in a
roomful of men, the only white
person in a roomful of black
people. People are curious and
interested to see what happens
when someone is involved in a
part of his or her life where they
‘do not belong.” But a lot of the
humor and fun of the show also
comes from the fact that some
times the viewer gets as disori
ented about T.J.’s level of matu
rity as the other characters do.
“You forget that he is only ten
years-old,” says de Passe, “until
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the emotional reality of the situ
ation catches up with him. De
velopmentally, heis still a child.
It’s easy to lose track of that!”
And what does Tahj Mowry have
to say to all this? “The character
in Smart Guy is different from
any other characterin the whole
world, because he’sonly ten years
old and he’s a genius and he’s in
high school.” With that global
thought in mind, Smart Guy
could outsmart us all.
Smart Guy is produced by de
Passe Entertainment and
Danny Kallis Productions in
association with Walt Disney
Television. Executive Produc
ers are Bob Young, Danny
Kallis, Suzanne de Passe and
Suzanne Coston. Irene Dreayer
is co-executive producer. Danny
Kallis created the series. The
producer is Patty Gary-Cox, and
Pixie Bartholomew is the asso
ciate producer. Directors are
James Hampton and Howard
Murray.
Artist’s work on display
at Laney Museum
Works by Annie Greene will be
on exhibit at the Lucy Craft Laney
Museum April 4 through May 18.
When Greene retired from 35
years of teaching art in public
schools, she turned her creative
energies to her ownart. Although
she works in a variety of media
including acrylic and mixed me
dia, she is best known for her
yarn paintings. This form of ex
pression evolved from a project
used to interest children and it
has become almost a trademark.
Greene’s subject matter is de
rived from her imagination, fam
ily, friends, community and
travel. Her works portray both
realistic and primitive qualities.
Recognition of her talent is
reflectd in numerous honors and
awards from juried and invita
tional shows, and her work has
been the subject of many one
woman exhibits. Her paintings
areincollections throughout the
Marvin Gaye’s life story
book on tour for signings
Legendary entertainer Marvin
Gaye is focus of new book Marvin
Gaye the Untold Chapter.
April Fool’s Day 1984 was a day
that stunned the world when ev
eryonerealized that the report of
Marvin Gaye’s death was no joke.
His death left many of his fans
feeling empty and confused. They
especially could not understand
how his own father could be the
one who pulled the trigger, re
leasing the bullets that killed
him. It has been 13 years since
his death, but still there are many
unanswered questions and ru
mors about his life, his career
and his death.
De’Vonne Productions, a divi
sion of De’Vonne Entertainment,
Inc. is proud to announce that
they have published the book
Marvin Gaye The Untold Chap
ter, written by Deborah Y. Ander
son, a native of Charleston, S.C.
The book will be released April 1.
Pianist Dan-wen Wei marks
Masterworks II season finale
The Augusta Symphony, un
der the direction of Donald
Portnoy, will bring you an un
forgettable performance, Satur
day, April 19, at the ASU Per
forming Arts Theatre. Pianist
Dan-wen Wei will perform with
the Augusta Symphony. Con
cert time is 7:30 p.m.
Dan-wen Wei, a native of the
People’s Republic of China and
a graduate of the Julliard
School, has rapidly established
himself as one of the most out
standing musicians of his gen
eration. Wei has appeared as
soloist with orchestras such as
the New York Philharmonic,
the Minnesota Orchestra, the
Seattle Symphony. the Julliard
Symphony as well as orches
tras in his native China. In
1991, Wei appeared as soloist in
the opening concert of the
Mozart Bicentennial in Avery
Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
His performance was broadcast
internationally as part of the
Live from Lincoln Center Se
ries. The New York Post stated
(on his Lincoln Center perfor
mance) “...encouraged the
afternoon’s most cohesive or
chestral playing.”
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A special reception will be held
to honor Greene on April 3 at the
museum.
The story comes from those who
knew Marvin Gaye best—his fam
ily! They felt that it was time for
the world to hear the true story.
Through this book, the world
will come to know the full story of
Marvin Gaye’s life, from his child
hood to death, highlighting his
dreams, his tragedies and his
successes. It will answer many of
the questions still circulating.
De’Vonne Productions will kick
off an eight-state Southeastern
tour for promotions, personal ap
pearances and book signings on
April 1. The tour will begin in
Atlanta, Ga. and continue
through South Carolina, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
bama.
The book will be available for
$16.95 atlocal bookstores or from
De’Vonne Productions, 1230
South Hairston Road, Stone
Mountain, Ga. 30088.
Wei began playing piano at
age four, giving his first public
performance at the age of nine.
He was sent as cultural ambas
sador from China at the age of
seventeen to play concerts in
Moscow, Odessa, Prague and
Sophia, among other cities
throughout Eastern Europe. Wei
has been awarded prizes at nu
merous piano competitions in
cluding the Montreal Interna
tional, the Robert Casadeus and
the Marguerite Long Interna
tional Competitions. The Or
egonian stated, “Wei is a prodigy
with huge athletic powers and
stamina to burn.”
The program for the April 19
concert will include Fountains
of Rome and Pines of Rome by
Respighi and Greigs’ beautiful
and technically challenging P
iano Concerto in A minor which
will be performed by guest art
ist Dan-wen Wei.
Tickets may be purchased for
the concert at the Augusta Sym
phony box office or at the ASU
box office the night of the con
cert. Call 826-4705 to order by
hone. Prices range from $lO to
324. The event is sponsored by
South Trust Bank and TV 12.