Issue Date: November 11, 2001
Where does "Dharma & Greg"'s Jenna Elfman get the cool clothes she wears on the show?
Melissa Dee, San Francisco
The willowy former dancer, who made even a mud-brown UPS uniform look good in "Ed TV", gets her onscreen style from costumer Linda Bass, who tells us the distinctive "fun, sexy tomboy" look takes a little panache and a lot of shopping. The daring stylist scours Los Angeles to combine retro and modern pieces; favored stores are Repeat Performance, "the Neiman Marcus of secondhand shopping," and boutiques like Sonnie's in Pasadena and Aero -- an Elfman favorite -- near Hollywood. To copy Dharma's look, Bass says, "Shop with patience, a sense of humor and irreverence." And don't be afraid to go vintage and outrageous, like the '60s red dress with giant white polka dots Dharma dons this season. Of course, it helps that Elfman, 30, is 5-foot-10 and looks great in anything. Says Bass: "It's like dressing a big Barbie doll."
I know Donna Shalala, former secretary of Health and Human Services, is now president of the University of Miami. Where did others in Clinton's Cabinet end up?
Ed Krohn, Gainesville, Fla.
They're either consulting, teaching or running for something. Shalala, 60, former president of Hunter College in New York and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, was happy to get back to higher ed. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, who turns 54 this week, will run for New Mexico governor in 2002. He works for Henry Kissinger's consulting firm. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 64, returns to teaching at Georgetown University next fall. Attorney General Janet Reno, 63, will run for Florida governor next year. Education Secretary Richard Riley, 68, rejoined his South Carolina law firm and is teaching, too. Defense Secretary William Cohen, 61, founded a business consulting firm. And HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo, 43, is following in dad Mario's footsteps: He's running for New York governor.
Did former rapper Mark Wahlberg do his own singing in the movie "Rock Star"?
Meredith Baker, Bartlesville, Okla.
He trained for six months, but his voice is heard less than half the time. Although some of us still think of him as Marky Mark, Wahlberg's own musical heyday is long over. "I turn on BET and see what's going on in the hip-hop world, and it's L'il Bow Wow. He's 13. I'm 30. I'm too old to rap." He is old enough for marriage, however. Wahlberg and actress Jordana Brewster ("The Fast and the Furious") recently split up, but, he says, "I need to have a wife and kids. I've been spending too much time on my career to focus on my personal life. I've got to meet the right person. Considering the world I've been living in for the past 11 years, I don't meet too many good ones."
Despite, or maybe because of, my 52 years, I'm an avid fan of Hanson. When can we expect a new album?
C.F. Castle, Troy, N.Y.
You can satisfy your need for new material with their song, "Smile", on the "Malcolm in the Middle" soundtrack, or their remake of John Lennon's "Imagine" on a CD to benefit orphans of the Sept. 11 attacks. But you must wait till spring for their fourth album. The brothers Hanson -- Isaac, who turns 21 next Saturday, Taylor, 18, and Zac, 16 -- are revamping their image and sound, adding influences from Motown and classic rock to appeal to a wider audience. They want to be a serious rock band. To that end, the guys spent a week last spring at a songwriting workshop held annually by producer Miles Copeland. In a castle in the south of France, they collaborated on pieces for their album with the likes of the legendary (and now Gap-promoting) songwriter Carole King.
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"The Guardian"'s Simon Baker is tired. The star of the new CBS Tuesday drama is keeping crazy hours at work and at home; he and his wife, Rebecca, have a baby boy as well as a 2-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. The handsome Australian, 32, who's also in "The Affair of the Necklace" this month with Hilary Swank, plays a corporate lawyer who is ordered to do child advocacy work after a drug arrest. His character, Baker says, is a guy with "a lot of hang-ups who's just into his 30s and trying to figure himself out." Is he at that point in life? "I think I went through it all early," Baker tells us. He and Rebecca, longtime friends of fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman, miss the "relaxed nature of people" back home. But, time demands notwithstanding, "The Guardian" has allowed for small quality-of-life improvements. "I had the house painted and went out and bought new bedsheets," Baker says. "I knew I'd enjoy getting into bed at night."
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BIRTHDAYS
November 11: Leonardo DiCaprio, 27; Calista Flockhart, 37; Demi Moore, 39
November 12: Sammy Sosa, 33; Neil Young, 56
November 13: Chris Noth, 45; Whoopi Goldberg, 52; Joe Mantegna, 54; Garry Marshall, 67
November 14: Laura San Giacomo, 40; Prince Charles, 53
November 15: Kevin Eubanks, 44; Sam Waterston, 61
November 16: Dwight Gooden, 43; Marg Helgenberger, 43
November 17: Daisy Fuentes, 35; Danny DeVito, 57; Lauren Hutton, 58; Martin Scorsese, 59;
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