Issue Date: December 14, 2008
Actor Tristan Wilds hasn't had a chance to catch his breath since his success on CW's "90210" and his role in "The Secret Life of Bees," but he's grateful for the work. "If I walked out of my house and saw people taking pictures and caring what I'm doing, I think I'd run back inside screaming!" Wilds, 19, jokes. He has no plans to slow down: He says he's looking to add music to his career (Alicia Keys, one of his co-stars in "Bees," is "like a big sister" and gives him advice) and more movie roles, like 2009's "Indelible."
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Is Kathie Lee Gifford still married to Frank Gifford? How old are her children now?
Mary Sherd, Sheridan, Mich.
"Today" host Kathie Lee and husband Frank are still going strong. Although they've had rough patches (he was caught cheating in 1997), Kathie Lee, 55, and Frank, 78, celebrated their 22nd anniversary in October. Their two kids, about whom Gifford talked frequently back in the "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" days, are teens now. Cody is 18, and his sister, Cassidy, is 15.
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Dave Annable plays Justin Walker, the youngest sibling on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," so he naturally finds himself the target of his TV family's pranks. "I was named 'Man Candy' in a magazine, so someone made T-shirts, and when I came to work, the entire crew was wearing shirts with my mug on it that said, 'Man Candy.' " Despite the ribbing, Annable, 29, is also "a proud member of the 'Brothers & Sisters' softball team." To read more from his interview, read Lorrie's blog on usaweekend.com.
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Are there any plans to have Kristin Chenoweth reprise her role of Glinda the Good Witch in a "Wicked" movie?
Pat Schaefer, Westbury, N.Y.
Not yet. But Chenoweth says "of course!" when asked if she'd say yes to a "Wicked" movie. For now, she's finished a run on the well-reviewed but recently canceled "Pushing Daisies" and is enjoying the success of her third album, "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas." She's also looking forward to the release of her "very candid" book, "A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love and Faith in Stages." What's left? "I want to host 'Saturday Night Live,'" says Chenoweth, 40. "[Tina Fey] is so genius -- she's the woman we all want to be."
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What has Timothy Hutton been doing since "Nero Wolfe?"
Colleen Brown, Oxford, Fla.
Hutton, 48, leads Leverage, a new action drama on TNT. He plays a former insurance investigator who steals from the rich (and corporate types) to give to the deserving. He also has several films coming up, including one written and directed by John Krasinski and another directed by Cheryl Hines.
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Kermit the Frog is back on TV this Wednesday, in NBC's "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" (8 p.m. ET). We spoke with the famous frog as he prepared to head back to the swamp for the holidays.
Q. Were you nervous working with big stars like Uma Thurman?
I don't get terribly nervousworking with celebs because I find most of them are pretty normal people. After working with the Muppets, normal people are a relief.
Q. How did you get your start?
When I first came out of the swamp, right after I lost my tail, I did a show called "Sam and Friends." Then I sort of became the leader of the Muppets, and I moved to Sesame Street in the late '60s. I still like to visit.
Q. So you didn't have to toil as an extra?
No, but I've worked with many of them. We have lots of Muppet extras, called Whatnots. They're an interesting bunch. Now people can make their own at the MuppetWhatnot Workshop at FAO Schwarz.
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BIRTHDAYS
December 14: Cynthia Gibb 45
December 15: Adam Brody 29; Don Johnson 59
December 16: Benjamin Bratt 45
December 17: Milla Jovovich 33; Giovanni Ribisi 34
December 18: Katie Holmes 30; Brad Pitt 45; Keith Richards 65
December 19: Jake Gyllenhaal 28; Alyssa Milano 36
December 20: Chris Robinson 42
Contributing: Gayle Carter, Samantha Lee, Kathy Rowings, Jon Tollestrup
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