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Who's News: Melissa Joan Hart, Kim Raver and more!

10:01 AM, Aug. 19, 2010  |  
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Hart stars in a new ABC Family's sitcom, <i>Melissa and Joey</i>.
Hart stars in a new ABC Family's sitcom, Melissa and Joey. / BOB D'AMICO, ABC FAMILY
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"Being a mother is extremely important to me." / KEVIN WINTER, GETTY IMAGES

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Two '90s teen idols have joined forces for ABC Family's new sitcom Melissa and Joey (Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ET/PT). But star Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) says she and Joey Lawrence (Blossom) don't sit around spinning nostalgic yarns. "We tell stories here and there, but we tend to get more excited about the future than we do about the past," says Hart, 34. The two live a block apart and have known each other since they were 4. "I think it's a testament to how well we work together and how good our chemistry is. We just have a shorthand."

Kim Raver lives in Los Angeles to film Grey's Anatomy, but in the summer, she, husband Manu Boyer and sons Luke, 8, and Leo, 2, are bicoastal. "Being a mother is extremely important to me," Raver, 41, says. "That comes first, and I organize everything else around it. I call it Rubik's-Cubing the schedule. It takes organization. Luckily I play a doctor, so I can look a little tired." Raver's new film, Bond of Silence, airs Monday on Lifetime.

What happened to Kevin Eubanks and his band from The Tonight Show?

Jacquelyn Massey, Seneca, S.C.

Eubanks, who departed the show May 28 along with the band, tells us he has plans to release a CD this fall and go on tour. He's also working on a cooking show pilot featuring celebrity guests and music. "And, of course, wonderful food that makes you feel good, not only while you're eating but afterward," says Eubanks, 52. He says he has been enjoying the summer. "Who knows?" he jokes. "Maybe I will finally get a date."

Who dresses Lady Gaga for her shows?

Gabriele Colao, Bedford, Mass.

Fans go gaga for this Lady's get-ups (and music, of course). She has worn ensembles from fetish designer Atsuko Kudo, including a leopard-print bodysuit; she also has donned outfits by luxe Italian couturier Giorgio Armani, such as her futuristic and celestially inspired red-carpet ensemble for the Grammy Awards in January. Other ensembles have included a custom-made Prada hoop dress made of camel-colored plastic-coated jersey.

How is Dexter star Michael C. Hall (who was diagnosed with cancer this year), and will the show return for a fifth season?

Jeri Golden, West Berlin, N.J.

Don't fear: America's favorite blood-spatter analyst-cum-serial killer returns to Showtime Sept. 26. Season 5, which started production in June, picks up seconds after Season 4's finale ends. That last episode was "such a gut punch - not only for the audience but for Dexter (imagine a dead wife and a bloodied and crying baby son) - we thought it would be unfair to jump ahead and have things be tidied up," executive producer Sara Colleton tells us. Instead, this season will be one of atonement for Dexter, who played a role in the tragedy. Hall's story, however, is one of triumph. His Hodgkin's lymphoma is in remission, Colleton says, and at next week's Emmy Awards, Hall, 39, is up for best actor in a drama for the role.

Contributing:
Olivia Barker, Cindy Clark, Donna Freydkin, Nancy Mills, Arienne Thompson

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