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Ask Stacy 2008 11 29
Ask Stacy
DEAR
STACY: What happened to Denise Austin? She did an exercise show weekday
mornings. I hope she is OK. My wife enjoyed her. — Anthony D., Queens
Village, N.Y.com
DEAR
ANTHONY: Denise Austin's contract was not renewed with Lifetime TV, but
the fitness guru is reportedly trying to get back on the air with a new
show on another channel. In the meantime, fans can either watch reruns
of her old "Getting Fit" workouts on ESPN Classic, look her up on
YouTube, or work out with one of her videos or DVDs. She's done 82, the
latest being "Best Belly Fat-Blasters," and two more are due out in
January. She's also a featured life coach on AOL.com, and offers diet
and exercise tips via her own website. She and sports attorney Jeff
Austin have been married 25 years and have
two teenaged daughters.
DEAR STACY: I like Rainn Wilson of "The Office," and I'm wondering
about his personal life. Age, background? Is he married? — Jody P.,
Canton, Ohio
DEAR JODY: Yes, the Seattle-born 42-year-old is married to author
Holiday Reinhorn, and the father of a son, Walter, born in 2004. He
studied theater at the University of Washington and Tufts University
before earning his BFA from New York University. A one-time member of
the highly regarded The Acting Company, Wilson did theater work in New
York and guest roles on TV shows before making his breakthrough, playing
Arthur, the odd love interest to Francis Conroy, on "Six Feet Under."
DEAR STACY: Please give an update on actress Hayley Mills. — Joe C., Brooklyn, N.Y.
DEAR JOE: Mills just completed filming the fourth season of the
British TV series "Wild at Heart," about an English veterinarian
(Stephen Tompkinson) and his family living on a South African wildlife
preserve. Now 62, the one-time child star has also done theater work in
recent years. She has two sons — Crispian, 35, from her
marriage to the late producer-director Roy Boulting (you'll recall he
was 32 years her senior); and Jason, a.k.a. Ace, 32, from her
relationship with actor Leigh Lawson.
DEAR STACY: Sprague Grayden has such a pretty, unusual name. What is its origin? — Samantha N., Chattanooga, Tenn.
DEAR SAMANTHA: Sprague is the "24" and "Jericho" actress's mother's maiden name.
DEAR STACY: We don't get to see enough of one of my favorite
actresses, Helen Hunt, these days. What is she up to? — Ron I.,
Bridport, VT
DEAR RON: She's been making the big screen drama "Every Day," with
Liev Schreiber and Carla Gugino, for writer-director Richard Levine. She
and Schreiber play a couple whose marriage is under duress. Hunt, who
has a 4-year-old daughter, Makena, with producer and author Matthew
Carnahan, limits her professional activities these days. "I'm a
stay-at-home mom who every few years takes on a big thing and pieces it
together somehow," she told me recently. "I've been home with my
daughter since she was born, almost entirely. It's been very lucky. I
said to myself, 'I want to be with my family and work on projects I love
doing.' And if this kind of work means very infrequently being away for
intense periods of time, it's not a bad trade."
DEAR STACY: Are the shows "Women's Murder Club" and "Curb Your
Enthusiasm" coming back, and if so, when? — William H., South Setauket,
N.Y.
DEAR WILLIAM: "Women's Murder Club" was canceled after a lackluster
first season, interrupted by the Writers Guild of America strike. Season
7 of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is set to begin production in December.
DEAR STACY: I'm a fan of "Kyle XY." When is there going to be another season? — Ray B., Springfield, Mass.
DEAR RAY: The show has been set for a Jan. 12 third season premiere.
To find out more about Stacy Jenel Smith and read their past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at
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