Go Away With … Steve Byrne

August 21, 2012May 29, 2023 Jae-Ha Kim

When Vince Vaughn suggested that Steve Byrne create a sitcom, the comic — who’s Irish and Korean — came up with the premise for the TBS series “Sullivan and Son.” Vaughn — a longtime friend and supporter — is an executive producer of the show, where Byrne plays a fictionalized version of himself. “My daughter was born the day before the first table read,” says Byrne, 38. “My wife gave birth at 9:30 at night and I got in to work at 7 or 8 in the morning and I was beaming. The whole cast and crew were clapping and congratulating me. It felt like a good omen.”

Speaking with … Davy Carton

March 12, 2004April 27, 2023 Jae-Ha Kim

They’re not as famous as U2, the Corrs or Sinead O’Connor, but Ireland’s Saw Doctors had one of the biggest singles in their homeland with a little ditty called “I Useta Lover.” Refreshingly down to earth, the band is touring the United States to promote its latest CD/DVD, “The Saw Doctors Live in Galway” (Shamtown Records, in stores Tuesday).

Speaking with … Tim Wheeler

May 16, 2003August 22, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

When the group first toured the United States, Ash’s Tim Wheeler was the ripe old age of 19. Now 26, the Irish frontman phoned just days after his visit to the hospital (more on that later). Calling from Manchester, England, Wheeler chatted about touring, aging and how a “Dawson’s Creek” star surprised him.

Patrick Francis Bishop wants recognition

November 21, 1986April 19, 2023 Jae-Ha Kim

A lot of people are fooled by his name. Patrick Francis Bishop sounds about as American as you can get. But the Eurasian star of “General Hospital” considers himself more Asian than Caucasian. “I think it’s the same for most kids of mixed marriages,” Bishop said. “If a person’s half black and half white, society tends to think of him or her as black.”