Year: 1990

Fleetwood Mac proudly wears its new `Mask’

Jae-Ha Kim

Lindsey Buckingham did not equal Fleetwood Mac. The gifted guitarist-vocalist-songwriter left the group three years ago to pursue solo projects, but to many people, his ghost lingers. “It’s quite true that Lindsey was quite architectural in the arranging of some of our songs,” said vocalist-keyboardist Christine McVie. “But by the same token, the rest of us weren’t sitting there twiddling our thumbs and staring at the ceiling. Very often, Lindsey would ask me what I thought should be done, just as I’d ask him.

Matthew Perry looks beyond “Sydney”

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When he was a child, actor Matthew Perry said, he had a major crush on Valerie Bertinelli. She was the co-star of “One Day at a Time,” a popular CBS sitcom. Years later, when CBS cast Perry to play the boyfriend of Bertinelli’s character on her new “Sydney” series, he was on Cloud 9. But after he had psyched himself up to kiss the actress, the producers told Perry they were changing his character from her boyfriend to her younger brother.

Even without partner Cheech, Chong goes against the grain 

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Nepotism may be a dirty word in some circles, but to comedian-actor Tommy Chong, it spells clout.  When the credits roll listing the cast and crew of his latest film, “Far Out Man,” now playing at local theaters, it reads like a who’s who in the Chong clan. Daughters Rae Dawn and Robbi, son Paris, wife Shelby and son-in-law C. Thomas Howell are featured prominently in the raunchy comedy that Chong wrote, directed and stars in.

Elmhurst’s Craig Hurley hoping `Nasty Boys’ boosts career

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Craig Hurley had studied various acting techniques before he landed a starring role on NBC’s “Nasty Boys,” but none of his classes prepared him for what took place during the first week of rehearsals. A group of black-garbed men burst into the actors’ rehearsal room, threw them down on the floor, handcuffed them and read them their rights. Actors, meet the real Nasty Boys, an elite unit of the North Las Vegas Police Department trained to deal with criminals in an efficient, if unorthodox, manner.

Actor becomes a fan — `Elvis’ grows on Michael St. Gerard

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Michael St. Gerard’s Presley is the singer during his most attractive stage. Slim-hipped and ever-so-surly lipped, Presley idealistically dreams of fame and fortune as a means of moving his family up from its poor socio-economic roots. St. Gerard’s portrayal of Elvis also has won him admirers both with longtime Presley fans and with the press. Although “Elvis” hasn’t been the ratings winner ABC hoped it would be, the network seems committed to giving the show a chance. With nine shows already in the can, ABC gave the producers the go-ahead to film four more episodes this month.

Richard Marx; Mad-paced camp brands Johnny Brandmeier a hit

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Starting the show with his current single, “Too Late to Say Goodbye,” Richard Marx seemed a little uncomfortable. But halfway through the song, he got the feel for the cavernous venue. He loosened up and exhibited a bit of fancy footwork he may have picked up from his wife, dancer-actress-singer Cynthia Rhodes.

D.J. Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince rap for Disney

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Rap sensations D. J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are famous for hits such as “Parents Just Don’t Understand” and “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson.” But fans will see another side of them when the duo sings an unusual version of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” on a Disney special.

British actor takes turn as American in `Glory’

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Cary Elwes doesn’t sound like you’d expect him to. The English actor speaks in an accent that has more traces of Charlie Sheen’s Eastern intonations than any of the crisply accented British characters he has played during the last six years. Eight years of living in the United States and his first co-starring role as an American have seen to that.