02/17 JOE MANTEGNA & FRANKIE AVALON

JOE MANTEGNA

Joseph Anthony “Joe” Mantegna, Jr. (born November 13, 1947) is an American actor, producer, writer and director. He is best known for his roles in box-office hits such as Three Amigos (1986), The Godfather Part III (1990), Forget Paris (1995) and Up Close & Personal (1996). He currently stars in the CBS television series Criminal Minds as FBI Special Agent David Rossi.

Mantegna has gained Emmy Award nominations for his roles in three different miniseries, The Last Don (1997), The Rat Pack (1999) and The Starter Wife (2007). Mantegna served as executive producer for various movies and television movies, such as Corduroy (1984), Hoods (1998), and Lakeboat (2000), which he also directed.

On television, Mantegna starred in the short lived series First Monday (2002) and Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005). Since the 1991 episode "Bart the Murderer", Mantegna has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series The Simpsons as mob boss Fat Tony, reprising the role in The Simpsons Movie (2007). He also played Robert B. Parker's fictional detective Spenser in three made-for-TV movies between 1999 and 2001.

FRANKIE AVALON

Frankie Avalon (born September 18, 1940) is an American actor, singer, playwright, and former teen idol.

Life and career

Avalon was born Francis Thomas Avallone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Loretta and Nicholas J. Avallone. By the time he was 12, Avalon was on U.S. television playing his trumpet. As a teenager he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, "Venus" (5 weeks #1) and "Why" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why" was the last #1 of the 1950s. Avalon had 31 charted U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including "Just Ask Your Heart" (U.S. #7), "I'll Wait For You" (U.S. #15), "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (U.S. #8), and "A Boy Without a Girl" (U.S. #10). Most of his hits were written and/or produced by Bob Marcucci, head of Chancellor Records. He was less popular in the U.K., but did still manage four chart hits with "Why", "Gingerbread", "Venus" and "Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops".

Teamed frequently with Annette Funicello, Avalon starred in a number of popular "beach party" comedy films during the mid-1960s. The wholesome and romantic coupling of "Frankie and Annette" in summer movies such as Beach Party and Beach Blanket Bingo became iconic figures in American films during that era.

Avalon also had straight dramatic parts in the John Wayne historical western film The Alamo, as well as the science-fiction story Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) with Barbara Eden.
Materializing as a character called Teen Angel, his performance of "Beauty School Dropout" in the hit 1978 film of the musical Grease introduced Avalon to a new generation of viewers.

Avalon appeared in nearly two dozen TV episodes, including ABC's The Bing Crosby Show and The Patty Duke Show, appearing often as himself. Later, he became a national television spokesperson for Sonic Drive-In. In 1965 he appeared in the Combat! episode "Brother, Brother" as a childhood friend of Pfc.Kirby, played by Jack Hogan.

The 1980 film The Idolmaker, written by Ed Di Lorenzo and directed by Taylor Hackford, was a thinly-disguised biography of Avalon ("Tommy Dee" in the film) as well as 1950s teenage star Fabian (called "Caesare" in the film), along with songwriter/producer Bob Marcucci (called "Vinnie Vacarri"). In the movie, Dee clashes with the record producer and younger singer Caesare, who he feels threatens his career. Eventually, Dee and Caesare quit the label, but their record careers collapse just as the British Invasion begins. The real Fabian threatened a lawsuit, despite the filmmakers' insistence that the film presented only fictional characters (though Marcucci was a paid consultant). Avalon denied most of the movie's events.

Avalon married Kathryn "Kay" Diebel on January 19, 1963. She was a former beauty pageant winner, and Avalon met her while playing cards at a friend's house. He told his friend that Kay was the girl he was going to marry. His agent warned Avalon that marriage would spoil his teen idol mystique. Still together, they have eight children - Frankie Jr., Tony, Dina, Laura, Joseph, Nicolas, Kathryn and Carla. They have 10 grandchildren. Frankie Avalon Jr. is a former actor who appeared in the original The Karate Kid and is now a musician, and Tony, the second oldest son, plays guitar and taught at the Rock Nation School. Both sons play on tour with their father.
In 1987, Avalon and Annette Funicello returned to movies with Back to the Beach. In 1989 they also appeared as themselves in cameo roles out jogging the streets in Troop Beverly Hills. Not long afterwards, Funicello was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and retired.

Afterwards, Avalon turned to marketing and created Frankie Avalon Products, a line of health and cosmetic aids. Avalon promotes his products on the Home Shopping Network with host Bob Circosta. He made a cameo appearance as himself with Robert De Niro in the 1995 film, Casino.

In recent years, Avalon has starred in stage productions of Grease in the role of Teen Angel and Tony n' Tina's Wedding as a caricature of himself. Additionally, in 2007, he performed "Beauty School Dropout" with the four remaining female contenders (Kathleen Monteleone, Allie Schulz, Ashley Spencer, and winner Laura Osnes) for the role of Sandy on the NBC television reality show Grease: You're the One that I Want! On April 8, 2009, he performed on American Idol.

Legacy

He was mentioned in the System of a Down song "Old School Hollywood". The song supposedly is about Daron Malakian's experience in a celebrity baseball game, where he and Avalon were both ignored.

Avalon is also mentioned in "It Takes Two", a song from the hit musical Hairspray, sung by the character Link Larkin, and in a song by the Wu Tang Clan called "The City" which refers to his experiences of being a big part of the beach party film genre ("Ride the wave like Frankie Avalon").

One of numerous obscure cultural references present in Midway's video game Mortal Kombat 3 was a lo-res image of Frankie Avalon's face that would dart up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen when Goro killed his opponent by knocking him into the spike pit on the Bridge level.
His song "Venus" was featured in Cranium Command (1989–2005), an attraction at Epcot's Wonders of Life Pavilion (now closed) at Walt Disney World. In the attraction, a 12-year-old boy named Bobby (Scott Curtis), tries to survive the pressures of life and falls in love with a beautiful girl named Annie (Natalie Gregory) at school.

He and his song "Venus" are mentioned in Wendy Wasserstein's 2005 play Third. The main character, English professor Laurie Jameson, watches a PBS reunion show featuring Avalon singing the song, and sings a line of it to her daughter. In stage productions of the show, part of the song is played and a portion of the supposed PBS special is screened as part of the scenery.

He is also mentioned in Adam Sandler's 2008 comedy, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, for his haircut, which the Zohan (Sandler's character) thinks is the latest hairdo. He is also numerously referenced in the 1994 film, The Stöned Age, in which he makes an ending scene cameo appearance.
His song "Venus" additionally appeared in season 4 of the TV series Dexter in which John Lithgow's character, Arthur Mitchell, plays it to remember his deceased sister.

Avalon is also mentioned in The Vaccines song 'Teenage Icon'. Where they claim they are no teenage icon, "no Frankie Avalon".

www.frankieavalon.com
wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Avalon

02/10 TONY DANZA, JEFF FAHEY

Perhaps best known for starring on some of television’s most beloved and long-running series, including Taxi (1978–1983) and Who’s the Boss (1984–1992), Tony Danza has also established himself as a stage and screen star, and has indisputably been one of America’s most iconic and beloved performers for over thirty years.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Danza received a wrestling scholarship to the University of Dubuque in Iowa, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history education. Before finding a job teaching, he found himself earning a living as professional boxer. While training in a boxing gymnasium in New York, Danza was “discovered” and ultimately cast in the critically acclaimed ABC series Taxi, earning him a place in television history and making him a household name. He followed Taxi with a starring role in the classic ABC comedy series Who’s the Boss?, which ran for eight seasons and broke all syndication records.

Eventually Tony explored his love for the stage, and among his many stage credits is his exciting run on Broadway in Mel Brooks’s hit musical The Producers, playing Max Bialystock (2006–2007), and his reprise of the role in the Las Vegas production at Paris Las Vegas (2007). For his theatrical debut in Wrong Turn at Lungfish (1993), he earned an Outer Critic’s Circle Award nomination. Other stage credits include the critically acclaimed The Iceman Cometh, opposite Kevin Spacey, Arthur Miller’s Tony Award–winning play A View from the Bridge, and I Remember You.

Most recently, Tony returned to the stage in the pre-Broadway run of the much buzzed about and highly acclaimed smash hit musical Honeymoon In Vegas, which he starred in at the Paper Mill Playhouse along with Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Chaplin), and Brynn O’Malley (Annie). With music and lyrics by Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years), the musical is written by Andrew Bergman (Fletch, The Freshman, Blazing Saddles, Soap Dish, The In Laws) and based on his hit Castle Rock / New Line comedy of the same title. Both the show and Tony’s performance received amazing reviews, including a love letter from The New York Times, which compares Tony’s performance to “the cooler-than-cool spirit” of Frank Sinatra. The musical is expected to open on Broadway later this year.

Tony also recently returned to the big-screen and received great buzz and fantastic reviews for his performance as Joseph Gordon Levitt’s father in Levitt’s much buzzed and acclaimed directorial debut, Don Jon. The film, which stars Levitt, Danza, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, and Scarlett Johansson, was was released in theaters in the fall of 2013.

Among Tony’s previous television experience is his role as attorney Joe Celano on the CBS dramatic series Family Law (2000–2002), his Emmy-nominated performance on David E. Kelley’s award-winning series The Practice (1998), and ABC’s The Tony Danza Show, a talk show that was broadcast live in New York from 2004–2006. He also starred in and executive-produced the ABC comedy series Hudson Street, NBC’s The Tony Danza Show, hosted Saturday Night Live several times and hosted numerous award shows, including the 2001 Miss America Pageant and the 2003 People’s Choice Awards.

Amongst Tony’s big-screen credits are his roles in Walt Disney’s Angels in the Outfield, She’s Out of Control, The Hollywood Knights, and A Brooklyn State of Mind.

In 2009-2010, Tony took on his most challenging role yet—teaching tenth-grade English at Philadelphia’s Northeast High School. His amazing experience working as a real teacher was taped and aired on A&E last year in the form of the critically acclaimed seven-part documentary series, entitled Teach. In September 2012, Crown Publishers (a division of Random House) releases Tony’s book, I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High, a much buzzed about and critically acclaimed reflection of his experience teaching for a year. The book premiered on the New York Times Best Sellers list at number 16 and stayed on the list for two months. The paperback edition hit bookstores in September of 2013.

In 2010, AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world’s largest-circulation magazine with more than 35 million readers, presented Tony with their Inspire Award. The Inspire Awards pay tribute to extraordinary people who inspire others to action through their innovative thinking, passion and perseverance.

In December of 2012, Tony was amongst the iconic celebrities who participated in the Weinstein Company’s historic concert for Hurricane Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden. He was featured in the documentary about the concert, released by the Weinstein Company in the fall of 2013, in which Tony reminds people of the forgotten motto of America, “E pluribus unum,” or “out of many one,” or as Tony’s father would say, “we’re all in this together, pal.” It’s with great belief in the spirit of that motto that Tony participates in many charity efforts.

In April of 2013, USA Today honored Tony at their annual National Make A Difference Day Awards for his commitment to helping others through his numerous charity efforts.
Tony currently lives in New York City.

CURRENT PROJECTS

September 20th marked the 30th anniversary of the premiere of one of the most universally beloved and financially successful sitcoms of all time - Who's The Boss starring Tony Danza.

As reruns are currently playing 6 nights a week on TV Land (as they also play in almost every other major country around the world), Danza's iconic career is still going and ever growing impressively since he first came into our lives in September of 1978 as Tony Banta in Taxi, also one of the most classic and beloved sitcoms of all time.

Almost 40 years and many great screen and stage performances later, Danza is still impressing with each of his performances.  Recently, his performance in the breakout Sundance hit Don Jon, opposite Joseph Gordon Levitt and Scarlett Johansson, received rave reviews from critics and audiences, and the LA Times amongst others even said he should have been nominated for an Oscar.  It was actually his second time opposite Joseph Gordon Levitt, the first time was in the classic sports movie - ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, in which Tony starred as the pitcher and Joe starred as the kid.

This fall he is heading to Broadway, as one of the stars of  three time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's highly anticipated new Broadway musical Honeymoon In Vegas. For his performance in the musicals pre-Broadway run last fall, Tony received a love letter of a review from Ben Brantley of the New York Times, who said "the cooler-than-cool spirit Frank Sinatra is present in “Honeymoon,” made flesh in a deliciously underplayed star turn by Tony Danza" and that his performance "may be the best musical portrayal of a gentleman gangster since the heyday of “Guys and Dolls.”  Full link to the review here

Tickets are currently on sale (go to Ticketmaster or Honeymoonbroadway.com)

Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC seriesLost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.

Early life
Fahey was born in Olean, New York, the sixth of 13 siblings in an Irish American family. His mother, Jane, was a homemaker, and his father, Frank Fahey, worked at a clothing store. Fahey was raised inBuffalo, New York, from the age of ten and attendedFather Baker's High School there. Fahey left home at the age of 17, subsequently hitchhiking to Alaska. He later backpacked through Europe, and worked on an Israeli kibbutz.

Career
Fahey started performing when he won a full scholarship to dance at the Joffrey Ballet School at the age of 25. He performed in theaters across the United States and on Broadway. He landed his first major role in television playing Gary Corelli on the soap opera One Life to Live.

In 1985 he received his first major role in film, playing "Tyree" in Silverado. In 1986 he starred inPsycho III as Duane Duke, a money desperate guitarist. That same year, Fahey guest starred on theSeason 3 premiere of Miami Vice as gun dealer "Eddie Kaye", famously destroying Detective Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Daytona.

He played "Thorold Stone" in the film Revelation. Fahey later starred alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Lawnmower Man.

In 1990 he starred alongside Marisa Tomei in Parker Kane and Clint Eastwood in the Eastwood directed White Hunter, Black Heart. In 1995 he starred as "Winston McBride" on ABC's The Marshal. In 2007, he appeared in the Robert Rodriguez film Planet Terror and starred in Messages with Bruce Payne.

Fahey appeared as daredevil "Dutch the Clutch" in an episode of Psych in the beginning of the third season of the show.

Fahey played recurring character, Frank Lapidus, the airplane and helicopter pilot of the research team sent to the island in the fourth, fifth, and as a regular character for the sixth season of Lost.

In 2010 he had a major role in the Robert Rodriguez action film Machete.

In 2013 a new production of the classic play Twelve Angry Men took place at the Garrick Theatre inLondon, running until March 2014. Fahey played the part of the last juror in the story to change his vote to not guilty. Other notable actors appearing in this production were Martin Shaw who played the part of juror number 8 (a role made famous in the 1957 film by Henry Fonda), Robert Vaughn andNick Moran.

Humanitarian efforts
In 2006 and 2007 Fahey spent time in Afghanistan assisting the newly established American University of Afghanistan, and launching a project to assist orphans in Kabul.

Fahey's recent humanitarian work has revolved around the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, in which he has been focusing on the subject of warehousing, a practice in which the rights and mobility of refugees is restricted by a host country. Fahey's work specifically has addressed the subject of warehoused Sahrawi refugees in Algeria.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

RIGATONI WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Ingredients:
1 lb rigatoni
2 cups heavy cream
6 ounces prosciutto(cut into pieces)
4 oz. ricotta cheese
1 cup parmigian cheese
1 can peas (drained)
pepper (to taste)

Cook the past in salted water until al dente. Melt the ricotta cheese into the cream and add the prosciutto then the parmigian cheese. Let simmer but be careful not to burn, add pepper to taste and throw in the peas to heat. It is done when all ingredients are married.

Drain the pasta and combine with sauce/ Sprinkle a little more parmigian cheese and enjoy!

01/03 LESLEY ANN WARREN, CHEF RICK TARANTINO

LESLEY ANN WARREN - AMERICAN ACTRESS AND SINGER

Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress and singer. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Emmy Award and five times for Golden Globe Award, winning one. She is known for her roles in films such as The Happiest Millionaire, Victor Victoria, Clue, Burglar, Cop, Color of Night and Secretary. She has also had roles in popular TV shows such as Mission: Impossible, Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace, and In Plain Sight.

Personal life
Warren was born in New York City, the daughter of Carol (née Verblow), a singer, and William Warren, a real estate agent. Her family was Russian Jewish, on both sides, and her father's original surname was "Warrenoff". Her 1967 marriage to producer Jon Peters ended in divorce in 1974. They have one son, Christopher Peters (born 1968, now an actor). She married Ronald Taft in 2000.

Career
The 5-foot-8-inch (1.73 m) Warren began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet. She entered theActors Studio at the age of 17—reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. Her Broadway debut came in 1963 in the musical 110 in the Shade. She won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1965 flop musical Drat! The Cat!. In 1973, she portrayed Scarlett O'Hara in the Los Angeles production of the musical Scarlett; however, the play was poorly reviewed and did not continue to Broadway as planned.

Having failed to obtain the role of Liesl in the film version of The Sound of Music, Warren's first major television success was in the title role ofRodgers and Hammerstein's television special Cinderella in 1965.[ She later played the part of Dana Lambert, the leading female on theMission: Impossible team, during the 1970–71 television season. According to The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier by Patrick White, she was considered too inexperienced for the part and left after only one year. Despite her departure, throughout the 1970s Warren became a leading lady of TV movies, TV series, and TV miniseries. She appeared as a guest star in the third season of The Muppet Show and made an occasional feature film. Warren also played Lois Lane in the 1975 TV special It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name. Warren went on to screen-test for the role of Lois Lane in the 1978 Superman film, a role that was ultimately won byMargot Kidder (footage of Warren's screen test has been included as a supplementary feature on VHS and DVD releases of the film).

In 1981, she starred with Ken Wahl, George Peppard, and Donald Pleasence in Race for the Yankee Zephyr, a New Zealand suspense-action-thriller film directed by David Hemmings. For her portrayal of dim-witted gangster's moll Norma Cassidy in the 1982 musical-comedy Victor Victoria, Warren was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Warren is also a five-time Golden Globe nominee and won for the 1977 miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue. She was Emmy-nominated for the TV movie Family of Spies (1991).

In 1975, Warren played a mental patient opposite Peter Falk and George Hamilton in the Columbo episode A Deadly State of Mind. Warren played Princess Jeanetta in the Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre episode The Dancing Princesses, an adaptation of the fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses. She starred as one of the prime murder suspects, Miss Scarlet, in the comedy film version of the popular board game Clue (1985). In 1986, Lesley was prominently featured in Bob Seger's popular music video for his hit song "American Storm." In 1989, she appeared in the Aerosmith video "Janie's Got a Gun", wherein she played Janie's mother. She was also featured in a video for the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane". In 1994, Warren had a major supporting role in the erotic thriller Color of Night, in which she played a nymphomaniac; the film was poorly received, and she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. However, it was successful on the home video market.

Warren had recurring roles on Will & Grace as Will Truman's father's mistress and on Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer's mother. Other television roles have included Lily Lebowski's mother on Crossing Jordan and Kip Stedman's mother in Less than Perfect.

Warren played the role of Mary Shannon's mother in the USA Network original television series In Plain Sight.



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Quick Pesto Chicken & Artichoke Penne

Ingredients
2 Cups Cooked Chicken ( chopped)
1 (8oz. ) can Artichoke Quarters
1 (2oz. ) can sliced black olives
3 Tablespoons Pesto
6 Cups Cooked Penne Pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon grated Romano Cheese for Garnish

Directions
Cook Penne pasta as directed on box, strain and sset aside. ( If using leftover pasta, heat water to a boil , the dredge pasta in water for 2 minutes to reheat , drain and set aside.  In a large skillet heat olive oil on medium high heat.  add in chicken and artichoke quarters.  heat for 2 minutes, the add in olives, pesto and pasta, heat for 1 minute tossing to coat evenly.  Serve hot and garnish with Romano cheese.

Chef Rick Tip: try substituting Canned or Leftover Asparagus for the artichoke and a teaspoon of truffle oil to make a totally different dish !.

01/27 PATRICK J. ADAMS, KEVIN DANIELS, KEVIN BIGLEY, SUITS. SIRENS, USA

PATRICK J. ADAMS, KEVIN DANIELS AND KEVIN BIGLEY JOIN THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT THE RETURN OF ‘SUITS’ AND ‘SIRENS’ ON USA!

THE DRAMATIC FOURTH SEASON OF ‘SUITS’ CONTINUES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 & SEASON TWO OF ONE OF THE YEAR’S TOP NEW CABLE COMEDIES, ‘SIRENS,’ PREMIERES TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

USA Network brings back two dynamic series in January.  From Creator and Executive Producer Aaron Korsh, the critically acclaimed drama SUITS returns on Wednesday, January 28 at 10/9c for the remainder of its 4th season. SIRENS, the half hour comedy from Denis Leary and Bob Fisher,  returns to USA’s Tuesday night comedy block
on Tuesday, January 27 at 10/9c for a hilarious second season, following a stack of MODERN FAMILY from 7-10pm ET.

The mid-season premiere of SUITS picks up from the stunning cliffhanger, with Louis gaining the leverage needed to finally achieve his ultimate goal—becoming a partner of the firm. Meanwhile,  the team at Pearson Specter is dealing with the major fallout of Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) learning Mike’s (SAG® Award nominee Patrick J. Adams) secret.   With six episodes remaining, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Jessica (Gina Torres) are faced with critical changes at the firm and defending one of their own.  The series also stars Sarah Rafferty and Meghan Markle.  Guest appearances this season include ―Pretty Little LiarS star, Troian Bellisario, Billy Miller (The Young and the Restless), and Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) as well as the return of Stephen Macht, Wendell Pierce, Neal McDonough, Eric Roberts and Zeljko Ivanek.

SUITS was among the top 5 scripted series on ad-supported cable in 3rdquarter in P18-49 (1.84MM), P25-54 (2.02MM) and P18-34 (844,000) and a top ten series on basic cable in total viewers P2+ (4.50MM).  Season 4.0 of the series reached a total audience of 14.1 million viewers across its various platforms, including live viewing, DVR playback, set-top VOD, digital on-demand and electronic sell-through.

From Universal Cable Productions, SUITS was created and is executive produced by Aaron Korsh ("The Deep End").  Doug Liman (COVERT AFFAIRS, The Bourne Trilogy, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith") and David Bartis (COVERT AFFAIRS, "The O.C.") and Gene Klein (COVERT AFFAIRS) of Hypnotic , as well as Daniel Arkin (90210) and Chris Downey (King & Maxwell, Leverage) serve as executive producers.  Rick Muirragui (Men of a Certain Age, The Good Guys serves as co-executive producer.  The series recently received a 16-episode fifth season renewal.  Seasons one through three of SUITS can be found on Amazon Prime while fans can catch up on the fourth season via video-on-demand.

Season two of the popular comedy series SIRENS, from executive producers Denis Leary and Bob Fisher, returns Tuesday, January 27 at 10/9c with two back-to-back episodes. The season reunites Chicago’s best EMTs Johnny (Michael Mosley), Hank (Kevin Daniels) and Brian (Kevin Bigley) as they navigate their way through professional and personal drama. Together the comedy-trio discusses and debates its way through life issues, including chance versus coincidence, white knights versus nightingales and  strippers versus magicians. SIRENS also stars Jessica McNamee, Bill Nunn and Josh Segarra. Guest stars appearing in the 13 episode season include Lenny Clarke, Nora Dunn, Loretta Devine, John Scurti, Steve Schirripa, Jonathan Sadowski, Nikki DeLoach, Aya Cash, WWE Superstar Mike ―The Miz Mizanin, Brian Doyle Murray, Wayne Knight and Andy Kindler.

In its first season, SIRENS quickly drew a loyal and consistent audience, earning its place as one of the top new basic cable comedy series debut of the year among total viewers P2+ averaging 1.62MM and in the key P25-54 demo averaging 870,000. Prior to the season two premiere, fans can catch up on the first season on Sunday, January 25 from 12-4am ET.

SIRENS is produced by Fox Television Studios and Apostle, in conjunction with Daybreak Pictures. Leary and Jim Serpico (Rescue Me) serve as executive producers for Apostle, along with Fisher. Hal Vogel, David Aukin (Hyde Park on Hudson), and David Leach of Daybreak Pictures also executive produce. The series is filmed on location in Chicago.


PATRICK J. ADAMS  BIO

Patrick J. Adams stars as Mike Ross in USA’s provocative drama, SUITS, a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.

This past spring, Adams starred opposite Zoe Saldana and Jason Isaac in the 2014 television miniseries “Rosemary’s Baby” directed by Agnieska Holland.  Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milch’s acclaimed series “Luck” opposite Dustin Hoffman and Michael Gambon, season two of the hit series “Orphan Black” opposite Tatiana Maslany,” “Lost,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “N.C.I.S.,” “Lie To Me” and “Flash Forward.”

Adams has held various supporting roles in films including in the hit comedy “Old School,” directed  by  Todd  Phillips  and  2009  Berlin  Film  Festival  competitor  “Rage”  directed  by internationally-renowned filmmaker Sally Potter, in which he appeared alongside Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Weist and Steve Buscemi.   Additionally, Adams starred in indie films such as, “The Waterhole,” 2009 Slamdance entry “Weather Girl,” “6 Month Rule” directed by Blayne Weaver  and  most  recently,  “Car  Dogs”  opposite  Academy  Award-winning  actress  Octavia Spencer.

In  addition  to  his work  on  screen,  Adams maintains  a  strong  connection  to  his Southern California theatre roots.   He produced and starred in writer Bill Cain’s (“House of Cards”) play “Nine Circles” at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles.   In 2012 Adams was awarded a BACK STAGE Garland Award for Best Performance in a Play and was also nominated for a 2012 Los Angeles  Drama  Critics  Circle  award  for  Lead  Performance.   He  is  a  member  of  the  Ojai Playwrights Conference, starring in new works by established and developing playwrights.  Cain's “Equivocation” was developed at Ojai and Adams subsequently starred in the celebrated Geffen Playhouse production, which was honored with the 2010 Best Production at the LA Ovation Awards.  He made his professional stage debut in the landmark, West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?” at The Mark Taper Forum, which also took home Best Play at the Ovation Awards.  Adams also produced and directed a hit revival of “Marat/Sade,” for which he accepted Best Production at the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Adams is a theatre graduate of the University of Southern California and resides in Los Angeles.

KEVIN DANIELS BIO
Kevin Daniels stars as the all-knowing Chicago EMT Hank St. Clare on USA’s hit comedy series SIRENS. Daniels can also be seen in the recurring role of Longinus on the hit series “Modern Family.” Other television appearances include: “Justified,” “House,” “Chuck,” “Franklin and Bash,” “Law and Order,” “Frasier,” “Brothers and Sisters,” the telefilm “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” starring Halle Berry as well as the television movie “One Chrismas Eve.” His feature film credits include Touchstone Pictures Ladder 49 starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix, Warner Brothers’ And Then Came Love opposite Vanessa Williams. Kevin also appeared in McCanick, directed by Josh Waller starring David Morse and Ciaran Hinds, which premiered at this years Toronto International Film Festival. Other film credits include Kate and Leopold, The Island, and Hollywood Homicide. On the stage, Daniels was last seen as legendary football player Jim Brown in the Rogue Machine’s production of “One Night in Miami” nominated for four Ovation awards including Best Acting Ensemble and Best Production. Prior to that he played the title role of Earvin “Magic” Johnson in “Magic/Bird” on Broadway directed by Thomas Kail. Daniels graduated from the Juilliard Drama Division and currently resides in Los Angeles.


KEVIN BIGLEY BIO
Kevin Bigley stars the rookie EMT Brian Czyk on USA Network’s hit comedy series SIRENS. Bigley was born in the small town of Yuba City, California and studied acting at DePaul University in Chicago. After graduation, Bigley stayed in Chicago to perform in a seven-month run of “Killer Joe” at Profiles Theatre, as well as “A Separate Piece” at Chicago's prestigious Steppenwolf Theater. While in Chicago, Bigley also shot the lead in the pilot “Firsts,” directed by Vince Vaughn. Bigley moved to Los Angeles in 2010 and was seen in the movie Game Change opposite Julianne Moore.  Other film and television credits include Joe Carnahan’s “Stretch,” “The Dilema,” “Friday Night Dinner,” “Bones,” “CSI: Miama,” “Detroit 187,” “Metadors” and “Chicago Code.”




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Rosemary Wine Vinegar Wings

Ingredients 
5 lb. Chicken Wings
5 stems of Fresh Rosemary
2 Tablespoons Fresh Diced Garlic
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper

Instructions
Wash chicken wings and cut into separate pieces if desired.  Place into a large mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 350F. Next, separate rosemary leaves from stems and chop into fine pieces, set aside.  On the stove top, heat a sauté pan on medium heat for 1 minute; add olive oil heat for another minute.  Then toss in garlic and rosemary, sauté until garlic begins to turn color, remove from heat and pour over wings, add in salt and pepper and toss.  Place coated wings onto a baking dish or sheet pan.  Place in oven and cook until golden brown, turning to make sure all sides cook evenly.  Remove when the center of the drumette reaches 165F.
Remove wings and place into a clean bowl, pour in wine vinegar and toss to coat , serve immediately!

Chef Rick Tip:  You can try using regular or white balsamic vinegar for a different flavor

01/20 ERIC ROBERTS

Eric Roberts is an Academy Awards nominee for his role in Runaway Train and a three-time Golden Globes nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80 and King of the Gypsies . He also won a Golden Satellite Award for the 2002 season of Less Than Perfect .

He also made a profound impact in the Emmy nominated television adaptation of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood , directed by Jonathan Kaplan and co-starring Anthony Edwards and starred in La Cucaracha , which won Best Film at the Austin Film Festival in 1998, and for which Eric won Best Actor in the New York Independent Film Festival that same year. Eric’s starring role in the film, It’s My Party , received critical acclaim at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival .

Eric has diversified very recently, appearing in Sophie Muller’s Mr. Brightside video for The Killers, Brett Ratner’s video for Mariah Carey’s Emancipation of Mimi – Both award winners, and the Akon and Eminem video for Smack That .

Other notable performances include his roles in Final Analysis, The Pope of GreenwichVillage, Raggedy Man, Babyfever, Heaven’s Prisoners, The Specialist and The Grave.

Eric Roberts was recently seen in Christopher Nolan ’s Batman – The Dark Knight , along with one of the most incredible casts ever assembled. This follows a stint on Heroes – A job that ranks as one of Eric’s favorites. Eric strives to be associated with more comedy, hence will be appearing in a Larry The Cable Guy movie, Witless Protection.

Eric Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in and around  Atlanta, Georgia area. He began his career as an actor in his late teens in New York City.  In 1989 Eric won the Theatre World Award for his role on Broadway in Burn This .  He returned to the New York stage in 2003 in The Exonerated , which he appeared in as part of their touring company as well.

www.ericrobertsactor.com

01/13 CORBIN BERNSEN, CHRISTIAN MINGLE: THE MOVIE

CORBIN BERNSEN – ACTOR, DIRECTOR & WRITER - CHRISTIAN MINGLE: THE MOVIE

Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, as Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist, as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych, and as Roger Dorn in the films Major League, Major League II, and Major League: Back to the Minors. He has also appeared regularly on other shows, including General Hospital and Cuts.

All-Star Cast Makes Christian Mingle: The Movie a Must-See Romantic Comedy - Film Written and Directed by Corbin Bernsen Comes to DVD Jan. 13

Portraying the online dating scene that more than 40 million Americans have tried, Christian Mingle: The Movie, written and directed by Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law, Psych), takes viewers on a laughter-filled adventure to discover love and happiness.

Releasing on DVD January 2015, Christian Mingle: The Movie stars Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as Gwyneth Hayden, a 30-something marketing executive with a top-notch career, killer wardrobe, dream apartment and great friends – she thinks the only thing missing is a man. In a moment of inspired desperation, she fills out a profile on the dating website ChristianMingle.com hoping to find Mr. Right, "God's match" for her. However, Gwyneth's attempts at impressing her dream guy end in disaster when he calls her out on her "faux faith." In an honest realization, she sees her superficial life for what it really is, which leads Gwyneth down a path toward fulfilling the true desires of her heart with "life-changing" love.  

The filmboasts an all-star cast including Stephen Tobolowsky (Ground Hog Day, Thelma and Louise), John O'Hurley (Seinfeld, All My Children), David Keith (Officer and a Gentleman, U571), Morgan Fairchild (Chuck, Friends), and Jonathan Patrick Moore (The L.A. Complex, The Mistletones).  The film also features music from chart-topping Christian music artists including Toby Mac, Mandisa, Shawn McDonald and City Harbor.

01/06 ERIC ROBERTS

Eric Roberts is an Academy Awards nominee for his role in Runaway Train and a three-time Golden Globes nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80 and King of the Gypsies . He also won a Golden Satellite Award for the 2002 season of Less Than Perfect .

He also made a profound impact in the Emmy nominated television adaptation of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood , directed by Jonathan Kaplan and co-starring Anthony Edwards and starred in La Cucaracha , which won Best Film at the Austin Film Festival in 1998, and for which Eric won Best Actor in the New York Independent Film Festival that same year. Eric’s starring role in the film, It’s My Party , received critical acclaim at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival .

Eric has diversified very recently, appearing in Sophie Muller’s Mr. Brightside video for The Killers, Brett Ratner’s video for Mariah Carey’s Emancipation of Mimi – Both award winners, and the Akon and Eminem video for Smack That .

Other notable performances include his roles in Final Analysis, The Pope of GreenwichVillage, Raggedy Man, Babyfever, Heaven’s Prisoners, The Specialist and The Grave.

Eric Roberts was recently seen in Christopher Nolan ’s Batman – The Dark Knight , along with one of the most incredible casts ever assembled. This follows a stint on Heroes – A job that ranks as one of Eric’s favorites. Eric strives to be associated with more comedy, hence will be appearing in a Larry The Cable Guy movie, Witless Protection.

Eric Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in and around  Atlanta, Georgia area. He began his career as an actor in his late teens in New York City.  In 1989 Eric won the Theatre World Award for his role on Broadway in Burn This .  He returned to the New York stage in 2003 in The Exonerated , which he appeared in as part of their touring company as well.

www.ericrobertsactor.com