The star of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment is a massive liar. He even says so on Page 2 of his new book, Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment (Citadel Press), a candid account of his early, mostly humiliating days in Hollywood. Of course, things did turn around for the 33-year-old actor-comedian: His WB prankfest returns for a third season next month, the book is out on Aug. 25, and Malibu's Most Wanted, the film based on one of his outrageous characters, arrives on DVD in September. Not bad. Now, let's get to the truth.
TV Guide Online: In the book, you're pretty blunt about your sexual experiences. Have your parents read it?
Kennedy: I don't want them to. My dad could, but my mom... she's had six kids but somehow doesn't think sex happens.
TVGO: She knows you lost your virginity at some point though, right?
Kennedy: I don't even think she knows that.
TVGO: You wrote that when you wo
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Yes, Neil Patrick Harris was the boy genius on Doogie Howser, M.D for four seasons. But that was more than a decade ago. Since then, Harris, 30, has taken on an array of anti-Doogie roles, including parts in Starship Troopers and Undercover Brother, as well as the lecherous emcee in Broadway's Cabaret. Starting July 11 at 10 pm, he lends his wholesome vocal cords to Peter Parker in MTV's super-stylized animated version of Spider-Man. Here Harris happily spins a web for us.
TV Guide Online: When superheroes fight, it seems like they're always crying out in pain: Ow! Umph! Does that get tedious to record?
Harris: No, I enjoy that. That's when you get to use your imagination, because we don't see the animation. We just hear the director say, "
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Back in 1977, when Lou Ferrigno first donned green make-up to star in The Hulk, he was just 25 years old, a two-time Mr. Universe with no real acting experience. But except for all the ripped shirts, his TV role turned out to be a perfect fit. He convincingly growled and flexed his way through five seasons and three subsequent TV movies, the last airing in 1990. (Those telefilms and the series pilot episode are now on DVD). Since then, Ferrigno, 51, has stayed in shape, written his autobiography (available at www.louferrigno.com) and landed a recurring role on The King of Queens. And this Friday, he can be seen making a cameo in Ang Lee's big-budget Hulk feature. Here, we catch up with the former (not-so-jolly) green giant.
TV Guide Online: So how many times could you bench-press
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When Brooke Burke exited E!'s skin-driven Wild On travel series last year, the bikini industry and much of the male population softly wept. But thankfully, you can still catch her on Rank, E!'s pop culture countdown show, as well as Maxim's Hot 100, NBC's TV version of the men's mag's annual female revue (Saturday at 9 pm/ET). We asked Burke, 31, to reflect on this head-turning honor.
TV Guide Online: Congratulations on your three-peat on the Hot 100. You've made the list for three years in a row now.
Burke: Thank you. It's pretty cool. I didn't think of it that way. Suddenly [number] 82 doesn't look that bad! (Laughs) I think it's always great to be included, and 100 is a pretty small number when you look at all the women in the world.
TVGO: So what did you think of the rest of the list?
Burke: It's really bizarre this year. I'm absolutely shocked at the results. You're looking at some controversy.
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Keeping track of all the reality shows currently on the air isn't easy. Who's still in the house? How many people are left on the island? What's Ryan Seacrest doing with his hair now? To simplify the process, we compiled this handy dandy reference guide to the most noteworthy unscripted events taking place over the next seven days. Post it on your fridge.
SATURDAY
Nashville Star (USA, 10 pm/ET): Belt buckles and microphones clash as country sensation Clint Black makes a guest appearance on this twangy-American Idol-Real World hybrid.
SUNDAY
The Anna Nicole Show (E!, 10 pm/ET): After presumably arguing with her lawyer again, Anna follows through on her date from the live premiere episod
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Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat high in the air in 1970, but it didn't "land" until seven successful seasons later. Now, 25 years after the last original episode aired, CBS presents The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion (tonight, 10 pm/ET), a retrospective which includes appearances by all cast members except the late Ted Knight. "We all got nice, warm feelings flooding through us [from reminiscing again]," says Cloris Leachman, who played high-maintenance Phyllis Lindstrom. "There are wonderful, favorite lines and moments. You warm to each one every time; it's new again." You can still catch the "original" Mary and Co. every day at 10 am/ET on TV Land. Here are our picks for the ten best episodes from one of the top comedies
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John Turturro had a hunch. The actor was playing Howard Cosell in the TNT movie Monday Night Mayhem (airing tonight at 9 pm/ET), and it wasn't just the legendary sportscaster's nasally voice that he would use as a shorthand way of keying into the character — it was his hunched-over posture.
"I had these jackets made a little too small to push my shoulders in, because if you buttoned them, it would just pull me right over," Turturro tells TV Guide Online. "I told the designer, 'Listen, this jacket's too small, but it's perfect for my shoulders because my shoulders are bigger than his.'"
Mayhem chronicles the early years of ABC's Monday Night Football, including the fragile beginnings of Frank Gifford
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It's been nearly a decade since Quantum Leap went off the air, but fans of the show are still itching to vault into the body of its creator, Donald P. Bellisario, to figure out what really happened during that head-scratching final episode.
When viewers last saw Scott Bakula's alter ego Sam Beckett, he was trapped in a small-town tavern in 1953 where an enigmatic bartender appeared to solve the mystery surrounding the time traveler's existence. While Bellisario has attempted to decode the ending to Leap loyalists before, he clarifies to TV Guide Online that the bartender was "God, or fate," as he wanted Sam to at last meet the one who had "created him." And the significance of the bar itself? It was a recreation of the pub once owned by Bellisario's late father.
What audiences did
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Onscreen, the murky set of The Practice doesn't seem the most welcoming atmosphere. Behind the scenes, however, it's a different story. "Can I just say that I fell in love with Michael Badalucco?" says Jeffrey Tambor, who guest starred on last night's episode, "Liar's Poker." "What a great actor and what a great guy. I can't say enough about him."
Best known for his portrayal of needy, self-absorbed sidekick Hank on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, Tambor plays Jimmy's (Badalucco) menacing sports bookie, who collects on a gambling debt by enlisting his legal services. "This is not Hank Kingsley," insists the actor. "This is Hank Kingsley's exact opposite. The character is very different from how I usually play. We all have a dark side... so you draw on it."
The dark side looks bright when you consider The Practice's track record of Emmy noms for guest-starring roles alone: That's 10 nominations sin
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Onscreen, the murky set of The Practice doesn't seem the most welcoming atmosphere. Behind the scenes, however, it's a different story. "Can I just say that I fell in love with Michael Badalucco?" says Jeffrey Tambor, who guest starred on last night's episode, "Liar's Poker," airing at 10 pm/ET on ABC. "What a great actor and what a great guy. I can't say enough about him."
Best known for his portrayal of needy, self-absorbed sidekick Hank on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, Tambor plays Jimmy's (Badalucco) menacing sports bookie, who collects on a gambling debt by enlisting his legal services. "This is not Hank Kingsley," insists the actor. "This is Hank Kingsley's exact opposite. The character is very different from how I usually play. We all have a dark side... so you draw on it."
The dark side looks bright when you consider The Practice's track record of Emmy noms for guest-starring roles alone
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