By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Chandra Wilson on homelessness, fame and being a role model

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Award-winning actress Chandra Wilson, 39, of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," trades in her stethoscope as Dr. Miranda Bailey for life on the streets as a homeless woman in Hallmark Channel's original movie "An Accidental Friendship," which airs 9 p.m. EST Saturday. The film is based on a true story about a policewoman who befriends a homeless woman.

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Talking with Kristi Yamaguchi, now promoting flu shots

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi is the chairwoman for the American Lung Association's Christmas Seals campaign to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. She is currently doing public service announcements about the serious health risks of getting the flu and the importance of flu shots.

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John Dean on McCain, the economy, the Bush White House and more

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

He was White House counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal years. John Dean blew the whistle on the administration's misdeeds. He testified, was convicted of a felony charge and disbarred.

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Talking with Jane Kaczmarek of 'Raising the Bar'

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

She was the sometimes-frazzled, sometimes-unfazed mother on the TV series "Malcolm in the Middle." Actress Jane Kaczmarek, who grew up in Milwaukee, is married to actor Bradley Whitford of "The West Wing" fame. They have three children.

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Catching up with Anne Archer, now on 'Privileged'

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Best known for playing the strong wife in the 1987 thriller "Fatal Attraction," Anne Archer gave a scene-stealing performance that earned an Oscar nomination. In the CW's "Privileged," she plays a widowed cosmetics mogul raising unruly granddaughters.

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Mark Consuelos on Kelly, his new Hallmark Channel movie and more

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

He started out as a soap-opera stud on "All My Children," but actor Mark Consuelos thinks of himself as anything but. He eloped with former co-star Kelly Ripa, who now co-hosts the morning show "Live With Regis and Kelly." The couple live in New York City with their three children. Born in Spain, he spent a lot of time in Italy because of his mother's Italian heritage.

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Recalling film legends Stanley Kramer, Hepburn, Tracy

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Probably her greatest role was that of wife to Hollywood's legendary producer and director, Stanley Kramer, who made such classics as "High Noon," "Ship of Fools" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."

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Jack LaLanne, exercised

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

At 93, the father of the modern fitness movement, Jack LaLanne, is still on message and advocating exercise and healthy eating habits. He opened the first modern health club in 1936. His latest vehicle is a book he co-wrote with Matthew J. Rettick. "Fiscal Fitness: 8 Steps to Wealth & Health," is about attaining physical and fiscal fitness at any age.

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Stephen Collins gets his rodeo on in new Hallmark film

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Best known as the Rev. Eric Camden on the TV series "7th Heaven" (1996-2007), actor Stephen Collins is also a novelist, director and musician. He has been married to actress Faye Grant for 23 years, and they have a teen-age daughter, Kate.

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Talking with Luke Perry, who cowboys up in new Hallmark movie

By PATRICIA SHERIDAN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

He was the brooding, bad boy on the 1990s TV series "Beverly Hills 90210." He left Fredericktown, Ohio, a small town in the heart of Amish country, and got bit parts in soap operas before landing in the right ZIP code. Perry, who has two children with his ex-wife, Rachel Minnie Sharp, talks about being a teen idol, raising beef and pointing his children in another direction.

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