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Show 4 ' jJya ft r Q Eriq LaSalle, who plays Dr. Peter Benton on the television show R, has become one of my favorites. Did he always want to be an actor? Lima M ., New Mexico LaSalle remembers once how his third-grade third-grade classmates were transfixed as they watched his older cousin perform a dance in school. "There was something about that experience-1 wanted to know more about." he recalls After a college degree in theater arts, he launched a career that included work on Broadway. off-Broadway, television, televi-sion, and behind the camera as a writer, director, and producer. Others also admire Ins work on F.R The role earned him the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Out-standing Actor m a Drama Series, as well as Emmv and (joldcn Globe nominations. f . 'Alia 1: i - Eriq LaSalle's acting bug bit earfy. How many children do Warren Beatty and his wife, Annette Bening, have? Caudate A.. Missouri Warren Beatty, who turned 64 on March 3'Hh and is among the screen's most charismatic leading men, and Annette Bening, 42. have four children: Kathlyn, 9. Beniamin. 6. Isabel, 4, and Ella Corinne. who will be 1 next month. The box office couple has played memorable roles individually he in Splendor in the Grass and Bonnie and CI) J, she in Tljt Avieruan President and Aweruan Beauty and together in Bugs) and Lot Affair . Is Tony Bennett the romantic singer's real name? Janey R-, California Tony Bennett, son of an Italian immigrant, was born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1 926 in Astoria, Queens. NY He sang at an early age, but his career began to take off in 1 y 4y when he auditioned for a revue with Prarl Bailey. "Bob I lope heard me in the show and asked me to come up and sing at the Paramount Theater with him. He didn't like my stage name (Joe Ban,) and asked me what my real name was. I told him Anthony Benedetto.' He thought a moment and said, 'That's too long for the marquee. We'll call you Tony Bennett.'" For the next 50 years, Bennett has made his mark with such hits as BouU-iarj BouU-iarj of Bntken Dreams. Just in Time, and of course, his signature song, lj.fi My Heart in San Francisco. Q Billy Joel has been a great influence on me in my budding music career. Who were some of his early influences? Brian R., New York The Piano Man, 51, born William Martin Joel, discovered dis-covered classical music at age 4, a love that remains to this day and provided him with a strong foundation founda-tion for his future. He lists his early influences as Ray Charles (after whom his daughter, Alexa Ray, is named), The Beatles, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones, Dave Brubeck, and Sam Cook. Their influence influ-ence can be heard in some of Joel's i " ; J 1 i Gf mJ 0fl' nn ' natlVt' 1 Ot-fTW The original Anthony Benedetto. biggest hits, such as Ptanv Man, Just the V! a) You Art, She's Alua)S a Woman, and The Rnrr of Dreams. The Beatles' appearance appear-ance on The Ed Sullnan Shm fired up his musical ambitions and, at age 14. he joined his first band. The Echoes. I've heard that the television show Judging Amy is based on a real person. True? Darlene K., Georgia Indeed, Judpng Amy is based on the real-life real-life experiences of Fredenca S. Brenneman, a Connecticut Superior Court judge trial referee who also is mother of the show's star and executive producer, Amy Brenneman. Brenne-man. The drama features Amy Brenneman as a single mother who leaves New York to become a family court judge and raise her daughter. Brenneman, r. i.. s. uo luiujciiv piayeu a roic on tne IV series .N V PD Blue, is a New Amy Brenneman looks up to Mom every week with ' her television show. 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