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Show jtH Page D8 an.;. "tfigiT(i THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, December 27, 1995 Stella, but he slaved like a devoted canine to keep his patients and his marriage together. Good dog. By BOB THOMAS Associated Press Writer i LOS ANGELES Johnny Depp seemed surprisingly normal tor a guy whose shenanigans once sold millions of scandal sheets at the checkout counter. He was candid, almost revealing in an interview. He smoked, but it was an innocuous brand; he is trying to kick the habit by lowering the nicotine level of his cigarettes. He said he had cut out the drugs and allows himself a couple of beers or two glasses of wine "no hard stuff because I'd be inclined to finish the bottle." i drug-relate- His attire was Hollywood casual: corduroy pants, white denim jacket. His lower face displayed a fashionable stubble. The only evidence of his earlier years were the tiny gold wire loops in his three on the left, one on lobes the right. If they hurry, Depp fans can see a different Johnny on the silver t., I ' - screen. Following a series of eccentric and offbeat characters in his films. he plays a gentle accountant with in Paramount Picture's : glasses "Nick of Time." He gets sucked into an assassination plot and has 90 minutes to kill the California governor or lose his small daugh- -' A i ' vi A He is also a a teacher and good friend. good He's been there for me, always." Last summer, Depp and Brando were working in Ireland on nil ; f L. rStJC tcr. It's a better than average thriller that is drowning in the flood of fall and holiday movies. Johnny Depp fans may have to catch it on video. "I was excited to play a fairly normal guy," he said. "Most people have thought of me as playing these weird roles, you know. So I figured I'd try to do something a , AP Photo Actor Johnny Depp poses in his hotel room in Hollywood last month. After playing a series of eccentric and offbeat characters in his films, he's a gentle accountant in "Nick of Time." et underneath. There's a real danger because you can get very one-noand stay on the same level, whereas you try to instigate peaks and valleys for the audience." Most of his earlier films presented far different characters. He made his first big impression in the te little different. "It's much more difficult to ' play a straight character. Because it's hard to keep it interesting, keep it fresh, keep the stuff going on ' of "Edward role title Scis-sorhand- as the young man with the built-i- n cutlery. He drew more acclaim as the retarded youth who adored Buster Keaton in "Benny and Joon" and as the cross-dressimaker of trash movies in "Ed Wood." All three films won him Golden Globe nominations. Depp was interviewed at the Chateau Marmont, that sturdy Actress turns green thumb into gold HarperCollins in 1996 in print and By CHRISTY SLEWINSKI New York Daily News on CD-RO- She's also producing a movie, "Carla," based on made-for-T- Lately, when the name Keely Shaye Smith surfaces in the media, it's coupled with that of her James Bond boyfriend. Pierce Brosnan. But, just for the record, let it be known that this determined, environmentally minded woman has toiled long and hard to plant herself firmly in the minds of the public, and she's already reaping from?-wha- t she has sowed. Recently, while in New York to attend the premiere of Brosnan 's box-offihit "GoIdenEye," Smith sat down to chat about her career and there's plenty to talk about. Currently, she's a correspondent for NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries"; creatorproducerwriter and host of the PBS series "Home Green Home"; resident gardening expert for the daytime talker "Mike & Maty," and is in the midst of finishing writing "The Weekend Gardener." which will be released by V an environmental story she reported while a correspondent for ABC's "Home Show," in which a Texas horse breeder's animals, and later, her son, became ill after a major oil company drilled on her land and leaked dangerous chemicals in the process. A former model, Smith became disenchanted with that business early in her career. "I realized at some point I was propagating a beauty myth," she says, "so I left modeling and acted for a year." Her new career wasn't what she'd expected it would be, either. While appearing on "General Hospital," "I thought, 'Oh, man, is this all now-defun- ce ct there is?'" 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Former CBS news anchor Connie Chung eliciting Mama Gingrich's opinion of Hillary Rodham it Clinton on national television on "Eye rhymed with "witch" to Eye with Connie Chung." Utah's premiere entertainment studio is opening branches in the came Considering her environmental background, "Unsolved Mysterthe reality show that has ies" solved crimes and reunited loved-one- s for eight seasons may seem to be a strange choice. So why'd she do it? "Because it makes a difference in people's lives," she says. "It's good television, and I always want to be a part of good television." Villa simultaneously reveal cleavage and look so prissy? And Edwards as saintly Dr. Mark Greene on "ER" wasn't as pretty as what I was doing. So I started Studying, read a lot of books. But there's, no better training about acting than just doing it." stints with the syndicated news series "The Crusaders" and the "Today" show, among others. "Carl & Dottis Thornhill Most-promot- the local TV news: "ER" heartthrob George Clooney. 6. Lousy actress Lea Thompson on dull NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City": She had lousy comedic timing, and how did she manage to FINAL ON STAGE "Initially, my only interest in films was to make money to support my habit of playing the guitar," he said. "Once I decided I was in it, I decided I'd better learn Twice The Service r . y. 3. Corporate mergers: Pretty soon we'll all be watching generic McDisneyTV as we eat our McDisneyburgers. 4. Daytime talk shows every single one of them. 5. Shallow, shabby, flabby local news. product on on to features. hood, made a cross-ovappearance on ABC's "Home Show" to share her knowledge of plants and vegetables. Soon frequent guests spots turned into a regular gig, and Smith was more than willing to make the jump. "I realized that I was happy, and I was having a lot more fun talking about tulips," she says with a smile. After "Home "Divine Rapture," with Debra Winger and John Hurt. Financing ran out after two weeks, and the project was abandoned. Born in 1964 in Kentucky, Depp grew up in Miramar, Fla., where he started his own rock group at 13. He landed in Hollywood in his late teens. When his band broke up, he fell into acting "by complete accident." "Nicolas Cage was a friend of mine, and he sent me to meet his agent," he recalled. "I would have done anything at that point. The agent sent me to meet Wes Craven, who cast me in the first 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' " Then came the big break: as the undercover cop in high school on the TV series "21 Jump Street." That attracted a teen following, and after four seasons he moved Kim-berl- late-nig- ht ive, very generous. Qrff. TV dogs for 1995: 1. (tie) The O.J. Simpson Media Circus and "Melrose Place'': Sadly, the O.J. trial made rumor, gossip and "unnamed sources" the new standard for TV news. And "Melrose Place" dialogue as in "If anyone deserves to be shackled to a steam pipe in hell, it's her," from Michael, of Manic Miss Multiple Personality Laid-bac- Man'). "Working with Marlon has been probably the most important experience of my life. He's a great actor to work with, very support- - big-ttck- (Continued from Page D7) Week With David Brinkley." Only Brinkley could slyly chide outspoken House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his media image with "Do you think your gestures have been too broad for the small screen?" Calm and articulate, Powell always stood above the media circus surrounding his possible run for president. 7. The Energizer Bunny, a k a Jay Leno: Didn't matter whether his ratings were up or down, whether he won or lost to k rival David Lettermarji Leno just kept smiling, and smiling, and smiling ... 8. Kevin Sorbo's barely-ther- e chamois shirt and woven leather trou on "Hercules." 9. Tom Snyder's hearty, laughter on CBS' "Late Late Show With Tom Snyder." This guy knew some funny secret we didn't.. 10. The Learning Channel and The Discovery Channel: Look out, PBS. These information heavyweights generally were more fun to view than you. 11. Kathleen Sullivan, anchor of E! cable's Simpson trial coverOne of the few age, "O.J.-E!- " news commentators to truly get the absurdity of America's obsession with the Simpson trial. And who else, after watching televised coroner's testimony on stomach contents, would come up with "What an afternoon this has been rigatoni, black olives and rigor mortis!" 12. (Tie) Stella the dog on Showtime's "Red Shoe Diaries" and Anthony Edwards on 'ER': Stella's hair was always in place, and she got to pant and slobber over "Red Shoe" narrator David whenDuchovny ("The ever she liked. monument to Hollywood's lusty past. Many a shadow affair has taken place there, as well as wild parties and occasional tragedies d death of such as the John Belushi. Depp evidenced a reverence for the town's traditions that is lacking in his generation of actors. On "Edward Scissorhands" he became friends with the late Vin"he was incredible, I cent Price him. miss really "I've been real lucky with the people I've worked with. Starting out with Vincent Price. Going to Jerry Lewis and Faye Dunaway in 'Arizona Dream.' Martin Landau ('Ed Wood') ... Faye Dunaway again and Marlon Brando ('Don Juan De Marco') ... Robert Mitchum (the forthcoming 'Dead Quantum Leap: Thou 6halt Nut February 3 1973 The Honeys mooners (Charlton Heston, uavia oa"aainaj , The Muniters Into Death of a Nation; War Movie. Tlx Rose and Ihe Jackal 190) Magnum, pi: Budman of Budapest In tjie HeaTtlie"NTgTt; A turning Movie; Cheyanne Autumn (10 45) |