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NIC Finders Keepers Legal" (Thu) “Paramount on Parade’ (Fri) (Tue-Th- USA Dance Party USA (Mon-Th- u) WGN GI Joe WSC Road to the White House (Fri) O O O O O O O 0 Q 0 0 © O © O O 0O © ’ actor ‘LA Law New By MARCIA DUNN Associated Press PITTSBURGH — After just one season on NBC’s “LA Law” Blair Underwood has carved out a tidy niche for himself in the hit show’s ensemble cast as brash young attorney Jonathan Rollins “I couldn't ask for anything better and that’s an understatement” said Underwood “To be out of college three years and to have a job and working as an actor is part of it And then working with scripts like the quality of ‘LA Law’ I mean working with the cast “These actors all of them will give you something to play off of and I think that shows on camera And then the icing on the cake is that the public and critics alike enjoy the show” Underwood 23 was in town recently to pick up a belated fine arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University d He joined the cast of the g scries last season as a sophisticate fresh out of Harvard Law n whose occasionally across the lines of decorum him pushes and even ethics “He’s been real well received” said Rick Wallace the show’s producer “He seemed to fil in There didn’t seem to be any difficulty making him a part of the ensemble" Underwood looking very high-rate- Emmy-winnin- mega-ambitio- ‘Being independent like I am I figured I might as well go out and try to make some money just take the chance’ — Blair Underwood in a gold chain striped shirt and pleated trousers said that’s one of the main differences between himself and the part he plays end" (Wed) “Footloose" “The difference between someone like Jonathan Rollins and myself is Jonathan has a type of arrogance and extreme confidence in himself and that’s it Period I think it’s a difference between that and having faith and confidence that you can accomplish what you believe in” he said His fast track to stardom is testimony to that kind of deep belief Inspired by his older brother’s interest in acting Underwood began performing at dinner theaters while in junior high school He entered Carnegie Mellon’s prestigious drama department in the fall of 1982 as a musical theater major but dropped out midway through his junior year “At the time money was kind of tight Being independent like I am I figured I creates niche might as well go out and try to make some money just take the chance” he said Armed with publicity photos Underwood went to New York in January 1985 His first Monday there he called his former dance instructor in New Jersey who set up a meeting that day with an agent The agent told Underwood she was looking for someone to play Denise’s boyfriend on NBC’s “The Cosby Show” Underwood auditioned and two days later got the part “Wednesday was my first full day living in New York and we’re taping ‘The Cosby Show’ on Thursday” he said “Friday was the big shock Here I was I had just done ‘The Cosby Show’ Coming from that high I said what do I do now? And that’s when I started pounding the pavement knocking on doors” Underwood quickly landed roles in the rap film “Krush Groove” with Sheila E and on the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live” In 1986 he was cast as a streetwise parolee in the CBS series “Downtown” The show was canceled after 13 episodes and for the first time in his short career Underwood was unemployed Underwood did a few guest shows then auditioned last summer for “LA Law” The show’s producers including executive producer Stephen Bochco a Carnegie Mellon alumnus decided to add a black attorney to the cast at viewers’ request “I don’t feel as if he is window dressing because they are creating a full fleshed-ocharacter (who) happens to be black” Underwood said “As opposed to writing a black character who’s going to say ‘Yo Yo Yo we’re gonna go to court now’ you know stereotype” With the role have come attention and fame including being named by a popular magazine as one of America’s sexiest bachelors His family strives through constant contact to keep him humble however said Underwood Even though he lives in Los Angeles and his parents are in Petersburg Va they’re on the phone almost daily ut His father Frank Sr 56 a retired Army colonel serves as his manager His brother Frank Jr 26 an has written an adventureUnderwood -action hopes to story ' produce “Certainly we see him as being a successful actor who has gained certain heightened visibility” his father said “But we also see him and accept him and deal with him as a family member" “In every sense" his son agreed bursting into laughter Week of June 5-- |