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Show . 10163-5001. Full name will be used uniess otherwise requested. Volume of mail makes personal replies impossible. | Wantthe facts? Opinion? Truth? Write Walter Scott, Box 50 a Does Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., still plan to appoint Ken Starr, the unpopular Independent Counsel, as FITMR Seb aos the next dean ofits law school? —Mildred McBride, Ana- Stuck contes, Wash. Gina Torres, 30, a native New Yorker, played that pirate queen oneight episodes of Hercules, the last noplansfor mycharacter to come back,”she told us. The 5-foot-10 actress majoredin voice No. Officials at Pepperdinetell us KenStarr, schoolin February 1997,just four daysafter the investigationofBill Clinton. Since then, ofcourse, ~ sic and Art. She appeared in many stage productions, including The the Senatefailed to convict the President on the Best Little Whorehouse Goes Pub- lic on Broadway and Blood Wed- articles of impeachment, and Starr has become disenchanted with the Independent Counsel statute, He yearns to return to his million-dol- Jar law practice with the Washingtonfirmof Kirkland & Ellis. Our sources on Capitol Hill lawpartner, that have beendelayed by appeals but what happened to his co-star, Tom Wopat? Where can find him?—Cathy M,, Santa Monica, Calif. Wopat and Gina Torres as Nebula, the pirate Ein arevival of Annie Get Your Gun. Though1 was a good ol’ singer? ding at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Torressaid she had no formal training to prepare for the physical demands of Hercules, which is shot in New Zealand. But she did work out in a gym so she could fit into her provoca- queen: — tive wardrobe ofsuede, crocodile skin and brass. certainly prettier Lon | at least until the fall. Therealsoarefivefinal John Silver reports to write. As a result, Ken Starr maystill beinhis office after Bill Clinton hasleft his You don’t have tolookfar. Wopat, 47, isstar ring on Broadway with Bemadette Peters, 5 at Manhattan's High School of Mu- position wasoffered,citing the demandsofhis point out, however,that Starr's office has one series The Dukesof| on cable.| see John Schneider from time to time, one airing in February.“At this point, there are 52, backed out of his commitmenttothe law tal scheduled for this month, plus two involving Webster Hubbell, Hillary Clinton's former 1 enjoy watching Whois the bombshell whoplayed Nebula on TV’s Hercules? —M.T. Shannon, Murrieta, Cal Why doesJulia ‘Roberts get top billing above co-stars like Susan ofhis life. “A schoolteacherback in Lodi, Wi first encouraged meto sing, and startedplay ing leading-manroles when I was 12,” hetell us. “I neverneededlessonsto enhance my bat itone voice, because I wasfortunate tobe blessec! witha natural instrument.” Since Dukes ended its 6'4-year run in 1985, Wopat has had coun try hits, starred in musicals, toured with his Full MoonBand andhad a cable-TV interview show on TNN. Whennot performing,the twice-mar ried father offive makes his home in Nashvill On Ally McBeal, Tracey Uliman played a ‘shrink who told Ally that it's therapeu- (in Stepmom), who is a far better actor and I'm wondering why the producers of my favorite TV drama, The Practice, Marla found it necessary to add a new character—Lucy, the office secretary. Is the shouldn't Nepotismplayedno role in theselection of Marla tic to pick a personai theme song, Then she sang along to a recording of “Tracy,” annoying actress who plays Lucy re- expec! Natsteres bigwig 66 the showes i ee ee Henry Sokonig, Levittown, N.Y. The Practice based on her first name. Since my wife's name also is Tracy,I'd like to knowif that ener aeie Hugh and Julia in Notting Hill gets top billing and top pay ($17 million for her nextfilm, Runaway Bride, the most of any actress in Hollywood) because her name fills theaters. As for your putdownof her acting ability, we beg to differ. So does Roger Michell, a veteran of Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, who directed Roberts in the romantic comedy Sokoloff, 18, as Lucy. Her | quirky audition captivated | producer David E. Kelley who was searchingfor an ac- Notting Hill, which opens on Friday. “We spent tress who'd antagonizethe other characters and act as a dramatic catalyst. The fact that two weeks rehearsing before we began shooting —something Julia had never done before—so she could prepare for each scene beforehand,” he tells us. “Julia brought so much honesty to Sokoloff—anexperienced actress who appearedonFull her most demanding scene, a teartul encounter with Hugh Grant, that we shot just one take.” House and Party of Five has antagonizedyou proves that she’s playing her part record is available.—C.W., Ridgway, Ill A racy” wasa hit in 1969 for The Cuff Link actually the overdubbed voices of one mu Ron Dante (bomCarmine Granito), who also hic! ahit that year with “Sugar, Sugar” aslead sin; of TheArchies.“Tracy” is on Volume I of Rhir Records’ Have a Nice Day: Super Hits of the in a recent item on showbiz couples married over 50 years, you forgot Kar! and Mona Maiden, and Perry and Roselle Como.—Roger Ferguson, Van Nuys, Calli Thanks. The Maldens have been marr 60 years. Sadly, Roselle Como died last su Michel! predicts that her “daring, adventurous merafter 65 years with Perry. Another read. performance” will surprise Roberts’ fans. said wealso overlooked DeForest Kelley (5 Trek's Bones) and Carolyn, his wife of 53 yeu TE Claman ana PULSER EDITOR, Walter Anderson +) E Carlo vittorin MANAGING EDITOR, Larry Smith DIRECTOR OF DESIGN ra Yotle EXECUTIVE EDITOR, David Currier —-< am pment 5 E a © +5 ae E SE20OR COPY EDITOR. Martin Timmins roe some EXECUTIVE VCE PRESENT, deck Kiger serson vice presioerrs, em ee en ae% soremon, 3 ae. © VICE PRESENT. : 2 ae ~* B Therese & Sullivan 1 people remember Wopat as good ol” boy Luke Duke on TV,heactually hasbeena singer most SER EDITORS, Sara Brrowshy, Fran Carpentier, Dakila D. Divina, Herbert Kupterberg. Bonne St. Clair SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Eddie Ads” PHOTO EDITOR, Miriam Lorentzen EDITOR AT LARGE, Lioyd Shearer CONTRERITING EDITORS, Olane Acharman.a Birnbach, James Brady, Or. 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