Show to death” by two teachers he had as a child in England "They made me think" says the man who in turn struck fear in the hearts of law students in his famous Paper Chase role “scared Bridget Loves Bernie was the name of the NBC series that introduced David Birney to the public and to his future wife Meredith r Baxter SC HM DTEGETTIN GTH I SJ B IGT B REAR Was that Ronald Reagan stumping for votes in the heart of Washington DC? There was the long black limo and there was the band of reporters There were even grimfaced Secret Service agents shoving aside spectators who pressed too close But wait what about those movie cameras? And those Secret Service agents they were well they were — boogeying From the president’s mouth came “OK people ease on throughRap-pin- ’ Ron Reagan’s got cheese for you” As you may have guessed this was not a campaign stump but a stomp The man in the red white and blue tie a dead ringer for the Gipper was Bob Schmidt 65 an interior decorator — and Republican — from Villa-nov- a Pa who was starring in a satirical music video called Rapmaster Ronnie The video is already getting wide airplay on MTV the cable station But send-u- p when the was shown at the Democratic four-minu- national te convention one viewer was not amused when he heard “Reagan” intone "I’ve got an open mind on civil rightsMy youngest son grew up in tights” The lone critic? Ron Reagan Jr who had hung up his ballet shoes to cover the convention for Playboy magazine Liv Ullmann the ethereal Norwegian actress best known for her roles in the Swedish films of Ingmar Bergman has been working in the United States for years But even with coaching from COVER: Photo sometime companion and onetime California governor Jerry Brown Ullmann 44 still has some trouble with American social customs have found verv strange your ‘dating’ system” she says “You have dinner with a man and you are ‘dating’ him I cannot believe that grownups in America call this dating!” Liv and Ingmar’s daughter Linn may have more “I insight Now Birney loves Brittany — Morgan Brittany that is late of Dallas and now his on the new ABC series Glitter about the workings of a glitzy' celebrity magazine But Baxter-Birne- y star of She gets a large dose of America for six months every year when she leaves Nor- ITHEIllLMANNSIX Pilft DATE! way behind to live in New me wonder York twin — no co-st- ar NBC’s Family Ties has nothing to worry about David’s attachment to Morgan could be described as simply a clothes en- counter “Up to now I would do a scene change get back to the set then cool my heels waiting for the actress to ar- rive” he ex- plains “Morgan beats me back to the set !t makes if she’s actually a one can be that Patrick Swayze If looks like an athlete it's because he is one Bob The star of several recent movies about smalltown teenage America was offered athletic scholarships in just about every sport you can think of He finally settled on gymnastics at San Jacinto Junior College in his hometown Houston “I always do my own and stunts” he claims proudly He’s a natural then for physically demanding roles In his latest project a film in production called Young Blood he cuts a convincing figure as an ice hockey player “My goal was to be accepted as a skater by the hockey players” he says It’s not the first time Swayze has striven for acceptance He danced from an early age and “loved it Sometimes it was lonely going to dance class in Texas Sometimes I got beat up because of it My answer was to become one of them WAYZEIWHATIAISPOR so I played football and danced” "Does Zsa Zsa Gabor feel that marriage is in fashion and would she marry' again?” asks SA of Colorado Springs Colo i “Marriage is not out” married the and divorced actress replies “For young people marriage is very' important so children have a father and mother If a marriage starts off with six-tim- Behind every successful man (or woman) is a good teacher? Lucille Ball credits Lillian Applebee with “never letting me get away with a thing — she was like a second r mother" The comedienne liked the Jamestown NY teacher so much that she named Carolyn Applebee the character in Love Lucy after her Long ago Ruth Wilker-so- n dared to strike a blow at Dan Rather's ego! As the sponsor of the Wharton Texas high school newspaper she challenged the future formidable newsman: "You’re not as good a reporter as you think you are but you can be" John Houseman was es and S understanding is there then friendship no reason why it should not endure But for me marriage would be ridiculous I have everything that I want” By Joanne Kaufman With Anita Summer and Cornelia Kennedy in Few York Robert Windeler in Los An- of model Alan Spilton by Don Hunstein for Family Weekly TV prop: Jim Wilson Backdrop: Drop Everything and Houard Rosen- berg in Washington DC geles BRimsmNDrBIRNEYimOTHES’TAL i 1984 FAMILY WEEKLY All rights reserved |