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By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer
Published on Thursday, Oct 01, 2009
If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . .
Q: I recently watched the movie ''Dirty Dancing'' as a tribute to Patrick Swayze. What ever happened to Jennifer Grey? Was she in any other movies?
A: Grey, who played Frances ''Baby'' Houseman in the movie, has continued to appear in movies and on TV, though never with the success that she had in Dirty Dancing. Besides being in movies like Bloodhounds of Broadway, she played herself in the TV series It's Like, You Know and was in the HBO series John From Cincinnati. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Joel Grey, she also gained attention with a post-Dancing nose job, but it only served to set her apart from her look in her most famous role.
Q: I have been trying to locate a movie which I believe was made for TV called ''Something for Joey.'' It is the story of John Cappelletti, the Penn State running back who won the Heisman Trophy in 1973, and his relationship with his younger brother Joey, who was dying of leukemia. Is it available anywhere?
A: The TV movie originally aired in 1977 and starred Marc Singer as John and Jeff Lynas as Joey. Joey died in 1976. The movie is for sale on DVD only through John's Web site, http://www.johncappelletti73heisman.com. I have seen old VHS tapes for sale elsewhere, such as on Amazon.com.
Q: ''Fringe'' has been promoting appearances by Leonard Nimoy but as of Sept. 28, nothing. Is he going to be on the show, and if so, when?
A: Nimoy appeared in two episodes of the show's first season. He will return in the second season's Oct. 8 episode.
Q: I really miss ''Party Down'' with my favorite guys and gals. Will it return to TV?
A: Yes. Starz has ordered a second season of the very funny ensemble comedy, about a Hollywood catering crew full of people with show-business ambitions. It is tentatively scheduled to return in April 2010. But there will be changes. Jane Lynch has left the series for her regular role on Glee, and Will & Grace's Megan Mullally has joined the Party Down crew.
Q: I loved the series ''Kings'' last season, and have eagerly waited for a continuation. What happened? A lot of people said they never saw it or heard about it — but once you got into it you couldn't wait for the next show. Please tell me they haven't canceled it!
A: Sorry, can't tell you that. The show is done, and Kings: The Complete Series was released on DVD on Tuesday.
Q: For a little over a year, I have been searching for Volume Two of ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.'' It doesn't appear to be available. I very much want to complete my collection of this animated series. Is there a chance you would know where I could buy it?
A: Shout! Factory, which released the first volume in 2008, has not scheduled a release of a second volume. It appears the first did not sell as well as hoped.
Q: What has happened to the evening broadcast of ''So You Want to be a Millionaire'' hosted by Meredith Vieira? My favorite program has vanished!
A: WOIO (Channel 19) has moved the Vieira-hosted Who Wants To Be a Millionaire to 9:30 a.m. weekdays. That will make it part of a three-hour game-show lineup consisting of Family Feud, Millionaire, the new version of Let's Make a Deal (which will premiere Monday) and The Price Is Right.
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Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal, in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.
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Akron, oh
Posted 06:51 PM, 10/01/2009
Nobody puts baby in the corner
_________, OH
Posted 06:51 PM, 10/01/2009
Starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing!!
One hit wonder I guess you could say.
Danville, CA
Posted 07:16 PM, 10/01/2009
I loved that little Jewish nose.
Why she felt the need to mess around with it, I'll just never understand.
Canton, OH
Posted 08:53 PM, 10/01/2009
She looks older than her dad in that picture.
Raleigh, NC
Posted 08:39 AM, 10/02/2009
Jennifer Grey also played Jeannie Beuhler, Ferris's sister in Ferris Beuhlers Day off
akron, oh
Posted 11:14 AM, 10/02/2009
Oh well, she was not a good actress anyway.
tallmadge, OH
Posted 12:14 PM, 10/02/2009
Didn't her dad play the devil on the series finale of Dallas?
