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Hello fans,

Many of you wanted to see what's up with actor Alan Autry these days. Well, ask and you shall receive. This week we are catching up with the famous actor.

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Tony Scott: Director of "Top Gun", "Enemy of the State", "Crimson Tide" and other films

Anita Ekberg: She appeared in the movies "War and Peace" and "La Dolce Vita"

Graham Chapman: Member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, played King Arthur in the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Alan Autry
Learn More About Alan Autry on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: July 31, 1952, Shreveport, Louisiana

CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role as Captain Bubba Skinner on the television series In the Heat of the Night.

FAMILY LIFE: He is divorced from his first wife Vicky Brown (1980-1986) and they have a daughter, Lauren (b. 1981). He is married to Kimberlee Autry. She has a daughter Heather from a previous marriage. They have a son together, Austin (b. 1996).

INFO: As a child, Autry worked with his mother and stepfather Joe Duty in the fields of California's San Joaquin Valley, planting and harvesting cotton, grapes and other crops.

At the age of 12, the family settled in Riverdale, California. He was a star quarterback for the Riverdale Cowboys in high school and received an athletic scholarship to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1975 and ended up as starting quarterback in 1976. However, his football career came to a sudden end when he was cut from the team by then coach Bart Starr. That's when he decided to pursue a career in acting.

His first film appearance was in the 1978 motion picture Remember My Name under the name Carlos Brown. He also had small parts in North Dallas Forty (1979) and Popeye (1980) under that name.

While filming Southern Comfort (1981) in Louisiana in 1981, he made contact with his father and decided to change his name back to Autry. This is also when he began going by his middle name, Alan, instead of by Carlos. His acting career peaked when he played a small-town Mississippi policeman in the "In the Heat of the Night" (1988) TV series which ran from 1988 to 1995.

TRIVIA: Is a born-again Christian and began to devote much of his time to working with charitable causes.

Is a Republican.

Joined forces with his In the Heat of the Night co-star Randall Franks to produce the charity "In the Heat of the Night" CD "Christmas Time's A Comin'" featuring the cast of the show.

Though not Hispanic, Autry's parents named him "Carlos" after a Louisiana politician admired by his father.

WHERE IS HE NOW: In November 2000, he was elected mayor of Fresno, California, serving for two 4-year terms, through January 2009. As of September 2008, Autry had been hosting a radio news talk show on KYNO 940 AM in Fresno. Autry left his duties as host of the news talk show in the spring of 2011.

This year he has appeared as Mayor Todd Gainey on the TV series Hart of Dixie.

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CREDITS:

2013 Hart of Dixie (TV series)...Mayor Todd Gainey, Sr. / Todd Gainy Sr.

2011/I Forgiven...Jake Kincaid

2002 The Legend of Jake Kincaid (TV movie)...Jake Kincaid

1999 Sons of Thunder (TV series)...Marion 'Butch' McMann

1998 Style & Substance (TV series)...Earl

1995-1996 Grace Under Fire (TV series)...Rick Bradshaw

1988-1995 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)...Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner / Lt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner / Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner / ...

1992 Intruders (TV movie)...Joe Wilkes

1990 The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV movie)...Matt

1988 Street of Dreams (TV movie)...Maury Fields

1988 World Gone Wild...Hank

1988 The Facts of Life (TV series)...Clark Darrin
Peekskill Law (1988)

1987 Proud Men (TV movie)...Brian Winoon

1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck...George

1987 Destination America (TV movie)...Larry Leathergood

1986 Blue de Ville (TV movie)...Sgt. Auggie Valentine

1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)...Butch
Johnny Appleseed (1986)

1983-1986 The A-Team (TV series)...Gary Crenshaw / Mike 'The Hammer' Horn

1986 At Close Range...Ernie

1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)...John Corzinsky
Out on a Limb (1986)

1986 Newhart (TV series)...Ed McKendrick
Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up? (1986)

1986 Nomads...Olds

1986 House...Cop #3

1985 Roadhouse 66...Hoot

1985 Webster (TV series)...Jack

1985 Brewster's Millions...Biff Brown

1985 The Eagle and the Bear (TV movie)

1985 O.C. and Stiggs...Goon

1984 Hunter (TV series)...Whitey McFee
High Bleacher Man (1984)

1981-1984 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)...Dawson / Hurley

1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
Murder at Mt. Parnassus (1983)

1983 Cheers (TV series)...Tom Kenderson
The Boys in the Bar (1983)

1983 Lone Star (TV movie)...Ranger George McCollum

1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)...J.T.
Gold Fever (1982)

1982 Best of the West (TV series)
The Funeral (1982) (as Carlos Brown)

1982 Dangerous Company (TV movie)...Donald Robinette (as Carlos Brown)

1981 Southern Comfort...Bowden (as Carlos Brown)

1980 Popeye...Slug - a Tough (as Carlos Brown)

1980 Rage! (TV movie)...Man #B

1979 North Dallas Forty...Balford (as Carlos Brown)

1979 Hello, Larry (TV series)...Max
The Final Papers (1979)

1978 Remember My Name...Rusty (as Carlos Brown)

To see Then & Now pictures of Alan Autry, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Tony Scott - DEAD (Suicide)
Born: 06/21/1944 Died: 08/19/2012

Anita Ekberg - ALIVE
Born: 09/29/1931

Graham Chapman - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 01/08/1941 Died: 10/04/1989

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6/12
Teresita Barajuen, 105, Spanish Roman Catholic laity, believed to hold record for longest service in cloister.
Hugo Gutierrez, Jr., 86, Filipino jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1982-1993).
Jiroemon Kimura, 116, Japanese supercentenarian, verified longest-lived man in history, natural causes.

6/11
Miller Barber, 82, American professional golfer.
Antwi Bosiako, 74, Ghanaian journalist, Press Secretary for Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II (since 1999).
Sir Henry Cecil, 70, British racehorse trainer, stomach cancer.
Robert Fogel, 86, American economic academic, winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1993).
James Grimsley, Jr., 91, American military officer and academic, President of The Citadel (1980-1989).
Andreas Kilingaridis, 36, Russian-born Greek Olympic kayaker (2000, 2004, 2008), leukaemia.
Evelyn Kozak, 113, American supercentenarian, verified seventh-oldest person, heart attack.
Olavio López Duque, 81, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Casanare (1977-1999).
Luo Meizhen, 127?, Chinese oldest person unverified claimant, natural causes.
Amos Molubi, 56, South African journalist (SABC).
Rory Morrison, 48, British radio announcer and newsreader (BBC Radio 4), lymphoma.
Vidya Charan Shukla, 84, Indian politician, MP for Mahasamund, Minister of External Affairs (1990-1991), injuries sustained from Naxal attack.

6/10
Adeyemi Adedipe, Nigerian chieftain, pancreatic cancer.
Timothy Apiyo, 70s, Tanzanian politician and civil servant.
Doug Bailey, 79, American political consultant.
Jacques Bialski, 83, French politician, member of the Senate for Nord (1979-1997).
Badr bin Muhammad bin Turki, 62, Saudi royal.
Allen Derr, 85, American lawyer, won Reed v. Reed sex discrimination case.
Alice Kundert, 92, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1990-1994), Secretary of State of South Dakota (1979-1987).
Louis-Paul M'Fédé, 52, Cameroonian football player, lung infection.
Yehoshua Neuwirth, 86, Israeli Jewish scholar and clergy, compiled the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah.
Hector Oaxaca Acosta, 87, Mexican news photographer (Associated Press).
Rory O'Connor, 85, Irish broadcaster (RTE) and author.
Manny Pittson, 75, Canadian television producer (Singalong Jubilee).
Enrique Orizaola, 91, Spanish footballer.
M. K. Purushothaman, 51, Indian politician, Kerala MLA for Njarackal (2006-2011), heart attack.
Pete Vonachen, 87, American baseball team owner and executive (Peoria Chiefs).
Barbara Vucanovich, 91, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district (1983-1997).

6/9
Iain Banks, 59, Scottish author (The Wasp Factory), gallbladder cancer.
John Burke, 65, British rugby league player.
Wahab Dosunmu, 74, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate (1999-2003).
K. T. Francis, 73, Sri Lankan cricket umpire, complications of diabetes.
Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad, 31, Indian Carnatic singer, cancer.
Walter Jens, 90, German writer and intellectual, dementia.
Harry Lewis, 93, American actor (Key Largo) and restaurateur, natural causes.
Nishimura Masanari, 48, Japanese archaeologist, traffic collision.
Murray McNabb, 66, New Zealand jazz musician and film scorer (Once Were Warriors).
Solomon Oboh, 23, Nigerian footballer (Warri Wolves F.C.), traffic collision.
Latifah Omar, 74, Malaysian actress, intestinal blockage.
Elías Querejeta, 82, Spanish film producer.
Zdenek Rotrekl, 92, Czech poet.
Dilip Sarkar, 64, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA for Barabani, shot.
Joe Tereshinski, Sr., 89, American football player (Washington Redskins).