. . . Where Are They Now? . . .
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Actress Amy Yasbeck made a name for herself when she played Casey Chapel Davenport on the sitcom Wings in the mid-1990s, but her name was also often in the news when her famous actor husband John Ritter passed away suddenly in 2003. What is the beautiful redhead up to nowadays? Read on to find out!

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Melissa

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

Clayton Moore: He played the Lone Ranger on TV

Blair Brown: She starred in the TV series "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"

Roy Dotrice: Played Father, leader of the underground-dwelling denizens, on the TV series "Beauty and the Beast"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Amy Yasbeck
Learn More About Amy Yasbeck on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: September 12, 1962, Blue Ash, Ohio

CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known for her role as Casey Chapel Davenport on the sitcom Wings from 1994-1997.

FAMILY LIFE: Yasbeck was married to actor John Ritter until his death in 2003. She has one daughter with him named Stella (b. 1998). She is stepmother of Jason Ritter (born February 17, 1980), Carly Ritter (born March 1, 1982), Tyler Ritter (born 1984).

INFO: Yasbeck attended two different Catholic schools for her education from elementary through high school years: Summit Country Day School and Ursuline Academy.

She moved to New York after both of her parents died (her father died from her heart attack and her mother from emphysema).

Her television credits include the sitcom Wings, Alright Already, and Life on a Stick. She has been in such movies as House II: The Second Story, Pretty Woman, Problem Child, Problem Child 2,and The Mask.

For two years, she played Olivia Reed on the long-running daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.

TRIVIA: Is of half Irish and half Lebanese descent.

First met future husband John Ritter at director Dennis Dugan's house during a read-through of their 1990 movie Problem Child.

As a child, Yasbeck was featured on the cover of the Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven. She was presented with a new Easy Bake Oven on the show "I've Got a Secret" (2000) for which she is a regular panel member.

Her late husband John died on their daughter Stella's fifth birthday, and a day before her 41st birthday.

Has twice worked with Mel Brooks, in 1993's Robin Hood: Men in Tights and 1995's Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2003, tragedy struck when Yasbeck's husband John Ritter died after falling ill on the set of his sitcom, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. The cause of death was an aortic dissection stemming from a previously undiagnosed congenital heart defect.

In 2008, she appeared on Larry King Live to discuss heart disease in the wake of television personality Tim Russert's death.

In 2010, she was a contestant on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? In September of that year, she released her book "With Love and Laughter, John Ritter".

WRITE TO AMY YASBECK:
Amy Yasbeck
c/o WME Entertainment
9601 Wilshire Blvd, 3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Video Clips of Amy Yasbeck
Problem Child - Trailer

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CREDITS:
2012 Little Women, Big Cars...Meg

2011 Royal Reunion (short)

2010 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)...Hailey Nash
The Sex That Got Away (2010)

2009 Worst Week (TV series)...Toni
The Puppy (2009)

2007 Shorty McShorts' Shorts (TV series)...Danielle
Flip-Flopped (2007)

2006 That's So Raven (TV series)...Joni Daniels
The Ice Girl Cometh (2006)

2005 Life on a Stick (TV series)...Michelle Lackerson

2004 Untitled Phil Hendrie Project (TV movie) (voice)

2003 Just Shoot Me! (TV series)...Skyler
For the Last Time, I Do (2003)

2002 House Blend (TV movie)...Sally Harper

1999 It's Like, You Know... (TV series)...Karen
The Sweet Smell of Success (1999)

1998 Dead Husbands (TV movie)...Betty Lancing

1997-1998 Alright Already (TV series)...Renee

1998 The Odd Couple II...Stewardess

1998/II Denial...Claudia

1994-1997 Wings (TV series)...Casey Chapel Davenport

1997 Up Above the World

1996 Sweet Dreams (TV movie)...Laura Renault

1996 Bloodhounds II (TV movie)...Sharon

1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It...Mina Murray

1995 Home for the Holidays...Ginny Johnson Drewer

1995 Platypus Man (TV series)...Wendy
Pilot (1995)

1994 The Mask...Peggy Brandt

1994 Dave's World (TV series)...Julie
The Funeral (1994)

1994 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)...Karen Davis
The Restless Remains (1994)

1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights...Marian

1993 Street Justice (TV series)...Nancy
The Wall (1993)

1990-1993 Matlock (TV series)...Cheryl Atkinson / Model Lauren Chadwick
The Debt (1993)
The Cover Girl (1990)

1992 The Nutt House...Diane Nutt

1992 Quantum Leap (TV series)...Frankie Washarskie
Stand Up - April 30, 1959 (1992)

1992 Designing Women (TV series)...Tiffany
A Little Night Music (1992)

1992 Get a Life (TV series)...Evelyn
Girlfriend 2000 (1992)

1991 Problem Child 2...Annie Young

1991 The Cosby Show (TV series)...Alicia Evans
Total Control (1991)

1991 Dillinger (TV movie)...Elaine

1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)...Connie Canzinaro
Family Doctor (1991)

1990 Problem Child...Flo

1990 Poochinski (TV short)...Frannie Reynolds

1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)...Mary Lou Harper
The Hostage Game (1990)

1990 Pretty Woman...Elizabeth Stuckey

1989 Generations (TV series)...Carla

1989 Little White Lies (TV movie)...Vicki

1989 Dragnet (TV series)...Allison Warner
The Twisted Triangle (1989)

1989 Trenchcoat in Paradise (TV movie)...Nan Thompson

1989 Murphy Brown (TV series)...Young Lady in Bar
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (1989)

1988 Splash, Too (TV movie)...Madison Bauer

1987-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)...Diana / Diane

1988 China Beach (TV series)...Airplane Stewardess
Pilot (1988)

1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV series)...Doreen
Pilot (1987)

1987 Werewolf (TV series)...Deidra
Nothing Evil in These Woods (1987)

1987 House II: The Second Story...Jana

1987 Spies (TV series)...Margo
Right or Rong (1987)

1986-1987 Days of Our Lives (TV series)...Olivia Reed

1987 Dallas (TV series)...Mary Elizabeth

1985 Rockhopper (TV movie)...Sonia Petrova

To see Then & Now pictures of Amy Yasbeck, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Clayton Moore - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 09/14/1914 Died: 12/28/1999

Blair Brown - ALIVE
Born: 04/23/1946

Roy Dotrice - ALIVE
Born: 05/26/1923

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Cheryll Heinze, 65, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2002-2004), plane crash.
Eva Rausing, 48, American businesswoman.
Pappu Yadav, 50, Indian politician, shot.

7/9
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Terepai Maoate, 78, Cook Islands politician, Prime Minister (1999-2002).
Miinnehoma, 29, Irish-bred racehorse, winner of the 1994 Grand National.
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Brian Thomas, 72, Welsh rugby union player and manager (Neath RFC).
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7/8
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Gyang Dalyop Datong, 53, Nigerian politician, Member of the House of Representatives (2003-2007), Senator (since 2007).
Dick Fowler, 80, Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1989-1993).
Rodger Head, 73, Australian football player (St Kilda Football Club).
Martin Pakledinaz, 58, American costume designer, cancer.
John Williams, 64, American football player (Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams).