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Where Are They Now - Friday,November 13, 2015
Hello fans,
Happy Friday the 13th! Hope you are not too superstitious...
This week, we are going to find out more about actor Benjamin Salisbury and what he is doing now...
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":
Lawton Chiles: Former US senator and former governor of Florida
John Dean: Aide to US president Richard Nixon, key figure in the Watergate hearings that led to Nixon's resignation
Jim Wright: Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives
(Answer at the bottom)
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Benjamin Salisbury
Learn More About Benjamin Salisbury on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: October 19, 1980, Minneapolis, Minnesota
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for playing the role of Brighton Sheffield on the CBS television sitcom The Nanny from 1993 to 1999.
FAMILY LIFE: He has been married to Kelly Murkey since 2006.
INFO: Aside from the Nanny, Salisbury also played Martin Short's son in the 1992 film Captain Ron, and appeared in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) as the sports announcer.
He was also the voice of Tin Boy on The Oz Kids (1996-1997). He appeared in the 2004 reunion of the sitcom The Nanny titled The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember.
TRIVIA: Attended Wayzata High School, Minnesota.
Completed a BA in Broadcast Journalism from American University. Graduated magna cum laude, having made the Dean's List six times.
Enjoys dancing. Would often treat The Nanny studio audiences to improvisational routines when the cameras were not rolling.
Was a contestant on the hit quiz show Jeopardy! where he competed in a very special Teen Celebrity Jeopardy! against Kirsten Dunst and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Salisbury won with $1 but received $15,000 for his charity while Dunst and Levitt each received $10,000 for theirs.
WHERE IS HE NOW: In 2005, he had a minor role as a train expert on the episode "Sabotage" of the series Numb3rs. In August 2006, Salisbury was featured in Domino's Pizza commercials featuring Fudge-ums, Domino's then-new mini-brownies. He last appeared in the 2006 short On the Brink.
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CREDITS:
2006 On the Brink (Short)...Craig
2005 Numb3rs (TV Series)...Docent
- Sabotage (2005)
2003 Red Zone...Derek (as Ben Salisbury)
2002 S1m0ne...Production Assistant
2001 Maho shojo neko Taruto (TV Series)...Nachos (English version, voice)
1993-1999 The Nanny (TV Series)...Brighton Sheffield
1996 Christmas in Oz (Video short)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 Guide to the World of Family Computers, Software & Games (Video)...Ben
1996 The Oz Kids (TV Series)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 Who Stole Santa? (Video)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 D3: The Mighty Ducks...Josh
1996 The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (Video)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 Toto Lost in New York (Video)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 Virtual Oz (Video)...Tin Boy (voice)
1996 Promised Land (TV Series)...Trevor Riley
- The Prodigy (1996)
1996 Kirk (TV Series)...Preston Beckman IV
- The Beach House (1996)
1994 Iron Will...Scout #1
1993 Shimmer...Young Spacy
1992 Captain Ron...Benjamin Harvey
To see Then & Now pictures of Benjamin Salisbury, visit:
Learn More About Benjamin Salisbury on Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Lawton Chiles - DEAD (Heart arrythmia)
Born: 04/03/1930 Died: 12/12/1998
John Dean - ALIVE
Born: 10/14/1938
Jim Wright - DEAD
Born: 12/22/1922 Died: 05/06/2015
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
11/10
Pat Eddery, 63, Irish jockey, eleven-time Champion
Jockey, four-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, three-time Lester Award and Epsom Derby winner.
Andre Glucksmann, 78, French philosopher and writer.
Klaus Roth, 90, German-born British mathematician, recipient of the Fields Medal (1958).
Helmut Schmidt, 96, German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), complications from surgery.
Allen Toussaint, 77, American musician, producer, songwriter ("Fortune Teller", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Southern Nights") and arranger, heart attack.
Tim Valentine, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district (1983-1995).
Laurent Vidal, 31, French Olympic triathlete (2008, 2012), heart attack.
11/9
Jim Ayson, 53, Filipino Internet pioneer and journalist, heart attack.
Ernst Fuchs, 85, Austrian painter, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
Tommy Hanson, 29, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels), multiple organ failure.
Brian Keighley, 67, Scottish physician and medical unionist (BMA).
Byron Krieger, 95, American Olympic fencer (1952, 1956), burns.
Vito J. Lopez, 74, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1985-2013), cancer.
Misiluni Moananu, 38, New Zealand rugby union player, cancer.
Sebastiao do Rego Barros Netto (pt), 75, Brazilian lawyer
and diplomat, Ambassador to Russia (1990-1994) and Argentina (1999-2001), fall from building.
11/8
Rhea Chiles, 84, American philanthropist, First Lady of Florida (1991-1998), founder of Florida House on Capitol Hill and the Polk Museum of Art.
Charlie Dick, 81, American record promoter.
Bogdan Enache, Romanian drummer (Goodbye to Gravity), injuries sustained during the Colectiv nightclub fire.
Andrei Eshpai, 90, Russian classical pianist, composer and scholar, stroke.
Om Prakash Mehra, 96, Indian military officer, Chief of Air Staff (1973-1976), Governor of Maharashtra (1980-1982) and Rajasthan (1985-1987).
Angad Paul, 45, British manufacturing executive and film producer (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Tournament), suicide by jumping.
Phil Salter, 64, Australian marketing and communications executive, co-founder and MD of Salmat.
Abdulhasan Yusop Sanajalun, Filipino militant and suspected kidnapper (Abu Sayyaf), shot.
Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, 73, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and political activist.
Dora van der Groen, 88, Belgian actress (Dokter Pulder zaait papavers).
11/7
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, 45, Indian director and poet, cardiac arrest.
Fred Besana, 85, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
Brandon Carlisle, 37, American punk rock drummer (Teenage Bottlerocket).
John Davis, 72, Australian science documentary filmmaker (ABC) and climber, first person to scale Ball's Pyramid, helicopter crash.
Richard Green, 74, English-born Australian landscape photographer, helicopter crash.
Pancho Guedes, 90, Portuguese architect and artist.
Mohamed Ahmed Gurhan, Somali politician, shot.
Gunnar Hansen, 68, Icelandic-born American actor (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), pancreatic cancer.
Eddie Hoh, 71, American rock drummer (The Mamas & the Papas).
Yitzhak Navon, 94, Israeli politician, President (1978-1983).
Adegboyega Alao Omiyale, 91, Nigerian traditional ruler and royalty, Crown Prince of Olubadan.
David Shawcross, 74, English footballer (Manchester City, Stockport, Halifax).
Vincent Thomas, 93, American politician, Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia (1976-1984).
Joao Verle (pt), 75, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Porto Alegre (2002-2004).
11/6
Misye Arsita (id), 51, Indonesian actress, tuberculosis of the glands.
Amos Brown, 64, American radio broadcaster (WTLC), heart attack.
Bobby Campbell, 78, English football player and manager.
Jose Angel Espinoza, 96, Mexican singer, composer and actor.
Rafael Freyre, 98, Mexican cartoonist.
Ghulam Qadir Langoo, 100, Pakistani singer, court singer of Hari Singh.
Bob Lester (pt), 102, Brazilian musician and tap dancer.
Tony Mangan, Australian vintner, plane crash.
Mor Yong, 54, Thai astrologer and civil agitator, septicemia.
Kjell Ohman, 72, Swedish musician.
Chuck Pyle, 70, American country singer-songwriter.
Ri Ul-sol, 94, North Korean politician and military official, lung cancer.
Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias, 32, British chef, melanoma.
Beni Veras (pt), 80, Brazilian politician, Governor of Ceara (2002).
11/5
George Barris, 89, American custom car designer (Batmobile, Munster Koach), cancer.
Ved Bhasin, 86, Pakistani journalist and editor (Kashmir Times), degenerative brain disease.
Nora Brockstedt, 92, Norwegian singer.
Soma Edirisinghe, 76, Sri Lankan executive (EAP Holdings), film producer, philanthropist and social worker.
Johnny Fratto, 61, American radio personality (The Howard Stern Show), lung cancer.
Don Gregory, 80, American stage producer (Camelot, My Fair Lady, The Belle of Amherst), stroke.
Czeslaw Kiszczak, 90, Polish soldier and politician, last Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (1989) and Minister of Internal Affairs (1981-1990).
Prabhu Lakshman, Indian actor (O Kadhal Kanmani), heart attack.
Mikhail Lesin, 57, Russian political advisor and media executive (Gazprom-Media), creator of Russia Today, heart attack.
Guido Masanetz (de), 101, German composer.
Brown McMaster, 66, Scottish football executive (Partick Thistle, Stenhousemuir), cancer.
Jack Millard, 81, American prosecutor (Wayne Williams, Andrew Grant DeYoung).
Hans Mommsen, 85, German historian of Nazism and the Holocaust.
Marina Anatolyevna Pankova, 52, Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion (1988).
C. Alan Rowe, 84, American college basketball coach (Widener University).
Julian Simon de la Torre (es), 59, Spanish politician, Senator for Burgos (2008-2011), heart attack.
James B. Wallace, 86, American oil executive, CEO and Chairman of Grease Monkey.
Del Wilson, 88, Canadian ice hockey executive (Regina Pats), co-founder of the WHL, namesake of the Del Wilson Trophy.