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Hello fans,
The television show Bewitched was recently named by
Entertainment Weekly as one of the ?100 Greatest TV
Shows of All Time.? Part of the show's success came
from young actress Erin Murphy's portrayal of baby
Tabitha. Millions of fans tuned in each week to see
if the little witch had inherited magical powers from
her mother Samantha.
After Bewitched ended, Murphy practically disappeared
from the spotlight, but lately she has been involved
in a variety of projects ranging from motivational
speaker to television host. Read on to find out more
about Murphy's recent work!
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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":
--Jack Webb: Played Sgt. Joe Friday on the TV series (and
originally radio series) "Dragnet"
--Costa-Gavras: Greek-born director of films such as "Z",
"Missing", "Hanna K" and "Music Box"
--Nicholas Colasanto: Played Coach on the TV series "Cheers"
(Answer at the bottom)
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Erin Murphy
http://www.celebritynooz.com/erin_murphy.aspx
BIRTH DATE: June 17, 1964, Encino, California
CLAIM TO FAME: Murphy is best known for her role as young
Tabitha Stephens on the television sitcom Bewitched.
FAMILY LIFE: She has been married three times, first to
Terry Rogers (1984 to 1989); the couple had two sons. Her
next marriage was to Eric Eden from 1993 to 1998); they
have one son together. She has been married to Darren
Dunckel since 1998, and they have three sons.
INFO: Murphy was discovered by a talent agent when she was
just a baby being pushed in a stroller by her mother in Los
Angeles. Her first job was playing a boy in a Folgers coffee
commercial when she was 11 months, followed by a detergent
commercial with future President Ronald Reagan.
ABC took notice of Murphy and cast her as little witch
Tabitha Stephens on the sitcom Bewitched, a role she played
for the show's entire eight seasons. After the series ended,
Murphy took a break from acting to attend Girl Scout camp,
but returned to the limelight in her teens to model and
appear in numerous commercials, promoting everything from
McDonald's to Oldsmobile.
Continued below....
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TRIVIA: Attended San Diego State University for 2 years.
Shared the role of Tabitha with her fraternal twin sister
Diane during the first season of Bewitched.
Was an El Toro High School cheerleader and homecoming queen.
Was featured in a national print campaign for Hang Ten
swimwear.
Helped Sony promote both the release of the feature film
version of Bewitched (starring Will Ferrell and Nicole
Kidman) and the release of the Bewitched television series
on DVD.
Was recently named number three on Australia's TV Week
Magazine's list of Top 10 TV Kids of all time.
Fans in Japan know her as ?Tabitha-san?.
Appeared as one of the 12 "strangers" on the NBC game show
Identity in 2006.
Was featured on CNN Headline News in 2007 as a "Celebrity
With a Cause" discussing her work with autism-related
charities.
Has a passion for fitness, fashion, cooking, sailing, horse-
back riding and animals.
Has been donating blood since she turned 18 and taped a PSA
for the Red Cross in New Orleans (where she hosted a blood
drive).
WHERE IS SHE NOW: Murphy has worn many hats over the years,
including stints as a television host and correspondent
(TVLand, Fox Reality Channel, TVGasm.com, and E!), an
infomercial host (Ab Shark for Thane, Bun Shaper for Emson
& SomaTrac), and as a motivational speaker and activist for
many charitable organizations, especially those for autism
since her son has the condition.
Murphy appeared as a celebrity judge on Danny Bonaduce's I
Know My Kid's a Star reality show contest for young actors
and with Bob Saget on 1 vs. 100. She starred on Hulk Hogan's
Celebrity Championship Wrestling series for CMT, in which
the celebrities trained as professional wrestlers, and
appeared as a contestant in the celebrity finale of Rupaul's
Drag U.
She and her husband Darren are involved with a residential-
retail development in downtown Las Vegas known as Verge
Living. Darren is the president of the development, and
Murphy serves as the celebrity spokesperson. Currently,
Murphy lives in Bell Canyon, California with Darren and her
six sons.
WRITE TO ERIN MURPHY:
Commercial Talent
9255 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 505
Los Angeles, CA 90069
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.starwebsites.com/erinmurphy/index.html
Video Clips of Erin Murphy
http://www.evtv1.com/searchevtv.aspx?s=erin%20murphy
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CREDITS:
Deadly Fighters (1980)
Bewitched (1966-1972)...Tabitha Stephens
To see Then & Now pictures of Erin Murphy, visit:
http://www.celebritynooz.com/erin_murphy.aspx
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Jack Webb - DEAD (Heart Attack)
Born: 04/02/1920 Died: 12/23/1982
Costa-Gavras - ALIVE
Born: 02/12/1933
Nicholas Colasanto - DEAD (Heart failure)
Born: 01/19/1924 Died: 02/12/1985
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
11/18
-Freddy Beras-Goico, 69, Dominican television producer,
comedian, writer and actor, gastric cancer.
-Spyros Kotsopoulos, 43, Greek actor, liver cancer.
-Brian G. Marsden, 73, British astronomer, after long
illness.
-Abraham Serfaty, 84, Moroccan democracy activist.
11/17
-Olavo Rodrigues Barbosa, 87, Brazilian football player.
-Johnny Simpson, 88, New Zealand rugby player.
-N. Viswanathan, 81, Indian actor, heart attack.
-Harry Whitaker, 68, American jazz pianist.
11/16
-Paul Calello, 49, American investment banker, non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma.
-Ronni Chasen, 64, American publicist (Hans Zimmer, Michael
Douglas), shot.
-Donald Nyrop, 98, American government official, administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration.
-Mimi Perrin, 84, French jazz singer and pianist.
-Ilie Savu, 90, Romanian footballer and coach, hepatic
cirrhosis.
11/15
-Nikolaos Birsimis, 93, Greek politician.
-Dan Callahan, 52, American baseball coach (Southern
Illinois University Carbondale, Eastern Illinois University),
melanoma.
-Nikol Joseph Cauchi, 81, Maltese Roman Catholic Bishop of
Gozo (1972?2005).
-Edmond Amran El Maleh, 93, Moroccan writer and intellectual.
-Larry Evans, 78, American chess grandmaster, complications
following gall bladder operation.
-Fred Goldhaber, 63, American educator (Harvey Milk High
School), liver cancer.
-Tetsuroh Hoshino, 85, Japanese poet and songwriter.
-Andreas Kirchner, 57, German bobsledder.
-Ed Kirkpatrick, 66, American baseball player (California
Angels, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates).
-Dimitris Lekkas, 70, Greek basketball player (Panellinios,
national team), cancer.
-W. Howard Lester, 75, American businessman, former CEO of
Williams-Sonoma, cancer.
-Imre Polyak, 78, Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler.
-Roberto Pregadio, 81, Italian musician, orchestra director
and television personality, natural causes.
-William Self, 89, American actor and television production
manager (Batman, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the
Sea), heart attack.
-Giorgos Seretis, 56, Greek journalist and sports editor.
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