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Hello fans,
Merry Christmas Eve, readers! I am off work today and
headed to my dad's house for the afternoon, and then
to my aunt's house with my boyfriend for dinner with
the family. I hope everybody has a safe and happy
holiday!
Today, we're catching up with Jill Whelan, who was just
a young girl when she was on the hit series The Love
Boat. She is still keeping busy these days - let's find
out what she is up to 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":
Maureen Stapleton: She appeared in "Bye Bye Birdie",
"Interiors", "Reds", "Cocoon" and other movies
Marina Sirtis: She played Counselor Deanna Troi on the TV
series "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
Sylvia Kristel: Dutch actress, she starred in the movie
"Emmanuelle" and some of its many sequels
(Answer at the bottom)
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Jill Whelan
http://www.celebritynooz.com/jill_whelan.aspx
BIRTH DATE: September 29, 1966, Oakland, CA
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known for playing the role of
Vicki, the daughter of Capt. Stubing, on the hit television
series The Love Boat.
FAMILY LIFE: Her first marriage was to Brad St. John from
1993-1996. They have one son, Harrison. She married her
second husband, Michael Chaykowsky, in 2004, and they had a
son named Grant in 2006.
INFO: Whelan attended summer acting camp when she was
seven, and soon after landed a series of commercials. At
age 11, she appeared in the short-lived TV series Friends
(1979). That same year, she played the role of the sick
girl, Lisa Davis, in the hit film Airplane! In 1978, she
landed the role of Vicki Stubing on the television series
The Love Boat. She remained on the show until its cancel-
lation in 1987.
Whelan took a break from acting to attend school; she later
graduated from the The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks,
California and continued on to college in England at
Guildford College. When she returned to the United States,
she moved to New York City and found work in several off-
Broadway productions, and then took a job as an event
producer at Madison Square Garden.
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TRIVIA: Served as a national spokesperson for First Lady
Nancy Reagan's Just Say No anti-drug campaign during the
1980s.
Met her second husband while working at Madison Square
Garden, but they didn't marry until over a decade later.
Worked as an investigative producer at LA's KCOP television
station for four years.
Married her second husband aboard the cruise ship Caribbean
Princess.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: Whelan currently hosts a talk radio show
on The Big Talker 1210am in Philly. She runs a successful
acting studio for children and adults where she teaches
improv comedy, scene study, film, television and commercial
acting.
she also stars in a one-woman show that she co-wrote
and produced called Jill Whelan: An Evening in Dry Dock,
which she has performed off-Broadway in NYC and other venues
along the East coast.
She is currently working with partner Megan Herrick on a
radio show called Venus Diaries, which tackles issues and
conversations that real women deal with on a daily basis.
Whelan writes, produces, and co-hosts the show.
WRITE TO JILL WHELAN: Sorry, no address found.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.jillwhelan.com
Video Clips of Jill Whelan
http://www.evtv1.com/searchevtv.aspx?s=jill%20whelan
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CREDITS:
2009 Looking For (short)...Sally Jones
1998 The New Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)...Kyra Briggs
Body and Soul
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV series)...Vicki Stubing
Reunion
1998 Sandman...Ginger Ice
1997 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)...Nancy Stewart
Looks Can Kill
1997 The Young and the Restless (TV series)...Karby Stalter
Episode dated 25 June 1997
1997 Martin (TV series)...Vicki Stubing
Goin' Overboard: Part 2
1990 The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (TV movie)...Vicki
1987 The Law and Harry McGraw (TV series)
The Fallen Arrow (1987)
1978-1987 The Love Boat (TV series)...Vicki Stubing / Vicki
1986 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)...Mary Pat
Babies Having Babies
1986 Divorce Court (TV series)...Attorney
1983 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)...Natalie
What a Difference a Day Makes
1978-1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)...Crystal Danning / Harmony / Jodie Collins
Candy Kisses/Operation Breakout
Amusement Park/Rock Stars
Big Dipper/The Pirate
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)...Molly Launders
Who Would Kill Ramona?
1980 Vega$ (TV series)...Marki Drummond
Christmas Story
1980 Airplane!...Lisa Davis
1979 Friends (TV series)...Nancy Wilks
To see Then & Now pictures of Jill Whelan, visit:
http://www.celebritynooz.com/jill_whelan.aspx
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Maureen Stapleton - DEAD (Pulmonary disease)
Born: 06/21/1925 Died: 03/13/2006
Marina Sirtis - ALIVE
Born: 03/29/1955
Sylvia Kristel - ALIVE
Born: 09/28/1952
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
12/23
Ibrahim Ismail, 88, Malaysian soldier, Chief of the
Malaysian Defence Force (1970?1977).
K. Karunakaran, 92, Indian political leader (Indian
National Congress).
12/22
Jean Chamant, 97, French minister, senator (1977?1995).
Fred Foy, 89, American radio and television announcer (The
Lone Ranger), natural causes.
Dimitris Marinopoulos, 91, Greek businessman and investor
(Carrefour Marinopoulos).
12/21
Hercules Barsotti, 96, Brazilian painter and visual artist.
Enzo Bearzot, 83, Italian World Cup-winning football manager
and player.
W. Pete Cunningham, 81, American politician, Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives (1987?2008).
Giovanni Ferrofino, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate,
Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1960?1965) and to Ecuador
(1965?1970)
Nikos Giannopoulos, 64, Greek union leader.
Oleksandr Kovalenko, 34, Ukrainian footballer (Dnipro,
Shakhtar) and referee, suicide by jumping.
Marcia Lewis, 72, American musical theatre actress and
singer, cancer.
Poncio Monteiro, 70, Portuguese sports official (F.C.
Porto and Portuguese Football Federation), stroke.
James Pickles, 85, English circuit judge and tabloid
columnist.
Catalina Speroni, 72, Argentine actress.
12/20
John Alldis, 81, British chorus master and conductor.
Aamer Bashir, 38, Pakistani cricketer, cancer.
Brian Hanrahan, 61, British journalist, cancer.
Steve Landesberg, 74, American actor (Barney Miller,
Forgetting Sarah Marshall), cancer.
Jean-Pierre Leloir, 79, French photographer.
James Robert Mann, 90, American politician. U.S.
Congressman from South Carolina (1969?1979).
Magnolia Shorty, 28, American rapper, shot.
Patricia Thompson, 63, American television producer, Emmy
Award-winning documentary director, cerebral hemorrhage.
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